Ranger T L Fuller Shot Dead in Orange Barber Shop
T L Fuller of the Texas Rangers was fatally shot in Adams barber shop Orange Texas about 530 pm He died minutes later. Tom Poole fled to a nearby butcher shop and was arrested. he is brother of Oscar Poole killed last year by Ranger Fuller. Captain McDonald and A Saxon joined the case as district court proceedings began.
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Orange
Texas
T. L. Fuller
The
Texas Rangers
Adams
Winchester
A. L. Saxon
Barber Adams
Tom Poole
Poole
Oscar Poole
Ranger Fuller
W. J. McDonald
al Sazon
T. Fuller
Rangers
Fuller
Odd Fellows
San Angelo
Convict Worker Dies After Train Accident at Hallettsville
In Hallettsville Texas on October 16 a white prisoner named James Brady felled from a moving car on a convict train operated by the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad. He suffered a severed leg a broken knee and multiple injuries but is reported by a local doctor to be recovering and hopeful. Brady was imprisoned from Wichita county last November for ten years on assault murder and robbery charges.
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Hallettsville
Texas
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
James Brady
Wichita County
Brady
Hood
Excursion Train Trouble in Texas
October 16 report from Paris describes a confrontation aboard a Santa Fe excursion train from Dallas. Jim Hickman, assisting the conductor, was stabbed in the neck and throat by an unknown assailant, who was shot in the abdomen and believed fatally wounded after being removed at Garland.
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Paris
Texas
Santa Fe
Dallas
Jim Hickman
Bob Hickman
Garland
Hickman
Family blown to atoms in Hot Springs area blast
At Sells Montgomery county Hot Springs Arkansas a father Jeff Jones a mother Maggie Jones and their four children aged six years to four months were killed when dynamite exploded in their home during supper. Officials say a homestead claim dispute may have sparked the attack and county authorities reported they were close to identifying the responsible parties.
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Atoma
Hot Springs
Ark
Sells
Montgomery County
Jeff
Maggie Jones
Accident Injures Man in Shelby County Pistol Incident
Mr. William Collins, while repairing a pistol in Tehena Shelby County Texas October 16, loaded a chamber and the gun fired. The ball passed through his leg above the knee causing a severe flesh wound.
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Tehena
Shelby County
Texas
William Collins
Ranch and Cattle Deal in Sutton County Texas
J F Clarkson of Iron County buys J W Mayfield ranch and cattle in Sutton County for about 12000 dollars for the ranch and 15 dollars per head for roughly 2500 cattle, total around 50000 dollars.
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Sonora
Sutton County
Tex
J. F. Clarkson
Iron County
J. W. Mayfield
Governor Sayers Arrives for Galveston Orphans Bazaar
Governor Sayers reached New York from Washington to open the Galveston orphans bazaar at the Waldorf Astoria. Charlies Morse and Miss Morse aided in Texas booth preparations and the Lone Star flag from Austin stood draped with mourning for Galveston’s casualties. T. W. Gregory and R. W. Finley also attended to assist Texas on Cuban war claims and state finances.
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Galveston
New York
Sayers
Washington
Waldorf-Astoria
Charlies
Morse
Miss Morse
Austin
Lone Star
Miles
T. W. Gregory
Texas
R. W. Finley
Disgraceful Conduct in Austin Opera House Riot
About 200 University of Texas students mobbed the Grand Opera House during a performance in Austin. Doors were barricaded, several lobby pictures were ruined, and police led by Chief Thorp struggled to quell the disturbance. Manager George Walker vowed arrests of leaders amid city outrage.
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Austin
Texas
Grand Opera House
Thorp
George Walker
Great Fire Destroys Much of Port Limon Panama
Dispatches from Costa Rica report Port Limon the republics main port nearly wiped out by fire. The blaze began Saturday night sweeping through the business district destroying buildings and blocks with over two million dollars in losses. Largest sufferers include Port Simon bank Lindo Bros United Fruit Co and several hotels with Chinese merchants among the heavy losers.
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Lima
Panama
Columbia
Costa Rica
Port Limon
Republic
Port Simon Bank
Lindo Bros
United Fruit Company
Big Grain Theft Shocks Cleburne Residents
In Cleburne Texas Oct 16 a grain depository on Caddo street lost about 1700 dollars in wheat and oats in one of the town’s largest burglaries. Cotton and grain thefts are also reported across the county stirring fears of an organized band of robbers. The victims are Bass Hines H L Martin J W Belcher and Jim Driscoll.
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Cleburne
Texas
Caddo Street
Messrs
Bass Hines
H.L. Martin
J. W. Belcher
Jim Driscoll
Waco Telephone Strike Continues Amid Deteriorating Service
In Waco Texas on October 16 the telephone strike shows no sensational turn. Deterioration in service worsens as linemen are unavailable for repairs and customers pull out their phones when orders are not honored. Strikers remain intensely bitter toward the company.
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Waco
Texas
Two Crops of Oats Each Year in McKinney County
W. J. Burton, of a farm ten miles northeast of McKinney, exhibited a sample of fine second crop oats. He states two crops of oats can be produced in the same year on the same land in this county if July and August are not too dry.
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McKinney
Texas
W. J. Burton
Labor Scarcity Hits North Texas as Wages Rise
In Denison on October 16, labor remains scarce with cotton pickers paid a record one dollar and twenty cents per hundred. Compress operators water works and cotton gins report tight labor markets never seen before in North Texas.
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North
Texas
Denison
Captured Captain Shields Rescued by General Hare on Marinduque
Manila reports the rescue of Captain Devereaux Shields and his 12-man command after four weeks of captivity on Marinduque. Insurgents released them following pressure from General Luther Hare’s 1300-strong force, with 13 wounded sent to Manila aboard the gunboat Villalobos.
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Manila
Devereaux Shields
Marinduque
Luther Hare
Captain Shields
General Hare
Buena Vista
Tori
Thirty-eighth Volunteer Infantry
Georges. Anderson
Hare
Villalobos
Shields
Hospital Corps
Maya Indian War advances toward Santa Cruz
Dispatch from Oaxaca reports government troops marching toward Santa Cruz face repeated ambush attacks by Maya Indians over ten days. The government force has suffered significant casualties and sickness, indicating weeks more of hard campaigning to breach the stronghold.
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Chicago
Oaxaca
Mexico
Santa Cruz
Rogers Locomotive Works May Stay in Paterson NY
It is believed Rogers locomotive works will remain at Paterson New Jersey and not move to Birmingham Alabama despite prior indications. A Birmingham iron firm pursued the machinery to relocate South, but New Yorkers and a Paterson brewer firm now support keeping the plant in Paterson.
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New York
Rogers Locomotive Works
Paterson
N. J
Birmingham
Ala
Governor appoints daughter as sponsor for Arkansas monitor
Little Rock Arkansas October 17 Governor Jones designated his daughter Miss Bobbie Newton Jones to christen the monitor Arkansas at Newport News Virginia on November 10. Secretary Long confirmed the designations precedent and department desire for a governor to name a sponsor.
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Little Rock
Ark
Navy Department
Jones
Bobbie Newton Jones
Arkansas
Newport News
Long
Department
Foul Play Suspected In Dayton Child Death
The body of 12 year old Ida Lantz was found in a vault behind her father Charles F Lantz a carpenter. A surprise party was under way when she vanished from the home during cards. Police hold a suspect but doubt he can be held.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ida Lantz
Charles F. Lantz
Washington Mass Meeting for Galveston Flood Sufferers
A large mass meeting held at the National Theater in Washington D C to aid flood sufferers in Galveston under the Washington auxiliary to the Red Cross. Representatives from foreign embassies and legations attended including German French Chinese Japanese Chilean and Mexican. A substantial sum is expected to be raised.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Galveston
National Theater
Red Cross Association
Trying to Destroy Boll Weevil in Hart County Texas
In Hearne Texas on October 17 the boll weevil infestation is blamed on June corn shipments. farmers plow lands to expose insects to frost while cotton is rapidly harvested and labor is scarce. In Santa Anna Texas on October 17 cotton arrives fast and gins process over 100 bales daily. pickers are scarce and some are paid 75 cents per hundred with board. Farmers report paying debts and many land notes, and countywide finances are flourishing.
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Hearne
Texas
Santa Anna
Lone Star Lines brief from Texas communities and events
Republican Terrel club in Dallas area. Bank planned for Boston Lamar county. death notices include Marie Keuchler Celina spider bite victim and Mary L Weil Corsicana winning an accident policy suit. Bank deposits total $700,000 with 2,500 names on Bonham lists. Quail numbers rise in Navarro. court releases H. Carrington in Collinsville murder case. Denton disbands stock association. Various military and colonial references, burglaries in Santo. a 12 year old Navarro picker, and a range of local legal actions and society notes.
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Navarro County
Sherman
H. Carrington
George Canary
Collinsville
Grayson County
Corsicana
Mary L. Weil
Travelers’ Protective Association
Weil
Supreme Court
Courts of Civil Appeals
Corsicana Sexton
Short Cotton Crop Report From Texas Senator
State Senator George D. Neil of Navasota visits Austin on state business. He notes the local cotton crop is extremely short this year, averaging about one quarter of normal. In his hometown 3900 bales have been received to date, versus 12,000 at the same point last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
George D. Neil
Navasota
State Department
Mill Whistles Enjoined in Paris Case
W B Wise filed suits against the oil and flour mills in Paris Texas to stop their wild cat whistles from blowing morning noon and night. Residents had complained for some time about the noise. A temporary injunction was issued by the judge.
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Paris
Texas
W. B. Wise
Oil
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Lessie Strickland
Walter Graves
D. C. Wells
Harry Hoffman
Frank Fenille
Rogers’ Locomotive Works
Lone Star Lines
Terrel
Boston
Lamar County
Marie Keuchler
Avetin
Presbyterian Church
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Celina
Collin County
Buffalo Bill
Fort Worth
Union
Sargeant
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Hudson Stuck
St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral
England
Bonham
Kaufman
Denton County Blooded Stock and Fair Association
Denton
J. M. Hall
Hillsboro
Newt H. Hall
Pekin
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Rippetoe
B. H. Aikard
Santo
Purdie Davis
E. T. Davis
Bob Snell
Gonazles
Jim Snell
Glover
Jim
C. D. Harris
C. D. Harris, Jr
Tom Lantrop
Jefferson
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Allen H. Weeks
Texas Midland Railway Company
Weeks
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