Putrid Horse Meat Haunts Thirteen Rescued Miners in minetown
Lens France March 1 Thirteen miners rescued after twenty days entombment in the Courrieres mine endured amid total darkness and stench of decaying corpses. They survived on putrid horse meat and hay while doctors feared fever from decay. Crowds cheered survivors as about 1,212 missing and 500 bodies recovered with 700 still unaccounted.
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Lens
France
Courrieres
Bir
Henry Nemy
Death by Own Action Suspected Pact Between Women
New York March 31 Mrs May Kay a New Orleans woman shot herself in a New York hotel and died The coroner questioned a caller claiming to be Mrs Kay and learned of the subsequent death of Mrs Hugh Dennis a friend The coroner suspects a death by own action pact between the two widows and notes possible involvement of a man in New Orleans who reportedly killed himself.
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New York
May Kay
New Orleans
Meriwether Resigns from Naval Academy Refits Sentence
Annapolis March 31 The secretary of the navy notifies authorities that Midshipman Meriwether of Louisiana has resigned his commission. The unexpired portion of a one year confinement sentence at the academy has been remitted. Meriwether left the academy Friday afternoon after amid a fatal fight with the late Midshipman Branch of New York.
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Aannapolis
Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte
Meriwether
Louisiana
New York
Academy
Perkins Habeas Corpus Case Far Reaches New York
Arguments on the habeas corpus in the George W. Perkins case were heard before Justice Breenbaum. Perkins, former vice president of New York Life, is charged with larceny of 48702 from policyholders advanced to Cornelius N Bliss. Decision is reserved. Also, J W Short committed suicide in Coalgate Indian Territory.
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George W. Perkins
New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Moss
New York Life
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Breenbaum
State Supreme Court
Brief News Dispatches From Across The Southwest
Typhus fades in Mexico City. A rain elevator rises at Iowa Park Texas. Denton postmaster appointment for John B. Schmitz. Texarkana death from crowbar strike. Shawnee timber fire causes major damage. Cisco freight depot losses set at six thousand. McKinney fines for brass knuckles. Gainesville death from horse kick. Krum blaze incurs fifteen thousand loss. Tupelo bank to gain stone front. Yaunts injured in Arkansas fire. Jack Daniels found dead near Liberty Hill. Lary embezzlement affidavit filed in San Antonio. Coal oil fire injures Mrs Nichola in Alva.
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City of Mexico
Bacone
Hufaula
John B. Schmitz
Denton
Iowa Park
Tex
Peter Burris
Texarkana
Shawnee Okla
Texas Central
Cisco
McKinney
Stanley Galloway
Harry Foreman
Gainesville
Krum
Denton County
State Bank
Tupelo
I. T
R. A. Yaunts
Iron Mountain
Fulton
Ark
Jack Daniels
Liberty Hill
San Antonio
Thomas EB. Lary
West
Henry Nichola
Alva
Oklo
Last Day of Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
Fort Worth Texas March 24 attendance on the last day of the Fat Stock Show was light due to rain and visitors finishing three days in Dallas before returning home. Officials said the three day turnout was the largest yet, with more stock on the grounds though auction animals were not as strong as last year. Prizes and premiums total $12,000, with total show costs likely around $15,500 after expenses are tallied.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Dovenkamp
Fat Stock Show Committee
Dallas News
Special Grand Jury Called to Probe Insurance Matters
New York March 30 Justice Dowling in the supreme court granted the application of District Attorney Jerome for a special grand jury to investigate insurance matters He consulted associate justices who agreed with granting the request The special grand jury will be convened about May 1.
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New York
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Jerome
Dowling
Insurance Agent Slain in Elk City Oklahoma
Elk City Oklahoma March 30 E A Sweatt an insurance agent was shot and killed near here by Price Knox a farmer The incident occurred as the business district of South McAlester is being paved with vitrified brick.
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Elk City
Okla
E. A. Sweatt
Here
Price Knox
South McAlester
Hyomei Cures Catarrh with Guaranteed Guarantee
E J Jenkins offers Hyomei nasal remedy advertised as a safe cure for catarrh. The complete outfit includes inhaler, dropper, and bottle for $1, with refills 50 cents. Jenkins guarantees a refund if it does not cure.
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E. J. Jenkins
Real estate sales surge in Bryan area ads
Monroe Edge announces selling 2000 acres of farm lands in recent days as proof of market strength. They print circulars highlighting Bryan and Brazos County, seek more listings, and invite buyers with homes or offers, noting demand for several Bryan parcels priced 500 to 1000 dollars.
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Bryan
Brazos County
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