Bailey for Local Option in Texas Debate Draws Thousands
In San Antonio on April 27 Senator Bailey spoke to a crowd in the city’s largest auditorium. He voiced strong opposition to state prohibition and commitment to local option in his home county. He argued north Texas cannot dictate to south Texas and condemned Marshall Hicks. About 4,000 attended and 1,000 were turned away.
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Attorney General and Assistant Return From East
Austin April 27 Attorney General Davidson and Assistant Lightfoot returned Monday from the east. Davidson came from Washington after appealing to the supreme court and from New York where he investigated the American School Book company. He will present a report to the school textbook board when it meets Thursday. Governor Campbell denied knowledge of any Waters-Pierce contract. He commuted the death sentence of W E Childress of Fort Worth to five years and will review a full pardon application.
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Prominent Packer John S. Armstrong Dies in Dallas
Dallas April 27 John S. Armstrong president of the Armstrong Packing Company died at Hugh Prather’s residence after a heart attack. A long time Dallas resident of 24 years he was a former wholesale grocer and banker and in 1887-88 led the Texas State Fair association. He recently invested 300000 in Highland Park and was rated a millionaire.
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Doctor Arrives First Revives Supposed Corpse
Chester West Virginia April 27 A year old son of Frank Oliver was pronounced dead by ward watchers at his bedside and the undertaker called to prepare him for burial. The family physician was hastily summoned and revived the boy with energetic efforts and is still living though in critical condition.
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Interred While Living Horrific Butchery Incident
A chilling report describes a person buried alive during a brutal slaughter. Authorities investigate the gruesome act and identify potential perpetrators. Residents react with shock as details emerge about the survival attempt and medical status.
Grave blunder during Haitian uprising burial scene reported
New York on April 27 reports the French cruiser Estrees in port from Hayti after an attempted revolution. Officers recount horrors at Port au Prince where eight refugees sought shelter and a merchant narrowly survived a failed burial when a firing squad dug a grave too small. As soldiers hurried to finish, he slid into the shallow grave and his arms and knees were trapped. He struggled as gravediggers covered the body.
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Sympathy for Sufferers Resolution Adopted in House
By unanimous consent the house approved a sympathy resolution for storm victims in Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana and authorized the secretary of war to provide tents provisions and supplies and other needed aid.
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Four Negroes Die as Terrific Storm Hits Selma Area
A violent storm swept near Selma Alabama late Sunday killing four Black residents and causing heavy damage. Twenty houses burned on Spring plantation while timber fences and crops were ruined across miles with outhouses reduced to timber heaps.
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Plague Closes Laguiara Port Cutting Trade to Caracas
Caracas reports isolation after President Castro decrees Laguiara port closure for fifteen days. Train service halted and port secured by sanitary and military cordons. Daily new fatal cases rise with several deaths. some houses burned. Government has not yet acknowledged bubonic plague. consular reports cite fifty deaths in five weeks.
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In Memory of Duke Requiem Held at Paris Church
A solemn high mass for the late Duke de Chaulines was celebrated at the Church of St. Philippe du Poule in Paris on April 27. The bier canopy bore the Chauines arms, with the widow accompanied by dukes and duchesses and other relatives. The countess endured the condolence ritual after the ceremony before the body was interred in Dampierre.
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Raisuli Assassinated Report Emerges in Paris
Paris April 27 A news agency claims confirmation of Raisuli’s assassination by Leymes tribesmen as he returns from a feast in his honor. Other telegrams cast doubt on the report.
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