Fatal shooting at revivalist church ends with suicide
In Brookshire Texas on August 17 Lem Richard twenty three, obsessed with Lula Tysdale seventeen, opened fire during a negro church revival. Lula Tysdale was hit in both arms and killed. Georgia Pierce sixteen and Jane Menefield eighty were wounded along with John Williams thirty five. Richard then killed himself.
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Brookshire
Tex
Lem Richard
Lula Tysdale
Tysdale
Georgia Pierce
Jane Menefield
John Williams
Mineral Wells to Get New Hotel Valued at 400000
Mineral Wells capitalists Baker and O Neill announce a deal to build a hotel costing not less than 400000. They expect the venture to pay off as Mineral Wells grows in fame and visitor numbers, noting last season was the busiest yet and forecasting a new modern hotel reflecting credit on the city.
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Baker & O'Neill
Real Estat
Tey
Tle
Attorney General rules on half fare for superannuated ministers
Acting Attorney General Hawkins holds that superannuated ministers who draw no salaries but keep conference status and valid minister licenses qualify for half fare under the anti free pass law. Ruling answers questions from Dallas and Hardeman counties about ministers and railway officials. The note also mentions insurance and telephone company rulings and a new insurance commissioner arrival, plus a relocation timeline for Thomas B. Love of Dallas.
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Austin
Hawkins
Lewelling
Dallas County
W. R. Thompson
Dallas
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Attorney's General's Department
Railroad Commission
Wiley
Hardeman County
Acme Red River and Northern Railway
Philadelphia Life Insurance Company
Robertson
Despondent Drug Clerk Ends Life After Whisky
Richmond Virginia man Edward G Brannock a drug clerk, despondent over drinking, killed himself. Police report he laughed and claimed his pockets held four bottles containing morphine iodine and strychnine after the act.
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Richmond
Edward G. Brannock
Bills Nye Brother Fred Nye Dies in New York
Fred Nye, editor and humorist, brother of the late Bill Nye, dies in New York after injuries from a trolley car collision. He served on the World editorial staff and authored humorous poems and the comic opera The King and the Broker.
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New York
Fred Nye
Bill” Nye
the World
Mr. Nye
King
Oklahoma State Veterinarians Meeting Set in Shawnee
Shawnee Oklahoma August 12 The Oklahoma State Veterinarians Association schedules its annual meeting in Shawnee on September 19 with activities planned for veterinarians and related professionals.
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Shawnee
Okla
Oklahoma State Veterinarians’ Association
Louisville Hospital Scandal Prompts New Superintendent
A committee of Jefferson County physicians investigated conditions at Louisville’s city hospital and recommended a new hospital building. Julius C. Vogt was removed as superintendent, Dr. Jouett Menefee appointed in his place, with findings detailing filthy wards, overcrowding, poor linen supplies, dirty kitchens, bad plumbing, and unsafe patient conditions. The report calls the hospital a crime against humanity and a disgrace to Louisville.
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Louisville
Jefferson County Medical Association
J. C. Vogt
Julius C. Vogt
Bingham
Jouett Menefee
Menefee
Sidney Meyers
Association
Cuthbert Thompson
William Bailey
Europe
Chié Gren
Return to work spreads across Associated Press outlets
Several operators have returned to the Associated Press as the strike order from President Small shows little effect. East coast conditions improve while Chicago papers with leased wires resist the closed shop agreement. Threats to pull wires were not executed. In Hereford Texas Earl Kibbe drowned at Jumbo lake after getting beyond his depth during a swim. He was the son of R B Kibbe a wealthy stockman and director at the First National Bank.
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New York
Associated Press
Small
East
Chicago
Hereford
Tex
Earl Kibbe
Jumbo Lake
R. B., Kibbe
First National Bank
Falls From Sleep Walk Cause Fatal Neck Injury
John Win fell from a second story window while walking in his sleep in New Cumberland Q on August 17, breaking his neck and causing death.
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New Cumberland, Q
John Win
Prolific Wine From Seed Yields Watermelons in Dallas Yard
In Dallas on August 17 a stray watermelon seed planted in John T. Gwaltney’s yard produced a single vine that bore fifteen large watermelons. The smallest weighed twenty-two pounds and one melon reached thirty-one inches in length. Five melons remain to be harvested from the vine. Harvesters pause work as company quits amid antitrust concerns.
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Dallas
John T. Gwaltney
Park Row
Harvester Company
Swenson Found Dead Near Poison Labeled Vial
In Waco on August 17, John A. Swenson was found dead with a vial labeled poison nearby. Authorities are investigating the circumstances and examining the empty vial and surroundings for clues.
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Waco
John A. Swenson
Eston well on Meyers lease yields 2000 barrels daily
Humble Texas August 17 The Esper son well on the 500 acre Meyers lease near Houston came in and now produces about 2000 barrels a day with the slush pipe still in. The fuel oil is about twenty degrees gravity and the well is about 1600 feet deep.
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Humble
Tex
H. Meyers
Houston
Death of Billy Edwards Former Lightweight Champion
Billy Edwards former lightweight champion pugilist died at his brother's residence in New York. His last bout was a severe defeat by Charles Mitchell England's champion.
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New York
Billy Edwards
Charles Mitchell
England
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