Death of Texas Representative DeGraffenreid
Washington Aug 30 Representative Rees C DeGraffenreid of Texas died of apoplexy at the Riggs house after a bilious attack and severe vomiting. He leaves a widow in Longview and had served in the Fifty-fifth Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses as a lawyer and Democrat. DeGraffenreid, born 1853 in Franklin Tennessee, practiced law in Texas and held early posts before his Congressional career. In Wilkesbarre the Public Alliance appeals to President Roosevelt urging Morgan to settle the coal strike, accusing him of blocking arbitration and mediation and calling for public action against the coal king.
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Washington
Rees C. DeGraffenreid
Texas
Riggs
Longview
Tex
DeGraffenfeld
Rees Calhoun DeGraffenfeld
Franklin
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Lebanon Law School
Chattanooga
Texas and Pacific Railway
C. B. Kilgore
Hubbard
Gordon Russell
Tyler
Wilkesbarre
Roosevelt
United State
J. Pierpont Morgan
Trusts
People
Public Alliance
T. F. Hart
Malleable Iron Combine Takes Shape in Chicago
Sharon Pennsylvania Aug. 30 a proposed merger of leading malleable iron firms with 25 million capital seeks a Chicago base at the National Malleable Iron Casting Co major firm here reports indicate the consolidation will soon be realized. City of Mexico Aug. 30 botanist Ruppeccht claims discovery of a rubber tree adaptable to 4000 to 5000 feet altitude potentially turning vast regions into rubber plantations.
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Malleable Iron Combine
Sharon
Chicago
National Malleable Iron Casting Company
United States
City of
Mexico
Ruppeccht
Farmers Congress in Albany Prep for Georgia Meet
National Farmers Congress in Albany plans the next annual meeting to be held in Macon Georgia from October 7 to 11. President Roosevelt is expected to speak along with Georgia Governor Alan D Candler.
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National Farmers’ Congress
Albany
N. Y
Geo. L. Flanders
Macon
Roosevelt
Alan D. Candler
Georgia
Boer Generals Headed to London and Notables Die
The Hague August 30 Generals Bo tha Dewet and Delarey departed for London. If Stein the former Orange Free State president improves he will travel to Switzerland mid September. Laredo Texas August 30 John Z Leyendecker a pioneer resident died at seventy four after fifty years in the city. His widow and ten children survive him. Clarence Wilson Porter a University of Pennsylvania student and draughtsman possibly Horace Porter’s nephew disappeared while bathing in Atlantic City clothing found in a dressing room. Porter's home is listed as McAlester Oklahoma Territory.
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London
The
Hague
Botha
Dewet
Delarey
Mr. Stein
Orange Free State
Switzerland
Laredo
Tex
John Z. Leyendecker
Leyendecker
Bathing
New York
Clarance Wilson Porter
University of Pennsylvania
Horace Porter
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Porter
McAlester
I. T
Judge Reagan Improves. No Immediate Danger
Palestine Texans reports Judge Reagan in better condition and able to sit up as doctors declare he is out of immediate danger.
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Judge Reagan
Palestine
Tex
Reagan
Order to Shoot at Throwing Stones in Coal Fields
Brigadier General Gobin in command of troops in the coal regions issues an order allowing soldiers to shoot anyone detected throwing stones or missiles and to use bayonets against resisting mobs. Panther Creek valley has seen turmoil with efforts to protect workers. other coal regions are quieter and the general strike situation is unchanged. Few coal shipments move, mostly washery and loose coal, with little market impact.
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Philadelphia
Gobin
Panther Creek
Gobin's Orders Influence Panther Creek Strike Footprint
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania Aug 30 strike leaders spread Gobin’s stern warning urging soldiers to shoot if Molested. Early morning troops escorted hundreds of non unions to work without incident as E and F companies moved with loaded rifles. Soldiers passed crowds who turned their backs with no jeers while Major Gearhart was ordered to arrest women who insult troops.
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Panther Creek
Tamaqua
Panther Creek Valley
Goblin
Gobin
Gearhart
Rioting Lull Persists as Workers Return to Jobs
Officials note a brief calm in disturbances as more workers resume duty, though strikers remain unsettled and unlikely to improve mood. The message stresses that the temporary lull is not a lasting fix.
Man and Wife Murdered in Florida Farm Home
Gainesville August 30 bodies of Britton Lewis and his wife were found on the floor of their five mile south of Bronson home. The house had been robbed and the couple killed. No clue to the murderers. Prohibition election returns from Wills Point Texas August 30 show a pro majority of 181 in the county with two boxes still to report.
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Gainesville
Fla
Britton Lewis
Bronson
Lewis
Prof Carry van Zandt
Wills Point
Tex
Carpenter William Troughton Dies of Sunstroke
William Troughton, a Houston carpenter, died at St Joseph's infirmary after being treated for sunstroke. The death was attributed to heat exposure.
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Houston
William Troughton
St. Joseph’s Infirmary
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