Trains Collide Near Malvern. 3 Dead, 388 Injured
A deadly rail crash south of Malvern Arkansas killed three people and injured 388, many with severe or maiming injuries. No. 3 St Louis Fast Mail collided with No. 14 Little Rock and Eldorado Passenger after one train ran early, destroying engines and damaging the two cars. Among the dead were three Negro passengers. whites include Frank M. Henry and Judge J. B. Moore, with numerous injuries reported. The wreck involved emigrant cars carrying Black migrants from North Carolina Georgia and Alabama to Texas. In other brief items, Herman Treetz remains free on bail after a manslaughter case involving Ida Depuy, and Brig. Gen. James Argyle Smith of Mississippi died of pneumonia.
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Malvern
Ark
St. Louis, Iron Mountain
Frank M. Henry
J. B. Moore
Arkadelphia
S. T. Roberts
Little Rock
Charles Kaufman
W. T. York
Oklahoma City
A. L. Herrick
William Fried
St. Louis
No. 3
Robert Heriot
No. 14
M. Campbell
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
Episcopal Bible Authorized for All U S Churches
A new Bible authorized by the late general convention in San Francisco is being completed by the marginal readings committee at the Episcopal general seminary in New York. An English firm will publish it at no cost to the committee, combining King James text with English and American revision renderings. The appendixed renderings will be preserved for posterity, and reading remains permissive not mandatory.
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New York
General Convention
San Francisco
Episcopal
United States
Episcopal General Seminary
Episcopal Committee
Trainmen killed as switch engine derails near Ross switch
A switch engine on the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railroad left the rails at Ross switch near here. Engineer J. L. Hutchinson and Brakeman Johnson were instantly killed. The conductor and fireman were slightly injured.
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Waboner
I. T
St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad
Ross Switch
J. L. Hutchinson
Johnson
Rebels Helping Boers in Natal War Effort
In Pietermaritzburg Natal the Boer generals rely on Cape rebels for support while the main enemy force in the Cape Colony is choked by those rebels. Neither side can concede peace on terms acceptable to the other, so attrition remains the only tactic shaping the conflict.
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Pietermaritzburg
Natal
Cape
Cape Colony
New York Chamber Praises Texas Visit Committee
The New York chamber of commerce adopted resolutions thanking the Texas committee for fostering closer business ties with New York and thanking Governor Sayers and Texans for their hospitality during the Texas visit.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce of
Texas
Sayers
Prominent Cherokees Leader Dies in Runaway Wagon
Ardmore I T Dec 6 Ed Adair a prominent citizen of the Cherokee nation was thrown from a wagon by a runaway team and killed near Adair I T. The neck was broken and life extinct when neighbors picked him up.
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Ardmore
I. T
Ed Adair
Adair
Haring Wins Charter for Cotton Picking Machine
Austin reports P. P. Haring of Goliad secured a charter for a new cotton picking machine. After 12 years and a $30,000 investment, the device is said to pick as much cotton as 10 to 12 laborers.
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Austin
P. P. Haring
Goliad
Suicide by Hanging at County Infirmary
Mrs Sophia Koehler aged 38 hanged herself with a stocking at the county infirmary in Columbus Ohio on December 6. The death is treated as a self inflicted act. No further details available.
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Columbus, CO
Sophia Koehler
Multiple Fatalities and Public Notices in Brief
Secretary Root denies public hearings for army post board. Nels Benson of Dix township NL dies from wind mill fall. Frank Collier of Winchester Ind dies in coon hunting accident. Allen Nance shoots and kills his brother Blaine near Cowden NH. Matt Gregory 17, son of Rev T W Gregory, killed by a Central train at Gilbertsville Y. Little Rock businessmen begin raising 50000 for a YMCA building. Jack Johnson ex-prize fighter murdered by William Hamilton in Paducah Ky. John M Hewitt convicted of murder in South Bend Ind, given 2 to 20 years. John R Braidwood killed in run away at Weir City Kaw. Two children in Shelbyville swallowing corrosive sublimate. both doomed. Huntsville Ala circuit court refuses action in Mosely reinstatement suit. Samuel Fish mother asks reform school for son, a confirmed drunkard. William Schaeffer of Woodbury NL declared insane. dies after leaping from sheriff Wiseley’s car window.
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Matt Gregory
T. W. Gregory
Anew Central
Gilbertsville
Little Rock
Ark
Jack Johnson
Paducah
William Hamilton
John M. Hewitt
James Anderson
South Bend
Ind
John R. Braidwood
Kansas
Texas
Cherokee
Crawford
Weir City
Kaw
W. Barton
Shelbyville
Huntsville
Ala
A. W. Mosely
Christian Church
Samuel Fish
St. Joseph
William Schaeffer
Woodbury
Kankakee
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Great Northern Railroad
Lewis
Longview
Laredo
San Antonio
Memphis
Objective
D. C
Bryan
A. D. MicConnico
CME
Nilsp
J. “Astin & Bethea
Astin
Main Street
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Allen
Rei
J.D. Franklin
Brogdon
J. D. Franklin
W. A. Watkins
City Market
Messrs. Smith & Adame
John W. Hicks
Monroe Edge
Mill
Ontide
Pas
A. B. Ballard
Cit
Tee Baptist Church
City
College Road
Jeff ‘Franklin
Oil Mill
G. M Depot
Souther
Vily Park
Bon Ton
Agenia
Iron Mountain
Herman Treetz
Richmond
Ida Depuy
Treetz
James Smith
Jackson, Miss
James Argyle Smith
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Episcopal New Bible
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Atlanta
Savannah
Florida
the Southeastern Limited
Amation
Eates Oomner
Alex
Hilton
Bryan Snyder
Saint Louis
People of
Root
Army Post Board
Nels Benson
Dix Township
Frank Collier
Winchester
Allen Nance
Blaine
Cowden
ISDS
John Wittman
Hanway
E. Grieser
Liza
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos. W
Houston
Texas Central
GENTR
Texas Points
Dallas
Waco
Fort Worth
Denison
Corsicana
S. F. B. Morse
M. L. Robbin Gen. Pass
Otto Boehme
Texas Bakery and Boarding House
Boehme
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