Devoted Grandmother perishes while saving grandchildren
In Dallas a fire at Mrs. Kate Duff’s Main and Dove street grocery house and residence killed Mrs. Julia A. Gardner, 66, who rushed inside to rescue her granddaughters. The blaze destroyed the building, contents, and valuables, with two firemen injured and Duff losing more than 100 in gold and currency. The report notes her Indiana roots and Dallas settlement of fifty-three years. Fort Worth Iron and Steel plant also burned.
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Dallas
Kate Duff
Main
Dove Streets
Julia A. Gardner
Mrs. Gardner
Gardner
Indiana
Fort Worth
Capps
Mrs Bolton Dead in Thaw Case Court Adjourns
Mrs Bolton wife of a juror in the Thaw case died of double pneumonia as her husband reached her bedside. The court recess was ordered and more than eleven jurors released as proceedings paused after the juror’s spouse’s death.
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Kanameacr
New York
Bolton
Nell
Mr. Bolton
Justice Fitzgerald
Delmas
Britton D. Evans
Mr. Delmas
Thaw
Jerome
El Paso Man Convicted of Forgery at State GOP Meet
Gail McBride, former chairman of the negro reception committee for the state Republican convention in El Paso last August, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for forgery. He allegedly forged names on orders for money owed local negroes for entertaining delegates. A second case is pending.
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el Paso
Gail McBride
Senate passes anti free pass bill to engrossment
Austin reports the senate moves the anti free pass bill to engrossment with exemptions for high ranking railroad officials and workers. Other carriers and pass types are denied and fare rules tighten. House backs anti nepotism measure with one relative allowed. Two more Texas notices follow.
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Senate
Austin
Express and Telegraph Companies
House
Looney
Kuppenheimer found unconscious with bullet wound
B Kuppenheimer, manager of B Kuppenheimer & Co., was found with a bullet wound at his home 2037 Prairie Avenue Chicago. A revolver lay beside him. He died before a physician arrived. cause of death whether accidental or self-inflicted remains undetermined.
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Chicago
B. Kuppenheimer
B. Kuppenheimer & Co
Prairie Avenue
Kuppenheimer
Argen tina unrest and incidents across Texas
Reports show political unrest in Argentina and a flood crest heading to New Orleans next Monday. A cotton train burned at Chickasha Oklahoma Territory. Fatalities include R D King in a San Angelo runaway, J L Beall in Greenville Texas, W Purdie in a Dallas affray, and Dr M Broderick in Huntsville. Contino killed by a switch engine in Galveston and Louis Pasulla struck by a Beaumont train. An elderly man, R J Patton, found dead in Blossom Lamar County. thefts of $200 in Baird. A tree fell at Nacogdoches killing Jesse King.
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Argentina
New Orleans
Chickasha
I. T
Texas
R. D. King
San Angelo
Tex
J. L. Beall
Greenville
W. Purdie
Dallas
M. Broderick
Huntsvile
Contino
Galveston
Louis Pasulla
Beaumont
Blossom
Lamar County
R. J. Patton
Austin & Grave
Baird
Jesse King
Nacogdoches
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Howell Bros
Bryan
Cec. A. Adams
Parker Building
The
Oliver Typewriter
Evoel
E. Rohde
E.J. Jenkins
Howard R. Cavitt
Fort Worth Iron and Steel Company
Mrs. Bolton
Lorena, Tex
W. R. McAdams
Groesbeck
George J. Gillard
William Point
Revolver
Bank OF Bryan
United States Government Depositary
Resources
U.S
H. O. Boatwright
H. O. Boat Wright
J. W. Howell
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Batte
Lee County
T. S
Grand Opera House
Mike
J. W. Allen
Howell
City Democratic
City of
Jno
A. Moore Jr
Chi'n Dem
N. Jametta
James & Nunn
Bryan, Texas
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