Austin Affairs Report on Contracts Bonds and Amended Capital
The state purchasing agent awarded the Baren Stewart Grocery company of Dallas a sale contract for North Texas insane asylum items. Swift & Co. of Fort Worth received a land contract. Dallas County Judge Lively secured attorney general approval for seven thousand eight hundred fifty dollar bridge bonds. The state waived its option and the bonds were registered. Mrs W T Lanham of Weatherford died suddenly. condolences streamed from state officials. Northern Texas Traction Co filed an amendment increasing capitalization from three million to three and a half million.
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Austin
Baren Stewart Grocery Company
Dallas
North Texas Insane Asylum
Swift & Co
Fort Worth
Lively
Dallas County
Comptroller’s Department
W. T. Lanham
Weatherford
Northern Texas Traction Company
Dallas-Fort Worth
State banks asked for June 30 1908 financial statement
Austin July 3 Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Love has issued a call on all state banks and trust companies in Texas for a financial statement of condition at close of business June 30 1908.
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Austin
Love
Texas
Clayton on Hand and New York Delegates Arrive in Denver
Congressman H D Clayton prepares to speak at the Democratic national convention in Denver while New York leaders including Alton B Parker and Patrick H McCarren arrive. Denver’s 1500 seats limit local attendance to about 6000 spectators across four sessions. In El Paso a historic cloudburst drowns two, leaves five missing, and floods rail lines and streets causing widespread damage and multi-thousand dollar losses.
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Denver
H. D. Clayton
Alabama
Lincoln
Bryan
New York
Alton B. Parker
Murphy
Tammany
Patrick H. McCarren
Brooklyn
Francis Burton Harrison
New York Democracy
el Paso
Tex
Oklahoma City men hunted after Wichita Falls assault
A posse tracks George Munson Bill James and Mel Berry for allegedly attacking T. N. Williams and Miss Blanche Hill. The girl suffered a broken jaw and knocked-out teeth while Williams was badly beaten and in serious condition. This follows another similar assault earlier in the week.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
George Munson
Bill James
Mel Berry
Oklahoma City
T. N. Williams
Blanche Hill
Williams
Denison Couple Weds. Stenographer Marries Katy Official
Denison Texas July 3 A D Bethard vice president and assistant general manager of the Katy railway and Miss Kate Sugger were married. The bride had formerly served as the groom’s stenographer. The couple sailed to Galveston and will take a Mallory Line steamer to New York for a short stay.
Border raid prompts tense guard along Texas line
El Paso reports troops guarding the border after Mexican insurgents raided a Comstock ranch and drove off cattle and horses. A dozen raiders are under arrest at Del Rio and a special guard is kept ready to thwart any rescue attempt.
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el Paso
Tex
Comstock
del Rio
Border peace holds as Juarez guards city at night
El Paso report says no incident occurred along the Mexican border on Thursday while Jaurez soldiers and officials kept a strong guard on Wednesday night. Mayor Narcus stayed in his office all night with a rifle ready to rally forces if attackers came.
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el Paso
Jaurez
Narcus
Gainesville arrest over theft charge on train
Gainesville Texas police arrested Lee Stevens on July 3 after tips from Fort Worth. The suspect, described as a negress, is charged with stealing 200 dollars. She was located aboard a Santa Fe passenger train heading north, with 15 dollars still missing from the total.
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Gainesville
Tex
Lee Stevens
Fort Worth
Three Arrests in Kidnapping Case at Mrs Collins Home
Fort Worth reports county officers arriving at Mrs. B L Collins home to arrest her. They found Mrs Lynn in bed and unable to be moved. Mrs De Anderson and her husband are also accused as Lanie Anderson's child is claimed kidnapped.
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Fort Worth
B L. Collins
de Anderson
Lynn
Lanie Anderson
Harold Jones Travel Incident Near Fort Worth
Harold Jones of Brittain Texas was found on railroad tracks east of Fort Worth after being drugged and robbed of $200. He cannot explain the robbery, but he has a round trip ticket and will continue his journey to visit his old home in East Tennessee.
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Fort Worth
Harold Jones
Brittain
Tex
East Tennessee
Train collision at Dodd City injures Bonham woman
Eastbound and westbound Texas and Pacific passenger trains collided head on at Dodd City. Both locomotives were badly damaged and passengers shaken. Miss Lillie Lane of Bonham sustained a nose injury. The switch was left open.
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Bonham, Tex
Texas and Pacific Railway
Dodd City
Lillie Lane
Bonham
Train Robbers Loot Cashiers Near Ufa Fire At Work
Robbers boarded a train between Ufa and Zlatoust on Friday and forced two Satimski Ironworks cashiers to surrender. They securing 18000 dollars before escaping, as authorities investigate the bold heist.
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Samara
Russia
Ufa
Zlatoust
Satimski Ironworks
Minor quake shakes Los Angeles but causes no damage
A slight earthquake shock occurred in Los Angeles on Friday July 3. No damage was reported and no injuries occurred.
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Los Angeles
Cal
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Waco
Texas Hoo-Hoo
Lumbermen’s Club
London
America
Conference of Bishops
Affairs AT
A. J. Wagner & Co
Clayton
Bethard
Benedict
Negress
City National
G. S. Parker
H. Astin
A. W. Wilkerson
E. W. Crenshaw
J. W. English
J. K. Parker
J. N. Cole
Stevenson Machine and Repair Works
RKS
Reliabl
John Wittman
Tailo
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
Sanders Bros
Isso
Wiley’s Candies
Gwen
Martin & Locke
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