Canyon City and Northeastern Railway charter approved
The Canyon City and Northeastern Railway company charter with $100,000 capital stock was approved by the attorney general and filed with the secretary of state. Headquarters are at Canyon City and the road will run thirty six miles. Insurance Commissioner Milner was notified that State Life Insurance of Indiana will continue business in Texas with a submitted statement of its reserve and investments.
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Austin
Canyon City and Northeastern RailWay Company
Capital Stock
Secretary of State
Canyon City
Milner
State Life Insurance Company of
Indiana
Texas
Waco Chosen for Next Texas Letter Carriers Meet
The eleventh annual Texas Letter Carriers' association convention in Galveston selected Waco for the 1909 meeting. Officers elected: George Wallace of Waco as president H L Small of Fort Worth as vice president William J Prather of Fort Worth as secretary and treasurer J M Nichols re-elected. F G Cloud of Austin named delegate at large to the national convention. The Texas delegation was instructed to pursue Fort Worth as host for the 1909 national gathering.
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Galveston
Texas Letter Carriers’ Association
Waco
George Wallace
H. L. Small
Fort Worth
William J Prather
J. M. Nichols
F. G. Cloud
Austin
Terrible treatment leaves Bradstreet manager near death
George McGuire, local Bradstreet manager, was found with a fractured skull and severely beaten at Jackson and Fillmore in San Francisco. Witnesses say two men accosted him after he left a streetcar and, upon his affirmation, attacked him before fleeing. police report no leads.
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San Francisco
George McGuire
Bradstreet
Jackson
Fillmore
McGuire
Nineteen battleships on Pacific move planned
Admiral Evans will lead sixteen battleships plus colliers to the Pacific coast. Washington and Tennessee return to join the armored squadron, with Nebraska Wisconsin and Oregon possible additions. The Magellan route is favored over Suez for length and strategic distance, totaling about 13 000 miles.
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Washington
Evens
Pacific Coast
Tennessee
United States
Evans
Pacific
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Oregon
Bremerton Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Atlantic
Naval General Board
Straits of Magellan
New York
Mediterranian See
Suez Canal
Metcalf
Suez
Magellan
National Guard Threatens Man After Rock Incident
Houston July 5 members of the National Guard, returning from Highland Park where they staged a sham battle, nearly beat an unknown Black man to death with their guns after assuming he had thrown a rock at a street car.
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Houston
National Guard
Highland Park
Severe Wisconsin storm leaves fifteen dead across region
A severe storm in western Wisconsin causes at least fifteen fatalities and widespread damage. Oakdale near Camp Douglas is reported wiped out with four dead, Grand Rapids possibly five dead, and Neillsville area suffering destroyed farms and deaths. A social gathering at Lyman Charles’s home ended with the host killed and guests injured.
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St. Paul
Wisconsin
Oakdale
Milwaukee Road
Camp Douglass
Grand Rapids
Wis
Neillsville
Lyman Charles
Windstorm Blows House Over in Bird Settlement
In Caldwell Texas a severe windstorm toppled Sam Pettis’ residence seven miles from town. Pettis his wife and two children were inside and all injured with Pettis worst hit. Nearby T A Eubanks home lost its roof but no injuries occurred. The storm was marked by a brief but fierce squall.
Bulldog attack kills two year old in Durham home
A savage bulldog dragged a sleeping two year old from a cradle in Don Manning's Durham residence and killed the child in a horrific attack.警方
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Guthrie
Don Manning
Durham
Wool sale and a fatal carbolic acid incident in Texas
In San Angel Texas George Richardson sold 500000 pounds of wool to Boston buyers at 21 to 24 cents for a twelve month clip and has about 250000 pounds more in an eight month clip. In Houston a molder named Charles Butler died after swallowing carbolic acid.
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San Angel
Tex
George Richardson
Boston
Charles Butler
Houston
Forest Fires Roar In Gila Reserve Near Silver City
Forest fires rage in the Gila reserve near Silver City New Mexico burning about one thousand acres of timber. No water is available and rangers are using back fires to fight the flames.
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el Paso
Gila Reserve
Silver City
N. M
Judge Charles Swayne Dies in Philadelphia
Judge Charles Swayne of the United States court for the Northern district of Florida died at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on July 5.
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Philadelphia
Charles Swayne
United States Court For the Northern District of Florida
University of Pennsylvania
Bridge Fire Delays Texas Rail Trains Near Palestine
A bridge on a Texas railroad sixty miles west of Palestine burned on July 5 delaying trains for several hours.
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Palestine
Tex
Reeves Winkler and Loving counties report automatic tax take
Reeves Winkler and Loving counties report five million nine hundred fifty thousand dollars in automatic tax collections citing statewide receipts for the period.
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Austin
Dr Shoop's Restorative Aids Kidney Nerve Control
An advertisement claims kidneys suffer weakness from nerves not organs. It promotes Dr Shoops Restorative to support kidney, heart, and stomach nerves, urging back pain, scalding urine, or Brights disease symptoms to try the medicine for a month. It notes pharmacist recommendations.
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Shoop
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