Dead rise to thirty five as cyclone devastates Montague county
A cyclone near Nocona Texas on July 6 killed 35 people and injured many as it tore through Montague county. The storm caused widespread destruction including demolished schools, churches, homes, and damaged courthouses with extensive property losses and stranded communications.
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Nocona
Tex
Montague
C. C. Shackelford
Lynnie Shackelford
8S. L. Tumleson
Tumleson
Mary Lester
Lester
Caleb White
C. H. Williams
Frank Eakin
James Simpson
Alice Simpson
Moore
Potts
C. R. Christian
J. M. Stewart
Nannie Austin
J. B. Wood
Frank Wood
Jesse G. Shackleford
S. W. Shackleford
C. C. Shackleford
Shackleford
Long Branch
Dixie
Here
Belcher
Fort Worth
Montague County
Governor Lanham Sons Illness Amid Appendicitis Threat
July 6 report from Austin states New Lanham III is seriously ill with fever and appendicitis may require a difficult operation. Mrs. Lanham stays by his bedside as Governor Lanham receives the telegram. Secretary Shannon cancels 600 domestic corporations for tax nonpayment and revokes 46 foreign permits. San Antonio and Aransas Pass president C S Hudson praises the railroad commission for courtesies and progress under its guidance, noting no mention of the nearly $3,000,000 bond issue action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Lanham
Weatherford
New Lanham
Railroad Commission
C. S. Hudson
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Severe cyclone hits Nocona Texas killing and injuring many
A Wednesday afternoon cyclone near Nocona Texas killed several people and wounded many others. Homes and farm buildings were destroyed, Long Branch school and nearby churches damaged, and hail battered windows. Authorities fear total casualties may reach around sixty with multiple structural losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nocona
Tex
Here
C. C. Shackelford
Linnie Shackelford
R. G. Shackelford
L. Tumberson
Mary Lester
Clair White
Irb Williams
Frank
Sam Eakin
H. G. Earl
G. H. Earl
Lawrence Billow
Charley Williams
James Simpson
Alice Simpson
Moore
Hobbs
C. R. Christian
J. M. Steward
C. H. Williams
Nannie Austin
J. J. Wood
Jesse
Z. W. Shackelford Sr
Long Branch
Belcher
Montague
Dixie School House
Jonh S. Hagler
Fort Worth
Cyclonic Storm Ravages Montague and Jacksboro Texas
A Wednesday cyclonic storm damaged Montague area injuring several and destroying the cathodist church in town while the Salt Creek neighborhood suffered heavy losses. In Jacksboro about thirty buildings were overturned with multiple injuries and wind blown damage across E Young’s drug store and Nichols’ wagon yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague
Tex
Salt Creek
J. B. Vann
Jacksboro
E. E. Young
Nichols’ Wagon Yard
Death of Col James Carr Indian fighter and Texan frontiersman
Col James Carr veteran of the Confederacy and famed frontiersman died at his San Antonio home from paralysis. He stood as a unique local figure, likened to Roy Bean in character and role as a regional lawman. Carr contributed as a noted frontiersman in early Texas days.
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San Antonio
James Co
Carr
Texas
Roy Bean
Pecos
Dr S W Leeman Dies From Bullet Wound In Office
Dallas July 6 Dr S W Leeman was found in his Linz building seventh floor office with a pistol beside him and a head wound. He lingered half an hour after a pleasant chat with Dr H G Walcott who had returned from vacation and had treated Leeman. He is survived by a widow and a seventeen year old son. El Reno July 6 reports St Louis Reno and Western Railroad absorbed by Rock Island system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Leeman
Dallas
Linz Building
el Reno
Okla
St. Louis, Reno and Western Railroad Company
Rock Island System
Boy Dies After Fireworks Explosion In Agony
Thomas Young aged twelve died in great agony in Oklahoma City from burns after fireworks exploded. The accident occurred on July 6 and left a family grieving as authorities investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Thomas Young
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Howell Bros
Owney's
M. H. James
Texas, Pan
Sa CO
Sol Colo Oor
Yellowstore National Spark
Bryan
Oliver Typewriter
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
NEW Lanham III
Montagne County
Carr NO More
Pistol
Bryanice, Storage X Coal Company
Stevenson Machine
T Phonbus
Jen Eid ’S
Jenkins
Buchanan
Ss. W. Buchanan
Bryan Steam Laundry
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