Devastating Storm Hits Louisville and Southwest Cattle Markets
A Louisville wind storm of record force killed one man and a boy, injured several, felled trees blocking streets, and halted streetcars and phone service. Across the region New Albany suffered $50,000 in property losses while Texas cattle data show a worsening southwest shortage that could tighten markets in coming years.
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Louisville
Weather Bureau
Jeffersonville
Ind
New Albany
Ohio Falls Iron Works Company
Alleged Carter Woman Accomplice Arrested in Windsor Trust Theft
Harry Kirkstein, a 22 year old telegraph operator, arrested in New York on charges related to receiving and disposing of $50,000 stolen from Windsor Trust by teller Chester Runyan. He confessed to living with Mrs Laura Carter and said she claimed Runyan supplied the money as part of a "good thing." He did not witness the money nor know if it was returned.
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Carter
New York
Harry Kirkstein
Laura Carter
Windsor Trust Company
Chester B. Runyan
G. W. Young
Trust Company
Kirkstein
Corrigan
Runyan
Indications of a Chicago strike among telegraphers
July 10 report from Chicago says the dispute between commercial telegraph companies and telegraphers may be brought to a head there. Pacific coast note says Superintendent Miller refused to meet a union committee and President Small will leave Chicago. A Sunday meeting is called to vote on a strike proposition with Small and Grand Chief Perham expected to attend for support.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Miller
Small
Mr. Small
Perham
Railway Union
Arrest Made in Kidnapping Death Case
New Orleans July 10 police at Hansan La arrested a man believed to be Angelo Incarcaterra an Italian charged with choking to death the kidnapped child Walter L mana. The suspect had been living in swamps for days in fine clothing with a suitcase and refused to give his name.
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New Orleans
Hansan
Angelo Incarcaterra
Walter
Lamana
Eldridge Appointed Umpire To Succeed Zimmer
In Little Rock on July 10 President Kavanaugh of the Southern Baseball league names Clarefice Eldredge sporting editor of the Arkansas Gazette as umpire to fill the vacancy from Chief Zimmer's resignation. Eldredge has pro ball umpiring experience and is known in college circles as a football referee and sports authority.
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Eldridge
Zimmer
Little Rock
President Kavanaugh
Southern Baseball League
Clarefice Eldredge
The
Arkansas Gazette
Eldredge
Lightning Sets Fire To Giant Oil Tank Near Spindletop
A Security Oil earthen storage tank of 250000 barrels capacity containing 65000 barrels of Indian Territory crude was struck by lightning near Gladys, Texas. Fire delayed after a 24 hour steam purge, exploded Tuesday night tearing the roof and destroying the tank amid efforts to save adjacent tanks. Losses total about 35000 to 15000 dollars with the crude valued at 1.10 per barrel drawing many Beaumont residents to the field.
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Beaumont
Security Oil Company
Gladys
Indian Territory
Penitentiary board recalls convicts for road work
The Texas penitentiary board will recall about 300 convicts on lease to work on a state road linking Rusk with the International and Great Northern. Contracts on share farms and with lignite mines will be renewed to boost fuel for state use and to aid lignite mining. Aged Confederate passes away in New Orleans. Colonel William Wrenn, possibly the oldest Louisiana Confederate veteran, dies and is linked distantly to General U. S. Grant through his mother.
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Austin
Penitentiary Board
Rusk
International
Great Northern
New Orleans
William Wrenn
Louisiana
U. S. Grant
Mary Grant
Wrenn
Mississippi
Salt barge accident drowns man at Houston wharf
Houston July 10. Charlie Hawkins fell from one salt barge to another at the wharf and drowned after striking the barge side. His body recovered. Eastland Texas July 10. Three bridges on the Texas and Pacific railway west of here washed out as the Leon river rose high in years. Crops damaged by the rain.
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Houston
Charlie Hawkins
Buffalo Bayou
Eastland
Tex
Texas and Pacific Railway
Here
Leon
Twenty First to Leave
Austin July 10 Union Mutual Life Insurance company of Portland Me will leave Texas. Mrs Millis Very Low Washington July 10 The wife of ex Senator Mills of Texas is very low in a sanitarium here.
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Austin
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Portland
Texas
Millis
Washington
Senator Mills
Paper Changes Hands in Dallas Sale
Dallas July 10 N T Blackwell has sold the Dallas Democrat to Milton Everett, transferring ownership of the local newspaper.
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Dallas
N. T. Blackwell
Dallas Democrat
Milton Everett
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Parsons Bottling Works
Main and
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Robertson County
Howell Bros
Cavitt’s Drug Store
C. E. Bullock & CO
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Joe B. Reed
Friend-In-Need Society
E. Rohde
M. H. James
Devere
Kentucky
Journal OF Stockmen
Fort Worth
Texas Stockman’s Journal
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Southwest
Panhandle
New Mexico
S.H. Dunlap«Co
Haswell’s Book Store
Bryan Steam Laundry
CRAIN
W. C. Fountain
W. H. Lawrence
Crown and Bridge
Burt Norwood
Haswells Book
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