Stanford White’s Will Filed and Widow Named Executrix
New York July 12 The will of Stanford White is filed for probate naming his widow as executrix. The residuary estate goes to the widow after provisions for his brother Richard M. White and mother Alexina B. White. value of the estate not disclosed. Assistant District Attorney Garvan notes a subpoena served on Mrs Beatrice Schwartz connected to threats allegedly made by Harry Thaw. A rumor of William Sturgis fleeing the country was denied by a Berlin Connecticut letter stating he remains available and at his post with Seward Rubber Company. Garvan plans to meet Sturgis later the week.
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New York
Stanford White
Wite
White
Richard M. White
Alexina B. White
Garvan
Beatrice Schwartz
Thaw
William Sturgis
Harry Thaw
Sturgis
Berlin
Conn
Seward Rubber Company
Sturg
Baseball scores and border tensions report
In two Little Rock vs Shreveport games Little Rock won 3 2 while the second ended 8 8. Other scores include New Orleans 1 Memphis 0 Montgomery 0 Birmingham 0 in ten innings and Atlanta 16 Nashville 6. Also pro and minor leagues totals and a note on Washington Salvador Guatemala border hostilities. US minister Leslie Combs recalled to Guatemala City.
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Little Rock
Shreveport
Southern Baseball League
New Orleans
Memphis
Montgomery
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville
Washington
Salvador
Guatemala
Leslie M. Combs
United States
Guatemala City
Champerico
Cable
Trolley Collision Near Martinsville Toll S lays Five Dead
A Buffalo incident reports a westbound two-car trolley train from Lockport on the International Railway company colliding with an open switch near Martinsville. Five people were killed and about seventy injured as the fast-moving trains struck a trolley freight motor and seven-car train.
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Buffalo
Lockport
International Railway Company
Tonawanda
Martinsville
Lyon Wing Denison Republicans Denounce Implication
Denison July 12. L W Clark, defeated Lyon candidate for the Denison post office, chairs the Lyon precinct call to select delegates for the El Paso convention. Clark says a false impression persists that Mr Lyon called the state convention. he insists the state executive committee did and promises a decisive fight against the anti Lyon movement.
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Denison
Lyon
Republican Party
el Paso
L. W. Clark
Denison Post Office
Clark
Texas
Riggs Shoots Himself in El Rey Jail Scene
Conteuctor R M Riggs, arrested in connection with the Minneapolis murder of Millie Ellison, shot himself in his El Rey Wisconsin lodging early Thursday dying instantly. He had asked to see his wife and daughter, spoke cheerfully at times, then requested to go to his hotel room and shot himself with the officer present. No weapon was found on him at arrest. Minneapolis officers were en route.
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el Rey
Wis
R. M. Riggs
Millie Ellison
Minneapolis
Riggs
Hungerford Appointed Superintendent for Memphis Division
Circulars from Iron Mountain Railway announce H. L. Hungerford as Memphis division superintendent with headquarters at Wynne Arkansas effective July 15. F. W. Greene resigns from the post. W. F. Coldwell named superintendent of Little Rock terminals based in Argenta Arkansas, effective July 15.
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Memphis
Iron Mountain Road
St. Louis
Iron Mountain Railway System
H. L. Hungerford
Wynne, Ark
F. W. Greene
W. F. Coldwell
Little Rock
Argenta
Ark
Destructive cloudburst hits Ocampo Chihuahua town
A cloudburst and landslide on July 10 in Ocampo Chihuahua Mexico washed away part of the city. Ten people died and many were injured though no Americans were killed. Colonel W C Greens office and Waters Mining company offices were destroyed.
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Ose
el Paso
Ocampo Chihuahua
Mexico
W. C. Green
The
Waters Mining Company
Martin Hangs After Murder Conviction in Fort Worth
Rufus Martin, a Black man, was hanged in Fort Worth this afternoon for the murder of Charles Swackhammer on October 28, 1908. He was baptized in jail Wednesday by a Black Baptist minister in a washtub.
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Fort Worth
Rufus Martin
Martin
Charles Swackhammer
Revered Baptist Clergyman Killed by Car in Dallas
Rev. E. B. Hardie, 73, a traveling Baptist clergyman from Greenville, was run over and killed by an Oak Cliff car at Fifth Street station in Dallas. He leaves a widow and daughter.
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Dallas
E. B. Hardie
Greenville
Fifth Street Station
Sproules Suicide Discovered On House Stoop
Denison reports W. S. Sproules, a young man, died by carbolic acid. He was found on the stoop of a vacant house with his coat under his head. A letter on his person mentions a brother at Abbott, Texas. Little is known of the death by own action.
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Denison
W. S. Sproules
Leters
Abbott
Tex
Infant Drowns After Steamer Quincy Capsizes
Lacrosse Wisconsin July 12 Steamer Quincy struck a bank near Trempele turned half over and caught fire Of the 200 passengers one infant was washed from its mother's arms and drowned Passengers escaped in lifeboats Negro roustabouts saved the party The boat was tied to a tree Rockland Me July 12 Delos W Clark longtime Farwell Opera House orchestra director died here aged sixty He had directed orchestras in Austin Texas and toured with minstrel companies for twenty five years during the Civil War.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Quincy
Trempele
Rockland
Russian Vice Admiral Chouknin Dies After Wounding
Sevastopol reports Vice Admiral Chouknin died Thursday morning after being shot Wednesday by a sailor. He never regained consciousness, according to officials.
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Sevastopol
Chouknin
Town Destroyed by Fire in Lynnville Indiana
Fire, believed incendiary, consumed Lynnville with about 1,000 residents. Twenty-two buildings burned causing an estimated loss of 206000 dollars in Booneville Indiana on July 12.
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Lynnville
Ind
Booneville
Abernathy Goes to Colorado
Lawton reports United States Marshal Abernathy has traveled to Colorado Springs for health reasons. He suffers from a chronic cough and his doctors recommended a higher altitude to aid his condition.
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Lawton
United States
Marshal Abernathy
Colorado Springs
Lyons testifies in trust hearing on $400,000 plant
Kansas City July 12 Ex State Senator W L Lyons testified he began in business in 1900 with $600 and now owns a plant valued at $400,000. He said he is not in business as a philanthropist and that prices should rise. He put manufacturing ice costs at about $1.85 per ton.
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Kansas City
W. L. Lyons
Sorry They Misbehaved Tamboy Mutinous Cavalry Surrenders Arms
Both squadrons of the Seventh cavalry which mutinied on July 7 surrendered their arms and expressed contrition for their conduct.
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Tamboy
Seventh Cavalry
Railroad Official Resigns in Missouri
Springfield Missouri July 12 It was stated here that C F Ressegal general superintendent First district Frisco road with headquarters at Springfield has resigned He will spend the summer in Canada.
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Springfield
C. F. Ressegal
Frisco Road
Canada
Trainman suffers severe injuries in Hillsboro yards
Hillsboro Texas July 12 E T Short a Katy railroad worker had an arm and leg cut off in Hillsboro yards. He is not expected to live.
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Hillsboro
Tex
E. T. Short
Katy
Papers Read Honor T W Gregory At Kuklux Klan Talk
Text notes papers read at the joint Texas Arkansas Bar Association session in Texarkana on July 12. Hon Thomas W Gregory of Austin discussed the Kuklux Klan and lawyers. Judge S P Spencer of St Louis spoke on Law of Bribery. Rhoton of Little Rock contributed another paper before illness paused him.
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T. W. Gregory
Austin
Kuklux K
Falsifying Records In Kingfisher Case At July Hearing
Mrs Emily McKinley postmaster and widow of a McKinley relative faced a United States commissioner on charges of falsifying records. John W McKinley Lizzie McKinley and Clara Godfrey, assistants, were arraigned, all waived preliminary hearing and were bound over to the grand jury.
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Kingfisher
Oklo
Emily McKinley
President McKinley
United States
John W. McKinley
Lizzie McKinley
Clara Godfrey
Tragedy in Walterboro: Farmer Kills Wife and Four Children
A Walterboro report says J. W. Trenegan, a Colton County farmer born in Sweden, killed his wife and four children with an axe. He told neighbors, who brought him to jail. He claims to have killed them but gives no motive and is believed insane. He previously attempted suicide years ago.
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Charleston
D. C
Evening Post
Walterboro
J. W. Trenegan
Colton County
Irenegan
Sweden
Heavy rains flood basements and damage Shawnee area
Heaviest rain in years lashed Shawnee Oklahoma on Wednesday. Basements flooded and New Norwood hotel sustained great damage. Railways suffered extensive losses with Rock Island and Katy lines losing about a mile of track and a bridge. Shawnee Tecumseh Interurban lost three bridges and a mile of track. Crops badly hurt.
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Shawnee
Rairoad
Okla
New Norwood
Rock Island Railway
Katy
Shawnee-Tecumseh Interurban Railway
Mexican Put to Death
A Guatemala report states that Alfred Quinones, a Mexican citizen, has been executed.
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City of
Mexico
Guatemala
Alfred Quinones
Oklahoma Value Rises by 3.5 Million in 1906 Assessment
Oklahoma's assessed valuation stands at 96,623,554, up about 3.5 million from 1905. Fort Worth and Denver train wreck near Harrold left postal clerk John Satterfield badly bruised. Two Texas deaths noted from boating accident near Porte and suicide by strychnine in Big Springs. Chickasaw nation reports heavy rain and Tennessee Prohibitionists decline to nominate a state ticket. President Roosevelt signs commissions Wednesday.
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Roosevelt
Porte, Tex
J. S. Franklin
Houston
Louis Dupree
Hodges
Tex
Big Springs
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Denver
Harrold
John Satterfield
Crown and Bridge Specialist Office Above Store
Crown and bridge dental work offered in a specialty office located upstairs over Burt Norwid's store.
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Crown
Burt Norwid
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