Reward Offered for Murder Suspect in Gonzales Texas
Excitement rises as J W Ramsay reports a hot chase of a Mexican suspect in the Glover and Morris sheriff murders. Gov offers $300 reward for each fugitive. A Mexican captured at Ottine is jailed after involvement in the killings. Posse activity expands across Cuero Lee Karnes Wilson counties with multiple trails and evacuations reported.
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Gonzales
Tex
J. W. Ramsay
Joe Orchard
Stockdale
Glover
Morris
Ottine
Swift
Cuero
Hays County
Sparks
Lee County
Oak Forest
Karnes County
Wilson
A. Smiley
Commissioners’ Court
F. M. Fly
Salt Creek
Sheriff Tobin Tracks Murderer of Sheriffs Near Floresville
San Antonio reports a Mexican man matching Gregorio Cortez’s description crossed the San Antonio River near the Thornton ranch five miles from Floresville Sunday night. A heavily armed rider asked directions, prompting a pursuit by a posse. In Karnes City deputy W. T. Hunter was unanimously appointed to fill the late Sheriff Morris’s term.
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San Antonio
Tobin
Floresville
Gregorio Cortez
Morris
Glover
Thornton Ranch
Cortez
Karnes City
Tex
W. T. Hunter
W. T. Morris
Commissioners’ Court
Police continue hunt for Prince Edwards in Texas
Shreveport reports Prince Edwards, murderer of John G. Foster, remains at large as a posse pursues him through northeast Texas. No capture yet, despite false tips of a capture between Jonesville and Scottsville and at Monroe. No renewed lynching attempts at Benton.
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Shreveport
Prince Edwards
John G. Foster
Liberty
Texas
Jonesville
Scottsville
Edwards
Monroe
Benton
Oklahoma fruit growers ship peaches into northern markets
Guthrie reports peach growers began shipping to northern markets this week as the Oklahoma crop promises a continuous yield through November. This year’s output is projected at 750000 bushels with associations forming to aid shipments and Cleveland county’s group already receiving 20000 empty baskets for handling the crop.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Cleveland County Association
Runaway Incident Reported on Browder Street
Injured person involved in a Browder street runaway reported in Dallas on Monday evening. Details incomplete in the fragment.
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Dallas
Browder Street
Wreck Injures Dallas Visitor and Other Briefs
A man identified as R. D. Jones from Willis Point was injured in a wreck near Dallas and expected to recover. Farmers report corn crop damage from drought and heat across the county. A man near Chickasha shot himself, dying instantly, and a fatal clash between H. D. Larcey and Davis left both dead with unclear shooter.
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R. D. Jones
Dallas
Willis Point
City
Denison
Tex
Wildman
Chickasha, IL. T
Rubens Sees Palma as Cuba's Presidential Hope
Horatio Rubens, former counsel to the Cuban junta, plans to return to Cuba to gauge Gen. Tomas Estrada Palma's willingness to accept the Cuban presidential nomination. Palma, who dislikes running, may yield to Cuban demands. Bartholemew Masso is seen as a possible rival. Election is slated for autumn with inauguration in January.
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New York
Horatio Rubens
Cuba
T. Estrada Palma
General Palma
Palma
Central Valley
N. Y
Rubens
Bartholomew Masso
Sermon Against Divorce At Child's Funeral In Kokomo
At a Kokomo Indiana funeral for William and Nora Hancock's child, the divorced parents sat at the head of the casket while the minister Rev G E Walk delivered a caustic sermon against divorce. A Hancock brother demanded a retraction and a threat of violence hovered until friends intervened. Walk defended his stance saying funerals deserve truth even when painful.
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Kokomo
Ind
William
Nora Hancock
G. E. Walk
Hancock
Jackson
Walk
Strike Settled at National Cash Register Works
Dayton June 18 strike at the National Cash Register plant ends and the factory will resume operations. About 2600 workers were involved in the dispute.
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Dayton
National Cash Register Works
Greenville in Flames Reported Swept by Fire
A large portion of Greenville in IS C is reported swept away by a fire, as relayed from Atlanta dated June 18. Local authorities and residents face extensive damage with unknown casualty details.
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Atlanta
Greenville
IS. C
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Bryan
A. D. McConnico
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Fidelity & Casualty
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Franklin Brothers
Bryan, Texas
New Marke Building
Courthouse
Bryan Grocery Company
J. W. Brocdon
Prop’r
J. L. Hearne
Sheriff Tobin
Mr. Rubens
S.W. Buchanan
Daily Eagle
Weekly Eagle
Clarence Pearson
Orth
Eee Is
Red River Division
Denison and
Sherman Texas
Monroe Edge
Free Baptist Church
College Road
Troom
Jo !Franklin
Slate Pear Allen Academy
Cabina
Bon Ton
Wixon Creek
Madisonville Road
Maison
Grimes County
Morgan « Gin
Brazos County
Boge
Kurten
Wellborn
Calvert
Ennis
Llano
Llano County
Lamb Springs
Brazos Bottom
J. W. Batts
Allen Academy
W. B. Hudson
J. G. Minkert
Hudson & Minkert
Attorneys-At-Law
Ryan
Dar
E. A. Berry
Brazos
J. A. Myers
Dr. Wiley
the Potts Baking Powder Company
Waco, Texas
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