Storm Rips Terrell Area Killing Child And Damaging Property
Terrell Texas June 26 a violent storm wrecked homes in Kemp area and across the county. A residence was demolished a child killed and a mother injured. The Second Colored Baptist Church was demolished and the North Texas insane asylum roof was damaged with flooding but inmates remained unharmed. About 100 shade trees felled at the asylum grounds.
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Terrell
Tex
Bob Allen
Kemp
P. A. Lechner
Second Colored Baptist Church
Griffin
North Texas Insane Asylum
Land sale notices in Brazos County abstract books for sale
J. W. Batts offers select parcels from Brazos County land titles including 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 acres cultivated and the rest pasture priced at 1500 dollars. Additional properties include a cottage near the school, a six room house with brick cistern for 1250, a quarter block near Allen Academy at 250, and other lots and 13 acres with a four room house priced 1000, rents 9 dollars monthly.
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Court House
School House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Body of Cardinal Vaughan Interred at St Joseph's College
The body of Cardinal Vaughan was moved from Westminster Cathedral to St. Joseph's College in London where priests and students greeted it before a high requiem Mass and interment in a large gathering.
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Cardinal Vaughan
St. Joseph's College
London
Westminster
Postoffice Fraud Probes Move Toward Grand Jury
Washington reports inspectors gathered evidence in six or seven postoffice fraud cases to be presented to the grand jury once authorities deem indictments likely. The identities remain undisclosed. President shows support in a lengthy talk with Attorney General Knox and special assistant Holmes Conrad.
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Washington
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Grand Jury
Knox
Holmes Conrad
Department of Justice
Street cars run safely on three lines with militia guards
Richmond Virginia reports street cars operated on three lines Thursday and Thursday night with no serious molestation. On board were four to eight militiamen with rifles loaded and bayonets fixed, maintaining order.
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Richmond
Chiefs of Police reelect Rea Fort Worth president in Texas
Veaco June 26. The Association of Chiefs of Police and City Marshals of Texas reelected Chief Rea of Fort Worth as president. Mr Forrest of Houston was chosen secretary and treasurer again.
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Veaco
Association of Chiefs of Police and City Marshals of
Texas
Rea
Fort Worth
Forrest
Houston
Court Rules Sanitary Authority Lacks Quarantine Power
In Austin on June 26 the Court of Criminal Appeals held that the state or livestock sanitary commission has no authority to fix quarantine lines, limiting the reach of official disease control measures.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Riley Trent
State Or Livestock Sanitary Commission
Lynching Reported Near Albany Georgia
Meager reports from Albany Georgia indicate three African Americans were lynched in Newton Georgia about twenty miles south of Albany. No details are available and the crime prompting the deaths is not stated.
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Atlanta
Albany
Newton
Consul Samuel T. Williams Dies at Seventy Three
Samuel Thomson Williams of Clifton Staten Island died at age seventy three in New York. He was appointed consul at Hamburg Germany by President Johnson and served as charge d affaires in Brazil during Garfield’s administration.
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New York
Samuel Thomson Williams
Clifton
Staten Island
Hamburg
Germany
Johnson
Garfield
Brazil
King Edward invites American rifle team to Aldershot review
London reports that King Edward through Foreign Minister Lansdowne invited an American rifle team to attend the military review at Aldershot on July 8.
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London
Edward
Lansdowne
Aldershot
Earthquake in Erlau Causes Widespread Damage
Four violent shocks were felt in Erlau Hungary on June 26. Suburban houses collapsed and most town buildings suffered damage. Inhabitants were panic-stricken as aftershocks unsettled the area.
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Erlau
Hungary
Actor Joe Cook Dies After Street Attack
Denver report says actor Joe Cook died from hemorrhage of the lungs after a street attack. He was taken to a hospital and died within an hour.
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Denver
Joe Cook
Police Raid on Macedonian Rebels Ends in Explosion
Sofia reports a raid on the Kostendil headquarters of Macedonian revolutionaries. A secret dynamite cache exploded causing six deaths and several injuries.
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Sofia
Kostendil
Emperor telegram boosts Serb relations after meeting
Belgrade on June 26 reports the German emperor sent a cordial telegram to King Peter. The Austrian minister has resumed official relations with the Servian government, signaling a thaw in Balkan diplomacy.
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Belgrade
Peter
Corwell Case Dismissed After Hearing in Wilmington
After a hearing before Magistrate Hollis Arthur Corwell, arrested on murder charges tied to the White lynching, was dismissed for lack of evidence. G. B. Hall of Barry II weighed in a 12 pound Shetland colt on the 6th. George Robertson found a 75 grain pearl in White river Arkansas and sold it for 3000 dollars. A two year old named Margaret was killed by an electric car in St. Louis.
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Wilmington
Del
Hollis Arthur Corwell
G. B. Hall
Barry, II
White River
Arkansas
Bradford
George Robertson
Margaret
St. Louis
Yale wins all three races in annual Thames regatta
Yale defeats Harvard in the eight oared Varsity, the freshmen eight, and the Varsity four oared races on the Thames. Times show Yale ahead by varying lengths and experts credit Yale stroke master John Kennedy over Harvard’s coaches for the trio of victories.
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New Lond
Conn
Juen
Hhe
Yale
Harvard
Thames
John Kennedy
Baseball scores from Texas League and major leagues
In the Texas League Dallas beat Corsicana 3 to 4, Fort Worth edged Paris 8 to 4, Shreveport defeated Memphis 6 to 3, Little Rock won 1 to 0 over New Orleans, Nashville and Atlanta tied 4 to 4 in twelve innings. Philadelphia split with Pittsburgh 4–3 and 5–1, St. Louis swept Boston 1–0 and 5–3, Brooklyn beat Chicago 10–7 and 3–1, Cincinnati swept New York 4–1 and 11–2, Cleveland defeated Washington 4–0, Detroit beat Philadelphia 3–, St Louis topped Boston 7–1, and Chicago and New York played to an 6–6 eighteen‑inning tie.
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Shreveport
Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans
Nashville
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
SIMKINS NO MORE
Corsicana June 26 Hon E J Simkins died at his residence. Civil war veteran and former chair of Florida Democratic executive committee during reconstruction. He came to Corsicana in 1871 and served as district attorney in the early 1870s. He was state senator 1886 to 1892 and later on the criminal court of appeals until 1896. He also helped organize the first board of regents of the State University.
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Corsicana
E. J. Simkins
Simkins
Democratic Executive Committee
Florida
Navarro County
Hogg
Criminal Court of Appeals
Board of Regents
The
State University
Houston suit seeks half ownership in Sour Lake oil lands
Houston attorneys prepared papers for a suit by Mrs. Proctor widow of J. D Proctor and Mrs. Julia A. Proctor mother to establish half ownership in three and two thirds acres of Sour Lake land valued around 175000. The defendant claims the land is his and Proctor had no interest beyond employment to help dispose of it. Proctor was to resign from the Houston police after a deal giving him and the defendant possession of the oil lands in the proven territory.
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Houston
Proctor
Houston Police Force
Sour Lake
Man Sentenced to Five Years for Robbery Near Main Street Road
Josh Jones, a Black man, was captured after fleeing a house three miles out on the Main street road. A pursuing woman in a buggy alerted neighbors who joined in the chase. Jones discarded belongings belonging to the woman while fleeing and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
Flour poisoning scare hits Douglass area family
In Douglass near Nacogdoches Texas on June 26 a sack of flour left unattended by Cornelia Waters and her family was tainted with a rough substance. Biscuits baked from the flour sickened the family after they were eaten. The flour was analyzed.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Douglass
Here
Cornelia Waters
Attempted assault on eight year old in Eagle Pass
In Eagle Pass Texas on June 26 an attempted assault on Agapio Moncado’s eight year old child was halted by the child’s grandmother after the assailant, a Mexican man, fled to C P Diaz. Sheriff Townsend located the suspect.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Agaplo Moncado
C. P. Diaz
Townsend
Mine Explosion Reported at Los Esperanzas Mexico
Reports from reliable sources say a coal mine explosion at the Mexican Coal and Coke company's Los Esperanzas mines in Mexico killed twenty three miners and injured many others.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Mexican Coal and Coke Company
Los Esperanzas
Mexico
Grasshoppers Devastate County Near Cometa Texas
Grasshoppers are causing heavy damage near Cometa in Lampasas County Texas as of late June. Farmers report crops under threat and request assistance or control efforts. Local officials monitor the situation and advise protective measures for harvest.
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Lampasas
Tex
Cometa
Serious Charge Against Deputy Lyons in Crowley
Grand jury in Crowley Louisiana returned a true bill against DS Lyons deputy sheriff for criminally assaulting his sixteen year old daughter.
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Crowley
DS. Lyons
Lipton Arrives in Washington After Transatlantic Trip
Sir Thomas Lipton arrived in Washington from England with designer William Fife of Shamrock III. He was met by Major General Corban at the railroad station and hosted at dinner and an informal reception by General and Mrs. Corban.
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Washington
Sir Thomas Lipton
New York
England
William Fife
Lipton
Corban
Paris Team Moves to Waco in Texas Baseball League
In Fort Worth on June 26 the Texas Baseball League approved transferring the Paris team to Waco, changing league alignment for the upcoming season.
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Fort Worth
Texas Baseball League
Paris
Waco
Paris Leads Texas League As Standings Show Tight Race
Fort Worth, June 26. Paris holds first in the Texas league with a .615 winning percentage after the opener in the series for the championship. Dallas stands second at .481, Fort Worth third at .463, Corsicana last at .442.
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Fort Worth
Sheriff Outwitted by Mob Hangs Suspect Near Clarendon
A mob of about fifty men in Clarendon Arkansas seized Jack Harris after he assaulted white farmer John Coburn eight miles from town. Harris had been held in a county jail yard as Sheriff Milwee concealed him in an outbuilding while a search was arranged. The mob dispersed after the hanging on a porch near the city suburbs.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clarendon
Ark
Jack Harris
Harris
John Coburn
R. F. Milwee
Levee Boards Seek Funds For Repairs At Carrollton
Charles E. Yenne of the New Orleans levee board urged a sufficient appropriation to repair a brake in the levee at Carrollton La that threatened serious damage to the New Orleans harbor. John Dymond Sr asked for 100000 dollars to raise the levee one foot higher citing lack of funds. John Dymond Jr noted oyster culture damage from high water. Isaac Haspel said his board had little revenue and 200000 yards of earth were needed to repair the existing levee plus 150000 more to build a new line.
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New Orleans
Young Lady Takes Poison in Memphis Heartbreak Suicde
Miss Ada Cameron, a well known young woman of Memphis, committed suicide at a local hotel by taking poison. She left a letter stating she was heartbroken because the man she loved was to marry another.
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Memphis
Ada Cameron
Memphis Tragedy at Court Street Boarding House
William S. Haskins shot and killed John M. Robertson at 106 Court Street boarding house in Memphis. Haskins says Robertson attacked Mrs. Robertson with a razor, and he fired in defense of the woman. Haskins, a stenographer, came to the city from Mayhew, Mississippi.
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Memphis
William S. Haskins
John M. Robertson
Court Street
Robertson
Haskins
Mayhew
Miss
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the Bryan Grocery Co
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