West Virginia flood toll drops amid ongoing relief efforts
Roanoke June 27 The West Virginia flood zone reports no rise in fatalities beyond an estimated 50 with 18 dead confirmed so far. Keystone Algoma Eckman Shawnee and Hatfield tunnel casualties noted. Train No 1 washed away at Eckman. River floods devastate 43 miles from Ennis to Davy. Aid offered locally. outside help withheld unless needed.
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Severe storm and train delay report from Fort Worth and El Paso
A violent storm brought continuous lightning for two minutes, 80 mph winds, and inches of rain, killing one woman and threatening others. In Fort Worth a broken wheel delayed a Katy train 40 minutes, then 71 miles to Whitesboro, averaging 45 mph. In El Paso, P D Cunningham, head of the US boundary commission, was bitten by a moccasin and treated after travel down the Rio Grande in boats.
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Tex
Katy Flyer
Union Station
Whitesboro
el Paso
P. D. Cunningham
United States Boundary Commission
Cunningham
Rio Grande
Prince Edwards Captured Near Shreveport After Texas Pursuit
Houston report from Captain Davia says Prince Edwards, sought for the killing of Foster near Shreveport, was captured near there by Fort Bend county officers. Edwards, raised in Fort Bend, worked with Prophet Smith before leaving for Shreveport. In Franklin six miles from town, Frank Levets and Charlie Golson, both tenants, exchanged shotgun fire on Myers farm. Golson was killed. Levets and Eli Davis charged with complicity. Levets jailed.
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Young Foster
Shreveport
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Prophet Smith
Franklin
Tex
Will Myers
Frank Levets
Charlie Golson
Levets
Golson
Eli Davis
El Paso Rail and Power Deal Shifts Local Lines
A $500000 street railway and electric light project closes in El Paso transferring mule car lines and two electric plants serving El Paso and Juarez to investors E W Davis T N Barnshill and R Bur chat t of Pittsburgh. Purchasers plan to abandon mules and run trolley cars. The report also notes several local tragedies and a life sentence in Texas courts.
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Pittsburg
Brakeman Davis Reported Missing From Train Run
Denison Texas June 27 Brakeman W E Davis who left Muskogee Indian Territory is missing after a train run authorities seek details to locate him and verify his safety.
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Denison, Tex
W. E. Davis
Muskogee, I. T
Multiple Fatalities Across Texas and Nearby States
A sequence of brief reports from June 27 notes: at Worth siding between Muskogee and Atoka a worker was killed instantly in a coupling accident. In San Antonio bail was set at $8250 for H A Ooley in the ramsey and Montes cases. J T Allen died after falling into a 52 foot well near Omaha Texas. Robert Newsom was shot near Sayers and may die. Charlie Mitchell died after being severed between train cars near Texarkana. Two men charged with counterfeiting in Abilene were discharged or bonded. The Texas lunatic asylum near Austin will accept 200 more white patients after July 5. Peter L Foy, former St Louis postmaster, died aged 87. A Hull street collision in Montgomery between a trolley and a hose cart killed one and injured four.
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H. A. Ooley
John Ramsey
Officer Montes
Texarkana
Tex
Charlie Mitchell
Kansas City Southern
Rose Hill
St. Louis
Peter L. Foy
Missouri Democrat
Montgomery
Ala
Hull Street
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted in Bryan Texas
To anyone suffering with Dyspepsia Indigestion Sour Stomach Heartburn take Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. All druggists are authorized by the manufacturers to refund the money if they fail to cure. Price 50 cents per package. M. H. James leading druggist Bryan Texas.
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M. H. James
Bryan
Texas
Literary society meeting moved to August for Bethel convention
The Literary society of the school house will meet next erday instead of the first Satur in August because of the Bethel convention. The last meeting elected Benson president W F Tett vice president Mamie Todd secretary W T Terry chorister Luther Holligan second chorister. A large crowd attends.
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Bethel
Benson
W. F. Tett
Mias Mamie Todd
W. T. Terry
Luther Holligan
Does It Pay to Buy Cheap Boschee’s German Syrup Ad
An advertisement argues for Boschee’s German Syrup as the remedy for severe throat and lung troubles. It claims the product heals inflamed tissues, destroys germs, eases expectoration, and promotes rest. The piece promotes buying one bottle via Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co and Green’s Prize Almanac.
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Boschee
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
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