Prices Slump as Market Opens on Broad Liquidation
The New York market opened with heavy selling driven by margin calls and weak support from big traders. Anaconda declined 14 points while Northern Pacific and United States Steel fell, then rallied briefly before sliding again. call money rose to 12 percent. In Dallas a tornado struck Brown, Denton and Grayson counties, destroying homes and farms with two reported deaths and multiple injuries.
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New York
Anaconda
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Colorado
Great Northern
Reading
Illinois Central
Delaware and Hudson
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Sault Ste Marie
Manhattan
Pullman
The
Stock Exchange
Dallas
Brown
Denton
Grayson Counties
Cowan
Wise County
Paris Big Blaze Destroys East Side of Square
Fire at Murphy's drug store at 3 a m destroyed three large buildings and damaged several others on the east side of Paris Texas square. Freeze’s saloon, Bedford Crooks book store, Brumback's jewelry shop and Hood's photo gallery suffered. property loss insured, estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Paris
Tex
Murphy’s Drug Store
Freeze Saloon
Bedford & Crooks
Brmback’s Jewelry Store
Hood’s Photograph Gallery
Storm Rips Lamar County Wrecks Homes and Church
A Lamar County storm swept Petty Tuesday night and Wednesday morning destroying three residences and the large Methodist church. Six houses lost roofs, one barn collapsed, two smokehouses ruined, and two mules killed.
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Petty
Paris
Tex
Lamar County
Isthmian Canal Commission Seeks 26 Million Appropriation
The Isthmian Canal Commission met on May 2 and decided to request an appropriation of 26,348,281 dollars to continue canal construction for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907. In Monroe, J K Bruce alias T H Maddox pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing a Fort Worth youth named Gates and received a twenty year sentence.
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Isthmian Canal Commission
Washington
Monroe
J. K. Bruce
T. H. Maddox
Fort Worth
Gates
Schooners Stop by Mexican Officials Near Shore
In Galveston on May 2 schooners For tuna and Alaho arrived after reporting they were boarded about twenty miles from the Mexican coast. Their captains said Mexican officials checked their papers during the incident.
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Galveston
Fortuna
Alaho
Syndicate Offers 100 Million to Rebuild San Francisco
A New York syndicate offers to advance 100 million dollars to San Francisco for rebuilding the burned area. Senator Newlands confirms the plan, discussions proceed with the local finance committee, and the citizens committee will consider all foreign aid offers. The committee also says it may accept the 200000 yen gift reportedly offered by the Japanese emperor.
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San Francisco
New York
W. F. Herry
Southern Pacific
Newlands
Nevada
Palace Hotel
Citizens’ Committee
Japan
United States
Movement Curtailment Alters Sherman Escort Route
The president ordered reduced movement for the Twelfth cavalry guarding Rev Father Sherman son of General Sherman on a partial march along General Sherman’s sea route. Detachment may start from Fort Oglethorpe to Resaca before returning. Fort Oglethorpe to Resaca stretch spans about fifty miles.
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Washington
Twelfth Cavalry
Thomas S. Sherman
General Sherman
Duvall
Department of the Gulf
Sherman
Roosevelt
Bell
Army
Foster
Alvord
Johnson County
Jud Parker
Severe Storm Strikes Ardmore Area Causes Heavy Damage
Ardmore reports one of the worst wind and rainstorms in years. The Catholic school was blown off its foundation. A Mullineaux residence was blown from its foundation and Mrs Mullineaux suffered facial and arm injuries from debris.
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Ard
Ardmore
Severnns
Joe Mullineaux
Mullineaux
Dr. J. R. Keating Dies Former Cleburne Mayor
Dr J R Keating ex mayor of Cleburne died at 2 20 oclock Tuesday afternoon at age seventy one He came to the city in 1878 and served as alderman and mayor for many years also practicing physician of ability in the community.
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Cleburne
J. R. Keating
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Albatros
Missouri
Bryan
First National Bank
U.S
H. O. Boatwright
J. W. Howell
L. L. McInnis
Guy M. Bryan, JR
W. C. Davis
Brazos County
Texas
M. Lt. Saawles
Brown, Denton
Grayson
Stoney Joe Foster
BIG Blaze
Father Sherman
Resaca
Dr. Keating
Hii
Emmel & Maloney
E. J. Jenkins
M. H. James
Accuon Insurance
Gl2ss
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Postoffice Drugstore
Pure Drugs
Re. J. Jenkins
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