Ridgeway Cyclone Leaves Towns Wrecked and Several Dead
A cyclone swept Ridgeway on the Cotton Belt near Hopkins County causing three deaths and extensive injuries. Birthright and Nester suffered heavy destruction with many farmhouses leveled and multiple residents seriously hurt. Victims include Lloyd Brazier and Mrs Sid Lackey, plus an unknown infant, with several others critically injured or mildly hurt.
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Greenville
Tex
Ridgeway
Hopkins County
Birthright
Sulphur Springg
Dave Birthright
Tom Polk
Ben Polk
Nester
Lloyd Brazier
Sid Lackey
Martin
Lloyd Braziel
Lemmon
Braziel
Lemmon Farm
Sid »Ckey
Tarract
Mr. Martin
Wind damages barns and windmills across Cooke county Texas
A northwest storm with heavy hail struck Cooke county near Muenster and Myra, tearing down barns and windmills and scattering the Jaegers residence debris. At Era and Gainesville similar destruction occurred with barns, windmills, and outbuildings reported down and residents seeking shelter in cellars. O' Robert Burch's home and tools were destroyed north of Gainesville.
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Gainesville
Tex
Cooke County
Muenster
Myra
J. E. Jaegers
Era
Robert Burch
Tornado injures residents and demolishes buildings in Deport area
The May 7 tornado struck Deport Texas demolishing the Baptist church and several residences. Andrew Bills of Halesburg saw his house topple, his wife and daughter injured. The cyclone carved an eight mile long, 200 feet wide path with debris scattered to Clarksville.
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Deport
Tex
Baptist Church
Halesburg
Andrew Bill
Littl
Clarksville
Tragic homicide suicide ends family violence case
In Washington on May 7 William O Rice of 163 Hickman Street shot and killed his wife mortally wounded their baby and then killed himself. Local police reported the fatal sequence ending in a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Washington
William O Rice
Hickman Street
Robbers Frighten Off North Coast Limited Hold Up
North Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific was held up near Welch's Spur east of Butte Montana. The engineer was killed and the robbers fled after shooting the engineer and fireman. Northern Pacific General Manager Horn said no money was taken and lawmen, Bloodhounds from Deer Lodge, and Sheriff Webb pursue the robbers.
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Here
Burlington Fleer
Horn
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
North Coast Limited
Butte Mountain
Butte
Durant and Sterrett Leaders Charged in Williams Mob
Six men from Durant and Sterrett were jailed by U S Marshal Pritchard on charges of leading the Sterrett mob that hanged Jim Williams a negro after his assault of a 14 year old girl. Seymour Hale of Indian Territory was arrested at Denison on the same charge.
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Durant
Sterrett
South McAlister
South McAlester
J. H. Newman
Omar H. Perkins
Jim McCauley
Dutch Turley
Tom Lawrence
Jim Hudson
United States
Pritchard
Jim Williams
Williams
Rosa Misner
Denison
Colbert
Marshal Pritchard
Department of Justice
Washington
Secret Service
Marshall
O. H. Perkins
Seymour Hale
Indian Territory
Rails Spread Ditch East of Mexway Destroys Train
A Santa Fe limited eastbound train near Mexway, Colorado ran at high speed and was ditched when rails spread one mile east of Mexway. Nine coaches overturned except the last pullman. a porter and baggage man were injured. Passengers were brought to Holly.
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Holly
Colo
Colorado Limited
Mexway
Westfeldt Denies Writing Bryce Letter on Rhodes Scholarships
Gustaf R. Westfeldt, cited earlier as author of a protest to Ambassador Bryce against appointing Negroes to Rhodes scholarships, issued a statement denying he wrote any such letter. The May 7 report places the controversy in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Gustaf R. Westfeldt
Bryce
Lepers Sent to China
Victoria B C May 7 The entire colony on DArchist island consisting of eight Chinese was shipped aboard a steamer and conveyed to Canton China
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China
Victoria
B. C
D’archist Island
Canton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parsons’ Bottling Works
Texas State Bottlers Association
Main and
Austin Streets
Bryan, Texas
Brazos
Madison Counties
Robertson County
Howell Brothers
Cavitt’s Drug Store
C. E. Bullock & CO
Southwestern Life Insurance§Co
Dallas
Texas
Joe B. Reed
Friend-In-Need Society
Bryan
Phonak
Aril
Southwestern Live Stock Insurance Company
Geo. A. Adams
Pauper
Bryan,Texas
P. M. Raysor, M. D
Pai
A. Adams Insurance Iker
The
Oliver Typewriter
North
Hunt
Hopkins
Cooke
Denton
Red River
Enginees
Armis
Northern Pacific Railway
S.H. Dunlap
Haswell’s Book Store
J. W. Batts
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Brazos County
Bryan Street
W. S. Johnson
Singer Sewing Machines
A&w
N. Jam Batta
James & Nunu
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