Aggressive Texas Campaign Notes and Local Heroics
Attorney General Davidson tours Washington for octopus hunting tips. The prohibition party plans a state ticket with nominations at Dallas on August 13. San Francisco relief continues, Laredo reports a 400 carload onion crop yielding about 200 dollars per acre. A voter remark stirs political tone as critics remind rivals of manners. Collinsville’s Robert S. Godsey saves children from a mad dog, suffers severe injuries, and is taken to the Pasteur Institute. Houston Chronicle editorializes on governor candidate charges and corporate influence with caution.
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Roberts. Godsey
Collinsville
Texas
Pasteur Institute
Austin
The
Houston Chronicle
Chronicle
Davidson Denies Compromise on Anti-Trust Cases
Attorney General Davidson rejected claims that Texas would compromise the anti-trust actions against the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange and its members. He said no compromise exists unless defendants forfeit charters, accept an injunction, and pay penalties.
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Washington
Davidson
Texas
Forth Worth Livestock Exchange
Temperature Plunge Drops Forty Degrees at Paris Texas
The mercury fell forty degrees Sunday and Sunday night, nearly freezing in Paris and southern Indian Territory. The cold snap retards cotton and corn crops in the area.
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Paris
Tex
Indian Territory
Torpedo boat destroyers sail from Valetta to join British fleet
Valetta Malta May 7 three torpedo boat destroyers sail for Piraeus Greece to join the British fleet in the eastern Mediterranean.
Wheat afloat on Buffalo docks reaches 2,250,000 bushels
Buffalo, May 7. The dock situation shows 2,250,000 bushels of wheat still in the harbor. The tally reflects milling demand and shipping logistics affecting port activity.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Moris III of Fort Worth Stricken with Smallpox
Rev. Z T Morris III noted Texas charity worker, famed for placing homeless children, is confined to a county pesthouse for ten days to two weeks as smallpox runs its course. He recently returned from South Texas and remains in good spirits despite illness.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Z. T. Morris
Texas
Stauch
Morris
Mr. Morris
News
Dallas News
Conditions Improve as Military Camps Grow in West
Washington May 7 General Greeley dispatches from San Francisco report steadily improving conditions. Thirty six officers are assigned to numerous camps to secure decency order and sanitation. Rough estimates place the number of people living at the camps around 50,000.
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Washington
City Faces Health Threats From Campers Population
Officials warn that campers may become a health risk for the city. A future report will count campers as registration rises. a census of their numbers is underway. They expect about 250,000 by next month. Measures to curb growth include cheap meals facilities and gradual limits on male adult rations. Flour and potatoes are plentiful but other items remain scarce.
Boston Broker Leland Folzom Dies by Suicide
May 7 report from Boston states Leland W. Folzom, 40, a longtime broker, killed himself after facing financial reverses. authorities note financial trouble is the suspected trigger.
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Boston
Leland W. Folzom
Fatal Pistol Duel at Randall Ohio Claims Wallace
In Randall Ohio on May 7 Matthew Aurell and Samuel Wallace engaged in a pistol duel. Wallace was killed in the exchange. Aurell did not report injuries. Authorities are investigating the incident as a fatal confrontation.
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Cleveland
Randall, O
Matthew Aurell
Samuel Wallace
Wallace
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Broadway
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Parks & Waldrop
Z. T. Morris III
Greeley
Chronicle Building
Carson, Sewall & Co
Wilson Grain & Goal CO
Som
Silas B. Johnson
Parker Rye
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Rohde
Haswell’s Book Store
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