Snyder Cyclone Tears Through Town Killing Dozens
Reports from Guthrie indicate a devastating tornado struck Snyder Oklahoma causing massive destruction. Between 100 and 400 feared dead with dozens of business losses and fifty freight cars blown away as relief trains rush to the Kiowa county town.
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Guthrie
Snyder
Oklahoma City and Western Railway
Kiowa County
Kiowa and
Comanche
St. Louis
San Francisco
Quanah
Bryan Snyder
Frisco
Oklahoma
Quinlan
Woodward County
Santa Fe
O. W. Cox
Hobart
Chicasha
Oklahoma City
Mountain Park
Two Trains Collide in Harrisburg Dynomite Crash
A Reading Railroad express collided with a freight train carrying two cars of dynamite at South Harrisburg near Paxtang early May 11. Three huge explosions wrecked the trains, many killed or injured, some hurled into the Susquehanna River. Rescue crews, police, and hospitals struggled as the scene burned and workers evacuated the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paxtang Light, Heat and Power Company
Union Station
Harrisburg Traction Company
Roosevelt Declares He Will Not Seek Presidency Again
President Roosevelt told a Bee reporter in Omaha on May 11 that he will not be a candidate for the presidency again. He said there are no strings on the statement and that he seeks railroad relief without compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Roosevelt
Bee
United States
Denver
Congress
Revival Tent Converts Close Sherman Businesses
In Sherman on May 11 most business houses closed to let workers attend Methodist Episcopal church South revival services. The tent revival reports 200 conversions to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Two New Buildings For Odd Fellows Home in Corsicana
Corsicana Texas May 11 two more buildings will be erected for the Odd Fellows home. One will be a two story dormitory and dining room and the other a one story structure.
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Corsicana
Tex
Odd Fellows’ Home
Agile Winner Triumphs in Kentucky Derby Race
In Louisville on May 11, S. S. Brown's Agile won the Kentucky Derby by three lengths over Ram's Horn with Layson well back. Agile finished the mile and a quarter in 2.10 and an attendance of 20,000 was recorded. In Hoston, Miss., Pete Evans, identified as a negro, killed O. E. Dehay, a prominent planter, with a double barreled shotgun.
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Louisville
S. S. Brown
Agile
Ram's Horn
Layson
Hoston
Miss
Pete Evans
O. E. Dehay
Denison to Host Large Cement Block Factory
Report notes potential industrial development in Denison with plans for a substantial cement block factory. The item suggests regional economic growth and job creation through new manufacturing capacity.
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Denison
Ardmore Daily Courier
Baertch Oil Company
Lawton
Raymond
Dallas
Merchants’ Exchange
Terrell
Tex
Ellis County
Texas) Medical Society
Midlothian
Phillip Sands
Henryetta
I. T
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Ashland
Royal Blend
Howell Bros
Sellers
M. H. James
Avsrirst
CIA
Ryan
City Drug Store
Franklin
Stevenson Machine
Bryan
Oliver
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Minto Dynamite
Susquehanna Rier
Hill’s Cascaret
DR. N. M. McDougald
Emmel & Maloney
E. J. Jenkins
John Wittman
Buchanan
Ss. W. Buchanan
Bryan Steam Laundry
Morley OA
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