Nine Others Rescued After White River Pleasure Trip Disaster
In Clarendon Arkansas on May 20 seven people drowned when the gasoline launch boiler exploded near shore. The nine other party members were saved with some rescued from the water after a lengthy struggle. Names of the deceased include Lillian Winfield Alma Pette Mattie Counts Bessie Palmer Aline Burton Joseph McManus and Dr A L Houston. Survivors awaited word and dredging plans began as authorities assessed the tragedy. The boat owner E A Faifer saved several aboard. A later gathering at the scene featured cottonseed product discussions and farm topics led by notable speakers from Georgia Texas New York and South Carolina.
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Clarendon
Ark
White River
Here
Lillian Winfield
E. A Faifer
Henry C. Hammond
Augusta
J. C. Estes
Groesbeck
Texas
M. Frank
Atlanta
Jo Allison
Gustav H. Schwab
New York
National Council of Commerce
B. I. Taylor
South Carolina
J. J. Culberson
New Orleans
Norfolk
Savannah
Brunswick
Mobile
Galveston
Sheriff Lacks Location for Anderson Before Railroad Commission
Austin May 20 The railroad commission has been told by the Bexar sheriff he cannot locate H F Anderson division superintendent of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railway who had been cited to appear for refusing to furnish information. The commission directed the sheriff to serve Anderson and have him appear June 2 before the commission.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Bexar County
H. F. Anderson
Galveston
Harrisburg and
San Antonio
Anderson
Fire ruins shed light in Mrs Gunness case
Evidence from the Gunness house fire connects the burned body to Mrs Bella Gunness. Louis Shultz found upper and lower bridges with the victim’s false teeth, supporting Coroner Mack's likely finding. A letter to Sheriff Smulzer describing Guerholdt's watch matches a watch recovered from the ruins.
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Smulzer
Smith
Bella Gunness
Louis Shultz
Gunness
Mack
Henry Guerholdt
Scandinavia
Wis
Laporte
Guerholdt
Primary yields Johnson with solid 1,104 vote majority
Full returns from Mobile show Governor Johnson winning the Monday primary by 1,104 votes. Dunningham, a Johnson delegate, was elected by a large majority.
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Mobile
Johnson
Dunningham
Farm lands offered for sale in Wellborn Texas
Description requested for farm lands in Wellborn Texas suitable for sale. Wilson and Erskine invite description of acreage features, location, and price to proceed with listing. Local buyers urged to submit proposals promptly.
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Wilson & Erskine Wellborn
Texas
W. C. Fountain Dentist Office Location
W C Fountain operates as a dentist with his office located upstairs over Smith Drug Company, offering dental services in that downtown building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Drug Co
Rock Island railway to register $331000 bonds in Texas
The railroad commission approves and authorizes Rock Island railway to register a $331,000 bond issue for eleven miles of completed track from Irving to Carrollton in Dallas county. R. R. Smith, a stenographer in the department of insurance, resigns effective June 7 to run for the legislature from Atascosa and Wilson counties. W. H. Warner of Temple succeeds him.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
The
Rock Island Railway
Irving
Carrollton
Dallas County
R. R. Smith
Department of Insurance
Smith
Atascosa
Wilson
W. H. Warner
Temple
Violent unrest as Cleveland strikers face dangerous devices
In Cleveland on May 20 police and county officers prepared to guard non union workers and the public amid violent strike conditions. At 2 am officers found 100 red dynamite caps along tracks at Bridge avenue and West Forty-fifth street, and 15 minutes later a bottle of nitroglycerin lay discarded at Bridge avenue and West Forty-third street.
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Cleveland
Bridge Avenue
West Forty-fifth Street
West Forty-third Street
Banks Call for Condition Statements May 14
Austin reports Commissioner of Banking Love orders all state banks to file statements of condition as of May 14, covering their solvency and financial status. Deadline and filing procedures not specified in the notice.
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Austin
Love
Hobart to Build Masonic Temple in Oklahoma
Hobart Oklahoma plans construction of a new Masonic temple as a fraternal meeting hall. The project aims to provide a central venue for lodge activities and community events in the town.
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Hobart, Okla
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Ge and
Ement
J. W. Howell
A. M. Bryan JR
H. O. Boatwright
L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Wmers
Fone
Wollows
J. Jenkins
Ream
Phaye
Am Boiler Insurance
Alma Pette
Covington
Mattie Counts
Bessie Palmer
Kansas City
Aline Burton
Helena Ark
Joseph McManus
Clarendon, Ark
A. L. Houston
the Railroad Commission
Mobile County
W. C. Fountain
Bryan Steam Laundry
W. O. Hearn, Prop
Birmingham
Ala
United Confederate Veteran Reunion
VIA
C.K Dunlap
J. J. Anderson
Gen. Pass
Houston
Bryan Ice CO
Joe Bailey
Animal Husbandry
A.e
Blondwood
Grattan
Fjames & Nunn
Coods
James & Nunn
Upper Market
S. H. Franklin
E. Rohde
Tornado Insurance
GEO
Adams
Oliver
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Dallas
Tex
Joe B. Reed
Joe B, Reed
Sanders Bros
Qur
Holmes & Parker
MO. C
Haswell’s Book Store
E. Char
S. W. Buckhault
Pealers
Crain
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