T. R. Batte & Co Real Estate and Insurance Ad
T R Batte and Co advertise sale of three brick buildings on Main Street and various residences and lots near the courthouse, school, Cavitt addition, and other town properties. They offer lots on time payments, farms, Brazos bottom and cattle ranches in Texas, exchanges, and wide insurance services including life and fire with emphasis on price advantages.
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Brazos
Burleson
Texas
Mexico
Gale and Exchange
Exposition Construction Goes Round the Clock in Portland
Forces of carpenters and builders will work day and night to prevent the Lewis and Clark exposition from being unfinished by opening day. The effort begins immediately to cover all tasks before June 1 in Portland Oregon.
Lumber strike turns into citywide lockouts in Chicago
Chicago lumber dealers have transformed threatened strikes into lockouts with about a dozen firms added to the teamsters conflict. Delivery refusals followed by driver discharges sparked retaliation and a near complete idle status of large yards. Secretary Hooper says 98 percent of Chicago’s lumber business is crippled and building operations may soon halt.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Hooper
The
Lumbermen’s Association
Employers’ Association For
Fearful Fight in Roosevelt Street Tenement
In a dark Roosevelt Street tenement two Italians fought with knives on the third floor landing. Neighbors, including tenants and wives, refused to help police. Twelve witnesses were arrested as the fight drew on, each man gravely wounded and likely to die. Police had to tear the combatants apart.
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New York
Roosevelt Street
Wesley Parks Convicted in Death Penalty Case
In Shreveport on May 24 Wesley Parks was found guilty of killing his daughter after a seven minute jury deliberation. He received the death penalty. Evidence shows he tied a rope to her neck, dragged and beat her for bearing a child and not naming the father. The defendant's young son testified as the principal witness. The defense claimed insanity.
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Shreveport
Wesley Parks
Parks
Dance stabbing ends in death near Tishomingo
At a dance four miles from Tishomingo J T. May 24 George Clement was stabbed in the head with a pocket knife the blade penetrated the brain and broke off resulting in Clement's death Snite Johnson surrendered to authorities
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Tishomingo
J. T
George Clement
Clement
Snite Johnson
Treasury Secretary Shaw to address Oklahoma Sunday school group
El Reno Oklahoma May 24 Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will address the Oklahoma Sunday school convention on Wednesday. The event gathers church educators and leaders from the state.
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el Reno
Okla
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Oklahoma
Most Eloquent Liars Convicted, Says Recorder
New York on May 24 reports Recorder Goff stating that the most eloquent liars are criminals.
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New York
Goff
Dallas Woman Dies While Fishing and Other Local News
Miss Ethel Louise Boyle of Dallas died after bursting a blood vessel while fishing at a lake near Sherman. George Tucker drowned in the same incident area. Grayson County reports $40,000 in bridge damage as the Trinity river floods the Dallas lowlands.
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Ethel Louise Boyle
Dallas
Sherman
George Tucker
Grayson County
Texas
Artistic Adams Stymies Dallas in Narrow Baseball Win
Temple pitcher Adams baffled Dallas by limiting the visitors to four hits and one run as the Temple club edged ahead. The contest highlighted Adams’s control and the defense behind him in a tight matchup.
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Adams
Temple Baseball Club
Dallas
Local Nine Fall to Fort Worth in Ten Inning Standoff
In Fort Worth a ten inning game saw the local nine lose to Waco while Corsicana beat Austin 6 to 5. The day also featured a match where a player scored four times for his team.
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Fort Worth
Waco
Corsicana
Austin
Clarksville Triumphs Over Greenville in North Texas League
In North Texas League action Clarksville defeated Greenville 2 to 1 while Paris led Texarkana 9 to 8 in a high scoring game. The results reflect a day of competitive baseball among regional teams.
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North Texas League
Clarksville
Greenville
Paris
Texarkana
Row erupts as Galveston forfeits over umpire dispute
In Galveston the first inning row with San Antonio ends play after Barrett steals home. Umpire Lester’s call sparks fury from San Antonio captain Morris who is escorted off by two police officers. Officials declare Galveston the winner by forfeit.
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Galveston
San Antonio
Barrett
Warriors
Lester
Morris
Houston
Beaumont
Legal stance targets Sunday baseball in Greater New York
Corporation Counsel Dulaney rules Sunday baseball by professional teams in Greater New York illegal and states any professionals taking part in such games should be tried for Sunday law violation.
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Corporation
Dulaney
Greater
New York
Tragedy near Sulphur Springs ends in drowning
In Sulphur Springs Texas on Tuesday Mrs Tip Sanders killed herself and two girls and a boy aged six in a creek near their home two miles south of town. A note and a letter to her sister in Arkansas were found explaining the act and domestic trouble was cited as the motive. The Sanders had moved from Arkansas about a year ago.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Tip Sanders
Sanders
Arkansa
Arkansas
Texas-Mexican War Veterans Elect Abe Harris President
The Texas Association of Mexican War veterans chose Fort Worth Colonel Abe Harris as president with Captain Buck Barry as vice president and Mrs. Moore Murdock as secretary and treasurer. Dallas hosts next year’s meeting.
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Abe Harris
Dallas
Finlay
Fort Worth
Buck Barry
Moore Murdock
Murdock
Mary Campbell Hamman
L. Dudley Lewis
Muse
Indictments Cloud New Orleans Police Mob Corruption Probe
Grand jury indicts two police commanders over a broad corruption report alleging gambling and Sunday law violations with police corruption payments. Also indicts D. C. O Malley William Smalley and R M Denholme of the Daily Item for criminal libel against lawyer George Denegre tied to attacks on the New Orleans Railway Company.
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D. C. O'Malley
William Smalley
R. M. Denholm
Chicago Express Strike Conference Ends in Deadlock
At a Chicago city hall meeting on May 24 between the Express Drivers union business agent Barry and local express company managers, reinstate ment of workers was rejected by the companies while Barry vowed to fight. Barry said peace is not sought and hinted at continued conflict with the Employers' Association aligned with the Chicago Employers' group. Sheriff Barrett warned of immediate troop mobilization if riots resume, with governor intervention if needed.
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Barry
Express Drivers’ Union
Express Companies
Employers’ Association of Wood Industries
Chicago Employers’ Association
Barrett
Russian detachments clash with Japanese near Shahotse region
General Linevitch reports a Russian detachment east of the railroad moved toward Shahotse on May 19 after being attacked by Japanese from the Bathlau mines. Prince Troubet skoy's unit beat Japanese artillery near Changtsu station, with further rifle exchanges near Kinchuantso and Armagan as Russian forces advance south.
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Armagan
Kinchuantso
Kalieff Executed for Grand Duke Murder in Moscow
In St. Petersburg on May 24 it was semi officially announced that Ivan Kalieff, who killed Grand Duke Sergius at Moscow on February 17, was hanged at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning.
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St. Petersburg
Ivan Kalieff
Grand Duke
Sergius
Moscow
No Convict Labor Order on Government Works
Washington on May 24 reports the president issued an order banning convict labor on government projects. The ruling followed river and harbor work in Arkansas where a contractor sought to use state convicts. War department officials opposed the plan and Advocate Judge Davis said it violated the spirit and possibly the laws of the land.
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Washington
Arkansas
War Department
Davis
Ardmore Fair Association organized with initial capital
The Ardmore Fair and Park association was organized here with a capital stock of 5000 dollars to be increased later. Officers elected include President J B Wall Vice President E E Guillot Secretary G W Stuart and Treasurer Don Lacy for park and fair purposes.
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Ardmore
J. B. Wall
E. E. Guillot
G W. Stuart
Don Lacy
Cahill Fatally Scalded at State Capital Plant
Guthrie May 24 R W Cahill assistant engineer at the State Capital printing plant died after a heater head blew off and scalding steam and water burned his legs and body. Physicians say he cannot recover.
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Guthrie
R. W. Cahill
State Capital Printing Plant
Cahill
Rice acreage in Louisiana holds at one-fourth planted
Lake Charles Louisiana May 24 Local rice growers estimate that at most one quarter of last year’s acreage has been planted. Farmers work quickly spurred by higher prices but with ideal weather not more than two thirds of last year’s area could be planted.
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Lake Charles
Guthrie Divorce Granted Over Intoxication Allegations
In Pawnee district court Judge Hainer granted a divorce to Mrs. John Farrel. She accused her husband of intoxication and of using her piano as a water trough for his horses and her parlor as a race course.
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Guthrie
Pawnee
Hainer
John Farrel
Rail Road Claim Agents Elect Officers at Chicago Meeting
Fifty seven rail roads were represented at the meeting of Railway Claim Agents. W. C. Wilson of New York was elected president and J. P. Owen of Texas secretary. Technical papers were read and discussed.
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Chicago
W. C. Wilson
New York
J. P. Owen
Texas
Tomlinson Named Secretary of Stock Growers Association
T. W. Tomlinson of Chicago is secretary of the American Stock Growers' association effective June 1 with headquarters at Denver.
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Denver
T. W. Tomlinson
Chicago
American Stock Growers’ Association
Judge Kimmins and wife celebrate golden wedding in Alvin
Judge B Kimmins and his wife observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Alvin Texas on Tuesday. The couple, aged eighty and sixty three respectively, were joined by most of their family and many friends.
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Alvin, Tex
Judge B. Kimmins
Judge Immins
Mrs .Kimmins
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Burt Norwid
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G. W Smith
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Caldwell
Kurten
Allen Academy
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Portland, Or
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Lewis and Clare Exposition
Blade
O. Dewitt & CO
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Artistic Adams
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Jimmy Collins
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Ytem
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Mexico City
Vial
G. N
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Torreon
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L&tcar
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M. L. Robbing, G. P. A
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