Tragic shooting near Paris Texas ends in death
Lela Sillman, a young colored woman, was killed near Petty on the Alexander farm as a dispute arose among a crowd preparing to attend a dance. Bill Harrell was left at the house and a shot was fired through Sillman’s door striking her in the head. Bill Marrell was taken into custody and remanded after waiving preliminary examination. he says he thought the shooter was the man who had caused the disturbance earlier.
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Paris
Tex
Lela Sill
Petty
Bill Harrell
Darky
Lela Sillman
Bill Marrell
Price at Dallas Nine Operations by Philadelphia Surgeon
Dr. Joseph Price, famed Philadelphia abdominal surgeon, guest of Dallas County Medical Society, performed nine operations in two local sanitariums on Monday. He urged removing the entire appendix and discussed appendicitis. At St. Pauls sanitarium several hundred practitioners observed six operations. A public reception followed at the Oriental hotel.
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Dallas
Joseph Price
Philadelphia
Dallas County Medical Society
St. Paul's Sanitarium
Price
Oriental Hotel
OYSTERS SEIZED FOR TAX DEFAULT AT PORT LAVACA
Galveston Oct 31 J C Canty oyster inspector says I B Kibbe state fish and oyster commissioner seized 6500 barrels of oysters at Port Lavaca under Attorney General Davidson. Tax owed by delinquents totals 125 dollars.
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Galveston
J. €. Canty
I. B. Kibbe
Davidson
Port Lavaca
West Virginia Passes Cape Henry After Gale Voyage
After 24 hours in a northeast gale off the coast the armored cruiser West Virginia carrying President Roosevelt passed Cape Henry Monday night. Convoyed by Maryand Pennsylvania and Colorado, Roosevelt was transferred to the Dolphin and left Wolf Trap light at 12:40 Tuesday morning for Washington.
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Norfolk
West Virginia
President Roosevelt
New Orleans
Cape Henry
Maryand
Pennsylvania
Colorado
United States
Dolphin
Wolf Trap Light
Washington
Deliberate Deed in Augusta Postoffice Clerk Suicide
Edward C. Bearden a Augusta Georgia post office clerk shot himself after an inspector demanded his cash drawer and ledgers. Ten minutes before he had been laughing and joking and handed the drawer to the inspector before retreating to the safe and killing himself. No shortage was found in his accounts at the time of the act.
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Bearden
Wilson
Boxing Exhibition in St John Ends in Tragedy
Charles O Reagan a local boxer died within an hour after being knocked out by a blow to the head delivered by Fred Northrup of St John Referee William O Keefe and six seconds were arrested in connection with the fatal incident at the St John New Brunswick venue.
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St. John
N. B
Charles O’reagan
Fred Northrup
O’reagan
William O'Keefe
Six Die In Casey Iowa Train Collision
Six persons were killed in a head on crash between two freight trains of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific at Casey Iowa. The wreck occurred near Des Moines on October 31 with multiple fatalities reported.
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Des Moines
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Casey
Iowa
Local Briefs From Texarkana and Nearby Areas
Reports mention a $6000 residence in Omaha Texas owned by W. E. Coffy burned. A body found near Hempstead Texas is Joe Pevey. Carl Weston committed suicide in Atlanta Georgia. John O'Dea, an American miner, fatally shot in Sonora Texas. Ize McKenzie shot and killed at Ardmore. Nuburn of Myrtle Springs robbed of watch $40 and notes. Oklahoma City banks State National and Commercial National consolidate with $500000 capital. Frank Spear and Miss Jennie McCurry wed beside Texarkana post office. Captain James G. Wright, 85, former Fort Worth resident, suicided in Indianapolis. W. F. Stanly died after falling from a Katy engine switch board at Smithville Texas.
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New York Cotton Exchange
Coalgate
Katy
Joe Pevey
Clearcreek
Hempstead
Tex
Carl Weston
Atlanta
John O'Dea
Sonora
Ize McKenzie
Ardmore
George Ewing
Nuburn
Myrtle Springs
Oklahoma City
James G. Wright
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
W. F. Stanly
Smithville
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Jeweler’s Clearing Sale
John M. Caldwell
Jeweler
Som
Silas B. Johnson
Parker
RYE
Montreal Rye
Orienial Rye
E. Rohde
TR. Batte & Co
Aggidhant-01
W. H. Lawrence
Over Haswell’s Book Store
San Antonio
29Th, Inc
Republic of Mexico
President Diaz
Aki
Cole Hardware CO
Gale
Augusta, Ga
Edward C
Boxer
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwid
D. Kauble
Nevada
E. O. Dewitt &Co
Chicago
Emmel & Maloney
Omaha, Tex
W. E. Coffy
Frank Spear
Jennie McCurry
Texarkana
Great Northern Telegraph Company
Shanghai
Heath & Milligan
Garth, Howell & Webb
Heath & Milligan Paints
MO. A. Moore
Bryan
Tno
L&t.car
Pullman
Houston
Austin
Waco
Denver
F. W
D.C
Denver Road
Colorado & Southern
ST. Louis
Denison
Harrison
HasweLls
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Texas
Joe B
Reed
Soociety
Jon B. Reed
John Wittman
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