Henry Kurten, Pioneer of Brazos County, Dies at Kurten
Mr Henry Kurten aged over eighty and a longtime Brazos county pioneer died at his Kurten home yesterday evening at 630. He was a German native and helped found Kurten, amassing large land holdings and leaving a valuable estate. He was known for hospitality and upright character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Henry Kurten
Kurten
The
Eagle
W. H. Buchanan
J. D. Martin
Germany
Five Die as Boiler Drum Bursts at Sugar House
In New Orleans area the boiler drum at a sugar house near Vacherie La bursts sending a column of steam. Five people are killed including Alexander Stein Augustin Algouist Charles Ockman Stephanie Martinez a seven year old girl and an unnamed negro. Firefighters found survivors badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Vacherie
Alexander Stein
Augustin ‘Algouist
Charles Ockman
Stephanie Martinez
Sugar House
Buried Wealth Ends in Robbery Near Warner I T
H J Gehee a Warner I T merchant was held by three masked men as he returned from the barn. They choked him and threatened to burn him as they forced him to reveal where his cash lay. They dug up and found 2200 dollars in gold Mr Gehee had buried after losses in Elk City and Wewoka banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
H. J. Gehee
Warner, I. T
Elk City
Okla
Wewoka
Mallory Steamship Company Reorganized in Maine
Bath Maine November 1 certificate of incorporation of the Mallory Steamship company recorded in Sagadahoc county. Recently acquired by C W Morse of New York the company reorganized with a capitalization of 14 000 000 and a broad charter to build buy sell and transport in the steamship business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Mallory Steamship Company
C. W. Morse
New York
Sagadahoc
Tragedy in El Paso Ends in Fatal Shootout
Three bodies lie in the morgue and two wounded men remain hospitalized after a Wednesday murder in El Paso. Manuel Rodriguez killed his wife then shot at a man, and both he and accomplice Chana Ramiera were killed in a subsequent exchange with City Detective George Harold and Jack Glover. The city fire department intervened to disperse a formed crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Aoinming Hoon
Manuel Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Chana Ramiera
George Harold
Jack Glover
Death of Mr Kurten Promptly Noted by County
News of Mr Kurten's death brings sorrow across the county. He leaves five children Os Furten Mr Johnnie Koppe Henry Kurten Jr. Mrs Odom and Mrs W H Buchanan, plus a half brother Billy Kurten. Funeral set for this afternoon at 3 o'clock in Kurten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurten
Os Furten
Johnnie Koppe
Henry Kurten Jr
Dr. Odom
W. H. Buchanan
Billy Kurten
Child Burned In Gallery Match Accident
The Eagle reports Dave Lloyd's young daughter suffered severe burns after a match struck on a cotton-filled gallery ignited her clothing. Fears grew that the injuries might prove fatal as distress spread through the family and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
Reliance Community
Dave Lloyd
Ash Pond Leased by Hunting Club in Brazos Bottom
Ash Pond owned by W. S. Mial in the Brazos bottom has been leased to the Ash Pond Hunting Club and posted. No trespassing allowed. (Nov. 17)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash Pond
W. S. Mial
Brazos Bottom
West Texas Methodist meet opens in San Angelo
Brevities report a series of events including fatal runaways at Oklahoma City and Houston, a Guthrie clothing store fire, a Trenton gun loss, and a fatal wagon accident in Osage nation. Also noted are San Angelo conference sessions, a San Francisco boxing win by Al Kaufman over Sam Berger, and the death of Julius Keene, longtime Buffalo Bill's Wild West treasurer, in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Seward
Oklahoma City
St. Helena
W. J. Butler
Trenton
Tex
J. J. Abell
Guthrie
Houston
Joe Scott
Charles Kraus
West Texas
Sixth Session of Baptist Missionary Association Opens in Dallas
Dallas hosts the sixth annual Baptist Missionary Association session with large attendance. President Loggins presides as Rev. T. B. Pittman of Ferris delivers the annual address, noting last year’s work and the $7,000 debt paid off. He urges a more personal modern preaching style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Baptist Missionary Association
Loggins
T. B. Pittman
Ferris
Machinists Strike at National Railroad Shops
In Laredo twenty one machinists and nine apprentices at the National Railroad of Mexico offices walked out after a petition for wage rise from 30 to 33 cents an hour was refused. No disorder occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
National Railroad of Mexico
Beaumonts Big Blaze at Rice Mills Destroyed
Fire in Beaumont leveled the rice mills causing an estimated loss around 150000 dollars with insurance covering about two thirds of the amount. The blaze occurred in Beaumont on November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Conductor Killed in Tex Higgins Switch Incident
Amarillo November 1. J E Roney a Santa Fe conductor was instantly killed at Higgins Texas while switching his train. His remains were badly mangled. He was secretary and treasurer of the Order of Railway Centers and prominent in railroad circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
J. E. Roney
Santa Fe
Higgins
Tex
Order of Railway Centers
Mosquito Swarms Hamper Cotton Picking Near Orange
Boatmen arriving at Orange from Johnson's Bayou Louisiana report mosquitoes are so numerous in that area they are hindering cotton picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Tex
Johnson’s Bayou
Also Mentioned on This Page
City National Bank
Bryan
Texas
United States
G. S. Parker
A. W. Wilkerson
E. H. Astin
S. Derden
Ass’t Cash
E. W. Crenshaw
J. W. English
J. N. Cole
Hall
Love Letter
J. E. Grice
MR. Henry Kurten
Mr. Kurten
Gehee
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
Bryan Steam Laundry
Sterling
Emmet
Maloney
Mound City
Horse Shop
E. J. Jenkins
Lin
HasweEun’s Book Store
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Joe B, Reed
Jor B. Read
BIG
THM
Denver
Col
Fort Worth
Galveston
Denison
Austin
Waco
K. Dunlap
M. L. Robbins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!