Tugeria Head Hunters and Sanana Conflicts in New Guinea
Dispatches from Sydney report intertribal clashes in New Guinea as Tugeria head hunters attack Sanana villages, with many killed and heads taken. A Sanana-led counter attack forced Tugeri from canoes into the bush, while Sir Francis Winter orders punitive measures and direct talks with Dutch authorities. The Torch returns to Adelaide after declaring Suwarrow Island a British coaling station. In New York, stocks rebound as Shaw relaxes bank reserve restraints and coal strike settlement talks resume.
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Victoria
B. C
Sydney
New Guinea
Tugera
F. P. Winter
Australia
Moorehead
J. I. Carr
Maercke
Francis Winter
Lerki
Torch
Adelaide
Suwarrow Island
Photographers Elect Officers at San Antonio Convention
Photographers elected officers with A. A. Brock of San Antonio as president and A. L. Blanchard of Hillsboro as secretary. Bert Williams of Denton became treasurer. V ice presidents named C. E. Hillyer Belton J Swartz Fort Worth J H Browning Hallettsville and F Frank Montgomery Victoria. Fort Worth chosen as next meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
A. A. Brock
A. L. Blanchard
Hillsboro
Bert Williams
Denton
C. E. Hillyer
Belton
John Swartz
Fort Worth
J. H. Browning
Hallettsville
F. Frank Montgomery
Victoria
Fly Wheel Burst Shatters San Antonio Plant
A fly wheel burst at the San Antonio gas plant injuring Willie Hayes when straw fragments struck him in the head. Large segments buried a block away and broke through walls. A ten pound piece crashed into O B Smith home, endangering Mrs. Smith and her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Willie Hayes
O. B. Smith
Wheat Reaches Highest Price Since 1898 Leiter Deal
September wheat on the Chicago board of trade rose to 95 1/4 cents amid limited supply controlled by a few traders. The market, noted for its historical peak, showed prices approaching record territory before any broader supply loosening.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Leiter
Secretary Hay's Daughter Weds in Quiet Lake Ceremony
Newbury New York October 1 1907 Miss Alice Hay second daughter of Secretary of State John Hay married James W Wadsworth of Genesee at Fells Lake the bride's father's summer home in a quiet ceremony attended by relatives and close friends.
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Hay
Newbury
N. Y
Alice Hay
John Hay
James W. Wadsworth
Genesee
Fells Lake
Floods Across Iowa Prompt Severe Damage and Drownings
Heavy rains caused widespread flooding in southern and eastern Iowa with rivers out of bounds and substantial property loss reported. A man drowned near Agency amid the flood crisis. A separate dispatch from New York reports Lt Commander William V Bronaugh of the U S Navy committed suicide on the battleship Kearsarge at the navy yard.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Agency
New York
William V. Bronaugh
United States Navy
Kearsarge
Navy Yard
Coal dealer attempts suicide amid coal strike in New York
Henry C. Sheel a New York coal merchant, driven by financial hardship from the coal strike, tried to kill himself by shooting. doctors report little hope. In Arkansas, Walter Sullivan a Black man was lynched at Portland Ashley County after shooting D. J. Roddy last Saturday.
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New York
Henry C. Sheel
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Ark
Walter Sullivan
Portland
Ashley County
Sullivan
D. J. Roddy
Two Young Men Hanged for Murders in Florida
Theodore Smith and Thomas C. Faircloth were executed for killing the elderly Lewis couple in Bronson Florida. Spectators saw the pair confessed, addressed the crowd clearly, and faced their coffins with calm. Faircloth was baptized in the execution box and both men professed readiness to die as witnesses, including the Lewis children at the site.
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Mur “Rofan
Bronson
Ifla
Theodore Smith
Thomas CG. Faircloth
Lewis
Faircloth
J. H. Holley
Gainesville
Smith
Stage Coach Held Up Near Middletown
Three masked horsemen rode from Warwick to Goshen and robbed a stage coach. Two men covered the driver while the third threatened passengers and took all money and valuables. Posses formed and chased the robbers after they spurred away on their horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
Warwick
Goshen
Drenching Rain Boosts Zapata and Rio Grande Regions
Wet spell on the Rio Grande belt drenched Zapata county with heavy rain, Rio Grande City reports seven inches, and Mexican side from Sanchez station to Monterey also saw heavy downpours.
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Zapata Dronuth
Laredo
Tex
Trontie
Rio Grande
Dolores Creek
Zapata County
Rio Grande City
Starr County
Sanchez Station
Monterey
Texas World’s Fair Site Chosen at Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Under a windy, overcast sky in St Louis on October first a thousand spectators and nine state delegations witnessed ceremonies allotting sites for federal and nine state buildings. Government site and nine state plots including Missouri Louisiana Texas Illinois Ohio New Jersey Kentucky Arkansas Wisconsin were presented and accepted.
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St. Louis
Louisana Purchase Exposition Grounds
Missouri
Louisiana
Texas
Illinoise
Ohio
New Jersey
Kentucky
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Headless Woman Found Floating in East River
Police in New York report the discovery of a headless and armless young woman found floating in the East River. The identity is unknown and authorities caution that dismembered portions could have been torn from the body after drifting. The victim is described as about twenty years old, five feet five inches tall, and around 130 pounds.
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New York
East River
Confederate Pensions Funded for Next Six Months
Austin reports an appropriation of 100000 for Confederate pensions for the next six months. Each pensioner will receive 7.40 per quarter for the next two quarters. The pension roll now lists 7000 names with 206 nonresponsive recipients, many missing for over a year.
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Austin
Injunction Denied In Ellis County Local Option Case
In McKinney Texas on October 1 the petition of L. B. Howell and others to enjoin Ellis county local option law was presented to Judge J. E. Dillard. County officials and opposing judges argued, and the court refused to grant the injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Tex
L. B. Howell
Ellis County
T. P. Whipple
J. E. Dillard
Bond Farrar
M. B. Templeton
J. E. Lancaster
Meeting Will Be a Success National Coal Strike Conference
Telegraphic invitations from Mayor William C. Maybury to governors and mayors across the nation have yielded several acceptances for a national conference on the coal strike. The proposed gathering, while still sizeable, is not expected to be a tremendous turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
William C. Maybury
East
Middle
West
Northwest
Durand Nominated by Democrats for Michigan Governor
In Detroit on October 1 the Democratic state central committee unanimously chose L. T. Durand of Saginaw as the party’s candidate for governor after the withdrawal of Judge Geo H. Durand of Flint, a brother of the nominee, following a lengthy three hour discussion.
Bookkeeper Palally Shot in Central City
Harry M. Reardon, a well known bookkeeper, was shot fatally here by Gil bert R. Jarvis, a street car inspector, on October 1. Police reported the incident occurred in the city streets and financial details or motives were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Harry M. Reardon
Gilbert R. Jarvis
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Nabors
Nabors Bros
Dan
Bryan
Tyler Haswell
Elite Restaurant
C. M. Camp
Hinds
Deo
Prin
John Wittman
Houston
Texas Central
F. B. Morse
Mgr
Dallas, Austin, Waco, FT. Worth
Denison
Houston, Corsicana
T. J. Anderson
M. L. Robbins
Tkt
Sanana
Shaw
Confederates
FORD
W. T. Ford
Franklin Brothers
Wweww
Ccipion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros
Dan. Cole Bros
Thos
Otto Boehme
McConnico
General Insurance Agency
Bryan, Tex
Mutual Life of
Amone
Prema m
A. D. M’connico
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