Windows to a Sweeping Patchwork of 1900s Headlines
Brevities cover outbreaks and accidents from Atoka Texas to Chicago Illinois. Reports include boll weevils near Atoka prairie dogs near Paris Texas and Jim Crow era misfortunes. Deaths fires and industrial incidents dot a mosaic of early 20th century concerns.
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Atoka
Chicago
Rabbi Jacobson
Shreveport
Baker Lumber Company
Turrell
Ark
Paris
Tex
John Warren
Swan
Smith County
Texas
Oklahoma
Treasury
Bailey
Hon. M. M. Crane
Houston
Cotton futures rise on Gulf storm warning
New Orleans reports cot ton futures climbed 41 points from Saturday as weather bureau warning and storm damage reports influenced trading. December cotton quoted at 9.93.
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New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Heat records blaze as city swelters in record highs
Los Angeles on Sunday faced the hottest day of the year with thermometers at 1115 degrees in the shade atop the Los Angeles Trust Building and 112 in the shade on the streets while 117 degrees rose in the sun at the same elevation.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Trust Company
Quarrel Turns Fatal in Texas Farm Fight
An unknown Negro and Burks argued over a woman on the Eastham farm near Italy Texas. The unknown man was killed when his head was blown off by a shotgun blast. Burks was jailed.
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Dan Hopper
Brownwood
Tex
W. C. Dean
Ardmore
United States
San Antonio
Mary Vaughan
T. D. Henderson
Aubrey
Denton County
Texas
Denton
John Coble
Neal Brown
Tom Ross
Customs Service
Brownsville
Brazos River
Waco
Charles Mann
Bob Brown
Mount Vernon
Mississippi Central Railway
Brookhaven
Miss
Italy
Burks
Eastham
First Frost Reaches West Texas Towns
Abilene Texas reports the first frost of the season with a Monday morning temperature of 44 degrees. In contrast Corpus Christi recorded 88 degrees on the same day, highlighting a decided temperature difference between the two locations.
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Abilene
Corpus Christi
Tex
West Texas
Houston Takes Over Water Plant For City Ownership
Houston assumed control of the Houston Water plant at a cost of 901000 dollars and plans immediate expenditures of 100000 dollars for main extensions as the city moves toward municipal ownership.
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Houston
Houston Water Company
Robbery at Second Court Safe At City of Mexico
Confession reveals two court employees knew the safe combination and robbed the Second court safe in City of Mexico. The crime was uncovered as investigators traced the theft to insiders. Both suspects, identified as workers at the court, face charges.
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City of
Mexico
TWO HEROES SAVE LIGHTHOUSE CREW IN MOBILE STORM
Revenue cutter Winona arrived off Pascagoula lighthouse after a cyclone wrecked the coast. Master at Arms Peterson and Quartermaster Peterson braved raging seas to rescue the keeper and his family from the tower. Captain Hanks praises the daring duo as the most heroic rescue of the storm. The report notes widespread destruction from Mobile to Ship Island and preparations for relief for Dauphin Island islanders.
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Mobile
Winona
Pascagoula
Petersons
Hanks
Revenue Cutter
Scranton
Miss
Ile
Dauphin Island
Horn Island
Charles Johnson
Johnson
Gulfport
Round Island
Ship Island
Cat Island
Petit Bois Island
Grant's Island
Slaker
United States
Fort Gaines
Fort Morgan
Mobile Bay
Washington
Mobile Appreciates Offer but Says No Local Destitution
Paul J. Wilson of Mobile's Commercial club asks AP to deny reports of widespread death and suffering. He states no lives were lost and Mobile is handling the situation, while southern clubs offer aid. The city is isolated by impassable swamps and destroyed roads and boats hinder outside assistance and news.
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Mobile
Paul J. Wilson
Commercial Club
Associated Press
Gulf Coast
Great Building Activity in City of Mexico
City of Mexico reports heavy construction boom with multiple new structures under way and ongoing development throughout October, signaling a thriving building season.
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City of
Mexico
Senor Quesada Holds Palma Faith Despite Resignation
Washington reports Cuban minister Senor Quesada says he has not heard from Secretary Taft about his resignation letter. He praises Palma’s long struggle for Cuban liberty and notes Palma leaves Havana penniless after years of service. Quesada had previously offered to resign, which Palma declined. He plans to return to Cuba to participate in elections under the provisional government.
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Washington
Senor Quesada
Taft
Palma
Havana
United States
Quesada
Cuba
War department gears up for Cuban expedition
Secretary Taft stays in touch with President Roosevelt about Cuba but has not talked with war department officials since Saturday. Preparations speed up with officers and clerks working overnight. Troops mobilizing at Newport News ready for transports. The second battalion of engineers sails to New York aboard the Sumner. Two complete field hospital outfits head to Cuba, sailing with the first transport.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
War Department
Cuba
Newport News
Sumner
New York
Navy shifts Texas status as Taft requests marines
The battleship Texas was held at Cape Henry awaiting Taft instructions. Taft wired the navy that no more battleships were needed but desired more marines. Texas reportedly carries 200 marines and land service supplies. In Havana a 750 man marine brigade under Major Wendell C. Neville arrived from Kentucky Indiana and Minneapolis to Camp Columbia with no demonstrations.
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Washington
Texas
Cape Henry
Taft
Navy Department
Havana
Wendell C. Neville
Kentucky
Indiana
Minneapolis
Camp Columbia
Marines Ordered To Havana From Pensacola Revoked
Orders dispatching forty marines from the Pensacola navy yard to Havana were revoked as the men are needed at Pensacola to preserve order and protect property after the recent hurricane.
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Washington
Pensacola Navy Yard
Havana
Pensacola
Chicago Packers Asked to Testify on Arkansas Trust
J Ogden Armour and other Chicago packers were requested to appear before United States Commissioner Taylor to disclose knowledge about a packery trust in Arkansas. Arkansas law bars pools trusts or conspiracies to fix prices or quantities of products in the state. New York Oct 1 Al Adams former head of policy gambling in the United States committed suicide.
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Tribue
United States
Taylor
Arkansas
New York
al Adams
Ennis Texas Opens Modern Mattress Factory
Ennis Texas reports a new modern mattress factory while a string of calamities and incidents across the region includes 19 vessels arriving at Galveston, a deadly logging accident near Lake Charles, and a race-related injury in Dallas.
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Ennis
Tex
Galveston
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