Taken to Birmingham
Cornelius Robinson a Negro youth alleged to have assaulted Ruth Sossman a twelve year old white girl near Mobile on Tuesday afternoon was moved to Jefferson county jail for safekeeping after a mob twice tried to storm Mobile jail. Two deputy sheriffs from Mobile brought him to Birmingham arriving early Wednesday and identified by the victim. He denied guilt.
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Hegre
Mobile
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Ala
Cornelius Robinson
Ruth Sossman
Robinson
Carrys
Southern Railway
Eight-day Rain Ravages Mississippi Cotton Crop
Nashville reports eight days of rain across the Mississippi valley causing severe damage to cotton and corn. Mississippi estimates of crop loss reach 25 percent, with cotton rotting both on the ground and on the stalk. John W Bldin of Hill House and Walter Clark of Clarksdale warn the yield is unpredictable from the widespread damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Mississippi Valley
John W Bldin
Hill House
Miss
Walter Clark
Clarksdale
Mississippi
Cotton Growers’ Association
Clark
Choctaw Payments End at Wapanucka
Choctaw payments here have been completed. The report notes final settlements at Wapanucka in Indian Territory on October 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapanucka, I. T
Red Cross to Accept Gulf Storm Relief Contributions
The American National Red Cross will receive donations for gulf storm relief and asks state branches to announce accepting funds. Residents in nonbranch states may send to national treasurer Charles Hallam Keep. A Mobile relief committee will collect food and clothing for 1006 destitute persons. An additional gulf storm looms while floods rise in the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia region. Major C F Hohle was killed after being struck by an Atlanta and West Point train at College Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American National Red Cross Society
Washington
Gulf States
Red Cross
Charles Hallam Keep
United States Treasury
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Behrman
Atlanta
C. F. Hohle
United States Army
West Point
College Park
Burns Defeats Flynn In Ten Minute Knockout
Tommy Burns, claiming the heavyweight title, defeated Flynn of Philadelphia in Los Angeles on October 3, delivering a ten minute knockout at the fifteenth round to claim the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tommy Burns
Flynn
Philadelphia
Officers Re-Elected by St. Louis Southwestern Rail
The fifteenth annual report was submitted and accepted at the St. Louis Southwestern rail annual meeting in St. Louis on Tuesday. All officers were re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Louis Southwestern Rail
Reorganizers Win Nominees to Be Placed on Ballot
Austin Oct. 3 Supreme court grants writ of mandamus for the Reorganized Republican Party of Texas ensuring its two nominees E. H. R. Green for governor and J. C. Gibbons for lieutenant governor appear on the general election ballot. Court did not rule on merits. The piece notes other state legal actions and charter updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Supreme Court
Republican Party of Texas
E. H. R. Green
J. C. Gibbons
Raymond
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
O. K. Shannon
Court of Civil Appeals
Church of the Living God of Dallas
The
Christian Workers For Friends
J. Grossman & Sons of Dallas
North Texas Insane Asylum
Terrell
Hawkins
Bailey Crane Debate Set in Houston Auditorium
Debates between Bailey and Crane planned for Saturday night at the 6000 seat Bayou City Auditorium in Houston. An exclusive Bailey committee led by Major F. Charles Hume and others will handle reception and supporters. A Crane committee includes John G. Tod L. R. Bryan and O. T. Holt. Speaking starts at 8 p.m. Expect large crowds and excursion railroad rates.
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Bayou City
Houston
Bailey Crane
Bailey
F. Charles Hume
T. H. Ball
W. G. Sears
W. Masterson
R. M. Johnson
John G. Tod
L. R. Bryan
O. T. Holt
Colquitt Denounces Partisans in Bailey Matter
Fort Worth Oct 3 Railroad Commissioner Colquitt, here with Judge S H Cowan regarding the anti trust suit against Fort Worth Livestock Exchange, says he takes no part in the Bailey affair and declines to discuss nomination in Bailey's place. He denounces Gainesville partisans trying to shift blame for the senator’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colquitt
Bailey
Fort Worth
S. H. Cowan
Jones Kills Hunter in Razor Attempt
Ian Galveston October 3 report says Dan Hunter tried to slash a woman with a razor when he was shot and killed instantly by George Jones. Both men are described as negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Dan Hunter
George Jones
Wreck of Fort Worth and Denver Freight Trains Near Amarillo
A severe Fort Worth and Denver freight wreck near Sierra de La Cruz creek northwest of Amarillo leaves two dead and three wounded. Among the deceased is W. M. Elliott a Channing hotel proprietor. Seventy six horses perish as twenty one cars plunge the creek bridge. engine and one car survive. none of the crew injured.
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Amarillo
Tex
Fort Worth
Denver
Sierra de la Cruz Creek
W. M. Elliott
Panhandle
Channing Hotel
Channing
Rumors of 300 Revolutionists Near Nuevo Laredo Unfounded
A report of 300 revolutionists moving toward Nuevo Laredo from Columbia, Mex., prompted a probe by Mexican consul Lomeli who told the Associated Press that investigation found no basis for the claim and both towns remain quiet with no signs of trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Wieck
Laredo
Tex
Columbia
Mex
Nuevo Laredo
Senor Lomeli
Associated Press
Texarkana Man Jailed for Shooting Death of Minnie Dickerson
George Robinson, a Black man, is jailed on a murder charge after Minnie Dickerson was shot in the face and killed sixteen miles east of Texarkana. The pistol bullet penetrated the neck.
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Texarkana
George Robinson
Minnie Dickerson
Here
Fatal jealousy ends in horse attack in Guthrie
William Katterman of Hansford Beaver County was fatally kicked while feeding two horses. The horse, angered by Katterman's attention to the other animal, struck him with both hind hooves in the stomach, causing his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
William Katterman
Hansford
Beaver County
Katterman
Street Car Wreck Kills Man. Eighteen Hurt Near Muskogee
An unknown man died and eighteen passengers were injured when a street car carrying about seventy from the fair grounds jumped the track and overturned Tuesday night. Three injuries were considered serious. Among the most severely hurt were Moses Nero of Red Cross and E Cornell of Muskogee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Fair Grounds
Moses Nero
Red Cross
E. Cornell
Oklahoma State Fair Opens With Large Attendance
Muskogee October 3. The first Oklahoma state fair opened Tuesday drawing a large crowd. Exhibits showcase the best products of Indian Territory and Oklahoma in 150 booths. Racing is a feature with sixty speed horses present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Man Accused of Assaulting Daughter in Texas
In Groesbeck Texas Jim Meeks white a near Thornton resident was arrested by Constable Jack Bradley on a charge of criminal assault against his fourteen year old daughter He failed to post bail and was sent to jail The report also notes a quiet wedding at Decatur Alabama where Miss Carrie Peyton Wheeler daughter of the late General Joseph Wheeler married Gordon Montgomery Buck of New York at the Wheeler homestead.
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Groesbeck
Tex
Jim Meeks
Thornton
Jack Bradley
Decatur
Ala
Carrie Peyton Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Gordon Montgomery Buck
New York
BREVITIES FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND BEYOND
Short items report cotton trains head toward the gulf a Shantung descent rebellion in China a DeKalb Texas gas well a McKinney Texas bigamy plea two year sentence a Pittsburg Texas sixtieth anniversary a Chicago poultry condemnation near Groesbeck Texas a Will Jackson death near Groesbeck a John Smith injury on a Texas Pacific track Oklahoma City injury from a whistle incident Berwyn Washita river steer drive Kendall fall and loss of eighteen animals
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Gulf
Shatung China
DeKalb Tex
McKinney
Sam Townsend
S. S. Morris
Pittsburg
Tex
Chicago
Groesbeck
Will Jackson
Texas and Pacific
Strawn
John Smith
Oklahoma City
Arthur Reynolds
Washita
Berwyn
Horace Kendall
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Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Pierce R. Benton
Cowboy Girl
Plains
New Music
Haswell’s
Bryan
Thurs
BIG Sells
Menagerie
Peerless Potters
Tybell Sisters
Martell Family
Eddy Family
Imperial Amazing Acts
Negro
Dallas
J. G. Starkes
Lincoln Paint and Color Company
Starkes
Denison
Farmers’ Union
H. W. Slater
Department of Agriculture
Wichita
Kan
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company
L. F. Duggan
Jones
Hunter
Ian
Leo
Miss Wheeler
Grain and Feed
Wilson Grain & Coal CG
Paul Jones
San Francisco
Heath & Illigan Paints
Heath & Milligan
Garth, Howell & Webb
S. H. Franklin
China
Hasweah’s Book Store
W. H. Lawrence
John Wittman
Iw. C. Fountain
Crown
Bui Norwd’s
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