Boy, 17, Kills Mother and Sister in Pittsburg Ax Attack
Charles Cawley of Homestead, aged 17, murdered his mother and one sister at 3 a m with an ax and seriously injured four other sisters. He fought his elder brother, who restrained him with a chair, then was taken to the police station. The motive linked to a patent air brake device.
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Pittsburg
Charles Cawley
Homestead
Charles
Belle
James
Enginnany Line
School Teacher Shoots At Toowoona Town Tragedy
Winnipeg dispatch reports a western Canada shooting at At toona near the North Dakota border. J. J. Towes, a school teacher, wounded A. Rempel J. Hiebert and P. Kehler, then shot two pupils before fatally turning the weapon on himself. Rempel Hiebert and two girls are fatally wounded.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Attoona
North Dakota Line
J. J. Towes
A. Rempel
J. Hiebert
P. Kehler
Towes
Kehler
Rempel
Hiebert
Hunter Declared Elected in Choctaw Nation Governor Race
Tuskahoma I T October 10 The legislature counts votes and declares a small Hunter majority for Choctaw governor he is sworn in Senate confirms W A Durant as Washington delegate appointed by Governor Dukes last week Death by own action of an Aged Broker New York October 10 Charles W Lewis aged 70 promoter Fifth Avenue club ends his life with morphine native of England no relatives here
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New York
Charles W. Lewis
Fifth Avenue
England
Lightning will not strike water say Harvard scientist
Boston Oct 10 Experiments by Prof John Trowbridge of Harvard University show lightning will not strike water. Using a battery of 20 000 cells he generated six million volts, a force he says rivals lightning and supports his conclusions.
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Boston
John Trowbridge
Harvard University
Acre turmoil deepens as Bolivians execute Brazilians
In Acre the Bolivian forces have killed four Brazilians at Puerto Alonzo and arrested many more, keeping them as hostages. Some Acre residents have detained the Bolivian secretary of government.
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Rio de Janeiro
Acre
Puerto Alonzo
Banker Nicholas Fish death suspect Sharkey freed on bail
New York records say Thomas J. Sharkey, charged with manslaughter in the death of banker Nicholas Fish, was released on $7500 bail by Recorder Goff after three weeks in detention.
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New York
Thomas J. Sharkey
Nicholas Fish
Goff
Tragedy in Eldorado Ends in Multiple Fatalities
In Eldorado Arkansas three men are dead and several wounded after a daytime street shooting tied to a prior killing. Constable H L Dearing and farmers Tom and Water Parnell were killed while city marshal Guy B Tucker and others were wounded amid a large gunfight that included a cross formation of bodies.
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Eldorado
Ark
H. L. Dearing
Tom Parnell
Water Parnell
Guy B. Tucker
Dr. Hilton
Jim Parnell
Robert Mullens
Mr. Puckett
Texarkana
Jesse Stevenson
Mullens
Tt Studio
Puckett
Tucker
Marshal Tucker
Constable Dearing
McMuffian
Mar de Dub
Newton
Fae
Dearing
Union Grocery Company
Parnell Brothers
Parnell
Convicts On Hand Fall to 3809 September End
Superintendent Searcy Baker reports September figures showing 8865 convicts on hand Sept 1, 59 new, 2 recaptured, 3 returned by sheriffs, 85 discharged, 18 pardoned, 6 escaped, 10 died, 6 delivered to sheriffs, leaving 3809 on hand Sept 30. J J Dodson of Hondo Texas assigns with liabilities of 12980 assets unknown.
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Austin
Searcy Baker
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J. M. Boriskie
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Hutchinson
Bryan
Houston
Texas Central
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America
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Hondo
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D. Mike JR
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