For Sale City Property Near Allen Academy
Real estate listing offering parts of blocks near Allen Academy and a schoolhouse in the southeast town area. Properties include Swallow cottage, tenant house with well at 750, six room house and two lots four blocks from Main Street with brick cistern at 1250, and east front quarter block near Allen Academy at 250 with easy terms. Also railroad frontage on Otto Boehme property and lots near the school at 100 each plus other city property.
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School House
Main Street
Allen Academy
East Front
Conference Likely Mov toward Settlement in Coal Strike
A midday meeting of coal road representatives in Erie chair Thomas’s office with President Truesdale of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western ended after about an hour. Attendees declined comment but one participant suggested the talks would probably yield a definite step toward settling the coal strike.
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New York
Thomas
Erie
Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Baer in conference with Morgan over anthracite strike
President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad was in New York Sunday for talks with J. P. Morgan on the anthracite coal miners strike. Baer returned to Philadelphia and offered no public comment. Dispatches from Wilkesbarre hinted the settlement might be announced imminently.
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Philadelphia
Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
New York
J. P. Morgan
Wilkesbarre
Miners urged to return to work under troop protection
Wilkesbarre Pa Oct 13 interest centers on coal companies efforts to bring miners back under troop guard. Information from companies is scarce and reports show few additional workers in the mines. President Mitchell had no new news and said rumors of a strike settlement exist but nothing confirmed.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Murder at Rockville Center Sparks Manhunt in S I
New York reports Evangio Derika a 19 year old shoe maker shot four men at a Rockville Center shop on Staten Island. Alphonso Sagrone was killed Carmelo Salgrone and Jos Dirute were wounded, all with no clear motive. Derigo and others were living in the rear of the shop and neighbors describe possible derangement.
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New York
Evangio Derika
Alphonso Sagrone
Carmelo Salgrone
Jos. Dirute
Rockville Center
S. I. Derigo
Sage in Poor Health Curtails Business in New York
Reports from New York dated October 13 say Russell Sage, now 86, plans to curtail his business activities at friends' urging. He has systematized his vast interests so they do not require constant attention, and his health is reported to be steadily improving.
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Sage
New York
Russell Sage
Ambassadors and Generals Dine with King Before Kitchener Departure
Edward VII hosts Ambassador Choate and Generals Corbin Wood and Young at Buckingham Palace in honor of Lord Kitchener ahead of his India departure. Lord Roberts also dines with the king.
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London
Choate
Corbin, Wood
Young
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Lord Kitchener
India
Lord Roberts
Death of Albert Loeb banker and stock exchange member
Albert Loeb senior partner of Albert Loeb & Co. in New York died in his sleep from apoplexy at age 42. Born in Cincinnati he was a member of the stock exchange and a director of the St. Louis Southwestern Railroad.
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New York
Albert Loeb
Albert Loeb & Co
Cincinnati
Boer Generals Botha DeWet and Delarey Arrive in Paris
Boer generals Botha DeWet and Delarey have arrived in Paris where Senator Pauliat and a pro Boer committee welcomed them at the railway station. Public enthusiasm was cooler than during Kru ger visit two years ago.
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Paris
Botha- DeWet
Delarey
Pauliat
Kruger
Five Bodies Found in Boxes on Meridian Street
Five dead bodies discovered in boxes on South Meridian Street in Indianapolis. Authorities pursue alleged ghouls thought to have staged the grisly killings to escape detection.
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Indianapolis
Ind
South Meridian Street
Mining Town Destroyed in Sunday Storm at Keota
Keota Missouri was hit by a Sunday storm that badly damaged several buildings in the mining village. Italian coal miner Frank Charitina was seriously hurt and others are reported injured in the incident.
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Bevier
Keota
Frank Charitina
Using Sidewalks for Fuel Raids Hit Chicago Streets
The prohibitive coal price has driven sidewalk and paving block raids in several Chicago sections. Police are asked to stop the demolition and three arrests have been made so far.
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Chicago
Funeral Plans for Congressman Sheppard Attendents Named
Speaker designates Texas delegation to attend the funeral of the late Congressman Sheppard in Texarkana. Missouri and Iowa and others named to accompany the Texas group. Body arrives with escort of Woodmen of the World. services to be held at State Line Methodist Church South with burial at Rose Hill under Masonic auspices.
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Hen
Texas
House of Representatives
Congress
Sheppard
Texarkana
Barthold
Misouri
Cousins
Iowa
Mercer
Nebraska
Bowersock
Kansas
Needham
California
Warner
Illinois
Tex
Morris
Eureka Springs
Texas and Pacific
Lodge
Woodmen of the World
State Line Methodist Church
South
D. F. Timmons
Rose Hill Cemetery
Masonic Order
Tornado Strikes Quincy Illinois Saturday Night
A tornado ripped through Quincy and surrounding county Sunday evening, destroying numerous houses and barns, damaging orchards and corn, and cutting power. One man died at Camp Point and Henry Koetters near Quincy was fatally injured as lines and communications failed.
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Quincey
Camp Point
Henry Koetters
Quincy
Severe wind storm floods Lafayette and ruins fall festival setup
A severe wind storm and heavy rainfall hit Lafayette Indiana late Sunday night. South of the city barns and outbuildings were blown down and orchards ruined, while city streets flooded and fall festival decorations were destroyed.
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Lafayette
Ind
Hail Storm Damages St Louis Theater and Greenhouses
A five minute hail storm in St Louis caused about 5000 dollars in damage on Sunday night. Two inch hailstones shattered greenhouses citywide and knocked aic in the Olympic theater’s tin roof injuring several patrons, none seriously. The storm arrived without warning and streets looked like snow.
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St. Louis
Olympic Theater
Aic
Looted the Express near Lincoln by masked bandits
Escape, Oct 13. Three masked men held up the Pacific coast express on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy four miles west of Lincoln. They used explosives to wreck the express car and rifled the safe, obtaining about $1500. Passengers and train crew were unharmed. A posse with bloodhounds pursued the robbers.
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Lincoln
Pacific Coast Express
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Noted Confederate Dead
Major John F. O'Brien a Louisville businessman and Confederate veteran died at 62. He was West Point appointed by Jefferson Davis and graduated in 1860. He helped design Fort Sumter defenses and commanded Fort Pinckney during Sumter bombardment. Interment planned in Knoxville Tennessee.
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Louisville
John F. O’brien
West Point
Jefferson Davis
Charleston
S. C
Fort Sumter
O’brien
Fort Pinckney
Virginia
Knoxville
Tenn
Accident at Buffalo Bill's Show Injures Rider at Dallas Fair
During a quadrille on horseback at the state fair grounds Buffalo Bill's Wild West show two horses collided and riders a man and a woman were thrown. The man rolled clear but the woman was partially trapped beneath the horse and injured.
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Dallas
Buffalo Bill
State Fair Grounds
Entomologist E D Wight Sanderson Elected at College
Prof. E D Wight Sanderson of Dover Delaware was recently elected to the position of entomologist at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in College Station Texas.
Strike Settled After Governor's Ultimatum in New Orleans
The New Orleans streetcar strike ends with workers returning to ten hour days at twenty cents an hour. A seven and a half hour minimum is set, with no discrimination against those charged, and staffing to meet operation needs. Negotiations lasted from Sunday to the general union meeting finishing at 6 PM. Key figures include W. S. Parkerson, United States Senator Foster, Governor Herd, and Mayor Capedeville.
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New Orleans
W. S. Parkerson
United States
Foster
Herd
Capedeville
Striker Opposition Halts New Orleans Streetcar Service
Officials tried to shift drivers to new jobs in New Orleans on October 13 as track and wire issues delayed full service. Workers faced mandatory new applications for their old posts, some signed and trains moved, others protested and alerted the union. The union ruled the company broke faith, halting car movement until drivers are restored unconditionally. Company to refer eligibility to its physician, a step seen as allowing rejection of objectionable applicants. After investigations, the conflict eased as the company withdrew objectionable conditions and orders resumed with union instruction.
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New Orleans
Strikers Bound Over in Mail Car Obstruction Case
New Orleans October 13 Commissioner Craig bound over the recently arrested strikers to the United States grand jury. Each defendant was required to post a $1000 bond as the case moves forward.
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New Orleans
Craig
United States Grand Jury
United States
Prominent Denver Citizen Keener Dies at 75
Frederick A. Keener, a leading Denver figure since 1874, dies at age 75. He built wealth in grain and Mississippi steamer ventures with his brother, helped construct the Denver Texas and Gulf railroad, and was among the city's notable businessmen.
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Denver
Col
Frederick A. Keener
Keener
Illinois
Mississippi
Denver, Texas and Gulf
Firemen Stand Firm in Texas Railroad Strike
Laredo Texas October 13 The eighth day of the strike by firemen of the Texas Mexican and National railroad shows no change in the stand of either side The firemen demand higher pay while the railroad companies refuse concessions and insist on no return to work without gains.
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Laredo
Tex
Texas-Mexican and National Railroad
Man Dies After Gas Exposure at Spindletop Refinery Site
Michael Gardner a white man about 50 years old died an hour and a half after being overcome by gas while making pipeline connections for the Burt Refinery company in the yellow pine district on Spindletop heights Beaumont Texas October 13 He was working with many other men when the accident occurred.
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Beaumont
Tex
Michael Gardner
Burt
Yellow Pine
Spindletop Heights
Gardner
Express and Freight Collision Near Barre
An express train collided with a wrecked freight near Barre three miles west of Petersburg. The passenger engineer and the freight brakeman were killed instantly while the passenger fireman was fatally injured. Several others were hurt.
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Altoona
Barre
Petersburg
Bargain Night Closes Saloon Goods in Waxahachie
The unusual sight of bargain sales in Waxahachie saloons occurred Saturday night as the local option took effect at midnight. Saloons dropped prices to cost and below, conducting thriving closing-out business.
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Waxahachie
Tex
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Brazos County
Otto Boehme
Heptos
Heptol
Morrison Drug Co
Wilson & Jenkins
Bryan
W. W. Griffin
Bryan, Texas
Henem Oo SN Pal
Morgan
Indiana
Express
FORD
W. 7. Ford
BOS
Saoses
Franklin Brothers
Eupion
Sakery
McConnico
General Insurance Agency
Bryan, Tex
Prebiees
A. D. M’connico
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