Street duel in Mineola ends with multiple injuries and death
In Mineola Texas on Wednesday a street duel left Shubert dead after he shot W D Kitchens who fired back before also dying. City Marshal Tillman Cage was mortally wounded, bystander N M Harpert fatally injured, and W D Kitchens critically hurt as the shootout followed local option disputes.
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Mineola
Tex
Shubert
Grand Saline
Tillman Cage
N. M. Harpert
W. D. Kitchens
Quitman
Chappel & Harpole
Kitchens
N. M. Harpole
Sheepman Killed as Freight Car Overturns at Fairgrounds
Beertle Doty of Charleston Illinois died when a livestock freight car struck a cow on the track and overturned at the fairgrounds. John Brooks was severely bruised but not believed seriously hurt. George M. Hardy, traveling agent for the fair, was shaken but returned to duty. Co. R. Doty and three helpers were in the overturned car and escaped injury.
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San Antonio
Beertle Doty
Charleston
Fair Grounds
John Brooks
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
George M. Hardy
The
Fair Association
Co. R. Doty
Ill
Hotel Destroyed in Sour Lake Fire
Sour Lake Tex Oct 15 The Sour Lake Townsite companys hotel nearing completion burned to the ground. It would have cost 25000. Frank ONeill a Beaumont painter leaped from a second story window and was burned to a crisp. Belonged to Hogg. Austin Oct 15 Fire destroyed the stables used by H G French who runs a dairy. Six horses and two mules cremated. Loss 20000. Property owned by ex Governor Hogg No insurance.
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Frank O'Neill
Beaumont
Sour Lake
Tex
Sour Lake Townsite Company
Hogg
Austin
H. G. French
Injunction Granted Against City Arrests of Electric Car Workers
In Waco on October 15 Judge Surratt granted a temporary injunction restraining city officers from arresting parties operating electric street cars. Other brief items note a San Antonio conference between strikers and the street car company president with no arbitration, a San Angelo fair opening as a success, and the capture of prisoner James Lynch near Salt Lake City after an escape at the state penitentiary with injuries and hunger cited.
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Waco
Surratt
San Antonio
Revs
A. J. Harris
Homer T. Wilson
Lynch
Salt Lake City
James Lynch
Nick Haworth
Woods Cross
Legatfe
Two More Victims in Laredo Yellow Fever Plague
Laredo reports 27 new yellow fever cases and 2 deaths in the past 24 hours, totaling 300 cases and deaths to date. Physicians work around the clock while oil from Beaumont is awaited to help saturate the city and curb the disease.
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Laredo
Tex
Texas Health Department
Tabor
Beaumont
Minera
Nuevo Laredo
United States
Barrett
Murray
Florida
Monterey
C. A. Biederman
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Cleveland Speaks at Chicago Club Banquet on Citizenship
Former President Grover Cleveland addressed about 800 members at the Commercial club banquet in the Auditorium hotel in Chicago. He urged a national purpose centered on efficiency and benevolence under popular rule as a remedy for corrupt politics. He arrived in Chicago and joined luncheon hosts Cyrus H. McCormick and David B. Jones after greeting friends at the hotel.
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Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Commercial Club
Auditorium Hotel
Cleveland
Cyrus H. McCormick
David B. Jones
Chicago Club
Forty eighth annual convention of passenger agents ends
The forty eighth annual convention of the American Association of General Passenger Agents closes at Old Point Comfort Virginia with next meeting to be held there. In Chicago Americans beat Nationals 3 to 0 with sensational catches in the outfield and Tannehill shining at short. Owens held the Nationals scoreless as attendance reached about 2600.
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New Orleans
American Association of General Passenger Agents
Old Point Comfort
Chicago
Tannehill
Owens
Standing Room In Demand In Postals Trial
In Cincinnati on Oct 15 standing room was in demand in the US district court during the second day of the Miller and Jones conspiracy trial over extorting a bribe tied to a postal fraud case. Nine witnesses testified and the government has four more to call.
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Cincinnati
United States District Court Room
Miller
Jones
Death of Ex Governor L Mitchell in Tampa
Ex-Governor L Mitchell dies at his Tampa home of general debility at seventy after a year of declining health.
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Tampa
Fla
L. Mitchell
Jury Finds Ernest Heywood Not Guilty in Skinner Case
Raleigh North Carolina October 15 The jury in the murder case of Ernest Heywood charged with killing Ludlow Skinner returned a verdict of not guilty after about fifteen minutes of deliberation.
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Raleigh, N
Ernest Heywood
Ludlow Skinner
Lightning strikes Kin of Pythias lodge in Lafayette
During a violent storm in Lafayette Indiana on October 15 lightning struck and partly destroyed a two story frame building on West Point Street housing the Kin of Pythias Mrs Van Meter was killed instantly and five women were seriously injured in the incident reported from Lafayette Ind
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Lafayette
Ind
West Point
Pythias
van Meter
Delegation of Dowie Restorationists Photographed at Prospect Park
A Dowie restoration delegation of about 1500 people arrived in Niagara Falls on October 15. The entire group assembled at Prospect Park for a group photograph as part of a public display of the movement.
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Niagara Falls
Dowie
Prospect Park
For Sale Central Hotel Bryan Texas fixtures and furnishings
For sale complete outfit and fixtures of the Central Hotel in Bryan Texas. Includes fifteen bedroom sets complete office dining room and kitchen furniture and utensils all new and clean. Building may be leased for reasonable rent. Call on premises or address Box 284 Bryan Texas.
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Central Hotel
Bryan
Texas
Webb Bros. Pants Sale Teased by Special Paint Offer
A local ad promotes Webb Bros. selling R. and W. 83.50 pants for 3.50, urging customers to view before paying 5.00 for paints. The note frames a bargain as a two item comparison with a limited time tease.
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Webb Bros
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John Wittman Ff
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Otto Boehme
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Cleveland Speaks
John B. Miki
Starun
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