Buchanan murder suspect moved to East Texas prison by militia
A special train with three militia companies moved Jim Buchanan, accused in the Hicks family murders, from Henderson to the East Texas penitentiary at Rusk. A jail mob dispersed as soldiers guarded the prisoner. the sheriff and crowd were kept apart. Governor Sayers bars moving the man to Nacogdoches for trial without military protection. Trial set for next Thursday on criminal assault and three murders in the first degree.
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Henderson
Tex
Jim Buchanan
Hicks
East Texas
Rusk
Buchanan
Nacogdoches
Sayers
Guarded by Troops Over Nacogdoches Murder Suspect
Henderson Texas Oct 16 The negro Jim Brehanan charged with the Hicks family murder in Nacogdoches county is jailed under militia guard as crowds gather from Nacogdoches. Militia trains bring more troops. a mob is feared while orders for calm prevail. The report also covers parliamentary friction in London and other international notes.
Hand Lost in a Gin at Gleghorn Gin Colquitt
Terrell Texas report: a young man lost his left hand while cleaning gin saws at Gleghorn gin near Colquitt on October 16. The accident underscores dangers of early 20th century cotton gins in rural Texan towns.
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Terrell
Tex
Will Youngman
Gleghorn
Colquitt
Peace Prospects Ease Anthracite Strike Tensions
Wilkesbarre reports Washington says parties in the anthracite cowl strike agreed to arbitrate and end the conflict. Miners await district conventions and potential return to work, with President Mitchell signaling approval of a presidentially chosen arbitration panel. A convention may be set for Monday to authorize ending the strike amid questions of timing. In Texas, Harris Witherspoon, 17, was stabbed to death near a school after an entertainment.
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Wilkesbarre
Washington
Arbitration Commission
Mitchell
United States
Councils of the Union
Chicago restaurant combine aims for five million capital
Chicago plans to form a restaurant trust capitalized at 5 million dollars. Promoters envision uniting all large city eateries under one central management while each head preserves direct control of his own place. A joint grocery, bakeries, central meat market, and wholesale supply warehouse would cut annual catering costs. The scheme claims savings of 5 to 20 percent on the 1,208,000 dollars restaurants spend yearly.
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Chicago
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Houston
Texas Central
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Houston, Corsicana
T. J. Anderson
M. L
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Jim Brehanan
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Overton
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M. P
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Friends of
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J. G. Dudley
Ese Ags
John
Mike
Myron B Ree
New York
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Harris Witherspoon
Young Witherspoon
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S. W. Buchanan
James & Hart
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