Hearst Served With 600000 Libel Suit On Train In Omaha
W R Hearst and wife faced a dramatic scene on a Union Pacific night train when Deputy Sheriff Stewart served in Nebraska a $60000 lawsuit for slander and libel from Governor Haskell. Hearst accepted the papers, calling the action unlikely to go to trial, while Mrs Hearst protested as the door was forced open. In another note, Rev W H Vaughan of Texas Methodist Orphanage to reenter the ministry with Rev Dr J H McLean succeeding.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
W. R. Hearst
Haskell
Douglas County
Nebraska
Stewart
Seattle
New York
Hearst
Waco
W. H. Vaughan
Texas Methodist Orphanage
J. H. McLean
Bonham
Horror on Train Kills and Burns Passengers
A relief train derailed after striking a burned-out culvert near Millersburg, Michigan. Twenty people perished or were badly burned as crews crawled along the track. among the dead were Mrs. Cicero and her three children, with Kinville severely burned and likely to die. George Boston of Bay City survived, walking to Posen. The train carried refugees from Metz forest fires, using boxcars as coaches.
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Detroit
Mich
Millersburg
Metz
Cicero
Engineer Kinville
Kinville
George Boston
Bay City
Posen
Girl Holds Pistol Father Killed in Texas Farm Conflict
In Taylor Texas on October 16 J W Griffin a white farmer was shot and killed instantly by his sixteen year old daughter Bessie The revolver was forty five calibre Griffin advanced toward her with a knife after she refused orders to go to the cotton field Two shots pierced his left breast nearly in the same spot ending the deadly confrontation This terse account notes a family dispute turning fatal in a rural setting.
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Taylor
Tex
J. W. Griffith
Bessie
Griffith
Austrian Purchases Kentucky Horse For Fifty Thousand
Lexington Ky Oct 16 Allen Winter the Readville handicap winner and other noted Grand circuit racers were shown in three heats of the West stake before being sold by I Schlesinger of Vienna Austria for 50000. Allen Winter a brown horse by Ed Winter dam Miss Que will be raced in Austria next season.
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Lexington
Allen Winter
I. Schlesinger
Vienna
Austria
Ed Winter
Miss Que
First Legal Hanging Planned in Hays County
Glad He Is to Hang. Jesus Nerio a Mexican will be executed for the murder of his wife near Buda. He pleaded guilty and at sentencing exclaimed Estad buene meaning that is good.
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San Marcos
Tex
Hays County
Jesus Nerio
Jane
Buda
Officials object to Haskell speaking at Union Station
Fort Worth rail officials protest Governor Haskell speaking at Union Station on the 19th. They claim crowds will confuse passengers damage property and injure grounds and flowers. Leading citizens plan to appeal to higher authorities.
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Haskell
Fort Worth
Santa Fe Railroad
Union Station
Two Fishermen Drown in Chautauqua Lake
In Jonestown New York on October 16 fishermen J Kinney and A Cowden were drowned in Chautauqua Lake. Also reported Dan Hart’s personal crisis in Abilene Kansas and a suicide in Waco Texas. Departs Washington as Nicaragua’s Luis F Corea leaves Managua for Washington.
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Jonestown
N. Y
J. Kinney
A. Cowden
Chautauqua Lake
Washington
Managua
Luis F. Corea
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Lea
Hardwarescor Nation
Saratoga
McLaren’s Imperial
Heinz
Barrington Hall
Howell & Newton, Inc
William R. Hearst
Pers
Mr. Hearst
Plaquemine
Iberville Parish
Bsg
Hooper
Maringouin
Night Rider
G. S. Parker
A. W. Wilkerson
J. W. English
E. H. Astin
J. K. Parker
Jr. Dole
Dan Hart
Abilene
Kan
Tate-Mark
Directoire
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