Forrest's Followers Meet in Memphis for Civil War Reunion
Several hundred veterans of Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry gathered in Memphis for the fifth annual Forrest reunion. The parade featured about 400 mounted veterans and groups from the Southern Mothers, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Confederate Memorial associations. Divisions included Tennessee led by Major General Baxter Smith, Mississippi and Alabama under E. W. Rucker, and Texas Missouri Arkansas led by W. Y. Cook. After a ceremony at Forrest Park with a eulogy by Rev. G R Baskerville, veterans moved to Fast End park for a large barbecue.
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Memphis
Cavalry
Nathan Berford Forrest
Forrest
Southern Mothers Organization
Ladies’ Confederate Memorial Association
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Junior Confederate Memorial Association
Tennessee
Baxter Smith
Mississippi
Alabama
E. W. Rucker
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
W. Y. Cook
Forrest Park
G .R. Baskerville
Fast End Park
Momentous Measure P in Oklahoma City speech
John M Stahl of Chicago, president of the Farmers' National congresses, declares he will not seek re election. A measure to be introduced in the early session would modify the monthly crop report require farmers to withhold advance crop information from state bureaus and seek a revision of the interstate commerce law long and short clause.
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Oklahoma City
John M Stahl
Chicago
Farmers’ National Congresses
Marx Brothers sell statue as origin uncertain
In Paris an antiquaries case concerns the sale of the statue of St. Catherine to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art last May. Officials doubt origin of the statue, linking it to Tomas thefts with an estimated total value around 1.6 million dollars. A cellar discovery in Clermont-Ferrand ties thefts to a church relic, valued at about 200 thousand dollars. Some Paris papers accuse officials of tolerating church plunder.
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Paris
Marx Bros
de Ln Antiquaries
Explosion Injures Dozen Boys in Brooklyn Fire
A street fire in New York Brooklyn district injured a score of young boys when detonated fulminate caps attached to electric wire exploded. Five boys were hospitalized. Simon Beck, a junk dealer, and his conspirator Matthew Scott were seized after attempting to burn off wire insulation.
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New York
Brioklyn
Simon Beck
Ceera
Matthew Scott
Beck
Scott
Trickery Charged In Strike Settlement Offer
New Orleans October 18. Rickety claims surround the levee workers strike as steamship agents refuse a proposed compromise. Mayor Behram reports cotton screwmen offered to return to work at 18 cents less per day while an arbitration review was promised. A written substitute proposal rejected by agents demanded immediate vote on a flat 0 base.
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New Orleans
Behmap
Million Dollar Lease Offered for Ochre Court
Newport October 18 Mrs Ogden Goelet reportedly offers a five year lease of Ochre Court, valued at one million dollars. With no current tenants, a six year proposal at thirty three thousand eight hundred forty dollars per year would total about 1 400 000 in rent.
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Newport
R. L
Ogden Goelet
Chre Court
Ochre Court
Houston Banker Assigns Assets as Oldest Bank Fails
T W Howse, a Houston banker, filed a deed of assignment under state law on Thursday. Assignees named were W P Chew, W D Cleveland, and J B Rice, with bond of 100000 and sureties James A Baker Edwin Jr Parker. Judge Kittrell approved the bond. An involuntary bankruptcy petition against Howse was filed by three creditors and placed with H L Borden, who is to appoint a receiver.
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Houston
T. W. Howse
W. P. Chew
W. D. Cleveland
J. 8. Rice
James A. Baker
Edwin 8
Jr. Frank
Andrews Parker
Kittrell
Sixty-first District Court
T. W. House
H. L. Borden
Stolen Money Reported From Dallas Woman
Miss Cora Adkinson of 142 Lake Avenue reported a theft of 142 dollars hidden in her stocking and placed in a shoe. The next morning the stocking lay inside out beside the shoe on the floor with no other losses reported. Hosiery in the building appeared turned inside out. The incident was reported to the police.
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Dallas
Cora Adkinson
Lake Avenue
Fatal Knife Fight in Texas Mine Ends in Death
In Rockdale Texas on October 18 Celeste larrients was fatally stabbed in a hand to hand conflict at the Gig Lump mine. Ben Torres, a coworker for the Big Lump Coal company, is under arrest charged with the killing. Both men were Mexican and employed as coal diggers at the time of the incident.
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Rockdale
Tex
Gig Lump
Celeste Larrients
Ben Torres
Big Lump Coal Company
Caldwell
John Greene
Somerville
Greene
Shriners Plan Dallas Temple With 6000 Seats
Hella Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine will build a new Dallas temple in the business district costing not less than 150000 dollars. The modern complex includes an auditorium seating 6000 for conventions and other events.
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Dallas
Hella
Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine
General Granville M. Dodge Elected Loyal Legion Commander
In Philadelphia on October 18 General Granville M. Dodge of New York was chosen commander in chief of the Loyal Legion during the organization’s annual session.
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Philadelphia
Granvill M. Dodge
New York
The
Loyal Legion
Circus man Charles Schroe der of Columbus dies in cafe
El Paso report states Charles E. Schroe der of Columbus Ohio, a well known circus man, collapsed and died at a cafe in El Paso from heart disease.
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el Paso
Charles E. Schroeder
Columbus
Pin exchange update shows price shift for bushels
Chicago report notes Thursday price changes at cropping exchange with cents per bushel rising from Wednesday. Local markets show near term movements and final figures remain unsettled.
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Chicago
Denison Shooting Wounds Man. Suspect Arrested
In Denison on October 18, John Walker was shot twice and likely fatally wounded. Alexander Hubert, a Black man, was arrested in connection with the shooting.
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Denison
John Walker
Alexander Hubert
Telegraph Operators Return to Work in San Antonio
Four striking telegraph operators resumed duties at the Western Union office in San Antonio after a work stoppage.
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San Antonio
Western Union
Keifer Fatal Fight Leaves James Cotton Dead
Tulsa Oklahoma territory October 18 evidence reports James Cotton killed in a fight at Keifer. Jerry Smith arrested as a suspect in the incident.
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Tulsa
I. T
Keifer
James Cotton
Jerry Smith
Youth Albert Rogers Killed by Switch Engine
Tulsa October 19 Albert Rogers a youth was run over and killed by a switch engine in the yards.
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Tulsa
J. T
Albert Rogers
Taft Guarded in Manila Amid Bomb Plot Rumor
A priest's report of an alleged bomb attempt on Secretary Taft during a Jesuit college reception prompted police inquiry. Authorities say no foundation found. Taft remains closely guarded by insular and U S secret service, with no anarchist presence detected. Taft attended a Fort William McKinley entertainment Friday morning.
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Manila
Taft
Jesuit College
Insular
United States Secret Service
Islands
Fort William McKinley
Manila Visit Highlights Manila Garrison and Officials
In the afternoon he received troops garrisoning Manila and dined with Brigadier General Pershing at Fort William McKinley. He attended an American club reception and met with Governor General Smith Philippine commission members and insular officials before engagements. The Philippine assembly finished organizing its committees Friday morning.
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Manila
Pershing
Fort William McKinley
American Club
Smith
Philippine Commission
Philippine Assembly
Streetcar Collision Kills Four Motormen in Chattanooga
Four people died and about twenty injured when two Heights streetcars collided on Harrison avenue near the city limits. Signals reportedly caused the crash as cars plunged into a track dip while speeding toward work. Both motormen, Ed Parker and Will Pennington, were killed instantly. Also dead were Will E. Smith, a butcher, and a Black man named Cleveland.
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Chattanooga
Sherman
Heights
Harrison Avenue
Ed Parker
Will Pennington
Will E. Smith
Cleveland
Passenger Collision Kills Three in North Carolina
In Rudd North Carolina a Southern railway passenger train collided with a freight train left on a siding. Three people died J A Broady Spencer North Carolina fireman Mrs J P Thomas Danville Virginia wife of the conductor D Allen Bryant Richmond Virginia representative of a paper box company. Thirty seven were injured many lightly with Mrs W C Davis Winston Salem North Carolina suffering both legs broken.
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Washington
Rudd
N. C
Southern Railway
J. A. Broady
Spencer
J. P. Thomas
Danville
D. Allen Bryant
Richmond
Paper Box
W. C. Davis
Winston-Salem
Danish Steamer Alfred Erlandsen Wrecked Off Scotland
A Danish steamship named Alfred Erlandsen ran ashore on rocks near Castle Point St Abbs head Scotland during a gale. Twenty crewmen drowned as a lifeboat spent the night searching for survivors amid heavy seas.
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London
Alfred Erlandsen
Castle Point
Stabbshead
Scotland
Break in old Newcastle mine damages area homes
Dispatches from Newcastle report a serious break in old mine workings beneath the residential quarter of the city. Fifteen acres are affected with damage estimated at 500000 dollars. No casualties have occurred so far.
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Sydney
Newcastle
Hamburg export firm suspends payment after Haller failure
Lutyens and Ernstmann, Hamburg exporters and importers in the Far Eastern trade, suspend payments following the collapse of Haller Sohle & Co. The move highlights financial strain in international trade links.
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Hamburg
Lutyens & Ernstmann
Haller Soehle & Co
Vaughan Retained as Birmingham Club Manager
Birmingham reports Harry Vaughan was re elected manager of the Southern Baseball league club after the local season.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harry Vaughan
Southern Baseball League
Kipling’s Plan on Immigration for Canada West
In Toronto on October 18 Rudyard Kipling and his wife toured the Canadian northwest. He urged immigration to populate the west and argued that bringing in white laborers would keep out Asians, noting England has 5,000,000 people to spare.
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Toronto
Rudyard Kipling
Pacific
Thurston elected president of Army of the Cumberland unit
At the Society of the Army of the Cumberland final business session officers were chosen for the next year General Gates P Thurston of Nashville as president Orlando A Somers of Kokomo Indiana as corresponding secretary General A E Carman of Washington as treasurer and Judge O B Liddell of Denver named to deliver the next year's oration The reunion closed with the annual banquet.
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Chattanooga
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Gates P. Thurston
Nashville
Orlando A. Somers
Kokomo
Ind
A. E. Carman
Washington
O. B. Liddell
Denver
Mosquito Lectures Warn of 250000 Annual Deaths
Dr. Edward A. Ayers of New York Polytechnic College told the New York Academy of Medicine that 250000 deaths yearly stem from mosquito bites. He cited five diseases linked to mosquitoes including malaria yellow fever beri beri dengue and filariasis and urged draining swamp lands as a national control measure.
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New York
Edward A. Ayers
New York Polytechnic College
New York Academy of
Ayers
Unusual tactics considered to close Kansas City theaters
Kansas City officials plan to arrest actors and actresses who performed Sunday last in the city to enforce the law against Sunday work. The move would affect hundreds of theater personnel across sixteen venues. Vienna, Oct 18. Emperor in worse condition Friday morning.
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Kansas City
Kamsas City
Vienna
Arm Amputation After Gin Incident at Prosper
In Denton Texas on October 18 at Prosper M E Nichols suffered a severe arm laceration requiring amputation after an incident at a cotton gin.
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Denton, Tex
Prosper
M. E. Nichols
Bishop of London Sails Home From Celtice Voyage
New York report states the Bishop of London departed for home aboard the Celtice on Friday, October 18, amid ongoing church duties and international travel.
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New York
London
Wheat and corn slide on New York Produce Exchange
Wheat fell nearly 2 cents per bushel and corn 2 52 cents amid slumping export demand and unsettled Wall Street. December wheat touched 1.133 8 dollars, down 5 cents from a recent peak.
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New York
New York Produce Exchange
Liverpool
Wall Street
Sherman Oil Mill to be Reorganized into Cotton Mill
Boston capitalists plan to convert the Sherman oil mill into a first class cotton mill with $500000 paid up capital. Local stockholders oppose a $1.50 tax on the hundred which the plan would involve. If residents participate financially, Roswell interests will move to push the organization to completion.
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Sherman
Tex
Boston
Sherman Oil
Ros
Man's Tragic Attempt Sparks Domestic Turmoil
Fragmentary notes describe a man in Chicago facing accusations and a threatened act against his wife. The report hints at personal conflict and potential legal consequences without detailing events.
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Taliaferro Building
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Brazos County
J Isles
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Hudson & Wilson
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