Fire at six story tenement in New York kills three
Fire at 83 East Third Street destroys a six story tenement in New York causing three deaths and four serious injuries with 100 residents left in peril. The Moscowitz family suffered loss including Mrs Yetta Moscowitz and her three month old son Maurice. A boarder named Louis is also reported dead. The blaze began in the basement and rapidly climbed the stairs before an alarm could be raised.
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New York
East Third Street
Yetta Moscowitz
Maurice Moscowitz
Moscowitz
Louis
Liveryman James Cain Shot by City Marshal in McCrory
James Cain a local liveryman and brother of Woodruff County Sheriff William Cain was shot and killed on the street in front of his stable by city marshal John C. Taylor after a quarrel. Taylor is jailed as witnesses say the shooting may have been in self defense.
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McCrory
Ark
James Cain
William Cain
Augusta
Woodruff County
John C. Taylor
Destructive Oct Storm Wrecks Homes Near Tucumcari
In Hart ford forty miles south of Tucumcari a severe windstorm wrecked many houses. Thomas Jones and Mrs. J C Hawkins were killed, their bodies blown far from the shanties. T Williams died in Quay Valley when his shack collapsed. The cyclone-wide damage left a sixty mile swath stripped bare.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Hartford
Thomas Jones
J. C. Hawkins
Quay Valley
T. ©. Williams
Mrs Chapman Nearly Buried Alive In Kansas Town
Ellis Kansas on October 21 Mrs Thomas Chapman wife of a prominent citizen was believed dead and prepared for burial. After funeral services at her home the undertaker readied the casket when the family physician requested to inspect the body and found she had not died. She was moved to a bed where the physician said her heart was weak but she could recover.
Portland jeweler shot by highwayman near home
R T Butterworth a St John jeweler and brother of former Alderman William Butterworth of Chicago was shot dead near his Portland suburb residence. The crime is believed aimed at taking a $350 diamond ring he wore.
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Portland
Ore
R._T. Butterworth
St. John
William, Butterworth
Chicago
Butterworth
Advanced on Docket in Brady Case Over Anti Trust Fees
Austin October 21 The court of civil appeals advanced the state case against Travis County Attorney Brady to Submission November 11 The dispute centers on anti trust law interpretation and whether Brady is entitled to about 6000 dollars in fees from several anti trust suits Former district officials Moore and McLe County attorney figure in similar cases and may settle fee entitlement Commission of Insurance Love warns life companies to invest in Texas securities by June 30 and December 31 and report within 30 days to comply with the law
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Austin
Brady
Travis County
Court of Civil Appeals
Moore
Jeff McLe
Tarrant
Commissioner of Insurance
Love
Warrant Issued in Fiskville School Textbook Case
In Fiskville north of Austin a warrant for Charles P. Morris trustee is issued for unlawfully preventing use of certain textbooks. Gov Campbell, State Superintendent Cousins, and Miss Annie Bonner are summoned. case set before Justice Moore. Also New York telegram reports Texas ouster suits against American Book Company with University Publishing linked. state officials questioned.
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Austin
New York
Lightfoot
Brady
Travis County
Texas
American Book Company
University Publishing Company
Night Rider message targets Texas Farmers Union leader
President Neill of the Texas Farmers' Union received a threatening letter signed Night Rider dated Abilene but mailed in Dallas. The letter warns of coercion to halt cotton and declares Neill’s confidants are Night Rider friends. Neill cites Farm ers' union faction backing the riders. El Paso reports a rush to New Mexico gold fields near Sylvanite with a growing town of 700 and orders for supplies. Gold nuggets reportedly found on the surface 200 miles away as El Pasoans join the rush.
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Fort Worth
Neill
Texas Farmers’ Union
Night Rider
Abilene
Dallas
Farmers’ Union
el Paso
New Mexico
California
Sylvanite
Governor Haskell to sue Roosevelt in Missouri court
Guthrie October 21 governor Haskell will file suit against President Roosevelt in a Missouri court to ensure a fair proceeding outside Oklahoma. The same Reed Conkling Lozier firm of Kansas City represents the governor and Hearst case counsel.
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Guthrie
Haskell
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Missouri
Hearst
Reed, Conkling & Lozier
Kansas City
Governor Campbells Response On Requisition For Pierce
Palestine Texas October 21 Governor Campbell was asked whether he would seek a requisition from the Massachusetts governor for H Clay Pierce and signaled that such action might be probable but could not commit. The governor remained reticent on the matter.
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Palestine
Tex
Campbell
Massachusetts
H. Clay Pierce
Fire destroys Hungarian Mills elevator in Denver
An incendiary fire in Denver destroyed the Hungarian Mills elevator causing about 450000 dollars in losses. The blaze consumed 400000 bushels of wheat stored inside. Investigators report multiple arson starts within the mill structure.
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Denver
Hungarian Mills Company
Negro mail clerk sues railway for four hundred damages
Sherman Texas October 21 T B Bush a negro mail clerk won damages of 400 in district court against the Houston and Texas Central Railway company. He alleged he was assaulted while a passenger at Groesbeck by a baggageman.
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Sherman, Tex
T. B. Bush
Houston and Texas Central Railway Company
Groesbeck
Fire damages Hillsboro business district destroying stables
Hillsboro Texas October 21 fire caused about 5000 dollars damage in the business section. T S Bakers livery stable and Alfreds paint house were destroyed and other buildings endangered. Parts of the loss were insured.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Alfreds
Dallas doctor blamed in eye injury in Denton case
Mrs. G. W Ballard of Denton Texas faces possible blindness after a Dallas physician allegedly extracted a cinder and injected carbolic acid into her eye instead of cocaine. The incident occurred on October 21 prompting inquiries into medical practice and patient safety.
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Denton
Tex
G. W Ballard
Dallas
Jailed in Texas on $1000 Bond for Shooting Case
Paddy Nelson was jailed in Palo Pinto Texas in default of a $1000 bond after being charged with shooting B Olliers at Lyra Olliers, aged fifty four, was shot and wounded in the incident.
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Palo Pinto
Tex
Paddy Nelson
B. Olliers
Lyra
Olliers
Train Kills Isaac Williams on Sulphur River Bridge
Badly mangled after being struck by a Texas and Pacific train on Sulphur River bridge. Isaac Williams, a Black man, was injured severely though alive at the scene in Texarkana on October 21.
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Texarkana
Isaac Williams
Texas and Pacific
Sulphur River Bridge
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Rogers Bros
Pickard
Bryan
Hawk
Konklin Fountain Pens
Merchants Fountain Pens
Edison Phonographs
Pianos
J. M. Caldwell
C. E. Boyett
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
John Wittman
Tailo
E. Rohde
S. H. Franklin
Upper Market
Fallsboro
Deé
James
James & Nunn
No. 142
St A
Cour
Ist
Panii
Maxwell House Bleu
the Cheek Neal Co
Houston, Texas
Nashville, Tenn
W.S. Higgs
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Joe B. Reed
Bulte's
Excellence Valley
Rocei Sanders Bros
Hone
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