Memorial Service Honors Mrs Jefferson Davis
A memorial service at First Baptist Church honored Mrs. Jefferson Davis. L A Ross Chapter U D C Camp J B Robertson U C V members attended with Dr Butler presiding. The program included organ music, invocations, scripture, solos, a memorial address by W C Davis, hymns, and benediction.
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First Baptist Church
Jefferson Davis
L. A. Ross
U. D
Camp J. B. Robertson
U. C
Butler
H. O. Boatwright
Betts
Jesus
Dr. Butler
Job
John
Southland
Deadly Florida Keys storm sinks houseboat with 150 aboard
Oct 22 Key West reports survivors from Florida East Coast railway work along the keys recount a wrecked houseboat on the Gulf. Houseboat No. 4 carried 150 men and broke up after a 5 AM strike, washing dozens to their deaths as waves swallowed the vessel. Dusenbury, rescued after clinging to timber, confirms 49 survivors were brought to Key West while other steamers recovered bodies.
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Key West
Fla
Florida East Coast Railway
The
Keys
Ww. P. Dusenbury
Long Key
Gulf
Hawk's Channel
Dusenbury
Jennie
Notable Improvements at Hunter and Chatham Store
Hunter and Chatham have added plate glass show windows filled with new goods and complete electric light fixtures. They plan ceiling to shelf upgrades to expand stock. A rear tailor shop is added and a new concrete sidewalk enhances curb appeal.
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Hunter & Chatham
Harnish and McClintock Return, Await Recital Date
Harnish and Olive McClintock, teachers at the Texas Christian University of Waco, returned yesterday after visiting Mr and Mrs B F Leman. Harnish, a vocal teacher, sang at the Christian church Sunday and was favorably received, leading to an invitation for a recital here with Miss McClintock, a reader, to be announced later.
Banker P MacFadyen ends life after suspension
London October 22 P MacFadyen head of P MacFadyen Co bankers whose suspension was announced committed death by self destruction. He walked from his bank to a City and South London Railway tunnel and lay down in front of an oncoming train. A mutilated body was found identified as MacFadyen amid rumors linking the firm’s failure to the cotton market. A note on an elephant ranch near Valentine Texas reports four females and a male arriving with plans for more ships in weeks.
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London
P. MacFadyen
P. MacFadyen & Co
MacFadyen
City and South London Railway
Arbuthnot & Co
Madras
Europe
Valentine
Tex
Gk Louis Republic
Severe storm ravages Salt Lake City area and forces transit halt
A wind storm battered Salt Lake City and nearby towns with speeds up to fifty two miles per hour. It caused three serious injuries, widespread property damage, the Utah Packing plant fire with losses around 250000, and disruption of trains and streetcar and electric services. Ogden reported a fatality and substantial property losses from wind and debris.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Packing Company
Ogden
Captain Pinder’s Home Swept As Wife and Two Children Missing
In Miami Captain Pin der, visiting the city, returned to Key Largo to find his home destroyed by the storm. His wife and two children are reported missing, deepening the tragedy of the hurricane’s toll.
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Miami
Fla
Pinder
Key Large
Murder Charge Shocks Louisiana Woman Held Over Child Deaths
Emma Lake Charles, a Black woman from west Williams, jailed on charges of murdering two children aged four and six. Report claims the children were taken by boat on the Houston river and held underwater until they died. The Havana asylum was noted as over capacity, with 1,650 patients. Governor M alorable conducted an inspection.
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Emma Lake Charles
West Williams
Houston
Munsane
Havana
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Mileq
Ottomi
Batavia Pure Foods
Hower Bros
Bryan
Accident Geo. A
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Weal Nsurange
AMS
Hurcane Horrible
Florida
H. Franklin
Ted
Snow General
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado
T Ban
N. M
Grand Valley
Albuquerque
Bryan, Texas
J. W. Howell
H. C. Boatwright
Guy M. Bryan, JR
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Webster Cullison
Grand Opera House
Richelieu Pure Foods
E. J. Fountain
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