President Roosevelt Arrives in Argenta Arkansas with Blue and Gray Escort
President Roosevelt and party reached Argenta amid rain threat and large crowds. A Civil War veterans escort of twenty four, twelve Union and twelve Confederate, led by honored citizens, preceded the president to Fort Roots and later into Little Rock. The day featured a warm reception, Fort Roots inspection, and a well received address at City Park.
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Little Rock
Roosevelt
Argenta
Rock Island
United States
Berry and Clarke
Davis
Treiber
Arkansas
Big Rock
Fort Logan
City Park
Tenth Street
George W. Rogers
Little Rock Board of Trade
Hulen Honored on Interstate Guard Executive Committee
Austin October 25 Adjutant General Hulen received a telegram from General Dick U S senator and author of the Dick bill naming him to the executive committee of the Interstate National Guard association. The honor was noted as a high distinction. District Attorney Moore filed suit in the Twenty sixth district court against a Beaumont oil company for taxes and penalties under the Kennedy bill totaling about 30000 dollars. The suit lacked attorney general approval. Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone company paid its Kennedy bill taxes totaling 9560 dollars for the quarter ended September 30 with 5881 dollars in cash and credits for prior law. Gross receipts for the quarter were 588573 dollars. The company did not protest. Chairman Storey of the railroad commission said the panel plans to pursue other roads in the state for late passenger trains. An order will follow after the hearing, as with the International and Great Northern.
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Interstate National Guard
Austin
Hulen
General Dick
United States
Ohio
Interstate National Guard Association
Moore
Twenty
Texas Company
Beaumont
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Kennedy
Storey
Railroad Commission
International
Great Northern
Strike Spreads Through European Russia Halting Railways
Over half of European Russia is in a railroad strike that has paralyzed the Volga region and halted most lines out of St. Petersburg. Telegraphs to Kharkoff are down and factories have shut for fuel. Authorities fear wider disruption as Social Democrats claim leverage with a stoppage.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Volga
League of Leagues
Moscow
Finland
Hardinge
Nicholas
England
Kharkoff
Putiloff
Kolikoino
Alexandrovski
Nevesky
Smith County Official Resigns With Allegations
Tyler Texas October 25 County Attorney Hanson resigns to the Smith County commissioners presenting a sensational document to the county clerk. He accuses a named official of acting for self interest and not enforcing the law while disregarding citizens rights and vows he cannot uphold his oath under that official.
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Smith County
Tyler
Tex
Hanson
Miraculous Escape Turns Fatal Electric Shock
In Tyler Texas on October 25 a white man touched a fallen telephone wire charged with 1050 volts. Ed James, a Black man, touched the wire to save him and absorbed most of the charge, dying in the effort. Anele Beall, another white man, grabbed James but was knocked down yet not seriously hurt.
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Nergo
Aid
Tyler
Tex
Ed James
Anele Beall
James
Stabbed to death deputy marshal in Mount Calm incident
Mount Calm Texas October 25 Deputy City Marshal Calloway was stabbed to death while attempting to arrest Harmon Horne and Jake Early. Horne escaped while Early was jailed. Calloway left a wife and three children.
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Marehal
Mount Calm
Tex
Calloway
Harmon Horne
Jake Early
Horne
Early
Boy McCloskey Dies of Hydrophobia in Paris Texas
In Paris Texas on October 25 a boy named McCloskey died after eight months of hydrophobia following a mad dog bite. He suffered convulsions could not eat or drink and experienced total numbness on one side of his body until death.
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Paris
Tex
McCloskey
Bloody Conflicts Rock Ekaternoslav Amid Protests
Two clashes erupted Wednesday near the municipal buildings and Pushinki monument as troops faced demonstrators. Police dispersed protesting students and school strike meetings with whips as casualties mounted from volleys and injuries among many students and others.
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Ekaternoslav
Russia
Pushinki
National Cotton Ginners Estimate For Season Output
National Cotton Ginners' Association reports that by October 18 between 4.4 and 4.5 million bales had been ginned. The season total is projected at 10 million bales.
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National Ginners
Dallas
National Cotton Ginners’ Association
Denver Enid and Gulf railway to Cherokee trains soon
Enid Oklahoma October 25 work on the Denver Enid and Gulf railway is progressing rapidly and in a few days trains will run to Cherokee the connection with the Orient.
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Enid, Okla
Denver, Enid and Gulf Railway
Cherokee
Orient
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Fl. Stadles
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Postoffige Drug Store
Oliver Typewriter
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Wises Little Rock
Capital
Mr. Roosevelt
Hill
Emmel & Maloney
E. J. Jenkins
Stevenson Machine
Buchanan
S. W. Buchanan
Bryan Steam Laundry
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