Two Deaths Linked to Basement Tragedy in Chicago
Robert Gordon, sixteen, confesses to killing eight year old Joseph Reed by striking him with a buried brick and burying the body under a sidewalk near Reed’s home. The young suspect aided in the search before breaking down and admitting the crime.
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Bloody Battle Kills Two Troopers in Pa Mine Row
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania on Sunday evening a clash with 21 state constabulary troops leads to two troopers dead and four wounded after over 500 shots are fired. The confrontation occurs at Florence Mine as officers attempt to arrest Salvatore Waltzoch of the Black Hand. Several Italians in the boarding house and a stalled rescue lead to additional casualties among troopers and civilians as the siege ends with surrounding forces awaiting daybreak.
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Cooperative Livestock Company Opens in Kansas City
The Cooperative Livestock Company, incorporated in Denver last July, began operations in Kansas City. It aims to cut livestock sale commissions, ban heavy holdings, and reduce sheep and hogs charges by $2 per carload. Fort Riley reports the 146th Iowa National Guard arriving for a week of instruction as Missouri units depart.
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Rural Mail Carriers Convene in Dallas on Labor Day
The annual Rural Mail Carriers convention met at the Commercial club rooms in Dallas on Labor Day with good turnout. Mayor Smith welcomed delegates while President Thomas of the Commercial club and Postmaster Robinson of Dallas spoke on carriers and postmasters.
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Quarrel Over Cattle Ends in Farmkill Near Seguin
A fatal shooting occurred in Guadalupe County near Zorn on September 3. August Schwartzlenose was killed and farmer Brummer is in custody after a quarrel over a cattle deal.
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Guadalupe County
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