Night Watchman Murder and Harvester Company Plea
Dallas police report the murder of M. H. Zellner a 54 year old Dallas Gas company watchman found with skull wounds near Fitzhugh street and Ross avenue. Three Mexicans were arrested. Texas vs International Harvester Company ends with a 35000 dollar penalty and a Texas permit revocation with a sweeping injunction against future Texas operations.
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Dallas
M. H. Zellner
Fitzhugh Street
Ross Avenue
Zeliner
Dallas Gas Company
Zellner
Brandenburg
Austin
Texas
International Harvester Company of America
Six Hous es Burn In Dallas Water Crisis
A broken Dallas water main cut water for about 21 hours from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. Wells were used and residents ferried water by bucket. A two story home burned, five houses on Live Oak to Pearl and one on Olive destroyed. Losses reach about 13 500 with roughly half insured.
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Dallas
Live Oak
Olive Streets
Olive
Pearl
Live Oak Street
Pacific Avenue
Railroad Commission Orders Suit Over Del Rio Double Service
The Texas Railroad Commission instructs the attorney general to file a district court suit in Victoria for penalties against the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railway for allegedly violating an Oct 7 1906 order requiring double daily passenger service between Del Rio and another point. The governor named penal examiners D J Grant Sam G Duff and C M McCauley. Waters-Pierce Oil Company Not Sold to the Texas Company. Sherman, Sept 5. Dorchester and Stanley deny a Beaumont rumor that Waters-Pierce has been sold to the Texas Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission
Austin
Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio
Commission
del Rio
Victoria
Board of Penal
D. J. Grant
Palestine
Sam G. Duff
Greenville
C. M. McCauley
Merkel
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas Company
Sherman, Tex
Dorchester
Stanley
Beaumont
Engineer Killed in Kerrville Branch Wreck Near San Antonio
In a wreck on the Kerrville branch west of San Antonio, engineer Charles Howell was scalded to death while fireman J A Hamilton was seriously scalded and sustained a broken collar bone.
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San Antonio
Kerrville
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Charles Howell
J. A. Hamilton
Hamp Cook Busy in Texas Boosting Abroad
Houston telegram reports Colonel Hamp Cook, veteran Texas newspaper man, active in promoting Texas in New York and other cities. He has won wordy battles since vacation, boosting Texas while away from home and diminishing Five Million club memorabilia, with no clear return date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Hamp ‘Cook
Texas
New York
Colonel Cook
Train Wreck Injures Twenty-Three In Texas
A Fort Worth and Denver railway train wreck at Tolbert near Vernon Texas left twenty-three passengers injured and none dead. A rear car detached and rolled down a ten foot embankment. the Pullman car overturned amid great excitement on the train.
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Vernon
Tex
Fort Worth
Denver
Tolbert
Here
Chillicothe
Freels Frightful Fate at Lone Star Laundry Fire
Denison fireman Bud Freels died when a wall collapsed during firefighting at the Lone Star laundry. Fellow miner Alfred L. Smith was lightly hurt as bricks toppled the wall on the west side. The blaze caused about 20000 dollars in property damage.
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Denison
Lone Star
Bud Freels
Alfred L. Smith
Freels
Smith
Oldest Harrison County resident loses a thousand in gold
Miles south of Hallville Texas a trunk containing one thousand dollars in twenty dollar gold pieces was stolen from the home of 84 year old Miles Blailock. Blailock, a longtime Harrison County settler since 1864, keeps most of his money in a trunk and the thief is unknown to authorities.
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Marshall
Tex
Hallville Oishrolland
Charles Blailock
Hallville
Blailock
Harrison County
Anson County Goes Dry by Large Margin
Charlotte September 5 Anson county voters approved prohibition by over 300 votes in the countywide referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Anson County
Country acreage for sale near Bryan with houses and water
Real estate listing describes 200 acres three miles north of Bryan, 125 acres cultivated and 75 in pasture, one five room residence, three tenant houses, ideal country home with spring and well water, price 25 dollars per acre. Also 59 acres with 25 cultivated and a good house with improvements at 12 dollars per acre. A five room cottage on the west side near Mrs Spencer Ford’s home, two lots with well and cistern water and good improvements, selling for 1000 dollars.
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Bryan
Spencer Ford
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Southwestern Life Insurance I CO
Joe B. Reed
Friend-In-Need Society
Joe B
Reed
M. H. James
Mr. H. James
Iphone
Bryan Steam Laundry
W. 0
Hearn
Ual Qworts
Evosa
E. Ronde
James & Nunn
Nellner
Grand Opera House
The
Ember
Olympia Opera Co
Coca-Cola
Parsons
Bottling Works
W. A.watkins
General
T.R. Biattiet-Law
RIZ Otto's Restaurant
Parsons’ Building
North Main Street
W. H. Lawrence
J. F. Eaves
Smith Building
J.D. Ganter
Practical Watchmaker
Jewel
N. Jam
R.H. Brogdon
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney’s
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