Leon County Grand Jury Returns Indictments
The Leon county grand jury completed its labors with seven felony indictments and thirteen misdemeanor charges. Col. D. McNaughton, proprietor of the Marquez Times and a veteran newspaperman, died recently at Marquez. Fort Worth targets sporting men as nine jailed individuals appeal to the governor to commute sentences.
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Leon County Grand Jury
Col. D. McNaughton
The
Marquez Times
Marquez
Fort Worth
The McKinley Assassination Shock Waves Through Nations
The shooting of President McKinley provokes universal condemnation of anarchist violence. If he dies, the event is deemed a greater tragedy than Lincoln or Garfield, signaling a dangerous, rising threat to law and order and calling for firm action against the causes of such crime.
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McKinley
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley Shot at Buffalo Temple of Music
Special to The Eagle reports President McKinley shot twice in the stomach at the Temple of Music in Buffalo. Condition serious, hospital on the Pan American exposition grounds. Earlier bulletin from Dallas said a breast wound and a second in the stomach with the bullet not located, he resting easily and hopes for recovery.
Judge Garrett Hurt in Mountain Boulder Fall
Chief Justice C C Garrett of the Galveston district court of civil appeals narrowly escaped death on Fort Davis Blue Mountain when a huge boulder rolled down and struck him after a tree diverted its path. He and his daughter Elsie Garrett were vacationing. he sustained painful but non serious injuries and is recovering.
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C. C. Garrett
Court of Civil Appeals
Galveston
J. F. Parks
Bryan
Judge Garrett
Elsie Garrett
Fort Davis
Blue Mountain
Texas News Roundup: Gunshot, Collisions and Fire Losses
In Sherman Joseph Eads is shot in the face by an unseen assailant and he is hospitalized as investigators seek the gunman. Forney a freight and passenger crash injures several. none seriously. In Palestine the Palestine Packing Co announces rebuild of a larger beef and meat plant with ice factory. Denison reports the Katy Flyer brings a large homeseekers excursion from Iowa Illinois and Missouri. Dallas records a fatal collision between Santa Fe and Texas and Pacific trains with casualties and 135 horses killed. cause under review. Corsicana notes man named Charles Richey run over and killed in H and T C yards with fatal injuries the coroner suspects accidental.
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Palestine, Tex
Palestine Packing Company
Dallas
Santa Fe
Texas and Pacific
A. F. Jackson
Corsicana
Tex
Charles Richey
Houston
Texas Central
Oil Operations Report For Corsicana Month
Pipeline office notes for the Corsicana area show two wells completed and two wells producing in September with two abortive wells and two abandonments. The drilling activity lists two wells and four rigs, tallying to totals for Sept 1 1901 of 1072 wells completed 605 wells producing 23 gas wells 229 dry wells and 215 abandoned.
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Corsicana
Triple wedding at Halesboro unites three couples at once
Paris Texas September 6 An unusual triple wedding took place Wednesday night at a church in Halesboro across the Red River county line The contracting pairs were J O Roach and Annie Spear John Roach and Rosa Seaman and G C Hobbs and Narcissa Hart The ceremony was conducted by Rev Williams of Deport All three couples were pronounced man and wife in a single simultaneous ceremony.
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Paris
Tex
Halesboro
Red River
J. O. Roach
Annie Spear
John Roach
Rosa Seaman
G. C. Hobbs
Narcissa Hart
Rev. Williams
Deport
Shooting at Exchange saloon ends in Mexican man's death
In Wharton Texas a shot at the Exchange saloon mortally wounded Tailie Sanchez a well known town character who died from a lung wound. D O Love surrendered to Constable Watts and was jailed. In Palestine two negroes Will Sparks and Dan Stevens fought near town Sparks suffered a skull fracture and Stevens surrendered to the sheriff. Sparks was taken to town with lockjaw reported.
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Palestine
Will Sparks
Dan Stevens
Sparks
Stevens
Negro Shot at Camp on Texas, Red River and Southern line
A colored employee working at a railway camp 20 miles west of Sherman Texas was shot in the left breast and seriously wounded on the grade of the Texas Red River and Southern railway. The incident occurred near Sherman on September 6.
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Sherman, Tex
Texas, Red River and Southern
Sherman
Estate partition dispute settles in district court
In Bryan Texas on September six a partitionment of Mrs J Zalehs estate was agreed in the district court involving about fifty five dollars with ten parties including minors in the suit. In Orange Texas on September six two Negroes were caught stealing a ride and one was shot in both legs when challenged by a brakeman. In Marshall Texas on September six Frank Lee was acquitted of murdering his half brother Tom Tippin.
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Bryan, Tex
J. Zaleh
Orange
Tex
Marshall, Tex
Frank Lee
Tom Tippin
Cotton Belt Hold Up Near Texarkana
Six men robbed a Cotton Belt train at Eylan and remained at large as a posse chased a trail across fields and a blind path toward Texarkana. A horse tied to the gang's escape route was found, and a Redwater agent reportedly shot a man believed to be a bandit. Separately, New York hosts a circuit court filing seeking a receiver for Great Northern Mining and Development over the Gilt Edge mine title.
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Texarkana
Tex
Cotton Belt
Eylan
Will H. Ward
Sheriff's
Ward
Taylor
Redwater
New York
United States
Great Northern Mining and Development Company
Albert R. Ledoux
Cortland Betts
Great Northern
Italian suspect tied to Dura murder near Yonkers
Depalino Tametine confesses linking the Yonkers homicide of J F Dura to a son of prominent wealth. Acting Captain Woodruff states arrests are a matter of hours and the suspect’s motive was money luring Dura to the woods where he was killed.
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New York
Depalino Tametine
J. F. Dura
Yonkers
Woodruff
Dura
Pennsylvania Railroad to Build Two Iron Piers in New York
Pennsylvania railroad officials announce the replacement of current New York piers with two 700 foot long two story iron piers. The new piers will serve the Red Star Line Steamship company within the Pennsylvania system. Several new steamships are being built, reportedly among the largest entering New York harbor aside from White Star Line vessels.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Red Star Line Steamship Company
Pennsylvania System
New York Harbor
White Star Line
Grain market split over proposed wheat grade change
Interest grows in New York as grains traders duel over a plan to add a grade to wheat. A September 9 traders meeting promises a heated discussion with committee members divided and the trade taking sides on the issue.
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New York
French Invasion Hope in Vie Illustree Article
Colonel De Lang writes in Vie Illustree about a potential French invasion of England. He cites French gun superiority armament quality and officer and soldier bravery as reasons for optimism that French and English navies will someday clash at sea.
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Paris
de Lang
Vie Ilustree
England
France
Farmhouse stabbing over dominoes shocks Paris Texas
Paris Texas September 6 Jim Westmoreland was stabbed in the abdomen and side at a farm house two miles east of Rox ton on the Greenville road. The fight reportedly over a domino game left Westmoreland fatally wounded. Jefferson Wisconsin September 6 Fire at Wisconsin Manufacturing Company threatened to burn the town before being checked. Losses estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 with insurance coverage.
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Paris
Tex
Roxton
Greenville Road
Jim Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Jefferson, Wis
Wisconsin Manufacturing Company
King Ka Ward Suffering From Heart Trouble
A Hamburg report notes King Ka Ward undergoing light therapy and massage for his heart condition. The candid weekly adds the ailment dates back to before his accession and shows no sign of improvement.
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London
Kaward
Hamburg
Porte seeks direct understanding with French claimants
Constantinople reports the porte is trying to reach a direct arrangement with French claimants challenging the Ottoman government. This move aims to deprive the French government of grounds for action and to ease tensions between the two states.
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Constantinople
The
Porte
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