Trust conference brings nine states to St Louis meeting
Governors and attorney generals from Michigan Missouri Texas Arkansas Tennessee Iowa Colorado Indiana Montana Mississippi Washington arrive in St Louis for an anti trust conference called by Governor Sayers of Texas. Sayers is elected permanent chairman and reads a strong address urging government action to curb trusts and protect the public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Sayers
Texas
Pingree
Oren
Michigan
Taylor
Indiana
Benton McMillin
Tennessee
Nolan
Montana
Thomas
Colorado
Shaw
E. R. Brown
Iowa
Bailey
Crow
Missouri
Paul B. Moore
Stephens
Arkansas
Mississippi
Washington
Smith
Navy orders Portsmouth yard to finish ships for surveys
The Navy Department requires the Eagle and Yankton be completed at Portsmouth by October 17 for winter survey work around Cuba and Puerto Rico. It awarded the Portsmouth dock contract to John Pierce of New York for 1,089,000 dollars. In Georgia, Crown Cotton Mills at Dalton declares 93 percent dividend in stock and cash, plans a new 100,000 dollar mill after 48 percent last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Cuba
Porto Rico
Portsmouth
John Pierce
New York
Chattanooga
Crown
Dalton
Poisoned milk sickens Hawley family in Odin Illinois
The Hawley family of Odin Illinois consisting of Mr Hawley his wife and three children fell ill after drinking milk poured into a warm tin bucket and sealed. None of the family are seriously sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin
Ill
Stanley Hawely
Mr. Hawley
Runaway on South Center Street Leaves Joe Turman Near Fatally Hurt
A severe runaway at South Center street near the compress left Joe Turman from near Gober possibly fatally injured. A second item reports Carceres resigning from the cabinet in Puerto Plata to stand trial for the assassination of President Heureaud in New York.
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Bonham, Tex
South Center Street
Joe Turman
Gober
New York
Puerto Plata
Carceres
Heureaud
Boers Ready to Fight as War Clouds Gather
London dispatch reports Boer forces ready to commence hostilities within days as ultimatums approach. Border preparations at Pretoria and Natal noted. Orange Free State officers present. Portuguese arrests raise tensions. Bruges, Cape Town also mention Belgian aid plans and queen’s peace appeal.
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London
Transvaal
Morning Post
Pietrimaritzburg
Natal
Orange Free State
Pretoria
Majuba
Laings Neck
New Castle
Bisance- Garcia
Uitlanders’ Council
Johannesburg
Alfred Milner
Piethimaritzburg
Chamberlain
Colonial Office
Reitz
Cape Town
Troops Arrive in Durban as Manchester Regiment Reaches Pietermaritzburg
The first battalion of the Manchester regiment arrived by steamer Goth at Durban and went on to Pietermaritzburg amid cheering crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durban
Natal
Manchester Regiment
Pietermaritzburg
Hutchinson and Southern railway rights clash in Kay County
In Kay County farmers bar surveyors with shotguns amid a bitter dispute over a railway expansion right of way. A grave was found as a warning to railway workers, while officials say land values are paid. A separate case in Santa Fe involves City Marshal Thomas P. Gable’s arrest for selling liquor without a license over two Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
O. T
Hutchinson and Southern Railway
Kay County
Walker
Hutchinson
Santa Fe
Thomas P. Gable
Gable
McFie
Grand Jury
Indiana Monument Dedicated At Chickamauga
A large crowd estimated between 6900 and 8000 attended the dedication of Indiana monuments and markers at Chickamauga. General H V Boynton accepted the monuments on behalf of the secretary of war for the Chickamauga Chattanooga Park commission. Separately in Wichita Davidson Investment Co. of this city failed with liabilities of 119 009. Arthur C Sewall, Bryan ticket vice presidential candidate in 1896, sought a receiver role for stockholder liability under Kansas law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Chickamauga
H. V. Boynton
Chickamauga-Chattanooga Park Commission
Wichita
Davidson Investment Company
Arthur C. Sewall
Bryan
Bewall
Kansas
Drowning of 9-Year-Old Boy Near Lockhart Tex
The 9-year old son of farmer Webster Witte living four miles north of Lockhart drowned while bathing in a tank. The accident occurred in Lockhart, Texas, on September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockhart
Tex
Webster Witte
Church Convention Tickets On Sale For October Dates
To Cincinnati National Convention Christian church October 13 20 tickets go on sale October 10 11 with limit October 23 one round trip fare. To Austin United Daughters of the Confederacy October 18 19 tickets on sale October 17 trains arrive Austin morning October 18 limit October 21. Very low rates. Any agent can give full particulars. D J Price G P and T A Palestine Texas.
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Cincinnati
National Convention Christian Church
Austin
United Daughters of the Confederacy
D. J. Price
G. P
T. A
Palestine
Texas
Strayed or Stolen Mule Offered For Return Reward
A mule, six or seven years old and about fourteen hands high, with a lump on the left shoulder, is missing. A reward is offered for information leading to its recovery. Contact A. D. McConnico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. McConnico
Real Estate Bargains Include Farm and Dwellings
Real estate notices list a 150 acre farm on the H T C railroad between Bryan and Beachier in Thompson creek near Jesse Taylor place with a well improved dwelling. Also offered are a new five room house near the graded school and Mrs Mary Mooring place, a five room house on one and a half lots in the eastern town, water works with a good well, and a bargain dwelling with 2 acres in the western city area sold at a very low price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Beachier
Thompson Creek
Jesse Taylor
Mrs. Mary Mooring
Real estate sellers urged to list properties for quick sale
A notice invites property owners to place their homes or lots with the agency to secure buyers at favorable prices. The ad promises professional matching of listings to purchasers seeking bargains and quick closings.
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Batavia
Houston
Dozier Bakery
Uneeda Biscuits
Uneeda
Swift
Franklin Bros
John B. Mike
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Burt Norwood
Wooten & Harder
Sanger Old Stand
Kutter
Indiana Monument
Kansas Investment Company Falls
Hudson & Nall
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
D. Mike, JR
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