Rescued Mexican miners show strong recovery after mine flood
In Rockdale Texas on October 23 seven Mexican miners rescued from the Vogel Lorenz mine are reported to be weak but improving. They kept light for days, drank good water, and awaited rescue while a fresh air shaft revived them once found.
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Rockdale
Texas
Vogel-Lorenz Mine
A. C. Koehler
Jose Morelles
N. M. Bullock
State Mining Board
Sam Taylor
Weather and crops woes in Dimmitt Texas plains letter
A Dimmitt correspondent writes the Bryan Eagle about a wet fall that arrived late hurting grain and forage crops. He notes rising feed prices for 1914, silo construction in Castro County, and a serious hand injury to neighbor Frank Barber from an ensilage cutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
K. C
Frank Barber
Christy Mathewson Coauthors New Baseball Comedy
New York October 25 Christy Matthewson and Aida Johnson Young wrote The Gore and the Pennant a baseball comedy set for the Lyric theatre tonight The Old Master directs rehearsals and says preparations are in ship shape
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christy Matthewson
Aida Johnson Young
Lyric Theatre
Shipshape
Stag-Canon Mine Disaster Toll Rises in New Mexico
In Dawson New Mexico October 27 the death toll reaches 182 with more miners buried. Officials report bodies are too decomposed to be held at the morgue or shipped. Rescuers returning bodies are disinfected after each extraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dawson, N. M
Stag-Canon
Strong Bank Statements From Bryan Banks Featured
The Eagle reports Oct 21 statements show strong finances for Bryan banks and the county. Combined deposits of the three banks total 1 367 156 40 dollars, reflecting a healthy local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
The
Eagle
Sex Hygiene Taught in Chicago Schools
Sex Hygiene as part of the Chicago High School curriculum began today with four lectures. Two sessions were for boys and two for girls, addressing disease and the mating instinct in clear terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago High School
Terrell City Marshal Shot and Killed in Dispute
Terrell Texas October 27 City Marshal Joe Keller was shot and instantly killed after a dispute with Constable J B Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell City
Associated Press
Terrell
Tex
Joe Keller
J. B. Warren
Final Battle Looms Over Administration Currency Bill
Senate banking committee opened what was seen as the final fight over the currency bill with growing support for a government controlled central bank. Associated Press reports the Administration’s plan had a broad compromise on provisions and a clear tilt toward a central bank.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Mexican Election Turned Out a Farce
Mexican elections produced unclear results with a week or more expected to determine the lead. Huerta appears likely to remain in power, while Washington officials doubt the legitimacy of the vote and may withhold recognition.
Huerta Wins Piedras Negras Votes 3765 to 122
Official returns from Piedras Negras Mexico show Huerta 3765 votes Felix Diaz 122 and Gamboa 3 in the Presidential election tally.
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Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Gamboa
Pastor Defends Huerta Denies Madero Murder Link
Rev John Howland long time head of College International at East Guadalajara testifies before the National Council of the Congregational Church in Kansas City. He blames U S authorities and notes bankers delaying Mexican loan payments to ease Huerta’s hold. He also characterizes Porfirio Diaz as having made a nation and destroyed a people.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Huerta
Madero
National Council of the Congregational Church
John Howland
College International
East
Guadalajara
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Porfirio Diaz, Rev. Howland
Removal of Sulzer and Tammany Hall Power Ride
The article argues Sulzer was removed not for personal graft but for misreporting campaign funds and omits proven voter corruption. It condemns Tammany Hall led by Charles F. Murphy and Richard F. Croker, contrasting Sulzer with Tweed and Devery as the state suffers from graft tied to public expense and lavish public troughs.
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Sulzer
Tammany Hall
Murphys
O’briens
Ryans
Sheehans
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Richard F. Croker
Ireland
Devery
Tweed
Deverly
Tammany Halil
Croker
Murphy
Andrew J. Garvey
Bill Devery
Richard Croker
Charles Murphy
Tammany's Liberty Loss in Sulzer Removal Debate
The Houston Chronicle argues Sulzer's removal shows Tammany Hall exploiting state power. It condemns Croker Murphy and Devery as corrupt legends and warns that New York faces continued theft risks under a pliant Albany administration with Wilson and Mitchell tensions affecting Gotham politics.
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Murphys
O'Briens
Ryans
Sheehans
Wilson
Washington
Mitchell
Gotham
Tammany
Esopus
United States
Sulzer
Albany
New York
Houston Chronicle
Cadets Vote to Keep Gun Drilling at A and M College
Commandant L G Brown told the cadet corps that the Dallas dress parade would use canes and pennants if desired, but the corps chose to continue drill with guns. The War Department ranks A and M among the top ten military schools, inspiring pride in training and appearance. New cadets steadily embrace the spirit and drill regularly to ensure a strong showing.
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A. and M. College
War Department
United States
Birthday honors list includes Roosevelt Ayres Vaughan
Ex President Roosevelt celebrates his fifty fifth birthday in South America. Stephen B Ayres a former New York congressman and author is fifty two. Dr Victor C Vaughan dean of medicine at the University of Michigan for twenty years is sixty two. He was born in Missouri and served in the Spanish American War Santiago campaign.
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Daily Eagle
Roosevelt
South America
Stephen B. Ayres
New York
Victor C. Vaughan
Department of Medicine
University of Michigan
Missouri
Santiago
North Texas Hit by Killing Frost Across Region
A killing frost swept North Texas last night and reached the central part of the state extending southward. The Associated Press reports chilly air and widespread frost that affected crops and outdoor activities.
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North
Texas
Ry Associated Press
Dallas
Card of Thanks from Elliott Family
The Elliott family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and tender ministrations during their deep bereavement. May heaven bless each and every one.
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R. B. Elliott
Prohibition Party In Texas Chooses Mass Meeting Route
Dallas hosts a meeting of progressive prohibitionists who back a mass meeting plan for selecting a gubernatorial candidate in 1914. Residents will vote at precinct meetings on the first Saturday in March with county conventions in April and a Dallas state convention in April, no candidate requirements set.
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Dallas
Texas
Woodman Hall
Ald
P. P
A. W. Walker
Woodrow Wilson
J. B. Gambrell
Wilson
Gambrell
Ramsey
Prohibitionists Name Chair and Call for Single Governor Candidate
Senator Collins moves O S Lattimore as chairman with L J Sisk urging no multiple prohibition candidates next year. A resolutions committee chaired by Abilene’s J D Sandefer is formed, with members from Sherman Dallas Paris and others. Speakers include Vaughan Gambrell Davis Brooks Thomas. Resolutions urge unity and a single governor candidate and progressive administration.
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Lattimore
L. J. Sisk
Bay City
Prohibition
H. A. Ivy
Sherman
J. D. Sandefer
Simmons College
Abilene
R. B. Humphrey
Throckmorton
A. W. Walker
Dallas
B. Reagan
Big Springs
C. F. Spencer
Montague
Jess Baker
Granbury
B. B. Sturgeon
Horace W. Vaughan
J. B. Gambrell
J. H. (Cyclone) Davis
Sulphur Springs
S. P. Brooks
Waco
Cullen F. Thomas
Vanes
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Etta Dixon
Brazos
G. R. Dixon
Millican
Lamb County
Brazos County
R. A. Holland
Dr. Tanner
Rube
Grand Old Plains
Dixon
Plains
Will Dixon
Dimmitt
Bryan Eagle
Christy Mathewson
Chicago, Ill
Senate Committee
Cur
Rency Bill
Diaz
Mexico City
Congress
National Treasury
L. G. Brown
Cadet Corps of
A. and M
PAO Meeting
Mittee
Messrs
Lane
Mayes
Thomas
Committee On Resolutions
William F. Ramsey
William Poindexter
Thomas H. Ball
Cone Johnson
Thomas N. Jones
W. J. Bryan
George W. Riddle
Jacob A. Herring
Madisonville
W. A. Collins
Beaumont
Sterling P. Strong
J. L. Darwin
Delta County
Collins
O. S. Lattimore
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