10 Apr 1914
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1914
Page
1
An angry mob dragged Marie Scott from Wagoner jail and hanged her from a telephone pole after she stabbed Lemuel Peace to death near Wagoner Oklahoma. The masked group overpowered the jailer, tied the rope, and left the body hanging until nightfall.
A bar shooting in Dallas left Jack William dead after he opened fire in a Fatering saloon. Propriety owner George Theree and Donham were wounded. a chaotic scene followed with bar cash, police notes, and threats of pardons. Windstorm damage injured residents. National Guard units and state land funds were reported amid March activity.
Mrs Lillian M Stevens national president of the Woman s Christian Temperance Union and vice president of the world organization died at her Porland Missouri home after several months illness She played a key role in the 19th century temperance movement and led the organization through multiple presidencies.
Baptist minister Rev Otis Spurgeon of Des Moines was kidnapped from the Pierce hotel in Denver and forced into a car, driven twenty four miles on the Brighton road, then abandoned after a warning. He was found two hours later and taken to St Luke's hospital. He had been active against the Catholic church and led the Knights of Luther.
Carillo a Fort Worth resident and American citizen with Texas ties, was detained near Nuevo Laredo after visiting Taeredo crossing a bridge. He endured imprisonment until a scouting trip, during which a diamond pin and watch were taken. Consul Garrett intervened four days later, securing his release and return to Laredo. He is married with two children.
Queen Eleonora, consort of the Bulgarian king, will undertake an official visit to the United States. The tour aims to strengthen diplomatic ties and cultural exchange between Bulgaria and American institutions.
A blaze in St Augustine Florida destroyed five hotels and about twenty other structures including the power boathouse. The Florida House kitchen fire sparked the spread and a woman fell from the third floor breaking her back while Libby jumped from the second floor suffering a broken leg. Nearby towns aided in subduing the flames as the city faced a major threat.
A gas and fuel facility blast at St Canis injured and killed workers on the Polar Wave line. Workers on elevated pipes were hit by heat and steam as flames spread, with several men killed or gravely hurt. A train incident near Comer CIA displaced by the blast is noted, and other fatalities include a Dutch policeman and local residents. Pierre Collins of Mon Luis Island dies at age 100, the third in his family to reach the century mark. James J. Davenport, pensions commissioner 1909 to 1915, dies at Westfall Church Va.
Five masked gunmen robbed a private poker club in New York, seizing about 3000 dollars and a diamond ring while restraining staff and guests. The heist occurred during play as revolvers were displayed, with investigators tracing the incident amid other regional crime and business headlines.
Lyman Dryer aged ninety died suddenly at his Dayton home. A Mason since 1350 he was later made an Eastern Star by founder Robert Morris.
The seven year old son of Mrs. Price, a widow, drowned while wading in Blanket creek ten miles from Brownwood Texas.
Mrs Jacy Mia died two hours after being struck by a car in Moot Worth. The driver, William Hackeider, 16, was held on a charge of negiment hom cide. The minister William Wawson, a pioneer Presbyterian leader, passed away at his son's home in Wills Moot, Texas.
A traveling man was sandbragged by a burglar at his residence in Gainesville Texas and rendered unconscious for about two hours.
The order states about 606 Spantarés were deported from Torrece and their property temporarily confiscated. They were sent by train to E. Faso under General Villa's directive.
An estimated over fifty thousand people attended about 134 Dallas churches on Sunday though some downtown churches closed their doors to visitors, leaving many attendees to seek alternative services.
Alexander Chaner, seventy years old, was taken to Brownwood for safekeeping after an alleged attempt to assault a white woman, wife of a tenant on a nearby farm. The incident is linked to Stepherville area. details unclear.
Fragmentary text from a local page mentions numbers and names but is largely unreadable leaving few concrete facts. The passage includes stray figures and unclear references to places or events without coherent context or verifiable entities.
Four stores were broken into around seven o clock. About seven worth of knives were taken from one and a number of ingersol wares were secured from another. The other two reported little value stolen.
A 65 year old resident of Orange Texas named Mr Russ collapsed and died on Street while going to work. The death was attributed to apoplexy according to the report.
In Orange, Texas, robbers entered the Orange Grain company store, blasted open the cafe, and fled with about 60 dollars in cash. No injuries reported. The crime prompted police investigation and a search for suspects.
Enraged husband Alfonso Zuniga shot and killed his wife at the home of her parents and fatally wounded her mother, then took his own life. The tragedy followed a dispute over visits as police and hospital staff tended the wounded and investigated the scene.
Francis and his three children in Clark County Alabama were reportedly involved in a violent home invasion. An intruder entered the sleeping room armed with an axe, attempting to abduct or harm the residents. The family frantically escaped and escaped a house fire that followed, with one child reportedly killed.
A man identified as Mats Davis fled on a horse drawn wagon after a pursuit involving Henager and a charcoal peddler. A double barrel shotgun was discharged striking Davis in the head and body, killing him within minutes. Davis had recently been acquitted of incest and criminal assault involving Henager’s fourteen year old daughter.
A charred human skeleton was discovered among the ruins of the Florida House in St Augustine Florida. The grisly find prompts a police investigation and an autopsy to determine identity origin and cause of death.
4 H Rothell, a Dallas county farmer, bought 1500 acres in Kaufman county for 872400 to develop a model farm project aiming at improved farming methods and demonstration. Local officials noted the transaction signals growth in regional agriculture and attract future investment.
A three year old girl named Mary tH Judual died in Dallas after being scalded by boiling water at home. The report notes the incident followed lingering hours of agony before death. The text also mentions a quarterly apportionment for Texas Confederates, detailing pension numbers for regular and totally disabled beneficiaries.
An elderly farmer near West Tea died instantly after being struck by a Katy railway passenger train. In a separate incident Acoveth Withers died when his head became caught in a freight elevator. his body fell down the shaft. The deceased was reportedly deaf and leaves a family.
Will Edmundson a twenty one year old white ship carpenter was seriously shot at La Ports Texas It is charged Prince Green a seventy year old negro claims self defense and has been jailed in connection with the incident
The text outlines the division of the United States into twelve federal reserve districts with District No 1 Boston to District No 12 San Francisco. It lists areas including portions of Texas New Mexico Arizona and Louisiana and details counties and parishes within each district as part of the new currency law organization.
Frank Bo Knight Sr. died in Dallas after a week of illness. A pioneer telegraph operator, he served with the American Telephone Company and the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company, later retiring on a pension after a long career spanning Kingston Deer Paris and extensive national service. He left a son and a daughter.
FE H Loughery a statistical clerk for the Texas state department of agriculture died suddenly at his Austin residence. He was about sixty years old, known as an author and newspaper writer who produced many farmers bulletins. Survived by a sister, Miss Augusta Loughery of Austin.
About 30 000 damage was sustained at Polytechnic Heights Fort Worth when three houses owned by Judge Ohie Speer burned. Some of the collateral effects were saved.
A steer caused a panicked stampede in Lawrenceville Pittstury injuring fourteen people as a game was halted. Police and city officials responded after frightened horses bolted into a street car during the disruption.
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