Rebels cross into New Mexico as clashes flare
Armed rebels move toward Lordsburg looting ranches as 26 Americans ride out to rescue Mrs. John Miller. Separate dispatches report Madero sending fresh troops to northern Sonora to quell unrest and aid Federal forces. Rebels attack Ojinaga and Presidio areas with forces near 500 to 400. U S officers respond as fighting continues along the border.
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United Press
el Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Lordsburg
John Miller
New Decatur post office honors Sunday mail with Seventh Day Adventist dispatcher
W. G. Gentry, a mail dispatcher at the New Decatur post office, returns to duty after a holiday and distributes Sunday mail to lock boxes while stamping and general delivery are affected. Postmaster Warner confirms Sunday stamps will not be sold, and mail will be delivered only to box holders on Sundays with the general delivery window closed.
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W. G. Gentry
New Decatur
Mpf Gentry
Warner
Gentry
New Decatur Council Set To Meet Tonight
The Raw Docdur council schedules its regular first of the month meeting for 8 o'clock tonight. Officials say few items of note will be discussed, with possible actions on minor business.
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NEW Decatur Council
Back to School Plans At New Decatur School
Professor Jones urges patrons to prepare for a large attendance at the New Decatur School opening on Monday September 16. Parents should ensure children attend first day, pay fees promptly, and cooperate with teachers to avoid distractions and boost the new school year.
J. D. Thomas Leaves Decatur for Athens Area Farm
J. D. Thomas, a well known Decatur grocer, has sold his store to his brother J. R. Thomas and relocated to an area near Athens where he will farm and reside. Locals regret his departure but expect a return home soon.
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J. D. Thomas
Decatur
J. R. Thomas
Athens
Mr. Thomas
Weather Forecast Varies With Showers in South
A fair night follows scattered showers in the southern part of the slate region. Temperatures remain mild as winds stay light.
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Slate
Aging Man Near Rockvale Undergoes Color Change Report
Murfreesboro Tennessee Sept 10 Abe Currin an 80 year old African American man from Rockvale in the Tenth district is described as gradually becoming white all over his body with only part of his face still black. He and doctors note the transformation as age advances and he claims to be a leper while tracing a family tale of African tribal royalty through his mother.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Abe Currin
Rockvale
Abe
Jes
Murder in Limestone County Rocks Athens Community
Athens, Sept. 10 One of the foulest murders in Limestone County occurred twenty miles west of Athens. Arthur Slaton, a young married man, was shot and killed while cleaning a spring on Fletcher Tennison’s farm. Tennison left briefly for water, heard a gunshot, and found Slaton dead. Fletcher Tennison and Oscar Pitts were later arrested.
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Athens
Limestone County
Athen
Athur Slaton
Come One
Slaton
Fletcher Tennison
Tennison
Oscar Pitts
Modern Blue-Beard Put Seven Wives to Death
London reports Captain Robert Hicks Murray killed his wife and two children, then his sister-in-law, before fatally shooting himself at Eastbourne. Murray is believed to have killed at least six prior wives, with Scotland Yard detectives escorting him and continuing the case.
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London
Robert Hicks Muray
Self
Eastbourne
Scotland Yard
Murray
Record Forecasts Large U S Crop Yields in September Report
Washington forecasts bumper crops across corn potatoes spring wheat oats and rye in the September report of the crop reporting board. Corn may reach 2.995 billion bushels with potatoes at 398 million and oats at 1.39 billion. Secretary MacVeagh weighs moving surplus treasury funds to banks to aid crop movement.
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Washington
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Treasury
Teft
Lammonns Guard Denies Escape Attempt
Montgomery Sept 10 Transfer Agent J F Irvine who moved J M Lammons the embezzler of state educational funds from Montgomery county jail to Wetumpka state prison said the prisoner made no effort to escape. Irvine praised Lammons as easy to handle and urged correction of the report. Lammons is to serve a one year sentence for embezzling funds.
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Montgomery
J. F. Irvine
J. M. Lammons
Montgomery County
Wetumpka
Irvine
Sammons
Lammons
Bride and groom wed after worker spends life savings
Kansas City reports a laborer Giuseppe Annelle spent his savings of 1100 to honor his daughter Mary's wedding to 19 year old Vito Campahello. The ceremony and reception included elaborate entertainment despite limited time and a modest home setup.
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Kansas City
Guiseppe Annelle
Mary
Vito Campahello
Maine election results show Haines ahead for governor
In Portland and statewide, Republican William T. Haines leads Democrat Frederick W. Plaisted for governor with about 3,700 votes, aided by Bull Moose support. Republicans likely gain a joint ballot Legislature, placing Edwin Burleigh over Obadiah Gardner. Portland and Augusta vote totals cited.
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Gov. Plaisted
Portland
Maine
Haines
Plaisted
Taft
William T. Haines
Frederick W. Plaisted
Edwin
Burleigh
Obadiah Gardner
Prohibition Loses by 40000 in Arkansas
In Arkansas, incomplete returns show local option forces winning over statewide prohibition by about 40 000 votes. Thomas A Wright of the Local Option League cites the margin as definitive despite slow counts. Fraud accusations surface in Little Rock and Argenta amid a heavy negro vote, with Joe Robinson leading the Democratic ticket for governor.
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Little Rock
Ark
Thomas A. Wright
Local Option League
Wright
Argenta
Joe Robinson
Arkansas
Twenty Lumber Workmen Drowned in Frazer River
Winnipeg Minn Sept 10 Twenty bodies have been taken from the Fra zer river believed to be members of the Minnesota party lost last month while prospecting and assisting in the survey of the Grand Trunk railroad. They perished in hazardous railroading as the river has been at flood stage for a month and is now subsiding with bodies badly decomposed.
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Winnipeg
Minc
Minnesota
Grand Trunk Railroad
Marriage Licenses Granted by Probate Judge Breggs
The Probate Judge issued licenses today to Fred C. Siffrin and Miss Mary Nell Barott in a marriage license record.
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Breggs
Fred C. Siffrin
Mary Nell Barotitt
Typhoon Ravages Chekiang China Deaths Reach Seventy-Five Thousand
United Press dispatch from Shanghai reports a typhoon August 29 in Chekiang province killing seventy five thousand and leaving millions homeless. Aid is desperately needed as famine looms and relief efforts strain under demand. Coastlines inundated and Chow city wiped out by floods.
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United Press
Shanghai
Chekiang
Chow
Scarcity of Carpenters Strains Decatur Building Boom
The Decaturs face a house famine as demand for contractors and carpenters grows with new industries. Contractors say they have six to seven months of work but delays in securing skilled labor persist. Real estate men forecast rising prices and improved trade as housing demand expands.
Governor Wilson Secures Special Car for Campaign Use
New York reports that a contract was closed for a special combination club car for Governor Wilson’s campaign. The car will be sidetracked at Seagirt when not in use, with little idle time expected. He departed for Atlantic City to address the United Spanish War Veterans tonight.
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New York
Wilson
Seagirt
Atlantic City
United Spanish War Veterans
Hartung's Pocket Recovered After Theater Find
Henry Hartung city clerk did not lose his pocket book at the Masonic event. His nephew Lee Hartung, theater usher, found the pocket book with papers intact in the Masonic theater and returned it yesterday.
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Henry Hartung
Decaturs
Lee Hartung
Mr. Hartung
Homer
Farmer Armstrong Brings In First Bale Of Cotton
The first bale of cotton of the season arrived in Decatur this morning brought by J F Armstrong a farmer living two miles out on Courtland road J W Murphey a Church street merchant bought the cotton paying 110 cents.
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Armstrong
Decaturs
J. F. Armstrong
Courtland Road
J. W. Murphey
Church Street
Odds on Wilson Rise in Wall Street Bets
New York reports show bets on candidates shifting as odds for Gov. Wilson climb to 4 to 1 on Wall Street and in hotels. Large wagers of up to $5,000 cited, with notable support for Wilson and sparse money for Taft or the Bull Moose.
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Gov. Wilson
Wall Street
Wilson
Taft
Western Mining
Forty-second Street
Oscar Strausing
Preliminary hearing for Lacey and Smith in fatal case
The preliminary hearing of Will and Frank Stumpy Smith is held at the county jail for the killing of Minnie McGuire and the shooting of Mrs Lacey. Smith may attend next week once wounds permit. no new date has appeared.
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Will & Cy
Frank
Meee Smith
Watermelon Ties to Fatalities Shock Athens Farmer Family
Athens, Sept. 10 Walter Thomas of Limestone County bought a watermelon in town and shared it at home. A child and a woman died after consuming the fruit, with another person succumbing within a week, leaving three dead in the tragedy.
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Athens
Ala
Walter Thomas
Ftame
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