10 Jun 1909
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Newspaper
Fort Stockton Pioneer
Location
Fort Stockton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
1
Mrs. J. M. Green killed her daughter and two sons then took her own life in a grim domestic incident. Police report a fatal sequence at the family home. Investigators are reviewing motive as neighbors recall a troubled household.
In Richland Navarro County Texas on Sunday morning Mra J M Green fatally injures her three children a girl twelve and two boys seven and three by cutting their throats with a razor and then takes her own life. Neighbors Neils slept through the events as the act occurred about 330 to 400 AM. The coroner’s verdict confirms the deaths and brief details of the fatal incident. The region awaits further investigation and notes of the memorials for the deceased.
In New Orleans area, the excursion steamer Margaret buckled at Mandeville La on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain killing four women and two children and possibly more. The wharf collapsed sending about seventy five passengers into the lake.
The Treasury Department ordered border customs to admit duty free exhibits from Mexico to the San Antonio International Fair and to extend full courtesy to Mexican exhibitors and the Mexican Military Band visiting Texas this fall.
One dead and several seriously injured after a three story Knight Building fire at Elm and Harwood streets. Residents leaped from upper floors seeking escape, with at least three believed to have fatal injuries.
John Murphy unleashed a maniacal riot at the North Packing and Provision Company slaughter house on Saturday. He turned on fellow workers with a shriek, killing five and wounding four others. Two wounded later died.
Edgar Turner of Justin sold 900 bushels of his wheat raised on sixty acres to Burrus Mill and Elevator Company for $1.57 per bushel. The crop is described as excellent and the sale illustrates diversification as a sound practice in Texas.
Santa Fe offices report work will begin immediately on the Texico New Mexico to Coleman Texas extension. The contract was awarded yesterday to the C H Sharp Contracting Company of Kansas City.
In St. Petersburg the first warm days of summer bring an alarming increase in cholera cases. Public health officials warn residents to take precautions while monitoring the outbreak.
In Greenville two young boys, Sidney Wood and Frank Bouldin, were handling a plate when a weapon discharged Saturday afternoon. The bullet struck Wood just below the heart in a severe accidental shooting.
Waxahachie area plans to open several gravel pits along Brazos Valley Creek about two and a half miles from the town. Local officials coordinate site preparation as the project moves toward operation.
A compilation of Texas items reports night riders injuring Ed Dirden in Shepherd, plus notes on Oklahoma State banking deposits, Texas wool prices, Fort Worth and Amarillo depot work, Galveston water main agreement, and local weather impacts. Also covered are rail accidents near Hereford, strawberry and blackberry markets, a potential cement plant in Brownwood, a bank building incident in Fort Worth, reunions in Collin County, and various municipal projects and appointments across Texas.
The government bureau released statistics showing the last season produced the largest cotton crop on record. Officials cited favorable weather and expanded acreage as key factors driving the output. Analysts noted regional variations but overall supply remained robust for market needs.
The 1908 cotton crop reached 13,587,306 bales, up 2,211,845 from 1907, the third largest on record. Texas produced 3,913,084 bales, the second largest ever, while 45.9 percent came from west of the Mississippi and 54.1 percent from the east. Despite higher production, growers sold the crop for about 20 million dollars less than 1907.
Galveston County and the city of Galveston signed a contract to lay the city's duplicate water main along the causeway. The project requires widening the concrete arch bridge by three feet at an estimated total cost of 25,000 dollars, with the county paying half for the extra roadway space it gains.
A historic Tuesday storm battered Bryan with rain and winds two miles wide and eight miles long. Skylights shattered awnings and trees fell, stores flooded and stocks damaged. the fire bell tower water and light plant smokestack and three negro houses were demolished. No injuries reported as crops and gardens were practically destroyed.
Johnson County's Old Settlers' Reunion scheduled for August 11 and 12 at the association park and pavilion in Alvarado. The Executive Committee met last Tuesday and appointed committees to prepare for the event.
The Rio Grande River at Brownsville continues to rise about five feet since Sunday night. Gravity canal operators are taking advantage of the high water by filling their canals.
A local farmer, J C Cauley, aged 105, was seen in town looking spry for his age and will turn 106 in January 1010. Born in Ireland, he has lived in America seventy five years and resides near Rattan in this county.
Joe RE Yeargan prominent real estate man died Saturday in an automobile wreck in San Antonio. Authorities said the collision occurred near the city limits and the exact cause was under investigation.
A. Y. Shoemaker loaded the first car of tomatoes of the season here on Saturday. Several crates have been shipped by express this week. Prices run about two dollars per crate as the shipping season is set to open next week.
A fire discovered around 9 40 Wednesday night devastated the rear of Heath Brothers dry goods store in Detroit Texas causing about 75000 dollars in damage. Fire crews fought the blaze but could not prevent extensive damage to inventory and building rear sections.
Abilene report says Tom Barnett who had a life sentence for Alex Sears murder was killed by a mob of about fifty masked men. They overpowered Jailer L L Peese, broke outer jail doors but failed to reach the inner cell door. Fifteen shots struck Barnett as the mob fired through the cell area.
At a Washington conference of health boards the plan to appropriate funds for a great national leprosarium was discussed. Other items include possible U S regualr moves into Cuba within ninety days and legal actions against the Indianapolis News owners for alleged criminal libel.
Boston report states Swift Armour Morris Cudahy and National Packing Co generate nearly 800 million annually, surpassing U S Steel's peak 1907 gross of 127 million.
In New Braunfels two large feed sheds adjoining the Landa oil mill burned Sunday. They destroyed ten thousand bushels of corn, vast amounts of cobs, two tons of baled hay, 2000 tons of baled shucks and other feed, plus a large corn shelter and a box car.
Workmen for the Quanah Acme and Pacific Railway Company have begun breaking dirt for the terminal grounds and depot. This marks a boom in building with fifty to sixty business houses under ram construction, employing many carpenters.
The State Purchasing Agent prepares a June 1 start for a four week advertising drive in eight daily newspapers to solicit bids for supplies for nine eleemosynary institutions for twelve months.
Gen Newton bans liquor at the 1909 Texas National Guard encampment forbidding possession or sale on grounds and within a mile except for medical use as directed in Austin feature about Adja.
Beeville reports a six inch Sunday rain floods tracks delaying service between Beeville and the coast. The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio, the San Antonio and Aransas Pass, the St. Louis and Brownsville, and the Mexican National railways merge temporarily to reroute trains.
A large meteor crossed the sky Sunday over Dublin Texas lighting the heavens for about a minute, followed by a loud explosion that shook the ground and rattled windows and iron awnings across the city.
Reports received indicate a heavy hail storm passed west of the city about four miles wide. The storm extended from Benbrook twelve miles west of the Texas and Pacific line to Iowa, four miles farther up the line.
The State Medical Board will hold examinations for medical certificates in Texas in Cleburne on June 20 21 and 22.
Pottsboro reports serious injuries to Miss Etta Sharp Miss Jain Holden and Alva Holly after a buggy horse frightened ran away Monday night. They were hurled into a wire fence sustaining severe cuts and injuries.
The scholastic census of Temple nears completion and records 2,260 school age children, up 100 from the previous year.
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