Friscos Express Train Wrecked Near Henrietta Okla
Three trainmen were killed and three passengers injured when Frisco’s express train Meteor from St. Louis struck steel bars chained to the rails ten miles south of Henrietta. Engineer J. S. Robertson of Sapulpa died heroically after slowing the train and holding the throttle. A 100-strong posse searched the countryside all day for culprits, suspected to be Industrial Workers of the World. The victims were J S Robertson Sapulpa Okla W H Wyre student fireman Bert Ford fireman Sherman Texas. The injured were three unidentified passengers.
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Associated Press
Henrietta
Okla
St. Louis
High S
Here
J. S. Robertson
Sapulpa
W. H
Four Arrested After Frisco Train Wreck in Oklahoma
Four men detained in Wetumka near Weleetka after a Frisco fast train wreck are linked to Industrial Workers of the World cards found on them. The Meteor crash reportedly killed three crew: engineer J. S. Robertson of Sapulpa and firemen W. W. H. Wrye and Bert Ford, both of Sherman Texas, as the train hit a rail and then an obstruction. A parallel report from Weleetka says three local boys aged 9 11 and 13 caused the wreck by a rope and scrap iron, with no actions taken yet.
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Associated Press
Henryetta
Okla
Industrial Workers of the World Organization
Frisco
Yester
Weleetka
Wetumka
J. 8 S. Robertson
Sapulpa
W.W. H. Wrye
Sherman
Texas
Bert Ford
Here
Sutton
Fatherle
Hethin
Bert Ford Not Killed. Sent Home to Sherman Texas
It was learned today that Bert Ford a student fireman on the train had not been killed as previously reported but had been taken to his home in Sherman Texas and will recover.
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Bert Ford
Sherman
Texas
McCulloch County Wins $50,000 for Roads at Austin Meeting
At an Austin highway commission session Brady delegates testified McCulloch County received 50 000 for road improvements. Ten thousand for Puget Sound to the Gulf and Fort Worth and Brady Highway, with county matching to reach 100 000. Officials expect work to ease crop loss hardships and provide employment.
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Brady
Texas
Highway Commission
Austin
McCulloch County
Puget Sound
Gulf
Fort Worth
Prominent Texan Lucius Wallace Killed Near Middleton
Reports say Lucius Wallace a well known white man from the locality was killed today near Middleton in the southern part of the county by a black man. Details remain scarce but the incident has shocked the community and prompted sheriff inquiries.
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Jewett
Texas
Lucius Wallace
Middleton
Death of L A Mosty at Kerrville Texas
Kerrville Texas November 2. L A Mosty died suddenly of heart failure at his home at seven o clock this morning. He was a longtime county resident and a prominent Mason active in public affairs. Survived by widow and eight children Lee and Harvey Mosty Center Point Mark and Karl Mosty in the United States Navy Evelyn Mosty Lizzie Roth Mor ris and others at home.
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Kerrville
Tex
Camp Dewey
Evelyn Mosty
Lizzie
Roth Mosty
Hal Morris
Government ready to take control of Oklahoma coal mines
Associated Press reports Fuel Administration officials warned operators and miners in Oklahoma that the government would assume operation of coal mines if production halts continue. Garfield met with delegates as strikes were called off over wage demands. Operators were told wage hikes and price adjustments would be granted and reviewed, while miners signaled willingness to settle.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
The
Fuel Administration
Oklahoma
Garfield
Washington
Bank Resources and Directors Sign Notarized Statement
A historical snippet shows resources including loans and discounts, overdrafts, bonds and stocks, furniture and fixtures, and deposits with reserve agents. The document lists due from banks, currency, specie, and a depositors' guaranty fund with a notary public seal and signatures of directors August Krieger Hy. A. Meier J. C. Stinson on November 1917.
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Cain City State Bank
Cain City
State of Texas
Fredericksburg Standard
Eee
Ann
A. D
Thomas Schmidt
Notary Public
Gillespie County
Texas
Accidental Pistol Discharge Kills Girl in San Antonio
James Knight 23 of 312 East Nevada Street accidentally discharged a 03 caliber pistol at 5 am Tuesday, fatally wounding his younger sister Virginia and injuring elder sister Angeli ta wrist. The victims were taken to a local hospital. Virginia died at once. Knight, an employee of Guggenheim & Goldsmith, is reportedly nearly prostrated. Virginia’s body to be moved to Elmendorf for burial.
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James Knight
Nevada Street
San Antonio
Virginia
Angelita
Knight
Guggenheim & Goldsmith Company
Elmendorf
War on Belgian Front Intensifies With Artillery and Infantry
Terrific artillery battles and stubborn infantry clashes grip Flanders as Berlin reports Fontaine and Bourlon captured. German reserves flood Cambrai sector, signaling renewed pressure on Allied lines.
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Flanders
Berlin
Fontaine
Bourlon
Cambrai
Cambri
Jitney and Army Truck Collide in San Antonio
Mrs. Ethel Smith of 1714 Carson Street is hospitalized with serious wounds after a jitney and an army truck collided at Ninth Street and Avenue C. The driver of the truck was arrested. A purse worth about 151 dollars found at the scene was identified as Mrs. Smith’s property. The jitney driver, Van diver, was knocked unconscious and taken to Robert B Green Hospital before returning home.
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Ethel Smith
Carson Street
Baylor Hospital
Ninth Street
Avenue C
Untitled classified fragment on price offers
Fragment shows an ad seeking high prices and references a person named F. I. Petermann. No clear event, date, or location evident.
Stockman Killed in Wreck Near Amarillo Texas
In a fog shrouded freight rail crash north of Amarillo Texas Elmer Mason stockman traveling with cattle was killed Woods another stockman lost a leg and Curtis fireman was injured. They were taken to a sanitarium. The collision is blamed on dense fog.
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Amarillo
Tex
Santa Amarillo
Elmer Mason
Woods
Curtis
Parents of Machine Gunner Drowned to Be Buried in San Antonio
The parents of Frank J. Kellet, a mechanic first machine gun battalion member at Camp Bowie Fort Worth, drowned when his boat overturned Sunday. His body will be brought to San Antonio for interment. Surviving are parents Mr and Mrs Otto Keller of 1025 North Laredo, a brother Otto Keller Jr and sister Lily Kaiser.
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Camp Bowie
San Antonio
Frank J. Kellet
Fort Worth
Otto Keller
North Laredo Street
Otto Keller Jr
Lily Kaiser
Printing services ad at Fredericksburg Publishing Co
A compact notice inviting businesses to bring commercial printing needs to Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Emphasizes speed and affordability with phrases like neat quick cheap and local service.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co
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Hy. Franz, Jr
Koenig
E. J. Koenig
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Realty Company
Priess Building
Fredericksburg, Tex
Robt. Pennizer
T. Gliddon
Rederiksburg
McAlester
Ada
Holdenville
Klaerner’s Opera
Carl Morris
Walter F. Klaerner
Louis Kott & Co
Gillespie
Wim. Hoelzer
August Jung
WM. Hoelzer
August Krieger
Hy. A. Meier
J. C. Stinson
F. i. Petermann
Stockman
Kolmeier & Klier Co
Nic the
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