Williams Wins Democratic Primaries Over Vardaman in Mississippi
Jackson dispatch reports Congressman John Sharpe Williams defeated Governor James K. Vardaman by an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 votes in Mississippi Democratic primaries. With 105,000 to 110,000 votes cast, Williams likely carried about fifty of seventy-eight counties, including Leflore and Hinds, while the Vardaman repeal of the fifteenth amendment was rejected as unwise.
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Jackson
Miss
John Sharpe Williams
James K. Vardaman
Illiams
Williams
Inds
Leflore
Vardaiian
Fall Kills Andrew Holmes at West Belknap Pole
Fort Worth dispatch reports Andrew Holmes a 23 year old Southwestern Telephone lineman died after a live wire shocked him near the top of a pole in front of Second Ward school on West Belknap Street. He fell 25 feet to the pavement crushing his skull. Holmes had worked five or six months for the company and came from Terrell. his sister lived in North Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Andrew Holmes
Southwestern Telephone Company
Second Ward
West Belknap Street
Holmes
Terrell
North Fort Worth
Celery Crop Success on One Olmito Acre
William Volz and sons report a remarkable celery crop on one Olmito acre near Brownsville. They sold 39,000 pounds for 1,979.89 dollars, netting 1,025 dollars after costs. Planted as an experiment, the crop used 1,000 pounds of fertilizer per acre and was irrigated regularly until canal repairs caused a four week water drought. Next year they plan fifty acres.
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San Antonio
William Volz
Olmito
Brownsville
Child Shot by Brother on Boxelder Farm
Pearl Jackson, thirteen, was killed instantly by her ten year old brother Oswald Jackson on a Boxelder area farm while playing with younger children as the boy handled a shotgun that was nearby.Authorities reported the accident occurred Wednesday when the siblings were in the room with other children.
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Clarkeville
Pearl Jackson
Oswald Jackson
Boxelder
Baker Burned to Death in Hatton Fire Toll
In Devine Texas Fritz Tuschman died in early morning flames that leveled Grant's barber shop Hatton's Restaurant and Bailey's tailor shop causing near townwide destruction. The incident occurred during a period of unrest and violent labor strife as trains halted and workers faced deadly hazards.
Flour mill in Hillsboro destroyed by fire
A Hillsboro mill owned by J. W. McCreary and leased to Hillsboro Mill and Elevator Company burned around 11 50 p m destroying the main building contents including 400 sacks of flour 150 sacks of bran and other products The original $16 000 mill was insured for about $12 000 and the Hillsboro products were insured for $6 200 with full coverage.
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Hillsboro
Texas
J. W. McCreary
Franklin
Hillsboro Mill and Eevator Company
Hillsboro Mill and Elevator Company
Tales of Japanese in the Philippines and India
New York reports four American school teachers arriving from the Philippines recount Japanese activity. W. C. Moyer C. A. McKee H. D. Fisher and E. M. Ellison observed Japanese sketching fortifications and harbors as they traveled through India and other possessions.
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New York
Philippines
W. C. Moyer
Keats, Kan
C. A. McKee
Indiana
H. D. Fisher
Hunter, Ok
E. M. Ellison
Greenville
Tenn
India
Frightful Death From Burning in Denison
Mrs. Margaret LaBell died from burns received while cooking bread in a backyard oven. Her dress caught fire from embers raked from under the oven and she perished before aid could reach her. The funeral was held from St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Friday morning. Deceased was about sixty.
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Denison
Margaret LaBell
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Horrors of hydrophobia strike five year old girl
In Waco Texas on August 6 Ruby Morgan five died after hydrophobia from a cat bite. The cat bit a dog after Ruby was attacked. The child suffered hours of agony before death. Parents Mr and Mrs Morgan left for Gatesville to bury their daughter.
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Waco
Tex
Ruby Moran
R. Morgan
Ruby
Mrs. Morgan
Gatesville
Cotton Outlook Shows General Improvement Across Belt
The Commercial Appeal reports widespread but uneven rains helped cotton crops from Texas to North Carolina. Georgia and Texas yield prospects improve, small plants show strong fruiting, central belts vary, boll weevil damage is low, and Southern Texas remains dry with early opening. Overall week seen as favorable despite uneven moisture.
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Memphis
Tenn
Commercial Appeal
Cotton Belt
Texas
North Carolina
Tyne
Georgia
Central Belt
Texas assessment grows to near quarter billion increase
Austin readers learn that Texas 1907 taxable property valuations are projected to exceed 1906 figures by about 300 million dollars, driven by widespread county increases and a certified 172 million intangible assets total, with assessors poised to roll the boosted values into the rolls under the board’s certification.
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Austin
Texas
State Tax Board
Orient Progress Good in Sweetwater Construction Drive
The Orient Railway Company receives material for a southward line toward a connection with a San Angelo north line. Twenty five miles of material are on hand and work advances from Knox City north. The Brazos bridge is in and the line nears Benjamin, Knox County seat.
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Sweetwater
Orient Railway Company
Here
San Angelo
Knox City
Brazos Bridge
Benjamin
Man slaughters daughter plea halves sentence
In Vienna a Hungarian man charged with murdering his eighteen year old daughter admitted the crime but claimed she was so ugly no one would marry her. The jury found extenuating circumstances and returned a verdict of manslaughter. He was sentenced to three years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Nuesando
Prominent Farmer J W Sigler Killed in Runaway
Bonham reports the death of J W Sigler a leading local farmer and president of the Fannin County division of the Southern Cotton Growers Association. He was struck and crushed when a wagonload of oats he was driving toppled as his team ran away Monday morning near town. He also served on the executive committee of the Fannin County Confederate Association.
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Bonham
J. W. Sigler
Here
Didn't Need Medicine. Bronx Woman Dies at 107
Mrs Catherine Gilli gan aged 107 years and four months died at her Bronx home after living in New York for 28 years. Born in Ireland she moved to join eight children at age 79. She credited long life to ions at every meal and no worry, never tasting medicine and avoiding popular shows.
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New York
Catherine Gilligan
Bronx
Ireland
Five drowned after launch capsizing on Des Moines River near Ottumwa
Five people drowned Friday night when a launch capsized on the Des Moines River near Ottumwa Iowa. In a dispute between Henry Faulkner and Frank Tillar about six miles below Wharton Tillar was killed. The Dallas postmaster received a letter from a Tonawanda New York girl seeking a match with a cowboy. The Railroad Commission ordered Pacific and American Express to maintain separate offices at Taylor. The Dallas Interurban Electric Railway Company known as J Mercer Carter Interurban plans to begin construction toward the east within sixty days. material is on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Iowa
Henry Faulkner
Frank Tillar
Wharton
Tillar
Dallas
Tonawanda
N. Y
Railroad Commission
Pacific
American Express
Taylor
San Marcos
Dallas Interurban Electric Railway Company
J. Mercer Carter
Man Dies in Sleep at West Belknap Street Home
Fort Worth resident Robert Schultz died in his bed at about 2 AM Monday at 1106 West Belknap Street. Justice T. J. Maben held an inquest and ruled death from natural causes, likely heart failure, noting the man was asleep when his wife heard him and tried to rouse him before he passed away.
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Fort Worth
Robert Schultz
West Belknap Street
T. J. Maben
Schultz
Passing of a Veteran, Dallas Veteran Ellis Dies at 64
Marshall M. Ellis aged sixty four died at 236 Ferris Street after attending church Sunday night. He left six grown children and was a member of Sterling Price Camp of Confederate Veterans. He complained of heart pain about 10 p.m. Monday and died. Remains buried in Oakland Cemetery.
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Dallas
Marshall M. Ellis
Ferris Street
Sterling Price Camp
Oakland Cemetery
Cotton belt shows improvement amid favorable weather
New Orleans report notes distinct improvement across the belt with thorough cultivation and rapid plant growth though still small, dependent on frost date. Some areas report boll weevil complaints in Texas and Louisiana, but overall injury extent awaits determination as crop movement remains slow and farmers seek higher prices.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat Monthly
Texas
Louisiana
Surfside Hotel Burns in Ashes on Texas Coast
Early Sunday a fire engulfed Velasco's Beautiful Surf side Hotel, with life-saving station personnel discovering flames in the north end and notifying occupants who escaped unharmed. Fire burned slowly until wind fueled it, destroying the north side of the building.
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Velasco
Surfside
Texas
Will Make Dairy Exhibit At Denison Fair
Denison dairy expert C. O. Moser returned from Dallas where he arranged for a dairy show as a feature of the State Fair. He says Texas dairy industry is rapidly developing and adds to the farm wealth. He urges annual exhibits and contests to encourage the industry.
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Denison
C. O. Moser
Dallas
Interurban Road Plan Signed Between Mineral Wells Fort Worth
Major J. D. Beardsley and North Fort Worth committee signed papers Monday to build an interurban road from Mineral Wells to Fort Worth via Springtown. Beardsley contracts to have the road in operation within twelve months and construction to start within a few weeks.
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J. D. Beardsley
North Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Springtown
Beardsley
Buying Punctured Squares Contest Draws Participants
In Clarksville residents collected punctured cotton squares from Red River County. Local businessmen advertised weekly cash prizes of 25 dollars for the largest number of squares brought in. The campaign began two weeks ago with about twenty to thirty contestants fighting to win.
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Clarksville
Red River County
Dallas Oak Cliff artesian well reaches final depth
The artesian well drilled for Dallas waterworks in Oak Cliff has reached 1628 feet and is nearly finished. Water will be ready for use in a few days. The well is delivering about 500000 gallons daily.
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Dallas
Oak Cliff
Many Older Texans in 1900s News Briefs From the State
A long list of local incidents and events across Texas includes: Eugene Clapp of the Missouri Kansas and Texas construction department loses his left leg near Caney. J. T. Major J. S. Grinnin dies in Terrell. Texas Company pipeline work begins north of Waxahachie. Lamar County hay baling by moonlight due to favorable summer. William Nelson executed at Sing Sing for murder. Charles Bonier executed in Auburn for murder. Denton street railway construction opened with Mayor Simmons. Dering son drowns in Brazos River. Italian girl severely burned from kerosene fire starting incident near Bryan. Hopkins County Old Settlers Reunion planning for August. Sulphur Springs to Quitman railroad feasibility discussed. first non-support case filed in Houston under new penalties law. Old Settlers Reunion at McKinney features Daughters of the Confederacy dinner. Dr Kruyper lauds American schools after World Fair trip. Pike’s Peak hosts American Philatelic Association convention. Baptist Standard director resigns Gambrell, Dawson named editor. Katy to add freight divisions in Dallas and Fort Worth with $300,000 investment. Castelnuevo climbs Mont Blanc Dames Anglaise peak. Jacob Riis marries Miss Mary Phillips in Ipswich. free pass legality for railroad stockholders debated. Charles Pate shoots sister then hangs himself in jail.
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Didon Dering
J. C. Dering
Enloco
Cleburne
Brazos
Norfrio Filpello
Bryan
Old Settlers
Hopkins County
Old Tarrant
Sulphur Springs
Quitman
Houston
McKinney
E. W. Kirkpatrick
Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Kruyper
Dusseldorf
Germany
United States
Pike's Peak
Colorado
American Philatetic Association
Directory of the
Baptist Standard
J. H. Gambrell
J. M. Dawson
Mont Blanc Range
Ipswich
Mass
Jacob \. Riis
Mary A. Phillips
Riis
Spivey
Cass County
Hawkins
Charles Pate
Viea
Nacogdoches
Dengue Siege Hits Brownsville As City Struggles
Major Slaughter, early Demicon settler and long time railway worker, died Tuesday night amid Brownsville's dengue crisis. The city faces mounting illness as health officials confront the outbreak and residents seek relief.
Striking Pal estine Blacksmiths End Strike
The striking blacksmiths at Pal estine returned to work last week after settlement with the railroad resolved. A Lamar County farmer paid a tenant $28 for 28000 punctured cotton squares burned to destroy weevils. A ten year old child of R W Matthews Orange fatally scalded by boiling water in an accident Wednesday.
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Palestine
Lamar County
R. W. Matthews
Orange
Mardue Motor Cup Triumph Over Daimler II in Swell
In Southampton waters the Mardue Motor Cup defeated the nearest British boat Daimler II by three-quarters of a mile along a 35 mile course.
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Mardue Motor Cup
Southampton
Daimler II
Mexico Reports Fiscal Year U S Trade Gap
Mexico reports the past fiscal year showing imports from the United States totaling 66,248,098 dollars versus 53,182,273 dollars in the prior year, indicating a widening trade balance shift.
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Mexico
United States
Dallas Post Office Receipts Show 17 Percent Gain
The receipts for the Dallas post office reached 10,152.99 this month, compared with 51,174.97 in the same month last year, indicating a gain of 17 12 percent.
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Dallas
Engineer predicts oil flow to Dallas by September
Engineer Danion, head of the Texas Pipe Line, states the project is being pushed as rapidly as possible and oil will pour into Dallas by September, signaling swift progress on the corridor.
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Danion
Texas
Dallas
Peanut factory at Terrell signs contracts and hires
Contracts have been signed by all parties for the peanut factory at Terrell. It will employ about 11 people and will have an output about 1500 bushels per day.
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Terrell
Mexico Exports to U S Rise to 1907 Fiscal Year
Mexico exported goods to the United States in the 1907 fiscal year ending June 30 totaling 57,233,116 dollars, up from 50,956,177 dollars in the prior year.
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Mexico
United States
Lon Morgan Named Deputy Sheriff in Ennis Precinct
Lon Morgan of Ennis receives appointment as Deputy Sheriff by Sheriff Forbes for the Ennis precinct. Mexia ends its dry status at several liquor houses that opened there last week.
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Lon Morgan
Ennis
Forbes
Mexia
RobertS Returns to Bank Presidency in Chicago
George C. Roberts former director of the mint assumed his new role as President of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago arriving in the city from Washington last Friday.
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George C. Roberts
Mint
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Waington
Fort Sam Houston addition begins to form brigade
Work on the Fort Sam Houston expansion at San Antonio has started to create a new brigade level facility. The project totals about 818000 dollars and will include officers quarters barracks for the soldiers and storerooms.
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Fort Sam Houston
San Anto
Wise County Sees Bumper Pecan Crop and Quail Abundance
Close observers returning from the country in Wise County report good prospects for a large pecan crop and an abundance of quail this fall. Not in many years have so many quails been noticed in the region this summer.
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Wise County
Inspectors report healthy fruit trees in North Texas area
State Inspector A M Ferguson tours 12 northern Texas counties noting a healthful thrifty condition of orchards with little evidence of pests. Meanwhile a Lamar County incident near Chicota ends badly as L D Gray’s three year old son ignites gunpowder in a trunk, suffering severe burns from the blast.
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A. M. Ferguson
Texas
L. D. Gray
Chicota
Lamar County
Brakeman dies after being run over by train at Calaveras
Brakeman Harry Smith of San Antonio was killed on duty when an air brake burst at the end of a car and seven cars passed over him at Calaveras on Friday. The report notes the accident caused his death and lists ensuing safety observations.
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Harry Smith
San Antonio
Calaveras
Construction Starts on Temple Hospital Brick Addition
Active work has begun on the new brick addition to the King's Daughter Hospital in Temple. The project cost is estimated around 10,000 dollars and the Sahta Fe Railway Hospital rises above ground as construction moves ahead.
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King’s Daughter Hospital
Temple
Sahta Fe Railway Hospital
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