Rockefeller Appears Calm Under Court Scrutiny
Chicago reports John D. Rockefeller and his brother William spent Friday night at Harold F. McCormick’s home and then met with Standard Oil attorneys before Rockefeller testified on Saturday. He claimed he knows little about amassing billions, remained composed amid photographers, and left town after dinner.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeler
John D. Rockefeller
William
Harold F. McCormick
McCormick
Standard Oil Company
Commercial National Building
Oil King
Federal Building
John D
Ohio
John PD. Rockefeller
Isis
Martin Konda
Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Moritz Rosenthal
This Thing of Getting Married in St Louis
Invitations sent for the wedding of John B Bundron and Miss Mc Guire. Bundron is 101 and Miss Mc Guire is 100. Invitations go to 135 couples over 90 years old. A house party will follow the ceremony. The pair were sweethearts in 1822 and later reunited.
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St. Louis
John B. Bundron
Miss McGuire
Youngest Couple Married in Tennessee At 14
Chattanooga dispatch reports Willie Richards and Ella Brock, both 14, wed in Knoxville on Saturday. The groom wore his first long pants while attendants wore their usual short clothing. It is claimed to be Tennessee’s youngest documented marriage, though some pairs had one partner younger.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Knoxville
Willie Richards
Ella Brock
Tennessee
Washburns remarry after long history. interurban railway charter granted
C B Washburn and Mrs Saphronia Washburn of Denton County who wed young, lived apart, divorced after years, and have now remarried by Justice of the Peace McCormick. Enid Waukomis Oklahoma City Interurban Railway Co granted charter to build 100 miles from Enid via Waukomia to Oklahoma City at ten thousand dollars per mile.
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C. B. Washburn
Saphronia Washburn
Denton County
Justice of the Peace
McCormick
Enid
Waukomis
Oklahoma City
Fourth of July Death Toll Tops Last Year
Over patriotic excess of Fourth of July celebrations, the death toll rises with ten dead in New York and several others across cities like Pittsburg Chicago Springfield and Aberdeen. Injuries total 2153, with most incidents caused by careless handling of firecrackers. Gunpowder victims decline from last year, while toy pistols are increasingly restricted.
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Rhea Mien
Eese
United States
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Springfield
Chatham
Aberdeen
S. D
War Against the Saloons in Texas Local Option Meet
Dallas today reports the Texas Local Option Association held its annual conference in City Hall with President H. H. Hassell chairing and H. A. Ivy as secretary. Officers were reelected and resolutions urged statewide prohibition, tougher local option laws, and coordinated action with Anti Saloon League and prohibitionists.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Local Option Association
H. H. Hassell
Decatur
H. A. Ivy
Shermans
Moore
Friends of the Movement
Anti-Saloon League
Sherman
G. C. Rankin
R. C. Dial
Greenville
L. E. McCormick
Blooming Grove
Two Feet Severed in Texas Central Yard Incident
Dublin report of 12 year old Willie Jordan daughter of Engineer Jordan run over in Texas Central yards on Tuesday evening. She stepped in front of a backing engine, both feet severed at the ankles, engineer unaware until after passing. She is resting very well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Willie Jordan
Jordan
Texas Central Yards
Ooth
Died of Broken Back At Sisters Hospital
Beaumont A J Pool age about 30 dies at Sisters Hospital from injuries ten days earlier while working for Kirby Lumber Company at Buna A leg fell on him breaking his back He was brought to the hospital with his wife Remains shipped to Buna for interment there.
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Beaumont
A. J. Pool
Sisters’ Hospital
Kirby Lumber Company
Buna
Defaulter Located in New York Bank Theft Case
Chester B Runyan the Windsor Trust Company teller who stole 96317 from the bank is believed aboard a sailing vessel bound for the South Seas. Police learned he talked of such a trip for health and think he may have arranged with a South Street skipper who sailed Saturday for passage.
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New York
Chester B. Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
South Seas
Runyan
South Street
Navarro County Prohibition Election to be Contested
Navarro County prohibition supporters are set to contest the recent election. The executive committee met last Wednesday and decided to hire attorneys to represent the prohibitionists citing irregularities as sufficient to assure a victory challenge.
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Corsicana
Navarro County
Pros
Rabid Dog Bite Affects Reed Family Visit
In Holland, the two year old daughter of 8S H Reed was bitten by a rabid dog while visiting. A boy and a horse were also bitten. The horse kicked the dog, disabling it and it was killed. The dog had been bitten by its mother, who was killed for rabies. Mr Reed went to the Pasteur Institute in Austin with the child for treatment.
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Bartlett
H. Reed
Holland
Mr. Reed
Pasteur Institute
Austin
Shooting In Prestonburg Courthouse Stuns Kentucky
In Paintsville Kentucky while attorney F A Howkins argued a case at the Prestonburg courthouse Thursday Joe Fitzpatrick approached Andy Coburn from behind and shot him three times in the back killing him instantly Coburn was seated near the bar and unaware of the attack Fitzpatrick fled the courtroom and vanished into the panic.
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Paintsville
F. A. Howkins
Prestonburg
Joe Fitzpatrick
Andy Coburn
Coburn
Fitzpatrick
Pecan Crop Looks Promising in Texas
From the Colorado River district comes word that pecan production in the state may reach its best in years if blight does not strike. Last season blight wrecked crops and pushed prices high, while pecans gain popularity annually. Comanche County notes a leadership change as Judge J H McMillan resigns. Edwin Dabney of De Leon elected County Judge to serve until the next general election.
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Waco
Colorado River
Comanche
J. H. McMillan
Campbell
Commissioners’ Court
Edwin Dabney
de Leon
Comanche County
World’s Record Broken at Dallas Fair Grounds Park
Promoters hyped the event but the Thursday races at Fair Grounds Park in Dallas delivered standout speeds. Despite the track running at least three seconds slow, Hecla Electrite clocked 1:02 1-2 in the last heat of the fourth race, a mark said to be unmatched by any 3-year-old.
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Dallas
Fair Grounds Park
Hecla Electrite
Japs Await Admission at Laredo Headers
About eighty Japanese are housed in the immigration department headquarters awaiting admission to the United States. Many are ex soldiers still in uniform. They are being fed by the government pending arrival of an interpreter to conduct examinations.
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Laredo
Immigration Department
United States
Attorney Seeks Referee in Telegraph Rate Conspiracy
New York July 9 Attorney William B Jackson asked Justice Platzek to appoint a referee to take testimony in a case alleging a cartel between Postal Telegraph Cable and Western Union to raise telegraph rates. He seeks testimony from George J Gould Jacob Schiff Morris K Jessup E H Harriman Clarence Mackey Robert C Clowry and others. The action would be under the anti trust law against officers and directors as well as managers. The suit claims the conspiracy began in January and has lifted tolls for ten word messages from New York to several states and increased rates city to city by as much as 20 percent.
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New York
William 8. Jackson
Justice Platzek
Supreme Court of
New York County
Postal ‘Telegraph-Cable Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
George J. Gould
Jacob Schiff
Morris K. Jessup
Seper
Ite
Killed His Mother in Temple Suspect On Run
Officers pursue Lee Roe a 38 year old Killeen promin ent citizen charged with shooting his widowed mother to death at her home Saturday night and fleeing. He rode a mile to his own home where his wife lay ill and said he must leave on an important business mission and has not been seen since. Disapproval of his marriage about eighteen months ago is blamed for the tragedy.
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Temple
Lee Roe
Killeen
Roe
President a Life Saver at Yellowstone Lake
Vice President Fairbanks became a hero at Yellowstone Lake Wyoming when he plunged into the water Monday evening to rescue Lena Wallace a hotel waiter who was in a boat that capsized. Wallace had sunk twice before Fairbanks reached her and brought her to safety in a dramatic rescue shared with the hotel staff.
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Yellowstone Lake
Wyo
Fairbanks
Goodstead
Lena Wallace
Drowning of Floyd Stone Near Zion's Rest
A 15 year old, Floyd Stone, son of Zion's Rest in Navarro County, drowned Sunday afternoon while bathing in a distant tank from home. In Crowley, Louisiana, C. D. Harrington, 383, married, was instantly killed by a lightning strike while driving a team within city limits during a thunderstorm.
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Floyd Stone
Zion’s Rest
Navarro County
C. D. Harrington
Payne
Crowley
New Seed Farm Organized in Sherman Texas
The Texas Seed Breeding Farm is formed in Sherman to bring in new kinds of fore seeds and to experiment with and improve existing seed varieties in general use on Texas farms. Officers include John S. Kerr president W. A. Vinson secretary C. A. Sanford treasurer and A. M. Ferguson manager. The promoters believe the industry will be successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Tex
Texas
John S. Kerr
W. A. Vinson
C. A. Sanford
A. M. Ferguson
Mayor Schmitz Gets Five Years in San Quentin
San Francisco mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, convicted of extortion, received a five year sentence in the San Quentin penitentiary. The court room erupted in applause as Judge Dunne pronounced the punishment and prompted a long effort to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Eugene E. Schmitz
Dunne
Schmitz
San Quentin
Chering
Trainmen Injured In Fort Worth and Denver City Derailment
Three trainmen were injured Thursday when an extra freight on the Fort Worth and Denver City plunged into a ditch near Rhome.
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Fort Worth
Denver City
Rhome
Belton Boy Killed by Playmate’s Target Gun
Alfred Hardy, 12, son of Tax Assessor J. A. Bangle, Belton, was accidentally killed Friday afternoon when struck by a target gun held by a playmate. Fort Worth pool room gamblers seek an injunction to grant immunity for their operations.
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Fort Worth
Torrance
Greenville
Carl Henderson
Somerville
Palestine
Warren
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Paris
Farmers' Union Cotton School opens in Houston
A roundup of Texas news notes the Farmers' Union Cotton School opening in Houston last Monday, a fatal shooting eight miles north of Big Springs, anti-pass law testing by U.S. Marshals, Grover Cleveland's illness, and various local incidents including fires, accidents, and political chatter. The report lists several deaths, legal opinions, and public notices across the state.
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Farmers’ Union Cotton School
Houston
N. W. Reynolds
Big Springs
Texas
United States
Grover’ Cleveland
North Lawrence fire destroys village portion and buildings
The Texas State Pit Recelitl O awarded a concrete agricultural building contract for four percent, based on a six thousand dollar contract price. Almost the entire village of North Lawrence New York was destroyed by fire on Friday. Two hotels ten stores and several factories and private dwellings were burned.
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Texas
North Lawrence
XN. Y
Garfield to Inspect Carlsbad Irrigation Project
A telegram states Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield will visit Carlsbad New Mexico on August 20 to inspect the government irrigation project.
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James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Carlsbad
N. M
Garfield
Tragic Accident Claims 12 Year Old Boy In Belton
Alfred Flardy, son of J A Bangle Belton Tax Assessor, was accidentally killed by a target gun held by a playmate. The incident occurred as children played with the firearm, marking a fatal day in Belton.
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Alfred Flardy
J. A. Bangle
Belton
Pris Day
Elwood Faces River Erosion and Reunion Plans Afoot
The village of Elwood Kansas sits in bottom lands along the Missouri River as it slowly sinks. The Old Settlers Reunion Hopkins County will be held at Stevenson Park four miles north of Sulphur Springs on August 20 and 21 with several well known speakers expected.
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Elwood
Kansas
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Reunion
Hopkins County
Stevenson Park
Sulphur Springs
Sherman-Dallas Interurban Railroad Grading Push Planned
The grading work for the Sherman-Dallas Interurban Railroad is being pushed as rapidly as 250 teams and 350 men can push it. It is intended to complete the project by October 1.
Forest Fires Burn Large Area Near Silver City NM
Wildfires rage in the Gila reserve near Silver City New Mexico scorching thousands of acres of timber. Rangers faced water shortages and fought the blaze with back fires to contain the flames.
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Gila Reserve
Silver City
N. M
Customs year shows rise in imports of precious stones
The customs authorities for the fiscal year ending June 30 report a gain in the valuations of imports of precious stones at New York totaling about 41 million dollars for the twelve months.
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New York
Jersey City Widow Hangs Self Over July Night Noises
Distressed by Fourth of July noises, Mrs. Johanna Everett a widow hanged herself from a bedpost in her Jersey City home Thursday night. Her body was found early Friday morning by a neighbor or passerby.
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Johanna Everett
Jersey City
Brownswood to get new Odd Fellows hall and Masonic Temple
Contracts have been let for the construction of a new Odd Fellows hall and a Masonic Temple in Brownswood. Work will commence at once, with each building costing about 10000 dollars.
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Odd Fellows” Hall
Brownswood
State Board Faces August 1 Deadline for School Fund Apportionment
Under law the State Board of Education must meet on or before August 1 to make the annual apportionment of the available school fund. The scholastic census is being calculated in preparation for the board.
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Bhart of
Deputy Marshals Shot During Porum Raid
J. R. Maddox deputy marshal was killed and Finday snorting and Dr. Sapper deputy was mortally wounded near Porum Oklahoma during a raid on a cider joint. A general fight erupted as officers attempted the raid and the outcome was reported.
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J. R. Maddox
Finday Snorting
Dr. Sapper
Porum
Denton County Singing Association Set Meeting at Bethel
The Denton County Singing Association will meet at Bethel on July 20. W. J. Steele of Fairview in Limestone County sold last year’s entire cotton crop, 104 bales, for 12 cents a pound a few days ago.
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Denton County Singing Association
Bethel
W. J. Steele
Fairview
Limestone County
Tragic Death Of Theresa Goodman At Seven
Theresa Goodman aged seven died Thursday night from convulsions caused by a Fourth of July occasion. She had been in a weakened condition due to diphtheria from which she was recovering.
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Theresa Goodman
Driver killed at saloon on Congress Avenue
J B Jones, a driver on an ict wagon, was killed Friday afternoon before a saloon on Congress Avenue when a blow from a fist broke his neck. Loie Licceoni, another driver, surrendered to Judge Mel Court.
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J. B. Jones
Ict
Congress Avenue
Loie Licceoni
Iew
Mel Court
Snyder Incorporation Vote Sets Path for Improvements
In a 105 to 49 decision the town of Snyder voted to incorporate. The move aims to improve cleanliness and fund needed improvements for the community.
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Snyder
German youth found dead in pasture near Miles
August Luedtke a 21 year old German youth was found dead in a pasture near Miles. A double-barrel shotgun with one barrel discharged lay on the opposite side of a wire fence from the body.
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August Luedtke
Miles
Fire destroys Smith Bros general store in Florence
Tuesday a fire leveled the Smith Bros. general merchandise store at Florence, eighteen miles south of Georgetown. Estimated loss about 9000 with 4500 insured. Origin of the blaze unknown.
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Smith Bros
Florence
Georgetown
Lawton Printer James Kent Dies in Apache Incident
James Kent a touring printer from Lawton Oklahoma cut his throat with a razor while working at Apache. He died almost instantly. The Coroner ruled suicide.
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Lawton, Ok
James Kent
Apache
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Local Option Associa
Tion
Tinue
Kentucky
Aftor Telegraph Companies
Mayor Schmitz
Alfred Hardy
W. J. Bryan
Tammany Society
Bostick Grove
J. K. Vardaman
John Sharp Williams
Galveston
Cotton Exchange
J. W. Pipe
Lancaster
Jack Beall
Johnb. Armstrong
Eighteenth
Texas Infantry
Georgia
Mexico
Canada
Choate Ainsworth
Milford
Lem Leary
Ainsworth
John Flannigan
Rosanky
Bastrop County
Bessie Russell
J. A. Pruett
Alpine
B. Irving
Reed Williams
Corporation Court of Dallas
Hill County
Hawkins
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