Family tragedy ends in triple stabbing in Paris Texas
S P Holmes killed his wife sister and a man named Youmans in a family dispute. The sister and Youmans died while Holmes was arrested three miles from Charleston Delta County at his wife's former home. He attempted self harm but was stopped by Special Deputy R J Patton. The wife, sister, and Youmans are named in the incident.
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Paris
Tex
S. P. Holmes
Youmans
R. J. Patton
Charleston
Delta County
Clarksville
Pardoned Murderer Charles Warren Receives Executive Clemency
Governor Ireland grants a full pardon to Charles Warren who was convicted of murder in McLennan county in 1861 and sentenced to hang. Warren escaped before execution, served in the army, returned to Texas, and after restoration as a citizen, was pardoned to avoid carrying out the sentence. The Pearson case saw Judge Walker deny a change of venue and continue to the next term. Revival meetings in Weatherford churches attract large crowds with over two hundred conversions led by local ministers.
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Austix
Gov
Walker
Pearson
Weatherford
Tex
Mr. Wilson
Fort Worth
J. G. Putman
Jacksboro
Wells
Citizens Exposition Fund Drive Aims To Raise $100000
In New Orleans on May 19 the executive committee appointed to fund an extra year of exposition announced confidence in securing the full amount if railways and the Pullman and Mayne companies subscribe pro rata. A Winnipeg dispatch reports Colonel Otter and Poundmaker's forces clashed, Otter capturing Poundmaker after a severe battle. Twenty one Canadians and nineteen English were killed, and the fate of teamsters missing for over a week remains unknown with presumed massacre.
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New Orleans
Pullman and Mayn
Winnipeg
Otter
Poundmaker
Waco Examiner Praises Local Business Advantage
The Examiner touts Waco's pre-eminence in business and notes the newspaper’s boast centers on financial success. It argues this wealth, symbolized by bright gold dollars, unsettles papers in Galveston Houston Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Waco
Galveston
Houston
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Waco Kzaminer
Irresponsible Judiciary in English Trial
Daullaus Heraid argues English courts are organized to convict and judges serve Crown interests. The piece contrasts UK and US systems, noting life tenure and harsh penal outcomes in Britain, while American state courts remain answerable to the people and more restrained in criminal trials. It questions guilt and condemns severe British verdicts as a broader critique of justice.
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Burton
Cunningham
United States
Jeffries
Phelps
Svenred
Daullaus Heraid
Lee's Surrender Speech at Appomattox Described by Cincinnati Correspondent
A Cincinnati Enquirer reader recalls General Lee after the surrender addressing about 5000 troopers. He stood on a tree stump and spoke of shared glory, parole for returning soldiers, and a prayer for the South’s future, praising Lee as noble and unselfish.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Lee
Appomattox
Grant
Editor Cashell Found Guilty Of Stealing Books
A. L. Cashell once editor of the Kyle Nutshell is said to be found guilty of stealing books from the Smith and Trigg office in Austin and sentenced to one year in the county jail. The Dallas Mercury notes editors have stolen bread, clothing, or roasts and questions insanity as a defense.
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A. L. Cashell
Kyle
Smith & Trigg
Austin
Dallas Mercury
Health advice on common mistakes from a health journal
The piece warns against laboring while fatigued and overexertion. It cautions that small spaces cannot substitute for proper rest and that eating more does not guarantee strength. It condemns out of season clothing removal and excessive study hours for children.
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Health Journal
They Think of It Modern Paragrapher Size Talk
Chicago girls mock the talking paragra phers about foot size while Boston girl criticizes newspaper prose as exaggerated and pompous. A milk man jokes about milk volume and a spring poet laments the paragrapher’s club rule amid unrest.
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Chicago
Boston
Texas Investment company suit heads for the supreme court
In Fort Worth a district court sustained a demurrer against the old Texas Investment company declaring its null and void status. If upheld by the supreme court, members of the company would become individually liable for about 200000 dollars while facing 16865 dollars claimed by Fort Worth firm Womack and Son.
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Fort Worth
District Court
W.B. Womack & Son
Old Texas Investment Company, Limited
Ancorporation
N. A. Stedman
Tnvestment Company
Supreme Court
Old
Tnnvestment Company
Old Texas Investment Company
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