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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
7
An accident at Stan Steel Company in Butler Pa last night caused a molten metal spill in the cupola when 5000 pounds of molten metal were exposed. The blast ripped clothing from workers many of whom suffered severe burns. at least ten could die. Fire and rescue crews rushed to the scene as thousands gathered.
Mem Mis Tenn Oct 7 The Lakes to the Gulf Waterways Association adjourned after selecting Chicago as next year’s meeting place and urging Congress to authorize a 14 foot channel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. Roosevelt called the project a necessity and the key issue for the future at the convention.
In Key West Florida Austin Griffin shot and killed his wife at the breakfast table on Sunday morning and then killed himself by drinking carbolic acid. Mrs Griffin had separated from her husband but he refused to leave the house claiming half the property. He demanded an understanding Sunday morning. she refused to talk. She drew a revolver and shot him dead. He died an hour later.
Parker County farmer about twenty five years old Paschall Johnson residing near Whitt was struck by lightning and killed instantly late Thursday afternoon while petitioning.
About 500 delegates from the United States and Europe attended the opening of the International Cotton Conference at the Capitol in Atlanta. The meeting brought together leaders from the National Spinners Association, Farmers Union, Southern Cotton Growers, and Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers. Committees will nominate officers and chairmen for sectional groups, with work proceeding in a style resembling a state legislature.
Settlement reached in Twenty-Sixth District Court with penalties totaling 17500 dollars. Judgment favors the State under two anti trust statutes and cancels the Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange charter. A perpetual injunction bars the exchange and related firms from doing business in Texas and from enforcing exchange rules.
Stamboul Louisiana. Holt Collier the champion Mississippi negro bear hunter reported at the Presidential camp early Monday ready for business in the canebrakes. He came from Greenville with a fine kennel of dogs. The first killing since the Presidential party arrived was reported Monday. Ben Lilley of Texas, Collier's white rival, killed a fine bear last Saturday afternoon.
Center suffered a major blaze on a Sunday night in the business district. Five brick buildings forming one large structure were consumed, with losses estimated between 35000 and 40000 dollars. Firefighters could not halt the spread to the Polley Opera House as the fire burned through the block.
Monday morning before daylight James Lawrence station agent at Elkhart aged sixty five was run over by a train and killed instantly. The train was hours behind schedule and no one was present. His head was nearly severed. President Ripley of the Santa Fe says extensions and new work are suspended until public confidence returns and money is unavailable to finance the projects. Judge Gillespie orders the Grand jury to stop gambling in Houston high toned clubs amid alleged prevalence. A Cotton Belt freight engine pulling a heavy train split a switch in Commerce wards, wrecking the engine and three box cars. The fireman was badly scalded. Harry K Thaw second murder trial for Sanford White set to begin December 2 after agreement among Jerome Littleton and Justice Dowling.
The triennial general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States began routine business in Richmond with committee reports and officer assigned tasks. Archbishop Nuttall of the West Indies received a warm welcome in the House of Deputies and spoke on church progress and Jamaica earthquake aid. The Woman's Auxiliary tri ennial offering at Holy Trinity surpassed 100 000, and a large morning prayer service at St James Church drew overflow attendance.
Sherman Texas Oct 4 heavy rain in Grayson County did not prevent a dry election. Prohibition carried with an estimated 700 majority as 45 of 53 boxes counted. Sherman and Denison voted against prohibition. city votes showed Sherman 223 anti to 73 two years ago.
In Chattanooga Tennessee prosecutors recount D Edwards trial for the murder of Sam Brooks a negro. Edwards a Kentucky feudist admits killing a man in Kentucky and says he has shot and probably killed fourteen men in his time. He notes most killings occurred in the Kentucky mountains and during a Chicago labor strike.
The Cunard Steamship Company accepts Charles Frohman offer to stage theatrical performances on big liners. Players will travel to and from the United States and England. A specially designed hall for plays and concerts is planned on three ships. other trans Atlantic lines consider the idea.
A large frame Masonic building in Groveton burned last Thursday night with approximate total losses of 7500 dollars for the building and contents. Thomas Berram, age eighteen, of Altoona Pennsylvania, was injured Saturday and died Sunday from those injuries.
A Henrietta Texas oil field gusher rose at least a hundred feet and roared loudly Tuesday. Attempts to cap the well failed as experts warned capping could blow out a fifteen hundred foot casing. Drillers call it the greatest strike in the Southwest with oil and casing flowing unchecked.
The can factory here closed down the season after a successful run. Manager W. A. On reports all output sold at good prices with no complaints. He says he could have produced and sold three times more fruit and vegetables if farmers had supplied them, suggesting a boost to truck farming for canning.
A state report notes under a law a railroad board appointed an expert accountant as rate clerk earning 1800 annually. Hudnel moved from rate clerk to new post, Bowman rises to rate clerk at 1500, and Thompson of Henderson becomes general clerk at 1200. In Mineola precinct, a local option election favored the pros by 110 votes. A Houston four-year-old died after falling into boiling water. A deputy sheriff seized liquor from three joints in Denison. President Roosevelt returned to Washington after a three month stay at Oyster Bay. William Cassidy of Cuero lost an arm in a gun accident. The War Department plans a first dirigible balloon with award within 30 days. Roosevelt will begin his Louisiana bear hunt on October 6 for two weeks. Mexia businessmen push eastward railroad extension to their city. Confederate pension apportionment for the next two quarters will be 16 per quarter. In Falls County, a dispute at Mooresville left a man dead and another injured. In Levi, McLennan County, John M. Young killed Harrison in a long-standing row. A freight wreck on the Seaboard Air Line killed three men and an unknown tramp. In Lamarque, Frank Gill died from knife wounds after a railway tracks dispute. FB. Converse of the Christian Observer, aged 21, died of heart failure. John Woods, a negro, was fatally shot on a Brazos bottom plantation while resisting arrest. Mrs. Sunane E Wallace, wife of Gen. Lew Wallace, died in Crawfordsville. Chesterville reports an accident with a rice binder killing August Ludwig and injuring William Miller.
Keokuk Iowa welcomed the President amid a distinguished gathering including state governors and Congress members. He spoke on preparedness and merit based on individual worth, accepted a gold headed cane from local black workers, and emphasized equal treatment regardless of race. The President then boarded the Mississippi for St. Louis en route to Memphis.
Cholera that began in early August in St. Petersburg is spreading rapidly with twelve provinces affected. The disease is concentrated along the Volga, with deaths running into thousands and the greatest mortality in towns. Attempts to check the scourge have failed as new provinces report infections daily.
In Baker City Oregon an attempted assassination occurred Monday night as a dynamite bomb exploded near former Sheriff H K Brown. He survived but is hospitalized in critical condition with severe injuries including the loss of a leg and serious arm and internal injuries. The act is likened to the Caldwell Idaho murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg.
Oswald Rogers about thirty was found dead with a bullet hole in a caboose on the Hillsboro line of the Cotton Belt Railroad Tuesday morning. The incident involved Denison area farmers and truck growers seeking systematic planting and marketing.
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