President HUnt Ended After Big Hunt At Roosevelts Camp
President Roosevelt closed his Bayou Tensas Bear Lake hunt reporting three bears six deer one wild turkey twelve squirrels one possum one duck and one wildcat eaten except the wildcat. He arrived at Lee Shields residence at 3 pm Sunday and left for Vicksburg this morning after a joyous stay with hunting companions. He looked bronzed and in high spirits.
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Stamboul
Roosevelt
Bayou Tensas
Bear Lake
Lee Shields
Vicksburg
Bryan Wants Nomination for Presidency
St Louis reports that William Jennings Bryan will issue a mid November letter indicating he will accept the Democratic nomination if the party wishes him to run for president. The same sources say Governor Folk will soon announce his candidacy for the U S Senate to succeed Senator Stone.
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Bryan
St. Louis
William Jennings Bryan
Joseph W. Folk
United States Senate
William J. Stone
Republican National Convention Meets in Washington
The Republican National Committee will convene in Washington on December 6 and 7 to decide the venue and timing for the next Republican National Convention. Cities including Chicago Kansas City St Louis Denver Seattle Atlantic City Pittsburgh Minneapolis and St Paul have applied or inquired about hosting prospects.
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Washington
Republican Nazi Committee
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Denver
Seattle
Atlantic City
Pittsburg
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Girl Accidentally Shot in Alpine
Miss Myrtle Norris aged fifteen was accidentally shot at daybreak Wednesday and died two hours later. The Norris family had slept in a wagon while camping twenty four miles south of Alpine on Tuesday night. the gun discharged just after Mrs Norris and her son left the wagon, the bullet entering the girl's brain.
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Alpine
Myrtle Norris
Tragedy Near Cotton Belt Bridge Claims Life of Waco Man
William FE. Ragedale aged twenty five was struck and killed by a train early Sunday at the east end of the Cotton Belt bridge over the Brazos River. His family homes are in Anderson County. He once worked in a Palestine printing office and later was a bridge builder. The body was sent to Palestine.
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Waco
William FE
Ragedale
Brazos River
Anderson County
Palestine
Malone
Ed McDonald
Dallas
Comptroller's Office
Robert Burrel
Ladonia
Paper mill plan eyed for Mexican timber regions
Newspaper publishers expect Colonel W. G. Greene to return from New York and begin work on a paper manufacturing plant in the timber regions of Mexico. He claims he can produce paper at a profit and cheaper than current imports, with ample local demand in the area.
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Fr. Paso
W. G. Greene
New York
Mexico
Combine
Walker completes 1000 mile test at age sixty five
Cincinnati reports Dan O'Leary the world’s most famous long distance walker finished his 1000 mile stroll Sunday. He walked one mile per hour for 1000 consecutive hours without faltering, drawing medical interest about the outcome despite nearing sixty five.
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Cincinnati
Dan O'leary
America
Paris Blossoms interurban project gains new life
The Paris Blossom interurban faces renewed attention with improved prospects for early construction. Advocates say the utility would connect regional centers and spur growth, while opponents urge careful planning and funding considerations before ground is broken.
Killing in Fort Worth as Parks shooting claims life
In Fort Worth Texas Will Booth was shot in City Park near the western edge while driving. He died instantly after a shooter on horseback fired through the neck as Booth tried to alight. The rider fled to the Sheriff's office and surrendered as W C Weathrington. He posted $2000 bond. Mrs Weathrington and their infant accompanied Booth’s party to court.
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Will Booth
City Park
Ty Fort Worth
Tex
Booth
Sheriff’s Office
W. C. Weathrington
Jno L Henry Dies In Dallas After Illness
Dallas judge John L. Henry a renowned Southwest lawyer died at his home Monday night after a two month illness. Born October 18 1831 in Virginia he moved with his parents to Rutherford County Tennessee at age two and reached Texas in 1852 where he was admitted to the bar in Huntsville.
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Jno
L. Henry
Dallas
John L. Henry
Southwest
Virginia
Rutherford County
Tennessee
Texas
Huntsville
Supreme Court Takes Up Parker Case on Meat Shipments
The Supreme Court has assumed jurisdiction over the meat packers case involving Armour Swift Morris and Cudahy. Each firm was fined $15,000 for accepting a preferential from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad on meat exports from Mississippi River points to the Atlantic seaboard. The case centers on applying the Elkins act to export shipments.
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Parker
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Meat Packers
Armour, Swift, Morris and Cudahy Packing Companies
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Mississippi River
Atlantic Seaboard
Kansas to the Gulf Road chartered to Garden City line
Guthrie Oklahoma reports the Kansas and Texas Railway is chartered to build hundreds of miles south from Garden City Kansas via Guyman Oklahoma to Amarillo Texas and then southeast to Houston. The project costs an estimated 5 million dollars with Barnard of Boston as principal incorporator and associates Gilson Funk etc.
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Guthrie
Kansas and Texas Railway
Garden City
Kan
Guyman
Amarillo
Texas
Houston
John H. Barnard
Boston
Mass
John L. Gilson
S. M. Funk
G. W. Gilson
Money in Horse Racing in America
A New York tabulation shows the winnings of thirty leading owners totaling 1,706,881 dollars for January 1 to October 1. The aggregate winnings by all owners from that period exceed 5,000,000 dollars, illustrating the sport's large financial scale.
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New York
America
Lawton Rail Line to Connect Lawton and Wichita Falls
Lawton Oklahoma reports the Lawton Wichita Falls railroad will soon materialize. J M Bellany president displays profiles and specifications to bidders for grading contracts. Engineers finish new right of way for revised route through Randlett.
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Lawton
Wichita and Northwestern
Wichita Falls
Texas
J. M. Rbellany
Randlett
Banker T W House Fails in Houston Deed of Assignment
Houston bankers report T W House, banker, files a deed of assignment at 5 pm with assignees W P Chew, W D Cleveland, and J S Rice. Bond set at 100000 with sureties James A Baker Jr, Frank Andrews, and Edwin S Parker. Judge Norman G Kittrell approves. Deposits exceed two million. bank was Harris County depository. Fortunes of a 70 year old firm cast a pall over Texas finance.
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Houston
Tex
T. W. House
W. P. Chew
W. D. Cleveland
J. S. Rice
James A. Baker Jr
Frank Andrews
Edwin S. Parker
Norman G. Kittrell
Sixty- First District Court
Southern Pacific
Harris County
Charlton
Statehood Near Completion in Oklahoma Territory
Guthrie Ok Oct 18 The board canvassing Constitution and statewide prohibition returns finished tallying 73 counties. Beaver and Woods refuse to submit. if not in by night the canvass closes and results go to President Roosevelt. T A Higgins transcribed the Constitution for certification. Frantz and Clayton to take results to Washington for final approval. statehood hoped by November 1 with Legislature by November 15.
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Guthrie
Prohibition
Atoka County
Beaver and
Woods
Roosevelt
T. A. Higgins
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Frank Frantz
W. H. Clayton
Indian Territory
Washington
Big Territory Oil Strike Near Tulsa
A large oil well opened on John H. Baker's Cherokee allotment eight miles northeast of Tulsa and seven miles southwest of Collinsville. Drilled to 1750 feet, the initial test indicates potential production of about 1000 barrels daily, signaling a strong start for a new field.
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Tulsa
J. T
Glenn Pool
John H. Baker
Collinsville
France May Offer Spain Morocco Interests for Military Use
A circulating report claims France with Sultan Adba Aziz consent intends offering Spain a monetary deal for all Moroccan interests, notably Melilla and Ceuta. The arrangement would provide a base of operations against Bu Hamara, Morocco’s claimant to the throne, and aid policing the Algerian frontier.
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Tangier
Morocco
France
Adba Aziz
Spain
Melilla
Ceuta
Bu Hamara
Bank Failure in Hamburg Affects Germany's Markets
Hamburg reports the private bank Haller Soohle Com pany failed on Thursday. Liabilities are contested but estimated around 5 to 7.5 million dollars, potentially the largest German bank collapse since the 1901 Liepsiger Bank failure.
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Hamburg
Haller, Soohle & Company
Hamburg Nacchriechten
Germany
Liepsiger Bank
Railroad Wreck Near San Sebastian Kills and Injures
Twenty seven people were killed and wounded in a railroad wreck at Orio Friday about six miles from San Sebastian Spain.
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Orio Friday
San Sebastian
Spain
Roosevelt Kills Immense Female Bear Near Bear Lake
Near Bear Lake Stamboul La Oct 19 The President killed a large female bear after a four hour hunt with dogs. The bear weighed 375 pounds and fell after a single shot behind the shoulder as it stepped from a canebrake. Ben Lilley and a negro assistant accompanied the hounds.
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Bear Lake
Stamboul
Ben Lilley
Negroes Found Guilty In Brownsville Shooting Case
Washington reports Brigadier General Crozier's annual Army notice pins blame on Company B of the Twenty Fifth Infantry for the Brownsville shooting last year. The fight over discipline and dismissal from the army without honor is linked to the event. In Abilene, a federal court awarded Will Watson $10,000 against the Texas and Pacific Railway for injuries from two years ago, with the court finding the Pacific Express Company not liable.
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Washington
Brownsville
Texas
Twenty-Fifth Infantry
William Crozier
War Department
Abilene
Will Watson
Texas & Pacific Railway
Pacific Express Company
Express Company
School House and Lodge Burned at Avery
A public school building in Avery in Clarksville County was destroyed by fire with furniture and fixtures valued at $2000 or more. No insurance was carried. The second story housed a Masons and Woodmen of the World lodge room, and almost all lodge furniture and paraphernalia were destroyed. The building will be replaced at once.
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Clarksville
Avery
Miss Fritz Defends Typewriter Title at Madison Square Garden
Miss Rose L. Fritz of New York successfully defends her champion title at the National Business School competition. She copied 5619 words in one hour with 81 errors, each error costing five words, yielding a net score of 5214 and an average of 87 words per minute.
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New York
Rose L. Fritz
National Business School
Madison Square Garden
Newspaper Man Hornish Seeks Congress Run
Temple M E Hornish former publisher of the San Angelo News spent hours in this city en route to Pekin Illinois. He plans to return to San Angelo to reside permanently and may seek the Republican nomination for Congress in the Jumbo District against incumbent W R Smith.
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Temple
M. E. Hornish
The
San Angelo
State Finances Health v. Austin Sparks on Solid Revenue
State Treasurer Sparks announced the general revenue fund sits on a splendid basis with a $100,000 credit and no deficit risk. He said the fund is on a firm cash footing after past crises, tax receipts are expected to fall in, and gross receipts taxes are productive at this time.
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Austin
Sparks
Oklahoma City Tragedy: Man Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
D C Seekwell, a former city employee in Oklahoma City, shot his wife in the left arm and then killed himself. After firing he kissed her and whispered goodbye before fleeing, dying instantly when he turned the weapon on his head at the doorway.
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Oklahoma City
D. C
Fontanet Explosion Devastates Town and Kills Many
Fontanet Indiana suffered near total ruin after a Dupont Powder Company blast leveled seven mills. About 75 workers were present at the first explosion. 35 believed dead, 600 injured, and town destroyed. Martial law declared, liquor sales banned, and relief efforts under state troops.
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Fontanet
Ind
Dupont Powder Company
Terre Haute
Monahan
J. Frank Hanley
Indiana
Black swindler arrested in Waco for diamond theft
A smooth Black man, unnamed, was arrested in Waco as a suspected diamond thief. He targeted Black residents by urging silence and displayed a bag of glass stones sold as diamonds, eliciting purchases at high prices. The case awaits formal charges.
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Waco
Japs Will Raise Sugar in Texas Sugar Industry Report
Houston report by Japanese Consul General B Shimizu from Chicago notes extensive investigations in South Texas. He says Japanese will enter the sugar cane industry in large numbers and Hawaiian Jap sugar planters will come. He left for Chicago Wednesday.
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Texas
Houston
B. Shimizu
Chicago
South
Shimizu
Synod of Texas Adjourns in Waxahachie Meeting
The Synod of the Texas American Presbyterian Church adjourned Tuesday night after a day of reports and resolutions. The Waxahachie Chautauqua elected a new board of directors: W. B. Preston, J. M. Parker, O. H. Chapman, B. E. Kennedy, R. W. Goodman, Dr. F. J. Munday, R. T. Phillips.
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Synod of Texas
Waxahachie
Synod of the
Texas American Presbyterian Church
The
Waxahachie Chautauqua
W. B. Preston
J. M. Parker
O. H. Chapman
8. E. Kennedy
R. W. Goodman
F. J. Munday
R. T. Phillips
Tennessee Democrats push for a Southern map nomination
Tennessee Democrats have begun a push to nominate a Southern map for president, seeking to shape the electoral strategy and regional representation in national campaigns. The movement focuses on strengthening Southern influence and coordinating statewide party efforts ahead of key elections.
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Tennessee
Notable Bits From a Mexico Visit And Other News
Brief notes report John D. Rockefeller Jr earning two dollars daily in New York City while inaugurating a freight service on the Trinity and Brazos Valley. Other items mention various political, social, and crime events, including a hunting death, a statue unveiling, and legislative changes, with dates and places across the nation.
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Mexico
John D. Rockefeller Jr
New York
Trinity and Brazos Valley
Waxahachie
Hugh Paulding
Paulding
Durant, I. T., News
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Sarah Bernhardt
Mount Vernon
Albert Burleson
Austin
House
Panama Canal Zone
Harry Thaw
Sam
Navy Department
C. E. Courtney
C. E. Burch
Chicago
Louisville
General Franz Sigel
Riverside Park
New York City
Hughes
Sigel
Missouri
Grayson County
Oklahoma
R. L. Henry
Waco
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
England
Standard Oil Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Commissioner of Immigration
United States
J. P. Hayter
Claude Lewis
Decatur
John Temple Graves
Atlanta Georgian and News
South
New York American
Algernon Sartorius
Texas
Grayson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Tyler
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