Wreck Near La Porte Kills One Hurt Fifty Nine on Train
A southbound passenger train from Houston collided with the second section of a northbound Galveston train near Strang, five miles north of La Porte. An unknown man on the blind baggage was killed instantly, engineer Raymond Stowe of the northbound train seriously injured, and 59 passengers hurt but not seriously. The wreck stemmed from a possible misreading of orders. the southbound engineer and fireman escaped.
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Galveston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Strang
la Porte
Houston
Raymond Stowe
Wreck of CPR Train Near Horseshoe Falls Kills Six
A Canadian Pacific special train carrying over 300 passengers bound for the Toronto exhibition wrecked near the Horseshoe Falls nine miles south of Orangeville Ontario. Six people were killed and more than 250 injured as the locomotive jumped the rails and five crowded coaches piled on top.
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Orangeville
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Toronto Exhibition
Horseshoe Falls
Sacred Harp Day at State Fair in Dallas
Dallas observes Sacred Harp Day on Friday October 25 at the State Fair auditorium from 11 a m to 6 p m. Enthusiasts gather to sing from Sacred Harp with Bandmaster Seymour coordinating and interweaving band selections.
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Dallas
Texas
Seymour
Tragic Dallas Train Fatality At Miller's Switch
Dallas resident D. J. Conrad a white man about thirty five was killed Tuesday shortly after 6 PM while attempting to board a northbound Texas Central train at Miller's Switch two miles south of the city. His left leg was severed below the knee and crushed, the upper leg ground to pulp, and his left arm and side were badly injured.
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Dallas
D. J. Conrad
Texas Central
Miller’s Switch
Elgin man dies after stepping on rattlesnake
Ed Bayers, a German resident in Elgin, woke at about 5 am Thursday and stepped on a large rattlesnake. It bit him twice on the foot, and he died from the venom. The eight year old snake was reportedly from Roy Fraziere's collection of wild reptiles.
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Elgin
Ed Bayers
Roy Fraziere
Typewriter Trust Forming in New York
Rumor says a new company led by Allan Ryan son of Thomas F. Ryan has formed with interest from Guggenheims Schwab Payne Whitney and other financiers. Royalties on typewriters expected to form the core of a planned large enterprise.
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New York
Allan Ryan
Thomaas F. Ryan
Guggenheims
Charles M. Schwab
Harry Payne Whitney
Conductor Killed in Plano While Coupling Freight Car
Conductor in charge of Houston and Texas Central freight train No 23 between Denison and Ennis was killed Tuesday morning at Plano during a coupling. Bell County cotton growers resist selling their cotton for less than fourteen cents, many opposing the price.
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Case
Houston and
Texas Central
Denison
Ennis
Plano
Bell’ County
Bryan asked to yield to Culberson for 1900 nomination
Washington dispatch reports Democratic National Committee member John T. McGraw said emissaries urged Bryan to bow out and back Texas Senator Culberson for the presidential nomination. McGraw added Bryan showed no firm stance but suggested Culberson could be a strong nominee. He noted some party leaders believed Bryan might withdraw to favor Culberson.
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Ryan
Bryan
Dallas
Washington
Morning News
Democratic National Committee
Culberson
Texas
Nebraska Statesman
McGraw
Cut While Sleeping in Hallville Murder Attempt
The wife of J. M. Ardrey, Texas and Pacific Railway agent, Hallville, was attacked Friday morning when her throat was cut with a knife. Ardrey heard her scream, found her wounded, and a chloroform bottle lay nearby, suggesting a failed attempt to subdue her.
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Marshall
J. M. Ardrey
Texas and Pacific Railway
Hallville
Twelve Killed in a Rock Island Train Wreck at Norris
In Waterloo Iowa twelve people were killed and twelve injured when a northbound Rock Island Express jumped the track near Norris. The passenger train collided with a freight engine and the wreck destroyed the lead locomotive as the cars piled up in the sid ing area.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Rock Island Railroad
Norris
An Old Time Hold Up Near Murdock Nebraska
On Friday just before daylight three masked men robbed the Omaha and Texas Express near Murdock Neb they entered the chair car and plundered passengers of pocketbooks and purses. They then forced the train crew to surrender and leaped from the train to escape. A posse was formed to pursue them.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha and Texas Express
Rock Island
Murdock
Neb
Ginners Face Fines Over Missing Texas Reports
Austin Commissioner Milner blasts Texas ginners for failing to file monthly ginning reports as required by law. He states fines range from 100 to 200 dollars for noncompliance and urges prompt submission of the reports.
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Austin
Milner
Texas
Eye for Eye turns fatal in Pine Bluff train incident
Ben A. Hardy of Monticello Ark. was shot twice and fatally wounded just after boarding an Iron Mountain train in Pine Bluff. The shooter, J N McVeigh formerly of Monticello now of Texas, had a prior street fight with Hardy in Monticello a year earlier, the first meeting between them since.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Ben A. Hardy
Monticello
J. N. McVeigh
Texas
Lee
Hardy
Tenant Kills Landlord in Blossom Dispute
Dempsey Williams of Blossom shot and killed Ed Johnson, his Negro tenant, Thursday afternoon amid prior trouble. Williams surrendered to authorities after the fatal confrontation on the property.
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Dempsey Williams
Blossom
Ed Johnson
Williams
Wiefwitick Palo Up the 25000 Handed to County Attorney
An item notes that Wiefwitick Palo received or handed over twenty five thousand dollars to the county attorney. The concise report records the transfer of funds and the involved official, within the local legal context.
ouster ends Harvestor Co presence in Texas market
A Texas County Attorney received a 35000 check from a law firm representing the International Harvester Company, with about 5000 to the county as prosecuting fee. The company will not return to Texas as a result of the ouster, ending its Texas operations. Local dealers gain freedom to set prices and buy machinery through independent channels, increasing competition. The move clears the field for other firms previously hampered by the trust, allowing fair profit margins for dealers.
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Austin
Texas
International Harvester Company
John W. Brady
Harvester Company
Britt Loses Lightweight Title Fight After Wrist Break
A Negro champion Gans defeated Britt when Britt broke his wrist in the middle of the fourth round at Recreation Park before about 14 000 spectators. Britt fought one more round before withdrawing at the end of the fifth, crying that he was helpless as doctors diagnosed a fracture and dislocation of the wrist.
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Britt
Recreation Park
Gans
Gleason
Welch
Head Cut Off While He Slept in Denver Yards
In Fort Worth a crippled man sleeping beside a rail was killed when a switch engine unknowingly moved over his foot. His body was swung on the track and his head severed from his body as the train passed. His companion Henry Alger was present at the scene.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Henry Alger
Immunity Offered to Fugitives by Kentucky Judge
Louisville Kentucky Judge Robert L Stout of Versailles in the Fourteenth Judicial District declared he alone was authorized to grant immunity to W E Taylor Kentucky s fugitive former Governor if Taylor returns to testify in Caleb Powers case He pledged to see that Taylor is safely returned to Indiana without arrest or trouble.
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Taylor
Louisville
Robert L. Stout
Versailles
Fourteenth Judicial District
Goebel
W. E. Taylor
Kentucky
Caleb Powers
Stout
Indiana
Will Push Anti-Trust Suits In Texas
Austin reports the Attorney General will focus on the Waters-Pierce Oil Company case and suits against Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange members after the International Harvester dispute. Davidson and Lightfoot plan a vigorous campaign on anti-trust matters this winter across the state.
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Austin
International Harvester Company
Convicts Leased to Turpentine Camp Firm in Georgia
The Texas Penitentiary Board in Huntsville reconsidered its policy and leased seventy five convicts for turpentine work to Mr Sweat of Georgia. The two year leases pay 15 dollars per month each. The move marks a reversal after a prior rejection by the board six weeks earlier.
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Austin
Turpentine
Penitentiary Board
Huntsville
Mr. Sweat
Georgia
Big engines leased to Frisco for busy season
Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad leases six 120 ton engines to the Frisco System for operation on that line during the rush. The engines are too heavy for Brazos Valley tracks in current condition. In Amarillo a Labor Car shooting leaves Claude Lyons jailed and wounded saloon owner Charles Gardiner recovering at home with uncertain prospects.
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Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad
Brazos Valley
Amarillo
Claude Lyons
Charles Gardiner
Sherman Dallas Interurban progress nears finish
Earthwork completed and general progress good on the Sherman Dallas Interurban Railroad. Piers and trestle near McKinney nearly finished. Powerhouse walls rising, machinery foundations set. Substation bids opening soon. Steel rails expected within ten days. laying to start October 1. Cars are large for interurban use and seat sixty two passengers.
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Dallas
Sherman- Dallas Interurban
East Fork
Trinity
McKinney
Pipe Line Connects Tulsa and Dallas Finished
The eight inch main spanning 270 miles for the Texas Company oil line from Tulsa to Dallas has been laid. A test of capacity to the West Dallas pumping station was satisfactory. Completion is planned to Enid by October 1 with loading facilities installed as the line advances.
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Dallas
Texas Company
Tulsa
West Dallas
Enalor
Prisoners Escape From County Jail
Four African American inmates confined under Grand Jury indictments escaped from Bryan jail around midnight Sunday. One prisoner reported the break to the sheriff’s office. The escape was aided by noise from an insane detainee in the jail. They pried up steel sheathing and dug out.
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Bryan
Rural crash and stockholder meeting note from era
Ernest Flowers eighteen year old son of J F Flowers was struck by a southbound train while driving a milk wagon on the Texas Midland tracks near Greenville. A Terrell Foundry and Machine Company stockholders meeting plans to rebuild after a recent fire. A dispatch from Honolulu says Roosevelt will not seek another presidential run.
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Ernest
J. F. Flowers
Texas Midland
Greenville Mondey
Midland
Terrell Foundry and Machine Company
Longworth
Honolulu
Roosevelt
New Orleans Cotton Reports Highlight Deterioration and Delays
The Times-Democrat and Picayune notes outline belt deterioration in many districts with improvements in alluvial areas, Texas facing severe declines, late plant timing, and a delayed main picking period into late September or early October. Farmers show price resistance but seek fifteen cents. drought and heat harm Louisiana and Mississippi crops with moisture needs and boll weevil in St Landry Parish.
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New Orleans
the Times-Demcrat
Texas
Mysterious Wounding of Woman at Hallville
Marshall reports a string of assaults on Mrs. J. M. Ardrey wife of the Texas and Pacific Railroad station agent. Friday morning intruder slashed her throat deep cut. a chloroform bottle was found near the bed. Saturday night she was attacked again while asleep with wounds to the throat and forehead. Authorities work to identify the unknown assailant amid growing mystery.
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Marshall
J. M. Ardrey
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Hallville
Ardrey
Galveston swindler fleeces merchants in forged bill scam
Galveston police sought a man posing as A. F. Cox of Cox Brothers & Company of Mertens Texas. Four local merchants were swindled out of 1950 by forged bills of lading. The suspect is unknown in Mertens.
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Galveston
A. F. Cox
Cox Brothers & Company
Mertens
Hill County
Texas
Montague Farmer Shot Dead in Road Ambush
W. H. Romans, a prosperous farmer living one mile from Montague, was ambushed Friday afternoon while walking with his twelve year old son along the road between Montague and his home. Three shots were fired. the father was killed and the boy was wounded. Suspects have not been apprehended.
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Montague
W. H. Romans
Romans
Cliff House Burns In San Francisco
The famous Cliff House on a rocky bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean burned Saturday evening. Fire started about 5 o clock and an hour later only a heap of blackened ruins remained. Built of wood and drove by ocean winds the fire faced slow response from nearby fire company. Strong entities include Cliff House and San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Secretary Root Leaves Institute to Resume Duties in Washington
Secretary of State Eliin Root, once patient at William Muldoon's White Plains institute, has left to return to Washington. He gained twelve pounds and told friends he felt like a pen man. In New Jersey, Florence Leopold, only five years old, swam 220 yards without stopping at Deal Beach Casino pool in Long Branch in a series of children’s contests.
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Eliin Root
William Muldoon
White Plains
N. Y
Washington
Florence Leopold
Deal Beach Casino
Long Branch
N.d
State Wins Big Against International Harvester in Texas
The state secured a $25,960 penalty and forfeiture of IHAs Texas permit after a guilty plea. A sweeping injunction bars further Texas operations except for interstate business and prohibits exclusive distribution deals, new corporations to compete in Texas, or any stock interests in Texas firms.
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International Harvester Company of America
Texas
Prices Set by Farmers Union in Arkansas Meeting
Fifteen CLNT Cotton Farmers Union in Little Rock fixed price ranges for staple fibers and grains on Sept 5. Middling cotton will have a sliding scale while other commodities like wheat at 1 per bushel and oats at 35 cents are set. The group also called for laws to curb foreign immigration and re-elected old officers unanimously.
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Little Rock
Ark
Farmers’ National Co-Operative and Educational Union
Afecs
America
Union
iIf
Congress
Theft of 1000 in gold from elderly Harrison County man
Charles Blelock, 84, oldest Harrison County resident, four miles south of Hallville, reported a theft of $1000 in $20 gold pieces from his residence. The money was kept in a trunk. assailant unknown to authorities is believed to have gained entry.
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Marshall
Charles Blelock
Hallville
Harrison County
Blelock
Devastating Cyclone Near Seguin
A cyclone near Chaniel in the county’s southwest caused heavy damage though no lives were lost. Fences were down, houses wrecked, and a large school building badly damaged as the rotating storm swept through the area for about fifteen minutes before moving south, leaving residents shaken.
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Seguin
Chaniel
Fire destroys Lone Star Laundry plant at Woodward Street
A fire at the Lone Star Laundry on Woodward Street in Denison early Tuesday morning killed Bud Freels of the fire department and seriously injured George Smith. The insured building value was $91 with $20 for incorporation and about $1500 of laundry inside.
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Denison
Lone Star
Woodward Street
Bud Freels
George Smith
Weathering Heat Opens Cotton and Destroys Property Nearby
Trammell reports loss of at least ten bales of cotton about to open in his field six miles east of W. A residence and barn in the neighborhood were twisted into kindling. The city of Temple lists a population of 14 770 in the new directory. An eleven year old son of Ike Bryan of Richmond died Monday morning after being crushed by a horse. John Barer, longtime Fort Worth Stock Yards employee, fell from a canal cart and died from a broken neck. The hot dry spell accelerates cotton opening before maturity, worsening the crop.
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Houston Trammell
Temple
New City Directory
Ike Bryan
Richmond
Bevan
John Barer
Fort Worth
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Gollide
Typewriter
Nacogdoches
D G. Owens
Maggie Walkerson
Wiefwitick Palo UP
Turpentine Force
Dallas-Sherman “Rueben
Times-Democrat
Picayune
Louisiana
Mississippi
St. Landry Parish
Farmers’ Union
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