Dynamite Safe Robbery Halts Great Northern Train
Two masked men halted Great Northern Oriental Limited No 1 six miles west of Bedford Montana after explosives blew open an express car safe. They plundered registered letters and mail sacks, fired on passengers, then fled. Reward offered for capture.
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St. Paul
Minn
Eliott
Great Northern Express Company
Associated Press
Great Northern Oriental Limited
Bedford
Montana
Great Northern Express Comy
Canada
Dallas
Henry Lee
Fort Worth
Grayson County Farmers’ Union
Texas
Campbell
Travis County Fair Association
S. B. Stanley
Clarksville
National Conference of Lutherans
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
J. R. McCormick
Denton County
Oaxaca
Mexico
East Texas
Louisiana Railroad Commission
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Louisiana
B. H. Carroll
Waco
Robert Alexander
International and Great Northern Railroad
Palestine
J. T. Langley
Cameron
Little River
Adjutant General’s Department
National Guard
Paris
M. L. Maxwell
Grinnan
Terrell
Great Northern Oriental
la Province
Havre
France
New York
Brakeman Cut in Two on Santa Fe Train
J. J. House, a brakeman at Santa Fe, died in a gruesome accident Thursday at about 8 30 while coupling freight cars. He was found between the cars and the moving train cut in two. He lived in Temple with his family. his body was taken there.
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Morgan
J. House
Santa Fe
Temple
Red River long staple cotton gains attention in Texas
In Corpus Christi last April Senator Willacy introduced a Red River long staple cotton variety. It yielded 23 cents a pound to Red River growers last year and is highly prized by thread manufacturers. Four acres showed good results and plans call for larger plantings next year.
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Texas
Corpus Christi
Willacy
Red River
McDonald Stops Game In Saloon Pool Tables Shut
San Antonio captain Bill McDonald state revenue agent halted a saloon pool game by unscrewing side panels from five tables on North Flores Street. The act appears to enforce a new liquor law violation as the tables were in full use.
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McDonald
San Antonio
Bill” McDonald
State Revenue
North Flores Street
Weatherford Hay Press Factory Move Backed by City
Weatherford battles over a $15,000 hay press factory by Tate and Buster appear settled in favor of the city as the Texas and Pacific Railroad offers to provide a suitable site through trainmaster J. Y. Burke.
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Weatherford
Tate and Buster
Texas and Pacific Railroad
J. Y. Burke
Train Wrecks Wagon Near Allen Texas
A southbound Houston and Texas Central passenger train No 2 hit a wagon and team of mules at a road crossing about two miles south of Allen at 8 30 Thursday morning. Both mules were killed while the wagon owner F W McMillen’s grading outfit suffered the loss. The wagon driver, P Lynch, was only slightly injured.
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Plano
Houston and
Texas Central
Allen
P. Lynch
F. W. McMillen
Ballinger Drives Railroad Plan To Abilene Start
A movement to build a railroad from Ballinger to Abilene rapidly gathered stock. A civil engineer began laying groundwork Saturday. A preliminary line is expected within two weeks and a permanent route with profile within thirty to forty days.
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Ballinger
Abilene
Comiar
Railroads Must Sell Short Fare Rule Approved
Austin Sept 17 A majority of the Railroad Commission issued a far reaching passenger order. It directs that a road shall never charge more for a shorter distance than a longer distance and requires roads to meet competition by using the short line mileage between points. The rule protects local points near competitive lines and allows travelers to choose cheaper routes.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Mayfield
Colquitt
Storey
Houston and
Texas Central
Dallas
Houston
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Santa Fe
Texas
Innocent Man Served Thirteen Years in San Quentin
In San Francisco California the convict William Evans has spent thirteen years in San Quentin before new evidence proves his innocence. The judge who sentenced him says Evans is innocent and the prosecutor has given a deathbed statement affirming the same.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Quentin Penitentiary
William Evans
Evans
Evangelist Felix Lawrence Dies in Louisville Church
Evangelist Felix Lawrence of Nashville collapsed and died of heart disease after delivering a sermon at the Hope Rescue Mission in Louisville. The 7 year veteran of religious work had been converted there seven years earlier by Rev. W. Bruce after a dissipated life.
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Louisville
Felix Lawrence
Nashville
Hope Rescue Mission
Eighth and
Jefferson Streets
Lawrence
Rev. W. Bruce
Fort Worth Rapid Growth In City Directory Size
Fort Worth's new city directory lists a population figure based on 345 500 names, implying 68 137 in the city. The 1900 census counted 26 699. the directory shows 29 065 by including suburbs, while the census counted only within city limits.
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Fort Worth
Pension apportionment counts rise after October 1
The semiannual Con federate pension apportionment occurs October 1 with reductions due to new petitions. The $500,000 cap remains available, so adding names lowers per capita payments. Nearly 9000 pensioners will be on the rolls after October.
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Austin
Woman Wins Suit Over Saloon Sale in Weimar Case
In district court Mrs. Johanna Farenhold of Weimar was awarded 2500 plus costs against H Birkman and his sureties for selling whiskey to her husband after a warning not to. Judge Kennon ruled that the new liquor law did not release bondsmen under the old law, opposing the Attorney General.
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Columbus
Johanna Farenhold
Weimar
H. Birkman
Kennon
Attorney General’s Office
Major beer seizure in Indian Territory at Comanche
Deputy Sam Cohn under William E. Johnson confiscated 5280 bottles of beer the largest single haul of the real article in Indian Territory. Rear Admiral John G. Walker, retired U S N, died suddenly at High Pasture Maine at age 72. Will Hill, 25, lost hand and possibly arm after saw accident at a Farmers Union gin near Grandview. Two Avard Oklahoma children burned to death in a barn fire started by a four year old neighbor. Two horses a carriage and a buggy burned.
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Comanche
I. T
Sam Cohn
William E. Johnson
Indian Territory
John G. Walker
High Pasture
York Cliffs
Maine
Admiral Walker
New Hampshire
Will Hill
Farmers’ Union
Grandview
C. W. Davis
Avard
Okla
Territory Shows Up Better
The Morning News reports a second cotton crop review for 1907 based on 544 Texas and Territory reports dated September 10. It shows Texas indicated yield at 61.03 with 20 percent picked, territories averaging 130.5 or 36.3 percent higher than last year but only 12 percent picked. Boll weevil damage has eased, while boll worms remain active and hot weather is blamed for much of the crop’s poor outlook.
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Dallas
Morning News
Texas
Cath Torre Csoudisi
Trains collide head on near Canaan Station
A head-on collision between the southbound Quebec Express and a northbound freight on the Boston and Maine Concord division four miles north of Canaan Station resulted from dispatching errors. Twenty four killed or dying and twenty seven injured, many seriously, were in the death car. most passengers were returning from a Sherbrooke fair. Fred M. Phelps of Ochiltree Texas is named among the dead.
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White River Junction
Concord
Boston and Maine Railroad
Canaan Station
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Fred M. Phelps
Ochiltree
Texas
Col Bryan to Visit Palestine for Reagan Monument Fund
Judge P W Brown reports that William Jennings Bryan has accepted an invitation to Palestine in December to deliver an address. Proceeds will go entirely to the John H Reagan monument fund. Date to be announced and Bryan will be given a monster reception.
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Col. Bryan
Palestine
P. W. Brown
William Jennings Bryan
John H. Reagan
Navy contracts Welsh firms for 100000 tons of coal
A Cardiff dispatch reports the United States Navy Department contracted Welsh firms to supply one hundred thousand tons of the best steam coal with deliveries extending through 1908.
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United States Navy Department
Cardiff
Wales
Turbines Break Record In Ocean Steamship Tests
The Lusitania and Mauritania, fitted with turbine propulsion, showcased new power in Irish and American voyages. Officials hailed the turbine as proving fast vessels can be practical and expected the Lusitania to possibly set the fastest Atlantic crossing. The maiden Lusitania trip nearly matched the best transatlantic time, underscoring the shipbuilding advantage of turbine propulsion.
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Queenstown
Ireland
New York
Beaumont Tragedy: Man Killed by Train Near Depot
Pink Watts, 38, was run over and killed by a Gulf and Interstate passenger train in the yards west of the depot. He was taken to Sister's Hospital where he died minutes after arrival. Both legs were severed above the knees. no other injuries were noted.
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Beaumont
Pink Watts
Attorney General Moves to Bar Oil and Harvester Charters
Austin officials refuse to file charters for corporations whose primary business is oil dealing or harvester machinery. The measure will expand as anti trust judgments target more firms. It follows the Watres-Pierce Oil Company’s readmission after being ousted in 1900.
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Austin
Secretary of State
Watres-Pierce Oil Company
Peanut farming booms in Harrison County
Harrison County farmers shift to peanuts with a jump from about 5000 bushels last year to an estimated 40000 bushels this year. A local candy factory drives demand and has installed a steam thrashing operation to process the crop.
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Marshall
Harrison County
Waco Seeks Santa Fe Railroad Connection
Waco shows strong interest in securing the Santa Fe Railroad lines into the city. Business leaders have long urged the road and within ten days many have urged negotiations be opened to bring the line here, with settlement anticipated soon.
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Waco
Santa Fe
Goeber Growers Do Well
Paris peanut farmers in Lamar County forecast a bumper crop with yields higher than last year. Early buyers offer incentives for the whole crop while local dealers with processing facilities plan to handle and package the peanuts for retailers.
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Paris
Lamar County
Hillsboro Cotton Mill to spend 75000 on plant expansion
Hillsboro Cotton Mill Company directors authorize immediate expenditure of 75000 for enlarging the main building. An addition 122 feet by 75 feet will be built, brick three feet high with glass walls above for light and ventilation. Construction has begun.
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Hillsboro
Hillsboro Cotton Mill Company
Walnut
Cleveland's Health Declines Amid Reports
Reports say Mr. Cleveland's health is failing rapidly, with observers noting a marked deterioration and renewed concerns about his medical condition and overall well being.
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Mr. Cleveland
Rumors on Judges and Cotton Fires Dominate Texas News
Reported moves include Judge John M. Duncan's rumored Dallas home, Ellis County replacing mules with a traction engine on roads, and Dallas gas analyses. Notes cover cotton losses near Walnut, Hillsboro mill expansion, and varied political bets from state officials to county offices.
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John M. Duncan
Tyler
Dallas
Ellis County
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