Collision sinks Dix after steamer crash near Hill Sound
In Seattle dated November 20, the steamers Dix and Jeannie collided near Hill Sound two miles north of Alei Point. The Dix sank within minutes, with 42 passengers and crew missing. 37 saved. The Jeannie suffered no injuries. The Dix’s master survived and the cause cited as a signals mishap. Passengers jumped into the water as the Dix went down stern first, many drowning or clinging to life rafts as the vessel sank.
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Seattle
Wash
Dix
P. Lermos
Port Blakely
Aiei Point
Jeannie
P. H. Mason
Alaska Company
Setasta
Here Beard Side
Colision
South Cove
Tacoma
Hill Sound
Consumption in the Capital Kills Hundreds in DC
Washington reports 826 deaths from consumption last year with 2,500 to 3,000 consumptives in the District of Columbia. Ten of every seventy five deaths in DC are tuberculosis related. The disease costs the city about $6,000 daily and roughly $2,000,000 yearly, with wages and living costs underestimated at $1 per day.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Santa Fe Connection Undecided Survey Target
Surveyors for the Santa Fe are working from Coleman on a preliminary survey for a proposed cutoff intended to reach Roscoe Lubbock and Texico. The connection point with the San Angelo branch is not fixed, and San Angelo and other towns may propose terms.
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Santa Fe
San Angelo
Coleman
Roscoe
Lubbock
Texico
Baptists of Texas Raise Near Three Hundred Thousand
Dr J B Gambrell announces total 296604 raised for missions and churches in Texas districts. One hundred two meeting houses were erected. December 4 is set for the Dallas meeting of the General Convention board of missions.
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Pallas
J. B Gambrell
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Baptists of
State
Dallas
Board of Missions
General Convention
Two Men Die After Southbound Freight Wreck Near Tioga
A Katy line freight derailed north of Tioga yards at 1 a m Monday. The locomotive overturned trapping Engineer Jim Kent, Fireman McDuffy, and Brakeman Worsham. Two crewmen McDuffy and Worsham were killed instantly while Kent was fatally injured. Twelve loaded cars blocked the track.
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Denison
Katy
Tioga Yards
Jim Kent
McDuffy
Worsham
Kent
National Tube Company lands order for 420 miles pipe line
Pittsburg, Pa reported that the National Tube Company received an order from the Mellen Interests for 420 miles of eight inch pipe. The project would link Indian Territory and Kansas Petroleum Co lines to J M Guffey Petroleum Co lines in Texas and may cost about 5 million dollars.
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Pittsburg
Ifa
National Tube Company
Mellen
Indian Territory
Kansas Petroleum Company
J. M. Guffey Petroleum Company
Texas
Injuries and Deaths Mark Texas Rail Yard and Oil Mill Incidents
At Sulphur Springs the Oil Mill incident left Wede Zent with severe injuries requiring amputation after being caught in a shaft. In Fort Worth a switchman, John Hollander, was struck by a backing locomotive and his midsection was crushed. Austin insurer John Dy MerCall suffered a stroke and remains in precarious condition at home. In Gainesville Mrs. W O Lake died after being removed from a train, following a period of delicate health while traveling south.
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Sulphur Springs
Wede Zent
John Hollander
Fort Worth
Denver City
John Dy MerCall
Austin Fire Insurance Company
W. O. Lake
Terre Haute,nd
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Gainesville
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention Opens in Guthrie
In Guthrie’s opera house the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention convened with 700 onlookers. Gov. Frantz and Chief Justice Burford attended. oath administered. Democratic caucus nominated W. H. Murray president, Peter Hanraty vice president, John M. Young secretary, W. A. Durant sergeant at arms. Republican caucus named P. B. Hopkins president and Charles O. Frey vice president. Henry S. Johnson chaired the Democratic caucus and led the body as an individual delegate. Chaplain Naylor gave the invocation.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Opera House
State of
Frantz
Burford
Territorial
W. H. Murray
Tishomingo
Peter Hanraty
South Mc4lester
John M. Young
Lawton
W. A. Durant
Durant
I. T
Pat Oakes
Woods County
Frank Naylor
Pawnee
P. B. Hopkins
Muskogee
Charles O. Frey
Gaus
L. T
Henry 8. Johnson
Perry
Naylor
Sugar Refining Firm Guilty of Rebates in Railroad Case
The American Sugar Refining Company was found guilty by a circuit court jury of taking rebates totaling 26000 from the New York Central Railroad. The Central was earlier convicted of granting rebates and fined 108000. Former Ambassador Joseph H Choate argued for the defense saying no American precedent existed for such a large penalty under rebating laws.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
United States Circuit Court
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Joseph H. Choate
Great
Tragedy in Center Sparks National Attention
After Dr. M. M. Paul was killed by a gunman identified as Dick Garrett, telegrams and calls flood in for information. Citizens discuss the case but refrain from mob action at the request of Dr. Paul's brother W A Paul, while Sheriff Booth guards the prisoner with deputies and Timpson’s military company.
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M. M. Paul
Dick Garrett
Campaign to Save Payne Cottage Sparks Fund Drive
Publicity over plans to raze the John Howard Payne cottage in Beach Hampton prompts a fundraiser to buy the historic home and preserve the site for the community and church rectory project.
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Beach Hampton
S. 1
North Texas First Snow Falls Overnight
Dallas reports the season’s first snow beginning shortly after midnight Tuesday and melting quickly. Old settlers recall no earlier snowfall in years, possibly since 1880 when eight inches fell on November 20.
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Dallas
Scaffold Raised in Waco for Jesse Jones Execution
Sheriff Tilley ordered the scaffold built in the county yard for Jesse Jones alias Jesse Washington. Work on the structure has begun. The condemned man faces hanging on the 30th inst under Judge Scott’s sentence for the murder of his employer Mathias Block. His favored spiritual adviser is a jailed Negro preacher charged with beating his wife.
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Waco
Tilley
Jesse Jones
Jesse Washington
Scott
Mathias Block
Third East Texas Poultry Show Opens With 700 Birds On Display
The third annual East Texas Poultry Association show opened in Marshall with over 700 birds on exhibit. Birds range from $1 to $800, with many valued at $100 and $150. A note on the era’s wine industry competition contrasts California producers with the Middle West. Floyd Einler, 15, an employee in the Standard Oil Jersey City office, was robbed of $1,200 from the office while escorting the money to a bank. The Juliet Fowler Home Orphans will move from near Grand Prairie to Dallas as plans and an active building committee proceed.
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East Texas Poultry Association
Marshall
United States
California
Middle West
Floyd Einler
Jersey City
Standard Oil Company
Julietie Fowler
Grand Prairie
Dallas
Violent Storm Sweeps Mississippi Valley and Plains
Reports from Memphis to Texas describe a Gulf-origin storm bringing deadly winds and heavy rain. Loss of life and extensive property damage feared as railways and telegraph lines fail, cattle drowned, and crops battered across Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee. Blizzard conditions also plague Colorado and New Mexico with renewed heavy snowfall.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Gulf
Alabama
Mississippi
Athens
Oklahoma
Grenanda
Miss
West Point
Columbus
Mississipp
Louisiana
Arkansas
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Mexico
Amarillo
Children Crushed by Switch Engine in Pine Bluff
In Pine Bluff Arkansas three children of J W Smith were struck by a switching engine of the Iron Mountain while standing on railroad tracks in front of their home Sunday morning. The youngest, about 3, was not seriously hurt. Walter and Henry were seriously injured. one arm was amputated, the other suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries with possible death.
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Ark
J. W. Smith
Iron Mountain
Cir
Walter
Henry
John Longer
Alma
Ennis
Ben Blocker
Oak Grove
Bowie County
Sayres Mines
Birmingham
Ala
Doc Mann
Oscar Linn
Sam Stephens
Death’s Silent Summons in Lancaster Deaths in same house
Lancaster resident A died Friday from heart failure while seated in his chair at his daughter Mrs Moffett’s home. In a remarkable coincidence two deaths in one house from the same illness occurred within a week, as Joe A Moffett, son in law, died Wednesday.
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Lancaster
A. Death
Iowa Monument Dedication at Vicksburg Commemorates Shared Remembrance
The Iowa Monument dedication at Vicksburg National Military Park passed without incident. Mississippi and Iowa veterans mingled, sharing reminiscences as speeches were delivered by Gov. Vardaman, Gov. Cummins, Col. Charles A. Clarke, Capt. J. F. Merry and Gen. Greenville M. Dodge at the Iowa State Memorial.
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Iowa Monument
Vicksburg
Miss
Vicksburg National Military Park
Missisippi
Iowa
Iowa State Memorial
Gov. Vardaman
Gov. Cummins
Charles A. Clarke
J. F. Merry
Greenville M. Dodge
Deming Seeks Denison Natural Gas Franchise
R. O. Deming of Oswego Kansas applies for a city franchise to build and operate a gas distribution system. A Deming representative says the Deming interests will prospect for gas between Denison and Madill, or import gas via pipes from Indian Territory fields if no find is made locally.
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Denison
Deming
Oswego
Kansas
Madill
J. T
Indian Territory
Carter Interurban Contract Awarded to A E Company
The contract for the J. Mercer Carter Interurban was made Friday with the American Engineering Company of Indianapolis. It covers engineering financing and building of the road, including rolling stock, with sixty miles to be built within the Dallas franchise timeframe.
Refugees Flee Floods Across the Seattle Tacoma Valley
Wells of the foothills near Seattle and Tacoma overflow as King and Pierce Counties flood. Thousands abandon homes with few possessions amid rising rivers. Six deaths linked to floodwaters, including loggers trying to clear jams on White and Green Rivers.
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Wash
Tacoma
King
Pierce
F. W. Killmer
Auburn
White River
Decker Lumber Company
Green River
Minslee
Snoqualmie
Cascade Mountains
Fredericksburg's J W Bains Dies at 62 After Lingering Illness
J W Bains of Fredericksburg 62 died Sunday morning after a lingering illness. He was secretary of state during George Allen's administration.
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J. W. Bains
Fredericksburg
Capt. Bains
George Allen
Gould orders Mineral Wells line extended to Trinidad
Denver reports George Gould has ordered an extension of the Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railroad to Trinidad Colorado. If confirmed, the move will bring joy to Mineral Wells. Surveys north of Mineral Wells have been conducted but plans remain public.
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Pallas
Denver
George Gould
Mineral Wells and Northwestern
Trinidad
Colorado
Local Lawyer James Hodge Dies at Steamboat Landing
Hopkinsville Kentucky reports Hon James Hodge a prominent Smithland lawyer returned home Thursday in apparently good health. At the Steamboat landing he fell dead. on hearing the death Lawyer Bush, a longtime colleague, collapsed and died soon after.
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Hopkinsville
James Hodge
Smithland
Bush
Hodge
Victim of Fatal Wash Fire in Bonham
Mrs. Tom Starnes died from severe burns suffered while doing laundry in the yard during a strong wind at the Starnes home in Bonham. Her clothing reportedly caught fire and she was engulfed, collapsing after hours of agony before nightfall.
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Bonham
Tom Starnes
Danner
Sss
Quail Said to Protect Cotton From Boll Weevil
Hillsboro resident E R Smith near Grandview reports that quail gathered near willow trees protected his cotton, yielding a bale, and he urges farmers nationwide to ban hunting on their premises to preserve the crop.
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Hillsboro
E. R. Smith
Grandview
Dallas State Fair shows record net profits in 1906
The State Fair of 1906 reported net profits exceeding 105000 pounds, with secretary's figures noting receipts of 101926.46 dollars as of November 16 and uncollected assets of 3884.44 dollars, totaling 105710.90 dollars. The cash balance in the bank stood at 84402.80 dollars.
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Dallas
Mabank Fire Claims Life and $1500 Loss at Hotel
A Saturday blaze at Mabank Hotel killed Abraham Mittenthal of Dallas in a fire that nearly consumed his body. Total property loss reached $1500 with two other small buildings burned. Friends arrived Sunday to handle the body as others escaped narrow misses.
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Mabank
Abraham Mittenthal
Dallas
Ife
Young Mittenthal
Investigation Targets Misused Relief Funds in San Francisco
The Chronicle reports a widening graft probe into relief money sent from various states to San Francisco. It notes funds diverted from the relief commission and says about 1000 government agents are investigating under President Roosevelt who vows justice for any main culprits.
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San Francesco
the Chronicle
San Francisco
Relief Commission
Roosevelt
To Build Straight Road From Kansas City To Denison
Missouri River and Gulf plans a straight line from Kansas City to Denison. Surveys are now under way. Harriman interests will construct the line not for large local traffic but to provide the shortest through route for Union Pacific to Southern Pacific business.
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Denison
Kansas City
Missouri River
Gulf
Harriman
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Dog bites Ferris boys. dog killed for hydrophobia test
In Waxahachie, a dog bit three Ferris boys Tommie Moyers Dick Edwards and Robert Mitchell. The dog showed no rabies signs but was killed and its head sent to the Pasteur Institute in Austin for brain examination which confirmed hydrophobia. Separate reports from London say the Shah of Persia is gravely ill with death possible imminently.
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Waxahachie
Tommie Moyers
Dick Edwards
Robert Mitchell
Ferris
Pasteur Institute
Austin
Worsham
Temple Fire Destroys Half Block and Several Firms
A fire early Wednesday morning swept through a half block in Temple destroying the Temple Weekly Times, publisher J. F. Crouch, photographer J. C. Vickers, Temple Ice Cream Factory proprietor T. B. Noel, Temple Fuel Company proprietor J. B. Conllsk, storage yard of N. C. Erskine lumber yard, and several other establishments. The damage and cause were not disclosed.
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Temple
Temple Weekly Times
J. F. Crouch
J. C. Vickers
Temple Ice Cream Factory
T. B. Noel
Temple Fuel Company
J. B. Conllsk
N. C. Erskine
Notable Galveston Col M F Mott Dead at 68
Galveston mourns Col M F Mott grand commander of Texas A F and A M for years a noted citizen. He died Sunday after October fall from a street car injuries. Funeral followed with Grand Commandery Masons as escort. Other news includes a fatal cotton patch fire in Bowie County and a Birmingham Alabama shooting incident. Track laying reaches Anson as Wichita Valley Railroad opens with crowd watching first train.
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Galveston
Col
M. F. Mott
Grand Commandery of
Texas
A. F
A. M
Col. Mott
Masons
Wichita Valley Railroad
Anson
McLennan County Posum and Tater Club Feast Set
A notice states 191 persons in Texas took their own lives in the three months ending July 1. It also announces the annual McLennan County Possum and Tater Club feast scheduled for the night of December 18.
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New York City
McLennan County Possum and Tater Club
Anti prohibition stirs votes in Johnson County election drive
The item notes efforts by anti prohibitionists to organize an election in Johnson County. It also lists a string of other scattered events across the country including fires, deaths, accidents, and civic developments, reflecting a broad snapshot of news items.
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Johnson County
A Prospectors Thanksgiving in the Mines
A prospector recounts half a year of searching and rage at fate and God. He sits by a mountain stream, recalls hardship, hunger, and the bitter question of what to be thankful for before a moment of renewed faith.
Arm in Guarded Turn of Phrase
A rugged speaker describes a taut arm and bold chest under strain. The vivid diction emphasizes muscular form and the pulse under skin as if measuring strength against time.
Bayberry Candles From Derbyshire to Thanksgiving
The Providence Daily Journal notes bayberry candles are back in fashion. A worker gathers berries, a quart yields one candle. berries are boiled with two quarts water, simmered, cooled, then wax rises as a cake. After melting and straining it is poured into molds for scented candles. An honest man may have a clear conscience but lonetime.
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Providence Daily Journal
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