Rock Island Purchases Galveston City Company Land
Galveston Texas April 21 the Rock Island railway through its general attorney M A Low bought blocks 711 19 716 in Galveston for 100000 with an option earlier. the property lies west of the Southern Pacific plot between 51st and 57th streets from Avenue B to the channel. Low refused to discuss plans saying the investment would not lie idle.
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Galveston
Texas
Galveston City Company
M. A. Low
Rock Island Railway
Low
Eugene A. Hawkins
Southern Pacific
Fifty-First
Fifty-Seventh
Avenue B
Galveston Channel
Rock Island
Lanham Orator Cheered as Confederate Monument Unveiled
A crowd witnessed the unveiling of a Teich granite Confederate monument on the capitol grounds in Fort Worth Texas. Governor Lanham delivered an acclaimed oration while Rev Sears and T W Gregory spoke. band music and a monster parade marked the event. Meanwhile Corpus Christi shipping businessman T J Wiley announced daily vegetable shipments to major cities and a large melon crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Hood
Capitol Grounds
H. M. Sears
W. H. Richardson
Lanham
T.W. Gregory
Dixie
Representatives
John H. Reagan
Lubbock
Teich
Liano
Congress Avenue
Fort Worth
Texas
T. J. Wiley
Corpus Christi
Corps Christi
Chicago
Denver
St. Louis
Kansas City
Atlanta
Memphis
Nashville
Wiley
Sulphur Mining Company Charters in Louisiana
The Louisiana Sulphur Mining Company charter was filed in Lake Charles yesterday with Clerk Gill. Harrison Stoddard serves as president, W. J. Hamlet as secretary and treasurer, and Charles Settoon W. S. Napier Walter S. Azell and Clarence Bradley as trustees. All listed men are Brazoria and Harris county Texas residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulphur Mining Company
Lake Charles
Louisiana Sulphur Mining Company
Gill
Harrison Stoddard
W. J. Hamlet
Charles Settoon
Napier
Walter S. Azell
Clarence Bradley
Brazoria
Harris Counties
Texas
Unknown Man Fatally Beaten in Fifth Ward
A railroad employee in his forties was found unconscious on Carr street early morning. He had a head blow and a cut, was moved to Lyons house infirmary where injuries proved fatal. An inquest was ordered by Justice Marmion after he remained unconscious.
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Houston
Texas
Carr Street
Lyons House
Brumby
Justice Marmion
Sunday School Convention in Fort Worth Texas
The State Sunday School Association met in Fort Worth in two groups the ministers and the convention delegates. Rev. T. C. Horton of Dallas led the ministers session with addresses and Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner spoke on The Pastor's Relation to the Primary Department. Reports were given by Conibear Ayers Miss Phillips and Lewis Collins. The convention closed after three sessions.
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Fort Worth
Texas
State Sunday School Association
T. C. Horton
Dallas
Young Men’s Christian Association
Mary Foster Bryner
Conibear
Ayers
Miss Phillips
San Antonio
Lewis Collins
Rail wreck halts No. 5 north of McKinney
Central northbound passenger train No. 5 wrecked two miles south of McKinney Texas yesterday due to spreading rails. The tender and all coaches left the track but stayed upright. no serious injuries reported. Track torn up about 300 feet.
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McKinney
Texas
Houston and
Texas Central
The Spice of Life and a Coat Tale Mystery
A young reader seeks details about a coat’s missing tails, showing curiosity in a subject likely tied to a local story. The item prompts information gathering and a note on interest in attire and tailoring.
Why is a journal the funniest creature in the world
Five or six men chat in a village inn when Pat bets they cannot answer a riddle. He asks why a journalist is the world’s funniest creature, and answers himself by saying because his tale comes out of his head. London Spare Moments.
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Pat
London
Close Quarters Preferred In This Witty Exchange
In a humorous exchange, Helen longs for enchantment to keep a man fond of her while Ned jokes about borrowing enchantment. The dialogue turns to Distance lending magic, with a playful preference for close quarters over magical aid as the Kansas City Journal captures the banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Ned
Kansas City Journal
Compressed Air Power Rouses Concert Banter
A man unfamiliar with a concert asks who waves the baton and who handles the horn. The neighbor hushes him, explaining the conductor conducts and the horn player is part of the ensemble, a witty exchange capturing concert humor.
Book canvasser asks barber to sell encyclopedia
A book canvasser entered a barbershop and asked the proprietor to sell him an encyclopedia. The barber asked what it was and explained it covers information on every subject. A victim in the chair faintly interjected that the barber does not need it.
Information Wanted in Claim for Circus Work
A quoted line from the New York Times asks about joining a circus as a performer. The fragment references seeking fattening or transformation for stage life and uses a slang dialogue about becoming a freak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Not Landed Yet in Stray Stories
Dialogue from Stray Stories shows Miss Ascum and Miss Coy teasing a man described as a landed free holder, who is not yet fully landed, in a light social exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ascum
Rock Island deal leaves Galveston buzzing
Mr Low, when interviewed, smiled broadly as he announced the Rock Island had consummated a deal and urged Galveston to cooperate fully. The property purchase is expected to stir new rumors about Rock Island expansion, though railroad circles doubt Galveston, Houston and Northern lines will carry the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Low
Galveston
Rock Island
Galveston, Houston
Death by self inflicted morphine overdose in Hillsboro
Hillsboro constable reports Mrs. B. V. Adams died after taking sixty grains of morphine and two glasses of buttermilk. She had been in ill health for two years and recently underwent an operation with no improvement.
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Hillsboro
Texas
Constable Johnson of
Blum
B. V. Adams
Sour Lake Electric Line Planned With Meeker Financing
Beaumont resident Mr. Ed Kennedy announces that the papers are signed for an electric line to Sour Lake. The J W Meeker Investment Company will fund the project and Mr Meeker's engineer will survey the ground, with work to start soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Texas
Ed. Kennedy
Sour Lake Road
Columbus
Chicago
Sour Lake
J. W. Meeker
Bids Opened for Houston Federal Building Site
Washington April 21 Twelve proposals were opened for a Houston Federal building site. Bidders include W W Thomas Paul Hoover N L Mills Moskowitz Dougherty and others offering blocks bound by Milam Louisiana Main Fannin Walker McKinney Austin and Rusk avenues with prices ranging from 48 000 to 125 000 and various lot sizes 250 by 250 feet or similar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
City of
Houston
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
W. W. Thomas and
Paul & Hoover
Milam
Louisiana
Texas and
Capitol
N. L. Mills
E. Moskowitz
J. S. Dougherty
Main
Fannin
Walker and McKinney
Hardcastle & Stahl
Walker Avenue
Travis
J. K. P. Gillaspie
la Branch
Austin
D. P. Sherherd
J. Harrell
J. M. Boyles
Caroline and
San Jacinto
Rusk and
H. G. Lidstone
Lamar
Dallas
Henry C. House
Rusk
Louisiana Street
Mark Weiss
S. C. Red
Caroline
Walker
Dallas Teems For J M Hurt Funeral In Dallas
Dallas mourned the passing of J M Hurt with one of the citys largest funerals. Courts adjourned while business and professional leaders attended. The Dallas Bar Association met to issue formal eulogies and organize memorial actions.
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Dallas
Texas
J. M. Hurt
Dallas Bar Association
Man Left to Lampasas with Remains After Strychnine Death
A man described as demented died by strychnine yesterday. He had written a note of intent and was arrested by Sheriff Alton who planned to take him home that evening. Sheriff Walton departed for Lampasas with the body last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terday
Alton
Walton
Lampasas
Byrd Syndicate Gusher at Saratoga No. 3 Capped After 19 Hours
In Saratoga Texas the Byrd Syndicate oil well No. 3 gushed at 5 pm on the 16th, blowing until 11 pm the following day before a gate valve shut it off. General manager C K McFallen was on site and believes the well will become a top producer once the gas is cleared. Brice wells Nos. 1 and 2 are ready to come in, giving the field five producing wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Texas
Byrd Syndicate
C. K McFallen
President Roosevelt Near End of Yellowstone Park Tour
President Roosevelt has about ended his tour of Yellowstone Park, completing a whistle stop visit to inspect the park and its facilities. The president met with officials and toured several points of interest as his Yellowstone itinerary concluded.
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President Roosevelt
Yellowstone Park
Fatal hunting accident near Dale Texas claims Ethridge life
Report from Dale Texas says John Ethridge was accidentally shot and killed by Bob McGintis during a deer hunt ten miles south of town. Four men were in the sand hills when a deer entered the area and McGintis fired, the bullet striking Ethridge in the direction of the deer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McGintis
Here
Mr. McGintis
Mr. Ethridge
Appraisers Value Bank and Post Office Properties at $163107.93
In Nacogdoches Texas the referee appointed appraisers to value the property of A Wettermark Son Bankers bankrupt. They completed work yesterday afternoon valuing the bank building fixtures post office building and one small land tract at 163107.93. The estate of B S Wettermark is not included.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
A. Wettermark
Judge J M Hurt Dies After Long Illness in Dallas
Judge J M Hurt longtime member of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Confederate veteran died in Dallas after days of suffering. Born December 15 1830 in Carroll County Tennessee he practiced law in Sherman before moving to Dallas. He served as district attorney and was a judge from 1880 to 1896 shaping Texas criminal jurisprudence. He became nearly blind in recent years and passed away at 5 45 p m. Burial was set for Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
J. M. Hurt
Greenwood Cemetery
Judge Hurt
Carroll County
Tenn
Cumberland University
Law Department
Sherman
Throckmorton
E. J. Davis
Court of Appeals
Mexican woman stabbed to death in Fromme, Seguin County
Sheriff Seideman received a report of a stabbing death of Maria Rodriguez on the streets of Fromme, Seguin County, witnessed by a large crowd. The killer departed and had not been captured. Sheriff Seideman and Sheriff Tobin planned to pursue the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin
Texas
Seideman
Maria Rodriguez
Fromme
Tobin
Fire destroys shops and roundhouse in Shreveport
A blaze at 1 o'clock yesterday morning gutted the machine shops and roundhouse of the Shreveport and Red River Valley road, along with the local warehouses of Anheuser-Busch and Lemp Brewing. Five locomotives and several cars were destroyed. losses estimated at $40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Shreveport and
Red River Valley Road
Anheuser-Busch
Lemp Brewing Companies
Elevator at Belton Burns in Texas Fire Claims 5000 Loss
A grain elevator in Belton owned by C. W. Meyer & Co. burned yesterday morning. Loss estimated at 5000 with 1200 insured by Hanover of New York. Fire originated incendiarily, but the fire department prevented a larger disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Texas
C. W. Meyer & Co
Hanover
New York
Desperate Escape Attempt by Two Ohio Inmates
Two Ohio convicts mounted a daring escape bid from a state prison, triggering security lockdowns and an intensive manhunt. Officials launched incident reviews to determine how the attempt occurred and to tighten inmate oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Freight Wreck Near Alpine Texas Destroys Two Cabooses
An eastbound freight rear ended another east of Alpine at 10 yesterday morning wrecking two cabooses and several cars. Two men in one caboose escaped with miraculous noninjury after being caught in the wreck. No personal injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Texas
Here
Twinemen
Counties Pay Interest on School Bonds in Texas
The permanent school fund distributed interest payments yesterday in Texas. Harris County paid $5,000 followed by Kimble $604, Stephens $36,850, and Denton $3,390.
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Austin
Texas
Harris
Kimble
Stephens
Denton
Presbyterian Divine Dead in Philadelphia Pastor Stricken
Rev. Dr. Francis A. Horton longtime Temple Presbyterian Church pastor in Philadelphia was stricken with apoplexy during a sermon last night and died soon after removal from the pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Philadelphia
Francis A. Horton
Presbyterian Church
Temple Presbyterian
Agents Ordered to Show Cause in Contempt Case
From Austin, Texas state capital: T. W. Gregory receiver of the Texas Home Fire Insurance Company filed a motion in district court asking fifteen company agents be cited to appear and show cause why they should not be held in contempt for failing to turn over funds. Similar petitions are expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ance Company
Mine Workers Executive Boards In Session at Wilkes-Barre
The executive boards of the Mine Workers are in session in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Officials discuss strategy and policy amid ongoing labor matters and regional mining concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre, Pa
Jury Disqualification Narrows Corpus Christi Panel
In Corpus Christi yesterday morning the district court called jurors, Judge Welch disqualified fourteen of twenty four for lacking qualifications and poll tax receipts, and twenty more men were summoned to complete the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Texas
Welch
Northern Securities Company Appeal Cites 34 Points of Error
The Northern Securities Company claims thirty four errors in its appeal. The filing outlines the specific issues alleged to have affected the case and seeks relief through the appellate process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Securities Company
Lafayette man Wil lis Lodge convicted for passing counterfeit money
In Lafayette Louisiana a Black man named Willis Lodge was convicted in district court for using counterfeit currency. The case details the charge and verdict against Lodge.
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Lafayette
Willis Lodge
Prohibition Takes Effect In Goldthwaite School District
The Goldthwaite Independent School District enforces a local option injunction banning the sale of intoxicants effective midnight. The ruling by the judge authorizes the prohibition within the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldthwaite
Texas
Goldthwaite Independent School District
No Word From President From Cinnabar Montana
Secretary Loeb reported no word from the president yesterday, leaving officials awaiting guidance and remarks on current policy or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinnabar, Mont
Loeb
CAPTURE HARBOR MASTER
A Monte Christi report dated April 4 describes the revolutionary gunboat Independencia entering the harbor. The harbor master and staff boarded believing she served the government and were captured as the ship moved toward Manzanillo. General Rodriguez vows resistance if attacked. foreigners seek warship protection. the Valencia is at Monte Christi offering an escape.
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Cape Haytien
Monte Christi
Independencia
Manzanillo
Griggs Pushes Battlefield Funding Fight in House
In Austin representative Griggs and allies urge the house to move the San Jacinto battlefield appropriation from routine to miscellaneous items on the eve of the battle anniversary. Expected outcomes include fencing and protection funding, with the house proposing 20000 dollars and the senate 30000 dollars for the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Griggs
San Jacinto
House
Senate
Miss Mary Battler Burned to Death in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas Miss Mary Battler aged 19 died from burns after a lamp left burning overturned spilling oil on her clothing. She jumped from the bed into the hall in fright and perished before aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Mary Battler
Woman Died of Wounds in Bryan Shooting
In Bryan Texas a black girl Lula Was died from a gun wound inflicted early last night. Lon Crews a young black man was arrested this morning and jailed on a murder charge.
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Bryan
Texas
Lula
Eee
Lon Crews
Death of Llano businessman John Beeson
Llano Texas Mr John Beeson a prominent local businessman died at his home last night from appendicitis He underwent an operation yesterday but it was too late He leaves a wife and several small children.
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Llano
Texas
John Beeson
Freight wreck halts traffic on Louisiana and Northwest line
A freight wreck near Homer Louisiana suspends all traffic for thirty six hours damaging cars and delaying shipments on the Louisiana and Northwest railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Louisiana and Northwest Railroad
Brookshire Local Option Effective Amid Court Petition
Brookshire Texas residents saw the local option take effect yesterday as AH sa loons remained closed awaiting the court decision on a petition by the prosecutors to dissolve the injunction issued by Judge Hamblen about ten days earlier.
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Brookshire
Texas
Hamblen
Three Drown In Michigan Rowboat Capsize Incident
Three people died when a small rowboat capsized on a Michigan waterway leading to a drowning incident. Rescue crews recovered the victims from the water and authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
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Michigan
Revolution Gains Strength Amid Caribbean Rebellion
A steamer from Monte Christy reports rebels besieging Monte Christi by land and sea. The gunboat Independencia was seen in the harbor. The revolution is gaining support across the country with many adherents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
D. W.I
Monte Christi
San Domingo
Independencia
Lawmakers Falter on Textbook Bill Across Houses
Efforts to pass the textbook bill stalled in both houses after proposed actions failed to gain traction. Lawmakers urged quick passage but faced opposition and procedural delays.
Grand Star Restaurant Fire Damages Tyler Kitchen
Fire at the Grand Star restaurant in Tyler Texas caused damage estimated at 1500 dollars. The blaze started in the kitchen and about 100 guests were dining at the time. Insurance fully covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Texas
Bishop Satterlee Sermon on Jewish Family Practices
In a sermon, Bishop Satterlee declares that Jews are preserving home and family better than Christians, prompting discussion on religious and social values within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Satterlee
Greenville May Have a Library
A second letter from Andrew Carnegie offers to donate 15000 toward a Greenville Texas public library. Col W A Williams reported the letter yesterday and Carnegie remains the philanthropist behind the library project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Texas
Col. W. A. Williams
Andrew Carnegie
Mrs Samuel Schriver Fire Incident in Tiffin Ohio
Mrs Samuel Schriver in Tiffin Ohio set fire to her clothing triggering a distressing incident. Authorities report the event occurred at her residence with non fatal injuries. Further details on motive and consequences remain sparse.
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Samuel Schriver
Tiffin
Ohio
The Usher Who Commands the Crowd
A single usher steps into focus as the decisive figure guiding attendees. His firm presence and practiced timing ensure smooth seating and orderly progress through the venue.
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