Aunt Sarah's Legacy Returns Carlton’s Fortune
Carlton fakes illness to test his aunts and cousins for a will. After posing as dying and discovering Aunt Sarah left money to him, he confronts the four cousins and demands five thousand dollars each, aided by his confidant Mr. Tyndall. He warns of court action if they refuse, then sends a cable to Margaret: Aunt Sarah's legacy received.
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Margaret
Tom
Carlton
Sarah
Arnold
Europe
Geneva
Mrs. Harper
Porter
Mary
Mrs. Hopkins
Clara
John Arnold
Tom Carlton
Thomas Arnold
Mrs. Porter
John
Mr. Tyndall
Mr. Tyncall
Salt-Blast Danger Recount From Years Back
A reminiscence recalls months of peril and resilience during a harsh salt blast period. The speaker reflects on survival and shared hardship among a close group.
Success in Speech and Stage as Lovers Stumble Through Praise
A playful verse narrates different spellings of success. A lover, an actor, and a financier all claim success in their own words. The lines poke at romance, theater, and capitalistic ambitions with witty mis-spellings.
Ruling Spirit in a Youthful Hebrew Exchange
A fragmented calligraphic line shows a playful exchange between a young Hebrew speaker asking for a penny to buy oranges and an elder addressing him with mock threats, reflecting a street scene or slang dialogue from an old newspaper page.
Haywood Freed After Twenty-One Hours Jury Verdict
A jury deliberated for twenty one hours before acquitting Haywood. The verdict came after a high profile trial concerning alleged misconduct. Local officials praised the peaceful resolution as residents awaited final court paperwork.
Haywood Acquitted in Steunenberg Murder Trial
William D. Haywood, longtime leader of the Western Federation of Miners, walks free in Boise after being acquitted of the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg. The verdict ends an eighty day trial marked by defense claims that conspiracy laws were misapplied. Courtroom celebrations erupt as Haywood’s attorneys and supporters cheer in the Boise courthouse.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of the
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Verdict in Haywood Trial Puts Houston Crowds in Frenzy
Houston readers buzzed as jurors weighed the Haywood case. Late bulletins announced an acquittal to cheering crowds, with extra editions selling quickly as the verdict became known.
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Houston
Tex
Haywood
Timber land deal filed in Shelby County
Waterman Lumber Company purchased timber lands in Shelby county from Angelina Lumber Company for 150000 dollars. The deed was recorded in the clerk’s office a few days ago.
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Waterman Lumber Company
Agelina Lumber Co
Center
Tex
Angelina Lumber Company
Shelby County
Explosion and Fire Kill Fourteen in East Side Tenement
An explosion followed by a blaze tore through an East Side tenement on Sunday night. At least fourteen people died and many others were gravely injured as walls collapsed and a large fire swept through the building.
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New York
East Side
Fishermen Protest Victoria Division Train Service
A Port Lavaca man reports to Victoria residents that coast fishermen complain about Victoria division trains. He warns that if service is not improved by September, many fishermen may be forced out of business.
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Victoria
Tex
Port Lavaca
Council appoints Largent to study pond water filtration
Lufkin Texas city council passes an order to form a committee led by Dr Largent to investigate filtration of city pond water. He travels Friday to Kaufman where pond water filtration reportedly succeeds, accompanied by C L Shiess Daily News editor and manager.
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Lufkin
Tex
Largent
Kauffman
C. L. Shiess
The
Daily News
Transfer to School Fund in Austin Texas
Two hundred thousand dollars were moved from the general revenue fund Monday to the available school fund in Austin. The general revenue fund still contains about four hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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Austin
Tex
General Revenue Fund
First bale of cotton at Seguin fetches high price
Seguin forms report of the first bale of cotton received Friday evening raised by Allen Phillips. The middling cot ton sold for 13 1 3 cents per pound with a $50 bonus awarded.
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Seguin
Tex
Allen Phillips
Coney Island Fire Destroys Amusement Zone
A Sunday blaze swept seven blocks of Coney Island destroying Tilyou's Steeplechase Park and about twenty hotels amid Luna Park and Dreamland risk, with winds shifting seaward aiding firefighters. Property damage neared a million dollars and three people were among those injured.
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New York
Coney Island
Tilyou
Luna Park
Dreamland
Peccaien Ee
Texas tobacco growth eyed by Cincinnati dealers
George S. Bruce, president of the Texas Tobacco Growers Association, returned from Cincinnati convinced East Texas will become a major tobacco area. He cites Cincinnati leaf dealers buying land here, notes many Americans with “Texas fever” are moving in, and urges Texas lands be kept for “our own people” rather than opening to European and Oriental buyers.
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Houston
Tex
Geo. S. Bruce
Texas Tobacco Growers’ Association
Cincinnati
Bruce
East Texas
Texas
Mr. Bruce
Europe
Illinois
Assaulted while asleep near Ellinger Texas
An 18 year old girl, daughter of H. G. Cook, was badly beaten and choked in a Sunday assault at a rural Ellinger residence. Her 85 year old grandmother woke to help as the attacker stopped. Marty Ellinger Jr. 19, a cousin in the house, was arrested and released on bond after claiming he was asleep during the incident. The girl received treatment for wounds.
Milking Machine Demonstration At College Station
A Tuesday demonstration at the veterinary amphitheater drew a large crowd as four cows from the college herd were brought in to test a milking machine. The cows, previously unacquainted with the device, calmly yielded milk with udders relaxing after the process while skeptics remained wary about residual milk.
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College Station
Tex
Local Section Foreman Killed by Train Near Giddings
George Colwell, a Houston and Texas Central section foreman, was killed Monday night when an eastbound mixed train struck him near the edge of Giddings Texas at 12 50. He had appeared in town and likely tried to stop on the track before being struck. his body was torn. Colwell moved here from Ledbetter several months ago.
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Giddings
Tex
George Colwell
Houston & Texas Central
Ledbetter
Heat shrivels boll weevil grubs aid Louisiana crop outlook
Baton Rouge reports an extensive heat wave has baked to death vast numbers of boll weevil grubs. State Crop Pest Commissioners say the scorching sun over the last two weeks has reduced grub populations, improving prospects for crops in areas previously worst hit. The grubs perished wherever the squares appeared between rows.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Cotton Picking Underway in De Witt County
Cuero Texas reports cotton picking starting nationwide with some loads arriving, most sold for seed. lint prices near 12 cents and seed cotton around 4 cents. Market activity expected to rise by week end.
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de Witt
Cuero
Tex
Big Bastrop barbecue hosted by Farmers' Union at McDade
A large crowd from Bastrop attended a big barbecue hosted by the Farmers Union of Bastrop County at McDade Texas.
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Bastrop, Tex
McDade
Farmers’ Union of
Bastrop County
Coal Mine Compressor Burst in Cannell Mines
A large air compressor exploded at the Cannell coal mines in Laredo Texas on Thursday. No injuries or major damage reported, but coal output will be greatly reduced until a replacement is obtained from the factory.
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Laredo
Tex
Cannell
Attorney General approves El Paso school bonds
The attorney general department on Monday approved a 100000 bond issue for El Paso school housing. The bonds mature in forty years with a twenty year option at an unspecified rate.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
el Paso
Bastrop County Court Grants Liquor Licenses in Special Session
Bastrop Texas county court held a special session to pass on liquor dealer license applications. A large number of licenses were granted with no contests filed.
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Bastrop, Tex
B. F. Johnson Publishing Company Granted Texas Permit
The B. F. Johnson Publishing Company of Richmond Virginia was granted a permit to do business in Texas on Monday. The firm has one million dollars in capital stock and will establish its Texas headquarters in Dallas.
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Austin
Tex
B. F. Johnson Publishing Company
Richmond
Texas
Dallas
Mrs Sage Gifts $100,000 to Syracuse Teachers College
Mrs Russell Sage has sent a check for 100000 dollars to Chancellor J R Day as a gift to the teachers college of Syracuse University signaling a major endowment for the institution.
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Mrs. Sage
Syracuse, N. Y
Russell Sage
J. R. Day
Teachers’ College of
Syracuse University
Woman Recovers After Kidney Pills End Long Suffering
Mrs Clyde Pixley of Bridge Street Belting Michigan describes years of bladder inflammation and crippling symptoms. Doctors said only an operation could help but after taking Deans Kidney Pills she improved in a week and is now well. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Clyde Pixley
Bridge St
Belding
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Old Connecticut lab torn down after 1825 origins
The brick Middle town laboratory in Connecticut, erected in 1825 and torn down Saturday, served as a gunstore hospital heating house carpenter shop icehouse and electrical lab The piece notes a satirical line about back scratching and touts Hunt's Cure as instantly relieving itching.
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Middletown
Conn
Jack and the Apple in a Country School
A country school arithmetic class leads to a humorous exchange as Jake Boggs refuses to concede a loss from a brother's theft. The teacher stages a hypothetical, Jake responds with a sharp retort about what would remain, highlighting wit.
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Jack
Jake Boggs
Jake
Inventor Seeks Adelaide Help For Perpetual Motion Device
David Uniapon, a northerner with a music passion, claims to have invented a machine using gravitation and momentum to achieve perpetual motion. In Adelaide he seeks access to four beveled wheels a spindle and a tube from the Aborigines department to test feasibility. He believes obtaining these parts will allow construction of a functional near perpetual motion device.
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David Uniapon
Norther
Adelaide
South Australia
Aborines
Grape-Nuts Advertises Digestible Breakfast Solution
A cereal critique contrasts mushy wheat and oats with Grape-Nuts, claiming the latter is scientifically cooked to aid digestion. It touts ease of digestion for children and adults, notes nursing-use cases, and directs readers to Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and the slogan There’s a Reason. Read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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