Texarkana Death Sentence for J. E. Shutt
J. E. Shutt was executed by hanging at 5 o'clock for the murder of J. C. Whitener after a plea for commutation failed. The 63 year old, a Virginia native and former Confederate soldier, walked to the gallows with a priest and sheriff watching, and died within minutes.
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J. E. Shutt
Texarkana
J. C. Whittier
Texas
J. C. Whitener
Percy Fenn
Episcopal Church
Shutt
Whitener
Virginia
Lanham
Ferry capsizes near Dembro drowning many children
Posener Tagblatt reports a ferry carrying forty five children capsized on the Wanthe near Dembro. The ferryman and twenty children were drowned. Later findings show the ferryman and eleven children died in the disaster.
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Posen
Prussia
Posener Tagblett
Wanthe
Dembro
Williams Leads Jackson Troops Amid Tense Crisis
Colonel R D Williams commands troops in Jackson and downplays the shooting last night while admitting grave fears of further attacks. He says bushwhackers could pick off guards, but the gatlin gun could dominate the hills if not concealed, with orders to fire on any hostile move.
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Lexington
R. D. Williams
Jackson
Congress debates Bonilla status amid Honduran turmoil
News from New Orleans reports Congress split over Bonilla. The majority seeks constitutional president while a minority pushes for a one year provisional presidency and a new election. Arias officials may return. Sierra reportedly in Panama aiming to sail to the United States. Featherstone and Price promoted to lieutenant colonels. Wravery noted in battle during the Bol a campaign toward Tegucigalpa.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Congress
Bonilla
Arias
Sierra
Panama
United States
Featherstone
John Price
Haveen
Wravery
Tegucigalpa
Orders for More Troops in Kentucky
Lexington dispatch reports midnight orders to send troops to Jackson. Colonel Roger Williams in Lexington received a cipher message from Major Embry Allen, approving the call after consulting Governor Beckham. Captain Lillard’s Danville company is to march at 7 40 a.m. with Louisville asked to hold the unit in readiness.
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Lexington
Jackson
Roger Williams
Embry Allen
Williams
Beckham
Lillard
Danville Company
Louisville
Allen
Curtis Jett
Tom White
Breathitt
Child fatally mangled crossing railroad tracks
Trinity Texas reports Pack Nesbitt son of W A Nesbitt planer foreman for Thompson Tucker Lumber Willard was crossing the track as Missouri Kansas and Texas train No 84 neared Willard. He fell and was struck by the engine and badly mangled. Dr F L Barnes amputated his right leg below the knee and the great toe on the left foot.
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Trinity
Texas
Pack Nesbitt
W. A. Nesbitt
Thompson & Tucker Lumber Company
Willard
Missouri, Kansas and
F. L. Barnes
Oil Struck While Prospecting Near Palestine Texas
In Palestine Texas a drill near the salt mines six miles west of the city struck oil at a depth of 134 feet while prospecting for lignite coal. Further developments will follow as crews assess the find.
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Palestine
Texas
Objection to New American Girl Art Idolized as Human
A friend objects that the new American girl fails to inspire art because she appears too human. The artist retorts that because her legs and waist align with normal proportions she lacks the distinctiveness essential for artistic acclaim.
Fine Pointe Exchange Sparks Beer Jokes
A comic caption hints at a character balking at an upstairs ceiling, while a punchline about ale's absence elicits laughter and a mumbling quip about beer. The fragment sketches a light, humorous moment with ethnic dialect flavor.
Dinner Guests Praise Home Brew and Broiled Poultry
A guest compliments the ale and asks its source. Subbubs replies the beer is home brewed. The guest then praises the chicken, and Subbubs confirms it is also home raised.
South Dakota Circulars Stir Napoleons Fears
Josephine wept as she spoke of a Canton South Dakota circular arriving and feared Napoleon would be drawn into affairs. The scene shows how a minor notice can influence grand state actions and future prospects.
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South Dakota
French Empire
Josephine
Canton
S. D
Napoleon
Moonshiner’s Wife Describes Tremens in Quarrel with Stranger
A exchange from the Atlanta Constitution features a physician advising a city visitor to give her husband one spoonful hourly and keep him still. The wife retorts that he would have tremens anyway if not kept still, revealing a tense moment over treatment.
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Atlanta Constitution
Language of the Turf Exchange Tricky Race Bet
A brief turf exchange recalls a bettor asking about placing a wager and the bookmaker failing to understand when the bettor correctly pronounced the horse name. The anecdote highlights racecourse miscommunication over betting terms.
Good Enough Reason
Comic exchange between Casey and Cassidy on proper English accents and usage. The dialogue highlights tensions over language norms and social acceptance in a playful, regional style.
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Casey
Cassidy
Disputed Portraits of Alice Spark Debate
In a tense exchange, two girls discuss Alice and challenge public perceptions. The girl in pink waist protests that Alice is unfairly painted as both black and pink, while the other asserts she is neither as dark nor as rosy as claimed.
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Alice
They Saw the Point in a Burst of Honest Eloquence
A politician declared honesty in a rambling moment as warm applause redirected the speech. The crowd's reaction overwhelmed the speaker's intended point in a vivid display of public reaction.
Harvest of Death in Georgia
Gainesville storm kills at least 100, wounds 150, devastates Gainesville cotton mills and Pacalet cottages. Two thirds of the dead are women and children. Affected areas include Pacolet Mills and nearby stores. Union Pacific bridge collapse near Kansas City adds more fatalities. Surgeons from Atlanta aid Gainesville as death toll and destruction rise.
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Gainesville
Southern Railway
Holland
Pacolet Cotton Mills
Pacolet Company
Flood Strains Kansas City Rail Links as Waters Rise
Massive floods have cut rail and telegraph service to Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas. City stores suspend operations and police report raiders using improvised rafts to plunder east bottoms. authorities vow harsh action if confirmed.
Kaw Valley Flood Deluges Kansas Stream From Brookhill To Kansas City
The Kaw River floodwaters devastated the Kansas Valley from Brookhill to Kansas City, extending 200 miles with widths of three to fifteen miles. Water depths ranged from one to fifty feet, causing widespread loss of cattle hogs barns and property.
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Manhattan
Kaw
Galveston
Kaw Valley
Kansas
Brookhill
Kansas City
No Revolutionists Found at Smerdesh Despite Turkish Attack
Constantinople reports conflict claims differ as consular representatives deny revolutionaries in Smerdesh on May 21. A massacre of 200 inhabitants including men women and children is alleged by Bashi Bazouks. A port commission investigates consular statements.
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Constantinople
Smerdesh
Lake Presba
Scout finds searchlight atop hill near Jackson Kentucky
A scouting party under Lieutenant Fry of Shelbyville located the searchlight at midnight on a hill above Jackson. Jackson was quiet last night.
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Louisville
Jackson
Fry
Shelbyville
Orange County Commissioners Remain Busy After Prohibition Vote
County officials refrain from canvassing the prohibition election results as legal briefs and local meetings continue. Multiple precincts reported unofficial tallies, with observers awaiting formal certification amid sparse public comment.
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Orange County
Plague Reports Mixed in Chile Dispatch
Herald dispatch from Valparaiso, Chile, notes no new plague cases in Iquique. Doctors majority deny bubonic plague diagnosis despite concerns.
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New York
Iquique
Herald
Valparaiso
Chile
Bra z08 Sheriff Reports Commute of Death Sentence
Pryan Texas Sheriff Nunn says Governor commuted Joshua Price death sentence to life imprisonment. Price had been sentenced to hang on Friday for assault and reportedly greeted the outcome with joy.
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Pryan
Texas
Nunn
Fences and Crops Inundate Area Amid Reported Drownings
Boatmen reaching the area report many missing persons and probable drownings. estimates suggest around fifty people may have been lost in the surrounding country.
Negro Wounded by Officer in Porter Springs Burglary
Crockett Texas early this morning Constable Phillips jailed Shed Thanniel colored on burglary charges after McCarmy Bros store Porter Springs ten miles west of Crockett was broken into. An officer shot Thanniel during the confrontation. He was taken into custody and remained in jail.
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Crockett
Texas
Thanniel
Phillips
McCarmy Bros
Porter Springs
Guatemala coffee crop short by volcano eruptions
Thiel from Guatemala City reports the Guatemala coffee crop is 25,000,000 pounds short due to the Santa Maria eruption. He says eruptions continue and a wide area is destroyed with everything in the volcanic zone laid waste.
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New Orleans
Thiel
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Santa Maria
Garden truck carload shipments move from many spots
Carload shipments of garden truck are being produced at numerous locations as distribution expands. Local producers report steady output with trucks departing daily to regional markets and trade depots.
Llano Stockman Bitten by Rattle Snake in Tall Grass
Llano Texas reports Mr Dave Reed a prominent stockman was bitten by a rattlesnake while walking in tall grass. The wound is severe but not considered fatal.
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Llano
Texas
Dave Reed
Cold Wave Grips Longview Texas Amid Frigid January Night
An extreme cold snap hit Longview Texas yesterday with continued chilly conditions today. The temperature neared fifty degrees last night as ferociously cold air remains in the area.
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Longview
Texas
Desolation and Rescue Efforts in Topeka Flood
North Topeka endures extreme flooding with 175 to 200 lives lost and millions in damage. Rescue boats stream in from Eastern Kansas as 300 or more people are saved. fires are quenched, trains with steam launches are dispatched, and boats work knee deep to neck deep in water amid ongoing rain and chaos.
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Topeka
Kan
Topenka
North Topeka
Sherry
Oakland
Reform School
Kansas Bridge
Rock Island
St. Joseph
Bergundthal
Commercial Club
Kansas
Leishman Family Rescued After Drowning Report
In Topeka Kansas the Leishman family believed drowned were saved. Miss McAdams staying there also survived. The local commercial club rejected outside offers of money and decided not to accept financial aid unless absolutely necessary after a morning telegraph exchange and later a meeting.
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Topeka
Kan
Leishman
Fire destroys Lake Charles bakery building and nearby structures
A morning fire originating in a bakery at Lake Charles La destroyed the Rigmaiden building and several adjoining structures. Losses include J J Rigmaiden Co 2000 on building 6000 on stock and machinery insured 2000 M J Rosteet warehouse 1000 George Mathis barber shop 1000 Anchor lodge I O F 1000 insured 600 plus several secret orders in the building losses range 250 to 500 each.
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Lake Charles
Rigmaiden
J. J. Rigmaiden & Co
M. J. Rosteet
George Mathis
Anchor Lodge
Cotton Growing Satisfactory in Gonzales Texas
Cotton is growing and doing fairly well, with cut worms harming sandy land. Early cotton shows squares and boll weevils appear in small numbers. Northern corn planted this spring tassels, but needs rain for a crop. Hay and oat crops are being cut and turning out well.
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Gonzales
Texas
Texas Trunk Line Hit by Floods Delays Through Trains
Fort Worth reports high waters in the Territory washing away roadbeds and causing heavy damages to railroads. The Rock Island in Chicago orders 1000 laborers to repair the line between Chickasha and Minko, with further North crews to join.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Trunkines
Rock Island
Chicago
Chickasha
Minco
Man Killed by Lightning Near Lewisville During Storm
O. M. Chambers was reported killed by a lightning strike near Rector eight miles from Lewisville amid yesterday's hail and rain storm. Details could not be obtained.
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Lewisville
Texas
O. M. Chambers
Rector
Cuba Raises Coffee Duty as Palma Signs Act
President Palma signs a measure increasing the duty on coffee in Havana. The Cuban legation in Washington reports the resignation of Senor Carillo, the second ranking official, and expects new appointments.
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Havana
Palma
Senor Carillo
Washington
Eae
Pep Acceptga
Cages. Held here by high waters.
City water works plant useless.
Flood threat looms as rivers rise in Missouri and Mississippi
St. Louis weather forecaster Bow ie warns of a continuing river rise and possible repeat of the 1881 flood. Threatened communities along the Missouri and Mississippi are alerted to growing danger based on current reports.
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St. Louis
Bowie
Missouri
Mississippi
War Department Offers Aid to Flooded West
The War Department will assist within its powers to relieve suffering in West flood districts. Orders to Major General J. C. Bates of the Missouri Department headquartered at Omaha direct aid. The Leavenworth supply depot will provide tents for flood relief if needed.
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War Department
Washington
West
J. C. Bates
Department of the Missouri
Omaha
Leavenworth
Kan
Flood Growing Serious in Indian Territory
Muskogee, I T reports worsening flood conditions as the Arkansas River rises above its banks. Low lands flood and the river level reaches the Missouri, Kansas and Texas bridge tracks after a day of continuous rain with no relief in sight.
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Indian Territory
Muskogee
I. T
Arkansas River
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Quarrel Over Crap Game Turns Fatal at High Bridge
A dispute over a craps game at High Bridge left two Black men and a white boy dead and a third Black man badly beaten. An enraged mob tied a rope around another Black man’s neck and dragged him toward a tree before police intervened. Both sides fired revolvers in the clash, with over a hundred shots heard as white youths tried to break up the game.
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Pittsburgha
High Bridge
Monster Turtle Captured In Sabine River Exhibition
Tyler Texas reported Mr Baxley displayed a monster turtle weighing eighty seven pounds at his shop. The catch occurred in the Sabine River days ago and required four men to land the giant catch, described as the river’s largest turtle.
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Tyler
Texas
Baxley
Sabine River
Heir Carl Carrolson Dies in Muncie Jail Claiming Rice Estate
Carl Carrolson, who asserts he is an heir to the Rice estate, is dying in jail in Muncie Indiana. The brief report notes his claim and current confinement.
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Carl Carrolson
Rice
Muncie
Ind
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