Bloodshed Reported as Mexican Bandits Fare Slaughter
Telegraphic dispatches recount a Gonzales county posse pursuing Mexicans tied to a prior killing. A suspect described as Gregorio Cortez is pursued by sheriffs from Hays and Gonzales counties, plus Austin officials, with reports of stolen horses and telegraph-wire cuttings. Several on the trail drive east, as more bands move toward Tilden.
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San Antonio
Texas
Sheri
John W. Tobin
Gonzales County
Floresville
Stockdale
Tobin
Jackman
Hays County
Emmett White
Austin
Gregorio Cortez
Glover
Campbellton
Tilden
Captain Rodgers
Alice
Van
Kerr County
Falls City
Negro Edwards Sought in Foster Slaying as Search Extends
Marshall Texas June 17 A negro resembling Prince Edwards slayer of Louisiana planter John Gray Foster has not been captured. A man matching Edwards asked for shelter near the eastern city outskirts Saturday morning, prompting a large search with local and Louisiana supporters aiding Harrison county officers and citizens. The industrial and educational talks at the conference drew strong praise, and plans were announced to print two million copies of a speech by Professor W H Councill for circulation in the South and North.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Welmanscrust
Maddelburg
Beaston
Steenkoolspruit
Marshall
Texas
Prince Edwards
John Gray Foster
Louisiana
Edwards
Harrison County
W. H. Councill
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Normal
Ala
South
Council
Pratt
Hargroves
Association
North
Alabama
Kentucky
Industrial Association
Atlantic City
Rodgers
State Rangers
Sanders
Iain Rodgers
Leda
Campbellton
Laredo
Benavides
San Diego
Karnes County
Beaumont Oil Field Near Normalized Activity After Holiday
Beaumont Texas June 17 nearly normal oil field conditions drew a larger crowd to a yesterday baseball game as many rigs were shut for the day. Hogg-Swayne well continues drilling though not yet productive and may require four more days. Bitten’s crew reports 25 becoming 25. First body identified in ferry disaster found in Northfield incident with Juan A Benitez among missing and ferry inquiry likely tomorrow.
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Beaumont
Texas
Hogg-Swayne
Beatty
Hogzy- Swange
Citizens’ Consolidated
Bonanza
Nederlands
Bop
George Bitten
Federal Building
New York
Star- Islange
Northfield
Juan A. Benitz
French, Co
Woman's Work for the Industrial South Address in Philadelphia
Mrs. L. M. Horer of New Orleans delivered a notable address before the Southern Industrial association on the topic Woman's Work for the Industrial South. The program included a colored professor reading a paper on Negro education and singing by Negro girls. The event took place in Philadelphia on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
L. M. Horer
New Orleans
Industrial Association
Ellis County Wheat Crop Yields Vary Across Waxahachie Area
June report from Waxahachie area threshers shows wheat yields ranging from seven to twenty bushels per acre. Col James S. Davis and L C Nelson report about seven bu/acre on their plantations, Files valley yields 10 to 20 bu/acre, Ferris area 9 to 17 bu/acre.
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Ellis County
Waxahachie
Texas
James S. Davis
L. C. Nelson
Files Valley
Ferris
Fossil Indian Remains Found Near Marlin Texas
In June near Marlin, Texas, a steam shovel digging for sand and gravel uncovered large human skulls and bones. Burial style and skull shapes indicate ancient Indian remains. Local farmers offer $1 daily for cotton work while town loafers linger about.
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Marlin
Texas
International and Great Northern Railroad Company
Seventeen Judges Appointed to First Instance Courts
Manila reports seventeen judges named to courts of first instance on June 17. Eleven are Americans assigned to key circuits including Manila Kinkaid Texas Orlin New Hampshire Appari Blount Georgia Dagupan Johnson Michigan Batangas Lindbarger Illinois Nueva Caceres Carson Virginia Iloilo Bates Vermont Negros Norris Nebraska Cebu Carlock Illinois Zamboanga Ickis Iowa Jolo Whitsett Missouri.
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Courts of First Instance
Manila
First Instance
Kinkaid
Texas
Orlin
New Hampshire
Appari
Blount
Georgia
Dagupan
Johnson
Michigan
Batangas
Lindbarger
Illinois
Nueva Caceres
Carson
Virginia
Iloilo
Bates
Vermont
Negros
Norris
Nebraska
Cebu
Carlock
Ickis
Iowa
Jolo
Whitsett
Missouri
Supreme Court Refuses Mandamus to Forfeit Texas Brewing Charter
The Texas Supreme Court declined to receive J. B. Lewright's mandamus petition seeking to compel the attorney general to sue to forfeit the Texas Brewing Company's charter in Fort Worth for alleged trust law violations. The court said mandamus cannot command discretionary official action after examining facts and potential evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Supreme Court
J. B. Lewright
Charles K. Bell
Texas Brewing Company of Fort Worth
Gaines
State of
Texas Brewing Company
Brewing Company
Travis
Yates
Attorney General
Mich
Boyne
Ryan
Cal
Everding
Warning Venezuela Washington June 18
Advices from Trinidad report an agent of Warner and Quinlan of Syracuse has traveled to Carupano Venezuela to seize the Felicidad asphalt mine though court decisions are pending. The agent expects government aid with 200 soldiers while armed guards protect the claims. Sensational rumors speak of a clash between Venezuelan authorities and the asphalt trust.
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Venezuela
Washington
Trinidad
Warner & Quinlan
Syracuse
N. Y
Carupano
Felicidad Asphalt
Asphalt Trust
Mexican killer Cortez sighted near Floresville chase
Sheriff Tobin received word that a Mexican man described as Georgia Cortz, the alleged murderer of Sheriffs Morris and Glover, crossed the San Antonio river near Thornton ranch north of Floresville Sunday night. A man armed and riding a tired horse led a pursuit as authorities close in amid warnings of more bloodshed if captured.
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Koton
Trail
San Antonio
Texas
Tobin
Floresvile
Georgia Cort’z
Morris
Glover
Thornton Ranch
Floresville
Hosse
Cortez
Boers Recruit Dashes in Cape Colony War News
The Tribune London correspondent reports the Boers gaining many recruits from Dutch Cape Colony districts. Despite Chamberlain's calm claims the war is only smoldering, signs point to flames. A Commons question may seek suspension of Cape Colony's constitution, with expectations Parliament would hesitate to act.
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New York
South Africa
the Tribune
London
Cape Colony
Mr. Chamberlain
House of Commons
Lord Milner
Empress plan and Kai Fung Fu capital shift rumors
The Shanghai correspondent reports that the dowager empress may announce the emperor's murder by brigands when the court reaches Kai Fong Fu in Henan. A new capital would be set there linked by railway to Nankin, with John C. Ferguson of Boston named for the line and a Russian sale anticipated.
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China News
London
Shanghai
The
Globe
Kai Fong Fu
Henan
Prince Tuan
Nankin
John C. Ferguson
Boston
Remarkable Boy from Nacogdoches Stuns Town
A 16 year old Sam Polk, 6 foot 1 and 265 pounds, lives with Mr A T Polk and wife at a farm 30 miles east of Nacogdoches Texas. He dominates two older brothers in wrestling and running and excels in mathematics and mental powers, earning the description of a wonder in almost every respect.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
Here
A. T. Polk
Sam Polk
Sam
Coal Oi Fire Victim
Sidon Ross, an elderly Black man, suffered severe burns when a coal oil can exploded while he tried to light a stove in Kingfisher Oklahoma. A male housemate escaped with him as flames engulfed him and the dwelling burned completely. Ross remained alive at noon but not expected to recover.
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Iral Valley
N. Y
Rubens
Palma
Cuba
Bartholomew Masso
Kingfisher
Sidon Ross
Ross
Battle With Mexicans Near Belmont Claims Several Lives
News from San Antonio reports a pursuit party clashed with armed Mexicans near Belmont. One Mexican was shot, one hanged, another wounded, and a fourth was killed by a rifle strike as authorities sought information on Cortez and Sandoval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Morris
Glover
Belmont
Cortez
Sandoval
St. Louis World’s Fair Praised by Oregon Senator
N. W. McBride ex US senator from Oregon, a member of the St. Louis exposition committee, predicted the 1903 fair would outstrip previous exhibitions. He noted strong public enthusiasm in St. Louis and the middle West, with $5,000,000 from the government and $10,000,000 from the company, plus more from external sources. The fair commemorates the Louisiana Purchase and marks expansion principles.
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New York
N. W. McBride
United States
Oregon
Fifth Avenue Hotel
St. Louis
Middle West
President disapproves Cherokee council Dawes agreement
Washington June 18 The president disapproved the Cherokee Indian council plan to form a committee to carry out an agreement with the Dawes commission. The tribe had rejected the Dawes deal by a large majority in a recent popular vote registering over a thousand votes against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cherokee Indian Council
Dawes Commission
Dentist fatally shot by former Episcopal minister in Berkeley
Dr. J G Jessup a Berkeley dentist was fatally wounded when Rev Charles Adams a ex Episcopal minister shot him at Adams home. Adams had invited Jessup to stop Adams from whipping his daughter and fired when Jessup remonstrated. Jessup lies dying with Adams in jail.
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Berkeley
Cal
J. G. Jessup
Charles Adams
Adam
Jessup
Adams
Woman Shot in Dallas Home. Katie Nuss Found Dead
Mrs. Katie Nuss 59 was found dead at 140 Texas Street, Dallas, yesterday afternoon. The body lay on a bed with shoes removed and a bullet entry through the mouth and exit at the back of the head. Neighbors heard a pistol shot about an hour after the men left for work.
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Dallas
Texas
Katie Nuss
Texas Street
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