Parafine Oil Directors Plan Widespread Development
Beaumont Texas November 3 The Parafine Oil Company directors met to discuss expanding holdings after Batson s Prairie oil strike. Judge W L Douglas reports the well flows and experts note 26 degree pure illuminating oil with a paraffine base. Contracts to drill about a dozen new wells will be let with no stock sale or subdivision planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Paraffine Oil Company
Douglas
Messrs. W. Wiess
Jas. A. Harrison
R. A. Greer
T. H. Bass
J. N. Davis
William Wiess
Yellow fever counts rise in Laredo amid strict controls
In Laredo Texas during the past day fifteen new yellow fever cases were reported and eight since yesterday. Total cases reach six hundred two with four deaths bringing the toll to fifty six as warm sultry weather hampers prevention efforts and city officials enforce sweeping sanitary powers. Nuevo Laredo reports three new cases with no deaths while Monterey notes two deaths and ten new cases as conditions improve there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
Marine Hospital Service
Fort McIntosh
Hassell
Gilson
Calvert
Carrie Nation calls Dowie to public debate over Elijah II claim
Carrie Nation in New York offers Dowie $500 to prove he is Elijah II the Restorer in a public debate. She says she has searched the Bible and finds no call for Elijah I, arguing the Bible proves there shall not be an Elijah I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carrie Nation
Dowie
Elijah
Elijah II
Carrie
Tackaberry Shot In Fort Worth Bicyclist Shot
W B Tackaberry former amateur state champion bicyclist was shot twice in the abdomen. Price Nowell messenger service operator bound over for $1500 after waiving examination. Nowell sought protection from the county attorney, but no law was violated so none offered. Tackaberry in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Tackaberry
Fort Worth
Texas
Price Nowell
Nowell
Tackaberry
Freight Trains Collide In Ingleside Mississippi Valley
Two freight trains collided at Ingleside on the Mississippi Valley injuring one engineer and blocking the line. Emergency crews responded as investigators began assessing the scene and the cause remained under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Gigson
Mis
Ingleside
Mississippi Valley
Caseville Woman Wins $30,000 in Breach of Promise Suit
Miss Henrietta Adams of Caseville Michigan won a $30,000 verdict against Robert Stuart Baker a prominent Grand Rapids social figure for breach of promise. The sensational trial featured hundreds of letters from Baker and from Adams as evidence and traced their romance from Olivette College days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Henrietta Adams
Caseville
Robert Stuart Baker
Western Michigan
Baker
Olivette College
Miss Adams
Investigation into Peonage Probes Planters
In Shreveport Louisiana on October 31 the federal grand jury probes peonage with fears that several prominent planters may be drawn in. U S attorney investigates police records and subpoenas officers and jail records to show arrests of Black workers for breaking labor contracts. The courtroom fills with summoned Black defendants claiming bondage for debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Tribute to Emma Booth Tucker in Chicago funeral rites
Thousands of Salvation Army followers gathered in Chicago to honor Emma Booth Tucker. At 11 o clock the body was carried to Princess rink where a canvas bearing Faithful Unto Death rested above the coffin. Her Bible, a gift from her mother fifteen years earlier, lay on the casket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Emma Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
Princess Rink
Gay Bros. Ranch Reported Sold in Pecos Area
A report from San Angelo Texas dated October 31 states the Gay brothers ranch on Pecos comprising 100 sections and 6000 head of cattle has been sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Ranch
San Angelo
Texas
Gay Bros
Pecos
Texas Briefs Report A Mix of Local Incidents and Arrivals
San Saba forms a board of trade electing John H. Martin as president. A Moulton cotton seed oil mill fire causes 12000 in loss with 6000 insured. A naptha launch for Wichita Falls lake costs 1000. Ed Henry 16 is killed by a mule near Palestine. Wolves appear near Collinsville. T G Culpepper dies aged 99 in Old Sweet Home. Farmers National Bank of Van Alstyne authorized with 50000 capital. Philo S Bennett leaves 50000 to Wm J Bryan. widow contests. Milam county injunction in prohibition case dissolved. appeal forthcoming. Brakeman Will Floyd has leg amputated after wreck near Giddings. Ed Henry’s death noted again near Palestine. Burglars rob Fuller & Co. in New Boston. loss about 1000. Bate Poe maimed at Longview oil mill. arm amputated. Longview line upgrades to heavier steel, likely electric cars. An Austin Burnet excursion train fatality occurs when a Llano youth s tands on steps.
Expecting Too Much in Vinegar Complaints
A humorous exchange with Mrs Crusty claiming vinegar is not sour enough. The grocer replies that sourness cannot meet her high standards or harmonize with her disposition.
Nail plant shutdown idles over a thousand workers
Sharon Pennsylvania November 3 The wire nail works of the American Steel and Wire Company at South Sharon have closed for an indefinite period. About 1009 men are out of work as orders have dwindled after a busy summer and fall with some periods of double shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
American Steel and Wire Company of
South Sharon
German government downplays William II and Czar meeting
Persin Nov 3 reports Berlin will not make political capital of the upcoming meeting in Wiesbaden between Emperor William II and the Czar. Government newspapers indicate the encounter will be without political significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
William
Wiebaden
Missouri seeks extradition of fugitive alderman Kratz
Extradition papers from Missouri for Charles Kratz, one of the St. Louis aldermen, held in Guadalajara Mexico on bribery charges, were received by the state department. The documents will be sent to a Missouri agent in Mexico City and Kratz’s trial is expected to begin promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State of Missouri
Charles Kratz
St. Louis
Guadalajara
Mexico
State Department
Drop in New Incorporations Reported for October
Eastern States record shows a sharp fall in new incorporations with over one million dollars in total capital for October. The combined figure for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware is 67 300 000, down from 195 194 900 in the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Roosevelt Heads to Oyster Bay to Cast Vote
President Roosevelt departed for Oyster Bay last night to participate in the election on Tuesday, signaling continued involvement in national affairs as he exercises his civic right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Young Rockefeller assails all corporations that rob the public
John D. Rockefeller Jr. told a Fifth Avenue Baptist church Bible class that corporations must serve the public good. He warned one sided contracts will fail in court and price fixing fraud will bring eventual trouble for the wrongdoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Mexican cook killed in Orange incident over breakfast dispute
In Orange Texas on November 3 Cruz M Villareal a Mexican cook at Echo was shot and killed by Southern Pacific switchman James Radford after a breakfast dispute. Radford was arrested given an examining trial and released on 500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Texas
Echo
Cruz M. Villareal
James Radford
Radford
Chase Found Guilty by Military Court
Denver November 3 The court martial hearing charges from Adjutant General Sherman Bell against Brigadier General John Chase commander of the National Guard found him guilty of technical disobedience of orders by a 6 to 4 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Denver
Colo
Sherman Bell
John Chase
National Guard
Suspected fires probe expands in Waco firms
In Waco on November 3 authorities investigate several city firms amid suspicions of incendiary involvement. Police say a thorough inquiry is ongoing and arrests are likely in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Adams Replaces Father as Brazos County Tax Collector
In Bryan Texas on November 3 a special commissioners meeting selected George A. Adams to fill the unexpired term of his late father Captain J J Adams as Brazos County tax collector by a narrow vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Adams
Bryan
Texas
George A. Adams
J. J. Adams
Brazos County
Negro With Smallpox Escapes Guarded Train
A man found to have smallpox on a Smithville Texas train escaped from the guarded coach and left town. He was not a local resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Texas
Nero
Warsaw clash injures over forty as recruits are pressed
A Tageblatt dispatch from Posen reports a confrontation in Warsaw on Saturday between about 500 Jews and Russian gendarmes during enlistment. Wounded exceed forty with several fatally hurt on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tageblatt
Posen
Warsaw
Assignment at Jefferson Texas Slated for Creditors
Assignment filed in Jefferson on November 3 by D Kahn for all creditors. Assets listed at 1265 dollars with liabilities 4116 dollars. L E Parseil named assignee by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Jefferson, Texas
D. Kahn
L. E. Parseil
Judge Cleveland to Rule on Bennett Will Case
New Haven Connecticut November 3 Judge Cleveland of the probate court will announce next Friday its decision in the Philos Bennett will case with executor William J Bryan involved. Key questions include if a sealed letter to Mrs Bennett becomes part of the will and whether undue influence led the testator to leave $50 000 to Mr Bryan and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Cleveland
Philos Bennett
William J. Bryan
British Minister Named Ambassador to Madrid
Sir Edward H. Egerton the British minister at Athens is appointed ambassador to Madrid succeeding Sir Henry Mortimer Durant who moves to Washington. The change aligns with recent diplomatic postings announced in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
London
Edward H. Egerton
Athens
Henry Mortimer Durant
Washington
Wounded Bombay Rifles Officer in Aden Skirmish Confirmed
Report from Aden says an officer and several Bombay Rifles men were wounded in a hinterland skirmish. Details on location and casualties remain unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
Arabia
Bombay Rifles
Boy Bitten by Vicious Dog in Taylor Texas
On a Taylor street late yesterday afternoon a bird dog owned by E. I. Brophy attacked the four year old son of W. P. Schwager, lacerating the scalp and tearing the forehead from the skull. Nine stitches were needed to dress the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Texas
E. I. Brophy
W. P. Schwager
As Men Grow Wealthy They Begin to Inquire Into Ancestry
A concise observation on how increased wealth prompts men to explore family origins and lineage, reflecting a social trend noted in historical contexts.
Tenement House Fire Kills Twenty-One in New York
In New York on November 2 a five story tenement at 216 Eleventh Avenue burned in what police call an incendiary blaze. Twenty-one men and three women plus a one month old baby died or suffocated as Halloween party guests crowded the exits. Firemen rescued others with nets and ladders, while one infant and mother perished in a fourth floor window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
House of All Nations
Eleventh Avenue
Mary Jane Quinn
Maculeta Vingiguerra
Flowing Oil Well Promises 1000 Barrels Daily in Texas
Hon W L Douglas announces Paraffine Oil Co has struck a flowing well on F H Green tract 18 miles northeast of the locality and six miles west of Saratoga near the Liberty county line. The output is about 1000 barrels per day and the oil matches the quality of older fields. The wildcat noted the land and company formed on Douglas judgment. Col Wm Weiss of Beaumont holds large interest in the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
W. L. Douglas
Paraffine Oil Company
Cmpany
F. H. Green
Saratoga
Liberty County
Douglas
Parafine Oil Company
Col
Wm. Weiss
Beaumont
Fort Worth man dies after shooting incident in county
Will Tackaberry, shot twice last Friday afternoon by Price Nowell, died yesterday about 5 PM. Nowell surrendered after hearing of Tackaberry's death and is jailed awaiting an examining trial before Justice Rowland at 9 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Tackaberry
Price Nowell
Nowell
Rowland
Rich gold vein found in Arbuckle mountains west of Mill Creek
An alleged gold discovery near Mill Creek Oklahoma Territory, west of town, has been confirmed by assays. The ore reportedly tests as rich as 600 dollars per ton. The vein was known but kept private until land allotments were made public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek
I. T
Arbuckle Mountains
Here
Boiler explosion kills Sam Dickerson in Burkeville
News from Harrisburg reports a boiler explosion on Sam Dickersons steam gun plant. Dickerson was killed instantly and two other men were wounded. their names were not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkeville
Texas
Harrisburg
Here
Sam Dickerson
Dickerson
Tom Cowart Burn Plight In Sour Lake Fire Accident
Sour Lake Texas Nov. 2 Tom Cowart severely burned Saturday night while trying to kindle a fire with gasoline is very low and not expected to live
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
Texas
Tom Cowart
Remarkable Texas horse jumps 25 feet to creek bed
In Navasota Texas yesterday morning a horse owned by W E Wilson jumped from the International and Great Northern bridge into a creek bed twenty five feet below. The frightened animal, grazing on the track, leaped as a train approached and sustained only slight injuries, then walked up the bank as if the jump were routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Texas
W. E. Wilson
International
Great Northern
Midway Texas Update on River District Plantations
From Midway Texas on November 2 a report notes a promising advance for a new line into a large farming area along the Trinity river. The path will pass through a fertile district with multiple plantations and convict farms to be expanded in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway
Texas
Trinity River
Futura
Well Accident Delays Oklahoma Bride’s Wedding
Mary Blakeley of near Woodward Oklahoma fell into a sixty three foot well while working in a yard. She remained in water up to her neck for an hour and a half. An arm leg and three ribs were broken. the wedding scheduled for the next day was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weil. Guthrie
Mary Blakeley
Woodward
Women’s Home Mission Society Convention Opened in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee on November 2 no business was transacted by the convention of the Woman's Home Mission Society of the Methodist Episcopal church. Delegates occupied many pulpits across the city and suburbs. The organization observed its anniversary in two special sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Woman’s Home Mission Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Death of Franz Rabel in Schulenburg Texas
Franz Rabel died at his home two miles southeast of Schulenburg on Saturday evening. Death is claimed to have been caused by a blow on the head with a tree on October 26. No arrest has been made in connection with the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schulenburg
Texas
Franz Rabel
Warehouse Fire Destroys Mexia Hayhouse and Wagons
A Mexia blaze at 10 p m destroyed a hay filled warehouse owned by Sam Jackson with a wagon car in the other end belonging to J J Brenham. The house and hay were burned but some wagons were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexia
Texas
Sam Jackson
J. J. Brenham
Progressive League Meeting Sparks Orange Interest
The Orange Progressive League's Saturday night gathering in Orange Texas generated prestige and civic benefit. A follow up meeting is set for Tuesday night November 3 to elect officers for the annual term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Progressive League
Orange
Texas
Progressive League of Orange
League
Alf Griffith Guilty in Weatherford Assault Case
The Weatherford jury found Alf Griffith guilty of criminal assault and sentenced him to seventeen and a half years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Texas
Alf Griffith
Remains of Henry Hightower Buried in Sour Lake
Sour Lake Texas November 2 the remains of Henry Hightower were buried temporarily here Saturday and will later be exhumed and moved to Corsicana for final disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
Texas
Henry Hightower
Corsicana
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Aan Yee i
Dandy Windmills
F. T. Fehrenkamp
Nee Oe
Moulton, Texas
Mney Soahas
Hammar Paint CO
Batson
Parafine Company
Prai
Rie
San Saba
Board of Trade
John H. Martin
Moulton
Wichita Falls
Ed Henry
Palestine
Caity
Collinsville
T. G. Cupper
O'd Sweethome
Mr. Culpepper
Farmers National Bank of van Alstyne
C. C. Walsh
G. W. Hay
Philo S. Bennett
Wm. J. Bryan
Milam County
Scott
Cameron
High Court
Will Floyd
Texas Central
Giddings
Austin
James Henry
Fuller & Co
New Boston
T. A. Fuller & Co
Bate Poe
Longview
Longview and Junction Street Railway Company
Burnet
Fry
Llano
Sting
Persin
Young Rockefeller
Bennett Will Case
Paraffine Oil Co
Hardin. County
Will Tackaberry
Woman’s Home Mission
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