Awnings Collapse During Circus Parade Incident in Houston
A crowd watching a circus parade in Houston near Fannin Street and Preston Avenue was struck when an awning collapsed onto the sidewalk. Dozens were injured with no fatalities reported. Names include G. T. Walsh, C. K E. Eland, J. Fox, W. F. Rice, and others, with multiple broken bones and head injuries.
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Fannin Street
Preston Avenue
Prince Theater
Miller’s Bar
Court House
G. T. Walsh
Woodland Heights
C. K E. Eland
J. Fox
W. F. Rice
Ben Campbell
Joe Clede
Frank R. Boyles
Louis C. Johnson
C. E. Richardson
Somerville
Texas
Texas Dental College
el Campo
Ralph Kins
Charles Holman
Rosenberg
Antone Haltmar
George Evans
Bring Wild Game From Mexico Declared Legal in Texas
Texas attorney general's department rules that bringing game killed in Mexico to Texas for private use is not unlawful. Laredo hunters expect to exploit the ruling during the closed season, with several arrests previously noted as a result.
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Laredo
Tex
Texas Attorney General's Department
Texas
Mexico
Sleet Hits Amarillo and Panhandle Regions
Amarillo and the Panhandle of Texas experienced sleet on Wednesday with vivid electrical displays and thunder. The first winter storm of the season was felt across Northwest Texas, Eastern New Mexico, and Southwestern New Mexico.
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Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Whitesboro Pear Crop Reaches Peak Quality
Whitesboro Texas reports the pear crop as the best in years. The local orchard that won a gold medal at the St Louis World's Fair continues bearing pears even better than in 1904.
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Whitesboro
Tex
St. Louis
Turks Land on Black Sea Coast to Attack Bulgarians
Turkish sources report 30,000 troops have landed on the Black Sea coast and will press an assault on Bulgarian forces.
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Black Sea
London
Montenegrins Capture Key Position at Mount Bardigniol
Montenegrins seize a strategic post on Mount Bardigniol, completing the cordon around Scutari. The action tightens the siege and strengthens efforts against Scutari.
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Riekha
Bardigniol
Scutari
Beaumont Lumber Co Sold to Houston Firm
Beaumont Lumber Company has been sold to Continental Lumber Company of Houston. The Beaumont office will move to Houston once arrangements are made. Beaumont firm organized four years ago with capital stock of 200000 dollars.
Snow Falls Across Western North Dakota
Snow fell throughout western North Dakota on Monday after a 24 hour rain. Weather watchers reported accumulating flakes in Bismarck and surrounding areas as cold air moved in following light rain earlier.
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North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Diaz Court Martial Sentences in Vera Cruz Revolt
General Felix Diaz and Major Zerate received death sentences by court martial in Vera Cruz. Lieutenant Camacho Captain Mayes and Captain Hermilio Martinez were jailed for ten years. Gabriel Ramos and Hernan Arostegui got two-year terms. Nine others freed. Public reaction and legal sparring followed as pending actions loom. General Davila presided. ruling contested.
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Davila
Diaz
Zerate
Beltran
Diaz and two confederates sentenced to death in Vera Cruz
The revolutionary leader Felix Diaz and three allies were sentenced to death by a Vera Cruz court martial. The court also suspended Diaz's sentence pending a Supreme Court review to decide if his trial should be military or civil, provoking public concern.
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Felix Diaz
Leaai
Vera Cruz
Diaz
Supreme Court
Madera
Hookworm Commission Report Reveals High Infection Rates
Austin report details six weeks of work by the Hookworm Commission in Angelina County. At five stations 2209 people were examined with 1081 infected, 72 percent among school age children. 1427 treatments were given and new county work set to begin November 5 in Montgomery Hardin with multiple station towns.
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Austin
Tex
Elina County
Huntington
Zavalla
Diboll
Pollock
Lufkin
Hoch
Montgomery County
Conroe
Montgomery
Magnolia
New Caney
Willis
Ferrel
Hardin County
Village Millis
Saratoga
Silsbee
Sour Lake
Kountz
American Balloon Bursts In Stuttgart Ahead Of Race
The American balloon Kansas City II exploded while being filled an hour before the Gordon Bennett cup international balloon race in Stuttgart. Pilot John Watts stood nearby but was unharmed. Cause of the blast is unknown, and French entrants protested against Dr. Broeckelmann named for Lt. Gericke who was killed in a balloon explosion over Grossenhain days earlier.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Kansas City
Message From Des Moines Garbled Wireless Intercept
A wireless message from Commander Hughes, now at Vera Cruz, picked up in part Friday night. Directed to Washington, it was badly garbled but included the words badly in need of protection. The remainder of the message was unintelligible.
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Des Moines
San Diego
Cal
Hughes
Veracruz
Washington
Sweetwater Boy Scout Company Organized in Texas
Sweetwater Texas report states a company of fifty Boy Scouts of America was organized Monday.
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Sweetwater Boy Scout Company
Sweetwater, Tex
Boy Scouts of America
Lost crew of the Nicaragua found near Padre Island
Brownsville reports six of twelve crewmen from the Nicaragua reached Point Isabel after a 54 mile trek along Padre Island. Four more are en route. two remain aboard, sick. Fisherman Galvan found them. Captain Reed coordinated rescue and return to Point Isabel.
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Point Isabel
Brownsville
Tex
Footsore
Nicaragua
Padre Island
Brazos Santiago Light
Gulf
Pandre Island
Galvan
Wallace Reed
Brazos Island
United States
Reed
Leaving a Job Clash Over Boss Sparks Exit Tale
A brief exchange reveals a worker left their previous job due to conflict with the boss who refused to leave. The quip underscores workplace tension and the decision to depart rather than reconcile.
Malaria remedy Oxidine promoted in old ad text
The passage promotes Oxidine as a malaria cure claiming it clears germs and improves overall condition. It refers to a visiting gentleman and hints at social strain, ending with the word Ady.
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Ady
Plot Against the Czar of Russia in St Petersburg
News of a daring plan to arrest Tsar Nicholas II by Admiral Chagin commander of the Standart ends with his death by firing squad after warning calls. The plot aimed to force abdication for Grand Duke Michael amid Rasputin backlash and doubts about the czar’s fitness to reign. Grand Duke Michael and the czar have long been at odds since a failed elopement attempt.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Chagin
Standert
Michael
Jalita
Rasputin
Czarevitch
Romanoff
Bankers Bride Attends Meeting In Check Goods
A lighthearted note recalls the banker’s bride arriving at a meeting wearing attire described as check goods. The remark plays on a pun linking fabric patterns to financial terms.
Quinine Tonic Ad Advocates For Adults and Children
An old medical ad promotes a quinine tonic sold in tasteless form labeled safe for both adults and children. The copy emphasizes the standard dosage and warnings appear on each bottle.
Quips and patent medicine chatter in a column
A fragmented newspaper snippet features quips about wives and advice, then promotes Oxidine as a summer tonic claiming malaria prevention and regular use benefits. It also advertises Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain at 25 cents, and ends with a religious note on forgiveness.
Sultan showed to the Front as Bulgars press at Adrianople
Reports say Bulgarian forces around Adrianople push a turning move on the eastern army right wing. A dispatch notes the Turkish garrison commander proclaims their heroism and withdrawal to fortifications to defend them. The sultan reportedly wishes to join the front but advisers urge against it.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
Plevna
Ecuador appoints new cabinet under President Leonidas Plaza
In Guayaquil President Leonidas Plaza names a new cabinet with Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno as foreign affairs minister Modesto Pena Herrera as interior minister General Juan F Navarro as war and marine minister and a minister for finance to be announced.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Leonidas Plaza
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
Modesto Penaherrera
Juan F. Navarro
Montenegrins Capture Pjevije Town
Montenegrins seized Pjevije in the Sanjak of Novipazar near the Bosnian frontier on Monday. Rekia Montenegro reported the capture.
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Plevlce
Rekia
Montenegro
Pjevije
Novipazar
Telephone System for Algoa
Hubier and Son of the Arcadia Telephone Exchange are establishing a system for Algoa Texas by installing about twenty phones already and planning roughly twenty more in the near future.
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Algoa, Tex
Hubier & Son
Arcadia Telephone Exchange
Algoa
Gusher Found at Goose Creek Field in Houston
Word from Houston reports a new gusher at Goose Creek field. The well, on Guffey Company lease property, is said to be flowing 1000 barrels per day.
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Goose Creek Field
Houston
Tex
Guffey Company
Treasury Receives $50,000 in School Land Interest
Austin Texas reports the state treasury took in remittances totaling 50 000 on Tuesday marking the fourth consecutive business day of interest payments on school land. The payments reflect interest due from the land endowment to support public education.
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Treasury
Austin
Tex
Women Should Be Protected
Sikeston Missouri and Murrayville Illinois readers credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health from severe female troubles avoiding surgery and enabling daily tasks. Mrs Dama Bethune of Sikeston reports regained strength energy and ability to care for family and garden. Mrs Charles Moore of Murrayville says the remedy saved her from operation after doctors advised it.
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Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dama Bethune
Murrayville
Charles Moore
Murrayville, Hl
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Migoni
Lima
Diaz Ordazo
Cuezk
Hookworm Commission Report
Theresa Guy
Mr. Bloons
War Department
Virginia
Arlington
Fort Meyer
Maryland
District of
Colu
Secret Service
Regular Army
Czar
Sultan
Telephone
Butterick Publishing Co
Butterick
New York City
Wise Co
J. N. Monroe
Park Springs
Truscott
Knox Co
Johnson
Box
Chicago
Ill
Coke Co
Robert Lee
Nacogdoches Co
Stoker
Appleby
RSS
Lilly White
Phoebe Primm
Stomep
Faultless Starch CO
Kansas City, Ma
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Douglas
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