Army post at Leavenworth grows as ideal field school
Fort Leavenworth houses 93 officers and 1,534 enlisted personnel with 96 officers ordered to the staff college. Secretary Root aims for 3,000 stationed permanently, as the post expands into a national army school amid major construction and scenic fortifications. The Justice Department’s vast federal prison holds 881 inmates and notable convict Oberlin M. Carter serves a five year term.
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Leavenworth
Staff and General Service College
Franklin Bell
Fort Leavenworth
Root
Sixth Infantry
Sixteenth Battery of Engineers
War Department
United States
Department of Justice
Oberlin M. Carter
Engineers
Man argues with woman yields no result says columnist
A columnist contends that a man arguing with a woman ends in no productive outcome. The piece examines communication dynamics and suggests restraint and listening as more effective approaches.
Care of Geneva Children Reflects Pestalozzi Ethic
Public Opinion outlines Geneva’s school kitchens or cuisines scolaires funded by private donations and city kitchens. About 600 children eat daily at four kitchens costing 6000 dollars a year with meals offered to nonpaying and paying children, baths, covered playgrounds, and after school care extending to eight in the evening.
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Ieland
Pestalozzi
Geneva
Nothing More Musical Than the Voice of Another Ass
A terse aphorism notes humor and irony in how one creature mocks another. The line gains bite from its dual meaning about voices and individuals, reflecting a rustic, observational sense of wit.
Jokers of West Point and the Reveille Gun Prank
A West Point prank tale recounts cadets tampering with the reveille gun by loading it with fried ham and toast sandwiches. The scene begins with a sentry’s return to camp noting the odd aroma and food traces, then a distant shot and a trail of crumbs. No culprit was ever identified.
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West Point
H. Irving Hancock
Distinctions Between Irritation Pain and Nerve Agony
The text distinguishes irritation from pain and notes irritation often leads to pain. It cites examples such as a lodged crumb near the vocal cords causing coughing and eventual pain, a speck in the eye triggering inflammation and pain, and that fingertip burns are more painful than back burns while tongue pain surpasses finger pain. It highlights neuralgia of the fifth nerve as extremely severe and mentions tooth-drawing nerve rupture easing agony briefly.
Visit to Sid Ann’s kin Ends In Quiet Reproach
A speaker recalls visiting his wife’s relatives, noting politeness from most, but Uncle Jethro openly surveyed him. Jethro’s reaction implied judgment of the marriage to Sid Ann, while the rest kept silent. The scene captures family dynamics and unspoken verdicts.
Tragedy Over Land Sale Ends in Deaths in Groesbeck
At Groesbeck Texas on October 21 a land dispute turned deadly when D Thomason and Wallace Thomason clashed with Bob and Will Rutherford. Will Rutherford and D Thomason died. Wallace Thomason survived. Earlier, D Thomason pressed for land reversion after a deed to his son-in-law, leading to confrontation and fatal shooting.
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D. Thomason
Will Kitieriend
Kuttierierd
Thomascs
Rutherford
Thomason
Wallace
Rutherfords
Will Rutherford
P. Thomason
Bob Rutherford
Morgan Makes Pickup Amid Harbor Trust Deals
Chicago October 21 News reports J P Morgan added 3.5 million by buying an independent firm and selling it to the harvest trust. Also credited with purchasing Milwaukee Harvester for 1.5 million as International Harvester filings in New Jersey mark a broader acquisition list. Milwaukee listing valued at 5 million.
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Morgan
Chicago
Bes Profit
Fecal Vnietching Harvest Trust
Perpont Morgan
International Harvester Company
New Jersey
Milwaukee Harvester Company
Milwaukee
Jennings Oil Well Gushes Twenty Five Feet at Jennings
Jennings La October 21 Another gusher was added to the Jennings field when Jennings No 8 owned by the Jennings Oil company shot a stream of oil about twenty five feet in the air. As pipe was removed from the liner the oil rose higher and by night was reaching the top of the derrick. Credit for bringing in the well goes to E E Dobbins of Heywood Bros and Dobbins.
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Jennings
No. 8
Jennings Oil Company
E. E. Dobbins
Heywood Bros
Dobbins
Attempted wreck on Texas Central tracks near Whitney
An attempt to rob a passenger train was foiled when cross ties were found on the Texas Central track near Whitney. The engineer stopped the train in time, preventing injury to passengers. Officers are investigating the incident.
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Hillsboro
Texas
Whitney
Texas Central Railroad
Peaumont Street Car Extension Franchises Accepted
In Peaumont Texas on October 21 the holders of the street car extension franchise filed their acceptance. Harry K. Johnson leads the matter and says construction will begin immediately with extensions. Additional cars and trailers have been purchased for use on existing routes. Business has exceeded expectations.
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Peaumont
Texas
Harry K. Johnson
Insurance Firms Absorbed in Texas Move
The Texas insurance department was informed that Texas Mutual Indemnity of Texarkana San Antonio based Texas Mutual Benefit and Dallas Family Protective Benef Association have been absorbed by and transferred to Dallas based Southern Mutual Benefit. The absorbing liability transfer is under existing certificates and affects multiple policies. The action consolidates entities under a single Dallas unit.
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Austin
Texas
State Insurance Department
Dallas
Texas Mutual Indemmnity
Texarkana
Texas Mutual Benefit of
San Antonio
Family Protective Benef Association of
Mutual Benefit Association of Dallas
Life Insurance Fraud Ring Uncovered in New Orleans
New Orleans reports a sensational life insurance fraud network with at least six bold graveyard schemes traced to twenty two policies costing insurers between seventy five thousand and one hundred thousand dollars. An agent and physician allegedly collude to issue and verify death certificates for small policies, then collect payouts. A serious race riot left three white men and eight Negroes reported dead.
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New Orleans
Race Riot in Littleton Ends With Casualties
In Littleton, Alabama, a race riot left three white men and eight negroes dead. A white woman was assaulted, provoking armed white residents to confront the crowd. Sheriff Burgin sent deputies as reports of more casualties, including several wounded, filtered in.
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Birmingham
Ala
Littleton
A. W. Burgin
Southern Railroad
Burgin
Outlaw Jim Younger Ends Life by Self-Destruction
James Younger, once with the James gang, died by his own action in St. Paul. A farewell envelope and letters reveal love interests and a possible marriage plan with a Boise, Idaho woman. The notice links the event to October 20 and mentions a pardon attempt and citizenship issues. In Taylor, Texas, Williamson County Farmers Institute plans a Georgetown meeting November 1 and a mass gathering of farmers to discuss local interests.
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St. Paul, Minn
James Younger
James
Cole Ceet
Rela
State Board of Don
Boise
Idaho
Williamson County Farmers’ Institute
Taylor
Texas
Georgetown
Train Line Progress Delayed by Mexico Track Work
Austin reports H C Horn general attorney for Kansas City Mexican and Orient railroad says Texas delays stem from required track in Mexico to secure concessions. He notes efforts are aimed at completing railway construction there.
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Austin
Texas
H. C. Horn
Kansas City, Mexican and Orient Railroad
Mexico
Bank of Summit Looted in South Dakota Robbery
George W. Smith of the Casualty Company of New York received word from Summit that the local bank was blown up and its vault looted. Loss ranges from 10,000 to 20,090 dollars, but proprietors claim no loss as they were insured against robbery.
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Minneapolis
Minn
George W. Smith
The
Casualty Company of New York
Summit
S. D
Bank of Summit
Thief Steals From Stamp Drawer During Buffalo Bill Parade
In Austin Texas on October 21 a thief touched the stamp drawer at the post office and took 59 dollars from the room while no one else was present. The incident occurred as Buffalo Bill's parade moved through the city.
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Austin
Texas
Buffalo Bill
Martins Exonerated by Grand Jury in Texas Case
Corsicana Texas October 21 the grand jury exonerated the Martins who had been charged with the murder of Wade Hampton after a dispute between Hampton and the elder Martin at Cryer Creek months earlier the case ends without indictment or trial.
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Corsicana
Texas
Martins
Wade Hampton
Hampton
Martin
Cryer Creek
Free for All Fight in Waxahachie Camp
Sheriff’s office reports a free for all melee between white and colored laborers at an International & Area Northern Railway trading camp in south Lilis County. One white man stabbed, Lexro listed as injured, officers proceeding to the scene.
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International & Area
Northern Railway
Lilis
Lexro
Offis
Narrow escape at First Christian church floor disaster
In Irvington Indiana a section of floor in a First Christian church auditorium collapsed. Rotten timbers caused a five inch floor drop and a tottering gallery while the crowd evacuated without injuries. Archbishop Chapelle arrived from the United States in Genoa and proceeded to Rome.
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First Christian Church
Allen Wilson
Irvington
Ind
Genoa
Archbishop Chapelle
United States
Rome
Jewish Question in Roumania Prompts Corruption Claims
London reports from Roumania describe fair laws but biased application against Jews. A Daily Mail correspondent says Jews face persecution not for faith but to prevent Jews from naturalization and land ownership. He claims many deputies gain bribes to aid Jewish naturalization.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Roumania
Gas Explosion at Hartz Mine Injures Several
An explosion of gas at 11 yesterday morning in the Olmos Coal and Oil Company mine near Eagle Pass Texas injured several Mexicans and one American. Victims were burned on the face neck and hands but not in serious danger. Authorities blame a naked light and door opening for the gas escape.
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Hartz
Eagle Pass
Texas
Olmos Coal and Oil Company
Rockdale Violence Leaves Man in Critical Condition
In Rockdale Texas on October 20 two prominent Black residents became involved in a fight. Ben Pullem struck Raymond McGruder with a rock fracturing his skull. McGruder remains in critical condition while Pullem is jailed.
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Rockdale
Texas
Ben Pullem
Raymond McGruder
McGruder
Pullem
Ringling Bros Show Draws 15000 in Cleburne
Ringling Bros performed in Cleburne on Thursday with an audience of about 15,000 from across the county attending the spectacle.
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Cleburne
Ringling Bros
Girl leaps from hospital window in Texas
Sevassie a young white girl with hystero epilepsy jumped from the second story window of the John Sealy hospital in Galveston yesterday morning. She fell thirty feet to the ground but escaped without a bruise or serious injury according to the attending physician. The escape was dramatic as the patient and a nurse raced to the window.
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Galveston
Texas
Sevassie
John Sealy Hospital
A Fool May Start a Strike Stop It Requires Wisdom
A proverb-like line notes that a foolish person can instigate a strike, but wise leadership is needed to halt it and restore order. It reflects on governance, negotiation, and strategic restraint in labor disputes.
Boiler Flues Fail In Memphis Tragedy
In Memphis Tennessee on October 20 two sons died and a third was fatally injured when boiler flues gave way in an accident near City Arkansas. Fred Nellis of St Louis was among those hurt. Mrs Josie Hill of St Louis and Mrs Hill later died in hospital. Several others were scalded and hospitalized.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tw Sons
T Fred Nellis
St. Louis
City
Ark
Josie Hill
St. Lis
Hosiam Phillips
Hill
Hempstead Awaits the Trial in Cowardly Murder Case
Hempstead Texas awaits the murder trial of Mrs. Lewis after a brutal assault last Sunday morning. The town’s police department is busy with juror selection as special veniremen are drawn. No disorderly conduct has occurred since the incident.
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Hempstead
Texas
Hemps
Lewis
Philadelphia Lost Two Fingers
Lampasas Texas Oct 20 DL Phillips representative of this district suffered injury when his hand was caught in the wheels of an ice freezer two fingers of the right hand were amputated in the accident
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Phillips
Lampasas
Texas
DL Phillips
Fez Europeans Declared All From Fez by Tangier Dispatch
A Tangier dispatch to El Lib reports that all Europeans have originated from Fez. The claim, relayed from Moroccan sources, presents a sweeping attribution about European origins and regional ties.
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Madrid
el Lib
Tangier
Morocco
Fez
Frederick Dent Aboard Train to Military Duty
Frederick Dent states of America travels with his relatives in this city Friday, leaving for Washington High under orders from the war department. He is to go direct to San Anton.
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Frederick Dent
America
Fridny
Washingto High
War Department
San Anton
Body found in big string car near Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls the body of Wade was found in a large string car after several days. The young man had been missing for days prior to discovery.
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Wichita Falls
Wade
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