Strong winds from West Indian hurricane batter New Orleans
A West Indian hurricane struck the Louisiana and Mississippi gulf coast with 66 mph winds in New Orleans. Four deaths reported there, plus likely casualties along the coast, and $100,000 plus in property losses. Wires down hindered casualty tallies and rail traffic work remained halted as flooding spread from Lake Borgne to the levee.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Victor Pujol
James Garretson
Foreman Street Railway Company
Charles Schultz
Louisiana Brewery
John Arends
Assumption
Napoleon Avenue
Mississippi
Gulf
Lake Borgne
Mississippi River
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Houston
Galveston
Texas
Bike Parker Shot in East Cleburne
Cleburne Texas police report Parker a 25 year old man was shot through the liver in East Cleburne on Monday. Henry Fine surrendered to county authorities following the incident.
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Cleburne
Tex
Bike Parker
East Cleburne
Henry Fine
Bishop Seth Ward Dies After Devotion to Mission
Tokio mourns Bishop Seth Ward of the Methodist Episcopal Church South who died Monday with his son Seth present. He began sinking early in the day and passed peacefully, having given his life to the mission he loved and served.
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Tokio
Seth
Seth Ward
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Delinquent Fire Insurance Firms In Texas
In Austin sixteen foreign fire insurance companies are delinquent under the Thirty-first legislature provision requiring bonds for Texas policy holders. About 120 have complied. The Texas Department of Insurance and Banking says the filing period has passed and urges immediate discharge of the obligation.
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Austin
Tex
Commissioner of Insurance
Texas
Department of Insurance and Banking
Inspected Dairies by Texas College Surgeon
Dr. J R Lay of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas returned from an East summer trip. He inspected large U.S. dairies for sanitary methods under current health laws to inform the college code. Leesville notes cotton picking fair weather. most crop gathered. two gins have processed about 925 bales. seed bought by ginners at high prices.
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College Station
Tex
J. R. Lay
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Leesville
Victoria woman shot Saturday dies following injuries
Viola Coleman, a colored woman in Victoria Texas, was shot in the back Saturday night and died Monday afternoon from the injuries.
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Victoria
Tex
Viola Coleman
Taft Names Tariff Commission Board
President Taft selected a three member tariff commission to study minimum and maximum rates under the Payne tariff act. The board includes Yale, Boston editor and publisher Alvin H. Sanders Jones, and treasury staffer James B. The group may hire experts for investigations into foreign and domestic tariff effects. Salaries remain undisclosed though Congress appropriated $75 000 for salaries and expenses.
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Taft
Solery
Yale
Boston
C. F Man
James B
Treasury
Alvin H. Sanders Jone
Gazette
United States
Payne
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Sinc
Tariff Commission
Menaire
Commission
Board of Experts
Conesress
Senate
Washington
Cove Rice Farmers Thresh Heavily Weighed In Dry Weather
Cove Texas farmers are thrashing rice now with dry conditions. Separators whistle as the crop yields heavy grain of good quality. Farmers note rice grown in dry weather weighs more per bushel than in wet seasons.
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Me Cove
Tex
Cove
Creamery Plant Nears Operation in Victoria Texas
Latest reports state machinery has been shipped and the creamery will be ready for operation on Nov. 1. Local farmers show strong interest and are preparing to supply milk and butter fat in quantities.
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Victoria
Tex
Pecans Deliveries Planned After July Storm
Belmont residents near Luling Texas contracted with a Seguin merchant to deliver about 50 000 pounds of pecans. One man agreed to ship 20 000 pounds. The July storm caused heavy damage to nuts, with about half a crop expected in the area.
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Luling
Tex
Belmont
Tenaha County Votes Dry by Large Margin
Tenaha in Shelby County Texas voted to ban alcohol at a prohibition election held on the 1th. The county went dry by an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 votes with Tenaha town recording 204 for and 39 against prohibition. Voters statewide showed strong turnout.
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Tenaha
Tex
Shelby County
Prohibition
Hammock Appointed Local Game Warden in Big Sandy
J F Hammock of Big Sandy was named local game warden by the late warden as a notable step for enforcement. The post follows recent legislature enabling local wardens and stresses the need to regulate game activity by foreigners in the area.
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Big Sandy
Tex
J. F. Hammock
Foreigers
Banks Endorse Assesment Plan in Texas
Several Texas banks notified the Department of Banking and Insurance that they would accept the reassessment plan of bank guaranty. Institutions named include First State Bank Wy lie Garza State Bank Garza First State Bank McAllen Gonzales County State Bank Nion.
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Austin
Tex
Department of Banking and Asurance
Bank Guaranty
Fist State Bank
Wylie
Garza State Bank
Garza
First State Bank
McAllen
Gorzales
Steamship St Oswald sails from Galveston with mixed cargo
The steamship St Oswald departed Galveston for Hull and Hamburg carrying 4000 tons of grain 1300 tons of meal 150 tons of lumber 50 tons flour 300 barrels of oil and 25 bales of cotton as listed on the manifest.
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Galveston
Tex
St. Oswald
Hull
Hamburg
Harris County Road Bonds Record Approved in Austin
Assistant Attorney General Sluder Pay approved the record for a $500.40 Harris County road and bridge bonds issue. The notice comes from Austin and relates to financial authorization for road infrastructure.
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Harris
Austin
Tex
Sluder
Cook Nearing Home After Pole Dispute with Peary
Dr Frederick A Cook, aboard the steamship Oscar II, nears New York after detailing to the Associated Press his North Pole journey. He recounts depot provisions at Annatook, Eskimo guards, and tensions with Peary over records and movements. He plans to confirm his claims with Eskimos Knud Rasmussen and others in New York.
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Frederick A. Cook
Associated Press
Christiansand
Norway
New York
Cook
Peary
North Pole
Dr. Cook
Annatook
Etah
Rudolph Francke
Francke
Roosevelt
Harry Whitney
Whitney
Ieee
Bon Wend
Myasit
Murphy
Pritchard
Sydney
C. B
Brooklyn
Irregularities Reported in Texas School Lands Titles
Land Commissioner reports possible irregularities in title or possession of twenty five sections of school land totaling 16000 acres. Attorney General to review up to 64000 acres for possible forfeiture or recovery for the school fund. Some cases already before suits. a transaction showed a man moving four sections through a Mexican intermediary before return to the ranchman.
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Austin
Tex
Robinson
No Stoppage in Transit: Houston Rice Petition Denied
The Texas railroad commission dismissed Houston rice interests petition after hearing Tuesday. Stoppage in transit privilege canceled at Houston effective July 27 as roads refused to restore it, prompting an appeal for special low rates.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Houston Ricemen
Houston Rice
Texas Commission
Houston
Millwright Killed In Hayward Timber Fall
Nacogdoches Texas millwright J Z Smith died instantly Tuesday night when several thousand pounds of timber fell from an elevator and crushed his skull while he worked beneath the structure.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
J. Z. Smith
Millwright
Hayward
Baraca Hall Given to Harrisburg Youths in Houston
Houston businessman Mr. Charles H. Milby has donated a substantial two story brick building for public use by Harrisburg youths. The hall known as Baraca Hall is a handsome red brick structure with stone trimmings and will serve as a community meeting place.
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Harrisburg Hall
Houston
Tex
Charles H. Milby
Harrisburg
Liberty
Baraca Hall
Bishop Ward Dying in Kobe Japan Reported
Houston bishop Seth Ward is dying in Kobe Japan. A cablegram to Nashville missionary secretary W R Lambert from S E Hager said half coma and sinking. Mrs Ward in Houston was notified Tuesday morning with no further updates received.
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Ward
Houston
Tex
Seth Ward
Kobe
Japan
Nashville
Tenn
W. R. Lambert
S. E. Hager
Quanah & Gulf railway plans charter to Galveston feeder
Quanah Texas residents report the Quanah and Gulf railway will apply for a charter this week. The independent line aims to build toward the Gulf at Galveston with the first fifty miles under construction immediately. It will connect with the Orient and offer Kansas City a new outlet to the gulf.
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Quanah
Tex
Corrigan man surrenders to citizens to avoid bloodshed
Ed Chandler, sought by Trinity county authorities and state rangers, surrendered Tuesday to a small group of citizens and friends who guaranteed they would escort him to Livingston jail and keep lawmen from intervening.
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Corrigan
Tex
Ed Chandler
Trinity County
Livingston
State Rangers
State Board Approves Library Building at San Marcos Normal
The Texas State Board of Education approved the plans specifications and contract for a library building at the San Marcos normal school. The project estimates a cost of about 15000 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
San Marcos Normal School
Pecan Crop Shortage Expected In Southwest Texas
Reports from Southwest Texas indicate a dreath of early spring will yield a very small pecan crop with nuts likely commanding high prices.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Voted School Bonds In Luling Texas
Voters approved a school bond issue of 10,000 dollars in Luling Texas on Tuesday by a majority of 40. The election sought funding for local school needs and passed amid community support.
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Luling
Tex
Gunnison Tunnel Opened by Taft at Montrose California
The Gunnison river tunnel near Montrose opens after four and a half years of work. President Taft seals the west gate admitting six miles of water into the Uncompahgre valley. The project includes a 30600 foot tunnel 11 by 13 feet, a 30 foot bottom canal, and a 12 mile distribution system with power potential of 10000 horsepower. Cost exceeds 5 million dollars with perpetual water rights to settlers.
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Montrose
Cal
Gunnison River
William H. Taft
West Portal
Gunnison
Ellis’ Park
Taft
F. D. Catlin
Gunnison Tunnel
J. Q. Allen
John ©. Bell
Charles J. Hughes
John Shafroth
I. W. McConnell
Bachen 4 Mation Service
Horace T. Os Long
Grand Junction
Wii
Black Canyon
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F. W. Lueke
Moulton Bottling Works
Erane
Wm. Schmidt
Echo Springs
Jersey
Moulton, Texas
Joe E. Richter
Bishop Ward
Taft Names Commission
C. F. Emry
the Chirman
Victoria Creamery
Shelby
Germany
Explorer
Marconi
Cape Race
N. F
America
Pole
Boatswain Murphy
Copenhagen
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Quanah & Gulf
Chandler
Gunnigon
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