Double Tragedy Shocks Louisiana Town
In Lake Charles Louisiana a saloon keeper R B Holloway was shot dead in his tavern by a rear door buckshot attack. Pipe fitter Samuel Bowman was later killed on a public road, possibly mistaken for Holloway or to silence witnesses. Sheriff arrests Newton Lyon of Sulphur as murder suspect amid rising tension between Holloway and Lyon. Bowman had driven in from Orange Texas recently. The incident sparks widespread alarm and questions about motive and evidence.
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Lake Charles
R. B. Holloway
Lockport
Samuel Bowman
Lock Moore Company
Saloor
Holloway
J. Reid
Newton Lyon
Lyon
West Lake
Bowman
Orange
Texas
France Pushes for Venezuela Apology and Joint Naval Move
Paris reports a Temps lead calls for Venezuela to withdraw its defiance and for M. Taigny to press the issue. If Caracas apologizes negotiations may resume. otherwise France may seek a joint naval demonstration with the United States to protect interests.
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Paris
M. Taigny
Venezuela
Castro
Infant found dead in vacant lot near Aransas Pass depot
A newborn infant was found dead in a vacant lot near the Aransas Pass depot in San Antonio, wrapped in a newspaper and an old skirt. A Mexican woman was arrested and held for grand jury proceedings.
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San Antonio
Texas
Aransas Pass
Prohibition election counts in Cooke County result in anti vote lead
Gainesville Texas report states County Commissioners Court finished counting votes from the September 9 prohibition election. Anti votes totaled 1959 and pro votes 1919, giving antis a 40 vote lead.
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Gainesville
Texas
Cooke County
Brewster County Cinnabar Output Rises to 7000 Flasks
Reports from Brewster County cinnabar fields indicate this year’s production will reach 7000 flasks valued at 300000 dollars, up from 68300 flasks worth 236000 dollars in 1904. Litigation and furnace closures hindered growth while new furnaces expand activity at Terlingua and other Brewster county sites.
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Austin
Toxas
Brewster County
Terlingua
Fever Report from New Orleans Update
The Fever Report from New Orleans shows as of 6 p m yesterday 37 new cases raising total to 2 762 and 4 deaths bringing cumulative deaths to 359 with 15 new foci. There are 318 cases under treatment and 208 discharged.
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New Orleans
Lal
Finnish Revolt Nears as War Supplies Accumulate
Helsinger led push against czarist rule to win Finland’s independence. Report says 300,000 Finnish turners under Swedish command stand ready, a war fund of 100000000 rubles raised, eleven cars of ammunition landed, and guns allocated to revolutionists.
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Helsinger
Finland
Diplomatic reshuffle at Mexico embassy signals new era
Senor Casasus departs September 30 for Washington to assume ambassadorial duties. Sir Balbino Davalos private secretary to Foreign Minister is named second secretary to the embassy. Gen Morteza Khan to present credentials as Persian minister to Mexico tomorrow.
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City
Mexico
Senor Casasus
Washington
Balbino Davalos
Mariscal
Morteza Khan
Persia
Fall Rifle Shoot At Camp Mabry In Austin
The fall rifle shoot for commissioned officers of the Texas National Guard will be held at Camp Mabry near Austin on Oct 12. Prizes will be awarded and the rifle range is in good shape. Col Oscar Guessaz leads small arms practice with a strong field of shooters expected.
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Austin
Texas
Texas National Guard
Camp Mabry
Oscar Guessaz
Texas Midland Pays Love Bill Tax on $530K Earnings
Austin reports the Texas Midland Railroad Company paid the gross income tax under the Love bill, the third railroad in the state to do so and the first of sizable lines. It earned $530,291.30 in the year ending June 30 and paid $5,302.90 in tax at 1 percent.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Midland Railroad Company
Starving Spaniards Threaten to Burn Cadiz District
Reports from famine districts in Cadiz show workmen threatening to burn and sack if food is not distributed. Appeals have been sent to the government requesting rations.
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Cadiz
Spain
Teo
Onion Mulls Senate Run in Texas City
Representative J. F. Onion of San Antonio visits Austin stating he will seek the state senate seat to replace Marshall Hicks who will not run. Onion reports no opposition yet and expects nomination and election.
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J. F. Onion
San Antonio
Austin
State Senate
Marshall Hicks
Mr. Onion
Fatal Sunday Fire Gas Report Cites Light Fever
A Sunday incident report notes fatalities linked to gas exposure and feverish symptoms. Officials indicate a possible light fever type linked to the fatal event, with investigations ongoing.
Amusements in the Pest City Two Theaters Open
New Orleans reports show two theaters in Pest City enjoying brisk business as entertainment options. The fever situation is discussed with cautious optimism, noting a milder yellow fever pattern and ongoing investigations into a possible germ discovery.
Diamond Valuation Exchange Spins a Tale of Misdirection
A humorous exchange shows a supposed diamond expert being teased by a second stranger as he declines to discuss the ring’s value. The dialogue plays on the idea of expertise and polite evasiveness in a casual street encounter.
Had Changed His Mind
A dialogue between Mrs. Benham and Benham reveals a shift from a life pledge during illness to a reconsidered stance after recovery. The exchange underscores evolving devotion and the strains of anticipated mortality.
Miss Shreek Delayed: Manager Announces New 80 Piano
An amused crowd cheers as the manager explains in a thick foreign accent that Miss Shreek will not appear due to missing the train. The reason remains delightfully unclear to the audience.
Governor Quip Sparks Baby Crying Guess
A fragment describes Mrs New kid entering a room and asking why the baby cries. Newkid replies he cannot know but imagines the infant ponders a remark once made by the governor of North Carolina to the governor of South Carolina.
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Mrs. Newkid
Newkid
North Carolina
South Carolina
Doctor and patient seek sleep amid Irish dialect banter
A curiously clipped dialogue features a doctor and a notorious debtor with insomnia. The physician dismisses the complaint, skewering the debtor’s feigned need for a fee and highlighting a broader thirst for drink, while a laboring Irish voice mocks the notion of thirst and hints at deeper motives like fighting or glory.
Voter Frustrations Echo Through Generations
In a brief, old newspaper fragment two speakers compare vote counts across generations. One notes a grandfather voting for twelve presidents while the other quips his father has voted twelve times for a single president, illustrating election fatigue and satire.
His Liberal Way He Colonels Everybody Patek
A fragment notes a playful remark about a person described as genial and influential, using the phrase he colonels everybody to suggest authority or dominance in social or political circles. The text is terse and lacks fuller context.
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Patek
Three Cotton Pools Led by Hoadley Seek Million Bale Pool
New York reports indicate at least three cotton pools are active with H. Hoadley heading the leading pool said to back a 1 000 000 bale syndicate at a minimum price of Me. Rumors claim a Sunday yacht conference with Harvie Jordan and Richard Cheatham as details of the plan were discussed.
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New York
H. Hoadley
Balbino Davalos Named to Mexican Embassy Staff in Washington
Balbino Davalos a renowned Mexican literary figure and translator is appointed to the Mexican Embassy staff in Washington. He will accompany Ambassador Cagsasus to the United States. International Bank and Trust Company assets will go to a creditors committee, with first dividends expected within six weeks to depositors and other claimants.
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Mexico
Balbino Davalos
Washington
Cagsasus
United States
International Bank and Trust Company
Cholera Cases Rise in Lodz and Pabianice Province
Three new cholera cases were found in Lodz Russian Poland yesterday, bringing total reported cases to thirteen. One additional case was reported from Pabianice near Keres.
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Lodz
Russian
Poland
Pabianice
Keres
New Mining Titles Issued in Half-Year Totals 1608
City of Mexico reports 1,608 new mining titles covering 26 185 claims issued in the half year ending June 30 bringing the total new mining titles for the fiscal period to 2 840.
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City of Mexico
Department of Mines
Encampment Funds Boost for Austin Assembly
The local solicitation committee has secured pledges to add 2000 to 6300 already subscribed to fund an encampment in Austin this fall. The Adjutant General will likely issue a call for troops to assemble in camp around December 1 for about two weeks. In poker dice you have to shake before taking the pot.
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Austin
Texas
Adjutant General
Agricul tural and Mechanical College Opens With 275 Students
The thirtieth session of the Agricultural and Mechanical College started with 275 students present. Hallways and barracks will likely fill by midweek as old students were told to return by Wednesday. Football practice with Coach Bockman drew 25 players amid promising prospects. In Milwaukee a bankruptcy auction sold a large chunk of Frank G. Bigelow’s securities, raising $121,400 of $790,274 face value, with more items left to be sold.
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College Station
Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bockman
Milwaukee
Wis
Frank G. Bigelow
Wisconsin Trust Company
Yellow fever cases rise in Pensacola amid scattered outbreaks
In Pensacola Florida physicians report twenty five new yellow fever cases in the 24 hours ending 6 PM yesterday, bringing total for Sunday and Monday to thirty four. One death, John F Wilson of 237 East Intendencia Street, is noted as the situation remains discouraging with cases scattered citywide and frost hoped to halt the spread abandoned.
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Pensacola
Fla
State Board of Heath
John F. Wilson
East Intendencia Street
Mexican mother admits infant death in vacant lot case
Maria Rosa les of San Antonio admitted in court that she is the mother of the infant found dead in a vacant lot. She claims the baby was dead on birth and says charges are unlikely.
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San Antonio
Texas
Maria Rosales
Hoch Signals Oil Refinery Plan If Reelected
Topeka Governor E. W. Hoch hinted that a re election would prompt him to urge the legislature to pass a bill for a state oil refinery to combat the trust. He believes a constitutionally acceptable measure can be drafted to replace the rejected previous bill.
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Topeka
Kan
E. W. Hoch
Tragic fire burns 9 year old girl near Pflugerville
Reports say Mary Jackson, a Black nine year old, died shortly after an attempted kerosene fire exploded a can. Advices reach Austin Texas of the fatal incident in the northern county.
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Austin
Texas
Pfluggerville
Mary Jackson
Free-for-all brawl ends in arrests in Paso
Mounted police stopped a chaotic fight between the International and Riverside baseball teams in Paso, Texas. Bats and fists flew as four players were knocked down. Authorities made arrests. Moscow: a secret Trepoff circular gave local governors and police chiefs power to order shooting of disobedient citizens. Von Tempksy, a German aristocrat, killed himself in San Antonio. he was 35, newly arrived from Germany six months prior.
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FE Paso
Texas
International
Riverside
Moscow
Gen. Trepoff
von Tempksy
San, Antonio
Hans von Tempsky
von Tempsky
San Antonio
Germany
Some Fellows Are Always Late and Some Are Too Previous
A compact saying notes that some individuals consistently arrive late while others dwell on past matters. The quip implies differing attitudes toward time and progress.
Roosevelt Focuses on Federal Life Insurance and Foreign Relations
President Roosevelt devotes time to drafting his annual message. He plans to discuss federal regulation of life insurance relations with Venezuela and Santo Domingo, and other topics such as rail freight, Panama Canal, and justice department cases. The trip from Sagamore Hill to Washington is scheduled for Saturday, with cabinet material still in preparation.
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Venezuela
Santo Domingo
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Washington
Joeb
Long Island City
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congress
America
O Agrculture
Ie Interer
Department of Justice
Panama Canal
Russia
Japan
Sagamore Hil
Million Dollar Fire Rips Through Butte Block Area
A major blaze in Butte Montana yesterday destroyed the Shodair and Renshaw blocks and damaged the public library and nearby properties on West Park. Firefighters faced shifting winds and fought for hours to contain the four story structures and prevent wider damage.
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Butte
Mont
Shodair
Renshaw
West Park
McGinnis
Malo Street
Park
Henshaw Block
Cigar
Big Symons Dry Goods Co
Cava
Bomb attack at Pekin rail station kills officials
At Pekin Railway Station a bomb exploded in a private car as a train left carrying one of four missions studying foreign governance. Four minor officials were killed and over seventy injured including Prince Tsai Teche and Wu Ting Fang. The assailant in the rear car was killed. Government offices and railways tightened guards as the incident stirs fear for court members and officials. The missions were appointed July 26 to study foreign systems amid plans for later government reforms.
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Pekin
Comfortable Night in Victoria Sees Cooler Temples
Victoria Texas last night marked the coolest spell since spring with a 64 degree low. Residents noted sleeping was pleasant as temperatures settled into comfortable range.
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Victoria
Texas
Pistol Toting Charged In Houston Arrest
Houston Deputy Sheriff Hillendahl arrested J E Morris yesterday evening for carrying a pistol at the Southern Pacific crossing on Washington street in western Houston. Morris was locked up on the deputy's information.
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Houston
Texas
Hillendahl
J. E. Morris
Southern Pacific Railroad
Washington Street
Morris
Ohio River Falling Amid Warm Cincinnati Weather
Ohio River levels drop to 411.6 as Cincinnati experiences warm conditions. Weather data shows a steady decline with no major rain in the forecast and temperatures remaining mild through the week.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Two Men Electrocuted In Line Work Tragedy
Paul Donahue of Min and Harry Ripson of Cuba were electrocuted yesterday while stringing a linen tape line between a pole and ground. A running wire line touched a heavily charged power cable causing both to receive a fatal electric current. Ripson fell from the pole and suffered a broken neck.
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Paul
Jesse Donahue
Min
Harry Rupsom
Cuba
Tele- Rees
Abe Ws
Sto Paul
Ripsom
Donahue
Ripson
Company H Heads to San Antonio From Fort Ringgold
Company H of the Twenty sixth United States Infantry led by Capt. and C. Jon and Lieut. Charles Rich departed yesterday from Fort Ringgold in Rio Grande City Texas marching toward Laredo en route to San Antonio. Friends regret their departure after they had made many friendships during their stay at the post.
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San Antonio
Rio Grande City
Texas
Twenty-sixth
United States Infantry
C. Jon
Charles Rich
Laredo
Fort Ringgold
Bryan Banks Report Big Deposits and Cotton Receipts
Published financial statements from two Bryan banks show deposits totaling 772 722 01 dollars. Cotton receipts by wagon reach 10 092 bales for the season as the busy trade period intensifies in Bryan and surrounding Brazos County.
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Bryan
Texas
Brazos
Crowded Victoria Saturday Draws Farmers and Visitors
Victoria Texas witnesses busy crowds in the streets and hitching racks as wagons and autos jam the town. Merchants report a big day with the Bronte Club rest room drawing many patrons on the free day.
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Victoria
Texas
Bronte Club
Biggest Day of the Season in Temple Cotton Market
Temple Texas reports a major cotton market day with receipts surpassing all season totals. Farmers sold eagerly seeking prices around ten cents per pound, signaling strong demand and active trading in the open market.
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Temple
Texas
Mangled Remains Found In City Rail Yards
In Oklahoma City the mangled body of a man believed to be P. H. Glanchean a switchman was found in the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific yards yesterday he was run over by a freight train inquest to be held today authorities said surviving details were scarce and the case drew early attention from local investigators.
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Oklahoma City
P. H. Glanchean
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Iar
Bee County land sells at sixteen dollars an acre
Beeville Texas two hundred acres of the Wolters tract near Olmos ten miles southwest of the city sold last week to a farmer from Schulepburg at sixteen dollars per acre. About fifty acres were in cultivation. Catholics condemn divorce in Columbus Ohio as the Ohio Federation of Catholic Societies adopts resolutions against the divorce evil.
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Beeville
Texas
Wolters
The
Olmos
Schulepburg
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Federaton of Catholic Societies
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Aspiroz
Texas Midland
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Pest
White
C Mae
Associated Press
Hamilton P. Jones
Themergency Hospital
Boards of Trade
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Hoch
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Pekin Rail
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