Bulldog Attack on Emilie Gardner Leaves Injuries Critical
Misa Emilie Gardner, former prima donna of the Aborn Opera company, is hospitalized at Coney Island after a bulldog owned by her housekeeper attacked her in her cottage. She sustained severe arm injuries, with two fingers bitten off, and remains in critical condition amid the distressing incident.
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New York
Misa Emilie Gardner
Aborn
Opem
Coney Island
Miss Gardner
Gardner Cottage
Stager
Sheriffs and Tax Collectors Meet in Fort Worth
About two hundred delegates and visitors attended the annual convention at the court house Fort Worth. Mayor Harris welcomed the delegates and the associations adjourned for separate sessions. Sheriff Matthews of Austin, president of the Sheriffs' association, drew attention for his two attempts to bring H. Clay Pierce to Texas for trial.
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Fort Worth
Sheriffs’ and
Court House
Harris
Sheriff Matthews
Austin
Matthews
H. Clay Pierce
Texas
Dallas bonds endorsed by attorney general reach Austin
City Auditor Henderson of Dallas and City Detective Tanner arrived with 485000 Dallas bonds and secured personal endorsement by the attorney general under a Dallas charter provision that had been overlooked. The railroad commission schedules Sept 8 hearing on a Texas Car Service association rule petition. Walton Peteet of Dallas discusses Beeville experiment station inspection with Agriculture Commissioner Milner and possible rehearing of the Harrington case.
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Austin
Henderson
Dallas
Tanner
Railroad Commission
Texas Car Service Association
Walton Peteet
Agricultural and Mechanical College Board
Agriculture Milner
Corpus Christi
Beeville
Harrington
Set For Friday. Warren Moore Assault Case in Austin
Austin August 5 The case of Warren W Moore charged with assault to murder Frank Glover is set for Friday in district court. The docket lists attorney appearances and potential trial dates. District officials urged adherence to courtroom schedules.
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Austin
Warren W. Moore
Frank Glover
Feud Ties Shooting in Justice Moore Court
Preliminary reports from Justice Moore's court describe a shooting at a residence of Glover with Glover wounded but not fatally. He was with Pickle, a former Williamson County deputy, who refused to speak. The feud traces back to the Kirby case tried here years ago.
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Moore
Glover
Pickle
Williamson County
Kirby
Haywood in Texas denounces Bailey and praises labor
W D Haywood speaking in Fort Worth Aug 5 said Socialists will cast more votes in Texas this year than ever before. He compared Bryan and Taft, attacked Senator Bailey, praised the labor class, and called George Pettibone one of labor's greatest leaders after his Denver death.
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Haywood
Texas
Fort Worth
W. D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Idaho
Bryan
Taft
Bailey
George Pettibone
Denver
Labor
Narrow Escape From Cremation in Longview
Rufus Bassey narrowly escaped being burned alive at his High street home when a rheumatic illness prompted a fire for heat. He awoke after midnight to flames surrounding him. The house owned by G. P. Perry was insured, as were the household effects. Neighbor Dr. B C Bussey suffered from removing furniture as the incident unfolded.
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Longview
Tex
Rufus
Bassey
High Street
G. P. Perry
B. C. Bussey
Acknowledges His Identity in Texas Jail Escape Case
Paris Texas August 5 D House who shot up is alleged to have been arrested here charged with murder at Tupelo Mississippi. He was under life sentence and broke jail. He acknowledges his identity and will return without a requisition.
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Paris
Tex
D. House
Tupelo
Miss
Prominent Texan Wounded in Austin Shooting
In central Austin near the Western Union office at 7 30 PM Monday two prominent Texans were involved in a shooting. Frank Glover was wounded in the thigh and leg while Warren W Moore a former district attorney was jailed on assault charges after firing twice.
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Austin
Frank Glover
Hays County
Warren W. Moore
Western Union Telegraph Company
Moore
Glover
Travis County
Townsend
Terrific Elevator Fire Rips Burlington Installations
A Chicago blaze from a Burlington warehouse and two elevators caused $1 million in damage. Fire crews could not approach within a block, spraying water from distant buildings to control the flames that consumed elevators I and F and damaged 100 box cars. Grain loss stood at $700,000 amid explosions that shook nearby blocks. About 205 workers fled as eighty fire companies and three fireboats fought the large fire.
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Chicago
Burlington
Armour & Co
Burlington Warehouse
Pettibone Dies After Cancer Operation in Denver
George Pettibone longtime leader in the Western Federation of Miners dies in St. Joseph's hospital Denver after cancer surgery. He had suffered illness since his Idaho penitentiary confinement preceding the Steunenberg murder trials. He leaves a widow.
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Denver
George Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Haywood
Steunenberg
Idaho
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Death toll of Chicago babies rises in July
Chicago reports 669 infants under one year died in July. Health officials blame parental ignorance and improper care rather than milk quality or sanitary premises, with two thirds potentially saved. A bulletin notes improper food over feeding over-dressing lack of cleanliness and limited fresh air drive most infant deaths in hot weather.
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Chicago
Health Department
Political shooting in St. Louis suburb on eve of primary
Roy C. Woods a Wellston real estate dealer and Republican public administrator candidate shot Alexander Steube a Wellston butcher and was fatally wounded by an unidentified assailant as bitter campaign tensions spill into the eve of the Missouri state primary.
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St. Louis
Roy C. Woods
Wellston
Alexander Steube
Tragedy at National Lumber Yard as GM J T Tower is Killed
In Boyce Louisiana on August 5 J T Tower general manager of the National Lumber company near Cleveland Spur was shot dead by Samuel Dubois a log scaler After killing Tower Dubois shot himself The motive remains unclear The National Lumber company mainly owned by St Louis interests.
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Boyce
J. T. Tower
National Lumber Company
Cleveland Spur
Samuel Dubois
Tower
Dubois
St. Louis
Brief News Snippets From Across The Nation
Tom Davis was shot to death four miles east of Ennis Texas. Oil will be piped from the Caddo field to Texarkana on September 1. J A Pace resigns after five years on the Ennis city council. Sailors and negroes clashed at Norfolk Virginia and a lynching was narrowly averted. Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot travels to Palestine Texas to probe alleged ice trust. Governor Haskell of Oklahoma joins the Democratic executive committee. Judge G A Vandever killed in an automobile train collision near Hutchinson Kansas. Floods affect Mississippi and the Mississippi Valley Railway corridor.
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Tom Davis
Ennis
Tex
Caddo
Texarkana
J. A. Pace
Norfolk
Lightfoot
Palestine
Haskell
Oklahoma
Democratic Executive Committee
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