Explosion at Santa Fe Shops Causes Major Damage
Cleburne August 12 Santa Fe shops damaged by fire totaling about a half million dollars. Boiler maker V Campbell entered an old tank with a lit candle to repair equipment. explosion followed and Campbell is reported fatally buried. Apprentice Walter Correine slightly burned. Passenger and freight cargo and a large lumber supply were destroyed.
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Cleburne
Santa Fe
V. Campbell
Campbell
Walter Correine
Mexico suspends duty on US corn amid crop failure
Dubuque Iowa Aug 12 Augustina Pina Mexican consul at Chicago said the Mexican government advised that duties on imported American corn to Mexico have been suspended due to the crop failure in Mexico and the dispute over associations.
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Dubuque, Ta
Na Pina
Chicago
Mexico
Weather Notes for New Orleans Forecast
Weather report from New Orleans notes tonight and Tuesday will be generally fair with light winds and warm humidity. No storms observed or expected in current outlook.
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Wweather Report
New Orleans
Denton County Delegates Leave for State Convention in San Antonio
Denton County delegates head to the Democratic state convention in San Antonio. Appointed delegates include W P Ratchford G T Boyd Fred Minor A J Nance E Cocanougher and others. solid for Gov Colquitt and supporting Morris Sheppard if fielded. Delegation votes 13 at large and 8 as a unit for permanent organization.
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Denton County
San Antonio
G. T. Boyd
Fred Minor
A. J Nance
E. Cocanougher
FP. F. Hill
Joohn Harmonson
T. B. Thomas
W. Medlin
Ward House
A. D. Matthews
A. ©. Owsley
J. W. Sullivan
0. P. Poe
Denton Cow Y
Colquitt
Morris Sheppard
F. F. Hill
Colquitt forces aim to dominate Texas state convention
At San Antonio on August 12 delegates favor Gov. Colquitt with a clear majority and aim to control the state convention. Differences arise among leaders as South Texas delegations protest liquor reform planks aligning with Colquitt’s open open hours and local option by counties. Colquitt supporters plan to take charge while Ramsey forces are sidelined.
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San Antonio
Colquitt
South Texas
Sherman
Gale
Colqutt
Ramsey
Rainfall Total From August Last Week Records
Mrs. N A Witt records five days of precipitation totaling 9 to 16 inches. Salt Branch station lists daily rain from August 5 to 9 each day in the 10 to 16 inch range, with figures affecting the week’s total.
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N. A Witt
Salt Branch
UNG
Bucurets
Uae
Everman Good Roads Amendment Defeated in Postoffice Bill
Senator Evermans good roads amendment to the postoffice bill to appropriate $250000 for highway work in each state failed today as the line appropriation matched that amount.
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Hffeat
Evermans
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Everman
Postoffice
Epworth League Concludes Encampment at Epworth by the Sea
Corpus Christi August 12 The Epworth League encampment concludes after eleven days with Rev Glenn of Bryan calling the final day the best. The Sunday session opened with a model Sunday school led by Rev O T Cooper of Denton guiding the senior boys class.
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Corpus Christi
Glenn of
Bryan
Epworth League
Epworth By-The- Sea
O. T. Cooper
Denton
Moderate Warm Week Across Central Valleys and Regions
The Weather Bureau forecasts moderately warm weather this week for the great central valleys, the lake region, and the Eastern and Southern states. Normal temperatures are expected on the Pacific slope and in the Rocky Mountain region with generally light, local precipitation and fair conditions overall. No signs of disturbance in West Indian waters.
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Washington
Great Central
Lake Region
Weather Bureau
West Indian
Managua Bombardment Protest Sparks American Presence
American Minister Wetzel in Managua protests General Mena over planned bombardment. City crowded with children as threats escalate. Three hundred Marines sail from Panama aboard the collier Justin to join blue-jackets and the gun boat Annapolis already in port.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Wetzel
Managua
Mena
Panama
Justin
Annapolis
Cotton carnival draws 11000 crowd to Galveston
Crowds from across Texas flocked to Galveston for the cotton carnival with about 11,000 visitors counted, nearing a 14,900 record. Woodmen of the World encampment brings drill teams from about 75 camps to compete Monday.
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Galveston
Texas
Commissioners Court Regular Session Sets Tax, Gas Right of Way
The county court reviewed school tax changes in district No. 8 Tiebron and ordered a Sept 14 election in district No. 60 to repeal a tax per $100. It granted Lone Star Gas a right of way across county highways to Venton and approved monthly reports of several officials. A county farm visit was planned to inspect property conditions.
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Tiebron
Lone Star Gas Company
Venton
M<cormick
Evell
Odell
Justice Barton
Wilson
Button
Mc Nabb
Reeve
Schepps arrest tied to Rosenthal case shocks Hot Springs
Police report Sam Schepps of Hot Springs Ark was arrested in connection with the Rosenthal murder inquiry. He claims he slept in a gym when suspects questioned him and gave a false name. Prosecution says Schepps’s arrest adds crucial evidence after Rose and Webber confessions and Becker indictment.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Hot Springs
Schepps
Jack Rose
Whitman
New York
Daugherty
Sam Schepps
Im Hot Springs
Rosenthal
Catskills
Smith
Chepps
Ark
Bridgie Webber
Becker
McKinley Report Says Big Business Gave No 1908 Funds
Representative Wm McKinley, chairman of the Republican Congressional committee of 1908, states that no contributions were accepted from big business and that the entire fund totaled sixty thousand dollars.
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McKinley
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Republican Congressional Committee
Wm. McKinley
Abdication of the Moroccan Sultan Reported in France
Paris dispatch states the Sultan of Morocco has completed all formalities of France’s demand and left for France. The official announcement confirms the abdication as an accomplished fact as of August 12.
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Morocco
Assoriated Press Dispatech
Paris
France
Ofi Catly
Antis 10 Settle Differences Ahead of Liquor Reform Convention
A conference in San Antonio today between Governor Colquitt and supporters aimed at liquor reform details ended without a public result. It is understood differences on the reform specifics will be settled before tomorrow's convention.
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Associated Press Dispatch
San Antonio
Colquitt
Jake Wolters
Earthquake in Constantinople Causes Severe Casualties
Reports from Constantinople on August 12 describe a major quake on August 9 near the Dardanelles. Telegraph interruptions hinder precise totals, but estimates place deaths near 1,000 with five to six thousand injured. Hospitals are crowded and aid is urgently needed.
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Constantinople
Personal finances quoted on savings and success
A speaker quips that his best book is his bank book. The message urges readers to earn, spend less, and maintain a savings pass book as a path to success. It frames prudent money habits as the key to achievement.
Soldier wounded in cross border clash near Columbus
Associated Press dispatch from El Paso reports a US soldier was shot through the body and a Mexican smuggler wounded in a fight last night near the international boundary below Columbus New Mexico between United States soldiers and Mexicans.
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EL Paso
Columbus
N. M
United States
Seven Murderers Electrocuted in Sing Sing
Seven inmates were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing prison on Monday, the largest single day execution in the facility's history. Six Italians and one African American were put to death. five Italians were convicted of murdering a farmer's wife, another for wife murder, and the man of African descent killed a New York police officer. All but the Black inmate professed innocence. one had previously attempted suicide twice.
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Sing Sing
Associated Press Dispatch
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sng
New York
Anotter
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