Sumner Wounded in Campus Knife Attack Near Normal College
J D Alsup, a former Normal student, is jailed two miles west after allegedly attacking Sumner on the Normal campus. Sumner, wounded with deep back and shoulder blade injuries, lies at home with doctors fearing possible internal bleeding. Witnesses say the two were together when the scuffle began and Alsup fled in a buggy after the assault.
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C. A. Sumner
Normal College
Prairie Street
Sumner
J. D. Alsup
Alsup
Hooper
Riot at Lake Como Leaves Dozens Injured in Texas
In Fort Worth Texas a Lake Como celebration riot injured about twelve people as fights broke out among five hundred participants. Judge Robertson was struck with a club and a mob pursued an assailant. Officers Eppstein Corigan and Fogg helped arrest fourteen rioters while Judge Swayne helped calm the crowd. One man was knocked into the lake after striking a woman. A wagonload of fireworks exploded during the chaos.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Lake Como
Robertson Judge
Phill Eppestein
J. W. Corrigan
Fogg
July Fourth Casualties Across Years Reported in Chicago
Statistics show five year casualty totals for the Fourth of July in Chicago with deaths and injuries. The 1906 figures include 1163 injured and 1 dead, while 1903 records 183 deaths and 3,986 injuries. For three days in 1909, 46 were killed and 984 seriously injured with fire losses amounting to 872,450 dollars. Toy pistols, cannons, and exploding cannons caused most of the harm.
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Chicago
Texas Bar Association in Session at Austin
Over a hundred lawyers attend the twenty eighth annual session in Austin to review the thirty first legislature. President Yancey Lewis condemns suspending rules and rushing measures. He accuses the Journal of false entries and notes a paper questioning district court reliability versus civil appellate courts. Fort Worth and San Angelo seek next convention site.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Bar Association
Yancey Lewis
District Court
Fort Worth
San Anegro
Receiver's Sale Postponed for Denton Street Car Property
A large crowd gathered in the court house corridor as the receiver's sale of the Denton Street Car company property, set for Monday at 1 o'clock, was postponed to the first Tuesday in August. Several out of town bidders were present, signaling continued interest in the sale.
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Denton Street Car Company
Court House
Infant daughter drowns in Washtub at Taylor
Eight month old child of Wm. White fell into a washtub while the mother was away. The mother returned to find the infant dead this morning in Taylor Texas.
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Taylor
Tex
Wm. White
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Wilson-Williams Company
Royal Society
Wilson Hardware Co
Hale Prick
M’quigg
A. W. Sears
North Locust Street
Wylie Smith
Exchange Bank
Denton
Texas
New Orleans
A.sumner
Arresian
A. J. Nance
J. R. Christal
J. C. Coit
R. L. Bass
J. C. Coit, A. M. Bush
C. A. Williams
J. M. Inge Bags
BAR Association
Crockett
Harvey Marsh
Here
Sud
First National Bank
Gali Cee
Stout
A. D. Turner
V. P
H. F. Schweer
Lievans
Tauri Rite
Majestic Theater
Clifford @ Camp
Leigh & Shone
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