Texans Arrested in Iowa for Mail Fraud Scheme
John Bowers of San Angelo M O Wilkinson of Yoakum and Arthur Mann of Fort Worth were arrested in Sioux City Iowa on charges of using the mails to defraud A hotel proprietor says he was swindled out of 2900 dollars by the men over a contract to sell a patent powder sector In another item seven strikers were shot and twenty wounded as rioting flared around docks at Landon as 2000 workers tried to return to work after a strike.
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John Bowers
San Angelo
M. O. Wilkinson
Yoakum
Arthur Mann
Fort Worth
Associated Presa Dispatch
Landon
Thayer Couple Found Dead in Fort Worth Room
Mr and Mrs Frank B Thayer were found dead in their Fort Worth room on July 31 due to an overdose of morphine. The tragedy is reported as a death by overdose in the local Fort Worth area.
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Fort Worth
Frank B. Thayer
Turkey seeks peace talks with Italy honoring dignity
The Turkish government expressed willingness to enter peace negotiations with Italy if the talks are conducted in a manner compatible with Turkey's honor and dignity.
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Constantinople
Italy
Turkey
Colquitt Wins Denton County By One Vote In Local Returns
Full unofficial returns show Colquitt narrowly carrying Denton county by one vote with minor adjustments in Willow Spring Double Oaks and Dckeon. Governor race remains close while other contests adjust slightly after recheck. Shiloh omitted from state totals.
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Denton County
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Ffor
Resignations Shake North Texas State Normal Faculty
Two longtime teachers Miss M Manora Boylan and Mrs Elizabeth Hillyar resign after ten and six years respectively. Both will enter Columbia University next fall, with Boylan noted as music and Hillyar as art faculty stars. Positions remain vacant.
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North Texas State Normal
Elizabeth Hillyar
Brece
Columbia University
Mel Hillyar
New York
Collmbia
First National Bank Officers and Capital Brief
Capital пять0 000 Surplus 50 000 listed for the First National Bank with W. T. Johnson as President A D Turner as Vice President L H Schweer as Vice President H F Schweer as Cashier W F Woodward Assistant Cash Jack Christal Assistant Cash Directors include W T Johnson H F Schweer L Ho schweer J E Wilson A D Turner L Bailey J C Christai Jno A Hann.
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A. D. Turner
V.pres
L. H. Sehweer
V. Pres
H. F. Sehweer
Cashier
W. F. Woodward
Ash Jack Christal
H F. Schweer
L. Ho “Chweer
J E. Wilson
A DD Turner
L. Bailey
J. C. Christai
Jno
A. Hann
2000 Men Seek Negro Murderer in Clarksville
Report says 2000 residents search for a black suspect after a sheriff was killed. Some fear mob violence unless Potts is captured or innocence proven. Rumor says Potts captured near Paris, but verification failed.
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Potts
Rebels Noting Homes Amid Flight From City
Readers report 22 months of unrest as rebels note homes emptied by women fleeing to El Paso while men struggle to defend themselves and their families amid the crisis.
Rebel Leader Warns on U S Ammo Imports
Intervent ion not wanted as Ororco says peace depends on U S permit. Rebel soldiers loot Mormon homes in Casas Grandes. Mormon women flee to El Paso for safety. Salazar executed two robbers but did not stop looting. Exit of Americans continues.
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Associated Press
Srispatch
Casas Grandes
Bel Paso
Salazar
Rairoad
Negro fugitive Potts hunted after sheriff killing
Clarksville July 31 Two thousand men join a manhunt for Leonard Potts the black suspect who killed Sheriff Stevens and is wanted for killing Dallas Policeman Tedford. Fourteen negroes jailed fear violence unless Potts is captured or their innocence proven. Potts had been in town since Sunday and reportedly resisted arrest last Friday. capture rumors could not be verified.
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Uly
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Dallas
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Races See Major Leads for Lane Kane and Mayfield in Texas
Dallas dispatch notes strong leads for Lane for Controller Kane for Agriculture Commissioner and Mayfield for Railroad Commissioner. Waithal trails Looney by under a thousand for Attorney General with late returns continuing. Colquitt leads Controller and Kane leads Singleton while Mayfield leads Wortham. Congressman at Large leaders include D. E. Garrett and McLemore among others.
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Prendergast
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Orozco Seeks End to Intervention With Arm Breakpeace Promise
Juarez July 31 Gen Orozco declared he opposes intervention and said if the United States would surrender arms and allow purchase of ammunition, peace could be restored in sixty days. He claimed Madero and family would profit from intervention fears.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Juarez
United States
Mexico
Madero
Southern Democrat Joins Roosevelt Ticket Talk
Oyster Bay July 31 A movement by the National Progressive party seeks to name a Southern Democrat as Roosevelt's running mate. Col Roosevelt said today that an available man can be agreed upon.
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Oyster Bay
National Progressive Party
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Texas Farmers Congress Meets in College Station
The fifteenth annual Texas Farmers Congress opened in College Station with its largest attendance in history. The gathering began yesterday, highlighting a robust turnout and a strong start to the meeting.
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College Station
The
Texas Farmers’ Congress
Montague County Citizen Ends Life at Montague Sanitarium
T L Garrison a well known Montague county resident leapt from a sanitarium window in Bridgeport and died instantly July 31. officials report no further details available.
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Montague
Bridgeport
T. L Garrison
Montague County
Revolution Report Stuns Nicaragua Capital Attack
AP dispatch from San Juan Del Sur says Managua was attacked on July 29 and is cut off from communication, signaling a new revolution in Nicaragua.
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Nicaragua
del Sur
Managua
Hoffman to Inspect Dairy Herd in Caldwell for TB
Deputy Pure Food Commissioner Hoffman leaves Thursday for Cle burne to inspect a big herd of dairy cows there for tuberculosis. He said the department has inspected about 10 000 dairy cows in Texas since the work began and found only about one and one half percent affected.
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Hoffman
Cleburne
Texas
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