Mrs Streight Seeks Writ in Husband Murder Case
In Waco Texas on October 4 Mrs Minnie Streight charged with murdering her husband T E Streight editor of the McGregor Mirror on June 18 asks for a writ of habeas corpus. District Judge Richard Munroe set a habeas corpus hearing for next Tuesday alongside the regular trial by jury. Some lawyers say the main trial may take precedence over the habeas corpus hearing.
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Waco
Tex
Minnie Streight
T. E. Streight
McGregor Mirror
Richard Munroe
Cold Wave Splits Texas Panhandle and Childress Regions
In Quanah Texas on October 4 the temperature dropped with a cool wave bringing relief and a good rain. Childress also reported a cold wave with a fall of eighteen degrees in twenty four hours and expected further cooling tonight as storms continue.
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Quanah, Tex
Childress
Boy Drowns in Four Foot Water Tank Near Cooper
Ten year old Henry Hargraves fell into a water tank at his father's home two miles south of Cooper Texas this morning while playing with two companions. The four foot deep tank submerged him and rescuers pulled his body from the water fifteen minutes later. Attempts to revive the boy failed.
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Cooper, Tex
Henry Hargraves
State Officers complain on Capitol basement unsanitary
Austin Oct 4 state department heads announce to Governor Campbell the capitol basement is unsanitary and a breeding place for mosquitoes risking typhoid. they urge state health officer Brumby to investigate and clear it.
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Austin
Campbell
Capitol
Brumby
Pacific Steamer Chiriqui Reported Sunk by Explosion
A Panama dispatch reports the Pacific steamer Chiriqui sunk by an explosion eighty miles from Panama. Fifty passengers and the crew are unaccounted for and believed lost.
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Pacific
Panama
Train Kills Negro Near Lewisville. Inquest Held
A southbound Katy train struck a Black man near Lewisville in Stacy field, tearing the body apart and killing him instantly. Another Black man, Redman, narrowly escaped, witnesses said they were intoxicated, and an inquest at Lewisville returned a verdict aligning with the facts.
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Redy
Henry Redman
Lewisville
Wesley Williams
Garza
J. M Sanders
Katy
Stacy Field
Flary Redman
Redman
Williams
Dallas Water Crisis Prompts Drainage Efforts
Dallas faces growing water shortage as forecasts show rain elsewhere while Elmark watershed feeds Record crossing reservoir. Water commissioner orders crews to drain upstream holes along the creek to secure any possible water supply amid rising concern.
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Dallas Times Herald
Record
Chronicle
Elmark
Record Crossing
Dallag
Five In The Jail In A Single County Roster
The county jail roster shows only five prisoners under Sheriff W C Orr with three whites and two negroes. Delos Bradford and Claude Hope face four year penitentiary terms for burglary and theft, awaiting new trial arguments. Two named Negroes plus two whites are charged with burglary or theft, with cases in district court last week.
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Sheri
W. C. Orr
Delos Bradford
Claude Hope
Bradford
Lone & Wilson
Tne
Delos Pradford
Chas. Walls
John Williams
Ole Majors
County Court October Term To Open With Heavy Criminal Docket
County Court will convene October 17 for the regular October Term with a heavier criminal docket than recent years. County Attorney Mays said the term will include at least thirty five gambling cases such as craps and card games. Dockets not yet made up, and three days remain to secure service for trial.
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Mays
James Bishop Dies of Ptomaine Poisoning
Athens October 4 James Bishop a 46 year old farmer died suddenly at his home near the city from ptomaine poisoning after eating peaches from a can. The well known local farmer had been in good health prior to the incident. Local authorities are investigating the cause and no further details were released.
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W. B. Bizzeli
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Athens
James Bishop
Supreme Court Term to Open October 10
The October term of the United States Supreme Court begins October 10 with 690 cases on the docket including Texas matters. Justice Harlan will preside over the deliberations until a Chief Justice is named.
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Unite States Supreme Court
Harlan
Texas
Metal workers return to work at old scale in San Antonio
San Antonio October 4. Metal workers who struck here three weeks ago for higher wages today returned to work under the former scale. The action ends a brief stoppage that disrupted local shops and payrolls.
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San Antonio
Sehet Metal
Witnesses Testify in Robinson Murder Case at Tyler
Fifteen witnesses, including defendant W Y Robinson a former sheriff, testified by noon in the San Jacinto county murder case. Robinson was cross examined by Harry McCullough as attorneys argued the evidence in the four year old shooting of S M and E B Adams. The defendant's brother-in-law had testified the previous night for two hours.
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Tyler
Tex
Dependable Hardware Denton Trade Show Pitch
A Denton hardware store celebrates 25 years and invites customers to visit for the best lines and reasons to trade locally. The message emphasizes dependable service and showcasing why shopping there pays.
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Denton
Reward Raised In Times Office Bombing Case
The aggregate reward reaches one hundred thousand dollars for arrests in the Los Angeles Times bombing. Police pursue three implicated men as the city aids Gen. Otis with bodyguards. Officials expect more casualties and a broader search of the ruins.
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Los Angeles Times
Gen. Otis
Geore
Grothelas Meet First Time Since Childhood in Texas
Texarkana Tex Oct 4 H M and Geo Jackson brothers met here for the first time in forty years. The older is sixty and the younger fifty four. Born in Tennessee they later moved to Texas where H M Jackson stayed behind. Both are prosperous merchants.
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Texarkana
Tex
H. M
Geo, Jackson
Tennessee
Texas
H. M. Jackson
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
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Fort Worth
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Dallas
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Supreme Court OF U. S
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