Fire Destroys East St Louis Elevator and Freight Depots
A blaze starting Sunday night gutted the Advance Elevator and Chicago and Alto freight house in East St Louis. Total loss about 600000 dollars with the night watchman missing and believed deceased. The fire spread to nearby warehouses and yards, threatening entire terminal facilities and consuming hundreds of thousands of bushels of grain.
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ST. Louis
Chicago and Alto
East St. Louis
Iinois
Mississippi River
Chicagwe and Alton
Baltimore and Ohio
Eads Bridge
Illinois
Convention closes with sermon on Consecration in Fort Worth
The East Side Christian Church pastor delivered the closing sermon titled Consecration amid Fort Worth convention services Sunday afternoon. The Burne delegation was noted as the largest group present.
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East Side Christian Church
Fort Worth
Cleburne
Fort Worth District Christian Endeavor Concludes Meeting
The Fort Worth District Christian Endeavor wrapped its three day session at First Christian Church with reports on attendance and hospitality from Denton delegates. Rev Henry Hagermeyer led songs and preached on prayer and preparedness from Matthew 21 22, noting Fort Worth as next host in March at Taylor Street Presbyterian Church.
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Fort Worth
Christian Endeavor
First Christian Church
Henry Hagermeyer
East Side
Stella Spence
Denton
Mr. Hagermeyer
Cleburne
Christian Endeavor Societies
Taylor Street Presbyterian Church
Herbert M. Calhoun
R. Ledbetter
Leonora Hann
Train Wreck Kills Seventeen Injures About a Hundred
A troop train plunged from a trestle at Bucka Tunia Mississippi. Seventeen died and about a hundred were injured as the cars fell twenty five feet. The dead were terribly mangled in the wreck.
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Mobile
Ohio
Bucka
Tunia
Mississippi
Train wreck toll rises at Buckatunna Mississippi
Associated Press dispatch from Mobile reports seventeen soldiers dead and one hundred three injured after a Mobile and Ohio passenger train plunged through a trestle at Buckatunna Mississippi. A private morgue near the scene resembled a battlefield with many mangled bodies removed.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Mobile
Mobile and Ohio
Buckatunna
Miss
Meridan Soldier Bodies From Mobile and Ohio Wreck
Meridian Miss Oct 20 Telephone reports indicate more than twenty six soldiers bodies were taken from the Mobile and Ohio wreck with several still not removed from the scene.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Meridian
Miss
Mobile and Ohio
Aml
Wreck Kills Twenty Soldiers in Mississippi Train Crash
At Meridian Mississippi on October twentieth a troop train on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad plunged from a trestle near State Line. Twenty soldiers were killed and about 100 injured when the tender jumped the track near the trestle.
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Mississippi
Meridian
Miss
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
State Line
Miners Entombed In Lignite Mine Near Rockdale
Large work crew labors through Saturday night and Sunday to reach eight Mexicans trapped in the Vover & Lawrence lignite mine. Hard rock and a water-filled shaft slow progress as pumps remove flood water and a dynamited coal vein is opened. Officials estimate thirty feet remain. air and dry conditions give hope of survival.
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Rockdale
Vower & Lawrence
Dallas Fair Attendance Sets First Sunday Record
Dallas crowds on the fair's opening Sunday total an estimated 31,000, with reflectively larger turnout over the past two days compared with early fair precedents.
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Dallas Fair
Dallas
Earliest snows ever recalled fall in the South
Southern cities report Monday morning snowfall setting new records for the earliest appearance of snow in the season across multiple locales. Weather officials note widespread accumulation and rising temperatures may slow melt.
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South
First Snowfall Reported Across South and Nashville
Flurries and heavy snow marked the day in Nashville and widespread in Southern cities. Earliest snow recall cited for Atlanta Birmingham Knoxville Chattanooga and Asheville. The piece notes October 28 1910 as the previous record early fall.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Asheville
Light Frost Reported Across North Texas
Frost covered North Texas overnight, arriving in Dallas and surrounding areas. The frost was light with minimal damage reported, according to local weather observations.
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Texas
Associated Press Dispatch
Dallas
North
President Seeks Bipartisan Backing for Currency Bill
The president expects broad nonpartisan support from Republicans and anticipates an early report on the pending currency bill.
Heavy frost hits Palestine this morning
Heavy frost blanketed Palestine this morning as reported by Associated Press. The frost impacted local agriculture and prompted cold weather concerns for residents today.
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Palestine
Associated Press
Earliest snow falls across three states
Snow swept Rolla Missouri yesterday afternoon marking the season's first in the area. Similar flakes were reported in Bartlesville Oklahoma and a light sleet and snow occurred at Pine Bluff Arkansas, signaling cold conditions ahead.
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Rolla
Bartlesville
Pine Bluff
Ark
Pankhurst Allowed to Stay in United States
After talks with President Wilson, Secretary of Labor Wilson reversed a deportation order and admitted militant suffragist Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst to the United States under the understanding she would depart after her lecture engagements. She left the immigrant station in New York and was to lecture tonight, postponed to Wednesday.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Wilson
Special Board
Emmeline Pankhurst
United States
Pankhurst
Wilson Says Currency Bill To Reach Senate Early November
President Wilson wrote Majority Leader Underwood predicting the currency bill will be reported to the Senate in the first week of November and pass after two or three weeks of debate. He anticipated strong non-partisan backing from Republicans and cautioned no changes to the bill’s core principles.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Wilson
Majority
Underwood
Senate
English suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst threatened hunger strike
On Ellis Island Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst warned that deportation could lead to death aboard the ship home. The English militant, arriving on La Provence and ordered deported as an undesirable alien, spoke with hunger strike history and awaited a decision on her appeal to Immigration Commissioner Caminetti. She spoke with Harriet Stanton Blatch and other leaders during a restricted visit.
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New York
Ellis Island
Emmeline Pankhurst
la Provence
Caminetti
Washington
Lions Freed by Accident Spark Panic in Leipsic
Five lions belonging to an American circus were freed when a street car wrecked their cage in Leipsic Germany. The beasts roamed the city center but all were killed before harming anyone.
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Leipsic
Associated Press Dispatch
Germany
Dr R C Mayes Dies After Brief Illness at Brownwood
Dr R C Mayes father of Acting Gov Will H Mayes died at Brownwood at 12 oclock Sunday morning after a short illness. The funeral was held at the Mayes home Sunday afternoon with Dr W W Boggs pastor of the Methodist Church and the Odd Fellows officiating.
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Brownwood
R. C Mayes
Will H. Mayes
Mayes
W. W. Boggs
Methodist Church
Odd Fellows
Week of wintry weather forecast by Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau predicts wintry conditions for the next several days across the country east of the Rockies. Frost is forecast for the first half of the week in the central valleys, the Eastern states, and the interior South.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Bureau
Great Central
Murphy demands grand jury probe of Mitchell voter fraud charges
New York on October 20 reports Tammany Leader Charles F. Murphy called for a Grand Jury investigation into charges by fusion mayoralty candidate John Purroy Mitchell that the Democratic organization is colonizing voters for Election Day. Judge Malone ordered the inquiry.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Voters Show Apathy As Election Nears In City
City of Mexico Oct 20 with elections a week away three presidential candidates in the field, but the public shows little interest. Voters are not visibly partisan, no speeches parades banners or rallies, only a few posters announcing candidacies.
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City OF
Mexico
Sulzer weighs progressive party bid for New York Assembly
Albany October 20 William Sulzer and advisers discussed the advisability of accepting a progressive party nomination for the Sixth District of New York City. Sulzer reportedly favors the idea but will defer to his wife before deciding.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Albany
Wm. Sulzer
Sulzer
Progressive Party
New York City
Laundry Knows A Special knack For Lace Curtains
A local laundry claims expertise in restoring lace curtains to look like new. Their skilled workers promise indistinguishable results and back up the claim with demonstrated quality.
Impending Necessity of Bible Study Address at Y M C A
Worth Y M C A held a short address on Bible study outlining three reasons for necessity for personal good, for others, and at God’s request. Rev Hagermeyer sang Face to Face. A Model Christian Endeavor meeting followed at 6 30 led by superintendent Herbert M Calhoun.
President to rule on Emmeline Pankhurst entry
President Wilson called a conference with Secretary Wilson and Commissioner Caminetti to decide whether Militant English suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst will be admitted to the United States. Officials expect her admission.
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Washington
United States
Emmeline Pankhurst
England
Wilson
Department of Labor
Caminetti
Immigration Bureau
Canned Fruits and Tomatoes Sale for California Stock Clearance
The store announces a clearance offering on California canned fruits and tomatoes to make room for new stock. California tomatoes in cans are 2 for 25 cents, with trade options encouraged for buyers.
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Maxwell House
California
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