Leconte enters Port au Prince to claim presidency in Haiti
Revolutionary leader Cin citratus Leconte returns to Port au Prince and is set to head a national assembly to name him president of the negro republic following the deposed Simon Firmin. Rival Antenor Firmin arrives from Porto Rico amid talks of a new ministry to replace the Simon regime. Leconte attends Te Deum and tours the city before a 101 gun salute at the National Palace.
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Associated Press
Port AU Prince
Cincitratus Leconte
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Leconte
Negro Republic
Simon
Firmin
Antenor Firmin
Son of Deposed Haitian President Arrives in New York
Antoine Simon, son of Haiti's deposed president, arrives aboard the Allemania from Port au Prince with six Haitian officials. They carry locked gold boxes on board, value undisclosed, en route to Paris. Simon says he bears a note to European powers about Haiti's recent revolution, citing abuse of concessions to American railroad interests as a major cause. His father reportedly has limited funds but may later recover estates.
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Associated Press
New York
Antoine Simon
Haiti
Negro Republic
Port Au Prince
Simon
Paris
Evans R. Dick
Man Wanted in Slaying of Officer Cain
Houston dispatch says officers went to Montgomery to probe a black suspect arrested there in the shooting death of Officer John H. Cain who was shot on duty Thursday night.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Montgomery
John H. Cain
Beulah Binford Held as Witness in Beattie Murder Case
Beulah Binford the 17 year old Beattie murder case witness in Richmond Virginia is photographed smiling during an interview with a special correspondent. She joked with reporters and forgot the weight of her position while in the little jail room where she was held.
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Beulah Binford
Beattie
Miss Binford
Daffydil contest ends with final week of entries
The Daily Light announces the last seven days of the Daffydil contest. Prizes remain two firsts of $2 and six seconds of $1 plus a $1 special prize for best daffydil on The Light’s want ad page. Rules require neat coupons, one daffydil per coupon, in by Friday noon for local entries and by Friday midnight for out of town entrants.
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P. Diaz
Togo Pays Tribute at Washington Tomb
Admiral Count Togo placed a wreath on George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon in a brief ceremony attended by the Japanese ambassador and U. S. officials. He then prepared for a day full of naval inspections in Annapolis and Washington, showing interest in aeroplanes.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Washington, D. C
Count Togo
Winthrop
United States Navy
Chandler Hale
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Monument
Potts
Annapolis
State Knox
National Press Club of
Pease Maintains Corpus Christi Mayor Victory After Fraud Claims
Judge Hopkins ruled for Clark Pease over Hugh Southerland in the Texas contest. The decision leaves Pease with a slender post election majority after fraud evidence was weighed. Southerland plans to appeal to a higher court amid regional uproar over the ruling.
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Corpus Christi
Hopkins
State of Texas
Clark Pease
Hugh Southerland
Texas
Pease
Southerland
Italian Cholera Report From Italy’s Kingdom
The official Italian government cholera report covers July 27 to July 31 and shows 802 cases and 819 deaths across Italy. The data come from CHIASSO Switzerland dated August 7.
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Associated Press
Chiasso
Switzerland
Kingdom of Italy
Houston Typographical delegation sails to San Francisco
Fifty delegates from Houston travel by Trinity and Brazos Valley railroad to San Francisco to support securing the next union convention for the city. City Commissioner Kopelhaus accompanies the party bearing invitations and literature.
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Houston
Associated Press
Tex
International Typographical Union
Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway
San Francisco
Kopelhaus
Navy Recruiting Reaches High-Class Callers Across Nation
Navy officials report an excellent class of recruits with high character and patriotic zeal. Captain Henry A. Wiley notes enlistment from educated youths and trades apprentices, aided by publicity and full disclosure of service advantages and drawbacks.
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Washington
United States Navy
Henry A. Wiley
Wiley
Navy
Building Contract Let for Front Street Store in Yoakum
The contract for a two story building on Front street in Yoakum Texas has been awarded to W E Pound, with F Mergenthal as contractor. Ground breaking is scheduled for today.
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Yo'akum
Tex
Front Street
W. E. Pound
F. Mergenthal
Behles and Boelhauwe Architects at 228 West Commerce
The firm Behles and Boelhauwe, noted architects, operate from 228 West Commerce Street. This record notes their address and professional designation without further details.
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Behles & Boelhauwe
West Commerce Stret
Saws mills clash with labor unions as bands disrupt meetings
In Derrider Louisiana mill owners arm bands and hire trains to flood meetings by labor organizers. John Henry Kirby spoke on Industrial Situation in the Timber Belt while A L Emerson tried to address crowds but was drowned out. Several mills in Calcaseu and Sabine parishes shut to keep workers from joining the union.
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Derrider
Timber Belt
John Henry Kirby
A. L. Emerson
Kirby
Calcaseu
Sabine
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