Verbal Land Frauds Trigger Mexican Action in Texas
Four Mexicans from New Braunfels representing La Sociedad Cuauhtemoc sought Mexican consul Miguel Diebold in San Antonio. They report landowners in Texas use verbal rental agreements to clear land and then oust laborers, leaving workers unpaid. Diebold backs forming a state wide mutual protection group with the consul as central office to address abuses and prevent further actions like lynching claims.
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New Braunfels
la Sociedad Cuauhtemoc de
Miguel E. Diebold
San Antonio
Mr. Diebold
Diebold
Donaciano Davila
Hidalgo Theater
Thorndale
Antonio Gomez
Antonio Rodriguez
Cuauhtemoc Society of
Golden Medical Discovery Ad Promises Known Composition
An advertisement urges readers not to use unknown medicines and promotes Golden Medical Discovery with a complete English ingredient list on the bottle wrapper. It claims the product is attested as correct under oath and features Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for regulating and invigorating the stomach liver and bowels.
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Pierce
Coronation Guests Leave London After Royal Farewell
Heirs to European thrones and royal guests depart London as coronation period ends. Special trains move guests to the coasts while the Duke of Connaught attends farewell duties for King George and Queen Mary. The coronation fleet at Spithead disperses with foreign ships signaling departures.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
George
Mary
Duke of Connaught
Spithead
Great Britain
Interstate Retail Coal Dealers Hear Weighing Proposal
One thousand delegates from Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma attended the first annual convention of the Interstate Retail Coal Dealers Association in Kansas City. They will consider legislation to require railroads to weigh coal at destination, arguing shipping losses from each car harm the trade.
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Railroads Inc
Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Interstate Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
77 Year Old Falls 100 Feet But Survives
Charles Gunner of Yonkers leaped to the street after a scaffold collapsed, suffering no injuries. His coworker John Williams, 60, had both legs broken and multiple vertebrae dislocations. The incident occurred during carpentry work at a Yonkers residence.
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Associated Frmss
New York
Charles Gunner
Yonkers
Gunner
John Williams
Marriage of Giants Near Lockport This Week
Mary Ellen Bowers, long billed as Barnum’s tallest woman, is to wed Maurice T. Stapleton of the area this week near Lockport New York. The announcement notes the unlikely union involving a notable public figure and a local groom.
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Lockport
N. Y
Mary Ellen Bowers
Barnum
Maurice T. Stapleton
Oldest Northwestern official Whitman to retire at 74
John M. Whitman vice president in charge of construction for the Chicago and North Western railway announces retirement. At 74 he has spent 55 years in railroading with 31 years in Northwestern service. He plans to enjoy retirement with no definite plans yet.
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Chicago, IL
John M. Whitman
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Whitman
Northwestern
Seguin Cleanups Spur Health Drive After Typhoid
Seguin Texas residents, led by health officers Dr. M. B. Grace and Dr. C. Williamson, conducted a cleanup day that overhauled town and properties for sanitation. Typhoid fever cases have risen with several deaths prompting a public campaign for cleanliness.
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Seguin
Tex
M. B. Grace
C. Williamson
Change in Mail Routes Shifts Service in Christine
Beginning yesterday, Christine assigns Campbellton and Crowther mail to Christine instead of Falls City, halving the distance. Mail departs daily except Sunday. After July 10, Tilden mail moves from Pearsall to Christine, cutting distance in half.
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Cristine
Tex
Campbellton and Crowther
Christine
Falls City
Tilden
Pearsall
Cameron county road district approves $200,000 bond
Residents of Cameron county road district No. 1 vote 61 to 11 to bond for 200000 dollars for road purposes. The district spans about 170000 acres near Raymondville Sebastian and Lyford with plans for a north south road linking the towns and several east west routes.
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Raymondville
Tex
Cameron County Road District No. 1
Sebastian
Lyford
Hobson Drops Slander Suit After Out of Court Settlement
Lieut. Richmond P. Hobson U S Navy retired withdrew a 815 000 lawsuit against former Congressman John A Kelcher of Boston. The case in U S Circuit Court stemmed from slander during a political contest with Joseph A. Canry, whom Hobson supported in Boston.
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Associated
Congress
Hobson
Boston
Canry
Man Raises Toads In Colorado Garden Wonder
Greeley Colorado June 23. A local garden of J. W. Crone focuses on breeding toads alongside vegetables. Crone claims toads are the worst enemies of the fly and protect his garden from pests.
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Associated Press
Greeley
Colo
J. W. Crene
Negro Found Unconscious with Fractured Skull in Taylor
Cornelius Johnson, a Black man, was found unconscious with a fractured skull in Taylor Texas on Monday night. A strange Black man and woman were seen with him. the woman was arrested while the man remains in custody.
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Taylor
Tex
Cornelius Johnson
Arge
Prisoner Steals Watch During Hearing in Kansas City
Frank Jackson charged with passing money in Kansas City is accused of stealing Judge Cooksey's gold watch while guarded. The watch disappeared from a coat hung near Jackson and was found later in his shoe after an hour.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Frank Jackson
C. R. Codkeey
Kan
Cooksey
Jackson
Drought Ends as Showers Reach Kansas Corn Belt
Drought and extreme heat across Kansas and the northwest broken by early morning showers. General rainfall covers the corn belt, easing widespread concerns after three weeks of dryness.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
Corn Belt
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