Noted actor and seven others die in Edinburgh fire
A fire at the Empire Music Hall in Edinburgh killed the noted actor LaFayette the Great and seven others including Alice Dale who impersonated the Teddy Bear midget and Joe Coster. Identified victims include two orchestra members with additional bodies unidentified. The performance had been scheduled by royal command.
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Associated Press
Edinburgh
Scotland
Empire Music Hall
LaFayette
Great
Alice Dale
Joe Coster
Orchestra
Miss Dale
Coster
LaFayette Dies in Fire After Attempt to Save Pets
German born performer LaFayette, long a British music hall figure, perished in a London theater fire while trying to rescue his horse and dog. The blaze started in scenery during a spectacular pageant. the iron curtain fell as he reentered the stage. Fire destroyed the venue amid crowds escaping.
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Lafayette
England
United States
Great Britain
Lord Roberts
London
LaFayette the Great
Train Kills Six In Auto at Shelby Crossing
A Baltimore and Ohio train struck an automobile driven by James Hissong of Shelby at a grade crossing in Shelby Ohio early today. Four men died on the scene and two others were reported dead later, including Samuel Welner of Shelby an employee of Hissong J J Bell of Bucyrus a broker and Mack Esterline of Shelby an insurance agent.
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Associated Press
Shelby
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
James Hissong
Samuel Welner
Hissong
J. J. Bell
Bucyrus
Mack Esterline
Appoints woman sleuth in Youngstown county office
Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Beard names Nettie Westlake as county detective to keep the post nonpolitical. Westlake, long noted for slum work and charitable and religious activity, will receive 40 dollars a month plus expenses.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Ralph Beard
Nettie Westlake
Will Build at Taylor Two-Story Business House
Dr R H Eanes of Waco long a Taylor resident and property owner returned to Taylor Monday to finalize plans for a two story business building on East Third Street. The structure will measure 50 feet by 115 feet and include two store rooms with the second floor divided into office spaces. He expects to let the contract soon.
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Taylor
Tex
R. H. Eanes
Waco
East Third Street
Taylor Tennis Club Forms In Texas Town
Local volunteers in Taylor Texas have organized the Taylor Tennis Club with a gravelled clay court planned and summer season play. Officers include Stuart McCarty as president F A Batesfield as vice president and Walter Boehlert as treasurer. Members listed are C P Balsh James Shaw Dr John A Held De Witt Hunt Hamilton Sams Reverend Hugh W Hoon James Bain Ralph Overstreet Wilbur Gossett and others.
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James Bain
Ralph Overstreet
Wilbur Gossett
C. P. Balsh
Stuart McCarty
F. A. Batesfield
Walter Boehlert
Negroes Raise Funds for Fence at East Taylor School
Negro citizens of Taylor Texas raise funds to erect a ten wire fence around the east Taylor school building to deter marauders and incendiaries. A night watchman has been hired to guard the property after the schoolhouse burned twice in six years and a recent destruction attempt failed.
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Taylor
Tex
East Town
Blanco Elects School Board
Blanco Texas May 10 trustees elected for the Blanco independent school district are W. S. Morgan, Lee Brown and Julius Vogel. R. C. Crist, Ed Madeley, P. M. Ross and Henry Triesch hold over.
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Blanco, Tex
Blanco Independent School District
W. S. Morgan
Lee Brown
Julius Vogel
R. C. Crist
Ed Madeley
P. M. Ross
Henry Triesch
Gonzales Cotton Oil mill elects officers
Stockholders of the Gonzales Cotton Oil mill in Gonzales Texas elected officers. August Kleine was named president Co E. Dilworth treasurer F M Fly secretary and J F Remschel manager.
Revenue Cutter Manning Rushes to Protect Seals in North Pacific
Seattle May 10 The revenue cutter Manning prepares under rush orders for an early departure to the Pribylov islands to safeguard American seals from Japanese poachers. Several schooner loads are expected this summer as Captain Kirkland W. Perry takes command after the vessel arrived from the Columbia.
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Seattle
Seal Islands
North Pacific
Revenue
Manning
Pribylov Group
Kirkland W. Perry
Columbia
Irrigation Bonds Assured for Union District Financing
Raymonville Texas May 10. B F Yoakum assured financing for the Union Irrigation district bonds soon to be organized promising to provide the funds to float the bonds He also indicated he would oversee building an interurban system across the district for the hand-off to users.
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Raymondville
Tex
Union Irrigation District
B. F. Yoakum
District land owners petition to survey district lines
More than 600 land owners petition the commissioners asking to survey the district boundaries and order an election. The petition will be presented in the county commissioners court session in Brownsville on Friday. Spates, humors, pimples and bolls are cured by Sarsaparilla the great blood purifier.
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Commissioners’ Court
Brownsville
Yoakum Trustees Elect New Officers and Members
The Yoakum school board canvassed votes and announced A. J. Ross J. M. Haller and Rev. John Ramsey as elected trustees. Retiring members were Gus Rinn W. L Johnston and D. B. Cain. The board then elected J. M. Haller president Thomas Smoot vice president and Rev. J. John Ramsey secretary.
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Yoakum Trustees Quality
Yoakum
Tex
A. J. Ross
J. M. Haller
John Ramsey
Messrs
Gus Rinn
W. L Johnston
D. B. Cain
J M. Haller
Thomas Smoot
J. John Ramsey
Bixby Tract Sold to New Mexico Buyers
The 1200 acre Bixby tract including the townsite was sold last week to Sam D. Lowry of Portalis New Mexico and D K. Fitzhugh of Clovis New Mexico. The land will be subdivided into 10 to 40 acre farms and the townsite cleared with streets opened and graded.
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Bixby, Tex
Bixby
Sam D. Lowry
Portalis
D. K. Fitzhugh
Clovis
N. M
Chicago Dealers to Unite for Cheaper Food Prices
A large Chicago corporation plans to unite over 200 retail grocery deliveries to cut prices on groceries meats fruits vegetables and bakery goods by about 15 percent. The group would buy in bulk from producers, remove publishing profits, and push close-to-consumer pricing to reshape local trade conditions.
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Chicago
Ill
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Endorsed for Teething Relief
Rest and health to mother and child. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over sixty years by millions of mothers for teething and related pains. It soothes the child, softens gums, relieves wind colic, and is claimed to be harmless. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, twenty five cents a bottle.
Big estate bequeathed in Houghton will filed in Texas
The will of Mrs. John H. Houghton died in Austin valued at about 250000 was filed yesterday in Bexar county probate court. Executors named are Judge Arthur Seeligson and Henry G. Seeligson. The 14 November 1910 will with a 22 April 1911 codicil bequeaths 4000 to St David s Episcopal church in Austin for an organ in memory of her husband. Neices and nephews receive most of the estate. Austin homestead goes to Mrs Josephine Houghton Allen.
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John H. Houghton
Austin
Bexar County
Arthur Seeligson
Houghton
Henry G. Seeligson
St. David's Episcopal Church of
Josephine Houghton Allen
Austin Homestead
Alice Hunter
Farmers & Ginners’ Cotton Oil Company
James Bedford
Texan sues over mispronounced words in love case
In St Louis on May 10 Elizabeth Fowler testified in police court that John Otis Shipman from Texas angered her by mispronouncing English words. She said their engagement ended when he insisted the word orchestra be said with a chicken like CH sound and she married a preacher.
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ST. Louis
John Otis Shipman
Elizabeth Fowler
East St. Louis
Shipman
Two New Gins for Mercedes Cotton Town
MERCEDES Texas May 10 two new cotton gins are to be built here to expand local processing capacity and support nearby growers. Officials say the project will create jobs and bolster the farming sector in the area.
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Mercedes
Mercedes, Tex
Cotton acreage up near Mercedes in new season
Cotton cre two estimates for this season come from E F Rorke of Brownsville and associates and S M Williams of Dallas. The acreage adjacent to Mercedes is more than three times the figure from last year.
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E. F. Rorke
Brownsville and Associates
S. M. Williams
Dallas
Mercedes
May Bird Catches Pip Amid Early Spring Winds
In early May a proverb hints that the early bird may catch the pip as cold winds nip. The line echoes seasonal change and caution about timing.
Foley's Kidney Pills Promised Vital Kidney Support
An advertisement expounds on kidney disease symptoms and promotes Foley's Kidney Pills as strengthening and healing. It claims purification of blood, restoration of vitality, and prevention of Bright's Disease or Diabetes, urging timely use and genuine product purchase at Bexar Drug Co.
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Foley
Bright
Bexar Drug
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