New Orleans Murder Prompts Grand Jury Investigation
A special New Orleans grand jury was convened to investigate the murder of Edgar H. Farrar last Wednesday near his home. Lucien Canton and another youth, previously accused of robbing the Farrar residence, were held for the grand jury after pleading not guilty at arraignment. Police expect the probe to crack a wider crook ring and Rene Canton’s wife faced court in connection with a $300 diamond ring. Key reportedly sought in Kansas.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Ila
Haseen
Edgar H. Farrar
Lucien Canton
Farrar
Grand Jury
Rene Canton
Talen
Kansas
Ridgeway to Build Huge Community Mausoleum
Ridgeway Pa November 3 Associated Press report that a Altoona company plans a large community mausoleum with crypts for 720 bodies and a chapel. Right to use the apartments will be sold and an endowment fund will ensure perpetual maintenance.
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Ridgeway
Ridgeay
Altoona
Harmon Unable to Attend Speaker Change Planned
A telegram from Governor Harmon of Ohio says he cannot be the speaker for the Young Men's Business League day at the Coin Palace in Waco Texas due to prior arrangements. The note notes that this leaves a prominent speaker to be secured for the event.
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Harmon
Associated Press
Waco
Tex
J. &. Insworth
Youngen
Business League
Coin Palace
Harmon Ofhio
Netter
To Fight Free Wool in Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers association plans to hire an attorney in Washington to oppose a free wool bill and raise funds. Alfred Giles says the tariff issue misleads the public and Texas needs education on the harms of free wool mohair and mutton. He cites 1893 to 1897 when free lists reduced sheep numbers as wool sales fell to about seven cents per pound.
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Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Washington
Alfred Giles
Plan to hold 2 million bales in warehouses faces doubts
Bankers and cotton men in New York skeptical of a southern governors plan to valorize the cotton crop by funding 2,000,000 bales with foreign help. They warn foreign credit would be hard to obtain, and even if financed it could create a lasting bear on prices as spinners resist higher bids due to carry costs and market overhang.
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Associated Press
New York
Brazil
A. R. March
The
Cotton Exchange
Miss Kruttschnitt Weds Henry Woodhouse in New Orleans
Miss Rebecca Demendes Kruttschnitt daughter of Mr and Mrs Julius Kruttschnitt married Henry Clifford Woodhouse an English traveler and soldier at the home of her uncle J P Blair. The couple left for San Francisco and plan a Eastward trip to the Orient next spring. Colonel Kruttschnitt her father serves as vice president of Southern Pacific lines.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Rebecca Demendes Kruttschnitt
Julius Kruttschnitt
Henry Clifford Woodhouse
J. P. Blair
Orient
Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific Lines
Governor Colquitt Praises New Orleans Cotton Conference
Governor Colquitt said the cotton conference in New Orleans is producing a stable basis for the market and foresees fewer price declines. He noted the cotton crop forecast of 15 million bales would have pressured prices lower without the conference. The party, including Mrs Colquitt and several aides, traveled from Austin to San Antonio and planned to attend the cotton palace opening in Waco.
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Colquitt
New Orleans
St. Anthony
South
New Yor
San Antonio
Alamo
Henry Hutchings
Edwin R. York
Emmett —. Walker
Austin
Waco
Cotton Palace
Big Fire in Canada Destroys Stores and Jobs
A major blaze in London Ontario's business district caused about 750000 dollars in damage and left 500 people unemployed. The fire started at J C Chapman and Co and swept Burdon Hardware and other plants and stores.
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THN Associated Press
London
Ont
J. C. Chapman & Co
Burdon Hardware Company
Chapman Company
Governor Colquitt Attends City Inaugural Parade
Governor Colquitt stayed at the St Anthony chatting with friends until 10 45 o clock then joined the fair inaugural parade alongside Cols Jake Wolters of Houston F A Chapa Oscar C Guessa and Otto Wahrmund of San Antonio on the governor s staff.
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Cols
Jake Wolters
Houston
F. A. Chapa
Oscar C. Guessa
Otto Wahrmund
San Antonio
Colquitt
St. Anthony
Elks At The Plaza A Pleasant Evening For All
The Elk lodge filled the Plaza theater with every seat sold to members who received two tickets each. Lloyd Spencer hosted guests and honored his brother Ellis as performers appeared in street clothes. The show closed with an encore and a patriotic Elk head spotlight.
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Plaza Theater
Lloyd Sipencer
The
Elk Lodge
Elkdom
Spencer
Ellis
Norman J. Coleman Dead
Norman J. Coleman former first assistant secretary of agriculture died on a train returning to St. Louis. He suffered a stroke while in a sleeping car at Lexington Missouri the day before.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Wnorman J. Coleman
Scretary of Agriculture of the
United States
Lexington
Wreck of Train No. 14 Near Atlanta Kills Two
Southern railroad officials report that the Cincinnati to Jacksonville train No. 14 wrecked at Chattahoochee six miles north of Atlanta due to a broken rail. Two killed and several injured. a colored coach baggage and express cars derailed. Rail defect blamed on a pipe or concealed flaw. The most severely injured were taken to nearby facilities.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Southern Railroad
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Chattahoochee
Vinol praised by recovering Mrs. Godfrey in Vineland ad
Mrs. Allen T Godfrey from Vineland NJ reports full recovery after health decline and praises Vinol cod liver and iron remedy. Ad claims Vinol builds strength, aids sleep and appetite, and offers a money back guarantee. Fischer's Drug Store Gibbs Building opposite post office carries the product.
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Vineland
N. J
Allen T. Godfrey
Vinel
Vinci
Fischer
Gibbs Bldg
Post
Arrival Sends People to Hospitals in City
After arrival in the city, individuals were moved to hospitals for medical care. Authorities reported injures and ongoing treatment plans. Local hospitals prepared to receive additional evacuees as the situation developed.
Recital of Heroic Acts Emphasized by Teachers Group
In Detroit the state teachers association reports favoring moral influence in schools without direct moral instruction. It citesWireless Operator Jack Binns and Carnegie bravery medalists as examples guiding virtuous life, while urging schools to acknowledge religious truths. The convention considers the report today.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Jack Binns
Carnegie
State Teachers Association
Entertain Financiers Host Frisco Party In Houston
Extensive arrangements are being made to entertain President Winchell of the Frisco and his party of eastern and European financiers who are due in Houston on Saturday.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Winchell
Frisco
Medical Home Remedy for Urinary Symptoms
A listed home remedy advises go to a druggist for half ounce Buchu extract, half ounce Murax compound, six ounces gin, then shake and dose one to two teaspoonfuls after meals and at bedtime. Use at first sign of backache or frequent urination to prevent Brights disease or diabetes.
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Bright
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