Massive oil fever grips Texas as gushers emerge
Special Correspondence from Austin reports Texas oil discoveries fueling rapid activity. Counties Jefferson New Jasper Hardin Montgomery Iris Liberty Nacogdoches Gal Brazoria drive a rush of charters stock sales and flood towns with wealth. Individuals like Mr FB Anderson profit from gushers while buyers seek land options and prospects spread from Bruceville to Liberty and Mon roe counties.
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Austin
Tex
Remi
Texas
Jefferson
New Jasper
Hardin
Montgomery
Iris
Liberty
Nacogdoches
Galand Brazonia
Liberty County
R. V. Crandie
Pennsyl
Monroe County
Rew Company
Greenville
Washington
Mccounty i
Bruceville
Texas West DH Co
Ol! Co
Post Office Official Praises Washington Delivery System
Julia M. Lewis of the free department in Washington inspected the delivery system yesterday and reported satisfaction. She was entertained by her brother W. H. Lewis and Postmaster Colkett.
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Julia M. Lewis
Free Department of the Post Office
Washington, D. C
Lewis
W. H. Lewis
Colkett
Nell Gwynne at Seattle Acknowledges Miss Florence Roberts
The Seattle theater last night featured Miss Florence Roberts in Nell Gwynne with strong praise for her portrayal as a radiant impulsive Nell. Critics commended Miss Roberts for delivering a warm, witty performance and convincing modernity, while the supporting cast reshaped the show with clever turns.
Secret Service ends run at Grand Opera crowd cheers
The brief run of Secret Service at the Grand Opera closed last night with a crowded, enthusiastic audience. Charity Ball will be presented with the full strength of the Fraw company. Mr Frawley stars with John as clergy, Miss Shannon plays Landers, and Miss Van is featured in a key role.
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Secret Service
Lyceum Stock Com
New York
Fraw
Frawley
van Buren
John
Harrington Reynolds
Landers
Fleas
Cast Update Reveals Ruren and Miss Joineon in Key Roles
Ruren will be Phillis Lee and embody the role fully. Miss Alice Joineon, recently missed in Secret Service, will portray Aan Gruger in the production.
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Ruren
Phillis Lee
Alice Joineon
Secret Service
Aan Gruger
Mrs Partington and Her Son Ike at the Third Avenue Theater
The Elleford company presents Mrs Partington and Her Son Ike at the Third Avenue theater tonight. The show has built strong favor with Seattle patrons as Mrs Partington, well known to city audiences, is brought to life by W T Elleford making his first Seattle appearance. Jeasie Norton stars as Ike, promising a clever performance. Mrs Partington will headline the bill for the rest of the week.
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Elleford
Third Avenue Theater
Mra. Partington
Ike
Steols
Partington
Ton
W. T. Elleford
Seattle
Mise Jeasie Norton
Maltreated by Mexicans in Mexican jail tale
Captain Thornan of the Junk Mongkong returns to San Diego after an 18 month term in a Mexican jail at Encanada. He was captured by the ship Democratic while poaching guano in Mexican waters and sentenced after a brief trial. He describes losing all clothing except his suit and sleeping on a concrete floor with one blanket.
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San Diego
Cal
Thornan
Encanada
Democratic
Latest Things in Men’s Wear for the Summer Season
Well dressed men will favor light contrast and conservative lines this summer. Sack coats shorten to hip length with fewer bells. peg-top trousers persist. flannel suits in grays browns and stripes return. Vests revive light plaids and dots. walking sticks regain popularity with penang partridge and welsh woods. Black dominates. new waterproof leather belts and buckles appear. two toned negligee shirts with vertical pleats. derby four in hand ties favored. butterfly ties decline. wind-patterned thin ties gain ground. hosiery features vertical and horizontal stripes.
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Penang
Fragmentary Memoir Line on Confinement Hardship
A speaker recounts six weeks of confinement with no warmth or comfort. Money ran out, leaving them to survive on bread and water as clothes were ragged and scarce.
The Tan Shoe Decline Sparks Seattle Debate
A 1901 Seattle report notes the fall of tan shoes from public favor as black shoes gain popularity. Dealers blame newspapers and paste blacking refuted by new polish fluids, while others cite easier maintenance and modern dressings as shifting public taste.
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Seattle
Plenary Jubilee in Catholic Diocese Announced
The Catholic diocese plans a plenary jubilee from April 28 for six months. The jubilee grants remission of temporal punishment after sins are pardoned. The event is described as an important milestone in church history and is fervently supported by believers.
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Catholica
Sliver Dick Warner to Lecture on Alcohol at First Presbyterian
Prominent politician and lawyer Sliver Dick Warner will deliver a Sunday afternoon lecture at 3:30 at the First Presbyterian Church. His topic is Alcohol Its User and Abuse, reflecting his long temperance advocacy. He is expected to attract many former supporters and campaigners.
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Dick” Warner
First Presbyterian Church
Warner
New York Pattern Hats Arrive for M D Pease-Johnson Co
A fresh shipment of pattern hats arrived yesterday from New York to M D Pease-Johnson Co at 1107 Second Avenue. The firm promotes up-to-daters and offers the latest styles at the lowest prices, per its motto.
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New York
M.D. Pease-Johnson Co
Second Avenue
City
Multilingual Buyer Returns From Mexican Visit
Nor bert Kapes, who speaks 11 languages, has returned from a tour of Mexico and will soon go East to place orders for machinery for factories and electric light plants in Mexico. He has contracted to place electric light plants in Chile.
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Cincinnati
Norbert KE. Kapes
Mexico
East
Kapes
Chile
Reliable Drugs Keeps Pharmacy Open Round the Clock
A local drugstore advertises 24 hour service by graduate pharmacists who compound prescriptions with high quality drugs. It emphasizes reasonable prices and a policy centered on quality and fair pricing for every customer.
Bottles of Yellow Gold and a Narrow Escape
In Jalapa Tennessee a mining engineer John W Adams reports a dramatic scene in Coker Creek district. He watched as villains snatched his property and fled. Police chased them to Wabash avenue and Randolph Street. one man was captured in a saloon, the other escaped through an alley. The arrested man is described as a notorious confidence man armed with a revolver and a star marked Cook County Police No 6.
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Jalapa
Tenn
Coker Creek Distriot
John W. Adams
Wagner
Wabash Avenue
Randolph Street
Jacob
Jeffrey
Deta
Flo
Cook County
Senator Clark Rescued in Paris by Courageous Cabman
A Montana senator named Clark was attacked by three men in a street near the Madeleine in Paris. Cabman Marlouplot intervened with his whip handle, knocking one attacker unconscious and helping Clark escape. Clark rewarded Marlouplot and hired him for ongoing service, while the rescued man recovered.
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Senator Clark
Paris
New York World
Parte
Clark
Montana
Marlouplet
Madeline Church
Marlouplot
Nighthawk
Withal
Martoupiot
Gold Rich District Supports Farming as Side Income
The district spans thousands of acres with residents farming for years while gold output sustains income. Adama recalls a farmer storing gold in a beer bottle, where he mined for three months, and even larger nuggets were found. He claims around a million dollars in gold from the area and notes merchants accept raw gold locally as payment.
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Adama
Seven year old hero foils street robbery on Michigan Avenue
Special Correspondence Chicago April 21 Fred Wagner a 6 year old boy caught two confidence men in the act of robbing a stranger on Michigan avenue and appealed to two men passing by to assist in driving off the thieves. When the men declined the boy armed with a plate made an attack on the robbers. The victim began to recover and the incident drew attention to street safety.
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Chicago
Fred Wagner
Michigan Avenue
Wagner
Courts Report Delinquency and Trial Jumps in Helena Area
In court Maurice Mohr charged with assault on Helena Fisher a 12 year old girl of Booth Beattie the case delayed as Mohr vanished at the scheduled time Claude La Haine was tried for burglary and found guilty by a jury after four minutes of deliberation
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Maurice Mohr
Helena Fisher
Booth Beattie
Mohr
Claude la Haine
Delanco Woman Bound Over in Child's Death Case
Mrs. Mabel Haines of Delanco is bound over to the grand jury on a murder charge for beating her two and a half year old stepdaughter Gwendolen. Physicians testified the child was beaten twice daily for months and died from the injuries. The body reportedly contained arsenic enough to kill several people.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Mabel Haines
Delanco
Gwendolen
Spinning for Vicycle repairs and window shades
Meckind Jo sever Itc Biar Paint Co provide repairs and window shade services at 300 202 E. The listing items appear as fragmented business terms and addresses. The text references Vicycle repairs window shades and multiple company names in a nonstandard sequence.
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Meckind
Josever
Itc
Biar Paint Co
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