Colonel Thomas Ochiltree Dies In Texas At 85
New York friends will arrange funeral for Colonel Thomas Ochiltree who died in Ark on November 26 at 1 PM after a brief illness. A former congressman from Texas famed for humor and reform efforts, he later led a paper and served as U S marshal. Born 1836, he gained international renown in Paris London and Vienna.
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London
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Brussels
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Wall Street
Texarkana Mystery as Couple Found Dead in Room
In Texarkana, Lee Wigle and his wife were found with severe throat wounds in their Metropolitan Room. Wigle survived after being taken to a sanitarium. his wife was dead, her throat cut. The body was sent to Little Rock for burial. her origin is reported as Anniston, Alabama. The case remains unsolved and details are scarce.
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Lee Wigle
The
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Wigle
Little Rock
Anniston
Ala
General Hood Retired. successor to be named after Congress
Washington report states Brigadier General Charles Hood has retired at his own request. His replacement will not be appointed until after Congress convenes.
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Washington
Charles ©. Hood
Congress
Goulds Hot Rejoinder to Hawley Harriman Circular
New York November 26 Mr Gould files suit Monday against Edwin Hawley and Harriman over a proxy request circular for Colorado Fuel and Iron. Gould calls the circular a misstatement and perversion of truth and says it aims to gain control of the company excluding him. He released a press statement from his office criticizing the 24th circular to stockholders.
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New York
Messrs
Hawley
Harriman
Gould
Messrs. Hawley
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Pine Destroying Insects Report From Texas Visit
Dr. A D Hopkins of the division of entomology returned from Texas where he studied Kirby Lumber Company timber. He found forests largely free of destroying insects though evidence of twenty years past damage. The pine destroying beetle of the Black Hills was the most destructive insect observed, damaging trees and gum spots in wood.
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Washington
A. D. Hopkins
Division of Entomology
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Forestry
Texas
Kirby Lumber Company
Black Hills
Brazos River Rises Ten Feet After Rain
Hearne Texas reports the Little Brazos flooding with bank full levels and water spilling in low places. The bigger river has risen ten feet. Rain stopped Monday night and a north wind brought a cold norther. Sun returned, signaling fair weather and little current concern.
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Hearne
Texas
International and Great Northern
Little Brazos River
Little Brazos
Fatal Rearend Collision Near Jolly Texas
In a tailend freight wreck on the Fort Worth and Denver twelve miles from Witchin Falls near Jolly at 3 o clock this morning J F McRady a Tennessee immigrant en route to Hereford Texas was killed and cremated the caboose burned. McRady's bones were brought to Witchin Falls and his family notified.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Jolly
J. F.mcrady
Tennessee
Hereford
Mclady
Woman Shot Dead Near Centerville in Suspected Ambush
In Centerville Texas Mary Baldwin a Black woman was shot and killed while seated at a supper table five miles northeast of town Sunday evening. The shot came through a partly open window and the assailant remains unknown.
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Centerville
Texas
Mary Baldwin
Tragic Drowning in Bosque River Near Waco
Charles Chase, 60, of Waco, walked to the Bosque River about four this afternoon and drowned when he entered the swollen current six miles from the city. His body was not recovered. he left no family.
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Waco
Texas
Charles Chase
Bosque River
Bridges washed away strand Bonham county roads
In Bonham Texas on November 26 a number of county bridges have been washed away making travel difficult for farmers with empty wagons.
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Bonham
Texas
Atlantic Coast Line weighs $9.26 million stock issue
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad considers issuing 9.26 million dollars in new stock to finance the purchase of control of the Louisville and Nashville. The move aims to consolidate ownership and expand the company's rail network.
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Baltimore
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Remarkable Facts From The Era Of Oddities
A collage of quick notes on diverse topics includes Uncle Eben’s jab at political inexperience, Italy’s light marching loads of 57 pounds, a quip about apology at a dinner, Ohio’s youngest mayor W. E. Bradbury at 24, shoe component counts, J. E. Lodge’s Egyptian exploration fund role, the Afghan Amir gifting a gold bound Koran, and Dr. August Koenig’s Hamburg Drops praised as a long standing remedy with strong German demographic trust.
Strikes in Italy 1901 02 Reach 1844 Events
An official report details 1844 strikes in Italy from January 1, 1901, to March 31, 1902, involving 438000 workers. About two thirds of strikes led by Socialists ended in workers gaining concessions.
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Italy
Wells Drilled by NSW Government Show Mixed Results
The New South Wales government has sunk 82 artesian wells with 56 bringing water near the surface. Only eight failed entirely.
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New South Wales
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Advertisement
In winter use Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to ease uncomfortable nervous cold damp feet. If you have sweating sore feet or tight shoes try Allen's Foot-Ease. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents sample sent free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Antiquities Found in Aquileia Relic Hoard Near Trieste
Seventy sepulchral urns with coins and artifacts from the Augustan era were unearthed at Aquileia, the ancient Roman city near Trieste that Attila destroyed.
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Aquileia
Trieste
Attila
To Cure a Cold in One Day Advertisement
A claim promises a one day cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and refunds failure. The note mentions thousands of caribou or North American reindeer in Newfoundland as a separate fact.
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Newfoundland
Try One Package and Get More Game Money
A trade pitch promises one third more game money if Defiance Starch pleases the buyer. A Philadelphia baby is reported choked by a peanut shell placed by its mother to quiet the infant. A proverb notes that sorrow can be seen twice as far as a blessing.
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Philadelphia
The St Paul Calendar for 1903 Release
Six color pastel reproductions by Bryson, 10x15 inches, ready for distribution. mailed on receipt of twenty five cents or stamps to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago. If a man never changes his mind he is either very right or very stubborn. One half the world doesn't let his better half know how he lives.
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Bryson
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Defiance Starch Promotes 16 Oz Size Over Competitors
Some grocers do not stock Defiance Starch due to existing 12 oz brands. They argue Defiance offers 16 oz for the same price, claiming shoppers would benefit from the larger package. The ad pushes Defiance Starch as convenient with no cooking required. It ends with a set of miscellaneous proverbs and reflections.
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Defiance
Not every king wears a crown and wields a scepter
A reflective line notes that authority and esteem come in varied forms beyond traditional symbols of power. It suggests leadership can reside in actions and character rather than regal trappings, inviting broader view on influence.
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