Tragedy on Beaumont Street Ends in Motorman Death
Beaumont Texas December 18 A motorman Byron Merritt was shot by Henry Powell a Negro on Fifth Street near the car barns as Merritt tried to move an oncoming train Powell who held two revolvers fired once striking Merritt in the neck and head Deputies Elisha Pevito and others conducted a manhunt through South End and Lower Woods searching Negro huts after the shooting as authorities cooled tensions and investigated motives
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Byron Merritt
Elisha Pevito
Henry Powell
Beaumont
Fifth Street
Merritt
Barnado
Pevito
Reid Tevis
Peyito
Tas Rpony
Tevis
Monk Gibson Trial to Resume Amid Defensive Witnesses
San Antonio Texas December 18 The Monk Gibson trial restarts with defense witnesses yet to testify and may run through midweek Police report 62 witnesses from Edna split about a third for the State The defense will stress house locations near the Conditt farm to challenge alibis and reveal escapes after the murder Monk remains silent except to confirm his prior story He fears returning to Jackson County if convicted and contemplates uncertain plans if acquitted.
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San Antonio
Texas
Monk Gibson
Edna
Monk
Conditt
Jackson County
No Defee Murder Developments in Midway Texas
Capt Hughes head of the State Ranger force left for Austin for the district. He leaves two company men to continue the Defee murder investigation after citizens petitioned for help. No further details are available for publication.
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Midway
Texas
Hughes
State Ranger Force
Austin
Refusal to Resign by New Orleans Health Officer
Dr Quitman Kohnke New Orleans City Health Officer declines to resign to a demand from the New Orleans Health Association stating he will not resign before a thorough public examination by an impartial tribunal has materialized.
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New Orleans
Quitman Kohnke
New Orleans Health Association
Farmers' Union split and southern girl portrait mix
A mixed prose piece examines a faction within the Farmers' Co-Operative Union opposing a national union, arguing it would burden members with taxes. It also includes a long, ornate passage praising the Southern girl and warns against entangling alliances while stressing focus on farmers' own business and cotton price regulation.
Fragmented Farmer's Union Statement Expresses Doubt
A garbled excerpt shows a Farmer's Union remark criticizing rogue merchants and urging prudent civil education. The text suggests concern over illegitimate traders and the right approach to dealing with them. No clear dates or names are readable.
Havana reports Innman Guerra abandons revolutionary stance
government information states Innman Guerra, accused as a leader of the San Juan De Martinez insurrectionary movement, has abandoned his revolutionary attitude. another item notes Eugene Robertson survived an electric-wire incident in Cleburne and Douglas Carter of Columbia football faces serious paralysis from a game injury. a brief anecdote recalls Tra Neverton as a Maine traveler. a child teases Uncle Ira over mileage book leaves torn by a conductor.
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Havana
Innman Guerra
San Juan de Martinez
Tra Neverton
Maine
Ira
Pope Pius X Considers New Vatican Press Office
The Vatican reports Pope Pius X weighs establishing an official press office in the Cancelleria palace to supply Vatican news to correspondents. Cardinal Merry Del Val sparks the project as a move to reduce constant circulation annoyances and protect the pope from frequent disturbances.
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Vatican
Pope Pius X
Cancelleria Palace
Merry del V
Holy Father
Veteran educator honored at Lafayette Founder’s Day
The Founder's day exercises at Lafayette College Easton Pa honored Dr F A March Sr known as the grand old man of Lafayette. He marked his eightieth birthday and fiftieth anniversary with the college born Oct 25 1825 in Mildered to Biel and devoted to college work.
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Lafayette College
Easton
F. A. March
Lafayette
Mildered
Biel
Latavoun
Cracks in Concrete Walls and How to Cure Them
Article explains that foundation settling and frost cause cracks in concrete walls though sturdy construction helps prevent them. Advice covers securing roofs with concrete bolts and washers, adding false jambs for narrow frames, and artistic gable finishes using plaster to imitate cut stone.
Ventilating the Barn or Stable
An easy to construct ventilator for a sheep barn illustrated with steps to arrange the device. The design keeps the interior in working order by ensuring proper air flow and temperature control.
Dickens city school building fire cites $160 damage
A public school building in Dickens caught fire from a defective flue Friday morning, with damages estimated around 160 dollars. A list of other local items includes an ice plant contract at Big Springs costing about 40,000 dollars led by Frank Tomlinson, and a new Pittsburg telephone exchange purchase by Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company from Hawley Williams. It also notes Thomas Riley’s death in Galveston from strychnine poisoning, six months after procuring the poison, and other regional happenings including a slow Red River channel clearing, Dallas street crossing law enforcement, and a fatal sawmill accident at Jefferson.
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Dickens City Est
Big Springs
Frank Tomlinson
The
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Pittsburg
Hawley & Williams
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