Wide range of 1900s events span North America and beyond
A compilation notes diverse reports from Texas to Missouri, including sewer plans for Lake Charles and a cotton mill in Macon Mississippi. It mentions a $700-per-ton gold find in Barry County Missouri, bank robbery in Mineral Illinois, assaults in Monmouth Illinois, and shifts in tax rolls for Brookhaven Mississippi. Also covered are a Canadian prime minister’s trade aims, a US senator appointment in Michigan, a coal merchant’s suicide, onshore and rail incidents, and various local incidents across multiple states.
Diabolical Crime Shocks Hempstead Texas Murder Near School
In Hempstead Texas on October 13 Mrs. Susan P. Lewis 64 was found murdered behind the public school. A shot was heard after a scream and a manhunt followed with two suspects detained as investigators seek motive and suspect bloodhounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Texas
Waller County
Susan P. Lewis
T. H. Pointer
Williamses Injured in Runaway Horse Incident
Quanah report says Mr and Mrs W J Williams were thrown from their buggy when a runaway horse spooked it. Both sustained bad bruises but escaped serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quanah
W. J. Willams
Rice irrigation investigator tours Crowley area
Frank Bond, special agent for irrigation with the United States agricultural bureau, arrived in Crowley from Washington and left for Raywood and Bay City Texas to study irrigation conditions. His report will interest rice planters in Louisiana and Texas, and his new book The Irrigation of Rice in the United States has been issued with a detailed map and color prints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowley, la
Frank Bond
United States Agricultural Bureau
Crowley
Washington
Texas
Bond
Raywood
Bay City
United States
Agricultural Department
States
Peach crop short in Hearne section
The Hearne section reports an unusually short peach crop with some nuts bringing 1.50 per bushel.
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Hearne
One Strike Settled in New Orleans Street Car Labor Dispute
The New Orleans street car strike ended at 6 pm with union members voting to accept the governor’s ultimatum. Workers return at 20 cents and ten hours daily with a seven and a half hour minimum, and charges against workers to be reviewed by courts. Militia units arrived, a cavalry company is now in state service, and the city celebrates a two week stoppage that halted all streetcar movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Monroe
Mansfield
Murder of Hicks Family Near Attoyac Reports Grim Crime
Nacogdoches Texas October 13 reports the murder of Duncan Hicks his wife and daughter near Attoyac. A negro allegedly confessed to the crime, sheriff’s posse pursues with about two hundred men and dogs. Emma District Court sits without cases in its first session in a year.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
Duncan Hicks
Attoyac
Hicks
San Augustine
Emma—District
Tragic Axe Murder in Homestead Household
In Homestead on Sixth Avenue Charles H. Cawley, 16, attacked his mother and sister with an axe while others slept. His brothers James, 20, and Harry, 14, restrained him. mother Mrs Hanna Cawley and daughter Belle died. Several younger children were fatally wounded. others survived pending medical updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Charles H. Cawley
Homestead
Hanna Cawley
Belle Cawley
Adeline
Raymond
Agnes
Cawleys
Sixth Avenue
Cawley
Belle
Josephine
Charles
James
Harry
Rice Market Glows as Holdouts Expect Higher Prices
In New Orleans the rough rice market remained active but trading slowed due to light receipts and farmers balking at offers. Producers believe the short crop will push prices higher and plan to warehouse. Clean rice stayed firm with high grades selling at top prices while low grades sagged from weaker export demand. Porto Rico shows ample stock though shipments linger until consumed. rice eaters there suggest stock won’t last many weeks.
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New Orleans
Porto Rico
San Juan
Ponce
Importation of Coal From Germany and Russia
The Braver Line Steamship company, operating Philadelphia to New York and Hamburg, is reported to have purchased 20,000 tons of anthracite coal from Germany and 15,000 tons from Southern Russia for importation. The coal sources include comarteas and the reimportation of Elvania stove and chestnut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Braver Line Steamship Company
New York
Hamburg
Germany
Russia
Comarteas
Elvania Stove
Coal strike talks fail to reach settlement in New York
Governor Odell and Senators Platt Penrose Quay met with anthracite coal mine operators for two days to end the strike. Operators refused a 5 cent per ton price increase and left. John Mitchell planned to depart for Wilkesbarre as discussions paused with no promise of an extra legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Platt
Penrose and
Quay
Pennsylvania
Odell
Harrisburg
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Not Guilty Verdict in Collier Case at Kountze
Jury acquits J. W. Collier in the killing of E. C. Phillip in Couroe on July 8, 1901. Verdict delivered at 8 o clock this morning in Kountze Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Texas
J. W. Collier
E. C. Phillip
Couroe
Deaths During Sherman Manila Voyage Ferrying Incident
San Francisco reports thirteen deaths during the Sherman transport voyage from Manila to the port. In Schenectady New York four thousand high school pupils were sent home Friday due to coal supply shortages affecting eleven schools.
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San Francisco
Sherman
Manila
Schenectady
N. Y
Wages Raised for Mexican Rail Staff After Strike End
In Mexico City on October 11 the wage dispute with the National Railway of Mexico was settled. Engineers and conductors received an average 15 percent raise. A cordial atmosphere now exists between workers and company executives, with employees feeling equal treatment though not all demands are met.
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Mexico City
National Railway of Mexico
Mysterious Noise Heard Across Lockhart Region
Yesterday about 1 PM residents of Lockhart and nearby towns like Dale Lytton Springs Mendoza Tilman McMahon and Seawillow heard a dull muffled explosion from the northeast. Some believe an earthquake others a meteor fall. the meteor theory seems likelier as the sound ended quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockhart
Texas
Dale
Lytton Springs
Mendoza
Tilman
McMahon
Seawillow
Changes in Bed of Gulf Prompt Mariners’ Alarm
Mariners fear Gulf of Mexico bed changes after surveys show gradual rise in seabed due to Mississippi silt deposits or Central American earthquakes. Letters to Washington urge a new comprehensive survey of the gulf.
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Gulf
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Washington
United States
Mississippi River
Central America
West Indies
Washington Notes on Cypress Bayou Survey Hearing
Senator Culberson discussed with General Gillespie a proposed Cypress bayou survey from Jefferson through the lakes. Jefferson residents will get a hearing next year by the board of engineers in charge, with another inspection possible if needed.
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Washington
Senator Culberson
General Gillespie
Cypress Bayou
Jefferson
Board of Engineers
Pope Praises Washington on Cuban Religious Affairs
The Pope asked for a full report on religious affairs in Cuba and praised Washington as the most loyal and generous government the church has dealt with. The remark followed his careful review of the documentation.
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Rome
Cuba
Washington
Carload of Matches Burned in Texas Freight Fire
A carload of Diamond matches shipped to Paris Grocery in Greenville burned on the Santa Fe at Celeste. Firefighters detached the burning car to stop the blaze from spreading to adjacent cars. In Mississippi, Gus Bure was hanged in Macon for the murder of Ernest Dismukes with two white witnesses present.
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Greenville
Texas
Paris Grocery Company
Santa Fe
Celeste
Macon
Miss
Gus Bure
Ernest Dismukes
Estate of Dr. Foote Manifold Assets Valued in McKinney
Inventory and appraisement filed for Dr. G. A. Foote deceased pioneer of Collin county lists holdings in three banks First National Bank of Gainesville Collin County National Bank and Greenville National Bank 2076 acres in Collin county 487 acres in Young county total value 221480.47 dollars.
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McKinney
Texas
G. A. Foote
Collin County
Pring
First National Bank of
Gainesville
Collin County National Bank
Greenville National Bank
Young County
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the Shiner Gazette
J. C. Habermacher
Shiner
Lake Charles
Barry County
Missouri
Laurier
Canada
France
Bank of Mineral, Mineral
Nettie Hartzell
Monmouth, Il
Brookhaven, Miss
Will Barnes
Mendenhall, la
Henry C. Sheil
J. P. Dorr
Ward
Batesville
Ark
Gen. Alger
Michigan
Chicago
Paul Boyer
Vandalia
Ill
Edward Hydden
N. R. Edwards
St. Louis
Guthrie National Bank of
Guthrie
Walter Stanton
Harry M. Reardon
Mobile
Ala
Gilbert R. Jarvis
Brutaugh
Kearsarge
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Claude Ellis
Platten
I. T
Denison
Tex
Oscar Ellis
Blanche
Crowder
North Carolina Supreme Court
James Wilcox
Nellie Cropsey
Elizabeth City
St. Paul
Frisco
Fayetteville
Abraham
Kinney
Everidge
Third Judicial District Court
Mayhew
Nancy Hanks
President Lincoln
Lincoln City
Ind
Evansville
Odin
Stagecoach Pioneer
Warwick
Goshen
Cloud Duvals
John R. McClung
Biloxi
Jefferson Davis
Consolidated Naval Stores Company
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Hempstead Crime
Lewis
New Orleans Street Railway
South Side Hospital
Laredo
Washington Notes
Dr. Foote
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