Texas News in Brief From 1902 County Reports
Prohibitionists carried Haskell county and antis won Nolan by thirty. G J Jordan's gun at Cooper burned. August rice sacks 1367 shipped. Wool clip at San Angelo set to 760000 pounds. Editor McDaniel's wife died in Greenville infirmary. Red River county valuation tops 6 million, up 250k. Sheep shearer shortages hinder Texan cotton regions. Major and editor deaths noted in Hillsboro and Dodd City. Dallas post office August receipts 19842. San Marcos mail service adds free rural routes from Oct 1. Grand Saline freight first Texas Short Line load: 100 bales.
Edwardsville Mob Attacks Homes and Mines
A mob of strikers in Edwardsville, near Wilkesbarre, fired on houses and deputies at Woodward mine, arresting three alleged ringleaders John Sherbemah George Streiker and Michael Mone on $1000 bail each. In New York President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers attended a labor benefit at a theater aiding miners. In Beaumont Texas gas incidents at Spindle Top injure workers as owners debate moving tanks and fire safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Edwardsville
Here
James McGuire
McGuire
Woodward
Abney
John Sherbemah
George Streiker
Michael Mone
New York
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Relief Committee
American Federation of Labor
Actors’ Union
United States
Beaumont
Texas
Rel
Brotherhood meeting at Kingston weighs coal mine job action
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen met secretly at Kingston to discuss action on hauling coal from mines employing non union workers. A resolution urged locals to petition Grand Master Morrissey to come immediately. Morrissey visited strike areas but reportedly did not find opportune timing. A repair house at Empire Mine, Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Co, was destroyed by fire this morning, suspected arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Brotherhood of
Kingston Welay
Morrissey
Empire Mine
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Wellesley College Readiness Questioned in Paris Plan
Boston September 22 Inquiry of President Hazard of Wellesley College yielded a denial from Wellesley authorities about Madame Loubet’s designation of six young women to study at Wellesley and Vassar. Mrs. Loubet aims to introduce American manners and methods to French women by observing at their fountain head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hazard
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Madame Loubet
W.e
Loubet
France
Vassar
British Shipping Combine Shapes Government Posture
London September 22 Premier Balfour signals government stance on the Atlantic shipping combine as parliament reconvenes. The proposed fast continental service looms large in expectations of future support and policy direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Balfour
Atlantic Shipping Combine
Firemen Attend Church in Chattanooga
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen attended services in Chattanooga Tennessee in a mass gathering today at the Second Presbyterian church in the morning and at the First Baptist church in the evening. It was definite that the convention will adjourn Tuesday. Officers’ election will probably occur tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Second Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
Big Deal Consummated in Victoria Rice Venture
Ross L. Clark and wife deed the Clark Rice & Irrigation Company to Houston headquarters for 2214 acres near the Calhoun county line. The $73,000 deal includes existing machinery and improvements. St Louis capitalists funded by about $100,000 will finance the enterprise. Operations already underway with a substantial irrigation plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Texas
Ross L. Clark
Clark Rice & Irrigation Company
Houston
Calhoun County
St. Louis
Wade Inc
Idéus
Settlement Reached On Madisonville Extension Right of Way
A formal settlement at Palestine Texas settled the right of way dispute between the International and Great Northern railroad company and the Madisonville and Anderson interests. A large construction force will begin work between Navasota and Madisonville at once with grading to be completed, described as one of the best sections in the state and greatly needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Texas
International & Great Northern Railroad Company
Madisonville
Anderson
International and Great Northern
Navasota
Stampede at Shiloh Church Kills Seventy Eight in Birmingham
A stampede at the Shiloh Negro Baptist Church on Avenue G in Birmingham follows a false fire alarm as Booker T. Washington finishes his speech. Seventy eight died and many more injured as crowds surged toward the main entrance. chaos and delayed ambulances marked the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Shiloh Negro Baptist Church
Avenue *G
Booker T. Washington
National Convention of Baptists
A. G. Mason
Avenue G
Shiloh
New Jersey Hangings Chronicle A Brutal Execution
In Hackensack New Jersey Hernia was executed for the murder of Barney Kanter a butcher. The condemned man fought fiercely till deputies restrained him and the gallows dropped. He had shot Kanter after a denial of 5 cents worth of dog meat and died from strangulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hernia
Hackensack
N. J
Barney Kanter
Kanter
Damages Recovered by a Father in Liquor Case
Hico Texas September 22 P O Fox found guilty by a jury of selling liquor to the minor son of W B Thompson and the father was given a judgment of 1500 dollars. The case drew attention as it is unusual to protect boys in this way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hico
Texas
P. O. Fox
W. B. Thompson
Synod delegates raise funds to pay Texas seminary debt
Weatherford Texas September 22 delegates to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church synod raise two thousand dollars to pay off the debt on the seminary operated by the denomination in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Texas
Synod of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Holy Trinity Baptist Church Named Philadelphia Site
Birmingham reports that Holy Trinity Baptist Church in Philadelphia has been selected as the site for the next conference. Officials say the decision highlights the church’s prominence and organizers plan a public program to mark the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Holy Trinity Baptist Church
Philadelphia
Gas price cut announced in Galveston
The Galveston Gas company reports after October 1 illuminating gas will drop to $1.50 per 100 cubic feet in Galveston. Fuel gas remains $1.50 per 1000 cubic feet until higher consumption triggers a future reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Galveston Gas Company
Welsh Anthracite Arrives at Port from Swansea
A British steamer Devonshire carrying Welsh anthracite coal reached the port today from Swansea after leaving September 5. A second shipment on the steamer Glencoe is due in a few days, sailing four days after the Devonshire. The two consignments total nearly 8000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Devonshire
Swansea
Wales
Glencoe
Will Thomas of Thomas Bros. Ends His Life in Waco
Will Thomas, partner at Thomas Bros., a moving wagon firm in Waco, Texas, shot himself in his office tonight. He placed the pistol under his right ear and fired. the bullet perforated his forehead, and the discharge also struck a brick well across the street. No motive is given for the suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Will Thomas
Thomas Bros
Another Cargo of Silver En Route to Galveston
A September 20 report notes another cargo of silver traveling from Antofagasta Chile to Galveston. From Galveston the metal will be sent to the Colorado smelting works in Pueblo Colorado. Shipments previously went via New York but Galveston proved faster, prompting multiple shipments to arrive there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Antofagasta
Chile
Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
New York
Government to release $10,000,000 in public funds
Secretary Shaw announced before leaving Washington that during the week he authorized distribution of round numbered $10,000,000 in public funds among banks nationwide holding bonds available for security. Funds will be released and deposits completed within a few days as bonds are received at the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shaw
The
West
Aeronaut Stanley Spencer Steerable Airship Over London
Stanley Spencer, an aeronaut, cruised above London in a steerable airship of his own design. He began at Crystal Palace, flew over St. Pauls, reached as far west as Haling, circled the suburb, then turned northeastward against the wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stanley Spencer
Crystal Palace
St. Paul’s
Haling
Explosion at El Paso Construction Camp Kills One
A premature blast at a construction camp near El Paso on the El Paso and Southwestern railway killed Jesus Hernandez and fatally injured two others. A fourth was severely hurt as rescuers dug others from debris to prevent smothering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Jesus Hernandez
el Paso and Southwestern
Fire destroys Moran's gin near Mineral Wells
Moran's gin eight miles southeast of Mineral Wells was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. Two bales of cotton and 1200 patterns were consumed. The gin carried no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Wells
Texas
Moran
Here
Cotton spinners urged to reject U.S. cotton on old terms
Manchester England September 20 The Cotton Employers association committee urged spinners to decline American cotton purchases except on the old terms at eleven and two per cent discount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
Cotton Employers’ Association Today
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Square and Compass Ranch
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Dodd City
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Charles Fred Tucker
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Graygon County
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Fort Worth
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Wiliam Brockbane
Texarkana
Charles Rainey
Paris
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Pierce Wynne
B. V. Wynne
Rogers
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Liberty County
Liberty
President Mitchell
G. E. Richmond
Richmond
Keith-Ward
British Shipping Combine
Thomas Miller
Maple Avenue
House of Worship
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