Wind Rain and Lightning Sweep Austin Floods
Eight inches of rain fell in three hours on April 22 in Austin causing the severest storm in city history. Waller creek flooded over bridges, Shoal creek widened beyond a mile, and rescuers lifted victims from rising waters. Bodies of multiple victims including children and adults were recovered. property damage to streets and bridges estimated at 200000.
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Austin
Waller Creek
Shoal Creek
Tenth Ward
William and
Rachael Curtis
Clarence Ezell
Elbert Ezell
Martha Virginia
Chambers
Pa’’ King
Harvey
Leonard
Deams
Quinn
Cyclone Hits Garden Valley. Homes Destroyed in Chil Dress County
A cyclone struck Garden Valley in Chil Dress County damaging W T Rix and Trimble Bros properties. Two houses blown away, two crushed, two mules killed, two more fatally hurt, a mule blown a mile but survived. Some corn shocked, chickens killed, and a family sheltered in a dugout as the storm moved along several miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Valley
Childress County
W. T. Rix
Trimble Bros
Wind Storm Destroys Oil Rig Field in Electra
A severe wind and electrical storm in Wichita County drenched the area with two inches of rain. Ninety rigs in the Electra oil field were toppled, several small tanks were struck by lightning and cottages were ripped from their foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita County
Electra
Lightning Devastates Pierce-Fordyce Oil Warehouse
During a electrical storm in Dallas lightning struck the Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association warehouse, destroying it and causing an estimated loss of 120000 dollars. The blaze destroyed 500 barrels of lubricating oil and between 6000 and 1000 cases of kerosene gasoline and other oils.
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Dallas
Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association
County Commissioner Slain in Temple Office
Bell county Texas commissioner William W. Dickey was shot and killed in the office of County Road Engineer Kingsley located in the City National Bank building in Temple. Farmer C. S. McNeeley surrendered after the incident, Kingsley said Dickey tried to pacify the angry man over road matters as 8600,000 in Tem ple precinct road funds are being spent. Dickey leaves a widow and two grown daughters. McNeeley also has a family.
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William W. Dickey
Bell County
Tex
Kingsley
City National Bank
Temple
C. S. McNeeley
Dickey
McNeeley
Lumber Kiln Burned at Waterman Mill Blocker Tex
A large lumber kiln belonging to Waterman Lumber Co. at Blocker near Marshall Texas burned, causing about 50 000 dollars in losses. Approximately 200 000 feet of lumber and thirty five kiln cars were destroyed in the fire.
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Waterman Lumber Company
Blocker
Marshall, Tex
Fifty Years for Bader in Lometa Killing Case
Lampasas Texas jury finds F W Bader guilty of killing Constable Connell at Lometa on April 8. The panel sentences Bader to fifty years in the penitentiary for the crime.
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Lampasas
Tex
F. W. Bader
Connell
Lometa
Two New Thrall Wells In Williamson County Texas
The Thrall oil field in Williamson county Texas celebrated its second month by the completion or coming in of two more wells marking continued development and activity in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Tex
Trial set for Thaw sanity verdict in May
The sanity of Harry K. Thaw will be decided by a jury on May 17. New York Supreme Court Judge Hendrick granted the writ of habeas corpus and ordered a trial on the issue.
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Harry K. Thaw
New York Supreme Court
Hendrick
German official urges territorial gains despite peace talks
Counsellor Passner, Liberal Leader and vice president of the Reichstag, argues Germany must not return land won in battle. He calls for advancing to the English Channel, capturing British strongholds, and securing against Russian incursions, insisting the sword's mission is finished.
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Passner
Jeader
Reichstag
English
Texas legislators trim budget to 15 million dollars
The Texas Senate finance subcommittee and House appropriation panel, after two weeks of work, plan to finish the general appropriation bill for a special session. About 62 million in estimates has been cut from department totals, with the new appropriations totaling roughly 15 million. Normal school presidents Cousins Denton Bruce San Marcos Estill discussed requests for increases over two years prior.
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Texas Senate Finance Committee
House Appropriation Committee
R. B. Cousins
West Texas Normal
Canyon
W. H. Bruce
North Texas Normal
Denton
C. E. Evans
Southwest Texas Normal
San Marcos
H. F. Estill
Sam Houston Normal
Huntsville
Publicity Specialist Moves to Houston Promotion Work
Tom Richardson, longtime head of Portland publicity for seven years with the Portland Commercial Club, signs to lead Houston Promotion Company efforts. He aims to secure a deep channel to the sea, continuing his career after moving from New Orleans in 1904 where he also ran a publicity organization.
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Houston
Tom Richardson
Portland
Ore
Portland Commercial Club
Portland Dispatch
Richardson
New Orleans
Chicago Mystery Death of Bertha Cohen on Porch
Bertha Cohen a young woman is found dead on the rear porch of 3910 West Thirteenth Street without signs of violence. John Maisie a milkman stumbled upon the scene while making his rounds. The circumstances surrounding the death remain unresolved.
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Chicago
Bertha Cohen
West Thirteenth Street
John Maisie
Train Wreck at Shamrock Kills Fireman and Burns Engineer
One man died and another injured when a Rock Island locomotive overturned near Shamrock Texas, about thirty miles from Amarillo, due to a soft track. Fireman Walter Bppington, about 28, was killed and engineer F M Chapman, 45, badly burned. Passengers escaped serious injury as the train derailed, leaving crews to assess damage and causes.
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Walter Bppington
Toin
F. M. Chapman
Rock Island Railway
Shamrock
Tex
Amarillo
Burglary-warding Shot Wounds Texas Merchant
A shotgun set to deter burglars by A J Myrick a Law rence Kaufman County Texas merchant discharged a shot and wounded him in the hip as he opened his store. The incident occurred while Myrick was preparing to open for business.
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J. Myrick
Lawrence
Kaufman County
Tex
Myrick W
Quite a Family Addition in Texas Births Four Babies
Mrs. Paul Wagner of Goforth near Buda Texas welcomed four newborns with three girls and a boy. One infant died within hours while the surviving siblings weighed fourteen pounds together. This marked the couple’s first children.
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Paul Wagner
Goforth
Tex
Buda
Wagner
Jones Bros & Co Bankrupt Fort Smith Canning Firm
Fed Judge Youmans rules Jones Bros & Co a Fort Smith based canning concern bankrupt. The filing marks the end of the company amid creditor claims and court proceedings.
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Jones Bros & Co
Fort Smith
Fed
Youmans
Bridgeport Heiress Tricked Fiancé Then Killed Him
Miss Emily Wheeler daughter of a wealthy Bridgeport banker killed her fiancé Arthur Hearn Cowl by pulling a hidden string attached to a revolver. Cowl aged twenty two heir to millions died from a gunshot after a sharp flash. Wheeler claimed no motive and denied breaking the engagement as family members dispute the tale.
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Emily Wheeler
Bridgeport
Cowl
The
Central Mercantile Association
George A. Hearn
New York
Miss Wheeler
Wheeler
Heat Wave Fatalities Sweep Through Midwest Cities
Health officials report thirteen infant deaths in Cleveland as April heat breaks records across Chicago and the Midwest. Chicago also records heat victims while some streets see temperatures reaching mid summer levels. New York endures a blistering 77 degrees at 9 am, far above the previous year’s 50 degrees.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Middle West
New York
Auto Wreck While Slaying Copper Head Snake
James Dorrison of East Orange New Jersey tried to kill a large copper head in his car. He shoved the vehicle, it rolled downhill and wrecked. The snake escaped unharmed and fled.
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James Dorrison
East Orange
N. J
Former Speaker Cannon Dances at Panama Pacific Expo
Former Speaker Joe Cannon kept a promise made five years earlier and performed a few dance turns inside the New York State building during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
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Joe Cannon
New York State
San Francisco
First Dallas County egg selling group formed
Mrs. S. G. Robinson of Grand Prairie was elected president of Dallas county s first egg selling association. The choice came at the inaugural meeting conducted across the county by H. M. Filiott from Texas A and M College.
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S. G. Robinson
Grand Prairie
Dallas County
H. M. Filiott
The
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Six of Family Perish in Waller Creek Flood Disaster
The Hello family of Salem and their five children were swept from a Austin home along Waller Creek as floodwaters rose and debris surged. Husband and father Salem Hello, aided by two strangers, attempted to reach his wife and children but the house collapsed and the family vanished beneath the water. By Monday morning about 30 dead in the disaster were reported.
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Stella Hello
Waller Creek
Austin
Salem Hello
East Street
Hello
Sixth Street
Stella
Bank Robbery in Broad Daylight at Clarita Oklahoma
In Clarita Oklahoma two unmasked men robbed First State Bank at noon. They seized assistant cashier H C Worley and took $353 then locked him in the vault. A ruse led them to believe more money was inside with a time lock, and Worley helped save the bank several thousand dollars. He was later released from the vault.
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First State Bank
Clarita
Okla
H. C. Worley
Worley
Man of Eaton Prepares For Ninety-Eighth Birthday
John Mattix of Eaton Ohio who will be ninety eight years old on June 16 expects to do a man's work that day. He says Eat plenty of onions do plenty of work get plenty of rest chew and smoke plenty of tobacco and don't worry. The aged man frequently walks sixteen miles a day.
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John Mattix
Eaton
Ohio
Mr. Mattix
Russia opens talks to buy 150 cars in Chicago
Negotiations have begun between Russia and American manufacturers for the purchase of 150 cars. The announcement came from Chicago, detailing the scope and potential impact on bilateral trade.
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Russia
Chicago
Feterita Flour in Demand Across San Angelo
San Angelo Texas reports a flour shortage as demand for feterita flour outstrips miller supply. Farmers, noting the drought driven demand, plan to increase feterita acreage to meet future needs.
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San Angelo
Tex
Drouth
Judge Rules Chicago Telephone Had Right to Remove Phone
Judge Goodwin ruled that the Chicago Telephone company acted within its rights when it removed a telephone from a residence on the grounds that the instrument was used for immoral purposes.
Lost Hog Supply Drops This Year Says Agriculture Dept
Farmers lost 100 hogs per 1000 this year versus 119 per 1000 last year, according to a report from the national department of agriculture. The figures reflect changes in hog mortality or loss during the period.
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National Department of Agriculture
Politeness Pays in Cleveland Robbery Swap
Joseph Corns tipped his hat to two foot pads who held him up in Cleveland Ohio. They appreciated his courtesy and returned his dollar after the incident.
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Joseph Corns
Cleveland
Ohio
Mineola Farm Murder Shocks Local Black Community
Bob Dorrough, a Black man who ran a race restaurant in Mineola Texas, was found with his head chopped open on the Vance farm two miles east of Mineola. An arrest was made in Forney and the suspect was taken to Mineola. robbery is suspected. Dorrough had about $2 in his pockets. A Black crowd gathered at the calaboose when the prisoner arrived. he is jailed in Quitman.
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Bob Dorrough
Mineola
Tex
Vance Farm
Dorrough
Forney
Calaboose
Quitman
Reilley Refuses Gift of 35000 in Gold at Waldorf
Former Congressman Thomas L. Reilley of Connecticut refused a $35,000 gold gift from postal workers at the Waldorf New York saying he never expected such a reward. He stated he could not accept any reward for his services.
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Thomas L. Reilley
Connecticut
Reilley
Waldorf Hotel
New York
Young Wife Jailed in Texas Poison Attempt Case
Mrs. L Lipsey seventeen years old wife of N L Lipsey seventy seven years was jailed at Greenville Texas charged with attempting to poison her husband. Sheriff said poison found in bananas Lipsey planned to eat. They wed six months earlier after Lipsey's first wife died. Lipsey had started divorce proceedings but dropped them.
Quarrel in Los Angeles Ends in Murder Suicide
William Hunter aged 45 shot Beachey Cramp ton aged 40 and his wife aged 30 during a hotel purchase dispute in Los Angeles. He then killed himself with a self inflicted gunshot, having recently arrived from Hartford Connecticut.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William Hunter
Beachey F.crampton
Hunter
Hartford
Washington baseball players punished for streetcar assault
Edward Ainsmith catcher for the Washington club of the American Baseball league was sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse without option of fine in the national capital police court after conviction of an assault upon a street car motorman Joe Engel a pitcher of the same club was fined 50 for participating in the assault Appeals were taken.
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Edward Ainsmith
Washington Club
American Baseball League
National Capital Police Court
Joe Engel
John Cudahy Dies at 71 in Chicago Residence
John Cudahy die in Chicago at seventy one years old. He was a board of trade leader banker and pioneer, a notable figure in commerce and civic life.
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Chicago
Joan Cudahy
Board of Trade
Aviator to Help British in Resignation from America
Major Eduardo de Requer, an aviator, resigns from Villa’s army after learning two brothers died in the British war. In a wired message from San Antonio he asks to return to fight for Great Britain, plans to sail from Canada for Liverpool with his aeroplane, and notes his father is Spanish while his mother is English.
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England
Hill No. 60
Great Britain
Eduardo de Requer
General Villa
San Antonio
Villa
Canada
Liverpool
Germany to Buy Food for Four Years in War Effort
A telegram from Copenhagen to London quotes German counselor Gottschalk promising ample food supplies for four years, signaling Germany’s intent to sustain the conflict for that duration.
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London
Copenhagen
Herr Gottschalk
Germany
Markets Report Dallas and Fort Worth Trade Data
Dallas authorities publish cotton prices and grain bids including strict good middling at 10.20 and 10.05, middling at 9.45, and other classes. Grain prices show corn 80 to 90 cents per bushel in Dallas, wheat at £1.40, oats 64 to 12 cents. Fort Worth lists cattle values with cows 4.25 to 6.50, heifers 5.50 to 7.50, bulls 4.25 to 5.00, calves 4.00 to 8.50, beeves 6.25 to 7.50. hogs 6.50 to 7.65, pigs 5.75. sheep 7.00 to 8.25, lambs 8.55 to 10.70, goats 2.50 to 4.85.
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Dallas
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Lightning Kills Boy At Rio Vista School Grounds
During a severe thunderstorm in Rio Vista Texas seventeen year old Alfred Barton was struck by lightning and killed instantly on school grounds.
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Rio Vista
Tex
Alfred Barton
General Estrada Slain In Mexican War Loss
Washington reports confirm the death of General Estrada, a Villa commander, following the defeat at Celaya. The briefing notes bolster U.S. advices on the Villa defeat and its impact on the war effort.
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Washington
Celaya
Estrada
Aunt of Schley Auto Victim Dies at Savannah Home
Mrs. Virginia Schley aged seventy five an aunt of the late Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley was struck and killed by an automobile in front of her Savannah Georgia residence.
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Virginia Schley
Winfield Scott Schley
Savannah
Grendme Elected Mayor in Warren Illinois
Mrs A R Canfield won the Warren Illinois mayoral race by four votes amid a close municipal contest. The 74 year old milliner with three decades in the trade will lead the town as mayor.
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A. R. Canfield
Warren, Ill
Invasion of Hungary Report Declares Russian Assault Fails
Vienna reports quote a military bulletin stating the Russian attack on Austro-Hungarian positions in the Carpathians broke down with heavy losses. It claims the Russians failed to advance through key routes and suffered thousands of casualties while 3,000 unwounded prisoners were captured. The Austrians say there was no real headway anywhere else, with only artillery duels and no change in overall front lines.
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Vienna
Carpathians
Hungary
Ondawa
Laborcza
Ung
Uzsok
Extra Session Called By Texas Legislature In April
Governor Ferguson orders an extra session starting April 29. Legislature convenes to consider two measures the general appropriation bill and the Gibson insurance proposal.
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Ferguson
Texas
Gibson Insurance
Co operative Effort Aims to Keep Texas Money in State
A large Waco exhibition channeled by about 100 manufacturers and merchants showcased made in Waco goods. The former Sanger Bros. wholesale dry goods building became the exhibition hall under the Young Men's Business League. The six day event drew many attendees and awarded several prizes to participants.
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Texas
Waco
Sanger Bros
Young Men’s Business League
John Bunny Dies in Brooklyn after Illness
Joe Bunny, famed moving picture comedian, died at his Brooklyn home after about three weeks of illness from a complication of ailments. Family members were at his bedside as he passed. Officials believe strenuous work hastened his breakdown, with a prior week of apparent improvement.
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John Bunny
Brooklyn
Mr. Bunny
Freight brakeman killed by passenger train in Texas
F B Sorrell of Waco a Katy railway brakeman was struck and killed by a passenger train at Sterett Ellis county Texas. The freight train had taken a siding to let the passenger train pass. Sorrell is supposed to have stepped in front of the passenger train. His parents live at Sparta Tennessee.
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F. B. Sorrell
Waco
Katy
Sterett
Ellis County
Tex
Sorrell
Sparta
Tenn
Lightning Strikes Cut Oil Output In Cushing Field
Due to a storm, McMan Oil lost two 3600 barrel tanks and Siluran Oil a 1600 barrel tank in the Cush ing Oklahoma oil field. A large number of well rigs were blown down by the lightning.
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McMan Oil Company
Cushing (Okla
Siluran Oil Company
Some Girl Leaves Oil City After Railway Delay
A New York Central express train was held up at Oil City Pennsylvania for about twenty minutes as two switch engines worked and a dozen men handled the disruption. Anna Chelton Oil City 700 pound fat girl left town.
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New York Central Railway
Oil City
Anna Chelton
Dill Pickles Help Fever Say New York Doctor Recommends
Dr Louis R Weismiller, physical director of the New York YMCA, says dill pickles are better for spring fever than the old fashioned sulphur and molasses. The remark frames a simple dietary suggestion for wellness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis R. Weismiller
New York Y. M. C. A
Florida House Rejects Equal Suffrage Amendment
The Florida lower house rejected a proposed constitutional amendment granting equal suffrage, failing to reach the three fifths needed by fourteen votes. The tally stood 31 for and 24 against, preventing submission to voters in 1916.
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Florida
Noted Confederate General H A Tyler Dies in Kentucky
Confederate cavalry leader General H A Tyler, long associated with Forrest’s survivors, died in Wickman Kentucky at age seventy seven. The obituary notes his prominence in Civil War command and later years.
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H. A. Tyler
Forrest
Wickman, Ky
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Dallas Cotton and Grein
Fort Worth Livestock
General Estrada
Schley Auto
Grendme
Gibson
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