KILLING AT ELM ST. HAT CO.Frank Mewshaw Killed In Dallas At S. G. Davis Hat Company (No date on article, but trial started March 11, 1912) Frank Mewshaw, well known in Garland, was shot and killed by A. T. Stewart in Dallas yesterday. The following account of the killing is taken from the Dallas News of…
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Compiled by Frances James The Order of the Sons of Hermann is a German fraternal organization sponsoring social and benevolent activities that helped preserve German traditions while easing the transition of the German immigrant for American Society. The benefits were extended to the widows, orphans, and disabled members of the order.[i] The Order is named…
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James Carter Arnold was the last City Marshall and the first Chief of Police of Dallas, an elective office. He was never defeated in an election until the time of his death in 1898. Chief Arnold was a son of William Bailey Arnold and Martha Bostwick. He was born at Wellington, Georgia, April 29, 1851.…
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