Funeral services for Rev T DeWitt Talmage held in Washington
Funeral services were conducted at the Church of the Covenant for Rev T DeWitt Talmage with a full house. Officiants included Rev Tunis Shamblin and several ministers from Brooklyn and New York. a wreath from President and Mrs Roosevelt attended. Remains to be buried in Brooklyn after services at Washington.
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Washington
Brooklyn
Church of the Covenant
T. DeWitt Talmage
Tunis Shamblin
Chalmers Easton
Nichols
J. Demarest
White House
Washington and
Burleson Streets
Pax
Baptist Church
Prominent hotel man M L Andrews dies in San Antonio
San Antonio news reports the death of M L Andrews a leading figure in hotel circles. He served 21 years as assistant superintendent of the Union League Club in New York and nine years with the Majestic and the Gladstone hotels. He came to San Antonio on December 15 and will be buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in New York.
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San Antonio
M. L. Andrews
New York
Union League Club
New York City
Majestic
Andrews
Woodlawn Cemetery
Winthrop Blaze Destroys Local Stores on KC Southern Line
Texarkana reports a disastrous fire at Winthrop North of town along the Kansas City Southern railroad Sunday night. D. A. Rimes W T Young and John Stevens lose stores with Rimes estimating 16000 in damage and 12000 insured Stevens 2000 Young 750 with total losses around 25000.
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Texarkana
Tex
Winthrop
Here
Kansas City Southern
D. A. Rimes
W. T. Young
John Stevens
Rimes
Stevens
Young
Wreck near Brownwood ruled accident by Santa Fe agents
Galveston reports that special Santa Fe agents conclude the Sunday wreck near Brownwood was accidental. Weather washed ties onto the track Saturday night and the engine pilot dragged a tie for about half a mile before it jammed another tie and caused the crash.
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Galveston
The
Santa Fe
Brownwood
Missouri farmer shoots niece in infatuation tragedy
W H Means, a farmer formerly of Lexington Missouri, shot and killed his 36 year old niece Lydia Means Monday night. Means surrendered and police found the body in a cottage where they lived together. Authorities say Means believed to be insane. The pair had come from Missouri.
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Henrietta
I. T
W. H Means
Lexington
Lydia Means
Means
Missouri
Knights Templars Meet at El Paso Grand Conclave
Three hundred Knights Templars gather in El Paso Texas for the forty nineth annual three days conclave of the grand commandery of Texas. Governor Ahumada of Chihuahua and Henry B Stoddard grand master of the United States are among attendees.
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Knights Templars
el Paso
Tex
Texas
Ahumada
Chihuahua
United States
Henry B. Stoddard
Dallas to Expect 368 Special Trains for Reunion
Dallas reports that during the reunion 368 special trains will arrive, averaging ten cars each with about 50 passengers per car. This totals roughly 3,680 cars and 184,000 people arriving over a few hours next week.
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Dallas
Children killed as river bank caves in near Eric Springs
Three boys aged 8 10 and 11 near Eric Springs on the Washita River were killed when a riverbank caved in. Bud Parker and Marion Cox were seriously injured and nearly smothered before rescue.
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Ardmore
I. T
Eric Springs
Dimp Pearce
al King
Perry Cox
Washita
Bud Parker
Marion Cox
Shooting on Red River Leaves Man Dead in Bonham
Mack Johnson was shot and killed at a home on Red River near Sash north of Bonham Texas during a dispute with C H Preston. Preston surrendered to officers, waived examining trial, and posted a $2000 bond claiming self defense.
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Red River
Bonham
Tex
Sash
Here
Mack Johnson
C. H. Preston
Preston
Drowned Farmer Frank A. Forby in Lavaca County Ravine
Frank A. Forby, one of Lavaca county's wealthiest farmers, drowned near his Hallettsville home while attempting to cross a swollen pasture branch after a sudden rainfall. He was in the pasture checking a windmill when the incident occurred.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Frank A. Forby
Lavaca County
Tragic Wagon Accident Claims Life Near Ladonia
Bonham Texas April 16 A young man named Will Page was returning home in a wagon near Ladonia when a steep hill caused the wagon to overturn. Page was thrown out and the wheels passed over his neck breaking it. he died immediately.
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Bonham, Tex
Ladonia
Will Page
Page
Tragic Mine Cage Accident in Mexico Kills Five
A Concoheno mine disaster report says as a cage descended in the main shaft the supporting cable broke and nine men were hurled over 200 feet. Five workers were killed and four other Mexicans were believed fatally injured.
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Chihuahuas
Mex
Aprimdo
Concoheno
Whipped and Ordered to Leave
Helen Bonner reports to Governor Ferguson that 15 masked men entered her Cleveland county home and whipped her son with 550 lashes and ordered her to flee within 15 days. The incident follows her land dispute with a white contestant and prompts swift action from state and federal authorities.
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Guthrie
C. T
Helen Bonner
Ferguson
Cleveland County
Interior Department
Burwell
Brigadier Generals Retired After 40 Years Service
Brigadier Generals Isaac Derussy Andrew Burt and Michael V Sheridan were placed on the retired list on their own applications after 40 years of service. Colonel Mott Wooton of the Twenty-eighth Infantry was promoted and retired for age. Three more Civil War era colonels are expected to be promoted to brigadier general and retired soon.
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Washington
Isaac Derussy
Andrew §. Burt
Michael V. Sheridan
Mott Wooton
Twenty-eighth Infantry
B nai B rith District 4 Adjourns For 1 Year In Pensacola
In Little Rock on April 16 District No 4 grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Bnai B Rith adjourns to meet next year in Pensacola Florida President Eldridge names a committee led by Charles S Stift of Little Rock to consider a Jewish hospital at Hot Springs Arkansas The committee recommends offering 20000 for a special hospital for contagious diseases at the Cleveland orphans home.
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Little Rock
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of B'nai B'rith
Pensacola
Fla
Eldridge
Charles S. Stift
Hot Springs
Ark
Cleveland Orphans
Incendiary Fire Suspect Seized After Brenham Yard Blaze
Officer Burkhead saw a man in the act of burning a large Brenham lumber yard. A pile of dry cypress shingles already smoldered and could have set the nearby lumber stacks ablaze. The arsonist was captured at the scene and jailed in the county jail.
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Brenham
Tex
A. B. Burkhead
Schley to visit Jackson and Meridian Mississippi
Admiral Schley accepted an invitation to visit Jackson Mississippi as a state guest for a reception. He arrives in Jackson from Memphis on May 1 and proceeds to Meridian the following day to be hosted by the city. The Meridian board of trade is arranging an extensive program for his entertainment.
Train collision injures crew near Texarkana
A head end collision between a passenger train and a freight train just outside Texarkana Ark. on the Kansas City Southern rail line seriously injured Searcy Martin fireman and badly injured Frank Hall brakeman. Passengers were shaken up.
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Texarkana
Ark
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Searcy Martin
Frank Hall
Five Boys Buried in Washita River Sand Bank Accident
In Erin Springs on the Washita river five boys were playing jail when a sand bank buried them. Eddie and Alex Pierce and Perry Cox were killed. Bot Parker and Marion Cox were rescued and left in serious condition with uncertain chances of recovery.
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Ardmore
I. T
Washita
Erin Springs
Eddie
Alex. Pierce
Perry Cox
Bot Parker
Marion Cox
Four Die From Illuminating Gas In Esther Kohen Home
New York on April 16 four people were found dead in the living apartments of widow Esther Kohen on Third Avenue. They appear to have been killed by inhaling illuminating gas fumes and police have not yet stated whether the deaths were accidental or foul play.
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New York
Esther Kohen
Third Avenue
Local Option Election Ordered in Greenville County
The commissioners' court of Greenville Texas has ordered a county local option election for Saturday May 3. The 1897 local option election saw prohibition defeated by a 185 vote margin in a total of 6 671 votes.
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Greenville
Tex
Commissioners’ Court
Prohibition
Child Fatally Burned in San Angelo Yard Fire
In San Angelo Texas on April 16 Helen seven year old daughter of G M Cook died after her clothes were ignited by coals in the yard while the mother tended a sick lady nearby.
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San Angelo
Tex
Helen
G. M. Cook
Wreck on Mexican Central Train Near Torreon
The Mexican Central passenger train derailed by an open switch at Gomez Palacio near Torreon. The fireman was killed and the Pullman conductor fatally injured.
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el Paso
Tex
Gome Palacio
Torreon
Lost Children Identified in Terrell Texas
Two children found on the Texas and Pacific railroad track in Terrell were identified as the offspring of Sol Harris and were returned to their father.
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Terrell, Tex
Texas and Pacific
Sol Harris
For Sale Listings in Southeast Town Real Estate Auction
South half of block near Allen Academy priced 550 with one and a quarter acres near the schoolhouse. Small new cottage tenant house and well listed at 750. Six room house with one lot on west side and brick cistern priced at 1250. N B Cole home place two and a half lots with room horse and improvements at 1600. Brazos Bottom farm 300 acres at 20 per acre, divisible. Railroad frontage 75 feet off Otto Boehme property. Ed Pochila place two lots and large two story residence at 2800. Also other city property available.
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Allen Academy
N. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom
Otto Boehme
Ed Pochila
Textile inventory list from a historic shop
Two cases lace and dropstitch hose and half hose are listed along with two cases R and G corsets. One case knitting cotton is noted followed by two cases clothing. One case dress ginghams completes the reading of the itemized stock.
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Joseph Daly
Bryan
Paes
DR. T. Boyle
Goon Texas
P. O. Box
Merchants & Planters Bank
James Dum
Waiwagers Funeral
Velt
Harlan and Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Cullom, Burroughs and Dolliver
William A. Smith
John A. Foster
Klopschof
Bittinger
Fisk
G. L. Magruder
E. H. Branch
F. M. Lawrence
B. H. Warner
P’nai Brith
Sand Bank
Houston
Texas Central
S. F. B. Morse
Mgr
Dallas, Austin, Waco, FT. Worth
Denison
Houston, Corsicana
Anderson
M. L. Robbins
Stevenson Machine & Repair Company
Bryan, Texas
Mrs. Proctor
Border
Tyler Haswell
Bryam
Alfred Morris
Cincinnati
Ohio
W. A. Watkins
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Coulter's
Dewitt
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Exchange
Piksie Suor
H. B. Dorsey
Prop
E Exchange Hotel
City Market
John W.hic
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