Lecture by Gen Gordon on The Last Days of the Confederacy
General Gordon, famed orator and commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, will speak Monday evening April 28 on The Last Days of the Confederacy under Methodist church auspices. Admission 75 and 50 cents. The Dallas reunion is noted as a prelude to memories and inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Gordon
Gordon
Dallas
United Confederate Veterans
Ladies of the Methodist Church
Methodist Sunday School
New Methodist Church
Malcolm Carnes
W. C. Fountain
G. A. Yant
Haskell Post Graduate School of
Chicago
Yant
United States
J. L. Fountain
Plan to Move Old Methodist Church Building Begun
Preparations started yesterday to remove the old Methodist church, purchased by colored people, and relocate it to another part of town to use as a place of worship.
Mrs Lock Lawson Hosts In Birmingham With Daughters
Mrs. Lock Lawson and her daughters Mamie and Carrie Lawson of Birmingham Alabama are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W L Houston. Mrs Lawson is sister of Mrs Houston.
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Mrs. M. Nagle
Calveri
Lock Lawson
Mamie
Carrie Lawson
Birmingham
Ala
W. L. Houston
Lawson
Houston
Grice Family Returns From Visit to Sons
Jacob Grice returned to Houston yesterday after visiting his sons WwW Grice of this city and Dr Grice of Edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Grice
Houston
B. Grice
Dr. Grice
Edge
Arthur Jenkins Attends Brother George Jenkins Funeral
Arthur Jenkins arrived yesterday from the Indian Territory to attend the funeral of his brother George Jenkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jenkins
Indian Territory
George Jenkins
White lawn shirt waists arrive from W J Coulter
Early Monday morning a new shipment of white lawn shirt waists arrived by express from W J Coulter. Wagner Brandon's offered chiffon ruching styles in 15c and 2c quality, with prices 8 1 2c and 10c.
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Express
W. J. Coulter
Wagner & Brandon's
New York
Lost Shrine pin offered reward in Bryan office
A shriner's pin is missing in Bryan. A reward is offered for its return to the office. Also advertised are new mouldings and picture frames at Carter's, latest straw hats at Wagner & Bran, and a sale on white lawn at Coulter's with a special deal.
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N. Jametta
Zuleh
Pos
Harder's Feed
Levy Bros. Furniture
Bryan Ice Storage & Coal Company
Carter
B.C. Pittuck
Dallas
Bryan
Shriner
Wagner & Brandon’s
Coulter's
All Silk Foulards at Wagner & Brandon's
Auction style notice lists silk foulards at Wagner and Brandon's with chiffon ruching priced at 119 and 10 cents.
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Wagner & Brandon's
Embroidered Linens and Tie Sale at Wagner & Brandon's
Local shop Wagner and Brandon offers embroidered linens at 50 cents and a tie sale. Store promotes affordable home goods and accessories with limited timing and stock.
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Wagner & Brandon's
Colored horse missing from Bryan area farm seeks return
A heavy built male horse about 14 to 14 1/2 hands high left W. J. Roberts farm seven miles south of Bryan Texas on April 15. Branded figure 2 on left shoulder and wore a small bell. Suitable reward offered for return or information leading to recovery. Bryan Texas contact W. J. Roberts.
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Bryan
W. J. Roberts
West Point Improvements Included in Military Bill
The house began debate on the military appropriation bill including 6.5 million for West Point grounds and buildings. The package also carries about 3 million in other appropriations. Gilbert of Kentucky sparked a race question discussion joined by Gilbert Massachusetts Blackburn North Carolina Ketchum North Carolina and Gaines Tennessee. Cochran Missouri and Gillett debated alleged neutrality law violations over shipments of horses and mules to South Africa.
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Washington
West Point
Gilbert
Kentucky
Messrs
Massachusetts
Blackburn
North Carolina
Ketchum
Gaines
Tennessee
Cochran
Missouri
Gillett
South Africa
Rivers and harbors bill passes senate with Texas items in shape
The senate approved the rivers and harbors bill in under two hours and sent it to conference. The Galveston inner harbor amendment was revised to provide 200000 cash and 400000 continuing contracts from the outer end of the inner bay to Fifty first street with spending places left to the secretary of war. Buffalo bayou item was amended to allocate 600000 to division No 1 and 400000 to division No 2 while preserving cash ratios.
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Washington
Senate
Texas
Galveston Inner Harbor
Secretary of War
Washington Gets Original Suit Leave Against Railways
The United States Supreme Court grants Washington leave to file an original bill seeking an injunction against the Great Northern Railroad the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Northern Securities Company. Chief Justice Fuller says the decision is without prejudice to any party and reflects care in original cases.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Great Northern Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Securities Company
Fuller
Woman Murdered in Corpus Christi Home
In Corpus Christi Texas on April 22 Mrs James Hatch Jr was murdered in her home in the presence of her eight month old infant. James Hatch Jr a well known Nueces county farmer lives about one mile west of the city. He left for the field about 7 am leaving wife and infant alone. Two Mexicans have been arrested for the crime. Motive unknown.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
James Hatch
Nueces County
Hatch
Train kills Houston line worker near Van Alstyne
S P Beard longtime resident and former head of section boarding house No 49 of the Houston and Texas Central railway was killed near Van Alstyne Texas. He was adjusting a plate on the track when a southbound passenger train struck him. A south wind muffled the engineer’s warning signal.
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van Alstyne
Tex
S. P. Beard
Houston and Texas Central Railway
Beard
Cattlemen Feud Leaves Three Mortally Wounded Near Collinsville
In Cherokee Nation west of Collinsville, William Phillips was killed and William Mayfield Jesse Skidmore and Sige Johnson were mortally wounded in a dispute between non resident cattlemen with pastures near Oolagh. The feud stems from a court contest over grazing land.
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Vinita
I. T
Collinsville
William Phillips
William Mayfield
Jesse Skidmore
Sige Johnson
Oolagh
Skidmore
Mayfield
Drowning at Waco Natatorium Claims 12 Year Old Ed Malcolm
In Waco Texas on April 22 a crowd swam at the natatorium when Ed Malcolm twelve, unable to swim, sank to the bottom and drowned. A boy spotted him under water and alerted others. Ed was the son of widow Mrs Mary Malcolm.
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Waco
Tex
Ed Malcolm
Mary Malcolm
Ties camp accidents claim two lives in Okmulgee
In Okmulgee Oklahoma Territory on April 22 J D Smith of Bonham Texas died after being struck by rebounding limbs while making ties for the Choctaw His skull was fractured and he died of his injuries A separate incident in the Ozark camp killed a six year old child of D P Philips from Missouri when a tree fell.
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Okmulgee
I. T
J. D. Smith
Bonham
Tex
D. P. Philips
Ozark
Philips
Missouri
Boy Drowns Near Handley In Interurban Lake
Robert Graham, 10, son of Dr A E Graham of Handley Texas, wandered away while hunting with companions Saturday. After a town search he was found drowned at Interurban lake near 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Handley
Tex
Robert
A. E. Graham
Yellow Fever Cases Reported in Port Limon Costa Rica
The state health department reports three yellow fever cases at Port Limon Costa Rica as of April 22. The news notes the outbreak location and official health communication from Austin.
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Costa Rica
Austin
State Health Department
Port Limon
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