Estate of Col. Thomas Snell Left In Trust For Decades
Probing the late Col Thomas Snell will stirs Illinois and Iowa circles with an estate valued near two million dollars. He leaves five children with only one son living and the entire estate placed in trust for twenty years after the youngest heir dies, possibly stretching to a century. If carried out, the trust earnings could push the value toward a billion dollars.
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Thoma Snell
Bloomington
Ill
Thomas Snell
Illinois
Iowa
Richard Snell
Clinton
San Jose
Cal
Snell
Louisville
Boyle
Illinois Central engineer James H. Banta dies crossing tracks
James H. Banta aged sixty two, the oldest engineer on the Illinois Central railroad, was struck by an engine and killed instantly while crossing the tracks. He had spent forty four years driving or stocking engines on the line and had survived four wrecks previously.
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Chicago
James H. Banta
Illinois Central Railroad
Banta
Alley of Stock Exchange Member Shoots Self at Yacht Club
W S Alley, NY Stock Exchange member since 1878, shot himself in his club room amid financial troubles. Friends cite despondency over finances as cause. Police report no other details pending investigation.
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W. S. Alley
Stock Exchange
New York
William 8. Alley
New York Stock Exchange
Larchment Yacht Club
Mr Alley
the Exchange
Alley
Sacrifice to His Profession Dr Leonard Taylor Dies
Dr Leonard Taylor a prominent western surgeon died after a life saving operation. While stitching a wound for necrosis he pierced his thumb with a needle allowing poison to enter his blood. He was forty and left a widow and three children.
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Leonard Taylor
Jfe Elgin
West
Taylor
Baby Bandit Strikes Mailboxes in Muskogee
A six year old boy was caught taking mail from post office boxes and opening letters. Police report a large check found in one letter. The boy was sent home to his mother for a spanking. the postmaster declines prosecution. The boy said he was just looking through the mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Aug
Knights of Honor Texas Grand Lodge Meets in Dallas
The eighteenth biennial meeting of the Texas grand lodge of the Knights of Honor opens in Dallas with Grand Dictator Stone of Waco presiding. Mayor Hay welcomes delegates as Supreme Dictator Bentley of New Orleans attends among participants from across the state.
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Texas Grand Lodge
Dallas
Texas Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor
Stone
Waco
Hay
Bentley
New Orleans
Fire consumes $1250 in boarding house cash in Paris
Paris Texas August 6 W S Moony han owner of a boarding house whose building burned early Tuesday morning lost a roll of currency valued at 1250 dollars in the blaze A note for the same amount was also destroyed In Antwerp sensational suicide occurs as silk merchant M Jacques Simon jumps from the cathedral tower in front of a crowd and dies instantly
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Paris
Tex
W. S. Moonyhan
Antwerp
M. Jacques Simon
Two Steamers Chartered For Algerian Troops
The government has chartered two steamers to transport Algerian troops to Morocco. In Texarkana E L Rosbrough of Marshall was chosen clerk for the new court of civil appeals after sixteen applicants. In Philadelphia H B Weiner of Lansdoner Pa was found dead in a park, a bank employee from a failed bank. A train derailment near Pittsburgh caused six fatalities. An earthquake shock was felt in Valparaiso.
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Marseilles
Morocco
Texarkana
E. L. Rosbrough
Marshall
Court of Civil Appeals
Philadelphia
H. B. Weiner
Lansdoner
Valparaiso
French Cruiser Gloire Jeannie d Arc Sails for Morocco
Aug 6 report of the French cruiser Gloire Jeannie d Arc sailing to Morocco with detachments from artillery foreign legion and battalion sharpshooters aboard for deployment in Moroccan operations.
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Aran, Alegria
Gloirie Jeannie d’Arc
Conde
Cueydon
Foreign Legion
Morocco
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Howard R. Cavitt
C. E, Bullock ™& CO
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Texas
Joe B. Reed
Friend-In-Need Society
Patrofis
E. Rohde
M. H. James
el Paso
Mexico
Miguel Martinez
Espirantus Santo
Zacatecas
San Louis Potosi
Pemberton
Etta Allen
A. L. Pemberton
Little Rock
Assembly
Perryville
A. T. Gross
Gross
Galzbrook
Mary Dubois
Joseph Galzbrook
Edward Smith
Montgomery
United States
Senator Pettus
Joseph F. Johnston
Louis M. Levy
Main Street
Baby Bandit
Knights OF Honor
Pittsburg
C. G. Parsons
Parsons Bottling Works
Corner
Main and
Austin Streets
Bryan, Texas
O ‘Exas State Bottlers Association
Brazos
Madison Counties
Robertson County
J Ray
S.H. Dunlap
Haswell’s Book Store
Bryan Steam Laundry
Earn Proprietor
CRAIN
W. H. Lawrence
W. C. Fountain
Smith Drug Company
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