First bale of new cotton at Bryan earns premium
W.H. Weaver delivered the season's first bale near Bryan grown on upland soil. Ginned by G. S. Parker and weighed 550 pounds at the Lawrence warehouse, it sold to Whit Doremus for Bush & Witherspoon Co. of Waco at 13 1/2 cents per pound, with a $10 premium from Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Co and a flour premium from E. J. Fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Weaver
Bryan
G. S. Parker
Lawrence
E. J. Fountain
Whit Doremus
Bush & Witherspoon Co
Waco
First National Bank
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Co
Weaver
Wm. Kapchinski
College
Lawrence & Co
Bryan Oil
Amendments Election Yields Narrow Local Support
Sixty six votes were cast yesterday on constitutional amendments with 22 at the city hall and 44 at the courthouse. Only two amendments carried locally: widows home and road tax. The tally shows varying support and opposition across five measures including agriculture, legislators salaries, city improvement, printing, and road tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Bryan Oil Mill Promises Growth for Brazos Farmers
The Eagle urges strong support for the Bryan Oil Mill in Brazos County and surrounding trade territory. With a well managed mill, it will boost the cotton and seed market, provide products at reasonable costs, buy seed and labor locally, and in spring begin manufacturing fertilizer to aid farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Bryat
Bryan
Two Seale Brothers Celebrate 39th Birthday Barbecue
Twin brothers George Seale of Mumford and Sam Seale of Benchley celebrated their 39th birthday with a barbecue at Sam Seale’s home. About twenty relatives and friends attended the event and enjoyed a fine dinner. Mrs. Kate Wilcox, Mrs. Hugh Seale, and C. M. Bell of Bryan were present.
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George Seale
Mumford
Sam Seale
Benchley
Kate Wilcox
Hugh Seale
C. M Bell
Bryan
New Dry Goods Stock at Main Street Store
Mr. J. H. Mawhinney prepares a complete stock of dry goods and boots and shoes at his West Main Street store. Carpenters install shelving and new goods are expected on sale September 1, while the grocery stock remains in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Mawhinney
West Main Street
Mawhinney
Allen Academy Wins State Interscholastic Championship Banner
Allen Academy of this city won the state interscholastic athletic championship at Arlington in 1907 in a contest with the Carlisle Military Institute and others. Carlisle sent a blue and white banner and the mile relay championship banner, plus eighteen medals won by Academy boys. The trophies add to the Academy’s growing collection, and the school notes it has now held the state championship three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Academy
Arlington
Carlisle Military Institute
Academy
Carlisle
Bryan and Navasota Baseball Rivalry Ends in Close Win
Bryan wins 3 to 2 over Navasota in a tight contest. McDonald and Menifee pitched for Bryan with Riesto catching, while Jones pitched for Navasota. Bittle and Forrester contributed hits and Gordon hit a homer for Bryan. A foul ball killed a bird on the wing during the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Navasota
McDonald
Menifee
Jones
Riesto
Bittle
Forrester
Gordon
Fountain-Edge Dry Goods Do James Contest Update
A further count in the Fountain-Edge Dry Goods James contest was completed last night and is the final interim tally before the final count. Votes must be received by 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 15, with current standings listing the candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Cards of Thanks and a Returning Dollar Tale
Pink Graham and Maggie Dawson express heartfelt thanks to friends and supporters for aid in scholarship and educational contests. Emmett Scrimshire also thanks supporters for their help. An old farmer’s initialed dollar recurs in town, then vanishes, never paying taxes or benefiting the community again, per the Anderson Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pink Graham
Eagle
Maggie Dawson
Emmett Scrimshire
Anderson
Two Women Plan Detective School in Austin
Miss Margaret Holliday and Mrs. McDaniel, formerly connected with the Insane asylum at Austin, will establish in that city a school for detectives. The object is to care for persons partially insane, so as to prevent the necessity of them being sent to the asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Holliday
McDaniel
Austin
Brutal assaults spark Staten Island crime wave actions
New York reports a brutal assault on two year old Antoinette Taluci by Lacea Fonteza at New Brighton. Mob pursuit ended with Fonteza jailed on a criminal assault charge while other incidents include a six year old bruised, Italian suspects in Williamsburg, and calls for more police. Police Commissioner O Keefe orders heightened protection for women and missing child protocols as investigations continue.
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New York
Lacea Fonteza
New Brighton
Staten Island
Antoinette Taluct
Pasquale Taluel
Fonteza
Taluci
King Plaster Mills
Fontza
Angeline Condarti
Linoleum
Ville
John Ambato
Brooklyn
Daniels Tak
Frank P. Body
O'Keefe
Board of Estimate
Lee Avenue Court
Williamsburg
Sadie Hasenflug
Hazenflug
John Montelone
Peter Condaso
Miss Hasenslug
Police Department
William Hoffman
Port Richmond
Sophi Heckler
Sixty-second Street
Hoffman
Justice Department Agent Probes Italian Peonage Case
Michele Bercardinelle, a New York special agent of the justice department, arrived in St. Louis by order of Attorney General Bonaparte to investigate alleged Italian peonage. He located a man who, two weeks earlier, said he and others were held in peonage on a plantation near Robinsonville, Mississippi. The agent will proceed to Mississippi to continue the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Michele Bercardinelle
New York
Department of Justice
Bonaparte
Robinsonville
Miss
Bercardinelle
Mississippi
Irish claimant who hoisted flag drowns in rough seas
Thomas Myler, who said he raised the American flag at Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish American War, drowned off Courtown while training to swim St George's Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arklow
Ireland
Thomas Myler
Santiago de Cuba
Courttown
St. George's Channel
Fatal Wounding of Negro in Shreveport Arrest Attempt
George Williams a Negro from Mineral Wells Texas was shot and fatally wounded here by an officer while attempting to escape arrest in Shreveport on August 6 19XX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
George Williams
Mineral Wells
Tex
Death of Fighting Chaplain Lozier at Mount Vernon
Rev. John A. Lozier known as the fighting chaplain died in Mount Vernon Iowa at eighty seven. He was a popular orator and author of several war songs.
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Mount Vernon
John A. Lozier
Brakeman Crushed Between Cars in Terrell Accident
Terrell Texas August 6 J H Dean a Texas Midland railway brakeman was crushed between cars while making a coupling and cannot live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell, Tex
J. H. Dean
Texas Midland Railway
Dallas man dies from pier diving accident
Corpus Christi report says O. J. Altman of Dallas died after injuring himself last week when he dove from the natatorium pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
O. J. Altman
Dallas
Natatorium
Lithograph Plant Destroyed in Chicago Fire
The Meyer-Cord Lithographic plant at Fifty second avenue and West Lake street was destroyed by fire. Loss is $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Meyer-Cord Lithographic
Fifty-second Avenue
West Lake Street
Postmasters Appointed in Oklahoma and Indian Territory
President Roosevelt named new postmasters including George C. Barber at Prague Oklahoma and C. F. Mason at Afton in Indian Territory.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
George C. Barber
Prague
Okla
C. F. Mason
Afton
I. T
Mob Hangs Suspect After Assault Allegation in Runge
Houston Aug 6 A Negro man about thirty five was taken from the Runge calaboose by armed citizens and hanged to a tree in front of the prison after being arrested on charges of attempting criminal assault on two white women. Several other Negroes were rounded up and ordered to leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tom Hall
Calaboose
Runge
Chronicle
Hall
Mail Car Jumps Track Near Dallas
An eastbound Texas and Pacific mail train derailed four miles from Dallas on Tuesday morning due to a rail defect. Several people were injured, with Doctor Metcalf of Dallas sustaining a broken left leg as the most serious casualty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas and Pacific
Cr. Metcalf
Boy Seized by Bear Trap in City Stand
In Houston on August 6, fourteen year old Ernest Barry was caught in a bear trap at a Main Street fruit and soda stand. Seven men freed him after a trap nearly severed a limb. The proprietor had set the trap to deter burglars.
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Houston
Ernest Barry
Main Street
Algeciras Garrison Placed On War Footing
Madrid reports the garrison at Algeciras placed on war footing to send troops toward Morogoa. The order signals mobilization as authorities consider strategic redeployment.
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Madrid
Algeciras
Morogoa
Dr Shoop’s Pile Cure Promises Instant Relief
An advertisement advocates Dr Shoop’s Magic Ointment as a specific pile cure. It claims instant relief when applied and recommends Dr Shoop’s Restorative for liver and stomach sluggishness in chronic cases, noting the product’s price as 50 cents from M H James.
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Richelieu
Libby’s
Carnes & Wallace
Fountain
Bryan Oil Mill
Two Brothers
Emmel & Maloney
Lula Bullock
du Vee Eeeee
Lena Searcy
Lula Umensetter
Rosalie Taylor Maude Zimmerman Seeeee
Marion Franklin
Jesse Hensarling
George Deaton
Deviltry
Myler
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Stevenson Machine and Repair Works
J. F. Eaves
Smith Building
Wej
Mace
Pea
Shoop
Acine
J.D. Ganter
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