Local notes on residents, games and business in Bryan area
N Jametta returns from Mar lin B L Reed from Hearne H C Robinson to San Antonio Bob McCay recovering Wallace Peverley ill W W Sangster from Navasota Mrs Thos W Stewart to Galveston Will Taliaferro from West Texas Mike Hannefin from Brazos bottom Exposition saloon rye gin sales Kernole's Park games Bryan Rockdale series Aug 12 14 A C Minter called to Mineral Wells Miss Maud and Cora McMillan return to Franklin Real estate ad by Judge W B Hudson Allen Academy expands enrollment E J Fountain urges cotton mill project Rev W S Red reports on church affairs C W B V extension track work near Little Brazos River Grand barbecue at city park Baptist lunch Niece lunches 15 cents Visitors invited and well treated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Reed
Hearne
H. C. Robinson
San Antono
Bob McCay
Wallace Peverley
W. W. Sangster
Navasota
Thos
W. Stewart
Galveston
Will Taliaferro
West Texas
Mike Hannefin
Brazos
Mr. Vernon
Exposition
Dts
E.R. Lloyd
L. L. Lloyd
G. D. Price
Evan Price
Kurten
S. W. Buchanan
Rockdale
Bryan
Kernole’s Park
A.C. Minter
Mineral Wells
Minter
Maud
Cora McMillan
Franklin
Bryan White
W. B. Hudson
J. H
R. O. Allen
Texas
E. J. Fountain
W.S. Red
Presbyterian Church
George E. Clothier
Brenham
Ladies of the Baptist Church
British Shirking in Shanghai Theat of Taku Deploys Troops
Aug 9 The flooded Pei Tsang area worsens allied progress toward Tientsin. Reports claim 1130 allied casualties with Russians 600 Japanese 410 and British 120. Britain may land Indian troops at Shanghai, with France said to follow with 1200. Pekin ministers remain, while Empress Dowager sends food to legations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ondan
Pei Tsang
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Great Britain
Che Foo
Legations
British Foreign Office
Lamsdorff Appointment Breaks up Franco-Russian Alliance
Paris reports Count Lamsdorff named minister of foreign affairs amid fears of a rupture with France. The move follows Russia’s strained alliance as Paris financiers and Dragomiroff recall signal tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Lamsdorff
New York
Paris
Germany
Austria
France
St. Petersburg
Dragomiroff
French War Department
Roberts Explains Carrington Failure in Garrison Move
London Aug 9. Roberts reports from Pretoria that De Wet’s wagons crossed the Vaal and Methuen’s forces attacked near Benterakroon. Kitchener crosses the Vaal with cavalry. Hunter says 4140 prisoners taken in Bethleem Harrismith district. three guns and 4000 horses captured. 195000 rounds of ammo destroyed. The Elands river garrison of about 300 bushmen and Rhodesians may be captured. Carrington arrived too late to withdraw. Casualties totaled seven men, including four officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pretoria
Roberts
Kitchener
de Wet
Vaal
Methuen
Potchefstroom
Lindique
de Wetsdorp
Hunter
Bethleem-Harrismith
Cape Town
Elands River
Carrington
Delacey
Ian Hamilton
Rustenburg
Benterakroon
Miss Orrille Lincoln Rites Held After Illness
Miss Orrille Lincoln died yesterday at 11 30 AM at her mother Mrs L A Lincoln's home in Bryan after a long illness. She was 35 and had lived with her mother and sister Miss Mary Lincoln for years. a brother in Louisiana survives. Funeral from the family residence at 10 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrille Lincoln
L. A. Lincoln
Miss Lincoln
Bryan
Mary Lincoln
Lousiana
HOTEL ARRIVALS AT EXCHANGE HOTEL LISTED
A roster lists guests arriving at the Exchange Hotel including Samuels Adone Calvert Hurst Camp Cramer Leslie Friebis Hoodless Rosenbaum Hinkle Weil Levy Porter Levy Gorman Thompson James Reagan Hoodless McLanahan Lloyd Lloyd Price Evan Price Kurten Harrison and other travelers from Dallas St Louis Chicago New Orleans Nashville Nashville and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Samuels
J. Adone
Calvert
Coffee shipment to Zuber and McDougald noted
Telegram from Doremus Butler Galveston Aug 9 says one sack of ground coffee shipped to Zuber and McDougald with notification to follow. Derden reports Waco convention on oil question still hot with divided sentiment and nominations stalled. Railroad commissioner race described as hottest with Reagan and Storey outcomes discussed. Eagle census guessing contest offers 1000 chances. top prize is fifteen thousand dollars. Metropolitan cigars promoted by Exposition Saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Messrs. Doremus & Butler
Bryan
Zuber & McDougald
8. M. Derden
Waco
Reagan
Storey
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Seandale
Mippleport
Ferndale
Spurr
Blanke Bros
Kernole Bros
N. Jametta
Marlin
Jim Tom Lawrence
Eagle
A. D. McConico
Bryan Texas
Wtf
R. R. Knowles
Little Brazos River
Taku
Russia
Washington
State Department
Goodnow
Department
Jung Lu
Lyons
The
Catholic Journal
Chi Li
Tyler
Haswell
Doremus & Butler
Focke, Wilkins & Lange
Cox
Collcs
Zuber and McDougald
Taylor & Cox and
H. Rohde
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
Bryan, Texas
A. D. McConnico
Insurance
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Fidelity & Casualty
Maryland Casualty Accident Insurance Co’s
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