Social and Club Gatherings With Watermelon Servings
A series of cordial social events hosted by Bryan families featured warm weather garden entertaining. Guests included Irene Board Ray Conway Mary Parker and many others. Activities ranged from progressive peanut parties to apron hemming contests with prizes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Chance
Clara Mawhinney
Nellie Gale
Mary Knowles
Alline Rohde
Lois Reynolds
Linn
Dell Raysor
Willie McDougald
Lola Betts
Lucile Robinson
Agnes Kennard
Harry Poverty
Frank Buchanan
Wilson Buchanan
Hudson Myers
Joe Spell
Roy Nunn
Jay Adams
Henry Rohde
Jim James
Stuart Boatwright
Jim Johnson
Louie Beard
Rudolph Myers
Johnnie Sims
Meredith James
Frank James
Jim Thomas
Lawrence Parker
J. T. Hanway
Madeline Hanway
Stella Johnson
Margarett Zuber
Ava Haswell
Dorcas Parker
Lila Adams
Ab Stract Books for Brazos County Land Titles Offered
J. W. Batts advertises in the Taliaferro building opposite the Court House with a phone listing. A five room house and two lots on the east side two blocks from Main Street are offered in good repair for 1100 dollars for a few days, with reasonable terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Yave
Brazos County
Main Street
Bryan
Brazos Bottom
Burleson County
Texas
Pleasant social events in Bryan area described
The report notes several social gatherings including a measuring party at the Edge home with two cents per foot measured for the Young Peoples Union of the Free Baptist church. It also mentions a Bryan boys hay ride for Lois Reynolds and Alline Rohde, a birthday party for Hattie Maude Edge, visits by Warren W. Moore and Robin son to Second Texas regimental headquarters, and an informal dance at the Elks club with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Boys
Lois Reynolds
Alline Rohde
Mesdames Nunn
Rohde
Carters Creek
Alma Robinson
Hattie Lou Hudson
Rae Conway
Messrs
Roy Nunn
Rudolph Myers
Louie Hamilton
Wilson Buchanan
Johnnie Sims
Hattie Maude Edge
J. H. Edge
Hettie
Warren W. Moore
Austin
Miss Robinson
Bryan
Roy Hearne
Joe Speight
Felix Robertson
Texas Regimental
Second Regimental Band
Brenham
Austin Statesman
Turmoil at Valparaiso After Strong Earthquake Shocks
Reports from Valparaiso indicate widespread destruction with collapsed buildings and large loss of life. Cables show continued shocks Friday and communications along the Andes down, while tides in Honolulu register disturbances beginning Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Valparaiso
Associated Press
Baldwin
Kan
Andes
Honolulu
First native Oklahoma man to obtain Garfield County marriage license
Guthrie Oklahoma August 18 Howard C Gearhead aged nineteen of Coldwater has the distinction of being the first native born Oklahoma resident to secure a marriage license in Garfield county and in the territory He was born in Beaver county then No Man s Land and married Friday to Lulu Drage also of Coldwater The item also notes the death of W B Cahill a formerly well known actor in New York on August 18
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Howard C. Gearhead
Coldwater
Garfield County
Beaver County
No Man’s Land
Cimarron Territory
Lulu Drage
Katy railroad orders thirty locomotives
A note lists the Katy railroad’s order of thirty locomotives. An Italian paper may start at Krebs. Texas pecan crop expected large. Washita valley flooded causing damage. A cloudburst near Monterey, Mexico, reportedly cost lives. Two black children bitten by mad dogs at Ennis. Louisiana State Bank Examiner Thomas resigns. W. T. McCall, a Black school teacher, shot at Austin and died. Boll weevils reported on plantations near LeCompte Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy Railroad
Krebs
I. T
Texas
Washita Valley
Monterey
Mex
Ennis
Tex
Thomas
Louisiana
W. T. McCall
Austin
le Compte
Fearful quake strikes Santiago with collapsed buildings
An 8 o'clock earthquake hit Santiago Chile causing many buildings to collapse. The extent of fatalities is not yet known and panic spread through the city as rescuers assess the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Chilean quake seen in weather bureau seismographs
Washington records show no earth movements since Thursday due to the Chilean earthquake. Seismograph readings from Saturday morning indicate the heaviest east west movement occurred at 7:44 and 7:45 PM, with stronger north south movement about eight minutes later. Manuel J. Vega, Chilean chargé, relies on newspapers for updates as communication with Chile is hampered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
State Department
Chilean Legation
Chile
Manuel J. Vega
Valparaiso
Five Feet High Tide Wave Reported From Hawaii Islands
Wireless reports from Hawaii Maui and Oahu indicate a general tidal wave reach about five feet in height with Manlaea Bay near Maui showing an estimated twelve foot crest. The surge destroyed a wharf and failed superstructure as heavy surf marked the episode linked to the Valparaiso earthquake. Thirty years ago a South American quake caused similar effects locally.
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Honlulu
Wireless
Hawaii
Maui
Hito
Bay of Manlaea
Valparaiso
South America
Earthquake Devastates Valparaiso Killing Hundreds
A Valparaiso quake rocked the city at 8 o clock Thursday night causing instant death for hundreds and burying many others in ruins. Many were burned before aid could arrive. Businesses closed and deliveries halted as the Central and South American Telegraph Co notes a San Francisco like disaster pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Herald
Valparaiso
Galveston
Frisco
Central and South American Telegraph Company
San Francisco
Stoned Train Injures Root Party in Argentina
Buenos Aires dispatch says attackers stoned the train carrying Secretary Root and party near the Chascomus ranch. Three windows shattered in Root's car and the agriculture minister neck wounded. Several others injured lightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
New York
Calle
Buenos Ayres
Bank fugitive Stensland reported captured in Canada
Spokane report states banker Stensland, the Chicago fugitive, has been captured at Midway in British Columbia. The item follows a similar headline noting his escape and current status. Also reported is the death of Rev. J L Alexander, a prominent Cumberland Presbyterian minister aged seventy seven in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stensland
British Columbia
Spokane
Wash
Chicago
Midway
B. C
Nashville
J. L. Alexander
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cable Working Saturday Reported From Galveston
The Galveston cable company manager said cable work would extend to Valparaiso Saturday morning but no land line communication had been received with Santiago Chile or Buenos Aires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Valparaiso
Santiago
Chile
Buenos Ayres
Colquitt to Attend Railroad Commission Meeting in Austin
Colquitt returns from Dallas as railroad commissioner. The commission will meet Tuesday. Belton reports a Shetland snare mare foaled a colt weighing sixteen pounds, owned by Jack Miller.
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Colquitt
Austin
Dallas
Belton
Tex
Jack Miller
Raids uncover unfit meat used in Chicago free lunches
Food Inspector Murray and assistants raided a barn where six men prepared decayed pork and beef into a semblance of its original form for free lunches in saloons. They found 26 000 pounds of meat unfit for use in a public warehouse and seized equipment tied to Davidson’s operation.
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Chicago
Murray
Davidson
Avidson
Revolutionary Upheaval Reported in Santo Domingo
Telegraph reports from Cape Haitian detail a serious revolution in Santo Domingo led by General Navarro. Dajabon was captured after a battle that killed twenty, with rebels near Guayabin and marching toward Monte Christi. General Deschamps expected to lead forces against the government in favor of ex President Jiminez. Anarchy reported in the north with commerce halted and northern traffic banned.
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Santo Domingo
Cape Haytien
Hayti
Navarro
Viviers
Dajabon
Guayabin
Monte Christi
Deschaps
Jiminez
Three Taken Out and Fifty Impounded in Clinch Mountain Tunnel
A tunnel accident at Clinch mountain in Virginia and Tennessee reports three men killed and two injured at Alberts while fifty workers are said to be imprisoned. later reports deny entombment and attribute deaths to an earlier rock fall during Friday’s work on the Clinch tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Alberts
Virginia and Southwestern
Clinch Tunnel
Bristol, Tenn
Clinch Mountain
South and Western Railroad
Wholesale Smuggling of Mexican Immigrants Revealed
Washington reports a wholesale smuggling ring bringing Mexican immigrants into the United States. The migrants are barred by law due to trachoma, a contagious eye disease. Immigration officials under James R. Dunn in St. Louis are locating and preparing for capture and deportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United States
Washington
James R. Dunn
St. Louis
Immigration Service
Neary Defeats Herrera in Seventh Round Displaying Knockdown Power
Milwaukee boxer Charlie Neary defeats Aurelio Herrera of Bakersfield in the seventh round of an eight round bout at the Badger Athletic club. Herrera's corner threw in the towel after Neary floored him in the first minute of the seventh, leaving Neary undefeated in the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrera
Milwaukee
Charlie Neary
Aurelio Herrera
Bakersfield
Cal
Badger Athletic Club
Neary
J Rogers Barr Dies Prominent Lexington Railroad Official
Lexington Kentucky August 18 J Rogers Barr general manager of the Lexington and Eastern railroad died Saturday after a long illness He was the son of Judge John Farr of Louisville and one of the state s leading railroad men
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
J. Rogers Barr
Lexington and Eastern Railroad
John Farr
Louisville
Stone & Webster Granted Permit to Do Business in Texas
Austin August 18 Stone and Webster of Boston received a permit to operate in Texas with capital of 250000 dollars. The firm designates Dallas Fort Worth Galveston Houston and El Paso as its headquarters locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone & Webster
Austin
Texas
Boston
Capital
Dallas, Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
el Paso
Texan elected vice president at electricians meeting
New Haven Aug 18 The International Association of Municipal Electricians chose Norfolk Va for next year’s meeting and elected Clarence R George of Houston as one of its vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texan
New Haven
International Association of Municipal Electricians
Norfolk
Clarence R. George
Houston
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Dr. McDougald
Willie
Aline Rohde
Mary McInnis
Ruby Connelly
Francis Hance
JT. R. Batte
Musicale Club
Lucile
Anna Belle
Lillian Batte
J. W. Batts
Dewitt’s
Hazel
DeWitt's
Dewitt
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Emmel & Malony
Elk’s Club Room
Gearhead
Oklahoma
W. B. Cahill
THE
Lusitanta
Herald’s Report
Neary Victor
Ford's
Ford
S Saloon
Heath & Milligan Paints
Heath & Milligan
Garth, Howell & Webb
Hasweun’s Book Store
Monroe
EDGE
City and Country Property
A. L. Mondrick, M. D
James’ Drug Store
W. H. Lawrence
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney’s Drug Store
Bryan, Texas
John Wittman
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwid
H. D. Evans
T.R. Batte
Attorney At Law
National Toilet CO
Paris
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