Oklahoma newspaper man Oscar Wagner killed at Fortress Monroe
Oscar M. Wagner, an Oklahoma newspaper man and regular army member in Cuba for three years, was found dead at Fortress Monroe in Virginia. His fiancée Celeste Wise says he planned to visit his father near Ingalls with $600, leading to belief he was murdered for the money. Wagner previously worked in Guthrie and San Angelo, Texas.
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Oscar Wagner
Stillwater
Okla
Oscar M. Wagner
Oklahoma
Cuba
Fortress Monroe
William Wagner
Ingalls
Celeste Wise
Wagner
Guthrie
Sewing needle lodges in Mrs Paton's thumb during work
Yesterday morning a sewing needle used by Mrs. J. R. Paton of Benchley broke and a half inch long fragment buried itself in her thumb. It caused severe pain and required minor surgery to extract the steel piece.
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J. R. Paton
Benchley
Early ribbon cane from Brazos bottoms sold to L. Kearn
D B Dawson of the Brazos bottoms disposed of a nice lot of ribbon cane to L Kearn yesterday. The cane was unusually fine in quality and exceptionally early.
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D. B. Dawson
Brazos Bottoms
L. Kearn
Boy barrel wagon accident heals with no lasting injury
Robert Worton seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Worton fell from a farm wagon when wheels passed over his hips. Doctors initially feared internal injuries but he has recovered considerably with no permanent effects.
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Robert
Sim Worton
Land Syndicate Buys 1800 Acres Near Bryan for Mill
A syndicate from Illinois acquired 1800 acres along the Navasota river about 15 miles east of Bryan from W H Jones. The timbered land will host a new saw mill to convert fiber into lumber at $3.00 per acre. Sunday activities include a 10 am Sunday school with Junior C.E. following and Rev Rolland Speller preaching Sunday night. Receipts report cotton bale totals at Bryan warehouses for 1908. Methodist Church resumes regular services with sermons on God’s Voice in the Natural World.
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Eeeee Tate
Illinois
W. H. Jones
Harvey
Navasota River
Bryan
Rolland Speller
Methodist Church
Corpus Christi
Epworth League
J. B. Turrentine
Taft Receives Notable Cane From Philippines Aid
Hot Springs Aug 22 Postmaster General Mayer arrived for a Taft conference. Gifford Pinchot also visited Taft after a western fishing trip. Rev G W Painter, American missionary to China, called. Taft received a heavy teak cane with an elephant head handle made in Ceylon and sent by C F Vance Philippine Moro province assistant engineer.
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Hot Springs
Mayer
Oyster Bay
Washington
Mr. Taft
Meyer
Gifford Pinchot
West
G. W. Painter
China
Taft
Ceylon
C. F. Vance
Moro Province
Philippine Islands
Taft on Elephant and Political Moves Across the Nation
Boston reports George T. Angell condemns Taft riding a horse as cruel and suggests an automobile or elephant as alternatives. Republican Advisory Committee appointments list Dal linger Bliss Clayton Crane Murphy Taft Vorys with Hitchcock chairing. Natchez pursuit of Henry Walker after a store shooting. Chicago fire leaves thirty families homeless and damages a West Van Buren apartment building.
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Boston
George T. Angell
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
W. H. Taft
Taft
Republican Advisory Committee
New York
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Richard A. Dallinger
State of Washington
Cornelius N. Bliss
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
W. Nelson Cromwell
John Hayes Hammond
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Charles H. Taft
Ohio
Arthur {. Vorys
Elmer Dover
Natchez
Miss
Henry Walker
Robert D. Clayton
Clayton Station
Concordia Parish
Walker
Clayton
Campbell
Vidalia
Chicago
West van Buren Street
Campbell Avenue
Mary Kuhns
Social events of the week feature clubs and engagements
Miss Corinne James hosts a J. A. O. Club gathering with Miss Adell Rayzor winning a forty two prize. Madeline Hanway’s forty two party honors the Swastika Club with Lessie Mawhinney securing the club pennant. Additional notes include the Ursuline Villa Maria inviting Bryan friends to meet a new Mother Prioress and the J. U. G. Club meeting date. Samson James Fountain wed in Cleveland on August sixth, and the couple begins home life after October first at 4729 Franklin Avenue.
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Corinne James
J. A. O. Club
W Oe James
Adell Rayzor
Robbie Seale
Bendhley
Marguerite Seal
Baird
Zonnie Morley
Austin
Madeline Hanway
J. T. Hanway
A. & M. Pennant
Lessie Mawhinney
T. C. Nunn, Jr
Hudson Myers
Clare Mawhinney
Lucile de Maret
W. Oram Drake
Samson James Fountain
Cleveland
Ohio
Franklin Avenue
Villa Maria
Bryan
Bryan Campaign Fund Seeks City Subscriptions
The paper urges Bryan residents to donate to the Bryan campaign fund as a show of support for the eminent statesman. It lists early per capita gifts from local residents in Bryan including amounts from Co. EB Jenkins J West and J M Carnes and Lamar Bethea.
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Bryan
Eb, Jenkins, Bryan
J. West
J. M. Carnes
Lamar Bethea
Pastor Preaches on Idleness and Christ’s Preeminence
At the Christian church the pastor will preach at 11 a.m. tomorrow on The Sin of Idleness and at 8:15 p.m. on The Pre-eminence of Christ. The motto favors short bright services and a church full attendance, especially Ladies' Aid and all ladies. A brief conference follows the 11 a.m. service, with Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and all scholars teachers and officers expected.
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Christian Church
Captain J W Broatch Dies After Suicide Thought
San Francisco August 24 Captain J W Broatch telephoned a friend he intended to kill himself then blew out his brains in a suicide attempt.
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San Francisco
J. W. Broatch
Duel Between Counts Ends in Pistols Fire
In Neither Hurt Lisbon on August 22 Count de Lagoaca and Senor Montiera dueled in a peers' house after a dispute. Both exchanged shots with pistols in a formal confrontation.
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Lisbon
House of Peers
Count de Lagoaca
Senor Montiera
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San Angelo
Tex
San Angelo Gin Company
San Angelo Water Works Company
Free Baptist Church
Lawrence
Farmers’ Union
Taft ON Elephant
Humane Society
J. U. G. Club
Margie Bittle
THE
Bryan Campaign Fund
City National
City National Bank
G. S. Parker
E. H. Astin
A. W. Wilkerson
E. W. Crenshaw
Asst
Stevenson Machine and Repair
Texas
Noern
Perience
John Wittman
Merchant Tail
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
Bryan Sky
Bube’s
Excelence Valley
Sanders Bros
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