Bryan Eagle reports strong trade talk and concerted action
The Bryan Eagle cites a favorable outlook for a large fail trade and credits a concert of action by Bryan business men as key to success. Also noted are a fresh shipment of canned goods to Rotan Grocery Company of Waco and a canning factory nearing close as trucks and fruit are gathered. A local ad offers a lady’s leather saddle and a mandolin for sale.
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Bryan Eagle
Bryan
Navasota Examiner
Rotan Grocery Company
Waco
Franklin
Texan
Lynching of John Moore in Craven County Jail Night
John Moore a twenty year old Negro was taken from Craven county jail by a mob of about 100 masked men early Sunday and lynched near Neuse river bridge His hands were tied behind him and bullets riddled his body after the mob attacked the jail Sheriff J W Biddle pleaded for Moore to be spared but the mob carried out the killing The man had recently robbed the Clarks country store and injured Mrs Eubanks with a meat ax before being captured and jailed
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John Moore
Newburn
WN. C
Craven County
Neuse River
J. W. Biddle
Moore
T. v
George Eubanks
Clarks
Oil land agitation sparks secrecy as magnates visit Roan's Prairie
In Navasota County oil land owners show quiet unrest over hidden moves. Two wealthy men with six rigs traveled via the limited from Roan's Prairie toward Singleton on a field inspection. Their identities remain unconfirmed though described as oil magnates. The scene mirrors a broader debate on leadership at A and M College with Prof. Harrington named as a preferred candidate by Texas Farmer, while no certainty exists on acceptance.
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Lamb Springs
Limited
Roan’s Prairie
Singleton
Navasota Examiner
Mr Law Declines Presidency At Texas Woman's College
The Texas Woman's College board reads a letter from F M Law declining the presidency. Dr A E Booth of Huntington University is invited to visit Bryan to discuss filling the post. Acting president Dr G B Butler remains until a successor is chosen. Musicians Prof Frederick Lillebridge and Mrs Charlotte Lachs Lillebridge arrive mid September for grand concerts.
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Texas Woman’s College
F. Marion Law
Bryan
Texas
G. B. Butler
Board of Directors
F. M. Law
A. E. Booth
Huntington
Tennessee
Huntington University
Booth
Butler
Frederick Lillebridge
Charlotte Lachs-Lillebridge
New York
Europe
Assessment Doubled Chicago Printers to Strike Firm
Chicago printers across 37 Typothetae shops vow a prolonged fight as strike funds rise. The Chicago Typographical Union doubled the strike assessment to 26 percent and seeks eight hour day and closed shop agreements, planning broader action into the Midwest.
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Chicago
Middle West
Evangeline Oil Company Organized with $1,250,000 Capital
Beaumont reports the Evangeline Oil company organized in Memphis with capital of 1 250 000. The firm aims to take over all Louisiana and Texas properties of the Carnes Bass and Renckenstein syndicate including pipelines to the Mississippi river Jennings storage tanks and Texas wells and oil in storage.
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Evangeline Oil Company
Beaumont
Evangeline Oil_company
Memphis
Louisiana
Texas
Carnes, Bass and Renckenstein
Mississippi River
Big Jennings
Birthday Sermon Marks 97th Birthday of Texas Minister
Ennis Texas August 28 Reverend Angus Johnson, 97, celebrated his birthday by preaching twice at First Presbyterian. He has served seventy years in ministry and lives with his wife in Avalon ten miles west of Ennis. In Dallas August 28 R H Cooper and Mrs W E Green freed on recognizance after murder charge. verdict says the deceased suicided.
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Texas
Ennis
Tex
Angus Johnson
Southern Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Johnson
Avalon
Dallas
R. H. Cooper
W. E. Green
Farewell sermon at First Baptist marked by silver chest gift
Rev. Dr. Riley preached his farewell sermon at the First Baptist church in Houston on Sunday. At the close of the service he was presented with a chest of silverware as a parting token.
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Houston
Dr. Riley
First Baptist Church
Falls and Expires
Dallas August 28 John W Murphy aged about forty years had just sat on a bench after a walk when he fell to the ground and expired instantly
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Dallas
John W. Murphy
Quarantine Declared Against Memphis and Mississippi
State Health Officer Tabor ordered a quarantine on Memphis and Mississippi with travel allowed only under surveillance. No further banana shipments may enter Texas.
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Tabor
Memphis
Mississippi
Houston
Texas
Oil Producers Jubilant Over Standard Pipe Line Promise
Cleveland Oklahoma Aug 28 oil producers cheer Standard promise of a six inch pipe line into the field soon The company already has fifteen 35000 barrel tanks here all full and six more of the same size under construction One four inch line now penetrates the field.
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Cleveland
Okla
Cleveland Field
Standard
Texas oil firm raises price by two cents per barrel
Advanced Two Cents in Beaumont reports a Texas company posted a notice advancing the price of oil 2 cents a barrel in all fields.
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Beaumont
The
Texas Company
Hasty shoots teen as mistaken burglar
In Wilmington New York on August 28 Frank Hasty of Bolton killed his thirteen year old brother in law Willie Robinson after mistaking him for a burglar. Robinson died seven hours later.
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Wilmington
N. Y
Frank Hasty
Bolton
Willie Robinson
Assault charge shocks Ada community
Ada Oklahoma August 28 Mrs A Latta of nearby Itz Hugh accuses Ord Rich a young man of criminal assault. Rich is jailed here and denies the charge.
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Ada
I. T
A. Latta
Itzhugh
Ord Rich
Rich
Japanese Labor to Build Pacific Coast Mexico Rail Line
It is probable that several thousand Japanese laborers will construct the Pacific coast extension of the Mexican Central railway. The project, announced in City of Mexico on August 28, signals a major labor deployment to advance the line.
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City of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Mexican Central Railway
Russians Readied for Major Battle as Peace Talks Falter
The St. Petersburg dispatch reports the Soviet says peace terms from Japan hinge on fleet threats to St. Petersburg and Moscow occupation. Russia rejects Roosevelt mediation and foresees a potential great battle between Linovitch and Oyama after protracted negotiations fail.
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St. Petersburg
Sviet
Moscow
Russia
Roosevelt
Japan
Linovitch
Oyama
Fireman Killed as Excursion Train Collides Near Logansport
An excursion train from Logansport to Cincinnati collided with freight train No. 72 near Logansport Indiana early Monday injuring several and killing fireman Walter Eversole of Richmond. Engineer Grady was thrown beneath his engine with both legs severed. The wreck left four excursion cars off the track while ten cars remained on the line.
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Logenspoort
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Walter Eversole
Richmond
Grady
Cincinnatii
Dentist Specializes in Crown and Bridge Work
Dentist specializes in crown and bridge work with office upstairs over Burt Norwid's store.
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Crown
Burt Norwid
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Emmel & Maloney
Hunter
Chatham
MR. Law
Ally
City National Bank
Edward Hall
G. S. Parker
A. W. Wilkerson
Great Northern Telegraph Company
Shanghai
Heath & Milligan
Garth, Howell & Webb
Heath & Milligan Paints
Gorzycki
Joe Pletz
W. C. Fountain
J. W. Batts
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Brazos County
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N. B. Cole
Hall
Caldwell
Allen Academy
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