Brazos Navigation Fund Favored By Congressman
In his opening speech for the seventh district, Hon. T. B. Henkelson argues the Brazos river should be navigable from its mouth to Waco. He praises river transport, cites engineering progress, notes Brenham and Trinity River efforts, and urges Congress to act on Brazos navigation.
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Brazos
HenpekRson
Congress
Brazos River
Union
Waco
Texas
Germany
Brenham
Trinity
Sa club reorganization elects Mae Cole president
The Sa club met Tuesday with Miss Parker and restructured leadership electing Miss Mae Cole as president. A meeting with Miss Carr is planned next Tuesday for important business. all members are urged to attend. Also the Presbyterian Ladies Aid plans a December 15 sale of Christmas gifts and cakes at Mr L L McInnis. contributions should be sent to Mrs Mellanis early on the 15th morning. I Lost my hound Drummer a large black and white spotted hound with a curled ear from burn reward for return to Kelly Knowles Bryan.
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Sa Club
Miss Parker
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
L. L. McInnis
Navasota Ner
Kelly Knowles
Bryan
Destructive Earthquake Devastates Ceram Island Coast
The America Maru reports a catastrophic Nov 2 quake along Ceram and Ambonia with about 5000 dead on the island. Tsunami waves 50 feet flooded Ambonia bay as trees and homes were buried leaving few survivors. Hundreds perished along Hatoesia and surrounding areas with many bodies unrecovered.
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San Francisco
America Maru
Orient
Ceram
Bay of
Ambonia
Panholy
Samapoeroa
Hatoesia
Americans Rescue Two Prisoners in Philippines and Other Global News
General Young reports freeing Brutne of the Nevada regiment and Edwards of the Yorktown from Filipino captivity in Manila. Aguinaldo eludes pursuit, and key leaders including Del Pilar are dead or surrendered. Navy cooperation and mass prisoner releases accompany the volatile theater in the Philippines.
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Manila
Young
Brutne
Nevada Regiment
Edwards
Yorktown
Tino
Aguinaldo
Gregorio del Pilar
Concepcion
Lepanto
Navy
New straw board trust forms to challenge old group
Indianapolis December 13. A new straw board trust will launch January first opposing the old trust. Promoters include Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute N N Williams of Anderson and Colonel W T Durbin Republican national committeeman from Indiana. Mills in the new combine are at Terre Haute Anderson Joliet Elkhart and Lima.
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Indianapolis
Strawboard Trust
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
N. N. Williams
Anderson
W. T. Durbin
Indiana
American Strawboard Company
Joliet
Elkhart
Lima
Col V E Wrenn Returns From Seymour Texas With Family
Col V E Wrenn arrives Tuesday night from Seymour Texas accompanied by daughter Mrs Raymond Blatherwick and family. Mrs Blatherwick is very ill and taken to her parents home for care. Nearby ads note discounts on fine American cut glass and shop displays at Wilcon Jenkins Drug Co and 12 Buchanan Bros. Also mention Edinburg restaurant hours and White Crest flour at Jno M Lawrence Co and John B Mike stores.
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V. E. Wrenn
Seymour
Texas
Raymond Blatherwick
Chase’s
Edinburg
Zennati
Jno
M. Lawrence & Co
John B. Mike
Wilson—Jenkins Drug Co
Notice of Special Stockholders Meeting Houston & Texas Central
Notice is given that a special stockholders meeting of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company will convene at the general office in Houston at noon on January 19, 1900. The meeting aims to authorize a first mortgage covering the Waco Northwestern Division to secure bonds up to twenty five thousand dollars per mile for up to thirty years at six percent. E. W. Cave, Secretary.
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Houston
Texas
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company
Waco & Northwestern Division
The
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Bremond
Robertson County
Marlin
Waco
Rosa
McLennan County
Jury finds two railroad workers guilty in Paterson crash
A Lackawanna railroad accident verdict from New York states Conductor Gould M. Carter and Flagman William Snedeker were found guilty of negligence causing the collision in Paterson New Jersey on the night of November 29.
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New York
Lackawanna
Paterson
N. J
Gould M. Carter
William Snedeker
Lieutenant Brumby Ill With Typhoid Improves Slightly
Washington dispatch reports Lieutenant Brumby ill with typhoid fever showing slight improvement.
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Washington
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Lisses
Fay
Leggins
Gilmore
W. Connelly
Palmer & Carnes
J. A. O. Club
Vi. P. C. Vives
Emmel’s
Prescription Pharmacy
Coram
Morphy
City of Mexico
Santiago Morphy
National Bank of Mexico
Murphy
United States
New Orleans
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
EL. A. Mudge
C. F. Ressieguie
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Mr. Mudge
W. V. Nixon
Gulf, Colorado and
Nixon
Avery Turner
Atlanta
Southern Railway
South Carolina
H. Hardwick
Kentucky
London
Spivey
Thomas Whittamore
Bengetown
Clay County
Parker-Turner
Whittamore
Manchester
Wilders
Whittakers
John Wilder
E. W. Cave
City Bakery
E. Griesser
Webb Bros
Brumby
Exchange Hotel
Grice & Zimmerman's
M. F. Heenan
Levy Brothers
Ty Popch
Rock Island
Lone Star
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
B. Sion
Gee Ris
Fort Worth
Bryan Water, Ice, Light and Power Company
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