Colonel T. D. Williamson Dies After Month's Illness
Col T D Williamson, nearly 78, died at 6 p m after a month's illness at the home of Mr and Mrs W P Trant. Funeral 3:30 p m with Masonic rites at City Cemetery beside his wife. Survived by sons John and Charles N Williamson traveling men in Fort Worth. John present at death. He was a Confederate veteran and Bryan resident for nearly forty years.
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T. D. Williamson
W. P. Trant
T. H. Morris
Ile
Masonic Lodge
Messrs
John
Charles N
Fort Worth
John Williamson
Col. Williamson
South
Marion
Ala
Selma
Texas
T. DD. Williamson
Williamson
Bryan
Fayetville
N. C
Alabama
Funeral notice for Col. T. Dp. Willlanseau G. J. Saunders
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129 members are requested to attend the funeral at the lodge hall today at 3 o clock. The service honors Col. T. Dp. Willlanseau G. J. Saunders M. W.
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Brazos Union Lodge No. 129
Col. T. Dp. Willlanseau
G. J. Saunders
M. W
Cotton Market Shows Holiday Short Covering Push
Tuesday saw a spurt in the contract market as shorts cover ahead of Christmas and the local market rose 1 16c. Liverpool opened lower amid weak demand from continental spinners while American markets closed 8 to 12 points higher. Here the market lacked sufficient sales to set a firm price, with few bases traded at a high level and prices ranged from low middling to good middling.
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Liverpool
Elks Lodge Meeting Tonight at 8 O'clock
The Elks announce a regular lodge meeting for tonight at eight o'clock. Initiation of newly elected members and important business for the new year are planned, announced by Exalted Ruler J. E. Butler.
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J. £. Butler
Cakes and Candy Announcement Implies Fresh Fruit Cakes
A brief notices a line of fresh home made fruit cakes and a mention of Mrs. Otto Boehme offering fancy confections.
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Otto Boehme
Real Estate Offer Pitched by Agents in Wellborn Texas
A sales lead suggests properties may be sold if priced right. Description should be sent to Wilson and Erskine Real Estate Agents in Wellborn Texas for potential listing.
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Wilson & Erskine
Senator Teller pressuring for silver backed notes spark in India
Wall Street reports a Paris weekly claims Senator Teller of Colorado wrote to Morton Frewen of London proposing silver backed government notes. The Aldrich commission denies any discussion of such notes and says Teller acts independently with no official Indian or commission approval.
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New York
Wall Street
the Times
Paris
Economiste European
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Aldrich Currency Commission
Moreton Frewen
London
Teller
Government of India
India
Roosevelt Stockings for Roosevelt’s Last White House Christmas
Washington reports that the Roosevelt stockings will hang before the White House fireplace for a final time this Christmas. The captioned gifts may include a bowie knife and a bulletproof photo outfit for Kermit, with Pine Knot retreat likely kept for a future visit. The Roosevelt family plans a last Christmas dinner as a family reunion, with Longworths possibly present.
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Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Lonesome Wilds
Africa
Kermit
Nicholas Longworth
Desperate Prisoner Fights Policeman On High Roof
In Steubenville on December 22 Officer Lafayette R. Mercer fought a fleeing convict from Mansfield Reformatory on a slippery forty foot roof. Charles Baker forged a judge’s name to an order at a store and crawled from a dormer window. Mercer’s victory came after a tense struggle aboard the steep height.
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Steubenville
Lafayette R. Mercer
Charles Baker
Mansfield Reformatory
Baker
J. B. Burrows
Mercer
Selvice
O Malley Wins Irish Homeward Bet From Chicago
Pat O Malley wins a $1000 wager by reaching his old Ballyagran home in County Limerick from Chicago in under a week. He left Chicago Tuesday 3 am and arrived Queenstown Monday 11 pm London time, beating the deadline by about an hour. A 60 hp car carried him from Queenstown to Ballyagran in two and a half hours. The cablegram to Jim O Leary proclaimed success with the message You lose.
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Pat O'Malley
Jim O'Leary
Ireland
Chicago
O'Malley
Ballyagran
County Limerick
London
Queenstown
Ballagran
O'Leary
Asbestos Whiskers Rule for Santa Clauses in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre fire Chief J G Schuler orders Santa Clauses to wear asbestos whiskers or none at all to curb Christmas day fires. The fire department teams with the board of underwriters to limit decorations and ban tissue paper and loose tree touches by children.
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Wilkesbarre
J. G. Schuler
Board of UN
Shipping Season Closes on Mississippi River
St Louis reports the Mississippi shipping season ending as the steamer Gray Hagle departed for Paducah signaling closure of river traffic at the port.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Gray Hagle
Paducah
Death the Victor in Alabama Typhoid Tragedy
Death reached Miss Ada Gratham as she hurried to Birmingham to comfort her sweetheart Emily J. Hilly who lay ill with typhoid at his home. He died an hour before she arrived, leaving Gratham prostrated and her father rushing south to be with her.
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Birmingham
Ada Gratham
Emily J. Hilly
Miss Gratham
Mule Saves Self and Man in Nitro Wagon Flight
G W Long of Franklin Pennsylvania, an oil well shooter, steadied a nitroglycerin wagon after a harness failed on a steep hill. One mule broke free, another pulled back, and Long kept the team controlled to prevent a catastrophe.
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Franklin, Pa
G. W. Long
Hast Sandy
Kangaroo Meat Arrives for New York Hotels
A local dealer in New York plans to import 200 kangaroos for hotel menus. He says the tail is the greatest delicacy and most cuts are good eating. He believes New Yorkers will embrace kangaroo meat as Europeans favor wild game.
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New York
Elgin Butter Sales Hit 619400 Pounds
Elgin Illinois reports butter sales the past week totaling 619,400 pounds with steady demand across markets. Buyers and merchants note solid pace and stable prices as cold weather continues to affect distribution.
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Elgin
Elgin, Ill
Elderly man handed counterfeit $20 at subtreasury
In New York on December 22 an aged man tried to change a worn $20 note for four five dollar bills as Christmas presents. The teller refused after reviewing the bill and declared it counterfeit, leaving the man shocked and claim he believed the money legitimate and short of funds for gifts.
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New York
U S Vessels Move Toward Caribbean Amid Venezuela Crisis
The gunboat Dolphin sailed from Port au Prince to Curacao to await Venezuelan developments. Des Moines will follow to Curacao. The Maine is believed en route to Venezuela, with the North Carolina possibly headed there, though the State Department has given no official destination or purpose.
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New York
United States
Dolphin
Port Au Prince
Curacao
Des Moines
Maine
Venezuela
State Department
Bear frees keeper as crowd flees in city amusement park
In Chicago on December 22 a large black bear escaped its cage at an amusement park and freed keeper Samuel Rocks, forcing him to cling to a tree. Police were repelled by the bear until a marksman felled the animal, after bystanders phoned for help.
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Chicago
Samuel Rocks
Hunter from Philippine tribe visits Chicago with museum professor
A Pinguanes head hunter arrives in Chicago with Dr. Fay C. Cote of the Field Museum. They will work on linguistic and ethnological material gathered during an expedition. In East Aurora, Elbert Hubbard is seriously injured after a falling tree strikes him while helping workers near his colony.
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Chicago
Fay C. Cote
Field Museum
Cole
East Aurora
N. Y
Elbert Hubbard
Local farmers boast giant sausages at Canal Dover
Farmers near Canal Dover Ohio compete to craft records in sausage length. Noah Yoder of Sugar Creek produced a 56 feet 6 inch sausage without a splice or hole using 25 quarts of meat. Homer Finger made 50 feet 2 inches and Eli Miller 39 feet.
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Canal Dover
Dee
Noah Yoder
Sugar Creek
Homer Finger
Eli Miller
Chicago and Milwaukee line bans intoxicated riders
The Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway will refuse to carry intoxicated persons on its cars. The policy cites lack of smoking rooms on some cars and the desire to avoid placing drunks with women and children, especially when walking between towns is difficult.
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Chicago
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway
Insurance firms settle earthquake claims in Jamaica 1907
London reports English insurance companies have agreed to settle all claims from the January 14 1907 Jamaica earthquake and fire. The settlement bases 85 percent adjustment and includes payments on claims exceeding 3 000 000 dollars.
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Kingston
Jamica
London
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Joe B. Reed
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Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
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