City Directory City Officers and Aldermen Listed
The directory lists Mayor J 8 Mooring Marshal T P Boyett Deputy Marshal J D Conlee Secretary and treasurer H G Rhodes City Sexton H H Jones Constable C L Baker and Aldermen R G Tabor W 8 Howell M Parker Walter Wipprecht A J Buchanan
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Mooring
T P Boyett
J D Conlee
H G Rhodes
H H Jones
C L Baker
R G Tabor
Howell
M Parker
Walter Wipprecht
A J Buchanan
County Officials and Local Institutions Directory
List of county officers including Judge A G Board Clerk G W McMichael and various department heads. Education and church listings cover Baptist Methodist Episcopal St Andrew's Presbyterian and Catholic parishes with service times. Local business leaders include Bryan Cotton Seed Oil Mull and Bryan Compress executives.
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Baptist
Methodist
E L Shettles
Epworth League
Christian——Jewell Dioward
Christian Eudeayar
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Herbert K Bowers
DDV
Holy Communion
Lu A. m
J D West
eVeling
Suyday School
Communion Baptist
A M Stewart
Aim
St Joseph's Catholic
Father Kolin
Guidice
Bryan Cotton Seed Oil
J O Chance
M v Cole
A L D McCoanico
J Fountain
Bryan
J W Howell
W E Saunders
H H C Robinson
R S Webb
Walter Wipgrecht
Local Masonic and Fraternal Meetings Schedule
Fraternal groups including Brazos Camp No 104 W of W J Ettle C C Joe B Reed clerk. Bryan Tent No 16 KOTM first and third Mondays. Bryan Lodge No 980 Home Forum second and fourth Wednesdays. National Aid first Tuesdays. Ivanhoe Commandery No 8 Knight Templars meet second Tuesdays. Fraternal Union of America second and fourth Mondays. Austin Chapter No 87 R A M third Mondays. W T James president and other officers listed.
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Brazos
JE Ettle
C C
Joe B Reed
Bryan
KOTM
J. H. Mawhiney
Bryan Lodge
T James
Joe B. Reed
National Aid
W W Griffin
C C Dulaney
Ivanhoe
Knight Templars
Jack Garrett
E C
H G Rhodes
Fraternal Union of America
W H Walker
W L Houston
T Austin
R A M
W E Saunders
H P
Waterproof clothes and the modern storm coat evolution
A Broadway store offered a modern water resistant storm coat with no rubber lining as the fashion shifts from heavy rubber garments. The article traces waterproof fabric evolution from bulky rubber coats to lighter cloth varieties, noting price ranges and broad appeal despite higher costs. It also notes continued demand for rubber surface coats among outdoor workers.
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New York
Mackintosh
New York Tribune
Speaker Gully and Roberts listed as top British offices
William Court Gully has been reelected speaker of the house of commons with a $25 000 salary and $20 000 pension plus a peerage on retirement and palace residence during office. Lord Roberts becomes the sixteenth British army commander in chief, a post long held by Irishmen since the 17th century with figures like the Duke of Leinster and Ormond among predecessors.
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America
San Salvador
New York
William Court Gully
House of Commons
Viscount Peel
England
Palace of Westminster
Lord Roberts
Duke of Monmouth
Duke of Leinster
Duke of Ormond
Lord Cadogan
Duke of Wellington
Lord Wolseley
Living and Learning Exchange on Speculation
A woman questions easy money in speculation while a man assumes simple rules. She challenges timing and predictability in markets as they discuss learning and risk. The dialogue mix includes a quip about age and authority, recalling newspaper humor from Chicago and New York.
A Chuckle on Praise Flattery and a President’s Message
The excerpt jokes about praise versus flattery and notes how a daily letter from an absent husband can feel like love but is fear driven. It remarks that a president’s message lets you claim reading it without fear of being pressed into a lie.
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Chicago Evening Post
No Dislike for Threat to Dominate Leader
A Washington Star quote shows a professional boss admitting to disliking a young man who threatened party domination. He explains he could keep him from winning if he appeared dangerous, asserting every word of his stance.
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Washington Star
The Dealers Idea About Coal Demand Slump
In a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph skit, Mr Pitt notes slack coal demand while Mr Penn asks what is odd. The dealer’s mix is mostly slack coal versus requested fuel, revealing a wry take on market tone and supply.
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Mr. Pitt
Mr. Penn
Pittsburg
Retort Courteous in Sly Gossip Exchange
A Philadelphia Press sample shows a gossip caught in the act. The speaker admits overhearing remarks about the other woman and apologizes for being severe. The other woman counters that she would be harsher in her judgment.
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Philadelphia Press
Automobile Journey Ends With Laughable Narrow Escape
A humorous exchange from Fliegende Blatter recalls a chaotic trip where the driver injures two pedestrians and three bicycles while two wagons fall into a ditch, yet the car remains undamaged and the arrival is on schedule.
He Will You Marry Me Eveline Rejected Yet Again
In Harlem Life the mock distress scene shows a suitor pressing Eveline with marriage. she rebuffs him again, insisting her suitor prove earnestness before any promise. The exchange ends with a terse, wary reply and a lingering tension about commitment.
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Eveline
Harlem
Six Days Enough We Consider Piano Playing Wicked
A playful exchange notes on Sunday piano playing and weekday duties. The dialogue references Mrs Nexdore Mrs Snapp and a daughter amid light moral commentary captured in Philadelphia Press style. Laughter is suggested as a remedy for indigestion though a man may not laugh with dyspepsia per the Baltimore American.
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Nexdore
Snapp
Philadelphia Press
Dobbs
Baltimore American
The Home Guard's Close Call
A Boston Globe verse recalls a dress parade as soldiers ready for possible future duty. The colonel warns of dangers abroad while the men cheer to defend liberty at home, imagining distant shores and a protective stance.
Notable Figures in Arts Science and Politics
A compilation of brief profiles and remarks about Sir William Huggins Lord Curzon Dr Nansen and other prominent figures. It notes Huggins as Royal Society president and 76 George Phillips as Chicago corn king with admirer letters Lang brothers and the pope interaction with an Oberammergau costume. It also mentions von Moltke’s autograph five line poem King Ludwig II De Wet Rhodes and Rockefeller’s planned Sleepy Hollow park development.
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George TH. Phillips
Chicago
Lord Curzon
India
Baliol College
Oxford
Royal Society
Nansen
Littlefield
Maine
Washington
Andreas
Anton Lang
Rome
Oberammergau
Christ
von Moltke
Kreisau
Ludwig II of
Bavaria
Germany
de Wet
Cecil Rhodes
Senator Davis
A. J. Drexel Biddle
Philadelphia
Royal Geographical Society
London
Royal Meteorological Society of Great Britain
The Glass of Fashion An Elegance Guide for Women
Fashion notes from the New York Sun describe silk and gold tassels, scarlet and gold accents, gold button lacing on bodices, Louis XIV heels, colored suede slippers, various muff styles, buckles on belts, feather hats, and velvet rosettes. Tiny pink roses decorate evening coiffures, with Alsatian black tulle bows for certain women.
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New York
Items of Interest from Various Regions
The piece notes averages of 140 pounds six ounces per man, roughly 15 men to a ton, and describes Chinese mandarins carrying and wiping ivory chopsticks. It cites 55 British MPs as railway directors and others as contractors, a new cigarette factory opening in Mexico City with President Diaz present, formal police displays, and a 4 cent Pan American exposition stamp featuring a motor vehicle.
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British Railways
Mexico
Diaz
Buffalo
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