City Secretary Candidate, 1807 Rail Wrecks and Telegraph Reform
The Eagle endorses Frank Clarke for re election as City Secretary subject to the Democratic party. It notes Bryan 1807 will see new improvements with daily construction activity. It also discusses K K Hooper taking charge of Temple Daily Tribune and reflects on railroad wrecks and calls for telegraph operator examinations to raise safety and efficiency.
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Eagle
Frank. Clarke
Democratic Party
Bryan
Kansas
Gle
Death of Mrs Minnie Dawson Follows Brief Illness
Friends grieve as Mrs Minnie Dawson wife of John D Dawson dies at 12 30 PM after a brief illness at her Bryan home. A 38 year old Illinois native, she joined the local Methodist church and was known for her noble Christian character. Funeral is set for this afternoon at 3 o clock.
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Minnie Dawson
John D. Dawson
Dawson
Illinois
Bryan
Methodist Church
No More Leaky Roofs by J. B. Stocker Paints
An ad offers J. B. Stocker's Metal Elastic cement paint for two weeks of roof painting and repair service. It invites customers to call 162 35 for scheduling and quotes.
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J. B. Stocker
German farmer’s wife bears triplets in Arapaho
Mrs Edward Schultz wife of a German farmer near Arapaho Oklahoma gave birth to triplets over the past week. Neighbors within twenty miles gathered to see the babies. All three infants died in this early period.
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Arapaho
Okla
Edward Schultz
Trains Collide West of Holland Kansas Death Toll Rises
Two white men a negro train porter and thirty Mexican laborers die in a head on crash of two Chicago Rock Island and Pacific trains four miles west of Holland Kansas on Wednesday morning. Sixty five injured and fires trap passengers as crews rescue amid flames and gas.
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Rock Island
Topeka
Jan
Chicago, Rockland and Pacific
Holland
Kan
Americans Were Killed, One Tramp Riding On the Blind Baggage of No. 30
McFarland
No. 29
F. M. Sigourney
Iowa
John Lynes
Volland
Alma
Lynes
Alta Vista
Daner
McCrea Elected President of Pennsylvania Railroad
James McCrea of Pittsburg elected president of the Pennsylvania Railroad to succeed A J Cassatt. He says the policy remains unchanged and will promote progressive development. Also notes the death of oil operator Jack McConnell in Tulsa after asthma.
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James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Lines
A. J. Cassatteeeeeeer
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cassatt
Jack” McConnell
Tulsa
I. T
Glenn Oil Pool
McConnell
Shawnee Gas and Electric absorbs rival system
Shawnee Oklahoma reports that the Shawnee Gas and Electric company, owner of the gas system, has absorbed the electric lighting and power system including city and electric road contracts of the Shawnee Lighting company. The new corporation is formed for 1,090,000 dollars with the Mainlands of Chicago as principal owners.
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Shawnee, Okla
Shawnee Gas and Electric Company
Shawnee Lighting Company
Chicago
Colorado General Assembly Organizes In Denver
The sixteenth Colorado General Assembly was organized with no contest for leadership. Robert G. Breckinridge was elected speaker of the house and M. E. Lewis president pro tem of the senate. On New Year’s Day Rev. Marsh of New York united ten couples in a ceremony.
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Denver
Sixteenth
General Assembly of
Colorado
Robert G. Breckinridge
House
M. E. Lewis
Senate
Eee Marsh
New York
Fatal Razor Slaying In Waco Scene
Henry Lynch aged thirty from Pendletonville Bell county was fatally slashed by a negro in Waco on January 3. The assailant used a razor, severing the jugular and injuring the wind pipe and cheek. Lynch was taken to hospital. doctors say recovery is impossible. The culprit was arrested and jailed.
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Waco
Henry Lynch
Pendletonville
Bell County
Lynch
Woman Hangs Herself Rather Than Go To Asylum
Mrs Louise Howard aged fifty hanged herself with a strap at Oak Crest suburb to avoid being sent to the insane asylum. Her husband left her a month ago and she lived with her brother in law. Her mind grew unbalanced and she resisted institutional care.
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Birmingham
Louise Howard
Oak Crest
Magazine Blast Near Dewey Levels City to Shaken Earthquake
A magazine holding 5,000 quarts of nitroglycerin exploded three miles west of Dewey Oklahoma. The blast shattered windows cause damage and was felt as far as Bartlesville, with no fatalities reported.
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Tulsa
I. T
Dewey
Bartlesville
Pipe Arrives to Start Oklahoma Gas Line to Sapulpa
Hon D T Flynn said five cars of pipe have arrived and construction of the Oklahoma Gas line from Oklahoma City to Sapulpa will commence soon. The project costs 1 500 000 dollars and aims to be ready for operation in eight months.
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Oklahoma City
D. T. Flynn
Oklahoma Gas Company
Sapulpa
I. T
Cocke Arraigns Bailey At Travis County Meeting
Rep-elect W. A. Cocke of Bexar county spoke at the Travis County courthouse addressing a large audience for over two hours. He severely arraigned Senator Bailey accusing him of not being frank with constituents. In South Carolina immigration promotion discussed by cotton manufacturers.
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Cocke
Austin
Travis County Court House
W. A. Cocke
Bexar County
Bailey
Ardmore Pioneer E Bledsoe Dies In Oklahoma
Brief notices report the death of Ardmore pioneer E Bledsoe after illness of unclear length. Also noted are two yellow fever cases in Cuba and upcoming visit of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bryan to Los Angeles on January 28. George J. Shields plans oil and gas prospecting near Oklahoma City. Doctor A N Willey dies at Shawnee after five years of illness.
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E. Bledsoe
Ardmore
Cuba
W. J. Bryan
Angeles
George J. Shields
Oklahoma City
A. N. Willey
Shawnee
Okla
Week of Prayer Observed by Bryan Pastors Union
The Bryan Pastors Union schedules a week of prayer with union services in association churches. Events run Monday January 7 at the Baptist church on The Church of the Living God, Tuesday January 8 at the Christian Church on The Gospel of the Son of God, Wednesday January 9 at the Free Will Baptist Church on The Christian Ministry, Thursday January 10 at the Methodist church at the courthouse on Missions Home and Foreign, Friday January 11 at the Presbyterian Church on Christian Institutes. Services start 7 30 p m with a short leader’s discourse followed by discussions. All invited.
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Baptist Church
Pastors’ Union of Bryan
Association
The
Church of the Living God
Christian Church
Gospel of the Son of God
Free? Baptist Church
Christian Ministry
Methodist Church
Court House
Presbyterian Church
Christian Institutes
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Bryan, Texas
G. S. Parker
E. H. Astin ED
S. Derden
E. W. Crenshaw
Albert W. Wilkerson
Tre Mognindhac.eé
Texas
Carnes & Wallace
K. K. Hooper
College Station
Temple Daily Tribune
Hunter
Chatham
T. R. Batte
IRTY
E.J. Fountain
Mrs. Howard
Pipe
Spartanburg
8. C
South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Week OF Prayer
C. E. Bullock & CO
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