C W B V Railroad Builds Round House at Marlin
A Galveston News special reports the C W B V railroad has erected a round house and machine shops at Marlin with the buildings in progress. The surveying corps has departed to locate the line toward Fort Worth. A lighthearted note records Day and Sunday families in the western country with seven daughters and seven sons respectively.
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Galveston News
C.W. & B. V. Railroad
Marlin
Ft. Worth
Day
Sunday
Death of Mrs. Esther J. Higgs in Bryan
The Bryan community mourns Esther Jane Higgs 45, wife of Thomas W. Higgs, mother of ten, with six surviving children. A longtime Presbyterian, she died yesterday at 9 30 am after a life of faith and family service. Funeral from the residence at 11 this morning.
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Esther Jane Higgs
Thomas W. Higgs
Presbyterian Church
Higgs
Brazos County
Thomas J. Mawhinney
Walter Higgs
M. E. Wallace
Will Higgs
Bertha
Stella
Frank Higgs
J. H. Mawhinney
J. M. Sutton
Bryan
Negro Shot and Killed in Mudville Incident
About 7 oclock Sunday night James Johnson, a Negro, was shot and killed at Mudville by Benny Lanza, an Italian merchant. Lanza surrendered to authorities claiming self defense.
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James Johnson
Mudville
Benny Lanza
Lanza
E L Eddleman Dies After Years of Ill Health in Bryan
E L Eddleman born June 3 1838 in Newton county Georgia died Sunday night January 13 at 11 30 after a brief illness. He moved to Texas in 1878 settling at Bryan and leaves four children Mrs W L Turner Miss Sallie M Eddleman Rogers Prairie Mrs C W Pinkston Waco and Miss Lou Eddleman Bryan. He was an ex Confederate soldier and a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen for twenty years. Funeral from his residence today at 10 a m under the auspices of the Workmen with interment in the city cemetery.
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E. L. Eddleman
Eddleman
Mr. Eddleman
Newton County
Texas
Bryan
Methodist Church
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Rock Island
W. L. Turner
Sallie M. Eddleman
Rogers Prairie
C. W. Pinkston
Waco
Lou Eddleman
Order of United Workmen
Funeral of Flournoy Reed Held at Local Home
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock a large crowd attended the funeral for Flournoy Reed at the residence of Mr. W J Christian. Rev E L Shettles of the Methodist church conducted the service. Interment followed at Boonville cemetery. Reed was nearly 37, born and raised in Brazos county. His siblings Mrs W J Christian Mrs Joe Bass of Pittsburg Texas L B and P A Reed attended.
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Flournoy Reed
W. J. Christian
E. L. Shettles
Methodist Church
Boonville Cemetery
Reed
Joe Bass
Pittsburg
Texas
L. B
P. A. Reed
South Texas Live Stock Association calls convention in Houston
The South Texas Live Stock Association calls a convention of livestock interests at the Houston Business League rooms 905 Texas Avenue Houston on January 16 1901 at 10 am to permanently organize the association and conduct related business Delegates may be sent by county judges mayors and commercial organizations and the president or secretary may name them Communications should be directed to the President at Columbia or the Secretary at Houston Delegates should notify their intention to attend for proper reception arrangements F N Buwock President Tom Richardson Secretary
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Houston Business League
Texas Avenue
Houston
South Texas Live Stock Association
Columbia
F. N. Bu Wock
Tom Richardson
Midwinter Festival Tickets Sale Notice El Paso
The Midwinter Festival in El Paso announces tickets available January 14 15 and 16 with a return by February. Round trip fare is 15 dollars. The notice is from D C ae Agt C W and B V R.
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el Paso
D.C. Ae Agt
C. W
Three Paterson Men to Face Murder Trial This Week
Walter McAllister Andrew Campbell and William Death are scheduled for trial in Paterson New Jersey for the murder of Jennie Boschieter Oct 19. George Kerr will be tried separately with prosecutors seeking first degree murder. The trial before Judge Dixon will start at 10 a.m. and run daily for about two weeks with witness August Schulthorp and Prof. Witthaus among key testifyers.
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York
Walter C. Moy
Andrew J. Campbell
William
Paterson
N. J
Jennie Boschieter
George Kerr
Kerr
McAllister
Campbell
Emley
Dixon
Jersey
August H. Schulthorp
Hackman
Saul
Goffle Road
Witthaus
Death
Rewards to ministers by the czar reported
St Petersburg reports from Associated Press sources that Emperor Nicholas privately gave 200000 roubles to M DeWitte General Kouropatkine and Count Lampdorff as thanks for Manchurian progress railway protection and suppression of disturbances The budget shows war cost at 62000000 roubles with 180000000 planned for railways in 1901 Some say DeWitte may become imperial chancellor though not confirmed His ascendancy is noted as his peace drive and development program garners attention worldwide
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Nicholas
M. DeWitte
Kouropatkine
Count Lampdorff
Manchuria
M. de Witte
Russia
America
Dressmakers sues Gould for 1175 with jury trial ordered
In New York the city court reverses a lower court ruling and orders the dressmakers Mary F. Smith and Margaretta Dillon to have their $1175 claim for dressmaking work and materials tried before a jury. Henry W. Bookstaver is appointed referee.
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Webb Bros
the Daily Eagle
Connelly & Carnes
eBay
Emmet
Prescription Pharmacy
T. W. Higgs
Fraternal Union of America
The
Episcopal Church
J. B. Hines
South Texas Live Stock Association Call
Ischieter
Czar
Uncle Sam
Crawfordsville
Ind
Chicago and Southeastern Railroad
Hack
Grantham
Post Office Department
Cardus
Cardui
Cairo
Etta Killman
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Attanooga, Tenn
MacDougald Drug Store
Exchange
N. M. McDougald
Proprietoo R
Liza
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
Franklin Brothers
Bryan, Texas
Ding
Courthouse A
Bryan Grocer
A. D. TcConnico
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Fidelity & Casualty
Maryland Casualty Accident Insurance Co’s
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