Inaugural Ball Shines at Austin With Campbell Pageantry
The January 16 inaugural ball in Austin drew a large crowd with over two thousand incandescent lights highlighting a festive scene. Gov Campbell and Mrs Campbell led a society gathering. attendees included Miss Campbell and Miss Sammie Bell Campbell in ornate gowns as the hall showcased electric stars and a central arch bearing Campbell inscriptions.
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Austin
Gov. Campbell
Mrs. Campbell
Miss Campbell
Sammie Bell Campbell
Maydelle Campbell
Campbell
Committee Selected to Lead Bailey Investigation
In Austin on January 16 the senate appointed the Balor investigation committee as Neal leaves office. Members include Green chairman Looney Bradfield Senter Skinner Green and Stone. Green Senter and Skinner are noted as anti Bailey. The senate also passed unanimous resolutions honoring retiring Lieutenant Governor Neal and Davidson then assumed the presiding duties.
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Austin
Neal
Senate
Balor Investigation Committee
Green
Looney
Bradfield
Senter
Skinner
Stone
anti-Bailey
Austin, Jan
Davidson
Heroic Act Averts Wreck on Southern Pacific Train
A delayed Eastbound Southern Pacific train narrowly escaped a disaster near Schriever Junction at Chache Houla swamp. Mail Route Agent Walter McClellan jumped, yanked the safety cord, applied the air, stopping the engine as a car derailed. Passengers totalled a generous purse of gratitude.
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Houston
Jan
Southern Pacific Railway
Walter McClellan
Chachehoula
Schriever Junction
McClellan
Real Estate Ad Listing Bryan Area Properties
112 acres east of Bryan with water and timber. 140 acres south of Bryan with a roomy residence and tenant houses priced and financed reasonably. The Capt Polk brick residence one mile south. 1770 acres in the county north end with negotiable terms. Two south side lots near Main street with a 5 room house, stables, garden and water well priced at 1000.00. Good residence near Allen Academy with 5 rooms, stable and warden priced at 900.00. Brokers seeking buyers for farm and city property.
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Bryan
Allen Academy
Quick Am
Sentences Handed to Revolutionists in Chihuahua Trial
El Paso reports sentencing in Chihuahua for Revolutionists Scaraba and Canales to seven years and one month, Vincente de la Torr five years six months, Nemensio To jedo two years six months, and thirteen others two years. Forty rurales escort the prisoners to Mexico City.
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el Paso
Chihuahua
Scaraba
Canales
Vincente de la Torr
Nemensio Tojedo
Mexico
Nineteen Breaks In Fatal Sterling City Shaft Accident
P N Gussett owner of the local gin plant was killed when his clothing was caught by a line shaft set screw causing his body to whirl and break nineteen places his death occurred three hours later in Sterling City Texas. El Paso reports three hundred locomotive engineers on the Mexican Central railroad and branches voted to demand wage increases to match U S engineers.
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Sterling City
Tex
P. N. Gussett
el Paso
Mexican Cental
United States
Young Fitzgibbons Killed by Street Car in Galveston
Galveston on January 16 reports ten year old Wilbur Fitzgibbons, son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Fitzgibbons, died after being run over by a street car. His body was mangled and death occurred within minutes.
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Galveston
Wilbur Fitzgibbons
Patrick Fitzgibbons
Mexico mill district quiet as Texas to gain electric streets
Brief items report Mexico mill district calm, San Angelo to install electric street lights, Kerrville finds a 100 pound mastodon tooth, Senator Simmons to seek reelection, a Ganz I T bank robbed but attackers driven off, a Nicaragua Honduras boundary dispute settled, and other short notes on local events.
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San Angelo
Tex
Kerrville
United States
Simmons
North Carolina
Ganz I T
Nicaragua
Honduras
David R. Francis
Mexico
J. W. Burton
Glory
Lamar County
Texas
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Fyler Haswell
John Wittmas
Postoffice Drugstore
S. H. Franklin
W. T. Ford
Parsons Building
Zmnati Block
L. Rizzotto
Arey
Taliaferr
Court House
Brazos County
A. L. Mondrick
James’ Drug Store
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney's Drug Store
Bryan, Texas
C.L. Hilger
Brazos Valley Martle and Granite Works
Capt. Polk
City
Lalso
H.D. Evans
Phonne No
J.W. Allan
Howell Building
City of Mexico
Mill District
Producers’ Oil Company
Pine Island
Nnar Caddo City
Edmond Stephens
Gainesville
Tr.batyte
Fountain
Astin Farm
Clay Station
Allen Farm
Vionroe Edge
Ww. C. Fountain
Bur Norwood
FOLEY
Foley & Company
Chicago
M. H James
Fountain’s
Higgs & Haygoods
Wilson Grain & Coal CO
City National Bank
Smith Building
Winsure
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Joe B. Reed
Job
C. E. Bullock & CO
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