City Directory and Local Officials Listed
City Officers include Mayor JS Mooring, Marshal T P Boyett, Deputy R H Smith, and Clerk G W McMichael. Aldermen named along with judges, attorneys, tax officials, and a schools board. Church schedules list Baptist Methodist Christian Episcopal and Catholic services with pastors and times. Bryan Cotton Seed Oil Mill and Bryan Compress figures named with officers and managers.
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JS Mooring
T P Boyett
R H Smith
H G Rhodes
H Ai Jor
C L Baker
R G Tabor
Howell
M Parker
Walter Wipprecht
A J Buchanan
Baptist
Methodist
Holy Communion
Serman
J D West
Communion Baptist
A M Stewart
St Joseph’s Catholic
Father Kolin
San Antonio
Guidice
Bryan Cotton Seed
J O Chance
M D Cole
D McConnico
EK J Fountain
Bryan Compress
Local organization names new secretary treasurer and manager
R S Webb appointed secretary, Walter Wipprecht named treasurer, with management duties assigned to the new appointee under the organization’s recent leadership changes.
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R S Webb
Walter Wipprecht
Fraternal Lodges Meet on Monthly Schedule in Brazos Area
Local fraternal groups in Brazos Camp No 104 and Bryan area list regular meeting nights. Lodges include Bryan Tent No 16 KOTM first and third Mondays, Bryan Lodge No 980 Home Forum second and fourth Wednesdays, Bryan Lodge No 409 National Aid first Tuesdays, Ivanhoe Commandery No 8 Knight Templars second Tuesdays, Fraternal Union of America second and fourth Mondays, and W T Austin Chapter No 87 RBA M third Mondays. Officials named include J E Eitle C Joe B Reed W T James W W Griffin W H L Walker Joel Reed and others.
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Brazos
J E Eitle
Joe B Reed
Bryan
KOTM
J. H. Mawhiney
Joe B
Reed
R K
T James
Joe B. Reed
Bryan Lodge
National Aid
W W Griffin
C C Dulaney
Ivanhoe
Knight Templars
Jack Garrett
I C
H G Rhodes
Fraternal Union of America
L Walker
W L Houston
Austin
W E Saunders
H P
Joel Reed
Queen Victoria ill as rumors swirl over regency plans
London reports state Queen Victoria suffers great physical prostration with anxious symptoms. Prince of Wales may assume regency powers as the Osborne bulletin contradicts earlier hopes, while Emperor William travels to England amid fevered speculation.
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London
Cowes
Prince of Wales
Louise
Duchess of Argyll
Francis Henry Laking
Osborne
William
Berlin
Isle of Wight
Queen Victoria
Emperor William
England
Osborne House
Cabinet weighs amended Hay Pauncefote treaty
London reports a protracted cabinet conference on the Hay Pauncefote treaty with no action taken yet. Marquis of Lansdowne may conduct further talks with U S Ambassador Joseph H. Choate, with decisions kept secret and a dispatch expected soon.
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London
Mr. Choate
Former county attorney’s horse theft solved by confession
In Dallas on January 19 a man confessed to stealing the horse and buggy from R. B. Allen, then county attorney, about a year earlier. He requested incarceration and was admitted to the jail after presenting a pass at the courthouse door.
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Dallas
R. B. Allen
Seattle
Wash
International Council of the World
Organization of
Colored Citizens
Fred Alexander
Leavenworth
Kas
Kansas
Leavenworth County
Tragic Bartender Ghimsinger Found Mutilated Near Tracks
The body of John Ghimsinger, a well known San Antonio bartender, was found near the Aransas Pass railroad track at Morales and San Marcos streets Friday morning. His head showed heavy blows and blood traces led from the body to his home, which had been set on fire but was extinguished with minimal damage.
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San Antonio
John Ghimsinger
Aransas Pass
Morales and
San Marcos
Russian Forces Guard Pekin Legation Tightened
Tien Tsin dated Jan 5 reports Russian troops restricting access around Pekin legation and surrounding Tianjin Shao Wei area with about 1000 guards detailed for security.
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Tien Tsin
Pekin
Shao Wei
New Industries and Discoveries Shaping the South and Texas
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record notes rising wealth from cotton seed value, new phosphate beds in Tennessee boosting fertilizer potential, and Missouri Arkansas Kentucky ore booms in lead and zinc. It highlights Texas oil near Corsicana and Beaumont driving export growth via Gulf coast shipping, signaling a vast mineral future for the region.
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Baltimore
South
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Corsicana
Tex
Texas
Beaumont
Gulf Coast
Seaboard
United States
Galveston
Neely to be extradited to Cuba for embezzlement
News from New York reports C F W Neely charged with embezzling Cuban post department funds will be sent to Cuba within days. Attorney John D Lindsay says no further action will be taken. The U S supreme court mandate has reached the district attorney and the president will sign the extradition papers after the record is reviewed.
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New York
C. F. W. Neely
Cuba
Department of Posts
John D. Lindsay
Neely
United States Supreme Court
United States District Attorney
Burnett
State Department
Duke He to Enter Festivities Preceding Royal Marriage
The Hague reports Duke He of Mecklenburg Schwerin will arrive Jan 30 for preparations tied to his marriage to Queen Wilhelmina. After the wedding, the queen will confer the title of prince and award high military and naval rank.
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the Hague
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Wilhelmina
Real estate bargains offered by Monroe Edge
Monroe Edge, land agent at Webb Bros, advertises numerous bargains in Brazos county. Properties include 2 lots with 2-room house near Allen Academy for 200, a 4-room house for 450, a new 4-room frame house for 600, eight lots with a large house for 750, a 7-room house for 1360, a hotel or boarding house for 4500, and multiple houses at Calvert Welborn and near Allen Academy. Also offers stores, timber land in Brazos, Madison, and Grimes counties, with prices to suit buyers and exchange options for Bryan property.
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Bryan
Alen Academy
Tno. Lawrence
Joe Lawrence
Calvert
Welborn
Allen Academy
Brazos County
Madison
Grimes County
Monroe Edge Land
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Tyler Haswell
Landreth
Pape
International and Great Northern Railroad Company
ST. Louis
Memphis
Shreveport
New Orleans
Reare
Pullman
Hearne
FT. Worth
Kansas City
North Texas
Milano
Santa Fe
W. & B. V. Railroad
L. Price
D. J. Price
J. & G. N. Railroad
Palestine
City Directory
G W McMichael
M Nagle
J J Adams
R M Null
TC Nunn
Jno M Lawrence
J W Batts
RJ Deens
Lee Edge
Dennis Ballard
P H Arrington
Schools Board
J W Howell
J Allen Myers
M Rhodes
Rotary
W T James
G M Bandon
J B Mike
H © Robinson
Bralthe
Victoria
Lord Edwards Pelham Clinton
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Connaught
Empress Frederick
Germany
Lady Churchill
Grand Duke Frederick of
Saxe-Coburg
Prince Christian Victor
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Dr. Creighton
Cabinet
Lord Salisbury
Defense Committee
T. Gordon Reddy
Bowie Lumber Company
Baton Rouge
William Garig
Garig
Brazil
Herald
Rio de Janeiro
Neeley
California
Redding
Wolverville
Trinity County
John Vashay
Crowe
Omaha
Ggity Council
Pat Crowe
Cudahy
London and Globe Finance Corporation, Limited
Comny
Ferris
India
Here
John Lacy
Hurley & Lacy
Lassater & Elder
Eagle’s
Senate
Washington
John H. Gear
Iowa
Mrs. Proctor’s
C. M. Proctor
Wago
Marlin, Calvert, Bryan, Hearne and
Mumford
Superior Passenger Service
Mexico
D. C. Demaret
Webb Bros
Henderson & Jones
LAW, Loan and Land Agents
Dan J. Ford
Victor J. Evans & CO
Evans
Washington, D. G
Frisco
Mississippi
America
Land OF Lead and Zinc
Ozarks
Ozark
Main Street
Commerce St
J. W. Batts
Alley Academy
B. E. Hawes
Bryan Marble Works
Weans
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