The Commercial Value of a Smile Explored
A Bryan Eagle reprint from Terrell Transcript and Fort Worth Star extols politeness as a major commercial asset in business and public life. It urges tolerance amid election year tensions, notes a coast drainage movement, and mentions Pryan and Harmon speaking in Nashville with possible oath swearing. It also records a violet vendor visit and Thaw trial alienists debating insanity.
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Bryan Eagle
Terrell Transcript
Ft. Worth
Initiation Work Conducted by Bryan Chapter 222 Eastern Star
Initiation took place yesterday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Jas J Ray and Mrs M R Phillips as candidates. Col J L Miller Past Grand Patron conferred degrees with Chapter officers. Miller later conferred Master Masons Wives and Daughters degrees for attendees including T A Searcy Jno B Mike W F Gibbs M R Phillips Ray H N Bissell Allen Smith J C Davis and Joe B Reed.
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Bryan
Order of the Eastern Star
Jas. J. Ray
M. R. Phillips
J. L. Miller
Col. Miller
T. A. Searcy
Jno. B. Mike
W. F. Gibbs
Ray
H. N. Bissell
Nav
Allen Smith
J. C. Davis
Navasota
Joe B. Reed
Big Douglas Shoes Cut Prices At The Store Ahead
Wilson and Derden offer 300 pairs of Douglas 3.50 men s shoes at 3.15 each. The sale highlights leather styles and a wide choice as the store announces the discount.
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Douglas
Guard Residence Guarded for Vanderbilt Wedding
Private detectives guard the Vanderbilt Fifth Avenue residence for the January wedding of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Lazzilo Szechenyi. Over 1 million dollars of gifts are on display as fewer than 200 guests attend the ceremony at 11 a.m. A plainclothes officer monitors the gift room while uniformed guards stand outside. The party includes Denes Szechenyi, Count Stafan Czech enyi and Count Paul Esterhazy.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Gladys Vanderbilt
Lazzilo Szechenyi
Denes Szechenyi
Stafan Czechenyi
Paul Esterhazy
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Niegria
Cotton Gin Stats Show U S Output Decline From 1907
Census bulletin reports total cotton ginned in the United States from 1907 growth to Jan 16 at 10,337,607 bales, down from 12,175,199 a year earlier. Active ginners reach 27,370 with round bales counted as half. Sea Island totals and state distributions are given for 1908.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Sea Island
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Soldering iron fall injures mason helper in New York
On January 23 a five-pound soldering iron dropped from the Singer building onto the head of John Boyle, a mason helper on the adjacent City Investing building. He died of a fractured skull after being rushed to a hospital. A steel bolt then fell through a Federal building skylight, narrowly missing Assistant Postmaster Murphy. its source remains unknown.
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New York
New Singer
Postmaster Murphy
Shot to Death in Chicago Dancer at Wells Street
Miss Catherine Cartright a concert hall dancer and singer was found shot to death in a room at 92 Wells Street on Thursday. Police seek James McGgee in connection with the murder. McGgee had courted the woman and allegedly fired at a rival suitor, was arrested but released on bond.
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Chicago
Catherine Cartright
Wells Street
James McGgee
Mcturee
Earthquake Shakes Reggio di Calabria Province
A strong quake struck Reggio di Calabria province on Thursday with no loss of life reported. Severe shaking hit villages including Binaco Brencaleon Druzzano and Peruzzano forcing residents to flee homes for fields or nearby grottos.
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Reggio di Calabria
Binaco
Brencaleon
Druzzano
Peruzzano
Thompson Jewelry files chattel mortgage in Waxahachie
Waxahachie Texas January 23 The Thompson Jewelry company has filed a chattel mortgage for the benefit of creditors Liabilities are about $20 000 W P Leign is named as trustee The firm has been engaged in business several years.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Thompson Jewelry Company
W. P. Leign
One Hundred Cars Withdrawn in Philadelphia Transit
Philadelphia Rapid Transit withdraws 100 street cars from service due to reduced travel and weak business. Over the next days 25 to 40 more cars will be taken off the lines as operations tighten.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Rancher Kills Man Then Fatally Shoots Self Near Endee
El Paso reports Elmer Wheeler a well known ranchman shot and killed Amos Burnham a prominent stockman near Endee New Mexico. Wheeler then killed himself after a quarrel over a woman.
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el Paso
Elmer Wheeler
Amos Burnham
Endee
N. M
Wheeler
Williams Elected United States Senator in Mississippi
In a joint session on January 23 in Jackson Mississippi Hon John Sharp Williams was chosen United States senator. Williams addressed the members and a large audience following the vote.
Textile School reports new machinery and fabric designs
The Textile Engineering Senior class completed erecting a 16 000 pound silver lap and a camber to aid instruction in fine yarn manufacture under Prof Wier. They built a decorative pink figure swastika fabric on a white fancy twill ground and are creating new original patterns. Juniors test linters for coarse yarns while seizing state advantages for domestic rope and cordage production.
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Wier
Texas
Mattress
Comfort
New England
Europe
Bank closures hit Pittsburg in January
Examiners shut the Traders and Mechanics Bank, a state institution, in Pittsburg on January 23. The Treasury Trust Company, a subsidiary in the same building, also closed but reportedly did so voluntarily.
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Pittsburg
Traders and Mechanics’ Bank
Treasury Trust Company
Bank failure liabilities and assets in Tisdell case
In Chicago on January 22 the Tisdell bank failure is recorded with liabilities of 73900 dollars and assets totaling 95600 dollars.
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Chicago
Tisdell
Bryan notice for Guy M. Board Office contact
A local Bryan notice lists Guy M. Board with W. B. Hudson as contact partners at telephone 292 for office arrangements and related business in the area.
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W. B. Hudson
Bryan
Texas
Bank of France Maintains Discount Rate as Private Rate Falls
Paris on Wednesday saw the private rate of discount cut from 3 32 8 per cent to 3 1 4 per cent while the Bank of France reserve unchanged. The issue reflects tighter money conditions without central rate change.
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Paris
Bank of France
Mooney, Hearst Editor, Resigns From Chicago Desk
C. P. J. Mooney, longtime managing editor for five years under W. R. Hearst, resigns in Chicago. He is expected to return south after stepping down.
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Chicago
C. P. J. Mooney
W. R. Hearst
Largest gypsum mill rises in Oklahoma at Okeene
In Okeene Oklahoma on January 23 a gypsum mill under construction is described as the largest in the state. The project signals a major industrial development for the region.
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Okeene, Okla
Oklahoma
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