Race Meet Arranged At Central Texas Fair Grounds
A race meet for the Central Texas fair association is planned at the fair grounds on Wednesday February 8 at 2 pm. One saddle horse race of three eights of a mile with five entries pays 50 dollars to the winner. Pony races with 1 dollar entry offer 750 and 250 prizes. Admission to grounds is 25 cents with magic entertainment promised. officials include Mayor R H Harrison and doctors W H Oliver Paul M Raysor. The Eagle notes the event boosts the coming fair’s prospects.
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Central Texas Fair Association
Fair Grounds
R. H. Harrison
W. H. Oliver
Paul M. Raysor
J. W. Batts
Geo. W. Smith Jr
J. W. Shelton Dies Suddenly at Home Near Brazos County
Word came yesterday of the sudden death of J. W. Shelton at his Rosprim area home yesterday morning about 10 o clock. He sat to rest after duties and fell dead within moments. He was about fifty, a Brazos county farmer, and leaves a family.
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J. W. Shelton
Rosprim
Shelton
Brazos County
Spell Powers Couple Wed? Not Yet Announcement
Mr E T Spell of this city and Miss Della Powers of Edge were joined by Rev S L Morris of the Free Baptist church at the minister's home on Friday evening at seven. The couple have many friends who extend good wishes for happiness and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Spell
Della Powers
Edge
S. L. Morris
the Free Baptist Church
Mr Spell
Messrs. T. H
M. Spell
Sunny South Shoot Ends Near Brenham
The Sunny South weeklong shoot closed at Brenham yesterday. Fred Gilbert of Iowa won first high average with 519 of 573. Heiks of Ohio was second with 516, amateur H. G. Taylor of South Dakota third with 505, and M. E. Atchison of Giddings scored 502.
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Brenham
Fred Gilbert
Iowa
Heiks
Ohio
Amatuer
H. G. Taylor
South Dakota
M. E. Atchison
Giddings
Air ship mystery tied to local kite sale ending in Mil Remnant Sale
Reports of a mysterious air ship sighting over the Navasota river are explained as a Wagner & Brandon kite that escaped during a campaign to the moon. The kite carried news for the man above about Wagner & Brandon's mill remnant sale now in full blast.
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Vesmirovski
Konecny
Navasota
Wagner & Brandon
Rates for Houston and New Orleans handicap shoots
Houston account Grand Southern Handicap Shoot set for February 5 and 6 at a rate of 3.95. New Orleans Cotton Growers Association event on January 22 and 23 with a round trip rate of 18.55. Agent: W S Wilson.
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Houston
New Orleans
Real estate transfers reported for week ending Jan 28
Real estate transfers listed by T. R. Batte & Co. show multiple conveyances throughout Bryan and area. Transfers include J Wipprecht to Charley Holt for 100 acres, various one sixth shares in Allen farm, Bryan City lots, and numerous acres in the Moses A Foster survey and other leagues with prices ranging from 75 to 1,700.40 dollars.
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W.L. Steele
Ben Campbell
Allen Farm
S. F. Harlan
George A. Adams
G. W. Singleton League
S. M. Derden
A. G Buchanan
A. McLaughlin
Clayton Wood
J. B. Bell
Bryan
Jesse Sutton
B. D. Clary
Moses A. Foster
Miss Mary Etta Goodson
E. W. Crenshaw
Cc. G. Ellis
Jim Gedine
Martin G. Willman
H. G. Rhodes
J. J. Conway
W. H. Burt
Thomas Webb
B.D. Clary
M. Derden
H. O. Drummond
W.G. Drummond
G. C. Ellis
Jim Godine
F. Ruiz
J. P. Gilpin
Mariano Scardino
Wreck Plot Foiled On Missouri Kansas and Texas Fast Mail
An unsuccessful attempt to derail the Missouri Kansas and Texas fast mail train near Moran Kansas was thwarted when a tie and derailing iron across the track were snapped aside by the engine traveling sixty miles per hour. No injuries are reported and authorities investigate the deep cut incident three miles southwest of Moran.
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Katy
Texas
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Moran
Kan
Earthquake Shocks Gadsden and Attalia Friday Night
A strong quake struck Gadsden and Attalia around 10 o clock Friday night startling residents. Windows and doors rattled and glassware on tables was disturbed or broken. Farmers traveling to town reported feeling the tremor.
Mandatory pistol law passes house in Texas
The Texas house approved a bill requiring a minimum penalty of thirty days in jail and a fine for carrying a pistol or concealed weapon. The measure moves to the senate where it is expected to spark debate before possible enactment into law.
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Austin
Jan
Texas
House
Senate
Russian general Kuropatkin repulses Japanese attack
News from Petersburg reports Kuropatkin repulsing Japanese forces and advancing positions westward toward the Hun River. Dispatches say fighting centers along the front with artillery action and a possible broader engagement if flanks are tested. Strike activity in St. Petersburg shows progress, with several firms resuming operations.
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Petersburg
Kuroptkin
Oyama
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Associated Press
FrancoRussian Daboukeff, Baltic
Russo-American Rubber Company
Ropes’ American Refinry
Brief session as two seamen testify about strange warship
Paris reporters note an international commission session as Captain Foote and Mate Lyons of the trawler Kennet testified they saw a strange warship the morning after Russian Second Pacific squadron vessels fired on the trawlers. The craft had two masts two funnels fired a shot then vanished.
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Urday
Foote
Lyons
Kennet
Second Pacific Squadron
Situation Saturday in Russia shows workshop closures
Consul General Watts reports in St. Petersburg that strikes continue. Warsaw telegram says all workshops stopped. Vienna railway men join the strike. Gasworks and waterworks are operated by soldiers.
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Gard
Russia
Warsaw
Vienna
Race Horse Owner and Ex-Jockey Die in Hot Springs
Hot Springs Ark Jan 28 H C Schultz a race horse owner and Charles Warplank a former jockey are dead here from exposure A suspected pneumonia epidemic in the city is denied by officials.
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Hot Springs
Ark
H. C. Schultz
Charles Warplank
Two Hundred Men Shovel Snow Face Assault on Italians
In New York two hundred laborers on West Forty first street waited for work and witnessed gangs of men attack Italian workers. They punched and kicked the Italians and destroyed tools. In Lexington a jury found William Britton guilty of murdering James Cockrell and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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York
Jan
West Forty First Street
Lexington
William Britton
James Cockrell
Breathitt County
First auto crosses Andes at 25000 feet
Santiago Chile January 28 The first automobile has crossed the Andes at an elevation of 25000 feet above sea level marking a historic high altitude feat for road travel and motorized transport.
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Santiago
Chile
Andes
Southern Cotton Association Elects Officers at Monticello
Reuben Cheet mM of Mississippi named permanent secretary and John Hi Latham treasurer at 2500 dollars salary each. Bond requirements set at 26000 for treasurer and 5000 for secretary. President Jorman to earn 4 percent and Vice President Peters 3000 yearly. A 6 cent per bale tax on cotton sold by members approved. Committee to meet February 7 in Atlanta. Browne Hayne and Mike H Thames accused of influencing market control.
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Orleans
Reuben Cheet mM
Mississipi
Southern Cott Association
John Hi Latham
Dublin
Vex
Monticello
Jorman
Peters
Texas
Browne & Hayne
Mike H. Thames
Dallas
Fort Worth
Atlanta
Panamerican Bank Faces Heavy Liabilities
Chicago January 28. Report says Panamerican Bank liabilities total about forty five thousand dollars. Assets cited include three hundred dollars in cash and a single trust deed as part of the insufficient balance to cover obligations.
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Chicago
Panamerican Bank
Bank Scandal Unfolds Over Panamerican Withdrawals
Receiver Eewin C. Day reports $25,000 withdrawn from Panamerican bank in four months to a private bank of President W. H. Hunt in Wall Street New York. Additional withdrawals of $9000 and $5000 credited to Hunt and a Mexican branch. Col J L Turner recently left Panamerican and is linked to deposit transfers. Attempts to locate W and Rector, cashier, fail. Day also lacks a stockholder list to hold parties responsible.
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Eewin C. Day
Panamerican Bank
W. H. Hunt
Wall Street
New York
Hunt
Mexico
Col. J. L. Turner
Panamerican Banc
W. & Rector
Hunt Held Charged With Embezzling 36000 Dollars
New York January 28 W H Hunt tied to the Panamerican bank of Chicago, which closed its doors recently, was arrested at Chicago police request on the charge of embezzlement of 36000 dollars. He was arraigned and held for extradition.
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Ican Bank of Chicago
Hunt
Chicago
New York
Warran
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Fountain & Cos
Connelly & Carnes
Central Texas Fair Grounds
Sunny South
H. & T. C. Rates
Leggins
Regent Shoes
Hunter & Chatham
Ona
T. R. Batte & Co
Real
Hugo Endler
W. W. Mike
Kansas City
Unsuc
Alabama
Gadsden, Ala
Gadsden and
Attalia
Emmel’s Prescription Pharmacy
Manchuria
Paris
the International
North Sea
Washington
Eral Watts
State Department
Richard Lewis
Bowery
John Mc
Keon
Lewis
Monticello, GA
Southern Cotton Association
Hunt Held
Panamer
James’ Drug Store
A. L. Mondrick, M. D
Bryan, Texas
W. C. Fountain
Crown
Burt Norwid
W. H. Lawrence
Over Haswell’s
Franklins Markets
S. H. Franklin
Bryan Steam Laundry
A. E. Worley
Landreth’s
B. S
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