City Directory of Officials and Aldermen
City officers listed include Mayor J S Mooring Marshal T P Boyett Deputy Marshal J D Conlee Secretary treasurer H G Rhodes City Sexton H H Jones Constable C L Baker and Aldermen R G Tabor W Howell M Parker Walter Wipprecht A J Buchanan.
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J S Mooring
T P Boyett
J D Conlee
H G Rhodes
H H Jones
C L. Baker
R G Tabor
W § Howell
M Parker
Walter Wipprecht
A J Buchanan
Local Officials and Board Members Listed in Complete Roster
Judge A G Board and district staff including Clerk G W McMichael Tax Collector J J Adams Tax Assessor R M Nall Sheriff TC Nunn and Treasurer Jno M Lawrence with District Clerk J W Batts. Commissioners R J Deens Lee Edge Dennis Ballard P H Arrington. Schools Board Dr J W Howell president J Allen Myers secretary V W T James A M Rhodes GM Bandon J B Mike H C Robinson.
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McMichael
M Nagle
J J Adams
R M Nall
TC Nunn
Jno M Lawrence
J W Batts
R J Deens
Lee Edge
Dennis Ballard
P H Arrington
Schools Board
J W Howell
J Allen Myers
W T James
A M Rhodes
GM Bandon
J B Mike
H C Robinson
Church Schedules and Local Officials List
The page lists morning and evening services for Baptist Methodist Christian Jewell Episcopal and other denominations. It notes pastors, Sunday school times, leagues, prayer meetings, and holy days. It also includes officers for Bryan Cotton Seed Oil and Bryan Compress with names and titles.
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Baptist
Methodist
E L Shettles
Epworth League
Christian
Jewell Howard
Christian Endeavor
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Herbert KE. Bowers
Holy Communion
J LD West
Free Communion Baptist
A M Stewart
St Joseph’s Catholic
Father Kolin
San Antonio Italian Catholico
Father Guidice
Bryan Cotton Seed Oil Mull
J O Chance
M D Cole
A D McConnico
E J Fountain
Bryan Compress
J W Howell
W E Saunders
H C Robinson
Fraternal Orders Meeting Schedule Notice
Secretaries treasurers and managers listed for Brazos Camp No 104 W of W meets second and fourth Friday nights monthly. J E Ettle C C Joe B Reed clerk. Bryan Tent No 16 KOTM meets first and third Mondays. J H Mawhiney C Joe B Reed RK Bryan Lodge No 980 meets second and fourth Wednesdays. W T James president Joe B Reed financier. Bryan Lodge No 409 National Aid meets first Tuesdays. W W Griffin president C C Dulaney secretary Ivanhoe Commandery No 8 Knight Templars meets second Tuesday. Jnc T Gareth KE C H G Rhodes secretary Fraternal Union of America meets second and fourth Mondays. W H Walker Fraternal Master W L Houston Secretary W T Austin Chapter No 87 R A M meets third Mondays. W E Saunders HP Joe B Reed Secretary.
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Brazos
J E Ettle
C C
Joe B Reed
Bryan
KOTM
J. H. Mawhiney
Bryan Lodge
W T James
Joe B. Reed
National Aid
W W Griffin
C C Dulaney
Ivanhoe
Knight Templars
Jnc T
W E Saunders
H P
Testimonial on Potts Premium Baking Powder Quality
A Nov 7 1900 note from Waco Texas praises Potts Baking Powder Co Premium Baking Powder for its leavening strength and purity. H. Glancy of Mer. New State House endorses its universal satisfaction and hopes it becomes widely used by families seeking a high grade baking powder.
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Waco
Texas
The
Potts Baking Powder Co
H. Glancy
Mer
New State House
Reckless Optical Diagnosis.
A humorous quip from the Indianapolis Journal debates why a man might wear monocles. The exchange suggests that monocled men imply they can see as well as others with two eyes, inviting lighthearted reflection on eyewear and perception.
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Indianapolis Journal
Not to Please the Company Cartoon Exchange
A humorous Detroit Free Press item contrasts a company agent asking about an automatic gas burner with a householder replying they already burn gas enough. The brief exchange captures wartime era domestic wit and utility concerns.
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Detroit Free Press
New York Dispute Over Corruption Claim Sparks Debate
A contentious exchange between two New Yorkers questions which city in the Union is most corrupt. The remark, cited as a Life magazine line, reflects a sharp, tongue in cheek clash over urban corruption.
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Union
Towne Speech Draws Excitement in Senate Philippine Plea
Washington scene as Senator Towne of Minnesota pleads for a cessation of hostilities in the Philippines. The chamber hushes then erupts in applause despite warnings. Other business includes the Indian appropriation bill and codification of postal laws.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations
Towne
Minnesota
Lind
Philippines
House
Littlefield
McCall
Cooper
Hoar
Hale
Depew
Towner
Clapp
District of Columbia
United States
Spain
Five Die as B&O Train Collision Occurs in West Virginia
Five persons are dead and one severely wounded after a B&O railroad wreck between Petroleum and Volcano Junction in Parkersburg West Virginia. An engineer misread a passing train, pulling his engine onto the main track and the cars of the two trains collided, wrecking two engines and ten loaded cars.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Petroleum
Volcano Junction
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Notable Figures Share Snippets of Fame and Fortune
The piece surveys diverse personalities from royalty and science to industry and crime era figures. It notes the Prince of Wales writing verse, Sir William Huggins becoming Royal Society president, and Chester A. Arthur’s ascent to vice president. It also recalls Hays’s birth, Rogers’s early days, Hoke Smith’s philanthropy, Dr. Loew’s career move, Christine Nilsson’s mementos, Tom L Johnson’s views, and Captain Dreyfus’s stay in Geneva. It details Colonel Gross’s $19,000 spoon, bought for a Mexican mine share, later ruined by floods.
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Prince of
Isos
Ists
San Francisco
Henry A. Rogers
New York
New Bedford
Mass
Hoke Smith
Atlanta
Cleveland
Georgia
Oscar Loew
United States Agricultural Department
Agricultural College
Japanese Imperial University
Tokyo
Christine Nilsson
Tom L. Johnson
Gross
Items of Interest from an Old Chronicle
The piece surveys topics from the Legion of Honor having 55000 members to Finns arriving in 1899 with few sent back and few literate. It notes a Paris prize winner, train theft concerns in the US, new South African war words khaki kopje commandeer, and a Saco, Maine episode where a bric a brac bargain was sold to a club clerk.
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United States
Saco
Orchard and Garden Advice From the St. Louis Republic
The piece urges thoroughly rotted stable manure for gardens and notes unfruitful orchards may bear with heavy manure. It advises cool dry temps for onion sets, proper tree spacing, avoiding crowding, and favoring uniform growth. It recommends removing stunted trees, selecting windbreak trees with close growth and evergreen foliage, and planting a double row for effect.
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St. Loris Republic
City of Bryan seeks authorization to sell public land
Notice states the City of Bryan will apply to the Texas Legislature for a local or special law to authorize selling multiple parcels of land within Bryan corporate limits. Descriptions include parcels between railroad tracks, blocks bounded by streets, and property owned by local companies in Brazos County Texas.
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Bryan
Allen Academy
Tno. Lawrence
Joe Lawrence
Calvert
Welborn
Brazos County
Madison
Grimes County
Monroe Edge Land Agent
State of
Texas
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Alvert Waco & Brazos Valley Railroad Company
Bryan Compress Company
Houton & Texas Central Railroad
Calvert Waco & Brazos Valley Railroad Company
Cheap Side Streit
Fannin Street
Austin Street
Houston Texas Central Railroad
Jefferson Street
Bryan Sty
Fanning Street
Houston & Texas Central Rtailroad
Anderson Street
Main Street
City of
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Landreth
J. & G. N. International and Great Northern Railroad Company
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Memphis
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New Orleans
Hearne
Dallas
FT. Worth
Kansas City
North Texas
Milano
Santa Fe
Bryant
L. Price
D. J. Price
I. & G. N. Railroad
Palestine
City Directory
R S Webb
Walter Wipwrecht
Jimmy
New York Journal
Stephens and
Flynn Scrap
Stephens
Flynn
Oklahoma
Mrs. Nation
Topeka
Nation
Stanley
Goddard
Gibson
Jackson, Miss
J. F. Gibson
Indiana
Detroit
Longino
Statehouse
Mrs. Proctor’s
C. M. Proctor
Galvert
Wago
Marlin, Calvert, Bryan, Hearne and
Mumbford
Superior Passenger Service
Austin
San Antonio
Mexico
D. C. Demaret
Acenr
Webb Bros
V. G. Taliaferro
20Th Judicial District
Robt. Armstrong
O. Armstrong & Nagle O
Taliaferro & Armstrong
Law
Taliaferro
Court House Square
H. G. Rhodes
Mooring
Frisco
North
Mississippi
Missouri
America
Lead and Zinc
Ozark
W. Commerce St
J. W. Batts
Real Estate Agen
College Road
B. E. Hawes
Bryan Marble Works
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