Death of J A Preston in Houston
Mr. J A Preston of Houston passed away at 2 o clock yesterday morning after a long illness. He was nearly 72, a North Carolina native who lived in Bryan years ago and moved to Houston about fifteen years ago. He leaves a wife and seven children Mrs Sadie Secret Mrs Annie Haley Miss Gertrude Preston T J Preston J A Preston Jr Will and Charlie Preston all of Houston. Funeral services were held in Houston this morning at 11 o clock.
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T. J. Preston
Houston
J. A. Preston
Preston
North Carolina
Bryan
Mr. Preston
J. A. Preston, Jr
Will
Charlie Preston
Sadie Secret
Annie Haley
Gertrude Preston
Insurance ad invites 1907 business with prompt service
Representing a wide range of insurance companies the ad calls for a liberal share of business in 1907. It promises careful and prompt attention to all entrusted policies and notes the office is upstairs in the Smith Building and the contact phone 161. Jno B Hines 241f.
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Smith Building
Jno
B. Hines
Big Rally At Franklin By Central Texas Baptists
The Central Texas Baptist Association plans a Franklin rally at First Baptist Church from Friday night Feb 15 through Sunday. Noted speakers include Dr J B Gambrell Dallas W W Brittain Waco E E Lee Dallas and State Evangelist J B Fletcher Corsicana. Dr Geo B Butler will preach on Christian Education Sunday at 11. Mrs Gambrell Dallas and Mrs Butler Franklin will lead the ladies meeting Saturday. All are urged to attend.
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the Eagle
Central Texas Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Franklin
J. B. Gambrell
Dallas
W. W. Brittain
Waco
E. E. Lee
J. B. Fletcher
Corsicana
Geo B. Butler
Gambrell
Butler
Franklin Methodist Church
Methodist Sunday School Choir Organized In City
A Methodist Sunday school choir was formed at Mrs. Ed Hall’s home with officers Miss Pauline Webb president E K Rowe secretary Sam Beard treasurer Miss Clara Mawhinney organist and Miss Annie Laurie Long directress. The group is mainly city young women and Allen Academy students. Practice began yesterday afternoon with strong enthusiasm.
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Ed Hall
Pauline Webb
E. K. Rowe
Sam Beard
Clara Mawhinney
Annie Laurie Long
City
Allen Academy
Gruet Jr testifies on Waters-Pierce vouchers in Texas inquiry
In Austin on a Wednesday morning J P Gruet Jr testified about his eight to nine year tenure at Waters-Pierce Oil company, his admission of erasures and handwriting on a $3,300 voucher, and discussions with his father and Captain Flateau regarding Bailey documents. He described a chain of custody for vouchers and letters, his duties as voucher clerk, and his views on the effort to settle the Pierce case and suppress papers.
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H P. Gruet, Jr
Austin
J. P. Gru
aWters-Pierce “Oil Company
Gruet
Texas
Waters Pierce
W. Bailey
Odell
Bailey
O'Neal
Young Gruet
A. J. Hutchinson
Odd Fellows
St. Louis
Young Grget
Pierce
Flateau
Captain Flateau
Washington
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Jewell P. Lightfoot
Ligihtfoot
Lightfoot
Commerce Street
R. T. Steady Co
Mr. Prens
Chicago
Brammer
Crane
Flatean
Mr. Bailey
Ledger Voucher Dispute Ties Bailey to $1,750 Case
Senator Senter questioned handwriting in the voucher book. Witness said Hutchinson posted the entry and noted no other book showed Bailey. He argued the $1,750 voucher was audited and correctly recorded though an original voucher might be missing. Captain Flateau was asked to travel to Texas for a statement.
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Senator Senter
Mr. Graet
Hutchinson
Senator Bailey
Anather
Filateau
Texas
Senter
Captain Flateau
Cold Panhandle Weather Delays Trains in Fort Worth
Reports from Fort Worth indicate Panhandle cold snap with Texline 11 Amarillo 12 Childress 15 degrees. Trains from the Panhandle arrived Wednesday morning about twelve hours late due to the severe weather.
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Panhandle
Fort Worth
Texline
Amarillo
Childress
Henry Field Fatally Injured in Oil Mill Accident
In Palestine Texas on Wednesday at 3 am Henry Field twenty three was caught by a set screw in an oil mill. He was whirled and badly maimed, dying three hours later from his injuries.
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Henry Field
Palestine
Tex
Time Set For Vote On Smoot Entitlement
Washington January 30 The senate agreed to vote on the resolution declaring Senator Smoot not entitled to his seat at 4 o'clock Wednesday February 20. Four Killed In Bristol Va Italian laborers were killed and several injured while blasting near Mocassin Gap January 30. Several business houses burned at Mill Creek I T January 30 with about 7000 dollars damage.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Bristol
Mocassin Gap
Mill Creek
I. T
Senate Passes Bive Measure Compels Railroads to Furnish Cars
Austin January 30. The Texas Senate advanced several bills including Hudspeth and Green's to force railroads to supply cattle shipments cars and Terre and Chambers' plan to bar foreign insurers from moving cases to federal court after a policy suit.
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Austin
Senate
Messrs
Hudspeth and Green
Messrsf. Terre
Chambers
House Judiciary Committee
Strickland
Commission
House Committee On
Jennings
House
East Teas
House Committee On Privilege and Elections
James
Campbell
W. P. Mahaffey
Tyler County
W. J Cunningham
Funeral of Whiteley Draws London Crowds in Tragic Wake
London mourners packed the Whiteley residence district as the merchant was laid to rest. Crowds lined the streets and over 100 carriages followed the hearse to the cemetery, with four carrying floral wreaths for the ceremony.
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London
Whiteley
Mason's Sudden Death of a Presidential Secretary
In Boston during a DeMolay Ladies Night at the Masonic temple Major Austin Cushman former private secretary to Millard Fillmore and first department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic collapsed with heart disease and died shortly before midnight Tuesday. He was eighty years old.
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Cushman
President Fillmore
Boston
Masonic Temple
DeMolay
Knights Templar
Austin Cushman
Grand Army of the Republic
Millard Fillmore
United States
Powell Must Swing Court Affirms Powell Murder Verdict
The Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the Victoria district court verdict that Felix Powell should die for the murder of the Conditt family near Edna Jackson County. The trial, moved from Edna to Victoria on change of venue, faced a reversal request by Powell's attorneys in session.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Dallas
District Court
Victoria
Felix Powell
Conditt
Edna
Jackson County
Powell
Cablegram Costis Considerable Inquisitive to Saarbrucken
Oklahoma City January 30 John Shelby spent 21 dollars to cable Saarbrucken Prussia to learn if his father escaped the recent mine disaster. No reply has yet been received.
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Oklahoma City
John Shelby
Saarbrucken
Prussia
May Be Ninety One Dead In Stuart Mine Disaster
Charleston West Virginia January 30 may be ninety one dead as of Wednesday the Stuart mine disaster casualty list may reach that total amid ongoing search and tally efforts in the wake of the incident.
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Charleston
W. Va
Stuart Mine
Local Optionists Win in Lamar County Dry Vote
Paris Texas January 30 Lamar county goes dry by about 400 majority in the local option election.
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Paris
Tex
Lamar County
Colored teachers Institute agenda from Friday to Saturday
The program lists sessions on reading methods, pupil engagement, physiology in public schools, punishment, and moral development. Speakers include L V Alber, Mrs Reid, W R F, Mrs Wilson, F D Way, H B Chase, and D Pearenham. An Friday night address on education was delivered at Shiloh Baptist. public attendance encouraged.
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T. Wilson
F. D. Way
H., B. Chase
Ind
D. Pearenham
W. R. Robinson
E. W. Knox
Shiloh Baptist
School Board Meeting Called for 4 PM at Ed Hall
A monthly school board meeting is called for 4 p m at the K of P reading room Ed Hall presiding. The notice serves to convene board members and address routine school matters.
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United States Government Depositary
U. S
Total
G. $. Parker
E. H. Astin
Albert W. Wilkerson
ED. S. Derden
E. W. Crenshaw
Methodist Sunday School Choir
Emmet & Maloney
Progressive Druggists
Hunter & Chatham
Mason
Colored Teachers’ Ins
L. V. Alber
Mr Freeman
F. Reid
J. H. Reed
Hall
Georgia
Sanders Bros
C. E. Bullock & CO
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