Adjutant General Reports Feed Needs for Federal Troops
Austin July 5 Adjutant General Hulen says 400 car loads of feedstuff will be required for horses and mules for Federal troops Colonel Coy Hearne and Major Hoover are at the adjutant general office discussing encampment matters The first 1906 tax rolls in Anderson county show property valuation of 7914160 a 28 percent drop from 1905 despite intangible assets of over 40000 The governor will appoint delegates to the National Irrigation congress at Boise Idaho September 5 and 6 inviting any citizen to attend
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Austin
Hulen Gaye
Coy Hearne
Major Hoover
Comptroller’s Department
Anderson County
National Irrigation Congress
Boise
Idaho
Woman Shot When Pistol Falls From Bedclothes
In Longview Texas on July 5 Mrs F A Rogers was removing bed clothes when a pistol belonging to her husband fell to the floor and discharged wounding her thigh. Doctors fear amputation may be necessary as her husband Mr Rogers had just left on a train for a Mexico business trip.
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Longview
Tex
F. A. Rogers
City Council to Hear Auditors Report This Afternoon
Auditors complete city books review and present findings to council committee. committee to consider report at 3 PM in city hall. meeting to take place this afternoon. Local notes include travel visits, church revivals, and social events around Bryan and nearby towns.
Texans gain rural routes as applications surge
Washington reports Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Degraw working on 145 applications for rural route carriers in Texas. Lone Star congressmen helped raise rural routes in Texas from 1,320 to 1,518 in the past fiscal year.
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Texans
Washington
Degraw
Texas
Lone Star Congressmen
Campbells Coming For Governor Campaign Speech
Hon Tom Campbell of Palestine will address voters at Bryan courthouse on Friday July 13 at 3 p m. The event invites all residents to attend as the campaign committee promotes the gathering.
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Tom Campbell
Palestine
Bryan
Advertiseme
Notice of price cut in blacksmith work by W B Grice
From this date on I will cut the price on all blacksmith work for cash Horseshoeing from 0 to 3s for 80c 4s and 5s proportion and all other work in proportion Call on me when you need anything in my line W B Grice
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W. B. Grice
Despondent Wife Dies by Self Inflicted Rifle Shot
In Austin on July 5 Mrs. John Russell shot herself through the heart with a rifle. Her body with the weapon lay across it was discovered by her husband who said she had been despondent for several weeks.
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Austin
John Russell
Russell
Young Man Falls From Fast Moving Train Near Gladewater
Frederick Coleman of Longview was badly injured when he fell from a swiftly moving train near Gladewater on July 5. He narrowly escaped instant death and survived the fall despite the severity of his injuries.
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Longview
Tex
Frederick Coleman
Gladewater
Rock Island Collision Kills Two Injured Two
Near Maple Hill Kansas a rear end freight collision killed Thomas Johnson from Duncan Idaho and James Carson from Lindsay and injured James Lindsay and James Cogg both of Ryan Idaho. Engineer and fireman on the rear train escaped by leaping clear.
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Topeka
Maple Hill
Kan
Thomas Johnson
Duncan, I. T
James Carson
Lindsay
James Lindsay
James Cogg
Ryan I. T
Woman fatally struck by unexploded bomb at Bluffton fireworks
Mrs William Snyder aged thirty five of Bluffton Indiana was watching a fireworks display when an unexploded aerial bomb struck her on the head fracturing her skull. Doctors predict her death.
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Bluffton
Ind
William Snyder
Reward for return of missing lady's gold watch
A five dollar reward is offered for the return of a lady's gold watch lost at Cedar Creek Barbecue Wednesday, with Dunn and Daly's Bryan Texas listed as contact. The column also notes several social updates including visits and departures of local residents, and mentions dirt work starting on a new post office building.
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Lady's
Cedar Creek
Dunn & Daly
Bryan
Texas
Wm. Rigby
Claude Brogdon
Baby of
Fort Worth
L. B. Brogdon
Tragedy at Dance Ends in Alleged Slaying
At a July event near Tulsa Oklahoma Territory a man married to Joe Barker is accused of shooting and killing a party named Slaydon during a dance.
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Joe Barker
Tulsa
I. T
Slaydon
Cholera Outbreak Rages in Manila
The war department reports a virulent cholera outbreak in Manila with 116 cases and 99 deaths for the week ending July 4. In the 24 hours to July 5, provinces saw 12 cases and 5 deaths, while Manila reported 29 cases and 23 deaths.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Six Bodies Recovered After Lake Manawa Disaster
In Omaha on July 5 authorities reported the bodies of five young Omaha women and an unidentified man recovered from Lake Manawa. The deaths followed a fireworks display when more than 100 people fell 16 feet into the water from a floating dock Thursday night.
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Omaha
Lake Manawa
Longworths Depart for Paris with Farewell From Reid
Congressman and Mrs Longworth left for Paris on Thursday morning. Ambassador and Mrs Reid said goodbye at the railroad station as they began their overseas trip June 5.
Fatal firecracker accident in Negaunee
Nine year old Josephine Kratz died after flames from exploding firecrackers set her dress on fire in Negaunee Michigan on July 5.
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Negaunee
Mich
Josephine Kratz
Twelve Policemen Indicted in Rioting Case
In Bialystok Russia on July 5 twelve policemen were indicted on charges of participating in rioting.
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Bialystok
Russia
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