Texas Fares Cut for Farmers Congress Trips
The Farmers Congress offers a one cent per mile round trip rate on major lines including Houston & Texas Central Texas & New Orleans Southern Pacific Houston East & West Texas Missouri Kansas & Texas Ft. Worth & Denver and International & Great Northern. Round trip from Dallas drops to three dollars under the plan.
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College
Bryan
Texas Farmers’ Congress
Houston
Texas Central
Texas
New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
Ft. Worth
Denver
International
Great Northern
Dallas
Death of Sidney E Rhodes in Bryan
Sidney E Rhodes died at his Bryan home after a brief illness from malaria at 12 55 this morning. A Bryan native and A and M College graduate, he was 30 years old and had been active in Chatham Machine Co. work with his brother H G Rhodes. He was a Baptist and a member of Bryan lodge 859 BPOE. funeral at the family home 10 o clock with Dr Butler officiating. family includes H G Rhodes and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney E. Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes
Bryan
W. R. Rhodes
A. and M. College
H. G. Rhodes
Chatham Machine Co
Jnc. Q. Tabor
Houston
Edith Rhodes
Lucy King
J. L. Connor
Fred Connor
Madison County
Capt. Tabor
Boston
Butler
Palacios
Milam County to Hold First Fair in July 1907
Beginning July 24 1907 for four days Milam county farmers stage their inaugural fair under the Farmers Union with Rockdale business leaders assisting. The event at Rockdale promises premier Central Texas farm product exhibits and a notable fat stock show drawing strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Farmers’ Union of
Rockdale
Texas
Wood and Ranch for Sale Near Bryan on I N
Ten thousand cords of wood in the stump for sale ten miles from Bryan on the I G N. Also ranch property offered in 100 and 200 acre lots. Apply to J L Fountain. 200
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Bryan
J. L. Fountain
Death of W W Cloud Aged Citizen and Civil War Veteran
Mr W W Cloud died at his Kurten home after months of illness at seventy years two months. A Georgia native, long Brazos county resident, devoted Baptist and devout Christian. He served in the Civil War, wounded multiple times. Survived by a wife and several children, plus a brother and two sisters. Funeral yesterday at 4 oclock with interment at Tryon cemetery conducted by Rev J M Bullock.
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W. W. Cloud
Kurten
Mr. Cloud
Georgia
Brazos County
Reliance Baptist Church
Cloud
M. B. Easters
Jim Tobias
J. Ll. Lloyd
W. E
J. C. Cloud
Mat Sheppard
Emma Cloud
J. T. Cloud
J. W. Cloud
Holland
W. N. Edge
Tryon Cemetery
J. M. Bullock
Citrusy Experiments At Beeville Attract Attention
Major L L McInnis and Hon Jno M Green visited the Beeville experiment station to inspect citrus work. Oranges and lemons are grown by grafting on hardy stock. Trees bear in their second year and a month earlier than the Florida crop. Five year old trees are heavily fruited. If unusually cold weather arrives any season the trees would survive, though the crop could be damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. McInnis
Beeville
Jno
M. Green
A. and M. College
Major McInnis
Florida
Work to Begin on College Well
Mr J W McMahon of McMahon and Bigelow, well drilling contractors, visited Bryan and will begin work next week on a new well for the A and M College drinking water supply using a rotary rig. The town awaits action on an artesian deep well as the sewerage problem and other issues ride on the project. Mr Bigelow will supervise the College work while McMahon gauges local sentiment on the deep well initiative.
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J. W. McMahon
McMaon & Bigelow
A. and M. College
Bryan
Bigelow
McMahon
Edge Hall Smith Drug Co Scholarship Contest Votes Rise
The twelfth count of the votes shows growing interest and changes in standings. Miss Maggie Dawson and Emmet Scrimshire remain leaders as the contest progresses.
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Edge-Hall-Smith Drug Co
Maggie Dawson
Emmet Scrimshire
Reduction of Rates by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders reductions in class rates to Boswell Hagerman and Carlsbad New Mexico finding Kansas City St Louis Galveston and Denver rates unjust. Commodities like grain lumber apples and alfalfa from Kansas Texas New York Oklahoma Louisiana and other points have rates cut to specified new cents per unit.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Prouty
Roswell Commercial Club
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
United States
Boswell
Hagerman
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Kansas City
St. Louis
Galveston
Denver
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
New York
Fort Worth
Heat Strains Elk Parade as Storm Ends Philadelphia Run
In Philadelphia on July 19, about 2,500 parade goers were prostrated by heat as the Elk parade drew thousands to Broad Street. The heat drew all city hospitals into service while 500,000 spectators watched. A severe storm hit as the rear passed the reviewing stand. lightning struck several spots with no known injuries.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Concessions Refused by Telegraphers in Oakland Strike
The strick mercial telegraphers at a July meeting in Oakland refused to accept concessions proposed by the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies. The offer included a 25 percent wage increase after work and rehiring most strikers, with 80 percent of Postal strikers to be reinstated. President Small telegraphed the Chicago headquarters with the result.
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Oakland
Cal
Strckmercial
Western Union and
Postal Telegrap
Postal
Small
Chicago
Close Contest in Thirteen Inning Dallas Temple Game
In Dallas on Thursday the Temple team and Dallas played a 13 inning contest with Louden, Dallas third baseman, ruled safe at the plate by Umpire Self. Both sides scored one run in the third and no further scoring until the 13th. Temple catcher Ragsdale protested vigorously. San Antonio lost 6 to 1 to Houston, tying Houston with Dallas for first place. Fort Worth 4, Waco 2, Galveston 2, Austin 1.
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Dallas
Louden
Temple
Ragsdale
San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Waco
Galveston
Austin
Private Crichton's Desertion Follows Sweetheart to Coast
Private George Crichton of the Fourth Company of Artillery at Fort Dupont Delaware deserted army after his sweetheart left Delaware for Los Angeles. He chased her to the coast, failed to find her, turned himself in to the Bakersfield recruiting officer, and was jailed. He faces a court martial with possible term on Alcatraz Island.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Delaware
Los Angeles
George Crichton
Fort Dupont
Alcatrase Island
Meridian banker Louis Ragsdale dies in Cleveland ambulance
Louis Ragsdale a Meridian Mississippi banker and racehorse owner and inventor died in an ambulance in Cleveland Ohio while en route from his hotel to a hospital Acute alcoholism is alleged as the cause. He had been in Cleveland three months and little is known about him.
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Cleveland, O
Louis Ragsdale
Meridian
Miss
Ragsdale
Fortune left to Meridian man dies in Ohio
Meridian Mississippi July 19 Lewis Ragsdale died in an ambulance at Cleveland Ohio after being left a $500000 estate from his father in 1866. He married but separated from wife. Rags was a spendthrift with a reckless use of money. St Louis Missouri July 19 the Interstate Merchants association led by W O Sanders says railroads offer reduced rates for merchants from Texas Oklahoma and Indian Territory to attend the fall meeting.
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Meridian
Miss
Lewis Ragsdale
Cleveland
Rags
St. Louis
Interstate Merchants’ Association
W. O. Sanders
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
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Housewives of
Richelieu
Royal Ann
E. J. Fountain
the Daily Eagle
Carnes & Wallace
Bryan, Texas
Japan
Washington Humane Society
Galveston News
Emmel & Maloney
Alma Miller
Sadie Batte
Mary Harris
Fannie May Miller Eeeee
Erbouse Pink Graham Eee Wreges
Emmett Schrimshire Steet Ewes
Hiram Downard
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
A. Adams
Accen Insurange
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Telfphone 265
J. D. Ganter
Dr. J. F. Eaves
Smith Building
Shoop
J. W. Balls
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Dr. Shoop
Mace
Monroe
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