Local news notes from Palestine and surrounding areas
Local items report residents seen in town including L. D. McGee Henry Prinzel Holland Jim Flanagan and others returning home or traveling to Dallas Galveston Taylor Edge Weimar Reliance and Kurten. The Daily Eagle discusses a railcar project barbecue contest chairmen and a census guessing contest with large cash prizes.
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Henry Prinzel
Kurten
Ke Holland
Bell
Jim Flanagan
Palestine
W. R. Landers
Edge
Theo. Ohmstede
Galveston
Vernon
Exposition Saloon
Jerome Harrison
College
Dallas
Squire J. M. Zimmerman
A. M. Rhodes
Weimar
Dave Thompson
Bessie
Reliance
B.H.E
Arthur Landers
Taylor
M. M.griller
Cleburne
Joe Ellis
The
Baptist Church
Galveston and Houston Excursion Special
H. and T. C. announces round trip excursion trains passing Bryan on July 28 at 3 55 p m and July 29 at 3 a m. Fare 2.00 to Galveston and 1.75 to Houston. Galveston tickets may be used to La Porte Sylvan Beach due to military encampment. Return travel allowed from Galveston on trains 8 25 p m July 29 and 7 10 a m July 30. Houston departures valid to 9 20 a m July 30.
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Bryan
T. C
Galveston
Houston
la Porte
Sylvan Beach
Reed Re-Elected Grand Recorder of Texas AOUW
Major Joe P. Reed of this city is re-elected grand recorder of the AOUW Grand Lodge of Texas on the first ballot. The office will remain in Bryan with a vault for records to be provided. Reed’s re-election signals continued growth and efficiency in the order. Local arrivals include Capt. Bob Adams from Lufkin and Will Zulch from Madison County. Bettie McLendon visits G.G. McLendon. Third Infantry Band concert planned in City Park. Watermelon party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John K. Davis delights the younger set.
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John
The
Eagle
Temple
Joe P. Reed
Grand Recorder
A.O. U. W. Grand Lodge of Texas
Bryan
Reed
Major Reed
Dallas
Order
Bob Adams
Lufkin
Will Zulch
Madison County
Bettie McLendon
Falvert
G. G. McLendon
Third Infantry
John K. Davis
Hotel Arrivals List and Correction of Song Book Price
A list of hotel arrivals including A S Roberts Austin and R E Lee with others. In a Bryan Eagle notice C E Whittington corrects a prior Bra zos county singing convention report stating the song book price is 40c per copy or 480 per dozen prepaid, not 4.00 per dozen. He warns choirs may mispay.
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Bryan Eagle
Brazos County
Milligan Millian News From Baptist Church Meeting
The Milligan Millian cornet reports the Baptist church meeting closed last Wednesday night. County Attorney C. S. Gainer visited from Bryan. Pauline Spaan returned to Galveston, Nannie May Williams was ill, and a cream supper was canceled due to rain. Various locals like Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Beene were mentioned with travel between Navasota Hempstead Wellborn and home folks.
Excursions to National Conventions and League Gatherings
Travel deals offered for J and G excursions to Chicago for G A R Encampment August 27 to September 1 Atlanta Southern Epworth League July 25 to 29 and Richmond S O O F Sovereign Grand Lodge September 7 to 22 Low excursion rates available through ticket agents or D J Price G P T A Palestine Texas for details on rates sale dates and limits.
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Chicago
Illinois
Atlanta
Georgia
Southern Epworth League
Richmond
Virginia
S. O. O. F. Sovereign Grand Lodge
D.J. Price
G. P.&t. A. Palestine
Texas
Burke Renominated in Sixth District Dallas Democrat Burke Wins Nomination
In Alvarado Texas July 26 the Democratic convention renominated Hon B E Burke of Dallas for congress on the first ballot 48 to 38 The convention adopted a two thirds rule with no proxies H B Dillard was elected chairman Exexquisite committee members and a temporary chairman were named The platform followed the Kansas City line and fusion with Populists and Silver Republicans was endorsed in statewide tickets and district nominations
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Alvarado
Tex
B. E. Burke
Dallas
Congress
Burke
Gossett
Dillard
Meridian
Congressional Committee
J. M. Carroll
Hill
A. F. Wood
Navarre
W. H. Bledsoe
Johnson
F.C. Rugel
A. L. Love
Ellis
E. A. Lomax
Bosque
W. A. Brooks
Kafifman
Marion Sansom
Tom Bell
Hillsboro
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Kan
Kansas
David Martin
J. Breidenthal
A. M. Harvey
A. Frakes
Conway Marshall
H. P. Farrell
W. McNair
R. W. Turner
J. B. Fugate
James Fallon
J. B. Gosshorn
P. C. Arstens
J. H. Raebel
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R. O. Allen
Calvert, Waco and
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International
Great Northern
S. B. Buchanan
Galveston and Houston
Ralston
Tyler
Haswell
Grand Recorder of
A. O. U. W. of Texas
A$ Roberts
Austin
F T Rennie
J W McLaran
Baltimore
R E Lee
Lewis C Lewes
New Orleans
Oscar Kaeton
Jewett
Chas D Golding
Joe Lyons
St Louis
Shelton
White’s Farm
L Ottenjohn
Cincinnati
J T Morgan
New York
Central
M F White
Hearne
T J Dowell
Willow Hole
D Jeffers
Camden
Ark
Geo M Edge
Colorado City
Joe Wren
City
Miss Maud Wood
Sherwood
Metcalfe
Henry B. Metcalfe
Pawtucket
R. L
Carnegie Hall
Samuel Dickey
Michigan
Mr. Metcalfe
John F. Mayes
Wharton Barker
Ignatius Donnelly
Clarence Nugent
Paris
Third District
A. Wheeler
Fannin
Waco
Waco Ice and Refrigerating Company
Henry Mercer
Henry Bush
Will Jackson
Neely
Washington
Bristow
Georgetown
Scott
C. A. Coolidge
Ninth Infantry
Garrett
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
Bryan, Texas
Bryan Water, Ice, Light & Power Co
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