Man in hospital blocks testimony in Rice wills case
Valet Jones, ill with stomach ulcer and in a private hospital on Forty Fifth Street, has thwarted three attempts to take his testimony for the William Marsh Rice wills. Surrogate Thomas had ordered examination before Edward B. Whitney if Jones recovered, but Jones again declined citing poor health.
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New York
William Marsh Rice
Valet Jones
Forty-fifth Street
Jones
Captain Baker
Texas
Thomas
Edward B. Whitney
Snk
George Gordon Battle
Tuberculosis Ruling Tightens Immigration Laws
The New York date reports a new order by Superintendent T V Powderly designating tuberculosis as a dangerous contagious disease. All immigrants with tuberculous lungs must be deported, replacing prior practice of admission unless the disease was advanced. The rule promises stricter examinations and a large drop in admitted immigrants.
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New York
T. V. Powderly
Thomas Fitchie
Steamship lines face Europe exams for steerage passengers
Aillis Island and steamship companies require examinations in Europe before accepting steerage passengers. The Constitution yacht underwent repairs at Herreshoff Works Bristol after a mast collapse during a trial spin. Rigging fouled the port side and the vessel listed to port. In Beaverton Michigan a man killed his daughter and wounded others before being shot by a neighbor. authorities suspect mental breakdown.
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Aillis Island
Europe
Newport
R. L
Herreshoff Works
Bristol
Beaverton, Mich
Will Arnell
Edward Kimball near death after long church debt service
Chicago reports Edward Kimball aged 78, famed for years of helping pay church debts and said to have raised funds totaling fifteen million dollars. He is dying at his son Dr Kimball’s home in Chicago, noted for converting Dwight Moody.
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Chicago
Edward Kimball
Dwight L. Moody
Dr. Kimball
Mr. Kimball
New York Analytic Report Clears Rev Father Phillips
The report by analytical chemist G A Ferguson on Rev E S Philipps of Hazleton Pa found dead in Dr Kirke Stanley's rooms three weeks ago concludes Father Phillips was not poisoned.
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New York
G. A. Ferguson
Philipps
Hazleton, Pa
Kirke Stanley
Father Phillips
Bryan Property Offers Large Selection of City and Country Land
Real estate agent Monroe Edge advertises numerous properties including 4 room houses near depots, 75 oak block, 14 block with 7 rooms and waterworks, 312 acres near oil mill, 282 acres on Wixun Creek, and truck farms. Also lists country tracts in Madison Grimes Brazos and other counties with rental and exchange options plus notes on oil districts and quick price changes.
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BRYAN
Free Baptist Church
City
College Road
Jeff Franklin
Slota
Allen Academy
Oil Mill
Garpe
Ascit Park
Bon Ton
Wixun Creek
Madisonville Road
Madison
Grimes County
Pryan
Wixon Creek
Brazos County
Edge
Kurten
Wellborn
Calvert
Ennis
Llano
Llano County
Texas
Lamb Springs
Brazos Bottom
Monroe Edge
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Ossogeso
Lansdale
Wagner
Brandon
Franklin Brothers
Bryan, Texas
New Marke Building
Courthouse
Bryan Grocery Company
A. D. McConnico
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Fidelity & Casualty
Maryland Casualty Accident Insurance Co’s
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
Bes
Saint Croix
France
Charles H. Treat
Harper
Paris
New Orleans
J. L. Hearne
Red River Division
Denison and
Sherman Texas
J. W. Batts
Priensto
W. B. Hudson
J. G. Minkert
Hudson & Minkert
Attorneys-At-Law
Inoffice Ryan
Texea
EK. A. Berry
Brazos
J. A. Myers
Clarence Pearson
Dr. Wiley
the Potts Baking Powder Company
Waco, Texas
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