Fragmentary note about local life and trade in East St. Louis
A garbled passage discusses life in East St. Louis, mentioning health, work, weather, and frustration with distant commerce. It references merchants, trade with two or three towns, and the desire for face to face meetings, though the text is incomplete and unclear.
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East St. Louis
Peoer
Souls
Chicago
Witge Merchant
Caldwell Still Ships Potatoes From Caldwell Texas
Caldwell Texas June 9 truckers bring in more Irish potatoes and ship a carload sold to J C Jones president of the association at 62 4 cents per bushel. This is the second car shipped and growers plan another fall crop with many saving small tubers for seed. Elks donations to flood sufferers noted with Galveston lodge sending 2000 dollars and grand lodge contributing a similar amount.
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Caldwell
Texas
J. C. Jones
Association
The
Elks
Galveston Lodge
Topeka
Kan
Elks Grand Lodge
A Treat In Store At Ursuline Commencement
The Villa Maria Ursuline commencement exercises next Thursday night the 18th will be a feast of music song and classic histrionics in Bryan. Tickets are on sale and limited to fit the hall capacity. They are sold by Wag ner and Brandon John M Caldwell Webb Bros James and Hart Carter's Studio E B Lomax Howell Bros Tyler Haswell Mrs Otto Boehme. Lost On College road Tuesday a pair of gold nose glasses with small gold chain. Return to L J Cox at store 161.
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Villa Maria Ursuline
Bryan
Ursuline
Ursulines
Wagner & Brandon
Webb Bros
James & Hart
Carter’s Studio
E. B. Lomax
Howell Bros
Tyler Haswell
Otto Boehme
College Road
L. J. Cox
Striking Mob Seizes Morenci Copper Mill After Clash
A rainstorm in Morenci Arizona delayed a strike crisis as crowds of Italians and Mexicans attacked guards at the Detroit Copper mill, disarming them and taking control of the plant. Reports say another mob of about 1000 Italians threatens the copper camp, with violence dampened by the downpour that drowned nine men.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Morenci
Detroit Copper Company
Watson pleads not guilty in embezzlement case
Washington June 11 James M A Watson auditor office clerk arrested Wednesday for alleged embezzlement appeared in the police court pleaded not guilty and waived a preliminary hearing. Ball was fixed at 30000 dollars Watson could not meet bond and was sent to jail awaiting grand jury action.
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Washington
James M. A Watson
Auditor's Office
Ball
Watson
Grand
Sanity questioned man claiming Astor lineage arrested
A well dressed man in New York identified as Stephen Astor of Memphis Tennessee was arrested for a street disturbance and sent to Bellevue hospital for sanity observation. He said his best friend is his brother John Jacob Astor who runs a Memphis hotel.
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New York
Stephen Astor
Memphis
Tenn
Astors
Bellevue Hospital
John Jacob Astor
Bryan Eagle offers Colorado tours by drawing two tickets
The Bryan Eagle will award two round trip first class excursion tickets from Bryan to Boulder Colorado and back to two persons chosen by a voting contest. Tickets include side trips to Pike's Peak or Cripple Creek with stopovers. Votes accrue from purchases at local merchants and subscriptions. Contest runs May 14 to July 23 with weekly tallies and Sunday results.
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Bryan Eagle
Bryan
Boulder
Colo
Return
Great Cripple Creek
Pike’s Peak
Weekly
Eagle
Weekly Eagle
Colorado
The
Fort Worth
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Denver
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Houston & Texas Central
Wagner & Brandon
Parks & Waldrop
Clarke & Fountain
Father Hyacinthe Urges Hague Arbitration Plan
Geneva June 11. At the World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union session Father Hyacinthe addressed delegates urging agitation to submit international dif ficulties to the court of arbitration at The Hague.
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Father Hyacinthe
Geneva
Switzerland
Lawmakers Willing to Serve Without Pay in Flood Session
Topeka Kan June 11 More members of the legislature acknowledge their willingness to serve without pay during a special session to act on relief for flood sufferers. Governor Bailey has not yet definite ly announced his intentions.
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Topeka
Kan
Bailey
Two Boys Drowned in Topeka Basements Water
In Topeka Kansas on June 11 William Kramer and a younger boy Paul White drowned in the basement of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association building. They were playing in five feet of water when a mortar box used as a raft capsized, leading to the tragedy.
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Topeka
Kan
Wiliam Kramer
Paul White
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
Summer School Chicago Ticket Sale Notice 1908
H. and T. C. announce sale of round trip tickets to Chicago for summer sessions. Fare 28.90 with limit to depart Chicago by September 15. Tickets must be signed by Joint Agent at Chicago to return, with a 25 cent payment.
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Chicago
Local Businesses and Trades Listing Likely From Early Ledger
A compiled directory shows multiple firms across sectors including hardware dry goods furniture stationery jewelry saddlery feed meat markets and more. Notable entries include Cole Hardware Druas Jaimes Hart Levy Bros Tyler Haswell John Caldwell Buchanan & Buchanan and Jeff D Franklin with various specialties.
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John M. Lawrence & Co
Bryan Grocery Co
Cole Hardware Co
Druas
Jaimes & Hart
Levy Bros
Tyler Haswell
John M Caldwell
Buchanan & Buchanan
E. C. Harder & Co
Jeff D. Franklin
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Times
Ford
AMM
the Daily Eagle
Elly & Carnes
Jou
Kful
Sil
Rad
Loonin
Emmel’s Prescription Pharmacy
Egdpion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
W. Higgs
Geo. W. Higgs
Clarke Fountain
Cox & Odom
Jno
M.lawrence & Co
W. Kk. Saunders
Dansby & Dansby
Howell Brothers
J. H. Mawhinney
Wooster
John Winkler
John Shook
E. Rebam
Clark Fisher
Sterling
Wayne County
Hunter & Chatham
Brookville
Lulu Mullen
Brice Kelso
Bogewoops
MO. A. Moore
Cee
A. D McConnico
John A. Moore
Ea Ca Cole
Wooten Wells, Texas
Wooten Wells A. Iten Wells, Texas
Coulter's
Coulter
Wagner & Brandon’s
Wagner& Brandon's
W. J. Coulter
R. G. Tabor
NEW York Life
Isurang OF KE Yoryan, Texa
J. D. Mel
Orquodale & CO
Kodol
E. C. Dewitt & CO
N. M. McDogual
Eric Brac