Exposition saloon peddles whisky and cigars in Corsicana area
Local notes list Lemps Extra Pale bottled beer at 109, Mount Vernon Rye via Mrs. I Newman visit to Mexia, and Exposition Saloon offerings. Marriage licenses appear Felix Hughes and Dolly Reece, Charlie Smith and Mattie Robertson. The Girl From Chili slated to appear March 27 at the opera house. Rev K D Mouton spoke at the Methodist prayer meeting.
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Brook Hill
Exposition
Mount Vernon
I. Newman
Mexia
Samuel Levy
R. M. Gordon &Co
Chas. N. Williamson
Calvert
F. J. Anderson
Optician
Navasota
Felix Hughes
Dolly Reece
Charlie Smith
Mattie Robertson
Chili
Opera House
Mike
Mrs Kate L Wren Passes After Lingering Illness
Mrs Kate L Wren wife of W H Wren died yesterday at noon at the family home after a long illness. A native of Alabama she came to Texas in 1870s and married in Grimes county. She leaves a husband three children two sisters in Madi county and was a Baptist devoted Christian. The body was taken to Iola for burial today.
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Kate L. Wren
W. H. Wren
Wren
Alabama
Texas
Grimes County
Kate Laura Gaither
Madi County
J.C. Webb
Wesley Towns
Trannie
Belle Wren
Leroy Wren
Dinsmore Lecture at Grand Tonight Promises Record Reservations
Eight hundred seats were reserved Wednesday for Dr Dinsmore lecture at the Grand tonight on A Wonderful Structure. The piece notes unprecedented demand for the opening of the box office. Dr Dinsmore will lecture at the assembly hall at College Saturday March 24 at 8 PM under the Y M C A.
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Dr. Dinsmore
the Grand
Atlanta Constitution
Assembly
College
The
Wanted A five or six room house near business part of town
Classified ad seeks a five or six room house close to the business district with application directed to J. G. Oltorf. In court news, Dennis Calhoun was found guilty of first degree murder in the Levi Neal case and sentenced to life in prison.
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J. G. Oltorf
Dennis Calhoun
Levi Neal
Calhoun
Oilloid Pictures Free Offer At Local Store
OLLOID PICTURES FREE one portrait made from any picture with each 20 dollars of goods purchased. Tickets available as purchases register to 20 dollars. Specimens of work shown in show cases. J W Covtrer invites examination. The Methodist ladies tea at Mrs W E Saunders residence postponed to Friday afternoon March 30. Depot grounds purchase two blocks south of Carrs cotton yard for 4350 from Mrs F I Garth and Wm Koppe. Boarders wanted four boarders pleasant rooms Eagle office.
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J. W. Covtrer
Methodist Church
W. E. Saunders
Carr
F. I. Garth
Wm. Koppe
Eagle Office
More Arms Arrive at Frankfort Carrying Tension to Trials
A large consignment of guns and ammunition was received in Frankfort and stored near the jail housing suspects Powers Davis and Culton. Authorities warned armed mountain county factions may come for preliminary trials and possible prisoner rescue. Col David G Colson refuted claims of confessed informants. In Barboursville witnesses Misses Ella Smith Jane Catron and Lizzie Matthiews are summoned to Frankfort as Goebel murder case witnesses against Powers.
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Frankfort
Davis
Culton
David G Colson
F. W. Golden
Berry Howard
Cobin
Rees
Knox County
Goebel
Ella Smith
Jane Catron
Lizzie Matthiews
Barboursville
John Powers
Powers
Machinists Strike Hits Cleveland Nine Hour Day Demand
Fifteen hundred Cleveland machinists walked out for a nine hour day. President O Connell says about 200000 will join on April 1 if demands are not met. He travels to Erie to confer with National Metal Trades association head President Seldon to seek a settlement amid strikes at various points.
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Cleveland
O'Connell
Machinists
Connell
Erie
Seldon
National Metal Trades’ Association
Appleton Failure Receivership Ordered in Stockholder Suit
Justice Bischoff appoints J Hampden Dougherty receiver for D Appleton & Co following stockholder Daniel Pritchard bid. Receiver bond set at 150000 with liabilities 1110000 and assets in stock and outstanding accounts. In New Orleans Alfred Clark Goodman indicted for misappropriation 2000 and arrested. Creditors spread across several states with assets overstated by damages suit.
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New York
Justice Bischoff
Supreme Court
J. Hampden Dougherty
D. Appleton & Co.,publishers
Daniel Pritchard
New Orleans
Alfred Clark Goodman
Cotton Exchange
J. S. Prester
Comanche
Texas
Goodman
Louisiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Tennessee
Four fireskill drownings and political notes from era
A collection of brief items notes a fire killing four children near Crockett Texas after a mother left the cabin, bubonic plague rising in India with Calcutta and Patna deaths, and various political actions including Baltimore merchants opposing a Puerto Rican tariff bill but backing a Nicaraguan canal bill. Other items include Alaska Democrats meeting May 28 for national convention delegates, J F Allen of New Orleans selling Paris Expo tickets, Wisconsin's George N Wisewell elected Republican convention sergeant at arms, Missouri People's Party endorsing a St Louis-Omaha platform, Fergus Falls nominee B B Hanghon for Minnesota governor, a Belgian hare farm planned in Bloomington Indiana, Posey County roads vote, Mt Vernon macadamization, and Bratton nominated for Arkansas fifth district congress.
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Crockett
Tex
India
Calcutta
Patna
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of
Baltimore
Democrats
Alaska
Kansas City
J. F. Allen
New Orleans
France
George N. Wisewell
Wisconsin
Missouri
People’s Party
St. Louis
Omaha
B. B. Hanghon
Fergus Falls
Minnesota
Bloomington
Ind
S. ©. Dobbs
Arthur Cravens
Black Township
Posey County
Mt. Vernon
U.S
Bratton
Congress
Arkansas
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Boston
Sparr
Revere
Java
Paul Revere
John Chancey Kernole
Bryan
Corsicana
E. J. Fountain
K. D. Mouton
Ft. Worth
Methodist
Chas. Edinburg
Gooch
James and McDougald
Dri
Tyler Haswell
Waldrop
Mens Outfitters
Olloid Pictures
C. L. Goben
Osteopath
Ah Parker
Charleston
I. C. Redding
Bird's Point
Here
Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
Aaron J. Batholmew
City Hospital
E. B. Norton
Bartholmew
Norton
Jno
M. Lawrence Co
AJAX
Dwinnell-Wright Co
White House
Dauadens Livery Stake
Jas. O. Kernale
J. V. Brogdon
Pindell
Swift
Blanke & Bro
Dodson & Braun
Cross & Blackwell and
Stephens
Durkee
Dansby & Dansby
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