St Andrews Parish Plans New Church Edifice
Vestrymen of St. Andrews Parish advance a project to replace the 1874 church with a stone cruciform building costing about 25000 dollars. The interior will feature old English stained glass and a pipe organ, with capacity for 400 to 500 worshippers and a full front design. Eighteen thousand dollars has already been subscribed in ten days within the parish. Reverend J Wendel Davis plans to study English church interiors during his April trip abroad.
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St. Andrew’s
J. Wendel Davis
England
Restaurant Change of Ownership Announcement
Notice from Charlie Look in Bryan Texas dated March 21 1907 states he purchased the California Restaurant from Tom Lee and will settle all accounts to date and collect amounts due. He invites public patronage and promises continued first class service.
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California
Tom Lee
Charlie Look
Bryan
Texas
Marked success at Wagner millinery opening in Bryan
The Wagner and Brandon department featured a large turnout of Bryan ladies for the first formal millinery opening of the new season. An ideal spring morning drew shoppers to a full display of fashionable tailored and dress hats. White and black dress hats with plumes were popular as were Leghorns for misses. Mushroom shaped tailored hats with wheat and grass trimmings drew heavy sales. Trimmings included ribbons marine and flowers. Miss Elder and Miss Lena Wetter led the department and expressed pleasure at the evident appreciation from customers.
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Bryan
Wagner & Brandon
Elder
Lena Wetter
Bryan May Have Chautauqua With State Association
Carl C. Corbett of Dallas, representing the State Chautauqua Association, visits Bryan and announces plans for about one hundred chautauquas in Texas towns from May through September. A seven day Bryan event would feature The Howard Payne Quartette, Count Sobelski, Idina Nash Thompson, Chas F. Stalker, The Ben Hur Entertainers, Miss Frank Miller, and Dr. E G Shouse among others.
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Carl C. Corbett
Dallas
Eagle
Bryan
Howard Payne
Browiwood
Count Sobelski
Idina Nash Thompson
Chas. F. Stalker
Ben Hur
Frank Miller
Boston
E. G. Shouse
Kansas
Corbett
Two Die and Nine Girls Hurt in Streetcar Collision
In Detroit a southbound street car was hit at the Fourteenth avenue crossing by a Michigan Central train. Two people died including James C. Smith and Charlotte Martin. nine girls were seriously injured. The car, with twenty two passengers, was split in two and wreckage thrown fifty feet.
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Detroit
Fourteenth Avenue
Michigan Central Railway
James C. Smith
McGraw Avenue
Charlotte Martin
Mason City
Mich
One-Week Season Ticket Offers All Attractions for $1
The season ticket for the entire course costs $1. The attractions resemble lyceum courses but are delivered within a single week and priced at only $1 for all.
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Lyceum
San Antonio Spring Show and Low Excursion Rates Featured
The Annual Jolly Show and spring carnival in San Antonio run April 16 to 20 with many new features. I & G N R R offers very low excursion fares to the city. see agents D. J. Price Geo D Hunter G P TA G P to A Palestine Texas. Jno B Hines advertises insurance services claiming prompt care and inviting business for 1907. Singer sewing machines promoted by T A Satterwhite Bryan Texas with repair savings highlighted.
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Knights of Omaha
Battle of Flowers
San Antonio
D. J. Price
Geo. D. Hunter
G.P
Palestine
Texas
Smith Building
Jno
B. Hines
Singer
T. A. Satterwhite
Bryan
Texas Briefs and Notable Local Snippets
Central Texas report notes blackbirds plucking corn in several areas. In Oklahoma Lawton Dan Myett wounds self with scissors. Crescent Ohio prairie fire kills W M Nearing’s two children. Red River Texas boy wounded by younger brother. Kerrville Texas man Chester Nimitz ranks seventh in naval academy midshipman class of 104. US recognizes over twenty foreign consuls. Zionists name Deacon Lewis as first apostle after Dowie. Mount Pleasant Texas set to open a peanut processing factory. Paris morgue to restrict access to relatives only.
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Texas
United States
Deacon Lewis
Dowie
Mount Pleasant
Tex
Paris
Lawton
Okla
Dan Myett
W. M. Nearing
Crescent
Ohlo
Walker Tyson
Red River County
Chester William Nimitz
Kerrville
Naval Academy
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. J. Fountain
Carnes & Wallace
H. E. Peverley
NEW Episcopal Church
Wagner
Brandon
Baswood Articles
Emmel & Maloney
Wmler & Ghathat
In. C. Fountain
Crown and Bridge Work
Burt Norwood
FOLEY
Foley & Company
Chicago
M. H James
Anderson Sutton
Sutton
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
Dwinnel & Wright Coffee
White Crest Flour Club House Canned Goods
Benely
J. M. Caldwell
Bryan, Texas
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