Free Bridge Proposal At Koppe's Ferry Attracts Favor
Bryan citizens push county to build a free iron bridge over the Brazos at Koppe's Ferry. The plan estimates 15,000 cost with 5,000 county funding and 10,000 loaned by Bryan and Koppe Robinson for six years no interest. Koppe & Robinson to provide 5,000, Bryan merchants 5,000, county to own and maintain the bridge and repay the loan after six years. The court views the offer favorably as a regional trade incentive amid expected Brazos bottom railroad growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Board
Frank Goodson
Joe Burt
John Sanders
C. A. Glenn
S. S. Kennedy
Bryan
Brazos River
Koppe’s Ferry
Koppe & Robinson
The
Eagle
Brazos
Brazos Bottom
Why He Suicide six reasons Leeds of Warner Hotel
Chicago May 14 six reasons for killing himself given by Bea ford L Leeds a hotel guest found dead in his room after taking strychnine. The man about thirty years old was a chemist and left a letter to Miss Blanche Keller Swanson Ohio. He cited lifelong dissatisfaction deformities paralysis neuralgia and financial misfortunes as motives.
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Chicago
Beaford L. Leeds
Warner Hotel
Leeds
Blanche Keller
Swanson
Ant
Night watchman rescues seven from burning Dearborn building
Frank McCinnis, a Chicago night watchman, twice already saved ten men, then rode an elevator through flames to evacuate seven more from the six story 331 Dearborn Street blaze started by an explosion in the Columbian Engraving etching room on the second floor. The fire caused $50,000 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank McCinnis
Dearborn Street
Clumbian Engraving Company
Martial Law Proclaimed in Simbosk Province
May 14 in St. Petersburg reports martial law due to excessive disorders in Simbosk province. authorities tightened control as unrest surged locally.
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St. Petersburg
Simbosk
Scholarship contest tightens as second count releases
The Fountain Edge Dry Goods Company James scholarship contest shows continued strong interest with new candidate order changes. Rev G A Foster leads overall while Lula Bullock heads the young ladies. top gains come from Rev Foster Jesse Henserling Marion Franklin and Dan Bullock for the men boys and Lena Searcy Lula Bullock Ludmila Hajek and Fay Buchanan for the young ladies.
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Fountain-Edge Dry Goods Company
Eseetocateoe
Maude Zimmerman
Rev
G. A. Foster Seesere Weebes
Lena Searcy
Marion Franklin Lula Umensetter
George Deaton
Lula Bullock
Alice Jones Bee
Dan Bullock
Merrie Lipscomb
Rosalie Taylor
Ludmila Hajek
Ellen Franklin Cote Few
Leonard Jones
Will Powers
Jesus Ybarra
Oie
Patent Infringement Case Tied to Rubber Process
Captain G Prampolini of Nuevo Leon files suit in Mexico City against John D Rockefeller and Thomas F Ryan and other New York capitalists. He claims they possessed his secret process for manufacturing rubber from the gaggle tree and breached promised $3,500,000 subscriptions after he disclosed the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Chronicle
Mexic
G. Prampolini
Nuevo Leon
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
Prampolini
Rockefeller Et al
Witnesses Split On Venue Change In Waters-Pierce Suit
In Austin on May 14 witnesses examined for the Waters-Pierce Oil company ouster suit regarding a venue change. Defense witnesses largely favored the state asserting a fair trial, while some testified a biased Travis County jury was likely. Included are remarks by Eli H. Miller Geo L. Walton W L Dodges and Major Geo W Littlefield. Also noted were Bailey alignment and Williams appointment at the deaf and dumb institute. A conditional sale to Fort Worth and Denver City railway covering 900 box cars and 16 other cars for 95 604 is filed with the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Eli H. Miller
Travis County
Waters-Pierce
Geo. L. Walton
W. L. Dodges
Geo. W. Littlefield
Bailey
Major Walton
J. H. W. Williams
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Jude N. A. Cravens
State Department
Fort Worth
Elgin Butter Output Rises to 603000 Pounds
Elgin Illinois reports a weekly butter production of 603000 pounds for the past week. Production figures reflect local dairy activity and market trends in May.
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Elgin
President William Corey Wed Mabelle Gilman At Gotham Hotel
President of United States Steel William Corey and former actress Mabelle Gilman married in a small ceremony at the Hotel Gotham Fifth Avenue New York. The event drew onlookers, detectives guarded the scene, and a lavish banquet followed. The couple departed for Hoboken to sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm II and planned a Paris honeymoon at Chateau Genis before returning mid July.
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United States States Steel Corporation
City of
New York
William Ellison Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Mabelle Gilman
Hotel Gotham
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-fifth Street
J. L. Clark
Buchkwick Avenue Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Royal Suite
Gotham
Corey
Miss Gilman
Frances Erskine Shaw
London
Miss Shaw
Mr. Corey
eJannette Gilman
A. A. Thomas
McKeesport
Albert Peck
Gloversville
N. Y
Alfred A. Corey
Braddock
Strikebreakers Attacked in San Francisco Riot
In San Francisco on May 14 a mob attacked strikebreakers from the United Railroad. An eight year-old girl was knocked senseless by a brick while missiles were hurled from upper-story windows. Police rescued the three injured men after severe beating and insults aimed at women passengers.
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San Francisco
United Railroad Company
Mortgage secures 8.5 million for Case Threshing Co
A blanket mortgage for 8.5 million dollars covers the J L Case Threshing Machine Company real estate holdings in the United States. Filed for First Trust and Savings Bank Chicago to secure a bond issue for expanding trade, especially in Canadian and foreign markets. Properties include Dallas and Oklahoma City.
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J. Case Threshing Machine Company
Minneapolis
J. L Case Threshing Machine Company
United States
First Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Death Toll Rises From Shriners Train Disaster
Santa Barbara coroner's jury could not determine cause of Honda mountain disaster that killed Shriners passengers. Twenty one bodies recovered as investigation continues.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Shriners
Honda
Ardmore Shooting Claims Fooshee Brother in Minutes
Irb Fooshee died ten minutes after being shot in Ardmore. A .45 Colt pistol ball severed his jugular vein and broke his neck. Jonas Fooshee wounded Greenburg, a Hebrew, and is held for assault to kill as the Hebrew victim is in precarious condition. the Fooshee family hails from Russia seeking money to join him.
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Fooshee
Ardmore
Irb Fooshee
Jonas Fooshee
Wounde Greenburg
Russia
Rainfall total spans regions with soaking southweste Missouri
Heavy rain fell in southwest Missouri Monday night with over an inch in places. Light showers spread across Kansas and Oklahoma while snow was reported in parts of Nebraska. The precipitation is expected to benefit winter wheat growth.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Braska
Roosevelt declines trip to New Orleans event in October
President Roosevelt will not attend the October event in New Orleans. A message to President Godchaux of the New Orleans Progressive Union confirms he will skip the Memphis deep waterways convention.
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Washington
Presid
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Deepervays
Memphis
GodChaux
Three Blocks Burned in Fire at Bocas del Toro
Captain Stick of the Norwegian steamer Hispa reports arriving at Mobile from Bocas del Toro with news that three blocks of buildings were burned there. The fire loss is estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Mobile
Captain Stick
Hispa
Bocas del Toro
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