Deaths and notices mix in Bryan Texas press May 28 1903
Garrett Scott former Grimes County sheriff dies in Houston at 58. Hanna backs Roosevelt after Ohio GOP endorsement shift. Revelers in Yoakum cause man’s death from alcohol tobacco mix. Hillis aims to entertain Booker Washington and play maid role. Fifty nine foreign insurers face Texas forfeiture action. one Texas company challenged under anti trust laws. Hotel arrivals list includes multiple city and regional names.
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Wootan Wells Prepares for June Carnival Enthusiasm Grows
Letter from Wootan Wells Texas dated May 27 reports strong attendance since May 1 with crowds rising despite cool weather. The town highlights a new bath house, clean facilities, and an open layout for larger crowds. The June Carnival set for June 2 3 4 features dances nightly with a Mexican orchestra, fireworks, contests, and various events. Bremond and Navasota baseball teams schedule a three game series amid high expectations. Summers opens Ray hotel and Coulter's supplies new fans as cottages fill for summer.
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Wootan Wells
Texas
Navasota
Bremond
J. S. Summers
Ray Hotel
Chatham Businesses Advertise Coupon Contest Details
A local ad lists merchants participating in the On The Eagle's Colorado Trip Contest. It warns to watch coupon dates and notes tickets require at least a week's processing time. First vote count set for Monday June 8 with weekly counts thereafter.
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Colorado
Wagner & Brandon
Parks & Waldrop
Clarke & Fountain
Jeff D. Franklin
Koneeny Bros
Contest Heats Up As Entries Rise At Eagle Office
So far reported to the Eagle Office the contest shows growing energy with several entrants including Arrie Cole May Burtis Dollie Carr A P Anderson Lamar Bethea Lou Ware Oscar Minkert Sam Hunter Elma Harbers and L E Mitchell along with C E Jenkins.
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Eagle Office
Arrie Cole
May Burtis
Dollie Carr
A. P. Anderson
Lamar Bethea
Lou Ware
Oscar Minkert
Sam Hunter
Elma Harbers
L. E. Mitchell
C. E. Jenkins
Trains Collide in Alabama Wreck. Several Die
A double eastbound freight and a single westbound freight on the Southern railroad collided near Bryan Alabama twenty three miles west of Birmingham. The wreck burned rapidly killing Engineer Chess and Engineer Acton and injuring several crew members. CREMATION feared for missing firemen and possible seven deaths. Wires were burned and communication cut off.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Railway
Bryan
Here
Chess
Acton
J. D. Hill
Collision at Sea Sinks Huddersfield. Passengers Lost
The British steamer Huddersfield and the Norwegian steamer Uto collided off Antwerp. Huddersfield foundered with twenty two Austrian and Italian immigrants among the dead. The crew was rescued and most passengers were seamen returning to England. Uto bows damaged.
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Antwerp
Huddersfield
Tiamon
Grimsby
Uto
England
Verdict for Stockbroker against Metropolitan Street Railway
Philip L. Smith won a $25 000 damages verdict in New York supreme court against the Metropolitan Street Railway for injuries after a street car window was pierced by a swinging pole as he rode past a truck. Smith was rendered an invalid for over two years due to lung injuries.
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Amon
New York
Philip L. Smith
Supreme Court
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Smith
Minor Matters Across States Reveals Varied Local Happenings
Reports from Texas, Oklahoma and neighboring regions note a $10,000 flouring mill to be built in Santa Anna, a $42,000 residence planned for Fort Worth, and Bailey purchasing 140 acres near Gainesville for $5,000. Incidents include a drowning near Beaumont, a porch fall in Tishomingo, a fatal gas explosion in Federal, and a Maryland-style train wreck near Charlottesville with two dead.
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Tex
Charles Levy
Neches
Beaumont
A. B. Wharton
Fort Worth
Fort Smith
Ark
Tishomingo
I. T
Senator Bailey
Gainesville
Federal
Monroe County
Alabama
Chesapeake and Ohio
Charlottesville
Mollie Livingstone
Wortham
D. J. B. Shirley
Inlaw
Dave
James Smith
Northern Texas Traction Company
Prudential Trust Company
Keefe
Flanagan
Montgomery Club
Southern Baseball League
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Atest
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Wade Spent
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Jake Harris
Dallas
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Ed H Hardin
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James Connor
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Detroit
George A Moffett
New Orleans
Tucker
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G H Wagner
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Central
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W T Jones
Eagle Lake
J W Johnson and Child
Greenville
John Beade
JA Gerald
Arcade
EC Rollins
George G Conty Hearne
Coulter’s
Loonin
Fin
Emmel's Prescription Pharmacy
Hunter
Chatham Men’s Furnishers
Tenty
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Bowie County
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San Antonio
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State Capitol
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John W. Purch
Stiletto
Wyo
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MO. A. Moore
A. D. McConnico
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AC A As
Egpion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Wooten Wells, Texas
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T. S. Minter
R. G. Tabor
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Connelly & Carnes
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