Masquerade reception and Hallowe en parties entertain Bryan youths
Social and Y M C A auxiliaries at A M College hosted a masquerade reception with fifty Bryan guests at the mess hall. Mrs Geiske chaired decorations and Mrs Furmier amusements. six color tables served cream and cake. College orchestra played as Mrs Nagle oversaw the event.
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A. & M. College
Mess Hall
Bryan
Geiske
Furmier
Moses
Alvord
Lomax
Mesdames Grape
Baylor
Herrick
Mesdames Geiske
Mitchell
Miss Watkins
Miss Hill
Mesdames Lee
Frappe
Taft Victory Declares At Idle Ideals Card Game
In a social party a card contest pitted sides with Miss Allie Conway and Miss Wilson among the Idais and the opponent Taft was declared the winner. After the games guests enjoyed a two course luncheon spread on each table. Hostess and helpers Mrs Garth and Miss Jessie Garth organized the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lay O. College
T. K. Lawrence
Lucy Beard
J. B. Turrentine
Methodist Church
Hallowe'en
United States
Pryoan
Miss May Wiilson
Allie Conway
Idais
Wilson
Taft
Mrs. Garth
Jessie Garth
Single Volley Halts Turkish Mutiny at Yildiz Kocck
In Constantinople on October 31 a Turkish troops battalion at Yildiz Kocck repelled a mutinous threat with a single volley. Three mutineers were killed and fifteen wounded when a loyal battalion arrived from Salonika to restore order.
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Constantinople
Yildiz Kocck
Salonika
Pioneer Killed In Runaway Near Ardmore
Ardmore Oklahoma October 31 Alva Roff pioneer ranchman died in a runaway on his ranch fifteen miles west of Ardmore He was sixty five I ear old He built Ardmore s first schoolhouse and hired the first teacher Two sons and two daughters survive him
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Ardmore
Alva Roff
Here
Pulling limit for mule set at 2500 pounds
Atlanta police court Judge Broyles fixed a weight limit of 2500 pounds for mules. C Walker was fined $5.75 after his mule was caught hauling a 4022 pound load by an enterprising policeman.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Broyles
C. Walker
Walker
Rockefeller Move Tests Taft Election At White House
Washington October 31 a second statement followed Rockefellers pressure on Taft. The note says the president received letters and telegrams showing Rockefellers move was a Democratic party trick that will fail. Taft warned Rockefeller would have harmed him by silence, and publicizing the preference would backfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
John D. Rockefellr
Taft
Rockefeller
Democratic Party
Democratic official complains about federal officeholders
George S. Neal vice chairman of the Democratic state committee and active head of the campaign in West Virginia sent a telegram to President Roosevelt accusing certain Federal officeholders of involvement in the campaign.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
George S. Neal
Democratic State Committee
Roosevelt
Bert Haverly Dies After Laugh At Cafe
San Francisco news reports Bert Haverly the traveling minstrel and brother of Colonel Jack Haverly collapsed and died after a companion’s joke at a cafe. The incident occurred on October 31 as friends were laughing.
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Bert Haverly
San Francisco
Jack Haverly
Leave & Cafe
Woman's hair turns white after trolley pole injury
In Chicago on Oct 31 a broken trolley pole struck Mrs Julia Ronald, turning her hair from chestnut brown to white and altering her appearance. A Dec 21, 1904 accident led to a verdict of $17,500 for Ronald against Union Traction in Judge Tuthill's court.
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Chicago
Julia Ronald
Bryan Texas Adopts Health Board and Disease Reporting
City council of Bryan on October 22 1908 creates a Board of Health to supervise sanitation and calls for immediate reporting of infectious diseases by heads of families and school staff. Noncompliance may incur fines from five to twenty five dollars. Officials Maloney and J B Hines sealed the ordinance.
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Bryan
Texas
City of
Sanitary
Es Maloney
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E. J. Fountain
Grocer
IRS
Tyler Haswell
the Allen
Arnie Cole
Bachelor Girls’ Club
J. N. Cole
Emmet & Maloney Prescription Druggists
Bette
Webb. Bros
Cansi
Bloch
Ing
First National Bank
J. B. Hines
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