Local Property Listings Mixed in Town Block Ads
Half block near Allen Academy priced at 55 dollars. One and a quarter acres with car shop and house in southeast town. Small cottage tenant house and well included. Six room house with two lots four blocks from My Street. Brick cistern, price 1250 dollars, front on railroad street near Otto Boehme property. Sell part or all, near school. Also other city property offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
My. i
Otto Boehme
Japanese Feast Marks Emperor's Birthday in New York
Nearly 200 Japanese residents gathered in New York to celebrate Mutsu Hirohito's fiftieth birth anniversary. The banquet featured Japanese songs with an American orchestra, toasts and speeches in American style, and participation by wives and daughters. Consul Sadazuchi Uchida welcomed guests in English and lauded the emperor's modernizing efforts and aims to bring enlightenment and education to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mutsu Hito
Japan
Sadazuchi Uchida
Closest Comrade Mrs Burdette Urges Clubwomen Role
Chicago November 4. Mrs Robert J Burdette first vice president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs told the West End club that club life should prepare women to be better wives and mothers and warned that unless this goal is met the club or woman is at fault. She denounced the pursuit of wealth as a menace to domestic happiness and married life.
Proclamation on Cattle Exclusion From Illinois
A governor issued a proclamation aligning with a Washington order barring cattle from Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Missouri Kansas and Texas plus New Mexico and Arizona from Feb 1 to Nov 15 each year to allow admission after Nov 1.
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Springfield
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Illinois
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Accidents and Theft Hit Lake Charles and Temple
In Lake Charles Charles Moss driver for M Hirsch butcher struck a live wire from storm damage. horse killed and Moss escaped death. six year old Wiley Lewis burned in a trash fire with possible loss of sight. In Temple a sneak thief robbed Rev T J Sloan of the Episcopal church and a similar burglary previously hit Rev H D Knickerbocker with about 45 dollars in mission funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Charles Moss
M. Hirsch
Electric Company
Moss
Wiley Lewis
Temple
Tex
T. J. Sloan
Episcopal Church
Temple Divines
H. D. Knickerbocker
Mystery clarified in Hillsboro tragedy
In Hillsboro Texas on November 4 authorities identify the woman found dead east of town as Mrs. Anna Alderson, daughter of A Y Kirkpatrick. A 32 cal pistol with an empty chamber lay beside her. she was about 22 and recently separated from her husband.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Here
Anna Alderson
A. Y. Kirkpatrick
Bonnie Hoyt Laid To Rest In Gainesville Cemetery
The actress Bonnie Hoyt who died at a Chicago sanitarium was buried in East Hill Cemetery Gainesville Texas. Her mother Mrs Will Grigsby of Gainesville arranged the burial and had the remains brought home. Bank official H P Hilliard resigns as Austin city treasurer and bank cashier to join a large St Louis bank. He serves as president of the State Bankers association.
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Bonnie Hoyt
Gainesville
Tex
Chicago
East Hill
Will Grigsby
Austin
H. P. Hilliard
Austin National Bank
St. Louis
Hilliard
State Bankers’ Association
Escape and Recapture in Texas Theft Case
Dublin, Texas November 4 reports Fred McAn nan, recently sentenced to four and a half years in the penitentiary for theft, escaped jail at Stephenville Monday morning and was captured by officers here that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Tex
Fred McAnnally
Stephenville
Real estate dealer killed in Chicago shooting
Charles R. Bohtline a West Side real estate dealer was shot after resisting thugs trying to rob him. He was taken to the county hospital where he died shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thage
Chicago
Charles R. Bohtline
West Side
Dallas man loses legs in railway accident
Thomas McNabb of Dallas was run over by a switch engine at the Commerce street crossing on the Central railway. Both legs were amputated and he died within fifteen minutes.
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Dallas
Thomas McNabb
Central Railway
Commerce Street
Nellie Corcoran Awakens After Two Weeks Sleep
New York reports Nellie Corcoran has awakened after a two week slumber. In Arkansas Searcy the Baptist convention opens with over 500 messengers and ministers in attendance.
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Ke New York
Nellie Corcoran
Arkansas Baptists
Searcy
Ark
Aztec Prince Visited Galveston Claims Royal Lineage
Prince Nanzeta Montezuma from the Inca court arrived in Galveston claiming descent from Aztec royalty and heir to the throne. He says he graduated from Stanford and is traveling through Mexico with a price on his head. He recounts adventures including a duel with a German officer and shows his wounds. He plans to proceed to Florida in a few days.
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Galveston
Nanzeta Montezuma
Inca
Leland Stanford University
Mexico
Fle
Florida
King Edward to Name Special Commission for World’s Fair
Sir Thomas Lipton informs Major General Corbin that King Edward will name a special commission to attend the St. Louis exposition. The English government will mobilize public interest, and the Prince of Wales is expected to join. Diplomatic talks between Britain and Ambassador Choate and Secretary Day are noted.
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Edward
Washington
Corbin
Thomas Lipton
Thomas
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Foreign Office
Choate
Jim Crow on New Orleans Streetcars Faces Enforcement Hurdles
In New Orleans on November 4 the new state law separating streetcar seating by race went into effect. Carriers reserved rear seats for Black riders and used screens, but a reduced fleet and crowding after a strike led to White passengers occupying Black sections. Conductors struggle to enforce the rule amid sporadic clashes. no arrests reported at Selice headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eetcar
New Orleans
Selice
Molders Seek Higher Pay in Beaumont Dispute
Last Saturday night week and again last Wednesday the Supply Company's shops and molders clashed over wages. Except for the last named shops, all have agreed to pay molders the demanded price of $3.50 with a 50 cent advance. Molders say they earn less than peers in other Texas cities and that Beaumont's cost of living is the highest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Beaumont
London society man Bernard Frazer sentenced to ten years
Bernard Frazer, a well known London society figure, along with Arthur Thorold, son of a clergyman, was sentenced at the Norwich assizes to ten years penal servitude. They were convicted of leading a campaign to deprave the morals of youths nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bernard Frazer
Norwich Assaizes
Arthur Thorold
Frazer
United Kingdom
Probably Fatal Fall in Navasota Texas
The nine months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Chinski fell from the second story banister when a nurse slipped, hitting the ground from eight feet. The child survived the fall but has little hope of recovery.
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Navasota
Tex
C. C. Chinski
First National Bank San Angelo Becomes U S Depository
Made at San Angelo Texas on November 4 the First National Bank of San Angelo was designated as a United States funds depository for fifty thousand dollars.
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San Angelo
Tex
First National Bank of San Angelo
United States
Fort Worth Polo Park Planned In New Drive
News in brief reports Fort Worth will gain a polo park as city officials push development plans. The item notes other regional happenings including a new cabinet formation in Peru and weather updates for north Texas.
Chicago business men embark for Texas tour
A representative party of Chicago business men leaves for a southwest tour sponsored by Texas. The week long itinerary covers major Texas cities and includes Wichita Guthrie Oklahoma City New Orleans Jackson Miss Vicksburg and Memphis with special Texas committees arranging entertainment. They travel on a dedicated train and return to Chicago on Sunday November 16.
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Chicago
Lone Star State
Southwest
Texas
Wichita
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Jackson Miss
Vicksburg
Memphis
Texas General Committee
Tech
Knife in brain after 22 years removed in Chicago
P. J. Kent, who carried a knife blade an inch and a quarter in his brain for 22 years, underwent successful removal. The blade pierced the frontal area and caused epilepsy. A Chicago surgeon said Kent should regain full muscle control, after years of hospital care.
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Chicago
P. J. Kent
Kent
Seven Are Slain as 1200 Fouchardists Clash in Port au Prince
Port au Prince Haiti November 4 seven people were killed and many wounded after a 1200 man Fouchardist force clashed with civil authorities returning from a campaign against General Firmin. Heavy firing continued through Monday night and the situation was described as grave. In New York Doctor G I Cook aged 78 died from morphine poisoning after warning his daughter of impending death and being taken to hospital.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Fouchardists
Firmin
New York
G. I. Cook
Ohio
New York Hospital
Cook
Harriman Brother W M Frarriman Seriously Ill In New York
William M Frarriman banker and stock exchange figure, brother of E H Harriman, is seriously ill at his New York home with heart disease. Doctors say outcome may not be fatal though he has endured the illness for years and recently treated in Mannheim Germany.
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New York
Wm. M. Frarriman
The
Stock Exchange
E. H. Harriman
Herald
Mannheim
Germany
Notable Jesuit Rev. Burchard Villiger in Critical Condition
Philadelphia dispatch reports Rev. Burchard Villiger of St. Joseph College is seriously ill in New York. Doctors have abandoned hope of recovery. Villiger, aged and prominent, leads St. Joseph's College and previously headed missions on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Burchard Villiger
St. Joseph College
Philadelphia
Times
Father Villiger
St. Joseph’s College
United States
Pacific Coast
Indian Chief Quanah Parker Joins Oklahoma Jury
Guthrie Oklahoma November 4 For the first time an Indian has been chosen as a petit juror Quanah Parker chief of the Comanches was selected at Lawton and also appointed chief court bailiff for the current term in Comanche county He is highly educated.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Quanah Parker
Lawton
Comanche County
British shoe fair shows American origin in cheapening devices
London dispatch notes British boot and shoe manufacturers claim American boot imports have almost ceased while the Islington fair displays almost every mechanical device for cheaper production originating in America.
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New York
London
The
Tribune
Islington
Workers' Side Made Public Statement on Anthracite Demands
Hazleton November 4 The miners strike commission filing from the anthracite workers is revealed publicly. The document mirrors the miners' demands from their recent convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Duel leaves Richard wounded in right arm
In Paris on November 4 Count de Dion and M Gerault Richard dueled. Richard was wounded in the right arm.
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Paris
Count de Dion
Automobile Club
M. Gerault Richard
Petite Republique
Girl's suicide near McPherson linked to love affair
McPherson Kansas November 4 report states the 19 year old daughter of Henry Archer died by suicide near the city. Authorities cite a love affair as the suspected motive and note the incident followed social tensions within the family.
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McPherson
Kan
Hanry Archer
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J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Bouth
Allen Academy
Allen Acaemy
East Front
J. N. Goodwin
James & Hart Drug Store
Bryan, Texas
Echange Shaving
Hack
Madisonville
Bryan
Daily Hack Service
S. W. Buchanan
South
the Truck Farmer
Jeff. G. Jones
Mgr
Untain
Exas
C. Lewis
Traverne Pass
Acent
Austin, Tex
H. C. Townsend
Ben's Pass
Special Commission
Fort Worth
Peru
Francis Dake
Decatur
Commercial Club
Cuero
A. J. R. Landauer
Buffalo Bayou
Harrisburg
James & Hart
Ugs
Franklin Brothers
Fcupion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Gan
Nabors
Nabors Bros
McConnico
General Insurance Agency
Bryan, Tex
Mutual Life of
Premicm
A. D. M’connigo
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