Religion at A and M College Centered on Spiritual Growth
J H Allen of Allen Academy recounts how Texas A and M College fostered religious life under chaplain Dr Nathan Powell. Bible classes spread through dorms and floors, youth groups grew, and over seventy students embraced Christian faith, with a new auxiliary for Y M C A support. Powell plans to resign to serve as a pastor, a loss Allen says will be hard to replace.
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Galveston News
Bishop Ward
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Nathan Powell
Texas Annual Conference
Methodist Church South
Young Men’s Christian Association
Powell
Jesus Christ
Dr. Powell
M. College
H. Allen
Allen Academy
Bryan, Tex
For Sale and Rent Notice of Land Listings
For sale 1476 acres in the Moses Hughes survey near Edge, with price and terms reasonable. Roger Boyle place two blocks from Main Street on the west side, price 1800 dollars. For rent or sale half an acre of land with improvements one block east of my home, no small farms adjoining, 50 and 40 acres in cultivation, on Sandy Point road three miles west of Bryan. Vv. B. HUDSON.
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Moses Hughes
Edge
Roger Boyle
Main Street
Bryan
Sandy Point Road
B. Hudson
Tremendous Blaze Levels Elevators and Mills in Superior
A massive fire in Superior Duluth area destroyed Great Northern elevator A with 600000 bushels of wheat and damaged tied properties. Losses near 4000000 dollars affected mills docks ships and storage facilities, with multiple parties named and homes burned.
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Superior
Duluth
Minn
Great Northern Elevator
Great Northern Railroad
A. D. Thompson Grain Company
Grand Republic
Lower Bay
Great Lakes
Suthwest
W. A. Parent
M. A. Rogers
Utica
Alva
Chili
Globe
Peavy Company
Peyton, Kimball & Barber
Freeman Flour Mill
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
Mankato Flour Mill and Elevator
Webster Chair Company
Superior Shipbuilding Company
Whitney Bros
Northern Pacific Bridge
Rare disease linked to paper money kills New York cashier
Ridward H. Hall former cashier for Arnold Constable & Co dies after twenty years counting currency left him prone to myxedema. He contracted the ailment from constant contact with banknotes as his thumbs softened and his skin cracked. The illness progressed to kidney and circulatory complications and Bright's disease.
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New York
Ridward H. Hall
Arnold, Constable & Co
Hall
Mr. Hall
Bright
Refused to Play as Dallas and Louisiana Boys Reject Negro Opponent
Noel P Scofield and George Farrell two Dallas and Louisiana youths at Allen Preparatory in Boston refused to play against Lloyd Marshall a black boy until their coach Vickers ordered the game to continue. The white players ceased playing while Marshall entered the field and competed as ordered.
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Texas
Louisiana
Boston
Noel P. Scofield
Dallas
Tex
George Farrell
Allen Preparatory School
Lloyd Marshall
Vickers
Grant Corrects Speech Figures After Party Banquet
General Fred Grant confessed possible inaccuracies in his soldier counts from a speech and offered to be corrected. The Army of the Tennessee planned a next year meeting in St Louis after a banquet with speakers. General T C Catchings toasted Vicksburg. Judge Reber hosted a steamer ride. General G M Dodge was re elected president and Colonel Cornelius Cadle re elected secretary.
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Grant
Vicksburg
Miss
Fred Grant
Will Montgomery
Mississippi
Army of the Tennessee
St. Louis
T. C. Catchings
Judge Reber
Senator Cordill
G. M. Dodge
Cornelius Cadle
Fatally Kicked by Horse in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Texas November 9 Tom Moore a prominent local horse dealer died within an hour after being kicked twice over the heart and in the stomach by a horse. He is survived by a widow.
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Mount Pleasant
Tex
Tom . Moore
Mr. Moore
Baptist Pastor to Lead Morning Service at Local Church
Dr Butler announces at 11 o clock service led by Mr F M Lew at the Baptist church. B Y P U rally from 7 to 8 p m. Butler away at Baptist State Convention in San Antonio and will preach there today.
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Butler
Eagle
San Antonio
F. M. Lew
Baptist Church
B Y P U program on greed for gold notice
Sunday November 10 1907 B Y P U program led by J M Hare features hymns prayers and talks on money. Jno A Moore speaks on the wrong use of money and T R Batte on the right use of money with a selected solo by Mrs J Webb Howell.
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J. M. Hare
Jno
A. Moore
J. Webb Howell
T. R. Batte
International Fair Opens With Governor at San Antonio
Governor Campbell declared the 1907 International Fair open before a large audience in San Antonio. He praised the state and the organizers, noting lavish exhibits, a high stock display, and numerous race ponies. Purses total 55 000 as side shows, Vesuvius eruption scenes, and concerts by the General Staff band of Mexico highlight daily performances.
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San Antonio
Campbell
Vesuvius
Naples
General Staff Band
Mexico
Lecturer Carney Arrest Sparks City Hall Protest
In San Antonio on November 9 a demonstration of over 200 visiting Baptist ministers gathered in front of City Hall after Rev. Mr. Carney was arrested for preaching from a vehicle with banners denouncing saloons. The case drew strong denunciations from Carney and others as judgment was suspended to Saturday morning.
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Actarn
San Antonio
Carney
Ciarg
Th Corporation Court
Mr. Carney
Silvers
Lattimore
Fort Worth
Car
Old Divines Introduced At Texas Baptist Meeting
San Antonio November 9. The Baptist convention opened with a feature that honored old Texas preachers Eli Witt ninety led the session in prayer and Lee Green eighty nine gave the benediction. A committee was formed to aid John Carney after his street preaching arrest.
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Eli Witt
San Antonio
Baptist Convention
Old Baptist
Texas
Lee Green
Green
John Carney
Waterways Convention Opens With Gulf Delegations
Houston report from November 9 notes a large gathering of coast delegates from Louisiana and Texas at the Interstate Inland Waterways convention. J M Standifer of Houston selected as temporary chairman and C M Winterhaller of Louisiana as temporary secretary. Ex Congressmen Ball and Burgess offered suggestions urging an inland water route from New Orleans to Brownsville. Resolutions called for sending delegations to Washington to secure appropriations for watercourse improvements.
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Houston
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Texas
Precmet Helland
J. M. Standifer
C. M. Winterhaller
Ball
Burgess
New Orleans
Brownsville
Washington
National Rivers and Harbors
Congress
Widow Dies After Kerosene Fire Burns Nightgown
Fort Worth reports Mrs. Moonroe Pritchard of North Fort Worth poured kerosene on a fire. Her garments ignited and she ran shouting. She died three hours later from burns. Survived by husband and two children, including a three month old.
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Fort Worth
Moonroe Pritchard
North Fort Worth
Farm manager severely injured by shafting accident at Riesel
L H Reuner, manager of the Farmers gun at Riesel Texas, was oiling a shafting when his clothing was caught by a bolt, tearing off his garments and flinging him to the floor. He suffered a broken arm several broken ribs and serious internal injuries.
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Riesel
Tex
L. H. Reuner
Tragedy Near Marquez Shocks Texas Community
Near Marquez Texas on November 9 Joe Mattison was shot to death. Marshall Hall, a black man, surrendered to authorities in connection with the incident.
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Marquez
Tex
Joe Mattison
Marshall Hall
Texas Treasury Suspends Payment of Warrants
Austin reports the Texas state treasury has halted warrant payments after exhausting cash in the department. About 1.5 million dollars are secured in state depositories with 600 thousand in the general revenue fund, but banks refuse cash and only offer exchange. Treasurer Sparks warns the suspension could last until cash flow improves amid secured securities and bonds backing deposits.
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Texas
Austin
Treasury Department
General Revenue Fund
Sparks
Inland Waterways Meet in New Orleans for 1908 Session
New Orleans chosen as the site for the 1908 Inland Waterways convention meeting. Officers elected include President C S E Holland of Victoria Texas and vice presidents H L Gueydon of Gueydon Louisiana and W G Sterett of Dallas. Texas and Louisiana executive committees announced with numerous city representatives named.
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Inland Waterways
Houston
New Orleans
Inland Waterways Convention
C. S. E. Holland
Victoria
Tex
H L. Gueydon
Gueydon
W. G. Sterett
Dallas
Texas
C. R. Kitchell
Galveston
Louisiana
Leon Locke
Lake Charles
Henry L. Gueydon
S. L. Lock Breaux
B. A. Parr
Morgan City
Walter Burk
New Iberia
P. Munson
Napoleonville
C. C. Dyson
Crowley
H. C. Drew
Walter Y. Kemper
Franklin
Sawmill Men Organize For Better Freight Rates
Houston November 9 representatives of thirty prominent sawmill firms formed an organization to push for better freight rates and to oppose car shortages and hostile legislation. A charter-drafting committee was named for a November 30 meeting. Wage cuts of 10 to 20 percent and shorter work weeks of about four days across Texas were announced. Also noted were receivers appointed for Vineyard Waller Co private bankers at Eagle Lake under bonds of $10,000 each.
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Houston
The
Allegs
Texas
Max Taub
L. R. McFarlane
United States Marshal
Vineyard, Waller & Co
Eagle Lake
Marshall Car Wheel Plant Damaged by Fire
A fire at the Marshall Car Wheel and Foundry plant in Marshall Texas caused about 40000 in damage with 18000 insured. The soft floor end sparked the blaze, destroying the main wheel floor and casting department while furnaces boiler and machinery survived. The plant long employs 200 workers and may be rebuilt after repairs, with shutdown timing undetermined.
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Marshall Car Wheel Company
Marshall, Tex
Marshall Car Wheel and Foundry Company
Looney to Run for Attorney General in Democratic Primary
State Senator F. B. Looney of Greenville confirms reports of his candidacy for attorney general in the Democratic primaries while in San Antonio on business.
Rain and Thunder at Fair Opening in San Antonio
San Antonio reports heavy rain and thunder shortly after the fair opened. In Houston a man named Vandermark died after stepping on a nail and sustaining a lockjaw infection.
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San Antonio
Houston
Vandermark
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M. H. James
MM. H. James
James & Nunn
Roeld
Higgs & Haygood
South
North Texas
Denison
Waco
C.K Dunlap
M.L. Robbins
Gen. Pass
W. A. Watkins
Gordon-Sewell Grocery Co
J.D. Ganter
Fu'’Ly Guara
E¢ Dunn
Daly
Holmes & Parker
W. H. Lawrence
Haswell
Sto
Willis Hous
W. F. Miller
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