Jadwin party explores Brazos river for locks and dams
Capt Jadwin Congressman Henry and Mayor Baker of Waco visited the Brazos River at Navasota and inspected plans for a river improvement. Jadwin says Brazos ranks third among thirty six rivers for accessibility and recommends dams between Falls and Old Washington with a ten foot water level. Work could begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jadwin
Henry
Jas. B. Baker
Waco
Navasota
Brazos River
Brazos
Falls
Old Washington
Faculty Resolutions on the Death of Rev. Dr. T. C. Bittle
Resolutions from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas dated November 7 1905 lament the death of Rev Dr T C Bittle. They praise his fifteen years of service as professor and chaplain his scholarship devotion to duty and broad humanity in the college and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
T. C. Bittle
Resolutions Remember a Beloved College Leader
Resolutions praise a leader who left a lasting impression on many young men and churchgoers. They note his beauty of character and retiring nature, say the college and community honor his memory, offer sympathy to the bereaved family, and dedicate a minute page and copies to the family Battalion and the daily press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golege
Daily Press
Negro County Convention Seeks Stateside Delegates
A mass convention of Brazos county Negro citizens met in Bryan to elect delegates for the Negro State Convention and the Negro Law and Order League to meet in Houston on the 16th. Resolutions urged education, work, moderation, lawfulness, and unity with white neighbors, and condemned crime and vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Ballard
Brazos County
Court House
Bryan
Negro State Convention
Negro Law and Order League
Houston
R. B. Goosby
Jac
Foster
KB. W. Knox
B. E. Bowen
Ben Blevins
Jim Risby
E. W. Knox
Jack Johnson
Tom Hudson
D. B. Ballard
P. Landry
Major Robinson
M. V. Burgess
Perry Watford
Jesse King
Felix Phillips
Louis Johnson
J.8
Personal crisis report from a pawn shop incident in Austin
In a Congress avenue pawn shop Fred Blittersdorf thirty five shot himself in the head with a loaded pistol after requesting to see a 46 Dolt's pistol. The act occurred in the rear of the shop ending in his suicide. The rest of the report notes a Texas Supreme Court response on election nomination rules and unrelated gubernatorial correspondence and business permit news.
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Austin
Fred Blittersdorf
Congress Avenue
Blittersdorf
First Court of Civil Appeals
Galveston
Supreme Court
Texas
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Washington, D. C
Barrett Case Is Continued In Crockett For Term
In Crockett Texas on November 14 the case of W S Barrett charged with criminal assault and incest involving his stepdaughter Cora Wright was continued for the term. The indictment against a prominent Angelina county citizen for assault on Cora Wright is pending in Nacogdoches county district court. The girl is fourteen years old and all parties are white.
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Barrett
Crockett
Tex
W. S. Barrett
Cora Wright
Nacogdoches County
Angelina County
District Court
Merchant Found Dead on Store Steps in Tyler
J W Mink a White House merchant was found dead on the steps of his Tyler store Sunday night. He had eaten a hearty dinner and returned to the store later. the door was unlocked with a key in his hand, leading to a presumed self-inflicted death as he was leaving the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Tex
J. W. Mink
White House
Boy loses legs in railroad accident near Bryan
Twelve year old Joe Uhirick, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Uhirick, Bohemian residents near Fountain west of Bryan, was fatally injured on the International and Great Northern line when a freight train passed as boys played on the track and the wheels severed both legs. Governor Hogg was seen driving with his daughter Miss Ima in Fort Worth, marking his first outing since arriving en route to Mineral Wells.
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Bryan
Tex
Joe Uhirick
Tom Uhirick
Fountain
International and Great Northern
Uhirek Boy
Fort Worth
Navy
Hogg
Ima
Barker Leads Houston No-su-oh Races Week
Bob Barker presides in Houston running the No-su-oh races this week with a strong string of horses. He promises a week of fine sport as his portrait anchors the Post’s half page pictorial on the group of men who run the races. Wagner Brandon advertises 29 inch silk voile for evening wear at 50 cents a pattern.
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Bob Barker
Houston
Barker
Post
Wagner & Brandon
Six Prisoners Escape From Texarkana Jail
Six white prisoners confined in the county jail on the Texas side escaped by breaking the door lock. Each man was jailed on minor offenses.
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Texarkana
Texas
Oil Firm Loses Bid for Title in Louisiana Land Case
The U S Supreme Court dismissed the Cockran Oil and Development Co v Arnaudt Latrelle Hiussiere et al for lack of jurisdiction. The suit sought to quiet title to 500 acres in Arcadia Parish, contending a pre American grant to Anthony Cochran valid and that other defendants held unlawfully. The high court’s action upholds the state court ruling against the company.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Cockran Oil and Development Company
Laurent Arnaudt
Arthur Latrelle
Eugene Hiussiere
Arcadia
Louisiana
Anthony Cochran
State Supreme Court
Another Yellow Fever Case Reported in Pensacola
Pensacola on November 14 reports another yellow fever case a small boy as the first in five days with no danger due to frost reported on Sunday and Monday mornings.
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Pensacola
Yellow fever isolation confirmed for Spanish woman in Havana
Havana reports the commission of experts confirms yellow fever in the isolated Spanish woman. A new suspected case is noted as three cases now receive treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Commission of Experts
Prince Charles of Denmark Favored in Norway Plebiscite
Returns from eighty one districts show 29 443 in favor and 6 806 against Prince Charles of Denmark as king of Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana
Charles of
Denmark
Norway
Aged Settler Levi Overholzer Dies in Oklahoma City
Levi Overholzer, longtime Oklahoma City settler and leading businessman, died Monday from stomach trouble. He left an estate valued at $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Levi Overholzer
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E.J. Fountain & CO
California
Elgin
Coats
Hunter
Chatham
Tn Morninghagle
Connelly & Carnes
Bryan, Texas
Negro County Convention
Chm
B. E. Bowen Sr
Perry Worford
Emmel & Maloney
Braun & Ferguson Company
Bisbee, Ariz
Case
Louisiana Land
City National Bank
ED Hall
Parker A. W. Wilkerson
Cashier
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Joe B
Reed
Friend-In
Rom Life Insurance
JOR B. Rabrd
Chaney Bros
THE
First National Bank
Corsicana
Bryan and
J. W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, Jr
H. O. Boatwright
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
W. H. Lawrence
Over Haswell’s Book Store
W. C. Fountai
Norwid
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