Death of Mrs. P. A. Eaves Charter Baptist member dies at 80
Mrs. P. A. Eaves aged eighty died at her daughter’s home in Benchley after a long illness. She was a Bryan resident since 1867 and a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Bryan. Survived by eight of nine children, including Z T Eaves of New Mexico and J L Eaves of Bryan, with services at Thompson Creek cemetery. Her life is remembered as devout and faith-filled.
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P. A. Eaves
J. L. Roberson
Benchley
Thompson Creek
Z. T. Eaves
New Mexico
George G. Chance Teaches of Ill Mother at Home
George G. Chance is at home from the state university to care for his ailing mother, reflecting a family-centered scene.
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George G. Chance
State University
Local notes highlight busy Bryan area events
Local items report visits from C A Glenn of Stone City and Mrs W H Oliver from Houston, plus Calvert and Grimes county residents. School exams, church services, and a Riverside farm convicts deal are noted. Other items cover a Thanksgiving matinee rehearsal, a Y M C A football score, and a carnival attendance tally.
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C. A. Glenn
Stone City
Bryan
W.H. Oliver
Houston
Gibson
Calvert
Villa Maria Academy
J. H. Sullock
Grimes County
Opera House
R. O. Allen
Allen Academy
Epworth League Program for November 19 1905
Sunday session features opening song No 49 and a lesson on the Apostolic Mission to Gentiles with cited scriptures Acts 22 14 21 Galatians 1 13 17 Romans 15 15 21 A subjection of prejudice and a calling fulfilled led by Mr Joe Spell. Reading by Miss Kate Lawrence and Miss Sadie Mawhinney with songs No 192 No 65 No 19 Recitation by Miss Pearl Kern and league benediction.
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Joe Spell
Kate Lawrence
Bro. Betts
Sadie Mawhinney
Pearl Kern
Governor and staff depart to open San Antonio fair
Governor Lanham and staff including Colonel Yeroy Trice of Palestine and Col. W. C. Nixon of Galveston leave in Trice's private car to attend the fair opening in San Antonio. Judge T. J. Freeman conferred with Attorney General Davidson about penalty suits against Texas and Pacific and tax issues. trials set for Nov. 20 in the twenty sixth district court. Railroads obtain delay from the railroad commission for Western classification No. 39 hearing until Dec. 19.
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Austin
Lanham
Yeroy Trice
Palestine
W. C. Nixon
Galveston
Hampton Gery
Tyst
Ben Carroll
Waco
Hulen
San Antonio
Trice
T. J. Freeman
Texas and Pacific
Davidson
Moore
Shannon
Twenty-sixth
Railroad Commission
Katy Officials Survive Rear-End Wreck Near Colmeswil
A party of Katy officials H C Rouse F N Finney A A Allen James Harger and Surgeon EB F Yancy were travelling in a private car of T B McDonald when a light engine struck the rear end south of Colmesweil at 4 am Friday. The wreck hurled occupants from their berths but all escaped injury.
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Katy
Beaumont
H. C. Rouse
F. N. Finney
A. A. Allen
James Hargerman
EB. F. Yancy
Colmesweil
T. 8
McDonald
Texas and
New Orleans
Joaquin Fire Destroys Store and Nine Other Buildings
A costly blaze in Joaquin Texas started in W. B. Woods store and destroyed that building along with nine others. The total loss reaches twenty five thousand dollars. Quick action by residents and calm winds prevented further spread.
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Joaquin
Tex
Joaquin, Tex
W. B. Woods
Businessman Morris Friedman Dies Sudden in Office
Morris Friedman a capitalist and retired merchant collapsed and died in his office in San Antonio on November 17. The 59 year old, active in charity work, died of apoplexy.
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San Antonio
Morris Friedman
Funds For Orphans Home in Dallas Meeting
At a Dallas meeting in the auditorium at the fair grounds a total of 15000 was raised in cash and pledges for Buckner orphan home.
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Orphans Home
Dallas
Fair Grounds
Buckner Orphan Home
Veteran Grinnell Dies First to Scale Chapultepec Walls
Alva Grinnell Mexican war veteran, claimed as the first man to scale Chapultepec walls, died at his Spencer Massachusetts home at age seventy nine.
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Spencer
Mass
Alva Grinnell
Chapultepec
Workmen in Moscow Decline Polish Cause Strike
In Moscow on November 17 the local workmen refuse to join a general strike proposed by St Petersburg leaders and oppose ceasing work for the Polish cause.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Credit Lyonnaise
Horses Die In Collision At Ascot Park Race Track
Two race horses were killed after a collision at Ascot Park in Los Angeles. Schoolcraft from the Tichenor stables and Springwater from Unger and Luzador collided while running opposite directions. both were human riders unharmed. Schoolcraft valued about 7500 dollars. Springwater about 2000.
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Los Angeles
Ascot Park
Schoolcraft
Tichenor Stables
Springwater
Unger & Luzador
New King's Salary
Christiana November 17 Norwegian parliament fixes king's annual salary at 200 006 dollars with approval from the chamber.
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Christiana
Texarkana Pioneer James Brown Dies in Texas
Obituary notes report James Brown pioneer of Texarkana dead. Other deaths include John B. Howell a telegraph operator in Paris Texas, and William Hutson a Palo Pinto County pioneer aged eighty seven. A Norman Institute dormitory fire occurred in Norman Georgia. Conn Webb died at El Paso from wood alcohol by mistake. Political caucuses set for December 2 by national parties.
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James Brown
Texarkana
John B. Howell
Paris
Tex
Norman Institute
Norman
el Paso
Conn Webb
National House of Republicans
Democrats
William Hutson
Palo Pinto County
Texas
Baptist Convention Addresses Report At Dallas Meeting
The Dallas gathering opened with devotions and featured addresses by Rev. Dr A T Robertson and Rev Dr B Carroll. The education commission report and discussions on the Baptist Memorial Sanitarium and foreign and state missions were presented and debated. In Leavenworth Kansas Mile Henis died from illness believed to be yellow fever after Bohemian workers were moved from New Orleans.
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Tex Baptist Convention
Dallas
Baptist General Convention
A. T. Robertson
Southern Baptist Theological Seminar
Louisville
Educational Commission
B. Carroll
Baylor Theological Seminar
Waco
Baptist Memorial Sanitarium
G. W. Truett
B. Gambrell
IL. J. Willingham
Richmond
Th Board of Missions
Leavenworth
Kan
Henis
Hage Station
Covon
Kansas
Orleans
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T. A. Adams
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Frank Burgess
Brazos County
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Teachers’ Institute
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J. R. Johnson
Ema Alberson
E. D. Thomas
B. E. T. Versea
A. A. Stovall
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Emmel & Maloney
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G. S. Parker
J. W. English
Epworth League
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Jon B. Raad
Chaney Bros
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