A Pretty Church Wedding in Pittsburg
Miss Estelle Harman married Mr. John W. Turk of Shreveport at the Methodist church in Pittsburg with hundreds attending. The church was adorned with chrysanthemums and ferns, Mrs. T. E. Russell sang, and Rev. J. G. Warner conducted a ring ceremony. The couple left for Shreveport after a reception at Dr. R. Y. Lacy’s home for about a hundred guests.
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Estelle Harman
John W. Turk
Shreveport
Pittsburg
Irene Harman
R. Y. Lacy
Zack Hooton
J. G. Warner
Advertised Letters for Week Ending November 20 1905
List of LADIES and gentlemen with letters awaiting pickup including Susie Bell Lill Bradley Mathalene Davis Mrs Dornan Emma Evans Emma Freeman M C German Lucy Hudson A R Howard Alice Hall Bertie Johnson Hattie Lamar Stellar Malcolm two others Malinda Melton A Stuart Emilie Suter Winnie Sullivan Mollie Smith Lucie Tomis Mrs Warren Mabel Vancleave and many more among others such as Nat Adams Amador Granada Frank Haynes and John Webb at post office readers advised to claim promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Bell
Lill Bradley
Mathalene Davis
Mrs. Dornan
Emma Evans
Emma Freeman
M. C. German
Lucy Hudson
A. R. Howard
Alice Hall
Bertie Johnson
Hattie Lamar
Stellar Malcolm
Malinda Melton
A. Stuart
Emilie Suter
Winnie Sullivan
Mollie Smith
Lucie Tomis
Mrs. Warren
Mabel Vancleave
Gants
Local Social and Weather Notes Highlight Week
Mr and Mrs Davis Garth visit Cen terville and J T Hanway. Poultry winnings at Houston show for John B Mills. Freight delay halts H T C passenger train near Groesbeck. Sermons at A M E church and Baptist church draw large crowds. Barn fires destroy Judge Hudson and Mrs Wipprecht properties with partial insurance coverage. Water shortage observed during blaze.
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J. O. Chance
Chance
M. W. Sims
Howell
Austin
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
John B. Mike
Houston
Groesbeeck
United States Protective Society
K. W. Hardy
R. T. Hanks
Baptist Chchurch
Eagle
W. B. Hudson
Julia Wipprecht
Hudson Barn
Bienville Blaze destroys store and bank in Bienville
A mercantile store and the Lucy Bros bank were destroyed by fire in Bienville Louisiana on November 20. The fire caused about 21000 dollars in losses with around 8000 dollars insured.
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Bienville
Bienville, la
Bank of Lucy Bros
Store Burglarized at Silverman's General Merchandise
Nov 20 report from Grant Iowa says Silverman's general merchandise store was burglarized. The safe was blown and about $200 in cash taken along with a few goods.
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Grant, I. T
Silverman’s General Merchandise
Hazardous head-on collision plan stirs railroad circles
Houston officials doubt the San Antonio fair's proposed head-on locomotive collision as hazardous and useless. Southern Pacific officials call it morbid, likening it to Nero era sensationalism during the fair week.
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Houston
San Antonio Fair Association
Southern Pacific
Baptists Convene in Dallas Amid Reports and Meetings
Messengers to the Baptist General Convention filled pulpits in Dallas as the Sunday session convened at First Baptist church. Reports on Texas Negro and foreign populations, the Baptist Young People's Union, minister relief, and miscellaneous topics were discussed.
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Dallas
Baptist General Convention
First Baptist Church
Texas
Baptist Young People’s Union
English mill experts sought to operate Jefferson cotton mill
Jefferson Texas November 20 plans are being considered to bring experienced mill operators directly from English cotton mill districts to run the local plant. Dallas November 20 report from the National Ginners Association puts American cotton crop at 9,459,793 bales with Texas at 2,205,424 bales.
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Jefferson, Tex
England
Dallas
National Ginners’ Association
Texas
Kent Busy State Convention Adopts Child Labor Resolutions
At the negro state convention in Houston on November 20, resolutions were adopted urging that children be kept busy from birth and taught practical skills from an early age.
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Kent
Houston
Wreck of the Hilda Claims Over 100 Lives Near St Malo
A storm and heavy snow caused the loss of the steamship Hilda off Les Portes reef near St Malo. The vessel struck a rock, boilers exploded, and the ship broke in two as passengers scrambled for safety. Many bodies were recovered near St Cast and on the wreckage, with French farmers among the dead and others including English families.
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Paris
Hilda
Southampton
St. Malo
France
Les Portes Reef
Jardin
Ffilda
St. Cast
Dinard
Matin
Calvin speaks at labor convention in Pittsburg
E A Calvin of Fort Worth representing the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union of America addressed the opening of the second week of the American Federation of Labor convention. He cited a resolution to record members for exclusive purchase of union made goods and urged cooperation with organized labor to curb cotton market speculation. Southern farmers expressed readiness to support movements aiding them.
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Pittsburg
American Federation of Labor
E. A. Calvin
Fort Worth
Tex
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Cualvin
Mr. Calvin
Farmers’ Union
Gold and Silver Production Reported for 1904
The geological survey states U S gold production in 1904 reached 3 910 729 fine ounces valued at 80 835 648, up 7 243 958 from 1903, with 1902 the previous high at about 80 million. Silver output in 1904 totaled 55 999 864 fine ounces worth 32 036 378, up 1 699 864 ounces and 2 713 378 in value over 1903.
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Washington
Geological Survey
United States
Resolutions Against Smoot Said to Stretch Three Miles
Guthrie Oklahoma November 20 Miss Sarat Platt Decker president of the Nations Federation of Woman's Clubs says resolutions adopted against Senator Smoot of Utah are three miles long She has visited six federations within the past six months.
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Guthrie
Okla
Sarat Platt Decker
The
Nations Federation of Woman's Clubs
Smoot
Utah
Poverty Parade in London Draws Thousands
London on November 20 saw another poverty parade with five to six thousand participants marching through the streets. Speakers condemned charity as a cure for unemployment and called for summoning Parliament. A fire in Estisville Virginia caused $75,000 in damages including Myrtle hotel and several buildings.
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London
Estisville
Myrtle
Panama Canal Work Estimate Sent to Congress
Canal Estimate from the War Department amounts to 16 million dollars for continuing Panama Canal work and has been forwarded to the treasury department to submit to Congress.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Treasury Department
War Department
Congress
Jack London Weds Charmion Kittredge in Chicago
Chicago November 20 Jack London the author and war correspondent married Charmion Kittredge of Whenton Iowa Sunday. Justice J J Grant performed the ceremony.
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Chicago
Jack London
Charmion Kittredge
Whenton
J. J. Grant
Burton on Trial again for Kansas senator bribery case
Kansas Senator J R Burton faces a second U S circuit court indictment charging offering and accepting compensation from Rialto Grain and Securities of St Louis to influence post office department matters in Washington. Fort Worth reports A Lewis Tomlinson brakeman dies from scalds after the Texas and Pacific wreck at Aledo Navy. Fourth fatality in the incident.
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Kansas
Call. Or
Mins
St. Louis
United States
J. R. Burton
United States Circuit Court
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
United States Senate
Corcern
Post Office Department
Washington
Fort Worth
A. L. Tomlinson
Aledo
Navy
Mutiny Rumors Among Russian Prisoners in Nagasaki
Five hundred Russian soldiers captured in the Japanese war, bound for Vladivostok, aboard the steamers Viar and Boerodneja, show signs of mutiny. In Kishineff, anti Jewish riots cause looting and arson with casualties as reported by the Daily Chronicle.
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Nagasaki
Vladivostok
Viar
Boerodneja
London
Daily Chronicle
Kishineff
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E.j.fountain
California
Trish
Bootss
Coats
Hunter
L. C. Adams
Nat Adams
Ole Anderson
Wm. Banks
S. M. Clark
C. Cates
Will Cline
M. Douglas
Nathan Dore
A. G. Fielding
J. C. Field
Amador Granada
Frank Grecco
R. L. Graham
A. T. Hunter
Frank Haynes
Tom Haskins
John Jenkins
J. H. Johnson
Dr. M. Kahen
W.S. Mial
W. J. Melzer
Joseph Moore
August Metzer
Charley McKee
Ben Maginis
James Palmer
Horace Smith
Sam Parker, Jr
Raley & Son
Ryan
Louis Sterling
Chas. Southwick
Ed Tally
Eddie Taylor
L. Williams
John Webb
Davis Garth
Centerville
J. T. Hanway
Bill
Ernest Ettle
Fritz Braatz
San Antonio Fair
J. R. Davis
W.C. Colson
F. B. Wren
H. J. Smoot
Iola
J. M. Collier
Miss Hickman
Emmel & Maloney
City National Bank
Bryan
U. 8
Albert W. Wilkerson
Derden
Hall
Notary Public
Brazos Co
Parker
J. W. English
Baptists
San Antonio
Jack Phillips
Here
Smithville
el Paso
Henry W. Moore
First Presbyterian Church
Maryland
Princeton
Calvin
Winsure IN
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Dallas, Texas
Joe B
Reed
Soociety
Jor B. Raard
Chaney Bros
Burton
First National Bank
U. S
I. H. O. Boatwright
H. O. Boatwright
J. W. Howell
L. L. Meinnis
Guy M. Bryan Jr
W. C. Davis
Brazos County
Sey
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