Thanksgiving Game Draws Record Taxi to Austin
Great interest grips College and Bryan for the Thanksgiving football championship at Austin next Thursday. A special I G N railroad train will carry supporters, departing College at 7 a m and Bryan at 7 16 a m, arriving 11 15 a m for the game and dinner. Return trip leaves Austin 8 p m, arriving Bryan 12 a m and College 12 15, round trip 1 50. Bands and corps ride via N G N, with Bryan delegation joining in.
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College
Bryan
Austin
I. &G.N Railroad
College and
Capitol
Insurance Ad Promotes Accident Coverage on Rail and Town
An advertisement urges readers to buy accident policies for protection against railroad and everyday mishaps. It touts three major casualty companies and cites the cost as wise business sense amid risks and unexpected events. A London incident later describes a lunatic brandishing a revolver in a bank reception room, restrained by staff and bystanders with water from a fire hose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Med States
Bank of England
Tex. Banker J W Rhodes Drowns After Escape
The body of J W Rhodes a 47 year old banker from Navasota Texas was found in Troost park lake Kansas City after escaping a private sanitarium. He previously tried to end his life by stepping in front of a street car. He left a family.
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Kansas City
J. W. Rhodes
Navasota
Tex
Lake of Troost Park
Rhodes
Money In Letters Taken In Mail Pouch Robbery
A mail pouch rifled near Oelwein Iowa contained several hundred letters from the west. Money orders and checks totaling about ten thousand dollars were removed while the letters were torn or mutilated, hindering forwarding. The pouch was last seen intact between St. Joseph Missouri and St. Joseph and Oelwein IA.
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St. Louis
Oelwein
Dice
St. Joseph
Rail section men strike over wage cuts in Midwest
Fort Scott Kansas reports section men on Missouri Kansas and Texas railway oppose a 15 cent daily pay cut. Similar protests were staged last week by workers on the Frisco and Missouri Pacific lines across Missouri and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Kan
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kansas
Furious Forest Fires Sweep Western Mississippi and Arkansas
A three day blaze across the cotton belt of west Mississippi and adjacent Arkansas engulfs timbered areas and dry undergrowth. Fires threaten cotton fields and fencing. smoke hinders river traffic near Greenville and Yazoo delta. No reported deaths. livestock losses noted.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Arkansas
Little Rock
Iron Mountain
Walnut Ridge
Swifton
Greenville
Miss
Yazoo Delta
Cotton Belt
Last Spike Ceremony Set for Thanksgiving Across Lucien Cutoff
A special nine car train carrying Harriman line officials and other railroad leaders travels from Omaha to Ogden to attend the driving of the last spike on the Lucien cut off at Thanksgiving. The party includes F H Harriman, A J Barling, J T Harahan, Holddrige, Stubbs, Lomax, Kelley and various Union Pacific and Rock Island officials. The train reaches Ogden Wednesday evening.
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Omaha
Neb
Harriman Lines
Union Pacific Road
Ogden
Lucien
Central Pacific
F. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific
A. J. Barling
Milwaukee Road
J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central
Holdredge
Burlington Railroad
J. C. Stubbs
Rock Island
Monroe
Lomax
Union Pacific
Berry Hy
Kelley
Gengr
Alfred Carlo“Mggoo
Lake City
Ogden Wedn
Captain missing after French bark Francois Coppee wreck
San Francisco reports the wreck occurred on a reef near Tomales Bay entrance. Two more bodies are reported from Point Reyes. Survivors describe orderly conduct after the strike. Captain Irnye was last to leave in a boat that foundered and is listed as missing.
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Francois Coppee
Tomale's Bay
Point Reyes
Irnye
Federation Ends After Resolves at Labor Congress
The American Federation of Labor wrapped up its annual convention in Boston on Monday night after addressing several resolutions. A measure directing the International Building Union to stop encroaching on cement workers’ trade jurisdiction was referred to the executive council for action.
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Boston
American Federation of Labor
International Building Union
American Brotherhood of Cement Workers
Executive Council
James Nelson Lynched After Alleged Attempted Assault
Reports from Columbia District of Columbia say James Nelson a Black man was captured after an alleged attempt to assault a seven year old white girl near Jefferson. A mob hanged him to a tree near the crime scene.
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James Nelson
Columbia
D. C
Jefferson
Nelson
Firemen Hurt as Livery Stable Fire Ravages Twenty One Horses
New York reports four firemen injured after a wall collapse during a fire at a livery stable beside a tenement. The blaze resulted in the deaths of twenty-one horses.
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New York
Business Brightens in Bocas del Toro Under New Panama Government
From Mobile to Fort Gaines the Norwegian steamer Julium reports Bocas del Toro in excellent shape with rising business across all lines. Premium on gold drops from 2.60 to 2.59 as confidence grows, and locals support the new government. no U S troops are ashore.
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Bocas del Toro
Mobile
Ala
Julium i
Fort Gaines
Mobile Bay
Panama
As del Toro
Moces del Toro
Colombia
Veryone
United States
Nashville
Boras del Toro
Germany Recognizes Panama as Free State
The foreign office announced that the emperor directed recognition of the new free state of Panama by Germany following the chancellor's proposal. It stated that neither the German foreign office nor the German chargé d’affaires at Bogota assisted Colombia’s wishes in the matter.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Free
Panama
Germany
Bogota
Colombia
Strike Status Impasse as Sympathizers Reinstatement Hangs
Chicago reports conflict over peace in the street car strike as City Railway offers arbitration on reinstatement of sympathizers. Company says returned workers violated agreements while strikers dispute the terms. Colonel Plies says arbitration on the remaining point. Buckley warns no progress. Wires cut and cross ties raised escalate tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
City Railway Company
Instructions Given to Police in Event of Attacks
A Chicago transit crowd of about 1000 followed state street trains to Forty-third Street on Tuesday. Police ensured tight formation and heavier guard amid anticipated violence. Inspector Hunt signaled orders to shoot to hit if necessary. Ank Yen Men. Detective Copper of the Chicago Street Railway was beaten into semi unconsciousness by seven men.
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Chicago
Hunt
Ankyen
TS Aeohn
Chicago Street Railway Company
Moros Routed in Jolo Hills Battle with Wood Forces
General Wood's expedition captured a Moro position in the hills north of Taglibi on November 20. Seven Moros killed and wounded plus one American killed, Private Martin Brennan, with no expected further opposition. The action is said to abrogate the Bates treaty.
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Manila
Wood
Jolo
Taglibi
Martin Brennan
Fourteenth Cavalry
President's Uncle James K Gracie Dies in New York
James King Gracie a New York banker and uncle by marriage to President Roosevelt died at his home in New York from pneumonia after a brief illness. Born in 1839 in New York he married a sister of the president's father. The Roosevelt family was greatly attached to him and his death paused Bayette duties at the White House.
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James King Gracie
New York
Roosevelt
Gracie
White House
Centenary Transfer Ceremonies Invited to New Orleans
The House adjourned briefly in Washington and both chambers were invited to attend the New Orleans centennial ceremonies marking the transfer of the Louisiana territory to the United States.
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Washington
House
Senate
New Orleans
Louisiana Territory
United States
New Orleans Man Convicted of Immorality Enters Ten Year Sentence
Hugh C Williams, a claimed New Orleans newspaper man, was convicted in Memphis for enticing a young girl from home for immoral purposes and sentenced to ten years. He was arrested in Battle Creek, Michigan, with Miss Jennie Mae Powell, fifteen, of Memphis. Williams is married. his wife resides in Meridian, Mississippi.
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Memphis
Hugh C. Williams
New Orleans
Williams
Battle Creek
Mich
Jennie Mae Powell
Meridian
Miss
Businessmen propose raise in fair capital stock
In Dallas on November 24 a meeting of businessmen discussed the Texas State fairs continuance and decided to submit a proposition to a citizens meeting to raise the capital stock to 118000 dollars.
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Dallas
Citizens
Messmer Named Archbishop of Milwaukee
Rome confirms Bishop Messmer of Green Bay Wisconsin has been chosen by the congregation of the propaganda to become archbishop of Milwaukee and his name will be sent to the pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Messmer
Green Bay
Wis
Congregation of the Propaganda
Milwaukee
Turkish Cabinet Deliberates Over Macedonian Situation
Constantinople authorities report the cabinet of ministers spent many hours in debate on the Macedonian issue and there are divergent opinions on how to respond to the Austro Russian note.
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Constantinople
Intersive Abstract Books Brazos County Lands and Homes
Land listings in Brazos County show multiple properties including a 6 room house with two lots near town center priced at 81000 and a 4 room house with outbuildings priced at 650 located four blocks from Main Street. Other offerings include a 13 acre tract with a 4 room house priced at 1000 a half block near Allen Academy for 500 and a 9 room two story dwelling priced at 4250 plus ground at 500.
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S. E
Main Street
Allen Academy
Courthouse
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret Place
Kodol Aids Digestive System and Nerves
KODOL accelerates action of the gastric glands and tones digestive organs. It relieves an overworked stomach of nervous strain and supports heart function. The remedy nourishes the nervous system and feeds the brain.
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M. H. James
Joseph Bal Y
Exchange
Bryan and College
I.&g.n
A. m. Sharp
D.j.price
D.C. Demaret
G.P
T.A
Tive
Ould-Be
Consher
Shou
Navasota, Tex
M. Lasalle Painter
Haswell’s
San Francisco
Negro
MOROS
Archbishop
John
B&tc
Wraruetvonn
Taras
Cardus
Cardui
Marion
Ine
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
School House
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Cbicasg
A. D. McConnico
J. L. Fountain
Bryan, Texas
Notary Public
Bryan Street
James’ Drug Store
Jeff D
Franklin
A. L. Mondrigk, M.D
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwood
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