Freestone surveyor sparks controversy in Oakwoods
Oakwoods residents accuse a Freestone County surveyor of drawing a new county line and appropriating land in Leon and Oakwoods. The piece notes calls to resist loss of commissioners and a legislator, while a Dallas carnival funding claim about Bryan is clarified. The Galveston News cites Bryan as not charging for speeches and covering his own travel.
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Freestone County
Leon
Oakwoods
Texas
Colonel Bryan
Democratic
Dallas
Bryan
Dallas Fair
Galveston News
Bryan on Prosperity and the Case for Bimetallism
W J Bryan argues that money quantity drives prosperity and rebuts claims against bimetallism. He compares monetary expansion to rain feeding crops and criticizes Republican debt through bonds as false prosperity. He contends exports and gold imports boost times, but permanent good times require bimetallism and fair budget practices.
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Klondike
Europe
McKinley
W. J. Bryan
Bryan supports clear pledge for Philippine independence
In an interview Mr Bryan rejects immediate troop withdrawal but urges a decisive statement advancing full and immediate independence for the Philippines once a stable government is set. He says such an upfront pledge could end the war quickly and allow troops to withdraw without fighting. He notes previous half hearted efforts damaged credibility.
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Bryan
Wanted Second Hand Buggy Cheap Apply to I C U
Miss Mattie Pistole of Calvert visits Mr and Mrs Chas William son.
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Miss Mattie Pistole
Calvert
Chas. N. Williamson
Quartette Club discusses Chopin at Wilson home
The Quartette Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. & Wilson to discuss Chopin. Prof. Moore read a life and works sketch of the composer and Miss Shepard compared Chopin to Tennyson the poet. The program included Nocturne, Valse Brilliante, a paper on resemblances, a vocal solo, and a club chorus before adjournment.
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Quartette
Chopin
Prof. Moore
Independence in Lighting with Acetylene Gas System
Advertises National Acetylene Gas Co offerings for independent lighting plants. Claims low maintenance with a generator needing service every 15 days, safe operation, and a 40 percent cost saving with double illumination for residences and businesses. Promotes 30 day trial and seeks agents from Buffalo, New York.
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National Acetylene Gas Co
Buffalo
N. Y
House for rent and local shop notices
House for rent. Apply to Joe Groginsky at 287 Lang, machinist, Carr's Hardware. Remember Wooten & Harder for seeds and feed. 286 The display of watches rings and jewelry at Jno M Caldwell. Picture frames and 85 mouldings at Willis and Coleman. Caldwell shows sterling silver goods knives forks spoons in oak chests. Ideal wedding presents. d 87
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Joe Groginsky
Lang
Carr’s Hardware
Dtf
Wooten & Harder
Jno. M. Caldwell’s
John M. Caldwell
Highway Robbery Near Paris Texas Two Men Rob Farmer
Pp B Chastine of Direct near Paris Texas was robbed of 185 by two unknowns on Garretts ferry road a mile and a half from Paris. A black robber climbed into the wagon and with a revolver demanded money while a second robber emerged from the bushes to threaten violence. The victim was warned not to look back or leave before sundown. One robber wore a checkered jumper and bore a scar on the right cheek. He suspects the second robber was a white man in disguise.
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Paris
Tex
B. Chastine
Direct
Garrett's Ferry
Chastine
Family Cremated in Mississippi Region Tragedy
J H Gambrel of St Anne in Leake County loses wife two grown daughters and two young sons when his home is burned after he leaves Canton to return with a cotton load. A telephone report says the family was murdered and robbed with the house set ablaze. No clues to the killers are reported.
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Canton, Miss
J. H. Gambrel
St. Anne
Leake County
Madison Line
Double murder for robbery rocks Hodgenville scene
A coldblooded double murder reported from Lynn Camp Creek Hart county shows Mrs Sis Pepper and her grandson Hudgins slain with an ax. The bodies were found in the yard after lying unburied for nearly two days. In Laredo Texas street rioting followed a soldier arrest injuring a Mexican and wounding a policeman. Corsicana Texas reports 20000 bales of wagon cotton received since August 1 with few bales left to bring in. Georgia proclaims October 26 Dewey Brumby day and Admiral Dewey will attend a ceremony with Lt Brumby receiving a sword from Georgia citizens.
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Hodgenville
Lynn Camp Creek
Hart County
Sis Pepper
Hudgins
Corsicana
Tex
Atlanta
Admiral Dewey
Candler
Lieutenant Brumby
Georgia
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Gilmore’s
Ter Footwear
the Daily Eagle
Connelly
Palmer & Carnes
Malcolm Cannes
The
Denver Times
Say
Bryan ON
service—Pharmacy
Emmel’s
Prescription Pharmacy
Quartette Club
Willis and
Coleman
Lamar County
Laredo
Fort McIntosh
William Stoner
Army
Stoner
Ladies Shoes
Ladies of Bryan
Krippendorf-Dittman
Kodak
Tyler Haswell
Ben S. Read
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Burt Norwood
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