Enterprising prospectors seek mining gains as reforms loom
Col Tom Campbell and companions plan a Patterson Lake fishing trip while political hopefuls seek endorsements. Brewster county mineral output is projected to rise but a new mining law slows development and halts state land prospecting. A state mineral survey reestablishment is urged to revive mining resources.
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Tom Campbell
Patterson Lake
Brewster County
State
Galveston News
Home Mission Society Pledges and Pains in a New Church
A poem from The King's Messenger lauds a new church funded by the Home Mission Society with an organ and gallery seating a thousand. It notes a ten thousand dollar cost, with five thousand covered by locals and five thousand promised by the society, while criticizing the toll on tired women and hinting the group may seek rest in the afterlife.
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Woman's Home Mission Society
Bliss
Home Mission Society
King’s
The Mays Contest Notice Filed For Sixth District Run
Cameron Texas August 31 notice of contest of Hon Richard Mays against Judge Rufus Hardy congressional nomination filed with chairman John M Sharp of the congressional executive committee by J K Freeman one of Mays attorneys The notice runs about four thousand words Hon Richard Mays of Corsicana and Hon Scott Field of Calvert were here today Houston Post
Georgia homecoming proclaimed for October dates
The Georgia governor issues a proclamation for a Georgia home-coming on October 10 and 11. The speech extols mountains red hills plains and welcoming pines oaks and elms while recalling cotton corn sugar cane chestnuts apples and other regional imagery, then asks what about the goobers.
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Georgia
Kentucky
Col. Watterson
Red Hills
The Grand Opera House Prepares Season Opener
Manager John B. Mike says the Grand Opera House is cleaned renovated and a new drop curtain installed for the season opening Thursday Sept 20 The slate includes The Sweetest Girl in Dixie Hoo sier Girl Billy Kersands Dixie Minstrels and many other attractions signaling a packed early season with diverse amusements.
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John B. Mike
Grand Opera House
Dixie
Billy Kersands
Dixie Minstrels
Paris
Wizard of Wall Street
Donley & Hatfield Minstrels
W. B. Patton
Hans Haneon
The
White Caps
Down East Co
Old Kentucky
Peck
In Remembrance of Mrs E Rawls
Obituary notice from Hagerman New Mexico honoring Mrs E Rawls. Poem expresses family grief over her death, notes her gentle voice and footsteps, and speaks of heaven and reunion. The stanzaed tribute ends with faith in grace and God’s presence until they meet again.
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Maud Parker
Cotton Receipts and Local Social Notes from Madisonville
Cotton receipts for the season list Lawrence Warehouse 2781 bales and Brick Warehouse 2059 bales. Local notices mention Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Hailey of Bryan visiting Madisonville, Rev. Hailey serving as Texas Woman's College faculty chairman, and a Rogers Prairie meeting. Also noted are thanks from Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Higgs after Mrs. B. F. Higgs’s death, Prof. J. A. Lomax leaving A&M for Harvard with Mrs. Lomax, and visits by J. Gorzycki from Calvert and E. Gandy of Rock Prairie.
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Lawrence Warehouse
Brick Warehouse
J. F. Hailey
Bryan
Madisonville
O. P. Stark
Rev. Hailey
Texas Woman's College of Bryan
Brother Stark
Rogers Prairie
J. A. Lomax
A. and M. College
University
Austin
Harvard University
Lomax
Secretary Root Begins Voyage to Valparaiso
Secretary Root and his family departed Lotta, Chile aboard the Charleston heading to Valparaiso on Saturday morning.
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Root
Valparaiso
Washington
Lotta
Chile
Charleston
Texas News Briefs Tie District to Language Policy
A compact digest reports DC schools adopting simplified spelling. An opossum in Waco weighed 22 pounds. Grand Saline drug store suffered 4500 fire damage. A fandango near San Marcos ends with a Mexican shot by two men of his race. Port Arthur valuations total 1 700 000 up 200 000 from 1905. J H Smith longtime Honey Grove mayor dies at 13 years in office. a resident since 1858.
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District of Columbia
Waco
F. M. Chancellor
Grand Saline
Tex
San Marcos
Port Arthur
J. H. Smith
Honey Grove
Kodak picture teaching course offered by Alonzo Carter
A five dollar reward is offered for proof that the course cannot teach how to take and finish complete good Kodak pictures in three days. The dealer Alonzo Carter promises to teach any one free. 235
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Alonzo Carter
Sanitary Notice Warns of City Inspection and Actions
Health officer R. H. Harrison announces a ten day sanitary inspection of the city to pursue complaints against households discharging waste water into streets and alleys and against residents keeping hogs in pens within city limits to curb flies and malaria. Date: August 31, 1906.
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R. H. Harrison
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United States
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G. S. Parker
E. H. Astin
Albert W. Wilkerson
ED. S. Derden
E. W. Crenshaw
Love Letter
Carnes & Wallace
Hunter & Chatham
the Home Mission Society
Mays
Emmet
Maloney
Mike
E. Rawls
Heavenly Choir
Golden City
G. W. Higgs
Eagle
B. F. Higgs
J. Gorzycki
Calvert
E. Gandy
Rock Prairie
C. E. Bullock & CO
Steson Machine and Repair
Prom
Bryan Street
Nat'l Bank
Bryan Ice CO
Escrsicroe
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Joe B, Reed
Joe B. Rabd
J. H. Hartzog
Smith Building
Pullman
Houston
Denver
Col
Fort Worth
Denver Road
Galveston
St. Louis
Denison
St.Louis
H. A. Jones
M. L. Robbins
Texas
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