Drowning on the Brazos Ends Man's Life Near Mudville
Mr Hill D Wilson reports a remarkable tragedy on the Brazos river two miles south of Mudville this morning around 8 30. Frank Jones and Powell Hailey pursued a deer into swift 15 to 20 foot deep water. Jones drowned while Hailey swam to shore. The deer and Jones body were later recovered. A party of about twenty men prepared to go to the scene to search for the drowned man.
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Powell Hailey
Ge John Dupuma
Mudville
Frank Jones
Hisody
Mr. Olson
Powell Alley
B 25 Men Arrested at Slaton Estate
Twenty six men were arrested by militia guards at Governor Slaton's estate in Atlanta. They faced no civil charges, with arrests and charges issued by the militia.
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Slaton
Atlanta
Letter recalls 1874 warning in Bryan Texas
The Bryan Eagle reprints a 1915 letter from H P Stacy reflecting on a 1874 warning to Peter Stacy tied to the Farmer and Cook murder. It notes the warning was ignored, Stacy remained in Bryan, and the town’s fortunes improved while avoiding renewed disturbances.
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Bryan
H. P. Stacy
Stacy
Texas
From Turbulence to Peace in Bryan’s Early Days
The text recalls a night when policeman Warm er was killed at the telegraph office near the H. and T. C. station. Cook faced arrest and execution by mob, highlighting a violent, prejudiced era. It contrasts that history with Bryan’s later growth into peace and community warmth.
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Warmer
Cook
Bryan
Pythian Sisters Install Six New Members
At Temple No. 55 the Pythian Sisters held a regular meeting Thursday night installing six new members. The lodge opened to visiting members and friends for an hour of social time. Louise Caldwell performed vocal numbers and Frank Myers assisted in the musical entertainment. Refreshments followed and attendees enjoyed a pleasant evening. Knights Pythias in good standing and their families may apply for membership.
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Temple No. 55
Pythian Sisters
Louise Caldwell
Frank Myers
Knights Pythias
Train Struck Wagon at Boyett Crossing
A serious accident occurred when a swiftly backing H T C train hit the front of Walter King’s wagon at Boyett ice house crossing. The wagon wheel was smashed but the team and driver escaped without serious injury.
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Boyett Ice House
Walter King
Hazel and Dawn at the Williams Purple Cow
Fragmentary dialogue places Hazel and Dawn near a theater setting. They joke about chorus girls filing off a stage and a scraping noise heard outside.
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Hazel
Dawn
Williams
Weather Forecast Warns of Continentwide Disturbances in June
Washington forecast outlines multiple disturbances crossing the continent from June 25 to July 9 with warm and cool waves, heavy rains mainly south of latitude 40, and several central valleys and eastern sections affected. Advice urges farmers not to sell cotton and notes war speculators' market aims while urging wheat weather data collection and caution on local water safety trials.
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Washington, D. C
Jaly
Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
Great Central Valleys
Wise and Otherwise and From Other Viewpoints
A mixed collection of quips, notices, and brief items. Highlights include aphorisms from Diogenes and Disraeli, jokes about Brabson and Blabson, plus short notices on births and a travel visitor. The items mix humor, poetry, and small news briefs from various papers.
Petition Urges Bryan Water Cutoff For Testing
Alderman W S Wilson Jr presented a physicians petition to Bryan city officials urging cut off of deep well water until a thorough test by State Chemist G B Fraps of College is completed. The move cites widespread complaints over water quality harming plants and trees and potential health concerns.
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New City
Fraps
College
W.S. Wilson Jr
Physicians of
Bryan
Wilson
Real estate transfers in Brazos County records
M G Nall sells 14 acres in S F Austin League No 9 Brazos County to Mills P Walker for 400. Francis Merka transfers 5.6 acres in O Wilcox survey Brazos County to Joseph Merka for 25. Ed Nash sells city Bryan lots 1 and 2 block 47 to Reid Bros for 374. Sam B Wilson sells lot 8 block 39 city Bryan to Chas A Felker for 2500.
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M. G. Nall
Mills P. Walker
Brazos County
Francis Merka
Joseph Merka
O. Wilcox
Ed Nash
Reid Bros
City of
Bryan
Sam B. Wilson
Chas. A. Felker
Birth of a Nation Shown in Boston at $2 Admission
The Birth of a Nation, described as a monster masterpiece, is being shown in Boston with an admission price of two dollars per seat.
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Boston
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