Jimmie Wilkins a Shine Boy in the City
A vivid profile of Jimmie Wilkins, a disabled Black shoe shiner who endures hunger and hardship yet preserves independence. His brutal night in a saloon leads to police court, where a sympathetic judge mocks the idea of drinking causing his condition. The narrator blames systemic cruelty and societal neglect more than Jimmie.
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Jimmie
Main
South Side
Sons of Ham
Jimmy
State
Jimmy Wilkins
Threshing Ends in South Bend with Good Wheat Turnout
South Bend reports threshing finished though yields miss some expectations. Farmers expect ample feed for winter. fat cattle and debt relief appear to boost finances. Health largely good with minor illnesses. Local figures Harrell and Collier noted minor ailments, while Elbert Keeter hints at a remedy from Chattanooga.
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South Bend
Squire Harrell
Still Thinks Young Ahead of All Others
W. T. Rogers and wife of Olney visited east Texas and returned Tuesday night. He praised Young County, saying he would not trade even two acres there for one in Texas. He noted sunflowers thriving there but few cotton prospects, predicting a slim crop ahead.
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Tom Collier
Newell
Tom
Elbert Keeter
Elbert
Chattanooga
Tenn
W. T. Rogers
Olney
East Texas
Two Men Die After Collision on Rock Island Line
Early yesterday near Bowie a fire sheet on a freight train engine blew out at about 7 am, killing the head brakeman and fatally injuring the fireman who died later in Fort Worth. Names of the deceased were not learned.
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Bowie
Fort Worth
Revival at Court House Park Stalls for Unity and Soul Saving
Rev M L McDowell arrived from Waco and began preaching in Court House Park. Two services daily. he urges church unity and sober cooperation to reach souls. despite earnest preaching only three additions so far. he hopes the meeting will warm up and save many.
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M. L. McDowell
Waco
Court House Park
McDowell
Graham
Protracted Baptist Meeting Set For 22nd In Bend
News from Bend notes crops in good shape as farmers prepare for the protracted meetings to begin Saturday the 22nd at 11 oclock and run through the following week. Local residents report illnesses including Mrs. O A McBrayer and Tom Colliar with bilious fever and cancer respectively.
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O. A. McBrayer
John Castlemen
Cedar Creek
Bend
R. G. Fickling
Callie Osburn
Briar
Baptist Brethren
Tom Colliar
Alex Whitmire
Eliasville
A. Irvin
W. C. Harrell
Gainsville
W. C
M. D. Harrell
Ann Fickling
Mary Higgins
Goose Neck
Ray McBrayer
Cotton sale in Shackleford County opens at ten cents
Twenty one bales of Shackleford County cotton were sold here this morning at about ten cents. Albany, Dick?
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Shackleford County
Albany
Cotton Gin for Sale by C. B. Hester
A cotton gin sale offers a two seventy sighted stands air distributor steam press and a thirty horsepower engine. C. B. Hester advertises a bargain for the equipment in a concise listing.
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C. B. Hester
Desperado Bill Miller Killed by Officers Near Wilburton
Bill Miller a noted horse thief and gang leader was killed near Wilburton, I T, while resisting arrest. The pursuit traced him from Fort Worth through Jack County after he killed Mr. Leftwich, a Jacksboro carpenter and deputy, during a prior encounter. Miller’s body was shipped to Jacksboro for identification by officers who had tracked him for some time.
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Desperado
Bill Miller
Leftwich
Jacksboro
Wilburton
I. T
Miller
Fort Worth
Jack County
Keller Grove Picnic In Clear Fork Area
A Keller Grove picnic is planned for August 4 at the Clear Fork area with tournament riding for prizes and baseball. A large crowd is expected and residents are urged to attend.
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Keller Grove
Clear Fork
Bryson Man Married in Fort Worth Depot Ceremony
Theo dore H Sampley of Jack County and Mrs. Mary V Grantham of Grays Ark met in Fort Worth Texas Pacific station for a prearranged wedding. Rev T S Vaughan of Colorado City officiated after a license was secured in the depot. They will reside on a farm near Bryson, Texas.
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Theodore H. Sampley
Jack County
Mary V. Grantham
Grays, Ark
Texas and Pacific
Grantham
Arkansas
Sampley
Rock Island
Bryson
Fort Worth
T.S. Vaughan
First Methodist Church
Colorado City
Tex
Texas
Alvin Donnell Joins J B Norris Hardware Company
Alvin Donnell accepted a position with J B Norris Hardware Company. The note congratulates him and wishes pleasant relations for all involved, acknowledging the firm as a reliable local business and praising its established reputation.
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Alvin Donnell
J. B. Norris Hardware Company
Alvin
Humphreys Boyli Wedding Near Loving Texas
Geo E Boyle of Le down the road last night with a dreamy look talked little upon arrival he accompanied by a new bride formerly Humphreys of Cleb young couple moved to Loving in Johnson County. Best wishes for a happy sojourn from the Granger News Texas editor J Allen notes the Northwest citizen and newspaper lady remark and prosperity of the News.
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Geo. E. Boyle
Humphreys
Cleb
Mr. Boyle
Loving
Johnson County
Readii
Granger News
Ink Ranger
William
Texas
J. Allen
Northwest
Dimp Singleton Dead in Oklahoma
Former Eliasville citizen Dimp Singleton died suddenly at his Oklahoma home last Tuesday. Brother-in-law J B Davidson in Throckmorton County received a telegram and brother Jim Singleton went to assist the family. Singleton, about 38, leaves five young children. The remains may be shipped to Eliasville for burial where his mother and two sisters are buried.
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E. R
Dimp) Singleton
Eliasville
Oklahoma
J. B. Davidson
Singleton
Throckmorton County
Jim Singleton
Sam Dana
New Light System For Business Men
Enterprising citizen E. C. Stovall has secured a contract to install one hundred acetylene light machines for the Rubdenkoenig building Baynes barbershop and other outlets. John E. Morrison & Co. will receive a similar installation. The Beckham National Bank weighs multiple units while various other town businesses show interest. W. A. Ribble of Sherman oversees the order for his company.
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E. C. Stovall
Rubdenkoenig
Baynes
John E. Morrison & Co
Beckham National Bank
W. A. Ribble
Sherman
Knight Family Attends Old Settler Reunion at Indian Mound
F. W. Knight and family from Indian Mound journeyed by private conveyance to join an old settler reunion in the county, visiting the site and taking part in the gathering.
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F. W. Knight
Indian Mound
Reunion Land
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Jimmie Wilkins
OLD Rounder
Young County
C. K. Bell
Jones & Lane
W. M. Davis
Rock Island Road
Baptist Meeting
Lettwige
Bryson Man
Oliv Squir
Dimp Singleton
Oklahoy
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