Court activities dominate Houston docket and trials
The Houston Commissioners Court convenes with transfers and permits. murder cases dominate the docket. Gus Albers faces a murder charge in the Ellison case with a 200-man jury pool, while Spencer Spriggins remains in trial for a separate homicide. Civil suits, road and bridge projects, and tax actions fill the day’s business.
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Gus Albers
Cliff Ellison
Spencer Spriggins
Jim Beck
Criminal District Court
Beck
Mutual Building and Loan Association
Ve A. & Dyer and Wife
Etta EB. Ballard
H.W. Ballard
City of Houston
William Warnesko
Sama
South Texas National Dyoh
BP. Hil
Feavs
Samova
F. Rolido
Mavato
Eleventh Judicial District Court
Cora B. Foster
J. H. Burnell
Join Sweeney
Lena
Ethel Morte
al Va
Charles Holmes
Guardian
George Moree
Nun Campos
Louis Jones
Liesle Jonex
Annie Williame
Mack Williams
Criming District Court
Spencer Springins
Henry Stulligan
Joseph Thompsont
Coe Cate
Avaaule Lo Murde
Wash ribbons for neckwear and hair ribbons offered
Advertisement notes narrow and wide striped ribbons in pink blue red and white. Displays fancy colors for neckwear hair ribbons and narrow widths for ladies undergarments priced five to sixty cents per yard.
Fancy Ties and Collarettes in Silk and Lace
Fancy ties and collarettes offered in silk taffeta and chiffon with hemstitched ends fringe lace and embroidery. Prices range from 25c to 6.00 with varied colors and trims including pink blue red lilac turquoise cerise black white and cream. Items include four in hand silk ties net mousseline de soie and chiffon ties, collarettes with Valenciennes lace and Irish point embroidery, and fichus with chiffon ruffles and applique.
Purses and Handkerchiefs Menu of Ladies and Gents Goods
An itemized list of purses and handkerchiefs with materials including leather seal skin Russia leather and linens. Prices range from 5c to 4.50 and up to 2.50 per item, detailing colors and edge work, embroidery, and initial monograms.
Wash Goods Price List Highlights Spring Fabrics
A catalog of spring textiles notes Callcers in blue red light and silver gray per yard Se Extra Heavy Apron ginghams linen finish and fast colors per yard Sc and more. It lists French Percales Cambrics Zephyrs Nancy Madras and Oxford Cloth with varied per yard prices, plus boys waists and mens shirts fabrics in checks and stripes.
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Imi
Nancy Madras
Zephyrs
Oxford Gloth
Madras
White Goods Prices and Fabrics by Yard and Piece
A marketplace list detailing prices for various white fabrics. Items include White Checked Nainspok and Dintity by the yard, White India Linen and Lawn types, White Persian Lawn, Bishop Lawn, Hatiate Mull, Totted Swisses, English Long Cloth in 12 yard pieces, solid colored Organdy, and White Organdy with per yard and per piece prices and quantity notes.
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Hatiate
Monday Textile Specials at Local Shop
Readable theater of fabrics including catioes, light spring colors, stripes and figures. Yard pricing offered for gingham apron checks book fold and good quality fabrics. Towels Huck linen nainsook white checks quilts and table linens priced per yard or per dozen or per item.
French Valenciennes Laces and Edges on Sale
An assortment of French Valenciennes laces in white and ivory with edges and matchings. Prices range from 4c to 50c per yard and 20c to 50c per dozen yards for black varieties. Everlasting Edges and imitation Torchon laces offered in multiple widths and prices.
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Lynchburg
Crowby
George
Crosby
Crosby and Huffman
Wilson
Whitlock Tongue
C. C. Culp Survey
Cedar Bayou
Hog Law Lne
Hog Law
Whitlock Survey
W. L. Manatee
Hongton
Housher
Valenciennes
Embroidery Edges and Flouncings in Various Fabrics
A sale listing details Hamburg and Swiss embroidery edges and insertions in Nainsook Cambric and colored options from 1 to 4 inches wide per yard prices range from 1c to 374c. Flouncings for ladies underwear in open patterns offered in widths 7 to 14 inches with prices from 19c to 40c.
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Hamburg
Nainsook
Swiss
Ladies Under Muslins and Drawers At Various Prices
Ae listing of ladies under muslins and drawers in Cambric Muslin and Nainsook. Styles include tight fitting French and umbrella empire designs with embroidery lace and ruffles. Prices range from about 25c to 6.98 with multiple midrange options.
Ladies Shoe Department Offers Various Kid Button Shoes
A local department store lists several women and miss shoes with prices from 1.72 to 4.50 and ranges in sizes from 1 to 8. It notes a new stock of low cut shoes and invites customers to visit the shoe department this week.
New Wash Goods for Early Spring Wear
New wash fabrics suit spring wear with dimities lawns printed batiste and voiles. Styles include fancy striped figured dimities and lawns, calico like foulardine yard price 124 to 124 cents. Cable cord 15 cents per yard Mercerized crepon crinkle cloth satin twill galatea cloth offered for dresses waists and children wear.
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Foulardine
Trains Dally Between Galveston and Houston
Four trains run daily in each direction between Galveston and Houston leaving and arriving at Central depot. Connections exist with Southern Pacific and Houston and Texan Central trains at Houston EN. Drove, a ticket agent at 204 Main Street, Houston.
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Galveston
Houston
Central Depot
Southern Pacific
Texan Central
Main Street
Oman
Linen goods sale prices from a historic shop listing
A period sale listing shows All Linen items with prices: napkins 3-4 size 1.98 1.75 1.48 per dozen, unbleached 8 size 0.75, towels 11x33 1.45 per dozen, 18x40 2.48 per dozen, crash toweling 15 17 19 inch per yard 0.10 0.84 and 0.07, brown linen 0.74 0.06 and 0.05.
Men’s Spring Negligee Shirts and Neckwear Sale
New spring designs for men include negligee shirts with or without collars from Monarch Make at 98c and without collars with cuffs 68c to 1.48. Boys feature Percale waists and plain white shirt waists. A selection of spring neckwear offers puffs English squares tecks and bows at 25c 5c and 50c.
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Monarch
Carpet Department Specials on Mating and Curtains
Advertises discounts on China matting and Ghina matting up to 9.75 per roll, Nottingham and Boblinet curtains with price cuts from 6oc to 49c, Swiss curtains, and heavy reversible rugs plus window shades with reduced rates. Includes sizes and original vs sale prices.
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Commissioners Court
Renlon
Mareinge Lijee
Dullding
James G. de la Foote
FPB
Tiffany Et al
W. H. Anthony Ve
British American Assurance Company
Brockman & Kahn Ve. Mechanics and Tradorgs Fire Insurance Company
New Orleans
Doamigen
Tasued Jatwank
Jim Johnson
Hattie Hollaway
Gig Miner
Mike Jiddel
Cy Cooper
Andie Jackin
Thomas
Burs
Misa
Karl Agenold
Thomas W. Browne
Gertrude Tiernan
Max Schultener
Elly Ruse ‘Levy
Wier
Anna V. Tay
R E. Parker
Mamie Sehouts
Parker
Kathleen Wort
Willam F. Wetter
Mia Bertha Akers
Juline Volet
Amalise Elin Heinrich
Aliilord
Emma Jones
Bord
Pearl Washington
Johnson
Mary Austin
W. D. Hughes
Katie Colemas
A. W. McKinney
H. Milby
S. Taliaferro
Edgar Walking
Hotton
Houston and
Texas Central
F. A. Jones
Genoa
Harrinburg
Wea
Trutenham
Destheld
Satara
State of Texas
C. Giddings
Washington County Railway Company
H. P. Mansfeld
Aheriff
W. ©. Neano
Mr. Jones
Keegne
Dorson Railway Company
Tnton
Texas Central Railways Company
North Wide
Buffalo Bayou
Hollingsworth
North Side
Pigley
J. ML Pighey
Beach Park Annex
la Porte
A. M. Gidding
D. M. Garvin
Ccecws
Hultding Verminn
Mra
M. Pfeiffer
Jackson Street
Gus Fredericksa
Chonevert Street
Er Co
Conway
John W. Bray
Shepherd Street
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Houston Lyceum Lbrary
Hero
Roosevelt
Lidge
du. Chailla
Talky and Company
Kipling
King Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Old Fort Loudon
B. Crandock
Geter
Carolyn Wells
Captain Kodak
Alexander
Rosa Belie
Grateepesre i* Ua
J.C. Harris
Guoger
HH. Hale
Brinker
Ale
M. M. Dodge
St. Nicholas
Jense Tayneh
Williamia
Thenypran
Lakerim Athletic Club
Rupert Hughes
Lakerin
Barrow
F. C. Baylor
G. A. Henty
Mark Twain
Doubleday
Mealure
Rosa N. Carey
Lord Fauntleroy
Floh. Aurnett
Sarah Crowe
F. H. Durnett
Chauncey
Pwat
Texas
Tave
Depew
Goebel
Ena
Dia
Dovan
Uviebel
Taylor
Depew Sayn
Agaib
Prosicone Eiacston Ieee
Chan AP Tilden
Mie
Astra Ping
Wsc
Essene
Underskirts
Travis Street
Lottman Bros. Manufacturing CO
New York Central
Chas
Kittie
Galveston, Houston and Northern Railway
Priestly
Ava Pen Yard
Lechenger
Main
Kansas City
Sauter's
Prreaien Avenue
DR. Swail
Kiam Big
Cc 5
Ion Pr
Annie
Piles
Tulsa
Fissert
Opal
Ae DR
J. T. GuaZe
Preston
Crane's Bond
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