Funeral of Father Major Includes Confederate Cross Gift
The Frankfort service honors Father Thomas W. Major, pastor of the Good Shepherd Church, with thousands attending and a guard of honor. His Confederate cross of honor is presented to his nephew Stewart Auld by Judge W L Lett, honoring Major’s service and faith.
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Frankfort
Thomas W. Major
Church of the Good Shepherd
Morgan
Ohio
Father Major
Stewart Auld
Oe Major
South
W. L. Lett
Young Auld
Thomas Major
Army of the Confederate States
Licensure Plan Aims to Curb Charity Grafters in New York
A committee of women at the Ansonia endorses a proposed New York bill to license charity workers not tied to churches or major charities. The measure requires detailed reports on private charity events and targets the so called charity grafter. Mrs A Mclver Kerr, a suffragette leader, says the aim is to protect earnest volunteers from exploitation.
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A. McIver Kerr
New York
Charity Grafter
A. Mclver Kerr
Ansonia
Kerr Eaid
Fragmentary Rhetoric of War Remembrance
The text describes a commendation of a noble Southerner and a noble soldier of Christ Jesus, expressing wishes for the reader to be as good as those figures and noting a relic or gift passed from him to you. The passage reflects reverent language about virtue and sacrifice amid wartime reverence.
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Sol- Ptad
Christ Jesus
India
Much State Land On Market For Nonpayment
Several hundred thousand acres of state land will come on the market about September 15 for non‑payment of interest due November 1, 1910. Land Commissioner Robison said notices have been sent and forfeiture lists will be cut by mid next month. Buyers will not be required to settle the land.
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Austin
Tex
Robison
Rain Spreads Across Texas With Mixed Forecasts
Showers fell across Texas from Abilene to Fort Worth with cooler air and dust settling. The Light predicted unsettled weather with more showers and the Weather Bureau echoed uncertain terms as Brownwood Paris Dublin San Marcos and other towns reported rainfall.
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Bureau
San Antonio
Texas
Brownwood
Paris
Dublin
San Marcos
Snyder
Ballinger
Cuero
Hastland
Fort Worth
Henrietta
Kerrville
Liano
Quanah
Sherman
Weatherford
Hose Guarantees Tie To Satisfaction At Joske's
Joske's hosiery sale advertises Cadet and women's hose with guaranteed wear and money back if unsatisfied. Items include linen heel socks, silk lisle, mercerized finishes, and ribbed cotton hose in multiple weights and styles for women, girls, and boys, with prices ranging from 25 to 50 cents.
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Joske
Drought in Victoria Texas Reaches Alarm Level
Drought in Victoria County Texas grows alarming as cattle suffer and die from water and grass shortages. Ground splits in wide cracks, creeks including Col Ber and Arensa are dry, and the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers are at their lowest levels on record.
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Victoria
Tex
Colber
Arensa
Guadalupe
San Antonio
Cooler at Yoakum Indications of Rain in Days Ahead
The Yoakum area reports cooler temperatures and suggests rain within days. Cotton would suffer minorly but water scarcity makes rain welcome. Nearby Abilene notes steady rain starting early morning with about half an inch by 8 am and broader rains reported in Baird Trent Ballinger Coleman and Sweetwater. Waco also sees a ten degree drop from yesterday.
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Yoakum
Tex
Abilene
Associated Press
Baird
Colorado
Trent
Ballinger
Coleman
Sweetwater
Two Damage Suits Filed in Austin
In Austin Texas on August 25 two damage suits were filed in the Fifty third and Twenty sixth District courts. Charles Steiner suing as Bernadine Steiner next of kin seeks 10000 damages claiming an air gun shot from John Moore’s son last December blinded Bernadine. Mrs Sarah Bartlett sues Western Union Telegraph for 10150 alleging a bicycle rider employed by the firm knocked her down on Congress Avenue causing serious injuries and a broken left arm. American District Telegraph is a party defendant.
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Austin
Tex
Charles Steiner
John B. Moore
Bernadine Steiner
John Moore
Sarah Bartlett
Western Union Telegraph Company
Congress Avenue
American District Telegraph Company
Italian shoemaker loses 1370 in nap theft in Tallulah
Albretto Garbiere, an elderly Italian cobbler in Tallulah, woke to find a rear-door break in and his savings of years gone after a thief stole 1370. The night prior a thief also took the hat he wore. In Bay City, A H Bass sold a 71 pound catfish caught from the Colorado River, measuring 50 inches long with a 29 inch head and 31 12 inch girth.
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Associated Press
Tallulah, la
Albretto Garbiere
Garbiere
Garbriele
Bay City
Tex
A. H. Bass
Colorado River
Refused permission to attend funeral in murder case
Booneville Ind Aug 25. William Lee charged with murdering his father mother and brother whose bodies were found in a burning home. He asked to attend the family's funeral but was refused. He had bruises on his body and said they came from a fall. The coroner's inquest was continued.
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Associated Press
Booneville
Ind
William Lee
Scales
Lee
Mina Taylor
Homer
Newberg
Miss Taylor
When Fagged Out Herbford Tonic Promoted
An advertisement touts Herbford's Acid Phosphate as an invis orator for overworked bodies and brains, calling it a wholesome tonic and highly recommended for fatigue relief.
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Herbford
Married at Sea Aboard Launch Off San Diego
Fred Sidler and Olga V Payne of Los Angeles wed at sea after failing to obtain a license due to their youth. A minister aboard the power launch Comet officiated beyond the three mile limit as the boat drifted with the skipper as sole witness and lantern bearer.
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San Dingo
Fred Sidler
Olga V. Payne
Los Angeles
Car Plunge Kills Barron and Injures Clark Near Glenfield
Willam S. Barron a commission merchant was killed and Harry Clark seriously injured when the car they were riding careened over an embankment near Glenfield early today Clark freed himself from under the wreckage before help arrived gasoline tank exploded burning Barron to death Baptist Meeting Ends in Kyle Tex Rev J of San Marcos led ten day session ending Wednesday night
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Willam S. Barron
Harry Clark
Glenfield
Clark
Barron
Kyle
Tex
Rev. J of
San Marcos
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Slesetas
DR. Caldwell
Waco
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New Orleans
Joske's
Waco, Tex
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Veils
Milady
Pretty Styles
High
Duerler Brew
Duerler Manufacturing CO
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