Delinquent Lands Tax Foreclosure in Brewster County
The State of Texas through Brewster County Attorney filed suit No. 1275 on January 18 1992 in Brewster District Court against Unknown Owner for delinquent taxes on Abstract No 2274 Certificate No 4238 Survey No 108 containing 640 acres. Public notice commands all interested parties to appear at the September 1902 term in Alpine to defend the suit and show cause why judgment condemning the land and ordering its sale should not be entered.
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State of Texas
Brewster
District Court
Brewster County
JL. N. Halbert
State of
Texas
Towit
G. C
F. R’y. Co
Alpine
M. A. Boyd
M. A, Boyd
L. N. Halbert
Professor Resigns Hebrew Chair at Garrett Institute
Professor Charles W. Horswell resigns from the chair of Hebrew language and literature at the Garrett Biblical Institute in Chicago after thirteen years. Trustees praise him as a ripe scholar and inspiring teacher for his extreme conclusions in higher criticism.
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Charles W. Horswell
Garrett Biblical Institute
Chicago
Horswell
People Must Die Before Some See Their True Worth
A compact reflection on the idea that harsh events reveal real character, noting how tragedy often exposes value in individuals society might overlook. The saying contrasts initial perceptions with later judgments and hints at moral scrutiny.
Elephant and Rhino Hunt Ends With Death of Both Animals
Lieut. D. J. Munro and native hunter Pee Mee pursued a rhinoceros and a solitary elephant in upper Burmah. After a lengthy chase the elephant struck Munro, tossing him aside, but a later Pee Mee shot forced the animal to retreat. Munro, exhausted, was carried back to camp and the next day the rhino and elephant were found dead.
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Lieut
D. J. Munro
Skipjack
Upper
Burmah
Pee Mee
Munro
Siam
Leutenant
Chan
Herat Besieged More Than Any City In History
Herat has endured more sieges than any other place, with fifty two accurately counted. The city, former capital of Timur, saw repeated contests among Mohammedans Persians Kabul ameer factions, and enduring rulers claim patrimony. In the 19th century it faced multiple sieges and changes of control culminating with Abdurrahman Khan.
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Herat
Timur
Kabul
Dost Mohammed
Ameer
Abdurrahman Khan
Why He Smiled in a Quarantine Tale
A Wilkes Barre piano drummer aboard a smoking car jokes with a Fall River trader, saying Plymouth is quarantined for smallpox. He teases about his mother in law living there and drinks from a flask as the moment passes. The vignette carries light humor from a bygone era.
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Wilkesbarre
White Goods
Fall River
Plymouth
Sherman’s Sharp Retort at Fort Leavenworth
A Leslie’s Weekly anecdote recounts Gen. William T. Sherman at a Fort Leavenworth reception. A youth quips about the busy social scene, and Sherman, with sly sarcasm, replies that he does not even know who the speaker is.
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Gen. Sherman
Fort Leavenworth
Leslie’s Weekly
French Builder Seeks Pointers for Paris Skyscraper
Albert Boyer, a French builder in America, gathers guidance on skyscraper construction for a planned Paris project. He represents capitalists planning a twenty story apartment house costing about $1,200,000, occupying an acre and a half.
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America
Albert Boyer
Paris
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Ohio
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Pegram
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Henry Clay Renfrew
Mideway, Ky
Fourth Kentucky Cavalry
Basil Duke
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