Local real estate listings near Allen Academy and town
The advertisement describes south half of a block near Allen Academy with price 550 dollars and about 1.25 acres near the schoolhouse in the southeast part of town. It lists a small new cottage tenant house and well, a six room house with one or two lots, brick cisterns, and multiple properties with prices ranging from 160 to 1950 dollars. Additional entries include N B Cole home place, Brazos Bottom farm at 20 dollars per acre, and Otto Boehme and Ed Pochila properties with multiple lots and large residences.
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Allen Academy
Price
N. B. Cole
Otto Boehme
Ed Pochila
One Girl Will Die as Servant Slays Family
Philadelphia reports William Lane a 35 year old black servant for Charles Furbush at 652 North Fifteenth street shot and killed Mrs Ellen Furbush 42 and her daughter Madeline 10, fatally injuring Eloise 7. Lane fled after a warrant for arrest followed a suspected theft by Lane. Madeline skated outside when the attack began. the crime occurred on the third floor. Eloise is not expected to live.
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Philadelphia
Wm. Lane
Charles F. Furbush
North Fifteenth Street
Ellen Furbush
Madeline H. Furbush
Eloise Furbush
Lane
Madeline
Lundy’s Assaulters Under Legal Action in New Jersey
A Phillipsburg dispatch reports suit filed in Newark against 21 men for atrocious assault and battery on David Lundy the elder black man beaten by a Washington mob last December. The mob wrecked Lundy’s home and blinded him with a shovel. 22 more warrants to be issued. The Afro American League of Newark will prosecute.
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New York
Phillipsburg
N. J
Herald
David Lundy
Washington
Legatie
Newark
Lundy
Jackson Mississippi flood cripples industry and forces relocations
Jackson Mississippi on April 1 faced a serious flood as nearly every industry halted and hundreds of workers idle. Water scarcity, a pumping station submerged over 20 feet, and widespread flooding in low suburbs pushed families to move to higher ground with relief parties planned from Pearl River valley reports.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Pearl River Valley
Robson and Crane to reunite for indigent actors fund
Robson and Crane plan a reunion after eight years for a potential one or two performances. One show would be in New York, and possibly a Chicago date if held. The benefit would support a home for indigent players, per a telegram from Robson’s manager Daniel V. Arthur.
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Chicago
Robson
Crane
New York
Daniel V. Arthur
Murder on Littlepage farm near Hunters Bend
Austin reports Charles Moore a Black man was shot in the head and killed at the Littlepage farm near Hunters Bend. The body lay behind a corn crib. A Black man is under arrest on suspicion.
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Austin
Charles Moore
Littlepage
Hunters’ Bend
Flood Death Toll Tops Five Million In Tennessee
Authentic reports from counties in middle Tennessee confirm flood damage over 5 million dollars and at least twenty five fatalities across the region.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Middle
Confederate Pensions Apportioned for Next Quarter
Austin April 1 announces the Confederate pension apportionment for the quarter ending September 30. Each pensioner will receive 8.15 dollars per quarter, 50 cents more than the previous two quarters.
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Austin
Soldier shoots officer after family slur accusation
In Kieff on the barracks square, Captain Sofronoff killed Lieutenant Grodski during a parade after Grodski allegedly maligned Sofronoff's family. The incident occurred as the Mirgorod regiment paraded in the city.
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St. Petersburg
Mirgorod
Kieff
Sofronoff
Grodski
Plague Outbreak Reported in California
Austin dispatch reports bubonic plague reappearing in California with two cases at Berkeley, one fatal. State Health Officer Tabor notified by Surgeon General Wyman of the development as of April 1.
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Austin
California
Tabor
Wyman
Berkley
Cal
Judge Reagan Slowly Improving in Palestine Report
Judge Reagan shows gradual recovery as Mrs. Reagan reports from Palestine that he is sitting up and taking food, though still very weak, and she believes he will improve now. Railroad Commissioner Storey has received the update.
Arkansas Representative Dinsmore Secures renomination
Washington April 1 Representative Dinsmore of Arkansas has received a telegram confirming his renomination. Initial Arkansas reports suggested defeat, but a later telegram indicates the renomination is assured.
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Din
Washington
Dinsmore
Arkansas
Railroad to Cochise Area From Pearce 17 Miles Long
Contracts awarded for a Southern Pacific line from Pearce to near Cochise in Arizona. The 17 mile railroad will connect Pearce with the Cochise region, expanding regional rail access and commerce.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pearce
Cochise
Southern Pacific
Pearl River floods Mississippi city and rails washed away
Jackson Mississippi faces a severe Pearl River flood with the river seven to nine miles wide and out of banks from mouth to source. Rail lines Alabama and Vicksburg railway and Gulf and Ship Island road are tied up. Waterworks pumps submerged causing a water famine. factories shut down. A new pump will bring relief within a day. Traffic to Meridian halted for weeks. In Dallas primary case Sumners vs Lemmon ends with Lemmon awarded nomination for Dallas county attorney after court ruling no jurisdiction for challenges. Guthrie Oklahoma fire causes 250000 loss. State Capital printing plant owner Greer loses 225000 with only 26500 insured. mass meeting raises 50000 offered as loan. Capital to publish from Leader plant.
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Jackson
Miss
Pearl River
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway
Gulf and Ship Island
Meridian
Dallas
Apr
Hatton W. Sumners
Walter Lemmon
Lemmon
Dallas County
Sumners
Democratic Executive Committee
Guthrie
C. T
Frank H. Greer
State Capital
Greer
Bradford Stricken With Paralysis In Ardmore
United States Commissioner S B Bradford of Ardmore was seized by a stroke of apoplexy on Monday while writing a letter. Dr F P Von Keller said the condition is critical. He was taken to his home and lies in a precarious condition. Bradford is a well known figure in Indian Territory public life.
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Ardmore
I. T
United States
S. B. Bradford
F. P. von Keller
Gen. Bradford
Indian Territory
Nelson pleads guilty to bigamy in St Joseph case
St Joseph Missouri April 1 C V Nelson brought from San Antonio Texas pleaded guilty to having three wives and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary Nelson came under the court's jurisdiction by his marriage here last September to Mrs Mary Parker of Plattsburg Missouri
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St. Joseph, Mo
C. V. Nelson
San Antonio
Tex
Nelson
St. Joseph Court
Mary Parker
Plattsburg
Accidently Kills His Brother in Windom Texas
In Windom Claude Huff, 10, was accidentally shot by his 12-year-old brother using a target rifle. The bullet entered just above the right eye and Claude died in less than an hour.
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Bonham, Tex
Windom
Claude
George Huff
Les
Anderson man arrested in forged papers case
Hot Springs Arkansas April 1 Manson A Johnson of Anderson alleged to have forged papers totaling 100000 was arrested by Sergeant Kirkpatrick at the request of Cashier Marker of the Anderson National bank Johnson was found in his hotel room sick in bed and under a physician's care
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Hot Springs
Ark
Manson A. Johnson
Anderson
Kirkpatrick
Marker
Anderson National Bank
Johnson
Bank pays third $50,000 toward state funds
Austin reports the First National Bank of the city made the third monthly payment of 50000, bringing total remittances to 247921 to the state treasury. The bank still owes 150000 of the state money as its doors closed.
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Austin
First National Bank
Wounded by Accidental Shot Near Lewisville
In Lewisville Texas on April 1 Will Miller and Julian Huffhines were wounded when a 13 year old companion fired a shotgun by accident. Miller received thirty seven bird shot and Huffhines thirteen. Both are reported out of danger.
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Lewisville
Tex
Will Miller
Julian Huffhines
Miller
Teenager Francisco Johnson Dies by Suicide in Laredo
Laredo Texas April 1 Francisco Johnson a 17 year old boy committed death by own action in Laredo Mexico by blowing his brains out with a pistol. The sole assigned cause was poverty and lack of support for him and his widowed mother.
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Laredo
Tex
Francisco Johnson
Mex
Pole Youth Fatally Struck by Croquet Mallet in Texas Ambush
In Apolonia near Navasota Texas on Easter Sunday 18 year old Walter Padraza a Polander was struck on the head with a croquet mallet following a dispute with a 13 year old boy. He died six hours later in local hospital.
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Navasota
Tex
Walter Padraza
Apolonia
Here
Padraza
Corsicana Fire Destroys Megarity Bros Grocery and Bolton’s
A Sunday night blaze in Corsicana Texas destroyed Megarity Bros. grocery and W. J. Bolton's restaurant with adjoining business houses sustaining minor damage. Insurance covers the loss to buildings and stock.
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Corsicana
Tex
Megarity Bros
W. J. Bolton
Man Found Dead Beside Tioga Track in Louisiana
Arthur Yawn of Vinton was found dead beside a track in Tioga Louisiana. He traveled to Tioga Sunday morning to visit his mother. He leaves a widow and infant son.
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Vinton, la
Arthur
Tioga
Ste
Supreme court declines rehearing in Fort Worth rail case
The Supreme Court refused a rehearing in Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Co v Masterson et al, holding the railroad liable for damages over refusal to transport cattle killed north of the state quarantine line. It also found the state livestock sanitary commission lacked authority to set a quarantine line differing from the Interior Department’s national line. A motion on Hazlewood v Rogan was taken under advisement, affecting land sale rights tied to a leased tract and restricting leasehold assignees from expedited purchase rights.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Fort Worth
Denver City Railway Company
R. B
Hazlewood
Charles Rogan
Explosion Kills Miners at Nelson Coal Mine
Chattanooga April 1 report confirms six white and eight Black miners died in the Nelson coal mine explosion at Dayton Tennessee with perhaps ten or twelve additional fatalities.
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Chattanooga
Nelson
Dayton
Tenn
Arkansas Primaries Show Tight Senate Picture in State
In Little Rock on April 1 observers report Clark leads in forty four counties carrying 75 assembly votes, eight more than a majority. Jones remains hopeful at his headquarters. Democratic ticket listings include Jefferson Davis for governor and J. W. Crockett among others with several positions noted as uncertain. Congressional districts show varied results: First and Seventh uncertain, Second close between Dinsmore and Floyd, Fourth Little renominated, Fifth Reid renominated, Sixth Joe T. Robinson from Lonoke.
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Little Rock
Clark
General Assembly
Jones
Jefferson Davis
J. W. Crockett
Geo. W. Murphy
H. C. Tipton
T. C. Monroe
E. N. Conway
J. H. Hineman
P. H. McHenry
H. T. Bradford
Supreme Court
B. B. Battle
T. B. Martin
J. G. Wallace
A. B. Macon
F. G. Taylor
Eugene Parrish
Hugh A. Dinsmore
J. C. Floyd
J. S. Little
C. C. Reid
Joe T. Robinson
Lonoke
R. M. Wallace
W. V. Tompkins
Missionary Louisa Henry dead at 97
Mrs Henry one of Detroit’s oldest residents, spent most of life as a missionary among Indians. Born around 1799 she freed slaves, moved to Mackinac Island, then Detroit in 1839. A close friend of General Grant, she influenced his conversion to Christianity.
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Chicago
Louisa Henry
Detroit
Mackinac Island
Grant
West Point
_Wounded Man Brought To Houston Infirmary Arrest Made_
In Houston Texas on Monday Frank Window was transported from Greens Bayou to the city infirmary with serious injuries. Kris Bell is under arrest in connection with the deed.
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Houston
Tex
Frank Window
Greens Bayou
Kris Bell
Brakeman Killed in Santa Fe Yard Accident
Morgan Tex April 1 Harry Ennis brakeman on the Santa Fe was killed in the yards as four cars ran over him He leaves a wife and child in Temple.
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Morgan, Tex
Harry Ennis
Santa Fe
Temple
Haldeman Resigns From Volunteer Guard Staff
Austin April 1 H P Haldeman of this city resigns from the staff of the major general of the Volunteer Guard. He had served in the organization and steps were not given for a replacement at this time.
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Austin
H. P. Haldeman
Volunteer Guard
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