Real estate listings for town properties and farms
Advertises multiple properties with prices and sizes. J W Batts lot near Allen Academy at 550. One and a quarter acre near schoolhouse. Cottage tenant house and well. West side six room house and one lot at 1000. Six room house two lots four blocks from Main Street with brick cistern at 1950. N B Cole home place two and a half lots six room house, price 1600. 800 acre Brazos Bottom farm at 20 per acre, sale in small tracts. Frontage on Railroad from Otto Boehme. Ed Pochila place two lots and large two story residence. Also other city property.
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Allen Academy
Main Street
N. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom
Otto Boehme
Ed Pochila
President to appoint Cuban minister amid diplomatic push
Washington reports Congress will authorize appointing a minister to Cuba aligning with the president's Cuba policy. The chosen diplomat must be highly experienced, knowledgeable about Cuba, and acceptable to the new Cuban government. Gen Fitzhugh Lee is a possible candidate, though he is currently an army officer.
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Washington
Congress
Cuba
United States
Fitzhugh Lee
Spain
Lée
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Municipal Election Summary
Guthrie Republicans win five of six school board seats and three of five council seats while Democrats take the city clerk post. Norman swings Democratic including Hallum for mayor. Anadarko backs Republican mayor and four of seven officers. Wagoner sees non partisan success, Blackwell leans civic ticket. Stillwater GOP gains majority. Muskogee Democrats sweep, Vinita Good Government triumphs over Democrats, South McAlester admin held. Hartshorne chooses Halsey mayor. Kansas City shows mixed results. larger towns elect councilors and school board members only. Topeka sees Republicans win three of six wards with Democrats taking two others. one GOP nominee backed by Democrats wins.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
O. T
Guthhrie
Norman
Hallum
Indian Territory
Muskogee
Vinita
South McAlester
Hartshorne
Halsey
Kansas City
Topeka
Train Ran Away Near Barerton in Transvaal
Details show the engine lost control on a downhill grade after Barerton. The train reached 80 mph for three miles before the engine and five military trucks derailed at a sharp curve. The boiler exploded, killing the engineer and fireman, with six soldiers fatally injured and others wounded.
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Pretoria
Barbarton
London
Barberton
Transvaal
Colon
Hampshire Regiment
Kirchner
Diaz Opens Mexican Congress Seeks Reform and Education
President Diaz opened the spring session in City of Mexico outlining six months of executive actions. He praises Pan American Congress for improving relations among republics and notes an arbitration pact will go to the senate. He highlights city capital improvements and education, calling for upgraded scientific equipment and school furniture.
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Mexican Congress
City of
Mexico
Diaz
Congress
Senate
Federation
Rock Island Withdraws from Western Passenger Association
Official notice announced by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad that it withdraws from the Western Passenger Association. No reason given. authorities suspect I C C pooling investigations among western roads influenced the move.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Man Confesses Triple Family Shooting and Robbery
Lane, son of a preacher from Bridgeton, shot Mrs Ella J Furbush and her two daughters Elois seven and Madeline twelve at their home. He robbed the house then fled to Camden where he was captured and confessed. Elois survived and identified him.
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Ella J. Furbush
Madeline
Elois
Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
Bridgeton
Lane
Eloise
William
Burlington
Mount Holly Penitentiary
Huntington
Clark defeats Jones in Arkansas primary contest for U S Senate
With ten counties to report, official and unofficial tallies show James P. Clark 69, John K. Jones 50, and 67 needed for joint ballot. Governor Jefferson led 70 counties. Col E W Rector carried only Arkansas Miller Garland Sebastian and Lee. Wallace nominated for congress in the seventh district. Dinsmore leads Floyd in the third district pending Van Buren county result. State convention set June 10 to ratify primary outcomes.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
United States
James P. Clark
John K. Jones
Jefferson
Col. E. W. Rector
Miller
Garland
Sebastian
Lee
R. Minor Wallace
Congress
Hugh A. Dinsmore
J. C. Floyd
van Buren
Fire destroys Peasley-Gilbert warehouses in Louisville
A large fire in Louisville on Tuesday leveled the Peasley-Gilbert Co. warehouses. The fire consumed paint and oil inventories, causing an estimated loss of 200000 dollars, covered by insurance.
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Louisville
Peasley-Gilbert Co
Rathbone Bond Fixed by Supreme Court in Havana
The supreme court set Estes G Rathbone’s bail at $100,000 cash in Havana. The court ruled that until sentence Rathbone is entitled to bail under the postal code.
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Havana
Supreme Court
Estes G Rathbone
The
Cour
Rathbone
Hawaiian Affairs Talk Aboard Sierra Arrival
Governor S B Dole of Hawaii has arrived in San Francisco aboard the Sierra en route to Washington to confer with President Roosevelt on Hawaiian matters.
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San Francisco
S. B. Dole
Hawaii
Washington
Roosevelt
Estate of William M Rice Murder Victim Valued at 1 764 000
News in brief reports the Rice estate in New York assessed at 1 764 000. Also notes a Kansas City congressman robbed, two Black robbers confess, J E Torrence denial, St Louis painters strike, Altgeld wife penniless, Admiral Sampson health doubtful, Kansas City packers raise beef prices, fire in Fukyu Japan, smallpox at Midland College Atchison, weavers in Norwich gain 10 percent wage increase.
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William M. Rice
New York
Congressman Cowherd
Kansas City
J.ge Eli Torrence
Grand Army of Republic
Evans’ Place
St. Louis
Altgeld
Guy, Altgeld
Illinois
Admiral Sampson
Fukyu
Japan
Midland College
Atchison
Kas
Norwich
Conn
Texas court deems anti trust acts unconstitutional
Austin reports the Court of Civil Appeals declares the 1889 1895 and 1899 Texas anti trust acts unconstitutional citing resemblance to the Illinois decision. It also rules Waters Pierce Oil not a criminal case and that Shippers Compress and Warehouse may allow competitive purchases unless proven to suppress competition. A rehearing is planned and appeal to the supreme court anticipated. In treasury news the balance March 31 was 1 644 478 44 with a year ago 1 669 461 59 a drop of 24 683 15.
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Austin
Texas
Shippers Compress and Warehouse Company
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Supreme Court
General Revenue Fund
Letter From Bryan weighs Confederate graves issue
Chattanooga April 2 Hon F Hood of this city president of the Bryan club has received a letter from W J Bryan responding to a request for his opinion on proposed campaign issue Bryan says he fears accusations of ambition while editing a paper and exposing reorganizers He believes most Democrats support caring for Confederate graves but warns making it a campaign issue could stir bitterness and delay reforms of greater pecuniary value to the south He adds care of Confederate graves is a patriotic duty not to be left wholly to federal authorities
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Chattanooga
F. Hood
Bryan Club
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Democratic Party
Mason Sentenced for Stealing a Bible in Louisville
James Mason a deaf mute pleads guilty to stealing a Bible and is sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. The book was hidden in bed clothing of Nance Spears and forgotten when returned. Judge Shackelford Miller funds a $1 subscription, and Mason departs for Frankport with a Bible given by the judge and court officers.
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Louisville
James Mason
Nance’ Spears
Shackelford Miller
Mason
Frankport
Big Mining Suit Filed Over Cripple Creek Properties
In Colorado Springs on April 2 a suit claiming over five million dollars in mining property rights was filed in district court. The case centers on the Mount Rosa company assets in the Cripple Creek district including the famous gold coin mine, brought by minority stockholders against Woods Investment company.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Mount Rosa
Firekills Father and Five Children in Prosser Hollow
News from Johnstown reports Philip Mitchell and his five children perished in a home blaze at Prosser Hollow three miles from the city. Mrs. Mitchell was removed to a nearby house with serious burns.
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Johnstown
Philip Mitchell
Prosser Hollow
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E. C. DeWitt & Co
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Salpf
Galveston
Dallas
A. H. Belo & CO
W. A. Watkins
Exchange
H. B. Dorsey
E Exchange Hotel
City Market
John W. Hicks
Mal di Vittee
House
Anadarko
Wagoner
Blackwell
Citizens
Marshal
Stillwater
Clark
Jones
Court of Civil Appeals
United States Court
Ilinois
Tate Finances
Southern Pacific
Gaifornia
Morsa
Mm. L. Robbins
Gen. Pass
TicketAg
Houston
Texas Central
Dallas, Austin, Waco, FT. Worth
Denison
Houston, Corsicana
Southern Pacific Rice
S. F. B. Morse
T. J. Anderson
M. L. Robbins
Bryan Weely Eagle
the Bryan Eagle
Washington and
Burleson Streets
Baptist Church
Bryan, Texas
Tyler Haswell
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