Abstract Books and Local Listings for Sale in Byazos County
Auction-style sale offers 105 acres near court house with 6 wire fence priced at 1500. 71 1 4 acres near schoolhouse with cottage tenant house and well priced at 750. 4-room brick house with cistern and garden near Main Street priced at 1250. several blocks near Allen Academy with various prices from 250 to 500. 13 acres on south side with 4-room house and rents 9 dollars monthly priced at 1000. additional 4-room house with 4 blocks from court house priced at 650. northern town block with 4-room house and outbuildings priced at 525.
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Byazos County
Court House
Iftown
Mai Street
Allen Academy
Allenemy
A Girl to Trust How Lincoln Granted a Pass
Miss N a Virginia girl with Confederate ties seeks permission to visit her prisoner father. Francis Blair secures a White House audience and Lincoln grants a pass after asking if she remains loyal to Virginia. The note reads Pass Miss N She is an Fay 3 girl and can be trusted. LINCOLN
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Lincoln
Miss N
Virginia
Francis P. Blair
South
Mr. Blair
Red Jacket’s Memory Defies Written Records
A historic scene recalls Red Jacket asserting personal memory over white papers. At a council with Tompkins, the chief rejects written words, claiming the Great Spirit’s book lives in his mind. When the treaty is later checked, his recollections are confirmed on the document.
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Red Jacket
Tompkins
New York
Amused Only the Actors on a London Stage
Charles H. E. Brookfield recalls a Comedy theatre play by a popular author that failed to elicit a laugh on opening night after six weeks of rehearsal. Charles Hawtrey warned the cast to pace for laughs, but there was none, so a conventional three act farce was staged as a stopgap and proved successful.
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Charles H. E. Brookfield
London
Comedy Theater
Charles Hawtrey
Quote About Foolish Pride and Race Track Friendship
A reflective quip notes that vanity shadow lives and that a horse is a man’s best friend except at the race track, attributed to Duck. The line juxtaposes self-deception with racing loyalty.
Kentucky Feud Fatality and Mobile Turmoil Report
In Whitehouse Kentucky on April 3 a feud ended with Martin Goodman shot dead by Thomas Hall, who fled but was captured and jailed amid strong mob fears. Also in Williamsburg South Carolina an Elder A Olpin was badly beaten by a mob and left as a maniac in a Columbia asylum. General Shafter and Captain James Shafter arrived at Eagle Pass Texas to stay with Captain John N Shafter.
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Kentucky
Whitehouse
Martin Goodman
Thomas Hall
Hall
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mormon Church
Elder A. Olpin
Williamsburg
S. C
Columbia
8. C
General Shafter
Eagle Pass
Tex
William Shafter
James Shafter
John N. Shafter
Protocol Signed For Venezuela Claims Commission
Washington April 3 Bowen signed with Senor Ojeda the Spanish minister the Venezuela Spanish protocol providing for the adjustment of the Spanish claims by a joint commission at Caracas. The president of Mexico shall select the umpire in case of disagreement. Bainbridge Selected to represent the United States on the Venezuelan commission to meet at Caracas. First Wireless News Dispatch London April 3 wireless dispatch from New York April 1 marks first appearance of this class since service began.
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Washington
Mr. Bowen
Senor Ojeda
Venezuela
Caracas
Mexico
Bainbridge
William JF. Bainbridge
Iowa
Pekin
United States
London
New York
London Times
Diaz Victory Parade in Mexico City Observed
An immense parade in Mexico City celebrated General Diaz's victory at Puebla. The march formed on Plaza de Reformas and proceeded to the National Palace where the president reviewed it.
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City of
Mexico
Diaz
Puebla
Plaza de Reforms
National Palace
Congress authorizes Castro to fulfill foreign protocols
Caracas dispatch says Congress met secretly and authorized Castro to fulfill obligations in the British German and Italian protocols as an extraordinary act only. No legal sanction or precedent is to be established.
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Caracas
Congress
Castro
Trouble at Waco Unsettled
Waco Texas April 3 union workers at the woolen mills claim promises to employ nonunion labor were not kept and the strike has resumed with operatives out again in a renewed dispute.
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Waco
Tex
Indiaman Appointed Secretary of Legation to Guatemala City
Washington announces A. A. Winslow of Indiana appointed secretary of legation at Guatemala City. The post was previously held by J. W. Bailey of Kentucky, who accompanied young Hunter when Fitzgerald was shot.
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Washington
State Department
Guatemala City
A. A. Winslow
Indiana
J. W. Bailey
Kentucky
Young Hunter
Fitzgerald
German Emperor Arrives in Copenhagen to Warm Welcome
The German emperor arrived in Copenhagen from Kiel on April 3 and was greeted by thousands of spectators along with diplomats and civil and military authorities in a cordial reception.
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Copenhagen
Kiel
Tenement Fire in Irving Street Kills Two, Injures Ten
A blaze in a tenement on Irving Street, New York, left two dead and ten or more injured. Firefighters fought the flames as residents fled the building and authorities began investigations into the cause.
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New York
Irving Street
How the Springboks Travel
A hunter recounts springboks moving in vast, compact herds that engulf everything before them. Lions joining the march are trapped by flank and rear pressure, while front walkers fall back to rest and the hungry rear push forward, keeping the column in constant change.
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South Africa
Capital Deserted as Legislature Stays at Home
Austin reports a nearly empty capital with lawmakers dispersed. The governor signed bills adding time to teachers certificates from four to six years and requiring railroad agents to show authority to sell tickets and winter vestibules on streetcars for operator protection. Bills filed without approval include kindness to dumb animals in schools, bonds for schoolhouses, fixing scholastic age, and consolidations of Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City by Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern railways.
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Austin
House
Senate
Gulf, Beaumont
Kansas City
Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern Railway
Storm at Chicago disrupts telegraph and street movement
Chicago woke to a storm that cut telegraphic lines to the outside world. A high north east gale brought heavy wet snow, two inches of slush, freezing temperatures, and danger signals on the lake as vessels were warned to stay in port.
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Chicago
Crevasse Cribbing Nears Completion at Hymelia
New Orleans reports indicate the cribbing at Hymelia crevasse is nearly finished and will be sacked once completed. The river rose to 20.2 feet, up 0.1 foot in a day, with repairs underway near Innis Louisiana in Pointe Coupee parish. In New York the Eighth Annual Chess Match between America and Great Britain began with ten players per side. America holds the trophy four times, Britain twice, and one match ended in a draw.
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Hymelia
New Orleans
Hymelia Crevasse
Louisiana Tévees
Innis
Pointe Coupee Parish
New York
America
Great Britain
Eight Men Die in Koenigen Louise Mine Blast
In Glewitz Prussia on April 3 eight workers were killed and fourteen entombed after a gas explosion at the Koenigen Louise mine in Ostfeld.
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Glewitz
Prussia
Koenigen Louise Mine
Ostfeld
Arctic lecture by Commander Peary at New York Athletic Club
Commander Robert Peary lectured to about three hundred yachtsmen and guests at the New York Athletic Club about the perils of the Arctic regions in an April 3 address.
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Arctic Region
New York
Robert Peary
Arctic Regions
New York Athletic Club
Break in Another Levee Strikes Lake Providence Area
Lake Providence Louisiana April 3 six miles below town Hollybrook levee has a break. Damaged flood protection raises concerns about rising water levels and relief measures for nearby residents and agriculture. Local authorities monitor the situation and marshal crews to assess the breach.
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Lake Providence
Hollybrook Levee
Arkansas Fight Between Clarke and Brundige at Capital Hotel
In Little Rock on April 3 a clash on a prominent street in front of the Capital hotel involved U.S. Senator James P. Clarke and Representative S. Brundige. The quarrel began over Brundige’s earlier interview remarks and ended with blows exchanged before bystanders, including legislators, intervened to prevent serious injuries. Brundige later returned to his room with bloodied clothing.
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Clark
Congressman Brundige
Little Rock, Ark
Capital Hotel
United States
James P. Clarke
S. Brundige
Brundige
Clarke
Senator Hickman Testifies On Boodle Charges In Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Senator Hickman completed a day of testimony before the grand jury on boodle charges with no public result announced. He faced contempt proceedings for not appearing sooner, denying a rushed Chicago trip aimed at shaping his testimony. Records show a telephone conversation with Prosecuting Attorney McGuire about an attachment for contempt. Decision is reserved.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Hickman
Senate
Burford
Chicago
Hielman
McGuire
Brothers Jailed Over Murder Charge in Chickasha Case
Ben and James Hughes, longtime ranchers from north of Mountain View, Oklahoma, were arrested by Cordell authorities for the murder of Lute Houston of Chickasha on November 4, 1902.
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Chickasha
I. T
Ben Ani James Hughes
Mountain View
Cordell
Okla
Lute Houston
Ohio Miners in Massillon Strike Over Wages
Ohio miners from Ont and Massillon walk out amid a wage dispute. The stoppage centers on pay scales and a controversial wage proposal, signaling potential in-district labor tension.
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Ohio
Massillon
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