For Sale City Properties Near Allen Academy
Classified ad lists South half block near Allen Academy for 550 with one and a quarter acres near a schoolhouse, a small new cottage, a six room house with lots, a brick cistern, the N B Cole home place at 1600, 2 1/2 lots and a 6 room house, 75 feet front on Railroad street, and a Brazos Bottom farm at 20 per acre plus other city property and parcels through Otto Boehme’s area.
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Allen Academy
Ain Street
N. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom
Otto Boehme
Ed Pochila
Reverend Tries to Save Whacker Bills Soul on Stage Ride
The Rev. John Rollins escorts the notorious Whacker Bill from Las Vegas valley to Las Cruces in a rough stage ride. Amid swearing and danger the missionary staunchly defends his temper and wins Bill’s respect, ending with a pact and a heartfelt letter to a young lawyer.
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John Rollins
Bilger’s Hill
Jack
Rollins
Bill
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Valley
Las Cruces
Uncle Sam
Pardner
Empire Hotel
Jimmy
Thar
Jim Dewey
Dan
Beersheba
Must Have Been Asleep Anecdote Of A Sleepy Squire
A country squire, famed for late night dinners, dozed off after returning home in his carriage and slept through the unharsh reality. His butler and coachman, quiet as mutes, re harnessed the horses and delivered him to his front door while he slept. He muttered a puzzled bless my soul and never learned the truth.
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W. P. Firth
Anchester
A Badly Timed Bath in Rhodes Biopic Tale
Howard Hensman recounts Cecil Rhodes premier of the Cape Colony missing a ceremony for a Cape Town extension. He is found bathing offshore with water dripping as he finally opens the line, a composed, serious gesture amid the delay.
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Cecil Rhodes
Howard Hensman
Rhodes
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Brilliant
Memory of an Elderly Widower Illustrated in Humorous Misunderstanding
A Cornhill Magazine anecdote recounts an elderly widower whose memory falters and awkwardly misnames actions during a wedding service. He responds with silent, puzzled, or opposite gestures as a cleric prompts phrases to repeat. He finally apologizes for forgetting details after a long absence from marriage.
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Cornhill Magazine
Train No 13 HoldUp Near St Joseph Four Masked Men
Four masked men halted Burlington train No 13 north of St Joseph late Thursday night but authorities report conflicting outcomes. Conductor Cox and Engineer Rust fled to Napier and relayed the incident. no definite loot or casualties are confirmed. Investigators dispatched but no tangible clues yet.
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St. Joseph
Burlington, Road
Denver
Francis Street
Burlington
W. C. Brown
Missouri Lines
Cox
Rust
Napier
Funeral Procession for Cecil Rhodes Figures in Cape Town
In Cape Town on April 4 a steady stream of mourners viewed the coffin of Cecil Rhodes as it rested in Parliament House. The afternoon funeral procession was grand, with the coffin draped in Rhodes’s Union Jack and a British South Africa Company flag from Massesiki. The ceremo nies traveled the streets on the lane Cecil gun carriage from Kimberley, as troops lined the routes and saluted the cortege at the cathedral.
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Cape Town
Cecil Thodes
Parliament House
Mr. Rhodes
British South Africa Company
Massesiki
Cecil
Kimberley
Double killing on Hinton farm near Marshall
News from Marshall Texas reports a tragic double homicide on A C G Hinton's eastern county property. Andrew Haggerty, a Black tenant, shot his wife at a neighbor's door then killed himself with a second blast, both deaths instantaneous.
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Marshall
Tex
A. C G. Hinton
Andrew Haggerty
Haggerty
False Teeth Seized From New York Shipment in Montreal
The secret service department of the Dominion customs seized false teeth valued between ten and fifteen thousand dollars. The dentures had been forwarded from New York to a prominent Montreal dental firm and passed through the customhouse without duties through a conspiracy.
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Montreal
Secret Service Department
The
Dominion Customs
New York
Blackbirds Destroy Corn Near Greenville
Twelve acres of corn belonging to Alex Turner five miles east of Greenville suffered heavy damage from blackbirds. The loss is so severe that replanting the field will be necessary.
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Greenville
Tex
Alex Turner
Rountree and Miss Mitchell Wed at Georgetown Home
Hon. Lee J. Rountree of Georgetown married Miss Francis Mitchell at the bride’s parents’ residence, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Mitchell, on April 4.
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Lee J. Rountree
Georgetown
Francis Mitchell
T. C. Mitchell
Hogs and Teef Prices Climb in Chicago Markets
Beef and hog prices rise sharply with hogs up to 7 05 per cent in Chicago. Reports from Cripple Creek recall historical figures while J B Goddard, who aided in Booth capture, dies in Marlboro. Dewitt Talmage remains in serious condition in Washington. Miners in Moberly return to work as Georgia cotton operatives threaten to strike over wages. Maud Montgomery gains bail after poisoning charge in Sulphur Springs. Farmer Phifer dies after mule kick near Jewett. Burglars steal 400 from David A mendinger in Burlington. Augusta Augur will leaves all to her son Jacob. New Haven court upholds will. Rev S P Brown elected Crawford marshal without knowing he ran. Gold strike rumor spreads in Missouri.
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Chicago
Cole
J. B. Goddard
John Wilkes Booth
Marlboro
Mass
Dewitt
Washinton
Moberly
Georgia
Maud Montgomery
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Phifer
Jewett
David Almendinger
Burlington
Inis
Augusta Augur
Jacob
Newhaven
Conn
S. P. Brown
Crawford
Ery Se. Ly
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E. C. DeWitt & Co
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Rees
Tion
Galveston
Dallag Semleely
A. H. Belo & CO
Dallas
W. A. Watkins
Attorney-At-Law
Bryan
Texas
H. B. Dorsey
E Exchange Hotel
City Market
Ww. Hicks
J. S. McClure Company
Missouri
Pacific
Caifornia
Tweewest
Tteas
Southern Pacific
Morse
M. L. Robbins
Gen. Pass
TicketAg
Houston
Texas Central
Denison
Houston, Corsicana
S. F. B. Morse
Traf
Mgr
Dallas, Austin, Waco, Fr. Worth
T. J. Anderson
Pass
Bryan Weely Eagle
Bryan Eagle
Mrs. Proctor
Sam
Washington and
Burleson Streets
Baptist Church
My House
Cone
AEDS
Border
Tyler Haswel
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