Real estate sale ad listing town properties and prices
South half of black pear Allen Academy with 1.25 acres near the schoolhouse listed at 550 dollars. One small new cottage tenant house and well on premises priced at 1000 dollars. West side of town Bix room house and lots. four blocks from Main Street priced at 1250. N B Cole home place with 2.5 lots and 6 room house at 1600. Brazos Bottom farm 900 acres at 20 per acre. will sell in small tracts. Otto Boehme property frontage 75 feet. Ed Pochila place two lots and two story house. other city property also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Pear Allen Academy
N. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom Farm
Otto Boehme
Ed Pochila
Michigan Republican Rebukes Cuban bill in House debate
W A Smith of Michigan Republican voices strong opposition to the Cuban reciprocity bill. He and Minnesota's Morris oppose the measure and seek to remove the refined sugar differential. Other speakers include Ball Texas and Sparkman Florida supporting and Mondell Wyoming backing passage. Debate expectations extend into next week.
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Washington
House
W. A. Smith
Michigan
Spooner and Quarles
Wisconsin
Dolliver
Iowa
Morris
Minnesota
Ball
Texas
Sparkman
Florida
Mondell
Wyoming
Senate
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Hay
United States
China
Congress
Mr. Turner
Dillingham
Vermont
Olmstead
Pennsylvania
Fowler
Richardson
Tennessee
Committee On Agriculture
Boer leaders travel for peace conference in Transvaal
Pretoria April 10 President Steyn Reitz Scha lkburger and General Lucas Meyer led Orange Free State and Transvaal forces through Kroonstad en route to Klerksdorp Southwestern Transvaal for a peace talks conference with General Botha The Times in London reports Schalkburger and others arrived by train and invited Steyn and Delarey to join the talks noting a final burgher decision is expected soon
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Pretoria
Steyn
Orange Free State
Reitz
Transvaal
Scha Kburger
Lucas Meyer
Kroonstad
Klerksdorp
Botha
DeWet
Delarey
London
the Times
Schalkburger
Gen. Delarey
Insular committee rejects Democratic Philippines plan
In Washington on April 10 the insular committee voted down a proposed substitute by Democratic members to establish a stable autonomous government in the Philippines. The panel then, by a party vote, ordered a favorable report on the Republican prepared measure offering a complete form of civil government for the islands.
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Washington
Insular
House
Philippines
Choctaw Nation proceeds to relieve distress funds
Secretary Hitchheck directs 25000 dollars from townsite sale proceeds be made immediately available to aid Choctaw Indians. Gov. Duke and Agent Shoenfelt will distribute the relief funds. In Texas, Cotton Belt directors decide to move general offices to Texarkana to save costs, keep shops at Tyler, and extend the road from Larkin to Orange via Beaumont a hundred miles.
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Ardmore
I. T
Hitchheck
Duke
Shoenfelt
Tyler
Tex
Cotton Belt
Texarkana
Larkin
Orange
Beaumont
Captain Bradford Dead in Dartmouth Harbor
Captain Brads ford, skipper of the famous cutter Galata once defeated by the Mayflower for the American cup in 1886, died suddenly on the deck of a vessel in Dartmouth harbor.
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London
Bradsford
Dartmouth Harbor
Towboat Acorn Capsizes Drowns Two Men
A towboat capsized near Pittsburg on April 10 resulting in the drownings of Capt. Silvey a wrecker and Lee Legg a fireman as rescuers battled to save others.
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Pittsburg
Acorn
Silvey
Lee Legg
Beef Prices Seen Staying High Amid Short Supplies
New York reports wholesale and retail dealers blaming the beef trust for ongoing higher prices. Live beef has risen daily this week as forecasts show scarce cattle shipments with only 16,000 of an expected 28,000 head arriving in Chicago.
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New York
Beef Trust
Chicago
New Jersey
Jersey City
State penitentiary board approves March reports
In regular session at Austin the state penitentiary board reviewed March reports from Superintendent Rice and Financial Agent Hill. The summary shows convicts on hand March 1 were 3,880 after February admissions and transfers, with 122 received during March, 1 recaptured and 2 recaptured, 100 discharged, 9 pardoned, 6 escaped, 5 died, and 2 delivered to sheriffs, totaling 3,880 on hand April 1.
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Austin
State Penitentiary Board
Rice
Hill
Multiple Texas and Louisiana notices of deaths, orgs and losses
Everett Maynard dies after being run over by a train in Cairo Illinois. San Augustine National Bank organized with 75000 capital, Beaumont Fifth National with 100000. Garlic crop blight hits Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, estimated loss 10000. Louisiana Texas rough rice stock totals 465000 sacks of 3249000 crop. Cedar Hill explosion kills Alexander McCarthy, injures Belew. Parker County man J C Crowder fatally wounds self after religious service. Mrs A C Evans sells Gonzales plantation for 50000 on 2500 acres. Dr W J Poe of Hastland dies of pneumonia. Harvey Cates dies after horse accident in Coleman. W H Pope named judge at Manila after service in Santa Fe.
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Everett Maynard
Cairo
San Augustine
Tex
Fifth National Bank
Beaumont
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana
Texas
Alexander McCarthy
Mr. Belew
Cedar Hill
J. C. Crowder
Parker County
A. C. Evans
St. Louis
Gonzales
W. J. Poe
Hastland
Harvey Cates
Coleman
W. H. Pope
United States
Court of Private Land Claims
Santa Fe
N. M
Court of First Instance
Manila
Rock Island Rumored Buyer in Choctaw Gulf Rail Sale
Philadelphia bankers announce the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad sold to Speyer and Co. of New York for 80 a share common and 60 preferred. Dividend details pegged and stockowners asked to deposit with Girard Trust. Rumors link Rock Island to the buyer as a new capital issue looms.
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Philadelphia
Edward B. Smith & Co
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company
Speyer & Co., Bankers
New York
Gowan
Messrs. Speyer & Co
Girard Trust Company
Speyer & Co
Smith
Francis Gowan
The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Fatal Haslet horse accident claims 17 year old
The Haslet incident near Fort Worth involves 17 year old Howard Toney riding a horse to rope cattle. The lariat loop tightened around his neck, and he was dragged to death after the horse trotted to a gate, leaving his mother to find the body.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Haslet
Santa Fe
Howard Toney
American meat firm to enter Mexico City retail market
City reports an American company will establish retail meat shops on the American system, fatten and slaughter its own cattle, and ship meat in refrigerator cars from interior points, intensifying competition with the longstanding Spanish control of meat and grocery trades.
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City of
Mexico
Miss Ophelia Kilcrease Killed by Accidental Shot
In Queen City Texas on April 10 Miss Ophelia Kilcrease about 22 was instantly killed by an accidental discharge. Her 14 year old brother, handling a double barreled shotgun, fired as she entered the room the full charge struck her face and head.
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Queen City
Tex
Ophelia Kilcrease
State Teachers Examination Dates Set for April
The teachers' examinations in all Texas counties will be held on April 18 and 19. The state superintendent of public instruction is preparing the list of questions for the tests.
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Austin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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E.G. DeWitt & Co
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Galveston
Dallas
A. H. Belo & CO
AVING
W. A. Watkins
Bryan
Mr. Smith
H. B. Dorsey
Prop
E Exchange Hotel
City Market
John W. Hicks
Christian DE Wet
Bradford
Nate
Rock Island
Little Rock
H. G. Clark
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
West End
Haileyville
Tishomingo
Coalgate
Wapanauca
McAlester
Houston
Texas Central
Dallas, Austin, Waco, ET. Worth
Denison
Houston, Corsicana
S. F. B. Morse
T. J. Anderson
M. L. Robbins
Pasa
Trat
Mgr
Pass
Tkt
Pacific
Asunshat
Gasfornia
West
EAOT
Morse
Gen. Pass
TicketAg
Carrizo Springs
Mrs. Proctor
Sam
Washington and
Burleson Streets
Baptist Church
Border
Tyler Haswell
Bryant Weely Eagle
Bryan Eagle
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