Abstract Books Sale of Biazon County Land Lots
J W Batts offers the only set of abstract books and parcels for sale in Biazon County. Listings include 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 cultivated and pasture acreage. six-wire fenced at 1500 dollars. 1.25 acres near the southeast Mtown school. a swalllow cottage with tenant and wallow premises. a six-room house with cistern priced 1250 dollars. quarter block near Allen Academy priced 250 dollars. half block near Allen Academy priced 500 dollars. 13 acres south side town with a 4-room house and outbuildings priced 1000 dollars. a room house with cistern and outbuildings four blocks from courthouse rents 9 dollars monthly and priced 650 dollars. Prices and terms described as easy.
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Court House
School House
Mtown
Main Street
Rick
Allen Academy
East Front
Barwell
Governor proposes two bills for legislature consideration
Austin April 28 Governor Lanham submits two proposals for the legislature. One would allow jury service despite non payment of poll tax. The other defines train operation abuses and duties of a dispatcher and station agent. A related house bill covers the latter. The senate debated a tax rise to avoid cutting an approval bill.
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Sage
Austin
Lanham
Senate
Charter Forfeiture Considered for SA and AP Railway
The railroad commission debated forfeiting the San Antonio and Aransas Pass charter over bonds totaling 1.7 million dollars issued without its authorization.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Constable Reddick Killed. Beaumont Seethes Over Sunday Law
Beaumont Texas residents react to the Sunday night killing of Constable Reddick amid claims he fought to enforce the Sunday law. J M Harris a Metropolitan saloon proprietor was arrested as part of the investigation.
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Beaumont
Tex
Reddick
J. M. Harris
Metropolitan Saloon
Five Men Burned by Molten Metal at Vesta Furnace
An explosion of molten metal at the Vesta furnace in Marietta injured five workers during cupola work. David Applein likely dies. Thomas Kisseling may lose eyesight. Winfield Simmons, William Eberly, and Charles Harris suffered severe burns as fellow workers freed them from burning clothing after a wet projectile caused the accident.
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Lancaster
Vesta
Marietta
David Applein
Thomas T. Kisseling
Winfield Simmons
William Eberly
Charles Harris
Paris Prepares Grand Welcoming for King Edward
Elaborate arrangements are under way in Paris to honor King Edward with royal splendor. Fetes will echo past czar visit celebrations and include spectacular street decorations by day and illuminations by night. The king arrived on Friday.
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Paris
Edward
Russia
Prriday
Murphy Named VP of Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Division
President Samuel Spencer telegraphs from New York that W J Murphy is appointed vice president of the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas division of the Southern rail way. W A Garrett succeeds Murphy as general manager with both appointments effective May 1.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Spencer
The
Southern Railway
New York
W. J. Murphy
Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas
Road
W. A. Garrett
Philadelphia and Reading Road
Murphy
Mail Pouch Disappears in Knoxville Postal Mystery
A canvass mail pouch with twenty four registered packages vanished from Knoxville post office after Route Agent J P Roger briefly left the sack near a wire railing. The sack was missing when he returned after a minute on a telephone.
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Knoxville
J. P. Roger
Salisbury
N. C
Gold Finds Stir Lawton In Wichita Mountains
Lawton Oklahoma April 27 excitement grows over Wichita mountains gold finds. Miner William Mulholland surveys specimens including one that assays sixteen dollars per ton.
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Lawton
Okla
Wichita Mountains
William Mulholland
Drayman Shot Dead. Suspect Arrested in Dallas
Dallas reports a shotgun attack on Lee Adair, a drayman, who died after running 200 yards. J. L. Nelson was arrested. Marble Falls and Ardmore mentions follow as nearby legislative travel and railway work progress.
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Dallas
Lee Adair
J. L. Nelson
Conductor Ed Hunter Dies in Fort Worth
Fort Worth reports the death of Ed Hunter a renowned Texas and Pacific passenger conductor Sunday night He was a notable figure in local rail service The item also notes the Shamrock Ill arriving at the Clyde April 27 London arrival update included.
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Fort Worth
Ed Hunter
Texas and Pacific
London
Clyde
Englishman recounts scalpings by Cheyenne in 1867 era
William Thompson, once a Union Pacific worker, describes being scalped by Cheyenne Indians near Willow Creek in August 1867. He survived, escaped, and reached Omaha where his scalp portions were later given to the Omaha Public Library collection.
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England
Omaha
William Thompson
Union Pacific Railroad
Thompson
Union Pacific
Willow Creek
Museum of the
Omaha Library
Dream Spirit of a Living Woman Haunts a Painter Friend
A painter recently deceased told of a friend, a woman, tormented by a vivid recurring dream. Each night her spirit leaves her body to enter an unknown old house with a single caretaker. The dream shows the caretaker sensing the intruder and trembling at her ghostlike presence.
Beet Sugar History From Honey to Beets in Europe
A concise history notes sugar's rise from ancient honey and royal feasts to European adoption via Moorish cane, Spanish colonization, and Napoleon era beet sugar research. It covers India and Arabia origins, Moorish cultivation in North Africa, Spain, and the 19th century shift after blocked ports, leading to beet-derived sugar in France.
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India
North
Africa
Spain
Spanish America
Louisiana
Europe
France
Napoleon
New Orleans
Picayune
Garrick’s Box Romance Surprises London Crowd
Mrs Garrick’s ardor for her husband’s stage talent blends admiration and envy as she haunts his box during a night of Richard III and a comic interlude. A countryman’s London tale and a dog’s balcony leap reveal Garrick in disguise and the wife’s rapt, comic realization.
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London
Garrick
Richard III
Reindeer Wealth Measures Lapp Social Standing
The article explains that in Lapland the value of wealth is tied to reindeer. A Lapp's estate is counted in deer, with 500 head marking a basic status and 1000 deer signifying prosperity. Those with only fifty or sixty are seen as poor, while ownership of many reindeer elevates social rank.
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Lapland
Irish soldier’s sharp quip on Hollanders’ hospitable nature
General Moore’s command recalls an Irish soldier who said Hollanders are hospitable “too much so,” noting he was in the hospital constantly. The remark sits beside an Englishman’s complaint about the French and their language, mocking mutual understanding.
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Moore
Notable Quote Sparks Journey to Native Town
Stray Stories preserves a witty exchange where a proud youth asks what to tell his kin if he meets them during a trip. The reply suggests deflecting talk of whiskers with a casual line. The brief vignette captures local color and character.
Hard Patients and the Young Doctor Joke
A quip contrasts a hard patient with a doctor who finds it hardest to cure those who appear perfectly healthy. The exchange underscores a humorous view on medical challenge and perception.
Saving the Pennies
A columnist cites frugality as a misguided habit where people hoard pennies from change, arguing it wastes dollars and overall financial discipline. The piece reflects on consumer mindset and economic behavior in everyday life.
Give the world more sunshine and less moonshine
A brief Dallas News motto urging brighter days and clearer cheers over hazy revelry, reflecting a social push for sunnier, steadier public mood.
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Dallas News
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Conductor Hunter Dead
North Platte
David Garrick
Baltimore American
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Ipovssoeo
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C. G. Parsons
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Crown Cork System
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