Real estate and insurance listings on Main street and beyond
Ads offer brick buildings on Main street and nearby properties for sale and rent. Listings describe residences, lots, farms, and ranches in Brazos Burleson counties and western Texas, with insurance and loan services. Agencies promise exchanges across Texas and emphasize low life and fire insurance premiums.
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Main Street
Courthouse Square
Cavitt
Joe BR. Reed
Main Reed
B. Hudson
Jne
Keistler Place
China
Brazos
Burleson
Texas
Mexico
Monument to Bell Promises Widow Right to Name Memorial
Mineral Wells Texas April 28 Grand lodge Knights of Pythias plans a $2500 monument for the late Grand Chancellor Bell. His widow will have the right after her death to have her home inscribed upon it. Memorial services for the late Bell were held with resolutions read by Supreme Representative H P Brown. Plans for a home building and an estimate are to be reported at the next grand lodge meeting. The Rathbone Sisters elected officers for the coming year and grand lodge officers were installed.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Bell
Rell
H. P. Brown
Cleburne
Francia J. Bell
Brown
Grand Lodge of
Texas
S. M
Grand Lodge
Grand
Rathbone Sisters
S P, Buster
Childress
Supreme Representative
H. C. Shropshire
Weatherford
Reduction Reports Show Farmers Answering Call
Dallas April 28 The executive committee of the Texas division of the Southern Cotton association reports progress in reducing cotton acreage. President Smith will lecture to farmers and business men as part of a planned itinerary. The committee endorses county meetings on May 2 in counties with established organization and sets May 9 as a substitute date if weather prevents May 2.
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Dallas
Texas
Southern Cotton Association
Smith
Jordan
Beaumont burglaries spark multiple theft reports
Beaumont April 28 The home of City Marshal Stewart was burglarized and a diamond ring valued at 500 dollars was taken. The brother of Sheriff Landry also had his home entered. Several other robberies involving money or jewelry and wallets stolen on street cars were reported.
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Beaumont
Stewart
Landry
Paty Charged In Murder For Money
El Paso April 28. Wash Parker a farmer near Weed Mexico was murdered for his money Thursday while returning from marketing wool. A posse pursued and shot dead the murderer Tom Gentry a logging camp worker in the Sacramento mountains.
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Paty
el Paso
Teamsters' Trouble on Brink of Great Industrial Upheaval
Chicago on April 28 faced a growing crisis as 1330 teamsters walked out with more joining, while employers push for an open shop and confront the union. Rioting occurred across the city despite police guard presence and private detectives hired by owners. Three men were seriously hurt with one likely to die. rumors put the number of strikers at about 1000.
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Chicago
Employers Association
Teamsters’ Union
Cutler's Vessel Leaves Galveston for Key West
Captain Cutler commanding the cruiser Galveston reports the ship departed Galveston for Key West and says nothing unusual occurred aboard. Full facts will be referred to the department once the ship reaches Key West. The Nan Patterson case features Mrs. J Morgan Smith testifying about Caesar Young's intended marriage, delayed by influence from Young's wife and parents. A gas flow discovery while drilling Ardmore's Hoseau Townsend property shoots through 1100 feet of water. drilling will continue. Near-drowning narrowly avoided after a small boat capsizes on Cottonwood river. includes C B Dunn, W W Carton, and W W Wicker of the Denver Enid and Gulf railroad.
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Cutler
Washington
Galveston
Key West
Department
Young
New York
Nan Patterson
J. Morgan Smith
Caesar Young
Ardmore
Hoseau-Townsend
Guthrie
Cottonwood River
C. B. Dunn
Carton
Ww. Wicker
Denver, Enid and Gulf
Roosevelt to Break Camp Earlier on Way to Washington
In Glenwood Springs Colorado April 23 President Roosevelt will break camp May 8 instead of the original date and head to Washington with only stops planned at Denver and Chicago for receptions. Secretary Loeb, returning from the camp, says Washington needs a curtailed visit though the hunting will continue ten days.
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Roosevelt
Glenrod Springs
Colo
Washington
Denver
Chicago
Loeb
Mies
Officers Chosen by Southwestern Presbyterian Mission Board
The Southwestern board of Presbyterian missions meeting in Muskogee elected officers. President is Mrs. G. C. Hopkins of St. Louis. Recording secretary is Mrs. Co. A. Rosebrough of St. Louis. Treasurer is Mrs. W. Burg of St. Louis. The board includes Missouri Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Indian Territory New Mexico and Arizona.
Seven-year-old shoots self near Ardmore
Lon Cummins aged seven son of ex Deputy Marshal Robert Cummins of Lone Grove accidentally shot himself while en route home near Ardmore. The pistol discharged as he attempted to remove it from his pocket. The ball entered his right third and passed downward, causing death within a short time.
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Ardmore
Lon Cummins
Robert Cummins
Lone Grove
Creek tax collection ordered by Interior Department
Indian Inspector Wright received a letter from the Interior Department directing him to proceed to collect the Creek tribal tax. The department's ruling reverses a plan previously suggested by the Commercial Club and earlier correspondence on the subject.
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Muskogee
Wright
Interior Department
Commercial Club
Store Changes Hands Near Lawton Sub-Agency
Sam Strauss of Fort Sill the long time operator of the store at the sub-Indian agency near Lawton has sold his stock to D A Larrance of Coma. The stock is valued at about $80 000.
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Lawton
Sam Strauss
Fort Sill
sub-Indian Agency
D. A. Larrance
Coma
Kansas City Man Kill Wife Then Shoots Self
In Hot Springs a Kansas City man W H Wilder shot his wife in a rooming house the ball entering left eye and brain. He fled for a doctor who said the wound was fatal then Wilder killed himself with a pistol shot.
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Kansas City
Little Rock
the Gazette
Hot Springs
W. H. Wilder
Wilder
Flags entwined as women sing Dixie and Yankee Doodle
New York April 28 320 women from north and south sang Dixie and Yankee Doodle under Confederate and star spangled flags at the United Daughters of the Confederacy luncheon at Delmonico’s. Mrs Fairbanks wife of the vice president praised peace and reconciliation.
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New York
New York City
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Delmonico’s
Fairbanks
Baseball scores across leagues and an execution report
In a summary of several games Dallas 4 Fort Worth 3 Waco 2 Corsicana 1 Temple 8 Houston 7 and other league results New Orleans 2 Memphis 1 Little Rock 11 Shreveport 2 Nashville 9 Birmingham 2 Atlanta 11 Montgomery 3 National League New York 4 Brooklyn 1 Wet grounds delayed games American League Cleveland 2 Detroit 0 Boston 2 Washington 1 Chicago 4 St Louis 3 New York 1 Philadelphia 0 Americus Ga April 28 Tobe Thornton a negro who criminally assaulted Miss Margaret Dismukes who lost her reason was hanged at Preston
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New Orleans
Memphis
Little Rock
Shreveport
Nashville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Montgomery
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Americus
Tobe Thornton
Margaret Dismukes
Preston
CATTLE STAMPEDE DROWNS MEN NEAR EL PASO
In a Rio Grande cattle stampede at Sierra Blanca below El Paso Joe Flatley and Ross Russell were swept into the river by cattle and drowned while trying to halt the stampede. Cattle from Riverside ranch in Mexico dragged the men into the stream. many cattle also died.
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el Paso
Rio Grande
Sierra
Blanca
Joe Flatley
Arange Bowl
Ross Russell
Riverside
Mexico
United States
Texas Medical Association elects leaders at Fort Worth
At Fort Worth and Houston on April 28 the Texas Medical Association elected Dr. J. B Gilcreest of Gaines ville as president and Dr. L. C. Chase of Fort Worth as secretary for the coming year.
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Houston
Texas Medical Association
Fort Worth
J. B Gilcreest
Gaineville
L . C. Chase
Jury fails to reach verdict in Dunlap arson case
In Granbury Texas on April 28 the jury could not agree on the case of P R Dunlap charged with setting fire to Jarvis College at Thorp Springs. Dunlap was a teacher at the institution and formerly its president.
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Granbury
Tex
P. R. Dunlap
Jarvis College
Thorp Springs
Dunlap
Funeral of Secretary Curl in Austin April 23
Funeral services for the late Secretary of State Curl were largely attended in Austin. Rev Mr Werlein conducted the service with the Knights of Pythias in attendance.
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Curl
Austin
Mr. Werlein
The
Knights of Pythias
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T. R. Batte Att’y At Law
J.L. Fountan Mer. Real Estate Dept
T. R. Batte & CO
W. C. Davis
FIRST
Bryan
G. W. Smith
Zack Talley
L. Rozzotto
Zennatt
W. H. Lawrence
Over Haswell’s Book Store
Bryan, Texas
W. C. Fountain
Crown
Burt Norwid
R. H. Harrison
W. A. Watkins
W. B. Grice
Ealier
White House
Colorado Springs
Lambert
Presbyterian Board of
New Hele
Boy
Baseball
Kings
Waco
Corsicana
Temple
Brooklyn
Thornton
Stampee
San Antonio
Paris
Lamar County
Hoe
Som
B. Johnson Phakrer
E . Rohde
Allied Benjamins
Makers
Gloss
Ineeda
L.E. Brockman, Bryan
A. D. Scott
Defice
Doremus & Butler
Frank Todaro
Buchanan Saddle Shop
City Free
A. L. Zinanti
Main St
Zanneti Block
Kodol
Dew
M. H. James
Munday & Moehlman
WE Just
Grice Old Stand
Bryan Street
J. W. Batts
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Brazos County
N. B. Cole
Hall
Caldwell
Kurten
Mistrat
Eigth
Allen Academy
Plymouth Rocks
Thos. W. Higgs
James’ Drug Store
A. L. Mondrick, M. D
J. E. Grice
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