J W Batts Abstr Books Brazos County Land Titles For Sale
Listing offers 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 cultivated and rest pasture, 6 wire fencing, price 1500. Also 1.25 acres near schoolhouse with cottage and well, price not fully legible. Additional properties include a six room house two blocks from Main Street at 1250, a half block near Allen Academy at 500, 13 acres with 4 room house for 1000, another 4 room house with various outbuildings for 650, and the Joe B Reed home place at 94250 with one quarter block and 9 room two story frame dwelling.
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Court House
Allen Academy
Joe B Reed
Ceremony marks start of papal conclave with mass
In Rome on July 31 cardinals and dignitaries attended the mass of the Holy Ghost in the Paulin chapel at the Vatican. Cardinal Serafiino Vannutelli officiated as the chorus of the Sistine sang. Cardinals read the conclave rules and swore to obey them before preparations for the conclave begun. The weather cooled the heat that usually accompanies this period, with a 75 degree shade temperature.
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Rome
Paulin Chapel
Vatican
St. Peter's
Sacred College
Knights of Malta
Sistine Chapel
Gibbons On Rampolla Criticizes Vatican Policy
Rome July 31 La Italia reports Cardinal Gibbons at the Vatican condemned Cardinal Rampolla’s policy. He warned that to win governments’ goodwill he has sacrificed the best and most trusted friends of religion. France and possibly Spain are cited as examples.
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Rome
la Italia
Cardinal Gibbons
Vatican
Cardinal Rampolla
France
Spain
Papal Conclave Seen Likely to Elect Pope Saturday
Munich dispatch from Rome suggests the papal nuncio believes the conclave will elect a pope on Saturday. The note comes as July ends with Rome reporting momentum toward a quick selection.
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Bavaria
Rome
Walter Harvey Kills E F Gleason in Harpersville
In Geneva Ohio on July 11 Walter Harvey a blacksmith shot and instantly killed E F Gleason at Harpersville after years of ill will. Gleason chased Harvey into a house threatening to whip him. Harvey used a shotgun to shoot Gleason through the head. Harvey, sixty, was imprisoned in Geneva.
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Walter Harvey
E. F. Gleason
Harpersville
Here
Gleason
Harvey
Despondency Ties To Alabama Bookkeeper's Death
Mobile July 31 Adamund T. Sykes a bookkeeper subsided after despondency over love fair. He was an heir of General E. T. Sykes of Covernicus, Miss. Francis Bushnell and Mack Crow had a shooting affair at Dripping Springs Texas. Bushnell was shot four times.
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Mobile
Ala
Adamund T. Sykes
E. T. Sykes
Covernicus
Miss
Francis Bushnell
Mack Crow
Dripping Springs
Tex
Bushnell
Testimony in Jett White Case Highlights Side Door Visit
Commonwealth witnesses testifying in Kentucky recount Jett and White entering the Jackson courthouse side door just before Marcum’s shooting. Defense recalls Hadden as cross examination continues. witnesses corroborate movements and timing around the fatal day.
Peculiar Fatality in New York Lightning Strike
Miss Birdie Aarons died in Lexington avenue when a section of brownstone coping fell during a heavy storm. Investigators say a bolt of lightning fractured the stoop and left a hanging fragment crushing her skull. The same storm caused other odd accidents across the city including a Jersey City bicycle wreck without serious injury.
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New York
Birdie Aarons
Lexington Avenue
Mias Aarons
Jersey City
Directors Call Meeting on Bond Issue for Rock Island Line
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railway directors call a meeting in Davenport on Oct to discuss creating bonded indebtedness not exceeding 250000000 maturing Jan 1 1988 at interest up to 4 percent. Proceeds would refund redeem or pay at maturity existing obligations and fund future development or acquisition of shares.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Davenport
Worcester Arrives Back From Philippines
Dean C. Worcester Philippine commissioner arrives in San Francisco on leave, reporting cattle pest stamped out cholera and bubonic plague controlled and insular government pushing permanent improvements funded by reduced import duties and land tax revenues for provinces and municipalities.
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San Francisco
Dean C. Worcester
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Reports 12 Month Results
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company posts its annual report for the year ending June 30. Gross earnings reach 62,350,397, up 3,215,000. Net earnings total 23,918,287, down 1,312,530. Operating expenses are 38,437,111, up 4,527,842. Income from operation is 21,792,962, down 1,319,875. Taxes and rentals equal 2,119,324, up 7,344.
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Major John W. Jones Dies at 83 in St. Louis
Major John Wyatt Jones, aged 83, a Confederate staff officer, has died in St. Louis. He served during the Civil War on General Tillman and General Pemberton's staffs, and his commission as major general is said to have been the first issued by Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy.
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Major Jones
Tillman
Pemberton
Jefferson Davis
Good Templars Elect Officers in Dallas Grand Lodge
The Dallas Good Templars grand lodge elected officers including W. F. Barcus as grand chief templar May Davis as grand vice templar E. H. Lambert as grand past chief templar BE. J. Moffitt as grand secretary and Irene Brundett as grand deputy marshal Other officers named include G. W. Coley chaplain E. G. Lively grand treasurer W. Shuster grand counselor J. M. Grastey grand marshal Lizzie Moffitt grand assistant secretary R. E. Grabel grand superintendent Kate Latimer grand guard and R. Williams grand sentinel Thurber scheduled to hold the next meeting.
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Grand Lodge of Good Templars
W. F. Barcus
May Davis
E. H. Lambert
BE. J. Moffitt
G. W. Coley
E. G. Lively
W. Shuster
J. M. Grastey
Irene Brundett
J. P. Robertson
Lizzie Moffitt
R. E. Grabel
Kate Latimer
Grand Guard
R. Williams
Grand Sentinel
Thurber
Ancient Order of United Workmen elects officers in Texas
Waco reports the Ancient Order of United Workmen elected officers at its meeting in San Antonio. New officers include W. D. Bettis grand master workman, Walter B. Scott grand foreman, Herman Heiligmann grand overseer, Will A. Hassell grand recorder, P. L. Downs grand receiver treasurer, and others. Headquarters will move to Dallas.
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Denison
Grand Guite
H. H. Blankmeyer
Honey Grove
Grand
J. H. Taylor
Marshall
Henry Miller
Weatherford
P. H. Green
P. L. Downs
Joe B. Reed
Supreme Representatives
Dallas
Notable Texas political figure Melvin Wade dies in Dallas
Dallas mourns Melvin Wade a prominent Texas leader active in the Republican party before shifting to the Populist movement. Wade also served as a leading member of the Knights of Labor.
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Dallas
Melvin Wade
Texas
Republican Party
Knights of Labor
Negro suspect taken to Fort Worth after alleged assault
Taken to Fort Worth on July 31 after an 11 year old identified Buster Collins as the assailant near Cochran's Chapel. Local fears of a mob lynching him prompted transfer to Fort Worth for safety.
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Dallas
Buster Collins
Bettie Robertson
Cochran's Chapel
Fort Worth
Double tragedy at Dye's mill ends in two deaths
In Livingston Texas at Dye's mill Andrew Dewalt was shot and killed by Ambrose Williams during a fight. Williams then was fatally wounded, having his throat cut. Both men were African American.
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Livingston, Tex
Dye's Mill
Here
Andrew Dewalt
Ambrose Williams
Williams
Woman Identifies Suspect Nearly Frost in Assault Case
Corsicana July 31. Hardy Johnson, a man described as a Negro, was brought before Mrs. Hamilton for identification and she declared positively that he was the man who made the attempted assault on July 16 near Frost in this county.
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Corsicana, Tey
Ten Cars Wrecked in Denver Line Wreck near Avondale
Ten freight cars derailed on the Denver near Avondale eighteen miles up the line on Thursday. Wreckage blocked the line but trains are running via Bowie. The cars carried various merchandise.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Avondale
Bowie
Arabs Barred at Laredo Port of Entry
Arabs were refused entry at the Laredo port of entry in Texas after immigration officers declared them undesirable citizens, a few days before July 31.
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Laredo
Téx
Drowned Teen Jose Ortiz Near Rio Grande Lagoon
Jose Ortiz seventeen drowned in a lagoon near the Rio Grande at El Paso Texas on July 31.
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el Paso
Tex
Jose Ortiz
Rio Grande
Texan Shot at New Orleans Suspect Wounded Back
W A Black reported from San Antonio to be wounded by two bullets in the back while in New Orleans. He went to a hospital for treatment and did not specify the attacker or circumstances.
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New Orleans
W. A. Black
Black
San Antonio
Tex
Ten Killed in Railway Strike Clash at Makhailovo
In Makhailovo on the Tiflis Batoum line on July 28, troops fired on strikers trying to halt trains. Ten workers died and eighteen were injured after a detachment of forty soldiers faced a shield of stones and revolver fire. Street car service at Odessa halted by a strike of drivers and conductors demanding higher wages. Cars remain in sheds as employees protest.
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St. Petersburg
Makhailovo
Tiflis Batoun
Odessa
Combes Testifies On Courthouse Shooting in Kentucky Trial
Hezekia Combs testified in Cynthiana that he saw John Noble, Curtis Jett and Thomas White together before a courthouse shooting. White and Jett allegedly spoke at the side door, then shots rang out as Ewen fled. other witnesses corroborated portions of his account.
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Hezekia Combs
John Noble
Curtis Jett
Thomas White
White
Jett
Noble
Ewen
J. G. Back
J. L. Patrick
Dr. Hogg
Thee
Former union treasurer Murphy sentenced for grand larceny
Lawrence Murphy, ex treasurer of the Journeymen Stonecutters' union, convicted of grand larceny for embezzling 12000 dollars, was sentenced to five years and two months in state prison. Lydia Hancock dies at 100 in Palmer Massachusetts after a long life, noted for reading without glasses.
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New York
Lawrence Murphy
The
Journeymen Stonecutters’ Union
Lydia Hancock
Palmer, Mass
Bank President Reveals $10,000 Shortage by Clerk
Joseph Meier, president of the Merchant's National Bank, reports Edmund J. Smith, a former discount clerk, was short in his accounts by at least $10,000. The disclosure comes as Newark, New Jersey faces a large financial shortage.
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N. J
Joseph Meiker
Merchant’s National Bank
Edmund J. Smith
President Roosevelt meets Baker Landfield at Sagimore Hill
Professor Jerome Baker Landfield of the University of California served as the first caller on President Roosevelt at Sagimore Hill on Thursday amid a series of civic visits.
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Oyster Bay
Jerome Baker Landfield
University of California
President Roosevelt
Sagimore Hill
Three Deaths From Lightning at New Hope Church
Three persons were killed and more than a score injured by a lightning strike at New Hope church in Appomattox county during a July 31 event in Lynchburg Virginia.
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New Hope Church
Appomatox County
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