For Sale Abstract Books of Byazos County Lands
J. W. Watts offers the only set of abstracts for Byazos County land titles. Listings include about 105 acres near the court house with 25 cultivated, rest pasture and fencing. 1.25 acres near school with small cottage. six room brick house near Main Street. half block near Allen Academy. 13 acres with a four room house. four room house with various outbuildings four blocks from the courthouse renting for $9 monthly. Joe B Reed home place a 9 room two story dwelling. and half block near the DC DeMaret place. Prices range from $500 to $4250.
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Court House
School House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret Place
Heat in Rome as Conclave Hunkers in Shadow
Troops and crowds endure intense sun as smoke from the Sistine chapel signals no election yet. Swiss Guards and Palatine Guards double watch, cardinals attend mass, and a caravan of peasants seeks the pope’s blessing amid scorching heat near St. Peter's.
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Rome
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's
Associated Press
Vatican
Gendearmes
Chigo
Pauline Chapel
Heirs of East Orange grocer receive conscience gift
The heirs of E. B. Gonzales, who ran a large East Orange grocery, got a $30 check from a remorseful woman who says she never slept well after leaving town 27 years ago with unpaid bills. Her lawyer says after paying the debt she slept until 10 o'clock the next morning.
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New York
E. B. Gonzales
East Orange
N. J
Strikes Ignite Across Spanish Cities Amid Unrest
General strikes sweep Barcelona Murcia Alcoy and other towns over wage and prison release demands. Unions urge a stand until all imprisoned workers are freed as authorities reinforce troops and gendarmes to quell disturbances. Gunfire erupts at Alcala Cadiz area as strikers attack mayoral residences.
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Ters
Barcelona
Murcia
Liz
Ronda
Alcoy
Alcata
Cadiz
Decline of Liberty Warns in Tolstoy Essay
Count Tolstoi contributes a Paris review piece arguing that liberty declines under all forms of government. He says enforcing obedience to law is central to autocracy and revolution alike. He cites modern state power and technical advances as making revolutions by force impossible and praises Doukhobors as moral exemplars.
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New York
Count Tolstoi
Times
Paris
London
Chemist Claims New Metal Rixum From Slate Near Merelin
Merelin Ore August 3 J Larix a chemist and metallurgist says he has made silver from gold and developed a new metal from slate called rixum. Government inspectors scanned notes indicating this new metal from abundant local slate has affinity for gold and silver. The process uses a strong acid solution with powerful electric current and prolonged exposure.
Cherry Pits Found in Patient During Brooklyn Operation
Nearly 100 cherry pits were found in the appendix and a large part of the intestines of a patient undergoing stomach cancer surgery in a Brooklyn hospital. The pits did not cause appendicitis. Surgeons removed the pits after excising the cancer. the patient is recovering.
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New York
Brooklyn
Turckowski Executed in Sing Sing Electric Chair
Ossining N Y Aug 3 Antonio Turckowski a Polish immigrant was executed in the Sing Sing electric chair for the murder of John Shepoloski a Brooklyn saloonkeeper on March 6 He proclaimed his innocence en route to the chair in what records say is the shortest interval between sentence and death. Rough treatment Klondike millionaire beaten by burglars
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Ossining
N. Y
Antonio Turckowski
Sing Sing
John Shepoloski
Brooklyn
Turckowski
Seattle
Wash
Thomas
Lippy
Klondike
Shortage of Sheep Reported in New Zealand
A Times dispatch from Wellington reports a serious sheep shortage in New Zealand caused by over-exportation and severe snow storms. Governing authorities face implications for wool and meat supplies as farmers struggle to meet demand.
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New York
New Zealand
Times
Wellington
Forbidden City Jewel Tree Appears in Boston Museum
A mysterious sacred jeweled tree from the Forbidden City of Pekin has surfaced in the Boston Art Museum, said to belong to the imperial household of China. The artifact’s origin and provenance are under scrutiny as officials verify its authenticity.
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Boston
Forbidden City
Pekin
Boston Art Museum
China
New Jersey Convicts at Tren ton Don New Uniforms
Three hundred state convicts at Tren ton have worn their new uniforms for the first time. The abolition of stripes marks a change to light gray suits.
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New York
New Jersey
Trenton
Busby at Austin in Penitentiary Probe
A party of state penitentiary officials led by John L. Wortham J H Walker and Chas Smith met Governor to discuss an alleged shortage tied to A S Busby who said he would pay any owed dollar and declined to issue a statement.
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Austin
State Penitentiaries
John L. Wortham
J. H. Walker
Huntsville
Rusk
Chas, Smith
A. S. Busby
Walker
Wortham
Busby
Guadalupe county finds knife and pants in Kimball case
Sheriff Leiderman reports that the knife and bloody pants of Mat Kimball, confined in Bexar county jail for assault on Mrs. Emil Gongle, were found by Deputy Sheriff Stokes. The discovery confirms Kimball’s earlier confession about the location of the evidence.
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Austin
Leiderman
Guadalupe County
Mat Kimball
Bexar County
Emil Gongle
Stokes
Kimball
Governor appoints judge for new Sixty third district
The governor named B. C. Thomas of Alpine to be judge of the Sixty third judicial district court, the new district created by the last legislature. About six applicants sought the post.
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New District
Austin
B. C. Thomas
Alpine
Brewster County
Sixtythirr Judicial District
Cotton Outlook Shows Improvement Over June Reading
Washington reports the monthly cotton condition at 79.7, up from 77.1 on June 26, 1903, indicating improved prospects for the crop this season.
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Washington
Passenger Killed In Electric Car Accident
In Texarkana Texas a summer electric car left the track injuring many. A. M. Harrison, a commercial traveler, suffered a fractured skull and died. Miss Nettie Orr was seriously hurt as the car, traveling thirty miles an hour, had brakes fail.
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Texarkana
Tex
Aug
A. M. Harrison
Nettie Orr
Engineer George Ingles Dies in San Antonio
San Antonio on August 3 reports the death of George Albert Ingles a noted engineer with the International and Great Northern railroad after a year long illness. He lived in San Antonio fifteen years having come from Galveston.
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San Antonio
George Albert Ingles
International and Great Northern
Galveston
Brother Kills Sister In Accidental Gunshot
In Abilene Texas on August 3 Mattie Irene Ligon seven years old died when her five year old brother accidentally shot her with a pistol. The tragedy occurred in the Ligon home with the parents present.
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Abilene, Tex
Mattie Irene
L. P. Ligon
Two Men Fatally Stabbed in El Paso Ball Fight
A Mexican baile in El Paso Texas turned into a free-for-all with knives. Two men were fatally stabbed and several others were severely wounded.
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el Paso
Tex
Aged Clergyman No More Dead in Rockdale Tex
Rev. Fred L. Allen longtime member of the Texas conference of the Methodist church has died in Rockdale Texas. He served the church for over thirty years and was known for his devotion to duties and community work.
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Rockdale
Tex
Fred L. Allen
Texas Conference of the Methodist Church
Local shooting leaves man blinded in Texas incident
In Village Mills Texas on August 3 a colored man George Rollins was shot in the eyes and chest with bullets. Ed Jackson, another colored man, says the shooting was accidental.
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Village Mills
Tex
George Rollins
Ed. Jackson
King Edward’s Irish message to people from Victo ria and Albert
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert reached Cowes as King Edward ordered a message to the Irish people. He expresses deep thanks for kindness shown to queen and himself and urges self reliance education and cooperation for a brighter Ireland. He prays for peace prosperity and mutual respect in Irish public life.
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Cowes
Victoria and Albert
Edward
Ireland
Peope
Yellow Fever Quarantine Placed After Cases Reported in San Luis Potosi
The U S marine hospital service orders a strict quarantine against San Luis Potosi Mex after several yellow fever cases are reported there. A precautionary quarantine is established to prevent importation. San Luis Potosi, capital of the state, lies 478 miles from the border.
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San Luis Potosi
Mex
Laredo
Tex
United States Marine Hospial Corps
United States
Late Happenings Sees Counties Go Dry in Texas Vote
In Parker County Texas anti prohibition forces won by roughly 500 votes while Hamilton County swung to the anti side by about 200 votes. Local returns indicate a statewide temper on prohibition with these results contributing to the trend.
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Parker County
Texas
Antis
Hamilton County
Hotel Arrivals and Bonding Notices in Texas and Beyond
Hotel arrivals list multiple names including F J Daniel New York A T Nun nelly Louisville G A Urquhart Dallas SO Hart St Louis W V Hanway Dallas L Rossner Houston E F Clarke Atlanta E W Davis Austin C F Gilstrap Taylor J M Swanson Galveston J E Semple Navasota F G Bochow Houston E C Bright DB McDonald St Louis Tucker D C Hargrove W F Duffie Cross Nick Carter Italy J P Ross Mald en Mo James Thompson St Louis Henry Jackson Chicago H T Ross Harvey I F Thomson C E Turner Arcade Jno Ellis Navasota W R Lawless Willie Lawless Karten Central Newton Powers Calvert E Clarke Atlanta Rev Stevens Austin Joe Wiley and wife Beaumont We will bond you in the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore Md cash capital 1750000 total resources 3500000 All classes of court contract and fidelity bonds promptly executed John A Moore Jr Local Agent Bryan Texas 210
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J Daniel
New York
T Nunnelly
Louisville
Urquhart Dallas
Hart
St Louis
Hanway
Dallas
L Rossner
Houston
F Clarke
Atlanta
W Davis
Austin
F Gilstrap
Taylor
M Swanson
Galveston
E Semple
Navasota
G Bochow
C Bright
DB McDonald
Tucker
D C Hargrove
W F Duffie
Cross
Nick Carter
Italy
J P Ross
Malden
James Thompson
Henry Jackson
Chicago
H T Ross
Harvey
I F Thomson
C EF Turner
Arcade
United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Baltimore
Fidelity
John A. Moore Jr
Bryan
Texas
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