For Sale Abstract Books Brazos County Lands
In office the only set of abstract books of Brazos County land titles offered for sale. Properties include about 106 acres near the courthouse half cultivated, balance pasture with six-wire fencing at 1500 dollars. Additional parcels: ~1.25 acres by schoolhouse with cottage tenant house and well priced at Six room house four blocks from Main Street with brick cistern 1250 dollars. Half block near Allen Academy price 500. About 13 acres south town with 4-room house well cistern out-houses price 1000. Four-room house with pantry hall two galleries tub cistern bor ed well stable garden located 4 blocks from Courthouse rents 9 dollars monthly price 650. Joe B Reed home place quarter block ground 9-room two-story frame dwelling 4250. One half block adjoining DC DeMaret place price 500.
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Brazos County
Court House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret Place
Colquitt Denies Rock Island Compromise Fear
Railroad Commissioner B Colquitt in Dallas rejected reports of a compromise with the Rock Island Railroad. He said no such deal exists and that the commission stands by its stance for the public interest. He and Mayfield opposed the Rock Island alliance and bonded debt raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
B. Colquitt
Texas
Commission
Rock Island Railroad Company
Colquitt
Mayfield
Rock Island
Powers On Trial In Goebel Murder Case Third Proceedings
In Georgetown Kentucky on August 7 former Secretary of State Caleb Powers faces the third Goebel murder trial. Judge Robbins overrules the defense motion challenging the jury panel claiming bias. The panel shows eleven Democrats and one Republican with eleven farmers and one carpenter among jurors.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Robbins
Thomas C. Whalley
Lusby
Rogers
William Burke
Joseph Williams
Commonwealth
A Nation of Smokers and Early Sunday Edicts
A London Tatler note places England low among smoking nations while Germans and Dutchmen lead in pipe tobacco. The article also recalls Constantine the Great granting Christian tolerance in 313 and setting Sunday rest in 321 with exemptions for farming and planting to suit agricultural needs.
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England
London Tatler
Germany
Holland
Constantine
Rome
Name Change Sparks Salary Confusion
A dry wit exchange ends with a man noting his employer asked him to name his own salary. The other responds that the idea was liberal, but the man admits the name change backfired and he is now receiving wages only. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Milliner Says Men Are Keen Judges of Women’s Hats
A milliner notes men often judge hat effects better than their wives. The typical buyer acts quickly, shouting a verdict like a war bonnet rejection, while the woman models multiple hats. The man’s choice aims to suit his wife, even before she sees herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
New York Press
Explosion at Black Hawk Oil plant kills fireman and wounds two
In Beaumont Texas on August 7 a boiler explosion at the Black Hawk Oil plant sent debris through air. A fireman died at the scene while a man named E D Lord died from a head wound caused by flying iron. A black woman struck on the gallery survived after treatment and a man named Gamble escaped injury. A neighbor Mrs Gamble was knocked unconscious. The injured negress recovered after medical care.
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Beaumont
Tex
Black Hawk Oil Company
E. D. Lord
Mr. Lord
Mr. Gamble
Knights of Honor Adjourn in Dallas Committees Named
Knights of Honor wrapped up their Dallas session and will meet in Waco two years later. Grand Dictator T. P. Stone appointed for two years: Finance Monta J. Moore Cameron chairman with J. R. Cole Sherman and Henry Miller Weatherford. Laws S J Hendricks Henderson chairman with J T Wiggins Ruck and Tilman Smith Fort Worth. German Work Julius H Schmidt Kyle chairman with J Burgheim Houston and Gust Belitzer Dallas. Membership and Per Diem S C Clark Cold Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Honor
Dallas
Waco
T. P. Stone
Monta J. Moore
Cameron
J. R. Cole
Sherman
Henry Miller
Weatherford
Laws
S. J. Hendricks
Henderson
J. T. Wiggins
Ruck
Tilman Smith
Fort. Worth
Julius H. Schmidt
Kyle
J. Burgheim
Houston
Gust. Belitzer
S. C. Clark
Cold Springs
Deputy Sheriff Grubbs Shot Dead in Belton Writ Case
In Belton Texas on August 7 Deputy Sheriff Grubbs was killed after entering a house to seize a writ of possession from T. E. Smith. E. J. Sparks was forced to flee, later gathered a posse, and helped arrest Smith and his wife. Sheriff Sparks then located the couple, transported them to jail.
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Belton
Tex
Grubbs
E. J. Sparks
T. E. Smith
Sparks
Temple
Fire destroys the City hotel in Denton Texas
A fire in Denton on West Oak street destroyed the City hotel owned by Mrs. J. F. Askins. The building and contents totaled 2500 dollars, with 1900 dollars insured. Several boarders escaped in their night clothes, including Fred Morris and others from the local baseball team losing clothes and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Tex
City
West Oak Street
J. F. Askins
Fred Morris
Foley White
Dick Smith
Rob Wright
Jack Hippert
Old Citizen of Houston Dead
The death of A. J. Henderson at sixty nine removes a longtime Houston resident and student of science. His companions were authors who wrote on obscure scientific questions. He leaves a widow and two sons. He was well known to citizens active twenty years ago.
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Houston
Tex
A. J. Henderson
Crap Game Killing in Kirbyville Ends in Death
In Kirbyville Texas on August 7 Pete Adams a Black man was shot and killed amid a dispute over a crap game. Joe Lockery surrendered to the local constable following the shooting.
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Kirbyville
Tex
Pete Adams
Joe Lockery
Move Off Ordered for Sulphur Government Reservation
Frank C Churchill special revenue agent for Indian Territory has notified all parties with houses on the government reservation at Sulphur to move off at once or as soon as possible. Most business houses are on the reservation.
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Denison
Tex
Frank ¢. Churchill
Indian Territory
Sulphur
Six Scholars Denounced Flee Pekin for Japan
Six scholars denounced by censors for reformist essays fled Pekin to avoid arrest and possible execution. It is believed they escaped to Japan to seek asylum.
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Pekin
China
Japan
Newspaper Man Commits Suicide After Ill Health
Vicksburg Miss Aug 7 John Mc Quaide sixty five years old retired newspaper man of this city shot himself through the head at his home Thursday morning Despondency over continued ill health was the cause of death by own action.
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Vicksburg
Miss
John McQuaide
Baseball Scores From Beaumont Galveston and Atlanta Games
Texas League game at Beaumont Galveston ended 5 to 4. Southern League game in Atlanta saw 10 to 4. National League clash at St Louis produced 5 to 3, Cincinnati beating St Louis.
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Texas League
Beaumont
Galveston
Southern League
Atlanta
Nashville
National League
St. Louis
Cincinnati
St Louis
Texas Points
Pope Sees Gibbons In Private Audience In Rome
Pope Pius X receives Cardinal Gibbons in a private audience in Rome on Aug 7 with a lengthy talk expressing interest in American affairs. The pope wished the cardinal could stay longer to learn all US questions but respected his health and heat. The audience included introductions to Father Dennis O Connell and others.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Pius X
America
United States
Dennis O'Connell
Charles P. Grannan
Catholic University At
Washington
P. C. Cava
O'Connell
Fish Pirates Reign in Seattle Waters
In Seattle on August 7 authorities report a surge of fish pirates from 150 to 200 operating in the lower sound. They threaten keepers at traps and raid nets, sometimes taking 1000 to 2000 dollars worth of fish per haul. Judge Hanford requests deputy marshals to protect fisheries for Pacific Packing Navigation Company.
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Seattle
Wash
Lower Sound
Pacific Packing Navigation Company
Hanford
Turks Die As Bulgarian Insurgents Attack Monastir Area
A Monastir dispatch says Bulgarian insurgents dynamited the konak at Krushevo killing fifty Turks. Ottoman troops burned the village of Dihovo near Monastir. Eight Turkish battalions head to Monastir and three to Salonica from Kosovo as telegraph lines remain down.
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Salonia
Monastir
Krushévo
Dihovo
Salonica
Kossovo
Oppose Canal Treaty Shifts Back to Bogota Opinion
From Colon Colombia Aug 7 adversaries of the canal treaty adopt a new stance based on a Bogota lawyer’s view that Congress cannot approve Hay Herran without sanctioning the prior canal project and other technical grounds Dr Jose Insignares named to replace Dr Joachim Velez as Bolivar governor.
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Colon
Colombia
Bogota
Congress
Hay-Herran
Jose Insignares
Joachim Velez
Department of
Bolivar
Old settlers reunion and riverine disasters mix in brief news
Ten thousand attend the old settlers reunion in Denton Texas. A nineteen year old Black man, Clay Polk, drowned while bathing near Dallas. A Dallas duck mill shipped twenty six carloads in one day. Conductor George A. Clark died crushed at Victoria. The Rock Island railroad granted wage increases of 12 and 15 percent in the Indian Territory. The Little Rock Mill and Elevator plant burned for under $100,000, with about $40,000 insurance. Notes on treasure found in Crowley, Louisiana and the death of former consul George Fearing Hollis. Bankruptcy filing by Sarah S. Platt of New Haven. Kansas Central Oklahoma and Gulf chartered at Guthrie. Minnie Frund killed by a train at Checotah. A Chicago boy fell eighty feet during a slack wire act, escaping serious injury. An assault in Lake Charles left Officer John Coley without most of his ear.
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Arthur George Ricks
London
Denton
Tex
Clay Polk
Dallas
George A. Clark
Victoria
Rock Island Railroad
Mass
Sarah S. Platt
New Haven
Chicago
John Coley
Ed Keller
Darky
Lake Charles
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Uge
Dell D
Franklin’s Market
J. W. Batts
East City National Bank
Simmons & Geue
A. L. Mondrick
James’ Drug Store
W. C. Fountain
Theca BP
H. B. Dorsex
Ciss
Central Texas Fair
Bryan
Pro List
Paul Bradey
Sect’y
Kentucky
Pope
Gibbons
New York
Muccioli
Count Muccioli
Noble Guard
Cardinal Sarto
Associated Press
Vatican
Ieil Slac Aca Caedca
D. Garrett
M. H. James
Fort Worth, Waco, Houston and
Calveston
Ft. Worth
Waco Houston
Austin, San Antonio
Mexico
L. Trice
W.P
G.M
Holl
Denver
Denver Road
The
Texas Railroad
J. Priceg
Texas Central
Kingsland
Lilano
Lampasas Marin
Wootan Walls
M. L. Robbins
G. P
Houston, Texas
Was. Doherty, Act’e A.a
Parsons Bottling Works
C. G. Parsons
Bryan, Texas
Crown Cork System
Hutchinson
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