Real Estate Listings in Brazos County by J. W. Batts
J W Batts real estate agent offers Brazos county abstract books for sale. Properties include southeast town near Allen Academy cottage and tenant house with well priced at 1000 dollars eight room house and two lots near main street 1250 dollars two acres near Allen Academy with residence barn dug wells priced 1600 dollars 300 acre Brazos Bottom farm at 20 dollars per acre and parts of Otto Boehme property with railroad front 7 percent feet.
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Allen Academy
Ain Street
Brazos Bottom
Otto Boehme
City Market Ad Seeks Best Animals for Export Meat
Beef and pork mutton and market products offered in any quantity at reasonable prices. Buyer will hire export meat cutters and advertises patronage. Also notes quinoria as malaria cure with 50 cent packages and refunds from druggists including Mr James of Bryan Texas.
Women and Jewels and Health Promotion Ad
An advertisement extols women's preference for jewels but warns health matters suffer in pursuit of luxury. It promotes Dr. Boschee's German Syrup to combat coughs, colds, and bronchial issues, claiming it arrests consumption in early stages and heals lungs. Product is sold at Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co in Bryan with Green's Almanac available. Also mentions a malaria remedy offer and cites Mr. James, a Bryan druggist.
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G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Cos
Bryan
Green
Daniels at center of Roosevelt marshal appointment claim
Cheyenne authorities doubt Benjamin Daniels of Wyoming prison fame is the same man named by President Roosevelt as Arizona marshal. The Arizona Daniels allegedly lacks a middle initial. reports tie him to Cripple Creek friends who say he has no prison record. Senate delay on confirmation follows an investigation.
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Denver
Cheyenne
Wyo
Benjamin Daniels
Wyoming
Camp Carlin
Fort Russell
Roosevelt
Arizona
Senate
Daniels
New Mexico
Cripple Creek
Sultan’s Brother-in-Law Sentenced to Death
In Constantinople on Feb. 6 Hamad Mahmud Pasha the sultan’s brother in law and a figure in the young Turk movement was sentenced to death by default after fleeing to Paris and refusing to return officials had sought his expulsion from Greece Italy and Paris Mahmud remains at large while a warrant for his arrest was issued.
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Constantinople
Hamad Mahmud Pasha
Mahmud
Young Turk
Greece
Rome
Italy
Paris
Powell lynched after assault in Kentucky courthouse
Nicholasville Kentucky February 6 Tom Powell a black man who assaulted Miss Delia Powell was taken from officers and lynched in the courthouse yard. The report also notes Conductor McMillen of Ottumwa Iowa killed at Afton Iowa and a freight train collision during switching activities.
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Nicholasville
Tom Powell
Delia Powell
McMillen
Ottumwa
Afton
Senate debate on Philippine tariff bill and sedition laws
The Senate discussed the Philippine tariff bill for hours as opponents attacked sedition laws enacted by the Philippine Commission. Ohio's Mr Foraker argued the laws mirror early U S statutes and urged strong U S authority in the Philippines. House members advanced appropriations bills with little debate and discussed oleomargarine and southern representation concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Rawlins
Utah
Secretary of War
Philippine Commission
Hoar
Massachusetts
Foraker
Ohio
United States
Congress
Fathers of the Republic
Philippines
Scott
West Virginia
San Blas
Hansbrough
Hemingway
Indiana
Talbert
South Carolina
Count de Lucenay arraigned for false swearing in El Paso
In El Paso on February 7 Count de Lucenay was arraigned on false swearing charges and bound over to the grand jury in 1000 dollars. After the ruling he fainted, treated for suspected poisoning, and later attempted suicide by drowning and swallowing broken glass.
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el Paso
Tex
Count de Lucenay
Accidental Shooting in Denison Injures Boy
A Denison report states 14 year old Ot to walker was accidentally shot in the neck by Louis Burton, 14, with a 22 caliber rifle. The ball entered the right neck and the injured boy died within minutes.
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Denison
Tex
Kingsta
J. T
Shay
Otto Walker
Louis Burton
Conviction in Mississippi Death Sentence Case
Cocke and Lauderdale were found guilty of the murder of William Wray on a Valley passenger train. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged in Greenville Mississippi. Death sentence will be passed.
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Greenville
Miss
Cocke
Lauderdale
William Wray
Boy Sets Fire to Barn for Warmth Near Madill
In Madill Oklahoma on February 7 an 11 year old boy admitted starting a fire that destroyed a barn owned by H E Fitch about six miles southeast of Madill and about 700 dollars of feed. He said he acted because he was cold and wanted a fire to warm himself.
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Madill
I. T
H. E. Fitch
Century Mark Passed in Greenville Woman Reaches 102
Aunt Martha Hicks of Cedar Grove has turned 102 years old. She traveled 25 miles to Greenville with a relative on Wednesday and returned that afternoon, marking the milestone in the Texas town.
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Greenville
Tex
Martha Hicks
Cedar Grove
Roosevelt party to travel to Charleston Exposition
President and Mrs Roosevelt with their party will leave here next Monday night for the Charleston exposition aboard a special train on the Southern railway.
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Washington
Duel Challenge Arises From Mexican Misunderstanding
In Guayamus a misunderstanding sparked a quarrel between General Charles P. Eagan and Colonel Willits P. Harlow. Harlow allegedly issued a field of honor challenge after a heated hotel dispute. Eagan, linked to embalmed beef affairs, awaits developments as Harlow meets with Greene at Cananea.
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Los Angeles
Guayamus
Mex
Charles P. Eagan
Willits P. Harlow
Nogales
Eagan
Senting
W.C. Greene
Cobre Grande
Mexico
Harlow
Greene
Cananea
Washington confirms US stance on Manchuria threats
Washington reports indicate the United States, joined by Japan and Great Britain, resists any Russia or China move in Manchuria that could threaten US interests. The State Department seeks to retain existing trade advantages and prevent exclusive Russian control of Manchurian ports.
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Washington
Pekin
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Russia
China
State Department
Manchuria
Rev Waldo Found After Five Years Missing
Rev Edward A Waldo once with the University Settlement in New York has reappeared in San Francisco after rumors and searches in the United States and Europe. His brother George B Waldo heads to San Francisco and the missing minister sent a letter to his father Simon Waldo of New Haven. Detectives traced him to a Mississippi river town before he vanished again.
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New York
Edward A. Waldo
University Settlement Society
San Francisco
Europe
Waldo
George B. Waldo
Simon &8
New Haven
Conn
New York University Settlement Society
Mississippi
New Orleans
Dr. Waldo
Chicago
Tallahassee
Fla
Sampson Brief Challenges Schley Command Claim
Washington February 7. E H Theall for Rear Admiral Sampson filed a brief with the president opposing Admiral Schley's appeal claiming supreme command at the Santiago battle. The brief argues Sampson habitually signaled to disregard flagships when near the fleet but hoisted a specific signal for the second in command beyond signal distance, which allegedly appeared on the New York's deck but was not raised as it returned to join the battle.
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Washington
Theall
Stayton and
Campbell
Sampson
Schley
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Navy Department
New York
Queer Case of Consumption in Wabash Area
Andrew Teeter, a barber from Akron, 20 miles northwest of Wabash, is near death from a strange ailment. A specialist found his throat and bronchial tubes loaded with short hairs embedded in membrane, likely inhaled while clipping hair. The irritation is believed to have triggered tuberculosis, with death expected within days.
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Wabash
Ind
Andrew Teeter
Akron
Teeter
County Judges and Commissioners Elect Officers at Fort Worth
The County Judges and Commissioners association adjourned in Fort Worth and scheduled a meeting in Galveston on August 7. Elected officers include President W. D. McKay of Johnson County, Vice President Judge Green of Bexar, Second Vice President William Barr of Tarrant, Secretary F. T. Woodward of Dallas, and Assistant Secretary Fred Boulware of Tarrant.
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Fort Worth
Tex
County Judges’ and Commissioners’ Association
Galveston
W. D. McKay
Johnson County
Green
Bexar
William Barr
Tarrant
F. T. Woodward
Dallas
Fred Boulware
Unique Boycott Affects Revival in Cloverland
A Cloverland revival led by a minister sees slim attendance as city streetcar workers and families join a sympathy boycott. The minister rode a street car prompting union-backed laborers to stay away, risking the revival’s closure.
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Brazil
Ind
Cloverland
Here
Venezuelan Troops Fail to Disperse Insurgents at Guira
Venezuelan forces sent to disperse insurgents near Guira were forced to retreat to Carupano after daily skirmishes. The retreat left troops exhausted and with multiple fatalities and injuries.
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Port of Spain
Guira
Carupano
Bishop Scannell Weighs Succession for Lenihan See
Bishop Scannell returned from Cheyenne where he conferred with Cheyenne diocese priests to select a successor to the late Bishop Lenihan. Father Cominsky, vicar general, is believed the favored candidate.
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Omaha
Scannell
Cheyenne
Lenihan
Father Cominsky
Boer Leader Captured Near Matjesfontein
Cape Colony date February 7 reports Commandant Marais alias Dourens Erasmus captured near Loingsburg. Marais led Boer forces on the Zwart Kop range in 1901.
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Matjesfontein
Cape Colony
James Egan Dies at Joliet Veteran Gunner of Farragut
James Egan, 60, famed Civil War gunner serving under Admiral Farragut, died in Joliet. A member of the National Naval Generals Association and a wealthy pioneer resident, he leaves a notable military and local legacy.
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Chicago
James Egan
Farragut
Joliet
National Naval Generans Association
Venezuelan Libertador steamer sighted near Willemstad
The revolutionary steamer Libertador previously Ban Righ was reported sunk but was seen off Willemstad on Thursday night and then off Curacao. It communicated with shore by boat and sailed away as plans to land war materiel on the Venezuelan coast proceed.
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Willemstad
Libertador
Ban Righ
Porto Colombia
Curacoa
Despondent man shoots sweetheart then kills himself in Chicago
In Chicago on February 7 Joseph Krummel shot his sweetheart Mary Alexa at her home in the presence of the girl's mother and then fatally wounded himself with two additional shots. Despondent over unemployment, Krummel is believed to die from his self-inflicted wounds.
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Chicago
Joseph Krummel
Mary Alexa
Krummel
Comb Fire Injures Denton Student at Normal College
A young woman student at the Denton Normal College suffered burns when a celluloid comb in her hair caught fire near a stove. Another student quickly extinguished the blaze and prevented worse injuries.
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Denton, Tex
Normal College
Senate Passes Pension Bill as Philippines Tariff Debate Resumes
Washington February 7. The senate approved the pension appropriation bill and continued debate on the Philippines tariff measure. Representative Turner of Washington argued against the tariff bill and linked it to Republican party policy on the Philippines.
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Washington
Senate
Philippines
Turner
Republican Party
McKinley Honors Admiral Sampson for War Service
Secretary Long quotes President McKinley’s letter thanking Admiral Sampson for magnificent services as commander of the North Atlantic squadron in the Spanish American War. Washington dispatch notes the retirement order and the president’s gratitude.
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McKinley
Sampson
Washington
Ftb
Long
North Atlantic
Spain
Senate Disagrees on Urgent Deficiency Bill Amendments
The senate has disagreed to house amendments on the urgent deficiency bill and agreed to a conference. Senators Hale Allison and Teller were appointed as the senate conferees.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hale, Allison
Teller
Four Die in Cumberland Fire at Robertson Home
Fire in Cumberland Maryland destroys the residence of William Robertson near Paw Paw West Virginia. Four family members asleep inside perished in the flames.
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Cumberland, Md
William Robertson
Paw Paw
W. Va
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Brazos County
City Market
John W. Hicks
James
Vexas
Sultan of
Turkey
Industrial Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Count
Charleston
England
Houston
Texas Central
Texas
Dallas, Austin, Waco, FT. Worth
A. FB. Morse, Pass
Traf
Mgr
T. J. Anderson
M.L.’ Robbins
Pass
Houston, Corsicana
Sampson Objects
Schley Wi
Pension Hill
John Wiitman
Booah
Paul Jones
J. E. Ponder
Louisville, Ky
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos. W
Osoeoesd
Liza
Dray Line
F. A. Lee
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