For Sale Properties Include Farmland and City Lots
Listing details 105 acres near courthouse with 25 cultivated and 80 pasture, six wire fencing at 1500 dollars. 400 acres of post oak land priced 2.50 per acre. One and a quarter acres by schoolhouse with small cottage and well at 750 dollars. Six room house with two lots near M Street at 1250 dollars. Quarter block by Allen Academy east front at 250 dollars. Half block near Allen Academy at 500 dollars. City lots near school at 100 dollars each. 13 acres near South Leaf Town with a four room house and improvements at 1000 dollars. Lots of other city property offered.
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Court House
County
oMtown
Allen Academy
South Leaf Town
Land Sales Near A M College and City Properties
Auction notes describe 92 acres near A M College suitable for dairy or hog farming priced at 1000 dollars. Several city lots inside and corner lots at 25 to 35 dollars. Pearson place 49 acres with cultivation and creek bottom land. A 6 room house with cisterns and yard acreage one mile west of the city. Rail line passes through and offers to trade for city property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
City
Wixon Creek
Pearson Place
Do You Enjoy What You Eat Kodol Digestive Aid
An advertisement touts Kodol Digestive Aid as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the remedy restores digestion enabling any foods to be eaten without rumbling and converts nutrients into blood and tissue. Prepared by E C DeWitt & Co Chicago and sold by Dr N M McDougald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Th Neem
C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
N. M. McDougalw
Magnificent annual Washington's Birthday Fiesta on border
Citizens of Laredo Texas and New Laredo Mexico stage a two day celebration February 22 and 23 featuring Spanish bull fights cattle roping torches parades and military drills. Excursion rates apply with tickets to Monterey Mexico and stopovers at Laredo. For details contact D J Price G P T A J & G N R R Palestine Texas.
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Laredo
Texas
New Laredo
Mexico
George Washington
Monterey
D. J. Price
G.N.R
Texas House Advances Cattle Quarantine and Antitrust Bills
The Texas House moved Bryan's cattle quarantine bill to third reading, allowing two months open season without inspection and inspection for other times. It also sent a favorable report on Lanham anti trust measures restricting foreign corporations to one business and one location in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
House Finance Committee
Southwestern Insane Asylum
San Antonio
University and Agricultural and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The
University
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Senate
Standifer
Grinnan
Hicks
Wilson
Lena Davidson
Galveston
House
Harris County
Willacy
Rock Island Consolidation Bill Lacks Route Clause
Austin reports that the proposal to consolidate Rock Island properties in Texas does not require the Chicago Rock Island and Gulf Railroad to build from Fort Worth to Galveston. In Austin a separate note states Hunter and Jefferson Johnson inked a lease of 100 acres east of Austin for an experimental cotton station to test early maturing varieties.
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Austin
Rock Island
Texas
Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad Company
Fort Worth
Galveston
Hunter
Jefferson Johnson
Commission of Insurance
Legislators Back Feasibility of Fifty Ton Furnace at Rusk Penitentiary
The legislative committee stationed to inspect the iron industry at the Rusk penitentiary has returned with a recommendation for a fifty ton furnace and an appropriation of 150000 dollars for its construction.
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Austin
Rusk Penitentiary
Wrecked Madiana crew stay by ship as salvage hopes fade
Captain Frazer and the second officer remained aboard the Madiana in a whale boat through Tuesday night as the steamer pounded. The Quebec Steamship company offers passengers tickets to New York and refunds the West Indian voyage cost if they sign a damages waiver. The captain and second officer were on the bridge at the time of the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
Frazer
Quebec Steamship Company
New York
Captain Complains Over Ports Blocking Stopovers
Captain Russell of the steamer Acapulco protested to Mazatlan authorities about Central American ports refusing to allow his ship to touch at their ports after a long quarantine and thorough disinfection. Three deaths from the plague occurred Wednesday in Mazatlan.
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Mazatlan
Mex
Russell
Acapulco
Bail sought in Tillman homicide case in Newberry
Habeas corpus hearing for former Lieutenant Governor James Tillman, charged with killing Editor Gonzales, set for February 12 by Chief Justice Pope in Newberry. Croft and P H Nelson filed the writ. attorneys Gunter and Thurmond served notice. defense plans discussed. rumor of U S Senator Tillman aiding nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James MH. Tilman
Newberry
D. C
Tillman
Gonzales
Pope
Elect Croft
P. H. Nelson
Columbia
Gunter
Thurmond
United States
Curious Race on Fernando Po Island Described
Lieutenant Boyd Alexander returns from Fernando Po in the Bight of Biafra and reports the natives, called Bobbies, as exceedingly timid and prone to daily drinking bouts. They live in rock shelters, rarely wash, paint bodies with mud, and hide when whites are near.
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London
Boyd Alexander
Fernando
Spain
Biafra
Africa
Fernando Po
Powers Passes Away Noted Southern Railroad Man Dies
Colonel M. R. Powers longtime Southern railway representative in New Orleans dies at 65 after injuries while helping move President Jefferson Davis's funeral car to Richmond. Irish-born veteran of Eighth Alabama, Powers served from Gettysburg and later settled in New Orleans with the Piedmont Air line before joining the Southern.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
M. R. Powers
Southern Railway
Ireland
Eighth
Alabama
Gettysburg
Piedmont
Southern
South
Former officer Ryan shoots burglar in Natchez double act
Natchez Mississippi Feb 12 Mike Ryan a former Southern league ball player and longtime local policeman shot and killed a negro burglar known as Sam Jones after a desperate clash. Jones struck Ryan and swung a club but Ryan fired after being knocked down. Coroner’s jury exonerated Ryan.
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Natchez
Miss
Mike Ryan
Sam Jones
Ryan
Mills Hit By Strike Shuts Dover Cotton Works
In Dover New Hampshire a 250 strong strike of ring spinners and carders led to the Codhe Company Manufacturing Company mills closing. About 1500 workers were thrown out of employment as strikers complained of being compelled to work twenty minutes overtime without extra pay.
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Dover
N. H
Cutton
Codhe Company Mannaturing Company
Academy of Music Fire Destroys New Orleans Theater
Fire at the Academy of Music on St Charles Street destroys the historic venue. The Anderon theater company losses include 7000 with no insurance, and 8000 tied to scenery. The blaze began in the rear about seven oclock on Wednesday night.
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New Orleans
Anderon
St. Charles Street
The
Academy of Music
Melville Star Company
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Nabors
AME
Parsons Bottling Works
C. G. Parsons
Bryan, Texas
Air Flagvare
Crown Cork System
Hutchinson
Jand
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Ccessor
Monroe Fdge
Rio
H. B. Dorsey
D. E. Suber
McVee
Kenate
Tron
James H. Tillman
Powers
Academy of Music Burns
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific
Pacific Coast Express
Washington
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Kansas City
Morse
Traf
Mgr
Robbins
Gen. Pasa
Houston, Texas
Tzj Anderson
Ipooooses OG
Eupion
Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos. W. Higgs
Geo. W. Higgs
D. C Zuber
H. Allphin
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
W. E. Saunders
Dansby & Dansby
Howell Brothers
J. H. Mawhinney
John Wittman
Otto Boehme
W.t.ford
L. J. Coxandr W
Hamilton Mixolegiats
Srvan, Texas
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