City Property and Farm Offers Near Allen Academy
South half of block near Allen Academy priced at 550. About 1.25 acres near the schoolhouse in the southeast part of town. Small new cottage tenant house and well on premises priced at 1000. Six room house and one lot on the west side of town priced at 1250. Brick cistern on premises. Also two acres near Allen Academy with 8 room residence barn servants' house dug well tub cistern lots and garden priced 1600.00 terms reasonable. 300 acre Brazos Bottom farm priced 20.00 per acre and sale in small tracts. 16 feet front on Railroad steer out of Otto Boehme's property. part or all.
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Allen Academy
Brazos Bottom
Otto Boehme
Women and Jewels and Health in Old Advertisement
An advertisement extols women's love of jewels and health, urging fortification against coughs and bronchial ailments. It promotes Dr. Bosch ee's German Syrup as a prompt aid for early consumption and lung healing, framed as a specific cure for coughs and bronchial troubles. The note invites readers to visit Wilson Jenkins Drug Stores in Bryan for remedies and Green's Almanac.
To Cure Chills or Malaria in 4 Days Quinoria
All druggists are authorized to refund the money in any case of chills fever or malaria it fails to cure. Price 50 cents per package. Mr James, the leading druggist, Bryan.
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James
Bryan
M. H. James
Texas
Notable Speeches on Philippine Tariff and Senate Election Bill
Senate debate centers on a Philippine tariff bill with Senator Teller urging full self government and possible U S withdrawal from the islands. Senator Mitchell backs reducing duties to 50 percent of Dingley rates. The House passes a constitutional amendment for direct popular election of senators and approves Confederate claims payment cap at $50,000. It also grants the Spanish claims commission authority to compel testimony and punish contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Teller
Colorado
United States
Mitchell
Oregon
Congress
Pacific Coast
Philippines
House
Lee
Johnston
Spanish Claims Commission
Indian appropriation bill trims agencies and schools
Washington report says the completed Indian appropriation bill totals 8,844,500 with 3,247,920 for school support and 2,102,157 for treaty obligations. The Dawes commission reduces to three members, and two-year completion is planned. It bans ration withholding for non-government schools and requires Indian Territory judges to reside in Muskogee. The Grand Junction Colorado school is cut entirely, while 40,000 is added for an Indian exhibit at the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase exposition.
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Washington
Dawes Commission
Muskogee
Grand Junction
Colo
St. Louis
Turner’s Quarters Fire Battle Ends with Five Killed
Middlesboro Ky reports confirm five dead in the Turner Quarter House battle. Deputy Charley Cecil and four others buried together. John Doyle to recover. Lee Turner vows to rebuild and endure with a standing mountain force if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Journal and Tribune
Middlesboro
Turner’s
Charley Cecil
Mike Welch
Frank Johnson
Perry Watson
Jeff Prader
Old Turner Burying Ground
Lee Turner
Employment of Extra Clerks In Senate Sparks Protest
Washington February 14. At the opening of today's senate session resolutions for hiring extra clerks and messengers were favorably reported by the committee on contingent expenses. Mr. Clay of Georgia protested that over the past 30 days more than 20 extra staff had been employed at 1440 dollars per year, nine of whom served committees that had not met in eight or ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Clay
Georgia
Ransom Paid for Ellen Stone and Mme Tsilka
Constantinople reports the ransom for Miss Ellen M. Stone and her companion Mme Tsilka has been paid. Delivery to American agents is expected within the time limit as captives near release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Mrs Davis Arrives in Jackson to Offer Beauvoir for Charity
Mrs Jeffer son wife of the ex president of the Confederacy arrived in Jackson from Greenwood. Governor Longino and a legislative committee greeted her at the depot and escorted her to the executive mansion. She will be the state guest for two days and plans to offer Beauvoir near Biloxi for 10000 dollars to house indigent Confederate soldiers.
Another Seat Comes High on the New York Exchange
A New York stock exchange seat sold for 70000 dollars amid a market showing a high record of 80000 dollars set weeks earlier. The sale confirms ongoing demand for membership in the exchange.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Young Roosevelt Still Improves
Groton Massachusetts February 14 Theo Roosevelt Jr. remained asleep at 8 30 this morning with no signs of distress or abnormal condition indicating any deterioration in his health Authored report notes he is improving and comfortable during the early hours of the day
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Roosevelt
Groton
Mass
Young Theo
Child Fatally Burned in Sulphur Springs Home
A 4 year old daughter of Mrs. Mary Love, a widow, died from burns suffered at her home in Sulphur Springs Texas. She lived only a few hours after the incident occurred on February 14.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Mary Love
Five dead in Middlesboro fight at Quarter House
Quiet returns to Middlesboro after a battle at Lee Turner’s Quarter House left five dead and three wounded. Deputies Cecil Johnson Doyle and others on Turner's side were among the dead. Tom Russell is missing and Lee Turner is reported in Tennessee with likely further conflict looming.
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John Doyle
Tom Hopper
Turner
Lee Turner
Russell
Middlesboro
Charles Cecil
Frank Johnson
Mike Welch
Jeff Prader
Perry Watson
Leon Hopper
John Johnson
Tom Russell
Hanecraft
Tenn
Quarter House
Insurance Firms Weigh Texas Exit Over Antitrust Law
In New York on February 14 officials report several prominent fire insurance companies or their agents are discussing withdrawal from Texas. Foreign companies are said to have already left rather than swear to the law or face penalties for noncompliance.
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New York
Texas
Colombian government ships clash with insurgent Padilla at Agua Dulce
Panama February 14 reports government gunboat Boyca struck and sunk damaged after an hour long battle with insurgent Padilla off Agua Dulce. Padilla took three hits and sought cover from offshore guns.
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Panama
Padilla
Agua Dulce
Boyca
Death at Checotah Dance Involving Pistol Accident
In Denison Texas on February 14 a young man from Checotah I T named Will Julian was accidentally killed at a dance near Checotah. His pistol fell from his pocket during a scuffle and discharged striking the floor. The bullet entered his mouth and passed through his brain.
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Denison
Tex
Will Julian
Checotah
I. T
Julian
Local option election ordered for Decatur county
Decatur Texas February 14 the commissioners court ordered a local option election to be held March 15 Prohibition has been in force in every precinct for two years and elections have alternated in favor and against local option
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Decatur
Tex
Commissioners’ Court
Buckney Murder Trial Jury Returns Guilty Verdict
After twenty hours of deliberation the Buckney murder jury found him guilty and fixed punishment at 25 years in the penitentiary. Buckney shot John Viteck near Taylor last summer.
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Georgetown
Tex
Buckney
John Viteck
Taylor
Tragedy in Milburn Area Ends in Double Suicide
Philemon Crelin a Milburn New Jersey special officer shot his daughter and then killed himself causing the death of his wife. Both father and daughter are expected to die with authorities reporting the tragedy unfolding near Orange.
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New Jterney
New York
Philemon Crelin
Milburn
Orange
N. J
Insurance Protests Threaten Expulsion From Iowa
Auditor Merriam orders ten foreign fire insurers to withdraw protests or lose renewal certificates for the current year. They allege duress over a 3.5 percent gross premium tax and seek parity with U S companies taxed at 2.25 percent. A bill to cut external company tax to 2.5 percent is before the legislature.
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Nce
Iowa
Chicago
Merriam of Iowa
Record-Herald
United States
Liberty's Torch to Be Extinguished at Bedloe Island
New York reports that Liberty's torch atop the bronze statue on Bedloe Island in Upper New York Bay will be permanently extinguished. The lighthouse board announces the light will be discontinued on or about March 1, 1902, due to lack of congressional appropriations and the old electric plant now unused.
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New York
Liberty
Bedloe Island
New York Bay
Bartholdi
United States
Lighthouse Board of the Treasury Department
Fight Over Adirondack Sheriff Office Turns to Court
In Hamilton county New York a sheriff election dispute spills into court as Democrat Locke holds the jail and courthouse after Supreme Court ruling in favor of Republican Kathan. Snowbound Adirondack country fears clashes before state authorities intervene to enforce the court decision.
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New York
Hamilton County
Adirondacks
Locke
Board of Supervisors
Kathan
Supreme Court
Idler Palace Car Ready for Prince Henry Tour
Wilmington shops of the Pullman Palace Car company completed the car Idler a palatial observation and stateroom sleeper for Prince Henry of Prussia and his suite. The interior features bronze and mahogany fittings electric lighting blue plush upholstery brown tapestry and brown silk curtains with electric fans for cooling.
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Wilmington
Pullman Palace Car Company
Prince Henry of Prussia
Big Suite
Bookmaker Laurie Marks Sighted in Springfield Mass
A Springfield, Massachusetts special dispatch reports Laurie Marks, the American bookmaker linked to Liverpool bank frauds and believed to have died by jumping from a channel steamer, was seen in Springfield. The informant who sighted him remained unnamed, and Marks had formerly resided in Springfield where he was known.
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Marke
New York
Laurie Marks
Liverpool
Springfield
Mass
Marks
Wells Fargo Denies Express Company Merger Rumor
Acting President Curley V. Evans of Wells Fargo states the reported plan to combine Wells Fargo Adams American and United States Express is absurd. He says he has heard nothing of any merger and knows nothing about such a plan.
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San Francisco
Wells Fargo
Adams, American
United States Express
Curley V. Evans
Wells Fargo Company
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J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Galveston
Dallas
Farmers Theater
A. H. Belo & CO
Munn & Co
F St
Teller and
Prin
Cipal
Lome
Miss Stone
Mme, Tsilka
Davos
Houston
Texas Central
Dallas, Austin, Waco, FT. Worth
Houston, Corsicana
Southern Pacific
Rice Cook
Soontaining
S. F. B. Morse
Traf
Mgr
T. J. Anderson
M. L."robbins
Gen. Pass
Tkt. Agt
Prince
Ting
John Wiitman
Paul Jones
J. E. Ponder
Louisville, Ky
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
F. A. Lee
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