For Sale Listings Reach Across Town With Diverse Properties
Old advertisement markets real estate including south half of block near Allen Academy priced at 550, a one and quarter acre parcel near a schoolhouse, a small new cottage with price 1000, a six room house with two lots four blocks from a street priced 1250, the M B Cole home place at 1600, 300 acre Brazos Bottom farm at 20 per acre, and a railroad frontage tract out of Otto Boehme's property with options to sell part or all.
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Allen Academy
M. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom
Otto Boehme
PatrickTrial Testimony Highlights Will Fraud Claims
Charles F. Jones, Rice’s valet, testified in the Albert J. Patrick murder trial. He described an affidavit shown by Patrick claiming Rice’s taxes as a Texas resident and a forged will transfer of Rice’s estate to Patrick. Jones said Patrick proposed reading law with him and forging witnesses to the 1896 will and a new will that would favor Patrick and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Charles F. Jones
Albert J. Patrick
William M. Rice
Jones
Rice
Patrick
Osborne
Gefettse
Moore
Goff
Recorder
Texas
Palmer and Wetherbee
Swanson’s Bank
Miss Ellen M. Stone Released by Kidnappers
A Paris dispatch says Ellen M. Stone and Mme Tsilka were freed from brigands near Salonica. Rev. Tsilka, husband of Mme Tsilka, is arrested on complicity charges. Ransom totaling 72 500 dollars was paid to secure their release.
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Rev. Tsilka
Miss Stone
Paris
The
Temps
Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
Legation
M. Gargioula
W. W. Peet
Podrome Monastery
American Board of Foreign Missions
Iiies
London
Tsilka
Paris Temps
Mme. Tsilka
Quinoria Promise to Cure Chills in Four Days
Patent drug claim offers cure for chills fever or malaria in four days with money refund if ineffective. Price 50 cents per package. Marketed by M. H. James leading druggist in Bryan with refund guarantee.
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M. H. James
Bryan
Diet Fads Debunked and Green's August Flower Endorsed
A satirical note condemns diet segmentation as unnecessary and claims digestion and overall health improve with regular use of Green's August Flower. It promotes Dr. G. G. Green remedies sold by Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co. and mentions Green's Spetic Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Refund Assurance
Cure stomach woes and indigestion with Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. All druggists will refund money if not cured. Price fifty cents. M. H. James, Bryan Texas, leading druggist, markets the remedy.
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M. H. James
Bryan
Texas
Actor Mortedge Sentenced After Second Trial
Kansas City reports C. E. Mortedge, found guilty on the second grand larceny trial, sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. He held up a restaurant cashier and a saloon bartender, pleaded guilty to fund his road company, after previously receiving 25 years for highway robbery reversed by the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortedge
Kansas City
C. E. Mortedge
Supreme Court
Egg Prices Hit 33 1 2 Cents In Chicago Market
Chicago reports eggs arriving from California to meet demand with prices at 33 1 2 cents per dozen the highest since 1889 when 35 cents. Tuesday receipts of 3 000 cases were below half the typical daily volume for the past year. Dealers recall days in 1873 when sales reached 50 cents per dozen.
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Chicago
California
Dallas Officer Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest
In Dallas on February 19, Deputy Arch Cochran shot and killed Fred Washington after Washington resisted arrest at his home. Washington allegedly assaulted a white boy and fled. when the door was forced the shotgun was fired but failed to explode, and the officer then fired killing Washington.
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Dallas
Fred Washington
Arch Cochran
Doctor Larsson Stricken By Smallpox In New York
Dr Cornelius W W Larsson of Ringoes New Jersey who warned of smallpox contagion contracted the disease while caring for a patient in New York It was reported that two other family members are ill and Larsson says he and his patients are progressing well and will not seek outside help unless essential.
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Ison
New York
Cornelius W.W. Larsson
Ringoes
N. J
Larsson
Board of Health
Lar
Fruit Trees Planted Near Naples Texas
Truck growers prepare for tomatoes and plant potatoes in several patches. An association will plant about 40 acres in one field, with about three cars of potatoes. Eight thousand fruit trees have been set out near Naples as part of the local agricultural showing.
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Naples
Tex
Congressman Sheppard Improves Seeks Wife Visit
Washington reports Representative John L. Sheppard shows improved condition with a lucid interval and requests to see his wife who arrived Tuesday night. Doctors believe he may rally and recover from the attack.
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Congressman Sheppard
Washington
John L. Sheppard
Williams Shot Dead in Mississippi After Altercation
In Winona Mississippi on February 19 1915 Mardie Williams a prominent young white man was shot and killed by a barber he had thrashed A posse pursues Brown while Oliver Bibb who supplied the pistol to Brown was killed by unknown persons that night
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Winona
Miss
Mardie Williams
Barber
Brown
Oliver Bibb
Santa Catalina Island Slowly Sinking Claim by Professor
On February 19 Professor William of the University of California reports Santa Catalina Island is sinking into the Pacific. He estimates the island sits 270 feet lower than in the past, with Cal Berkeley associated figures cited in the note.
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Alina Island
University of California
Santa Catalina Island
Pacific Ocean
Santa Cat Berkleye
Cal
E. Ritter
Skibo Yacht Towed to Brooklyn for Refitting
The pleasure yacht Skibo built for Mrs. Carnegie has been towed from Nixon's shipyard to Brooklyn for furnishing. It will depart for Florida waters where Mrs. Carnegie will use the boat in the spring.
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New York
Skibo
Carnegie
Nixon
Brooklyn
Florida
Engineer Killed in Suburban Railroad Wreck
In Columbus Ohio on February 19 engineer William Smith died and five other trainmen were injured when a train on the Columbus Sandusky and Hocking road derailed in a suburb city area. The accident was caused by a broken rail.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Smith
Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking Road
Heavy Snow Storm Drenchs Kansas Wheat Fields
A heavy snow storm sweeps Kansas with drifting but light accumulations aiding wheat fields. The system brings moisture and protective cover to the crops, while Wichita faces winter weather conditions.
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Wichita
Kan
Crumpacker Renominated by Republican District Convention
The Ninth district Republican convention renominated Congressman E. D. Crumpacker of La Porte Indiana without opposition. The convention occurred in the Tenth district context and reaffirmed Crumpacker’s bid for another term.
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Rumpacker
E. D. Crumpacker
la Porte
Ind
Discrepancies Found in Deaf and Dumb Asylum Accounts
Austin reports the investigating sub committee found a $869.63 voucher minutes discrepancy for March 1895 and a $2,040.20 gap in the present superintendent’s report. Expenditures total $74,196.88 from 1898 to 1901 with books at $76,237.08. Clerical error blamed. institution deemed in good condition. Judge Reagan rushed to Palestine to be with his ill wife.
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Austin
Legislative Investigating Committee
Reagan
Palestine
Conductor Rewarded for Courteous Service
Chicago reports Llewellyn Mason a conductor on the Chicago and Alton railroad received a $1000 bequest from W. A. Tyler of Bloomington in his probate. Tyler, a wealthy traveler, often asked questions and Mason, 60 plus, spent years aiding and guiding him on the runs between Jacksonville and Chicago and Bloomington and Chicago.
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Chicago
Llewellyn Mason
Chicago and Alton Railroad
W. A. Tyler
Bloomington
Mason
Alton
Joliet
Tyler
Magon
Jacksonville
Riots in Barcelona Escalate as Troops Tighten Control
Two extra regiments arrive, bayonets and patrols fill streets. Barricades rise in a suburb as clashes lengthen casualty lists. Barcelona’s industrial life stalls with food shortages. universities closed and leaders jailed. Teresa Claremont among the anarchists imprisoned.
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Barcelona
Fe Hall
Ormen’s Committees
Teresa Claremont
Frisco buys Oklahoma and Western line in Oklahoma
Report from Frisco Oklahoma City Oklahoma Territory February 19 states the St Louis and San Francisco railway has purchased the Oklahoma and Western line. The route from Oklahoma City to Quanah Texas will cross the Rock Island at Chickasha and pass through Lawton. The line will connect with Colorado Southern and operate by January 1 next.
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Frisco
Oklahoma City
Masons Gather in Cincinnati for Golden Convention
More than a thousand prominent Masons register at the Scottish Rite cathedral for the golden convention of the Valley of Cincinnati established here 50 years ago. Dr. J Diaz Prieto of Mexico attends with thirty-third and thirty-second degree members from across the country. The four day program features music and full ritualistic ceremonies.
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Cincinnati
Scottish Rite
Valley of Cincinnati
J. Diaz Prieto
Mexico
Oysters and Fish Scarce in New York Markets
Heavy storms reduce supply of seafood in New York with oysters up ten percent and some fish prices up as much as three hundred percent. Marketmen cannot fill orders as schooners stay at the wharves due to short clam bait.
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New York
Fulton Market
Carney Woman Dies in Tulsa Stove Fire Incident
Guthrie Oklahoma February 19 Mrs C A Strader of Carney died after a gasoline stove explosion sparked a fire while she prepared supper. She was alone in the house and perished about an hour after the flames took hold. She leaves a husband and several children.
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Guthrie
O. T
C. A. Strader
Carney
Billy West Funeral Held at Brooklyn Elks Club
New York February 19 funeral services for Billy West the renowned minstrel were held at the Brooklyn Elks Club. Prominent theatrical figures served as pallbearers.
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Billy West
New York
Brooklyn
The
Order of Elks
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Houston
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F. B. Morse
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T. J. Anderson
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Paul Jones
W. T. Ford
Louisville, Ky
Eupion
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
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Dray Line
F. A. Lee
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