Rural and Town Property Offers Across County for Quick Sale
Listings describe 105 acres one mile from courthouse with pasture and cultivation, 400 acres of post oak land at 2.50 an acre, a six room house and two lots near M Street priced 1250, a quarter block near Allen Academy at 250, half block near Allen Academy at 500, city lots at 100 each, and 13 acres with a new four room house near South Leaf town with well and outbuildings priced 1000.
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Court House
M. . Street
Allen Academy
South Leaf Town
Property for sale by Lamar Bethea in town area
Lamar Bethea lists multiple parcels for sale including 69 acres on Wixon creek Pearson place with 49 cultivated, 1100 acres creek bottom land with six tenant houses at 10 per acre, 150 acres in Reliance with house and water, 65 acres west of town with 5 room house, 50 acres north corner of Bob Johnson place with house and outbuildings, and many more tracts offered at easy terms or trade options near the Brazos river.
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Pochila
Wixon Creek
Pearson Place
Brazos River
Reliance Settlement
Edehurch
Bob Johnson
Magnificent annual border Washington's Birthday celebration outlined
Citizens of Laredo Texas and New Laredo Mexico promote a two day February 22 and 28 festival with Spanish bull fights cattle roping torchlight parades naval fireworks mock battle military displays historical pageants and a flower carnival. Excursion rates to Laredo and Monterey Mexico supported by ticket agents and D. J. Pricer G P and T A J and G N R R Palestine Texas.
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Laredo
Texas
New Laredo
Mexico
George Washington
Monterey
D. J. Pricer
G.P
T. A
Palestine
Negro workers conference at Tuskegee discusses rural education
A February session at Porter hall chapel of Tuskegee Institute gathered educators and leaders from multiple states for the workers conference. They debated broad teaching of agriculture, splitting discussion into city schools country schools and extension work with outside classroom methods like farmers institutes traveling experts and libraries.
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Washington
Institute
N. C
H. N. Payne
Mary Holmes Seminary
West Point
Miss
W. F. Graham
John Mitchell, Jr
Richmond
T. O. Fuller
Howe Institute
Memphis
R. R. Wright
Georgia Industrial College
E. C. Bransom
State Normal School
Athens
W. W. Frost
Rust University
Holly Springs
Hampton Institute
W. W. Ranney
Hartford
Two Claimants Fight Over Davenport Estate
In Camden New Jersey two women each claim to be the legal wife of Thomas C Davenport a Philadelphia produce dealer who died in a local hospital. Attorneys for both women consulted with Prosecutor Lloyd and the body remains under control of Mrs Alice Davenport or the wife living with Davenport at his death. The estate is reported to be about fifty thousand dollars.
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Camden
N. J
Thos. C. Davenport
Philadelphia
Lloyd
Alice Davenport
Mary Ann Davenport
Honduras Congress nominates president and vice president
Advices from Tegucigalpa report congress has nominated Juan Angel Arias for president and Maximo Rosales for vice president. General Sierra, former president, has left the capital to quell the revolution that began in Amapala on February 1, but has not gained headway.
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New York
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Herald
Panama
Congress
Juan Angel Arias
Maximo Rosales
General Sierra
Amapala
Education Scholar and Lawyer Lewis S Hough Dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia educator author and attorney Lewis Sylvester Hough died here at age noted for Civil War service. He was a leading authority on American and English history and wrote works including America and Her Tariff and The Principle of Coinage and Currency.
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Philadelphia
Lewis Sylvester Hough
America
House Rejects Army Bill Conference Report Amid Clash
Washington February 19 The House by a wide margin rejected the conference report on the army appropriation bill over retirement provisions and deposit terms for civil war officers. A sharp clash between Hull of Iowa and Slayden of Texas punctuated the session as naval bill items and rules questions also drew debate.
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House
Hull
Iowa
Slayden
Texas
Naval Station
Cuba
Navy Department
Gains
Tennessee
Naval Academy
Committee On Rules
Cooper
Tex
Mr. Slayden
Mann
Mr. Hull
Shiras Resigns. Day to Succeed as Associate Chief Justice
Justice Shiras resigns from the United States Supreme Court effective February 24. Former Secretary of State William R. Day of Ohio is chosen as his successor. The report notes growing attention to the Hague protocols defining arbitration scope and arbitrator selection.
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Washington
Shiras
United States Supreme Court
William R. Day
Ohio
Mr. Shiras
State Department
Hague
Franco Venezuelan protocol advance given free hand
Paris news reports Foreign Minister DelCasse has authorized Ambassador Jusserand in Washington to proceed with the Franco Venezuelan protocol negotiations with broad discretionary power.
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Paris
DelCasse
Jusserand
Washington
British steamer Kelvinside sunk in Para river
Para Brazil February 19 The British steamer Kelvinside traveling from Buenos Aires February 1 to Para has been sunk in the Para river. Her captain and eight of the crew were drowned with other crew members missing.
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Para
Brazil
Kelvinside
Buenos Ayers
Cole Younger Plans Wild West Show in Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit Mo February 19 Cole Younger the pardoner bandit announced he intends to stage a wild west show. The report says he aims to rid a wild west spectacle with his own act and attractions.
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Lee’s Summit
Cole Younger
Five Trains Snowbound Near El Paso Report
Five trains are snowbound near El Paso Texas causing travel delays. Authorities say weather conditions hindered movement and engineers report difficult operating conditions across the border region. Local officials urge patience while rescue and clearance efforts continue.
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el Paso
Texy
Mexico
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