City land and properties offered in county sale
400 acres post oak land in east part of county at 2.50 per acre. About 1.25 acres near the schoolhouse in the southeast part of town. Snail cottage, tenant use and well on premises. Six room house and two lots four blocks from e Street. Brick cistern on premises priced 1250. One quarter block near Allen Academy east front price 250.00 easy terms. 7 feet front on Railroad steer out Otto Boehme's property. Will sell part of all. Lots near schoolhouse at 100 each. Also other city property.
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Schoo Bouse
Allen Acamy
Otto Boehme
Various land and property for sale near college area
Advertises 2 acres near A & college for dairy or hog farm at 1000 dollars. Courthouse share 14 dollar lots and a well kept house. Pochila two story house cheap. North western city lots 25 dollars inside, 3500 dollars corner. 69 acres on Wixon creek arson place 49 cultivable acres. Creek bottom land with acres. One mile from city near I and G N R R. Price 159000 or trade for city property. More land and details not listed.
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A. & . College
Wixon
Sultan Gains Fez Peace By Brushing Rival Aside
Fez reports say Sultan Mulai Mohammed returned to the capital with strong support, forcing his rival Buhamara to withdraw. Mulai Mohammed enters Fez to cheers, tribes desert the pretender, and the dispute over the throne appears settled. A separate item notes a Delhi jewel room robbery thwarted by police and jewelers.
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Fez
Tangier
Mulail-Mohammed
Tazza
Buhamara
Mulai-Mohammed
Writ Served in Saxony Divorce Suit
German consul in Geneva has permission to serve writ on Crown Princess Louise in the Saxony divorce case brought by the crown prince.
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Dresden
Saxony
Geneva
Louise
Texans Blown to Pieces in Mexican Mine Blast
Laredo Texas January 5 information received that George Bridges and Frederick Golstein both of Texas were blown to pieces by an explosion in a copper mine near Ganane a Mexico. The blast is said to have been caused by the carelessness of two unskilled men handling dynamite.
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Laredo
Tex
George Bridges
Frederick Golstein
Texas
Gananéa
Mex
Paris Senate Elections Steady Republican Win Reported
Sunday elections in Paris returned Premier Combes from Charente Inférieure and Finance Minister Rouvier from Alps- Maritimes with a stronger Republican majority. Other brief notes cover Abbeville sugar profits, a large Texan land sale rumor, the death of stockman I B Julian, auditor W H Squier found dead in Columbia, Marie Dressler benefit proceeds, and cotton ginned totals to December 13.
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Oniedy
Paris
Combes
Charente Infeuriere
Rouvier
Alps-Mart Times
Killed by a Saloonist in Kahoka
Kahoka Missouri January 6 James Parsons was killed by William Kiger a saloonkeeper in an apparent fatal confrontation. Parsons died from wounds inflicted during the incident and Kiger faces legal consequences.
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Kahoka, Mo
James Parsons
William Kiger
Two Territories. H A Royal Des Moines Faces Oklahoma City Decision
The text notes H A Royal of Des Moines facing a decision in Oklahoma City regarding taking prussic acid and an application for allotment in the Cherokee Nation under certain conditions.
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H. A. Royal
Des Moines
Oklahoma City
Revolutionists Advancing Toward Caracas After Desperate Fight
New York reports from Willemstad that three columns of General Castro's army clash with revolutionists eight miles from Caracas. Telegraph lines are cut and railways torn as Castro fights to hold, while panicked citizens press the government to concede. A committee of prominent locals appeals to Castro, who vows to fight to a decisive end.
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New York
The
Herald
Willemstad
Castro
Understanding to enforce Venezuela blockade reached
Berlin reports a new understanding between Great Britain and Germany to enforce the blockade of the Venezuelan coast as if arbitration talks were not underway. It is believed ships were seized at Porto Cabello with marines landed, though offices have no official advisories yet.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Germany
Porto Cabello
Foreign Offices
Navy Department
Marriage of Broderick Benedict and Miss Madeline Stanley
British War Secretary Broderick Benedict wed Miss Madeline Stanley at St. George's Hanover Square with Premier Balfour as best man. The church was packed with society figures including Princess Christina and Lord Landsdowne. King Edward gifted a silver inkstand. over 600 presents were given amid outside crowds and police tensions.
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Madeline Stanley
London
Broderick
Jeane
St. George’s Church
Hanover Square
Premier Balfour
Justice Jeune
Edward
Christina
Duke of Cambridge
Lord Landsdowne
Lord
Lady Roberts
Henry
Lady Stanley
Mr. White
United States
Ice Jam Blast Kills Boy as Ice Flies 200 Feet
A Hartford dispatch reports crowds watching ice jam blasting near a bridge when a large ice piece flew 200 feet striking eleven year old Frank Stavalo in the head and fracturing his skull. He lies unconscious in a hospital as authorities consider negligence.
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New York
Connecticut River
Hartford
Frank Stavalo
Important Ruling on Poll Tax and Delinquent Taxes
Austin January 5 Comptroller Love confirms via telegram from Maury Kemp El Paso county attorney that a man may pay his poll tax and leave delinquent taxes on real and personal property unpaid. The ruling allows voting if poll tax is paid and other taxes are delinquent. State Health Officer Tabor learns from Galveston Quarantine Officer McClendon that the new quarantine vessel has arrived and will be put in commission immediately.
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Austin
Love
Maury Kemp
el Paso County
Reading
Tabor
McClendon
Galveston
Taber
Texas Investments. Bird 8S. Coler Expects to Put Some Money in Lone Star Enterprises
Chicago report notes Bird S. Cooler former New York city controller and Democratic gubernatorial candidate arrived in Chicago with R. W. Jones of the Seventh National Bank to meet H. P. Hillyar of the Mechanical National Bank and Isaac H. Kempner of Galveston to discuss Tex investments.
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Bird
Coler
Lone Star Enterprises
Chicago
Bird S. Cooler
New York City
R. W Jones
Seventh National Bank of New York
H. P. Hillyar
Mechanical National Bank of St
Race for Bennett Cup Attracts Global Challenger Interest
Representatives of the British Automobile Club inspect Irish roads with a view to a race for the James Gordon Bennett cup. Parliament may suspend twelve miles an hour limit on a specific day. The event excites the automobile world with challenges from America France and Germany.
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New York
British Automobile Club
Ireland
Cables the Tribune
London
America
France
Germany
Customs revenues in the Philippine archipelago rise reach
The War Department Bureau of Insular Affairs reports ten months ending Oct 31 1902 customs receipts for the Philippine archipelago at 7 475 586 dollars. This compares with 6 921 559 in 1900 and 3 759 993 in 1899. The figures reflect total customhouse receipts in U S currency value.
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Washington
Bureau of Insular Affairs
The
War Department
Philippine Archipelago
United States
Conspiracy Alleged in Guatemala City Killing
A letter from Sam Castleman in Guatemala claims Godfrey Hunter Jr was threatened with assassination before killing W. H. Fitzgerald. Castleman says six men formed a conspiracy, with witnesses. two of the conspirators are gone, and the shots are described as self defense. He also mentions threats to Secretary Leagon Bailey.
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Young Hunter
Louisville
Godfrey Hunter
Guatemala
Sam Castleman
Chicago
Godfrey Hunter, Jr
W. H. Fitzgerald
Guatemala City
Castleman
Hunter
The
Republic
Wreck on Southern near Henry Ellen kills one
In a Southern railway wreck near Henry Ellen thirty miles east of Birmingham on train 37 from Atlanta, one person was killed and twenty eight others lightly injured. News was delayed due to isolation until a relief train arrived at 8 45 a m with survivors and wounded.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Railway
Henry Ellen
Atlanta
Cahaba River
Fire destroys Hughes Bros factory complex in Dallas
A blaze in Dallas at Hughes Circle near Ervay Street destroyed the offices and factory buildings of Hughes Bros Manufacturing. The barn housing a fourteen year old boy named J H Williams and twenty head of stock were burned to death. Losses were about 54000 with 27750 insured. The manufacturing section survived.
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Dallas
Hughes Bros. Manufacturing Company
Hughes Circle
South Ervay Street
J. H. Williams
Crown Princess Reconciliation Rumor in Saxony Circles
Vienna reports suggest a possible reconciliation between the Crown Princess of Saxony and her husband amid concerns over the unborn child’s protection and proper identification. Panama hosts a large demonstration for Dr. Duran the newly named governor thanking the isthmus and signaling government conciliation.
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Saxony
Vienna
Panama
Dr. Duran
Bryan's visit to Toluca and state of Mexico city
Mr W J Bryan and family were cordially greeted by Governor Villada in Toluca the capital of the state of Mexico. They toured the national exposition attended a banquet and visited notable city sights praised for healthfulness and elevation about 800 feet above the federal capital.
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Bryan
City of Mexico
W. J. Bryan
Toluca
State of
Mexico
Villada
Republic
Body Recovered of Fireman From Steamship Anselma de Larrinaga
In Galveston on January 5 the body of Benito Gomez a fireman on the steamship Anselma de Larrinaga was recovered Sunday. He drowned New Year's Eve and was found standing with feet in mud near where he fell overboard. The body was well preserved. In Laredo Texas on January 5 a City of Mexico special says Janvier Arranguiz head of the customs bureau and Pedro M Del Paso a chief employee left for New York via Vera Cruz to attend a customs congress.
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Galveston
Benito Gomez
Anselma de Larrinaga
New York
Laredo
Tex
City of Mexico
Janvier Arranguiz
Customs Bureau
Pedro M. del Paso
Vera Cruz
Disturbances Spread in Che Kiang as Troops Deployed
Shanghai January 5 disturbances in inland China spread with five thousand troops sent to quell disorders in Che Kiang province as authorities move to restore order amid unrest.
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Shanghai
China
Che Kiang
Cummings Pasture Sold in Devine Texas
W B Adams and H Everett Moore have closed a deal for the 11 000 acre Cummings pasture near Devine Texas. It will be subdivided into small tracts.
Positivist Leader Dead in Paris
Paris reports the death of Pierre Lafitt, head of the French Positivists, ending a key leadership in the movement.
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Paris
Pierre Lafitt
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Carrizo Springs
Garrizo Springs Mineral Water Company
San Antonio
E. O. Dewitt & CO
Pat
York
Delhi
Daily Mail
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Knoxville
Tenn
R. S. McArthur
Basking Ridge
N. J
University of Tennessee
E. C. Mason
Mason
McArthur
Dennett
Pansy Roosevelt
John E. Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Bayport
L. I
Senate
Abbeville
Mason, Tex
Lemberg and Allen
Cc. C. Smith
Abilene
I. B. Julian
Caps
Columbia
8. C
W. H Squier
Marie Dressler
Broderick A
Benedict
Texas Investments
Philippine
Ss. HH. Allphin
FORD
W. T. Ford
Gan Wooss
GSC
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Parsons Botling Works
C. G. Parsons
An Bryan, Texas
Crown Cork System
Hutchinson
RIN
John Wittman
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