Real estate listings by J. W. Batts agent
J W Batts real estate agent offers properties including about 105 acres one mile from court house with 25 acres cultivated and rest pasture priced at 150 dollars, 400 acres of post oak land at 2 50 per acre, roughly 1 25 acres with a school house, cottage, tenant horse and well with price 875, six room house and two lots four blocks from main street with brick cistern at 1250, quarter block near Allen Academy fronting fast priced 250, feet front on railroad near Otto Boehme property, will sell by ward or all near school house at 100 each, and other city property.
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Court House
Snwil
Ma &Treet
Allen Academy
Otto Boehme
Land Sale Notes Include Farms Near Monroe and City Lots
The listing covers acreage and improved property for sale near Monroe and the city. Offers include 81 acre tract near A and college, 69 acre Wixon Creek Pearson place with 49 cultivated acres, two story house, barn, and outbuildings, plus various city lots with prices and trade options. Also mentions good water, creek bottom land, railroad access, and multiple small farm opportunities.
Frigid Ohio Valley Weather Disrupts Transit
Reports from Cincinnati Peru and Maysville describe extreme cold and heavy sleet. Cities report streetcar outages and closed factories as blizzards and ice spread across the region. Chicago and Omaha record subzero to one below readings amid widespread slick pavements. Louisville notes an ice coating from sleet and Detroit faces a major snow storm with blizzard conditions in western Michigan.
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Peru
Ind
Maysville
Owensboro
Chicago
Omaha
Louisville
Land Commissioner Terrell Takes Charge in Austin
Austin January 12 Land Commissioner Terrell has assumed control of the office with J L Robinson serving as chief clerk. About ten thousand people are anticipated for the inaugural hall. The house and senate will feature unique and beautiful electrical devices. Governor Sayers calls World’s Fair commission members to meet in Dallas on the 21st to discuss related matters. Attorney general says militia pay $1 per capita poll tax.
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Terrell
Austin
J. L. Robinson
House
Senate
Sayers
World's Fair Commission
Dallas
Cornerstone laid for Denton girls' industrial school
The cornerstone for the girls' industrial school in Denton Texas was laid Saturday under the Masonic order. Attendees included Wooldridge of the board of regents and Tyler and Helen Stoddard of Fort Worth. President C L Work explained the school's aims during the event.
Refused to Be Hated Sparks Campus Fracas at Annapolis
Midshipman Robert A. Pearson of Concord New Hampshire suffers a broken jaw after a clash with Francis G. Blasdel of New York following Pearson's refusal to be hazed by upperclassmen. Blasdel is in custody as the incident unfolds at Annapolis Maryland.
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Annapolis
Robert A. Pearson
Concord
N. H
Francis G. Blasdel
New York
Blasdel
Pearson
Delta
Frisco Exposition Progress and Santa Fe Survey Updates
Seventy per cent of the Frisco extension from Enid to Tulsa is graded and ready for rails, with plans to extend to Fort Smith Arkansas making a 250 mile line. Santa Fe Railway begins a survey south through Oklahoma from near Dodge City Kansas, with the route proposed from Dodge to Trinidad Colorado.
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Guthrie
Okla
Enid
Tulsa
I.J
Tulsea
Fort Smith
Ark
Santa Fe Railway Company
Oklahoma
Dodge City
Kans
Beaver County
Dodge
Trinidad
Col
Oklahoma railroad property valued at 10 million
Guthrie Oklahoma auditor places total railroad property valuation in the territory at 10 million dollars, an increase of about 4 million over 1902.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Lady Cremated In Fire Ruin At New York Home
Mrs Florine Henry daughter of the late banker Leonard Lewis died in a Sunday blaze that destroyed the family residence at 64 East Sixth street Alberta Ericson a domestic leaped from a fourth floor window and died from injuries Mr Henry was burned and rescued by a policeman The nurse saved his two infant children The fire started from an unknown cause and the body of Mrs Henry was found in her second floor bedroom after the flames were put out
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New York
Florine Henry
Leonard Lewis
East Sixth Street
Alberta Ericson
Corpse at the throttle on Knoxville train
In Tennessee a Knoxville and Ohio Railroad passenger train continued about eight miles after Engineer A C Young was killed by a head wound. Fireman Matlock halted the engine upon discovering the dead man at the throttle in Careyville after Buckeye departure.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville and Ohio Railroad
Buckeye
Careyville
A. OC. Young
Matlock
Young
Wind Storm Ravages Berry and Worth Counties Georgia
Advices from Berry and Worth counties report a severe wind storm Sunday causing extensive damage. In Omega Worth County a hotel collapsed and many houses lost roofs while trees were uprooted along a 100 yard wide path. Heartsease lumber plant stacks and pipes were toppled. Tifton also saw housing damage.
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Berry
Worth
Georgia
Savanah
Omega
Worth County
Heartsease
Tifton
Assassination of Bibb County Sheriff in Briarfield
Memphis dispatch reports Sheriff Reese of Bibb county shot dead in Briarfield after arresting two black suspects. Reese and a deputy were escorting prisoners to a depot when a rear guard suspect fired in the dark, killing the sheriff as the incident sparked. The deputy was present.
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Memphis
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Reese
Bibb County
Briarfield
Centerville
Resignations and Fires Highlight Texas News
In Charlotte N C a three year old girl May Sherrill died from burns after a live coal ignited her doll's dress near an open fireplace. In Austin the resignation of Congressman Lanham must be sent to the governor, prompting a special election. Dallas reports Farmers Congress actions and July session dates, plus pleas for pure food laws. Laredo notes bubonic plague deaths in Hermosillo and sanitary measures underway.
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Feld
Charlotte
N. G
Littles May
Sherrill
H. W. Sherrill
Austin
Lanham
Texas
Sayers
South Carolina
Dallas
The
Farmers’ Congress
College Station
Commissioner of Agriculture
Congress
Hawley Chosen by Democrats for Idaho Senate Seat
Boise January 12. In a joint caucus of Democratic legislators James H. Hawley was selected as their candidate for senator. Fort Worth January 12. J M Wilson shot at his gate by two foes died Sunday night. Hewitt dying New York January 12. Ex mayor A S Hewitt is near death.
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Hawley
Boise, Ida
James H. Hawley
Hewitt
New York
A. S Hewitt
Castro Note Stirs Berlin as Bowen Trip Looms
Berlin reports with a wary tone over President Castro's latest reply to the powers. The note avoids direct acceptance of stipulations and leaves settlement basis vague. In Washington Bowen is said to have full power, with a journey expected to reach the capital soon.
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Castro
Berlin
Foreign Office
Bowen
State Department
Washington
Luayra
Mr. Bowen
New York
la Guayra
Caracas
Baby Josephine Dies From Burns in Chattanooga
Seven year old Josephine Kercher known as Baby Josephine with the Clayton Sisters Stock Company died in Chattanooga from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire at a boarding house from an open grate.
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Josephine
Chattanooga
Tenn
Kerchner
Peyton, Sisters’ Opera Company
Tschopikjy House
Kercher
Clayton Sisters Stock Company
Emigration Trebled From Hamburg and Bremen Ports
Berlin reports 1902 emigration through Hamburg and Bremen reached 266,884, up 63,580 from 1901. The exodus has tripled since 1898 with most emigrants heading to the United States.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Brémen
United States
Acute Political Pressure Seeks Unseating Democrats
Denver reports a tense scene as Mr. Wolcott and allies demand action to unseat several Democratic members over alleged fraud before selecting a senator.
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Denver
Jan
Big Fire Destroys Nacogdoches At Town Losses Near 30000
A huge blaze in Nacogdoches Texas on Sunday caused near thirty thousand dollars in damage and threatened to wipe out the town. Firefighters fought the flames as buildings burned and residents watched in alarm.
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Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches, Tex
Vanderbilt Engagement Sets Jockey Jerry Rausch in France
New York reports Jerry Rausch, a young California jockey, has been engaged by W. K. Vanderbilt to ride in France next season at a salary of 10000 dollars. The agreement ties the rider to Vanderbilt with a high-profile international assignment.
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Vanderbilt
New York
Jerry Rausch
California
W. K. Vanderbilt
France
News in Brief from Across Texas and Nearby
Dr J H West found dead in bed at Calvert Texas. Big copper strike reported near Roosevelt Oklahoma in the Wichita mountains. Rev H C Settle died in Louisville Kentucky. 1903 whiskey output in Kentucky set to be largest in years. Nine Frisco freight cars wrecked at Talihina Indian Territory with no injuries. Five thousand saw a fierce bull gore Francisco Matillero at Juarez Mexico. Fourteenth possum dinner at Decatur Texas fed twenty six people. D S Ellis found dead in a Luling Texas drug store from suspected opiate overdose. Leslie Welch killed near Montgomery Texas by gun discharge from comrade. Mrs Amelia Rollow hanged her two children and herself at Palmyra Wisconsin. Threadneedle Hotel to build five story Beaumont Texas building at cost 150000. UT President Prather attends National Association of Universities in Washington. Gainesville Texas firm wins 48500 contract for lighting and plumbing at Abilene epileptic asylum. Mr Poe of Glidden Texas robbed en route to Houston on Southern Pacific. 395 marriage licenses issued by Hill County Texas in 1902. 46 divorces filed. Thieves raid Dallas clothing factory Sanger Bros. arrest made. Electric line contract Oklahoma City to Guthrie. thirty miles costing 1000000. Burglars blow safe in Dallas saloon. no money taken. Studebaker to build 200000 Young Men's Christian Association building at South Bend Indiana in memorial to founder.
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H. C. Settle
Louisville
Kentucky
Talihina
I. T
Francisco Matillero
Juarez
Mex
Decatur
Tex
D. S. Ellis
Luling
Leslie Welch
Montgomery
Amelia Rollo
Palmyra
Wis
Threadneedle Hotel Company
Beaumont
Prather
University of Texas
National Association of Universities At
Washington
Gainesville
Abilene
Houston
Southern Pacific
Poe
Glidden
Hill County
Texas
Dallas
Sanger Bros
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
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J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Lamar Bethea Sor
Monroe Edge
A. & College
Oeill
City
Wixon Creek
Pearson Place
Aera Water
San Antonio
DeWitt
PONS
Broadway
F St
Washington, D. C
Ross Hall
Mall
Katy
Cotton Belt
J. A. Burris
Houston and
Texas Central Railway
State Street
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Detroit
Mich
Lower
Michigan
Boll Weevil Committee
Laredo
Hermosillo
J. H. West
Calvert, Tex
Roosevelt, Okla
Wichita Mountains
Studebaker Aonsomes Company
South Bend
Young Men's Christian Association
Svsgooosss Goss
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co Cole Bros
Thos. W. Higgs
Geo. W. Higgs
D. Zuber
Igese
John Wittman
ISO
IOS
FORD
Bryan
W. T. Ford
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