Land Auction Offers Brazos County Abstract Books and Several Homes
J. W. Batts offers the only set of Brazos County land title abstract books for sale. Listings include about 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 acres cultivated and rest pasture priced at 1500 dollars. near schoolhouse southeast town a small cottage and two houses on premises. a six room house with brick cistern for 1260 dollars four blocks from main street. half block near Allen Academy at 500 dollars. 13 acres with a new four room house and well priced at 1000 dollars. a four room house with various outbuildings near courthouse renting for nine dollars monthly at 650 dollars. Joe B Reed home place quarter block with nine room two story frame dwelling. one half block near the DC DeMaret place priced at 500 dollars.
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Court House
Smallow
Ain Street
Allen Academy
Courthouse
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret
Devastation After Oak Ford Dam Breach Hits Western Pennsylvania
Dawn reveals widespread ruin from the Brush Creek dam break extending from Oak Ford to Manor-Penn and Greensburg. Property losses top $700,000 with 50 to 150 dead or missing. Lists of identified dead and missing include Gertrude Keefer and Kate Keefer of Jeanette, John Fleming Greensburg, Lella Baker West Jeanette, and others. Rescue efforts and brave acts flood in as families search streams all night.
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Jeanette, Pa
Brush Creek Valley
Oakford
Wilmerding
Jeanette
Penn
Latimer
Greensburg
Irwin
Burrell
Manor
Gertrude Keefer
Kate Keefer
John Fleming
Old Fair Grounds
George Whiteman
Lella Baker
John McGurkey
George Williams
Alex Victor
Nigges
West Jeanette
Edward Smith
Fred Davis
Schrader
Lucy Krum
Miss Keefer
John
Lawrence O'Neil
Barney O'Neil
Curtis Moore
Samuel Vogel
Henry Fink
Ed O'Brien
John Co
Light and Family
Alfred Zepp
May Bird
Manor Hotel
Death toll rising from Oakford park cloudburst
In Jeanette Pennsylvania officials estimate seventy five dead after a cloudburst at Oakford park. Twenty bodies have been recovered and search efforts continue.
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Jeanette
Oakford Park
Riot Explodes After Evansville Police Kill Suspect
In Evansville Indiana on Sunday a violent riot followed the shooting of Policeman Massey by Lee Brown a Black man. Brown was wounded then fled as the mob attacked the jail and hardware stores. Seven thousand spectators gathered as deputies held back the crowd and Brown was moved to Vincennes where he lay near death. Massey died Sunday night amid a rising race war.
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Massey
Lee Brown
Brown
Vincennes
Loubet Receives Warm Welcome at London Victoria Station
President Loubet arrives in London and is greeted by a large crowd at Victoria Station marking a festive reception during his visit.
Loubet Receives Hearty Welcome at Boulogne
President Loubet arrived in Boulogne Sur Mer on July 6 and was met by immense crowds. He proceeded to the dock to lay the foundation stone of a new basin as the town burst with decorations, fishing industry displays, and throngs of spectators.
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Dent Loubet
Boulogne
France
M. Loubet
Impressive Naval Welcome For President Loubet At Dover
Immense Dover crowds lined the sea front as the French cruiser Guichen led a flotilla escorted by torpedo boat destroyers and battleships. Vessels dressed ship fired salutes and played the Marseillaise while Admirals and Captains boarded the Guichen to pay respects to President Loubet.
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Dover
Sheerness
Dover Castle
Loubet
Pope Endures Oxygen Therapy As He Faces Death
Rome reports describe Pope Pius X accepting oxygen in his room while Dr. Lapponi seeks to sustain him with nourishment including Bordeaux champagne eggs and broth. The pontiff speaks of his impending death yet wishes to finish affairs and continues brief walks with Count Pecci. Berlin dispatches say Rome papers deem his condition hopeless as extras spread the news.
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Laponi
Piazza of St. Peter
Camilla Pecci
Count Pecci
Berlin
Rome
Pope troubled by coughing during rest in Rome
A brief report from Rome on July 6 describes a fit of coughing disturbing the pope’s sleep. The physician notes coughing could help by freeing the lungs, but in the pope’s frail condition it is exhausting and trying.
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Rome
Pope stresses activity as antidote to weakness during illness
In Rome on July 6 the pope walked at intervals during waking hours and said weakness was the worst part of his illness, insisting that activity is the best remedy to recover strength.
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Rome
Rain and revels dampen Fourth of July across Texas and beyond
Rain, floods, and damage marked the Fourth as towns from Leadville to Corpus Christi reported storms. Heat deaths rose in Pittsburgh while a collision near Birmingham injured eleven. In politics, Hernandez was named Venezuelan minister. discussions on Filipino policy dominated Independence Day remarks by Towne and Bailey.
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Frisco
Tex
Columbus
Colbert
I. T
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
George Gardner
Jack Root
Buffalo
N. Y
Pittsburg
General Hernandez
United States
Texas
Waco
Dallas
Dallas County
Shenango
Port Arthur
New York
M. B. Ejilbert
Monterey
Mex
Washington
Co. A. Shelton
Towne
Minnesota
Bailey
Tammany Hall
South and West Texas Press Association
Galveston
Murder at Madisonville barbecue shocks Kentucky town
Excitement runs high in Madisonville as Jeff Burton is killed at an Earlington barbecue by Marshal J B Lindle. Crowds filled streets until nine last night then deserted, prompting authorities to rush Lindle to Hanson and onto a midnight train to Henderson jail amid fears of a lynching.
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Madisonville
Jeff Burton
Earlington
J. B. Linde
Lindle
Hanson
Henderson
Rev Dr Reed Briggs Declares No Hell Sermon Stirs Austin
In Austin on July 6 Rev Dr Reed Briggs of the Austin Methodist church preached that there is no hell. He quoted extensively from the Old Testament to support his view, provoking considerable unrest among his congregation.
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Dr. Briggs
Austin
Reed. Briggs
Austin Methodist Church
Hell
Mammoth loaf to star in Mississippi World's fair exhibit
A 600 times regular loaf will be baked for the exhibit with an entire barrel of flour. Harry Mansfield of Moss Point designs and will build a special oven to bake the giant loaf for the exposition in St Louis on July 6.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Harry Mansfield
Moss Point
Blind Mexican man falls to death in Austin cliff accident
An aged and blind Mexican, Francisco Avelias, accidentally walked off a cliff in northern Austin and plunged about forty feet to his death. He landed on his head in a fatal fall, and four men had to recover the body.
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Austin
Francisco Avelias
United States European squadron arrives off Dover
The U S European squadron reached Dover on July 6 and exchanged salutes with the castle in a ceremonial greeting marking the arrival.
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Dover
US transport Sumner runs aground after reef strike
Manila July 6 United States transport Sumner with Fourth Infantry aboard struck an uncharted reef. The forward hold flooded rapidly and the vessel was beached to prevent sinking.
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Manila
United States
Sumner
Fourth Infantry
Change of administration to be peaceful in Peru
A Herald dispatch from Lima Peru says the transition of government will occur without disturbances. Officials report that fear of trouble has vanished and the process should proceed smoothly.
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New York
Lima
Peru
Memphis man Joseph von Tennarrested in Belize
New York reports Joseph von Tenn of Memphis Tennessee has been arrested at Belize Honduras according to a Herald dispatch from Puerto Barrios Guatemala. The reason is not stated.
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New York
Joseph von Tenny
Memphis
Tenn
Belize
Honduras
Puerto Barrios
Guatemala
Three Killed in Barbecue Feud Near Texarkana
A barbecue at Polly Chapel, north of Texarkana, erupted into a fatal clash between factions known as the Arkansas gang and the Texas gang. Will Moore Will Hopkins and Flip Hardy, three young Black men, died from the violence. Two victims lived in Texas and one in Arkansas. The confrontation followed a dispute over attendance, leaving several wounded and the area shaken by the deadly fray.
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Txarakana
Tex
Polly Chapel
Here
Will Moore
Will Hopkins
Flip Hardy
Texarkana
Arkansas
Bulgarians Suffer Casualties Near Vodena in Turkish War
In a clash near Vodena, forty six miles north of Salonica, Turkish troops confronted Bulgarians. The Bulgarians reported ten killed while Turkish forces had two wounded. The dead Bulgarians wore uniforms bearing the badge Liberty or Death.
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Oskub
Turkey
Vodena
Salonica
Fatal attack on three men near South McAlester
William Wilson of South McAlester was killed while William Frazer of Coalgate and John McShane of McAlester were badly wounded when they were attacked by unknown men during a buggy ride Sunday evening near South McAlester I T on July 6.
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South McAlester
I. T
William Wilson
William Frazer
Coalgate
John McShane
McAlester
Wilson
Drowning Claim In Stream Near Sterrett Durant Route
Two unknown men and a woman drowned while crossing a stream between Sterrett and Durant. The incident occurred July 6 as they attempted the crossing, with no identities reported.
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Sterrett
I. T
Here
Durant
Four Bridges Washed Away Near Durant
Four public bridges near Durant Oklahoma collapsed after heavy rains, causing about 4000 dollars in losses and hindering local traffic.
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Durant
I. T
Slain Man Jos Bannister in Oklahoma City
Jos Bannister was shot and killed in Oklahoma City on July 6, with authorities investigating the fatal shooting at the scene.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jos Bannister
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J. W. Batts
Brazos County
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Geo. W. Smith
Shaving
East City National Bank
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W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwood
Darwin & Drummond
Dorse & Belmont
Brush Creek
Power OF
Evansville
Ind
London
Victoria Station
Seacoast City
Boulogne, Sur Mer
Pope Leo
Leadville
Colo
Birmingham
Ala
Cato Garrett
Harry Stout
Vicksburg
Miss
Redwater
Jennie Robards
Thomas Ochiltree
John C. Calhoun
Alexander Hamilton
Madisonville, Ky
James & Hart
Houston
Texas Central
Kingsland, Lilano, Lampasas Mariin
Wootan Whalls
M. L. Robbins, G. P
T. A
Houston , Texas
Doherty
Act
P. A
Erately
D. Garrett
THE
Texas Railroad
Mexico
FT. Worth
Fort Worth
Marlin
Calvert
Bryan
Navasota
Grand Union Station
L, Trice
Ervices
D. J Price
Mgr
Palestine
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