Miller House Board and Room and Brazos County Lands
J W Batts real estate agent advertises Miller House with board and room for 5.00 per week in Brazos County listings. Offers one and one half lots and a six room brick house near Main street with abstract books in Taliaferro Building for 1 050 dollars. Also offers a quarter block with five room house for 1 000 pounds with terms 1/4 cash and balance in 1 2 3 years at 8 percent.
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Taliaferro Building
Court House
Brazos County
J. W. Batts
Bumps on Head Found With Body Buried in Garbage
The remains of fourteen year old John Buchnoff were found buried four feet in garbage inside a San Francisco sanitary reduction works bin. Police suspect murder and seek clues as detectives investigate the case. Buchnoff, son of Feodor Buchnoff, was last seen leaving for lunch Friday near ten blocks from the works. At the morgue, injuries included several bumps on the head and a cut over the right ear.
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San Francisco
John Buchnoff
Buchnoff
Feodor Buchnoff
Ten Per Cent Advance Report Sparks Texas Rail Commission Rebuttal
Austin reports the railroad commission has not been officially advised of any 10 percent interstate freight rate increase. Commissioner Storey says protests to the interstate commerce commission will be filed if rates are too high, though recent Texas railroad earnings suggest an advance may be earned.
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Storey
Austin
Texas Commission
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Texas
Arrest in case of alleged enticement and mistreatment
Palestine Texas July 11 report another arrest in the case where three white men are charged with enticing a young white girl away from a passenger station and mistreating her. All three suspects are now jailed. Palestine Texas July 11 George H McKay ninety nine oldest citizen of Anderson county died Saturday.
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Fort Worth
Worth Hotel
Palestine
Tex
George H. McKay
Anderson County
Fire wipes out two blocks in Grand Forks BC
Fire destroyed two blocks of Grand Forks main business area causing about 300000 dollars in loss with 25 percent covered by insurance. One man was killed and another reported missing. American team wins international shooting match at Bisley.
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Grand Forks
B. C
Bisley
No Chance Given and Odd Bridge Chapel Tale
Two brief vignettes appear. A mother and son spar over Mr. Meeker’s habit of saying I dare say during a sermon, highlighting impatience with rhetorical pauses. A separate note describes St Ive s Huntingdonshire odds and ends, recounting Cromwell era bridge chapel now a dwelling near Ouse with rooms partly water level.
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St. Ives
Huntingdonshire
Oliver Cromwell
Sorrow and a Stolen Birthday Gift
A man recalls giving a box of cigars to his wife for his birthday. He explains he took them to the office and they were stolen. The wife apologizes and he responds with a sharp remark that emphasizes the thief’s guilt.
Suitor Confused by Names in Cleveland Leader Quote
An Outsider or suitor approaches a father, unsure of his host’s identity. He claims to be Mr. Hotchkiss while the father asks if he is Mr. Bronson or Mr. Wibbles, reflecting a humorous misidentification reported by the Cleveland Leader.
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Mr. Bronson
Mr. Wibbles
Mr. Hotchkiss
Cleveland
Sorrow and Legal Notices Highlight Bryan and Memphis Items
In Brady Texas Paul Wright editor drowns crossing the San Saba river. Memphis reports Avenue paving on Madison at a cost of 166000 dollars and a suicide by carbolic acid. Bryan imposes a dog running at large ordinance with muzzle rules for June through August and severe penalties including impounding and potential killing. fees cover enforcement costs.
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Scitor Crowns
Brady, Tex
San Saba River
Paul Wright
The
Brady Star
City of Bryan
City of
Bryan
J. T. Maloney
Frank Clarke
Texas
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E. Rohde
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Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Dallas
Joe B. Reed
Colorado
Denver Road
Boulder
A.a.glisson
New Orleans and Southern Paclific Company
the Miller House
Smith Building
Zac
N, Jennetta
James & Nunn
Ishing
W. C. Hearn
Prop
W. C. Fountain
Smith Drug Co
W. H. Lawrence
Haswell’s
A. B. Carson
Dr. Shoop
Sanitary Reduction Works
Dubuque
H. A. Schunk
Sage
New York
Russell Sage
Sag Barbor, L. L
Welch
Harry Welch
Jimmie Welch
Hamill
Morgan Line
Tokio
Yokohama
Johnny
St. Paul
Giles
Miles
Chicago News
Tennyson
Memphis
Madison Avenue
Vernon Sharp
E.J. Jenkins
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
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Will O. Higgs
S.h.dunlapx Co
M. H. James
Marlin, Texas
Bethesda
Majestic
Fannin
Marlin
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