Local Real Estate Offers Mix of Homes and Land
Announcements list varied properties for sale in town including a five room residence on two acres near a school, ten room residence with 40 acres, N B Cole block in Hall's addition, quarter block in town, Caldwell pasture 942 acres, eight lots with shade trees, lots near Allen Academy, and 62 acres with residence and well. Prices range from 425 to 3000 with easy terms.
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School House
N. B. Cole
Hall
Caldwell
Allen Academy
Courthouse Square
Cavill
Joe RB. Reed
W. B. Hudson
Inc
Keistler Place
Brazos
Burleson
Texas
Mexico
Lynching of Sam King at New Braunfels Jail
A mob battered the county jail doors in New Braunfels Tex at 1 50 am Thursday and lynched Sam King a sixteen year old Negro boy accused of trying to assault the four year old daughter of German farmer William Karbach. Kings death followed two shots fired through cell openings as the crowd dispersed. He had been jailed after being caught near midnight Tuesday for attempted assault on the Karbach child.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Sam King
Comaltown
William Karbach
Governor Lanham rushes to Weatherford as daughter ill
Governor Lanham and Mrs. Lanham left for Weatherford after telegrams said Miss Lanham was seriously ill with appendicitis. She was at the bedside of her brother Ned Lanham who is recovering from illness. The railroad commission issued an Aug. 15 hearing notice to regulate icing charges on refrigerated cars amid allegations of exorbitant present rates.
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Austin
Lanham
Weatherford
Miss Lanham
Ned Lanham
Skull Crushed in Railroad Fatality Near Fort Worth
Walter Kirklen, about 27, was found dead near the Alio Grande railroad track six miles south of Fort Worth on Wednesday night. The head was crushed. a boy who saw him asleep tried to wake him. A letter on the body shows he lived at Crawford.
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Fort Worth
Walter Kirklen
Alio Grande
Here
Crawford
Texas Confederates Gather for 14th Confederate Veterans Reunion
Galveston hosts the fourteenth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans with a parade from the Tremont hotel to the Scottish Masonic Rite cathedral. Rev G B Sexton gave the opening prayer, followed by welcome by Mayor W T Austin. Generals K M Van Zandt and Tom Stone spoke, Mrs George F Reid sang Dixie, a band concert followed, and a barge ride capped events amid lighter attendance due to railroad rate cuts.
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Galveston
Texas
United Confederate Veterans
Tremont
Scottish Masonic Rite
G. 8. Sexton
Camp Magruder
W. T. Austin
P. N. Harris
K. M. van Zandt
Fort Worth
Tom Stone
Waco
George F. Reid
Witte Interview Receives Mixed Russian Press Response
The Associated Press interview with M. Witte from New York, telegraphed to St. Petersburg, is praised by most Russian papers but condemned by the Sviet and Moscow Gazette. The Bourse Gazette notes broad public support for Witte's views as peace conference focus rises.
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Associated Press
M. Witte
St. Petersburg
New York
Sviet
Moscow Gazette
Party of Capitalists Tour Texas En Route to Oklahoma
A large group of investors from Dallas Fort Worth Gainesville and New Braunfels traveled through Denison on the Frisco line heading to Oklahoma. They hold about $20 000 in interests in Covington Lucian and Greenup three towns to be opened this week. The delegation was led by M Kohl Frisco Lot and Land Company colonization agent and Frisco immigration official.
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Denison
Dallas
Fort Worth
Gainesville
New Braunfels
Frisco
Oklahoma
Covington
Lucian
Greenup
M. Kohl
Frisco Lot and Land Company
German and Bohemian Farmers Move Into West Texas
San Angelo reports many German and Bohemian farmers migrate to west Texas to settle on farms from central and south Texas communities. They form distinct communities, with one village becoming a center for a German or Bohemian settlement.
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San Angelo
West Texas
Central
South Texas
Russian press debates peacemaking and Witte's role
Russian newspapers react to peace talks and M. Witte's mission. Vremya endorses his calm stance on terms, while Slovo hopes unity will resist harmful concessions. Sviet, favoring war, mocks past political missteps but ends by arguing peace can suit Russia's dignity.
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Ovce Vremya
M. Wittes
Russia
M. Witte
Slovo
Sviet
City Marshal Stabbed to Death Over Fine Seizure in Collinsville
Collinsville Texas on July 15 reports City Marshal Brooks was stabbed and killed while attempting to seize a buggy and horse to satisfy a fine levied against Z T Trice months earlier. Deputy Sheriff Mitchell arrested Trice and took him to Sherman.
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Collinsville
Tex
Brooks
Z. T. Trice
Mitchell
Trice
Sherman
Georgetown Jury Delivers 99Year Verdict in Moore Case
In Georgetown Texas on July 20 the jury found Arthur Moore guilty of criminal assault on Lou Brown a ten year old colored girl after ten minutes deliberation, sentencing him to ninety nine years in the penitentiary.
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Georgetown
Tex
Arthur Moore
Lou Brown
Oil operators flood Dayton amid reports of new finds
Beaumont Texas July 20 reports say oil operators land speculators and buyers from Beaumont Saratoga and Batson are flocking to Dayton after news of promising oil discoveries.
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Beaumont
Tex
Saratoga
Batson
Dayton
Fred Manning Receives Second Death Penalty for Arden Riddle Killing
Dallas jurists again sentence Fred Manning, a Black man, to death for the murder of Arden Riddle. The ruling marks Manning’s second death penalty for the same crime.
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Dallas
Fred Manning
Arden Riddle
Convention set for state constitution with five tribes approval
Muskogee July 20 at a chiefs meeting of the five civilized tribes the call for a constitutional convention was ratified with full support. The convention to adopt a state constitution to be submitted to congress next winter will meet in Muskogee August 21. Signers include Rogers Cherokee Porter Creek Brown Seminole and McChristian Choctaw.
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Muskogee
Five Civilized Tribes
W. M. Rogers
Cherokee Nation
Green McCurtain
Congress
Five Nations
Chief Rogers
Pleasant Porter
J. F. Brown
McChristian
Japanese advance grows vigorous in Korea and near Vladivostok
St Petersburg reports the Japanese have increased vigor in their Korean offensive and push toward Monsan Nangan and Kasagawa. Reinforcements from Field Marshal Oyama bolster front of General Linovitch. Landing near Vladivostok possible as operations concentrate there. Sakhalin advance reaches Vladimirovka with artillery and about forty machine guns.
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St. Petersburg
Korea
Monsan
Nangan
Kasagawa
Oyama
Linovitch
Vladivostok
Sakhalin
Vladimirovska
City National Bank Fails to Open Doors After Devlin Loan Collapse
The City National Bank of Kansas City closed after it failed to repay a loan tied to C. J. Devlin of Topeka, whose default followed the Topeka First National collapse. The bank held over $100,000 of Devlin paper and had $1.48 million in deposits. its officers include Edward Irebo as president and James G. Strean as cashier.
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Kansas City
City National Bank
C. J. Devlin
Topeka
First National Bank of
Devlin
Washington
First National Bank
City National
American National Bank of
Associated Press
The
City
Edward Irebo
James G. Strean
John Moore
Charles A. Loomis
Governor Ferguson Seeks Kiowa Land for Reform School
Governor Ferguson will request Congress through the Interior Department to donate 200 acres of Kiowa land in Oklahoma to the territory for a reform school. Anadarko will donate buildings. A $5000 annual appropriation plus crops from the land is hoped to fund the institution.
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Guthrie
Ferguson
Congress
Department of the Interior
Oklahoma
Kiowa
Anadarko
Satinola Promises Clear Skin in 20 Days Satino la Ad
Percussion advertises Satinola as guaranteed to remove freckles pimples tan liver spots and other eruptions within 20 days or money refunded Thousands testify including Mrs Alice Lirette from Thibodaux Louisiana who reports complete removal after two packages Pricing 50c and 1.00 via druggists or mail
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Alice Lirette
Thibodeaux
Italian Woman Critically Injured by Copperhead Bite
Mrs Andres Tellero, an Italian resident of Guthrie, is in a local hospital in critical condition after being bitten twice by a copperhead while gathering grapes. Her limbs are severely swollen and doctors fear she may not recover.
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Guthrie
Andres Tellero
Ardmore Arrests Fugitive J W Coggins Near Marietta
Office Deputy Dorchester and Constable Hutchens arrested J W Coggins near Marietta on a warrant. He is charged with being a fugitive from justice and alleged to have assaulted Co W Felgate near Muskogee.
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Ardmore
Office
Dorchester
Hutchens
J. W. Coggins
Marietta
Co. W. Felgate
Muskogee
Road Law Sought For Indian Territory By Farmers Union
Ardmore July 20 The second day of the Farmers Union session focused on addresses and hearing reports. Routine business was conducted and members urged action on a road law for Indian Territory with a request for federal relief.
Hurricane Devastates Harvests in Spanish Provinces
A hurricane in Madrid reports nearly complete destruction of harvests in Saragossa and Caceres, worsening regional distress as workers assess the damage and losses across the affected provinces.
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Madrid
Saragossa
Caceras
Grayson County Op tion Election Sparks Local Campaign
In Denison on July 20 citizens anticipate a Grayson county option election. Hundreds of speakers address crowds as supporters and opponents express optimism about the outcome.
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Denison
Grayson County
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