Property listings for Brazos County land and homes
J. W. Batts offers the only abstract books for Brazos County land titles for sale plus multiple properties. Listings include 105 acres near the courthouse with cultivation and pasture, 6 wire fencing at 1500 dollars, a southeast town area near a school with a small cottage and well, a four block from Main Street six room house at 1250 dollars, half block near Allen Emery at 500, 13 acres with a new four room house at 1000, a four room house with cistern and outbuildings four blocks from the courthouse rented 9 dollars monthly at 650, the Joe B Reed home place a quarter block with a nine room two story dwelling at 4250, and a half block adjoining the DC DeMaret place at 500.
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Court House
School House
Main Street
Allenemy
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret
Papal Conclave Forecast As Rampolla Rival Fights For Succession
Rome rumors place 64 cardinals at the July conclave with Rampolla leading a split Sacred College. If Rampolla gains first ballot votes he will press on. otherwise he backs Cardinal Gotti or de Pietro while opposition coalesces around Capecelatro or Serafino Vanutelli.
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Rome
Sacred College
Curia
Rampolla
Cardinal Gotti
Gotti
Leo
France
Spain
Philippines
Cardinal de Pietro
Celesta
Palermo
Oreglia
Serafino Vanutelli
Satelli
Agliardi
Cardinal Capecelatro
Capua
Cardinal Sarto
Venice
Solemn Funeral Masss for Pope Leo XIII Repose Held in Rome
The Church of Sts Vincent and Anastasius hosted a solemn funeral mass for Pope Leo XIII with a black and gold display. Mgr Virili led the services joined by American college students as crowds filled the church. Other masses were held at St Peter's and the Royal Chapel Sudario in a royal express.
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Leo
Rome
Vincent and
Anastasius
Sixtus V
Pius IX
Mgr. Virili
American College
St. Peter's Cathedral
Pope Leo
Grand Catafalque
Church Sudario
Italy
Victor Emanuel
Leo XIII
Negro Shoots Officer in Beaumont Texas
In Beaumont on Thursday afternoon Patrolman Walter Shensbury was fatally wounded by Mooney Allen a black man who fired after threatening his wife. A pursuing crowd returned fire as Allen fled toward Threadneedle House then Cedar Street where he collapsed and died between Pearl and Main.
Woodmen Log Rolling Draws Large Crowd in Tyler
About 6000 to 8000 people attended the Woodmen of the World logrolling in Tyler Texas. Special trains arrived and the city wore bunting and Woodmen colors. The parade featured a half mile long paved track, floats and carriages, city officials, speakers, military and fire companies, two bands, and citizens in carriages.
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Tyler
Tex
Shoes Stolen From Passenger on Santa Fe Train
Conductor Willis Crawford of the Santa Fe reports an irate passenger from the Indian Territory had his shoes stolen while napping on a south Texas bound train. The man woke barefoot with many miles to go before reaching home.
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Temple
Tex
Willis Crawford
Santa Fe
Indian Territory
Crawford
South Texas
Plano Ice Plant Starts Operations in Plano
Plano Texas July 23 The new Ice Plant with a capacity of ten tons per day and potential to twenty was started Thursday. The plant is owned by the Plano Milling company.
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Plano, Tex
Plano Milling Company
Death of Texas Stafford in Galveston
R A Stafford a prominent Palestine citizen and well known across Texas as Texas Stafford died at his brother William Stafford's home in Galveston on July 24.
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Galveston
R. A. Stafford
Palestine
Texas
Stafford
William Stafford
Confederate veteran day draws 5000 to Wills Point reunion
July 24 reports in Wills Point Texas say Thursday’s Confederate veteran day drew about 5000 attendees. Speakers included General W. L. Cabell Congressmen Gordon Russell and Hon. N. W. Graber of Fort Worth.
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Wills Point
Tex
W. L. Cabell
Gordon Russell
N. W. Graber
Fort Worth
Governor signs ten patents to state lands
Austin reports that on July 24 the governor signed ten patents transferring state lands. The action formalizes land allocations with official documents recorded for each patent.
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Austin
Clerks Sought in NY Central Freight Robberies
Warrants issued for the arrest of twenty New York Central railroad clerks in connection with freight car robberies in Niagara Falls. Six clerks were arrested earlier, five pleaded guilty, and they are said to have provided information prompting more warrants.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Permit to March Refused in New York Textile Row
Police Commissioner Eibstein refused a permit to march through city streets to Mother Jones and her army of textile workers. Mrs Jones traveled from Jersey City where the group is assembled to file the application.
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New York
Eibstein
Jones
Conference Ends In Berlin On Uniform Chinese Gold Basis
The American and Mexican monetary committees plus the German delegation wrap up in Berlin after a week of swift work. They plan to proceed to St. Petersburg, reporting unanimous resolutions favoring a gold based monetary system for China with silver coin circulation and stable silver to gold relations.
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Berlin
Mexico
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
China
Royal Irish Court At Dublin Castle In Regal Splendor
The king and queen held a splendid court at Dublin Castle in St Patrick's hall. They arrived at 10 30 pm and seated near the throne beside a vast assembly of Irish nobility and people. Queen Alexandra wore a cream gown with gold embroidery and jewel motifs of shamrock rose and thistle.
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Great Britain
St. Patrick's Hall
Dublin
Alexandra
King Edward VII Battleship Launched by Princess of Wales
The new battleship King Edward VII the largest in the world was launched in Davenport on Thursday evening. Attendees included the Prince of Wales Prince Henry of Battenburg and senior naval lords. The ship displaced 16 350 tons costing 7 500 000 dollars.
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King Edward VII
Princess of Wales
Davenport
Prince of Wales
Prince Henry of Batenburg
Lords of the
Admiraltty
Edward
Louisiana
New York
Heat and drought ruin Pratt crops as heat reaches 109
Reports from Pratt Kansas say six months without rain have ruined the corn crop. A 109 degree temperature Wednesday slowed threshing and laborers could not stand the heat while wheat averaged twenty bushels per acre.
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Topeka
Kan
Pratt
Kent, Bar Keeper, Kills at Rensell Saloon
Bucyrus Ohio July 24 Charles Kent the saloon keeper shot and killed Mrs Lou Rensell wounded John Sawyer and then killed himself in the Rensell saloon He had eloped with Mrs Russell to California and they recently returned Authorities report a domestic tragedy with Kent's suicide closing the incident
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Bucyrus, C
Charles Kent
Lou Rensell
John Sawyer
Rensell
Kent
Russell
California
Sulphur to Host Next Confederate Reunion
The second day drew many attendees as the Confederate reunion continued in Sulphur I T July 24. President Guy of Davis led the business meeting and Sulphur was chosen for next year’s gathering. D J Kendall of Sulphur was unanimously elected brigadier general of the association.
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Tishomingo
I. T
Guy of
Davis
D. J. Kendall
Sulphur
Pope Leo’s Body Preservation Declared Intact by Doctors
Rome reports contradict fears of rapid decomposition as Dr. Lapponi and colleagues examine Pope Leo’s embalmed body. Crowds bustle at St. Peter's Chapels on the last lying in state day while provincial travelers augment attendance, with the darkened face ascribed to candle smoke.
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Rome
Leo
Lapponi
Lineman Electrocuted In Guthrie Workplace Accident
R. Bland, a lineman for Arkansas Valley Telephone, was shocked to death while working twenty feet above ground in Guthrie Oklahoma. He touched a live wire with his back and died instantly.
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Guthrie
Okla
Bland
Arkansas Valley Telephone Company
Farmer Robert Smith Kills Wife in Whitesburg
In Whitesburg Georgia on July 24 Robert Smith, a young farmer, shot and killed his wife as she traveled to return to him after a quarrel and her departure to her father’s house. The motive appears to be marital strife and reconcilement pressures.
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Whitesburg
Robert Smith
Intense Heat Grips Oklahoma Across Week
Guthrie Oklahoma July 24 intense heat has prevailed for a week with Thursday’s high at 106. Corn and cotton suffer as rain remains scarce.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Dallas and Corsicana Playoff Clash Ends in Scuffle
About two thousand fans at Tyler witnessed Dallas defeating Corsicana six to five. A dispute over a decision against Coyle led to a confrontation between Corsicana pitcher O'Connor and umpire Tilford. In Fort Worth, Fort Worth beat Waco six to one.
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Tyler
Dallas
Corsicana
O’connor
Tilford
Coyle
Fort Worth
Waco
Scores From The Week In Baseball Gray Area
In a sparse box score style item the report lists a game with Philadelphia against New York and a separate match Chicago against Cincinnati. The terse entry notes a 5 to 1 result for the Philadelphia New York game and a 5 to 0 feel for the Chicago Cincinnati clash, with no further context.
Baseball scores from New York and Detroit games
In New York the Red Sox beat the Yankees 6 to 1 in the first game and the Yankees won 4 to 2 in the second. Detroit shut out Chicago 5 to 0. Philadelphia defeated Washington 11 to 3. Cleveland led St. Louis by a margin not completed in the provided text.
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New York
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Birmingham Signs Hill After League Hitting Lead Truce
Birmingham announces the signing of Hugh Hill, star pitcher and outfielder who led the Southern Baseball league in hitting last year, as part of an agreement resolving the dispute between Kansas City and Nashville.
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Birmingham
Hugh Hill
Southern Baseball League
Kansas City
Nashville
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