For Sale Diverse Town Lot and Farm Land Listings
About 105 acres one mile from court house with 25 acres cultivated and rest pasture fenced with six wires priced at 1500. A quarter acre near schoolhouse with small cottage tenant house and well priced at 8750. Four block form brick house and two lots near street with cistern price 1250. Half block adjoining DC DeMaret place at 800. 13 acres south side town with new 4 room house well cistern out-houses price 1000. 4 room house with pantry hall two galleries tub cistern bor ed well stable garden four blocks from courthouse price 650. Joe B Reed home place quarter block and room two story frame dwelling 4250. Abstract Books on file at office.
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Ounty
Court House
Allen Academy
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret
Azos
Recapture of Cuidad Bolivar Sealed After 50 Hour Battle
Caracas reports a Venezuelan victory at Cuidad Bolivar after a 50 hour fight. Casualties exceed 1500 on both sides with generals Urdanetta and Vallueno killed. 22 generals and 61 colonels captured but later released. Captured 3600 Mausers six field guns and 200000 cartridges. Traitor Farreras and other units fled to hiding. VINGENTE GOMEZ
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Caracas
Cuidad Bolivar
Gomez
Caidad Bolivar
Castro
Henrique Urdanetta
Aurelio Vallueno
Rolando Guzman
Vasquez Farreras
McDonald
Luisi Salazara
Farreras
Vingente Gomez
League of Women Swindle Exposed in Detroit Scheme
Hundreds of women across New York and the country were lured by the League of Women scam promising local secretaries with a $600 salary. Victims paid $15 to $25 and cashed checks were protested. $15 in cash vanished to a passenger agent in Cleveland, while the rest went to the swindlers.
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New York
Detroit
League of Women
National Temperance
Cleveland
Treachery Charged in Rebel Fort Command
New York reports citing the French cruiser Jeffreny say a second rebel officer in Ciudad Bolivar betrayed the fort by shooting the commander, turning guns on rebels, and surrendering. About 1500 were killed or wounded in the fighting during the capture of the city.
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New York
Jeffreny
Port of Spain
The
Herald
Ciudad Bolivar
Wall Street Opens Saturday Amid Anxious Trading
New York brokers and clerks worked late on Friday and Saturday as margins were urged after Friday’s losses. The New York Stock Exchange saw unusually large attendance for midsummer. In Paris dispatches no confirmation of war preparations between Russia and Japan was found, and relations between the two governments were said to be improving. Talbot J. Taylor & Co. and W. L. Stowe & Co. liabilities are reported at no less than 3 million dollars with clerks examining books while James R. Keene visited the Taylor office.
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New York
Wall Street
Exchange
Paris
Associated Press
Tokio
St. Petersburg
London
Russia
Japan
Talbot J. Taylor & Co
W. L. Stowe & Co
Taylor & Co
James R. Keene
Yellow Pine Association Sues Railroads Over Rates
The Central Yellow Pine association filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint against several railroads in the South alleging that current tariff rates on yellow pine are discriminatory and violate federal interstate commerce law.
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Washington
The
Central Yellow Pine Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
Yoakum to Hold Local Street Fair
News items note a planned street fair in Yoakum Texas along with regional updates. Knox County reports a new bank established at Stamford Texas while Chickasaw nation crops are described as in excellent condition. Ardmore Oklahoma Territory records a 104 degree shade temperature on the 24th.
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Yoakum
Tex
Knox County Bank
Stamford
Ardmore
I. T
Zora Jackson
Guthrie
Oklo
Gaines Creek
Large ranch deal nets 46000 dollar sale in Texas
In Liano Texas on July 25 a deal closed between stockmen R H Moseley and J D Slater. Slater purchased Moseley’s granite cliff ranch home with all goods and over 8000 acres of land for 46000 dollars. The granite cliff ranch lies nine miles above Liano on the river and Moseley built the two story granite house about four years ago at a cost near 30000 dollars.
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Liano
Tex
R. H. Moseley
J. JD. Slater
Slater
Moseley
Granite Cliff Ranch
Wheat crop hampered by car shortage on Fort Worth line
Reports from Austin say a severe shortage of cars and rolling stock on the Fort Worth and Denver City railroad is delaying wheat transport. Shippers wait a week to ten days after ordering, hindering farmers who wish to move grain directly from threshers to elevators to cut handling costs.
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Austin
Fort Worth
Denver City
Grand Lodge of Colored Masons in Texas Adjourns for Next Year
In San Antonio the grand lodge of colored Masons of Texas adjourned after four days of sessions and will reconvene next year at a location designated by the grand master. A committee was formed to explore erecting a monument to N. W. Cuney, Texas’s first grand master.
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San Antonio
Grand Lodge of Colored Masons of Texas
N. W. Cuney
Order
Texas
Death Near Sweethome A Black Man Killed
Negro Kanks Brazal was killed near Sweethome Texas on July 25. Deputy J W Helms arrested Lige Carroll and Frank Finland, who says he witnessed the shooting. Sheriff Noble transported both prisoners to Hallettsville for further investigation.
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Sweethome
Tex
Zanks Brazal
Here
J. W. Helms
Lige Carroll
Frank Finland
Noble
Hallettsville
Railroad Freight Wreck at Jonesville No Injuries Reported
Marshall Texas July 25 A westbound Texas and Pacific freight wrecked five cars of ties on the Jonesville water tank bridge. No one was injured and crews cleared the line after the incident.
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Marshall
Tex
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Jonesville
Mule Attack Leaves Barry Grocery Driver Critical
Clarksville Texas July 25 Henry Hopkins colored float driver for the Barry Grocery company was severely kicked in the side by a mule breaking several ribs and is in a critical condition.
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Clarksville, Tex
Henry Hopkins
Barry Grocery Company
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Visit Dublin Institutions
King Edward and Queen Alexandra toured Dublin visiting working class dwellings built by Lord Iveagh and Lord Ardilaun, St Patrick's Cathedral where they received an address, and the Irish constabulary depot for a drill exhibition amid festive crowds.
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Dublin
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Lord Iveagh
Lord Arditaum
Arthur Guinness
Wydham
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Irish Constabulary Department
Feud Tensions Rise in Jackson Kentucky After Murder Case
Jackson Kentucky July 25 The feud situation grows dangerous as 19 year old McKinley Cockrill brother of Jim Cockrill murdered works to secure witnesses for the grand jury Tom Cockrill has returned to town aiding the effort William Britton held on possible charges after a hearing before Judge Cardwell Charles Green identified Britton as present when Jim Cockrill was shot as anti Cockrill factions mobilize amid expected clashes
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Jackson
McKinley Cockrill
Jim Cockrill
Tom
Wm. Britton
Cardwell
Charles Green
Lee’s Letters in Bribery Trial Context
Niagara on the Lake report says Daniel J. Kelly, alleged Powder Trust agent, will ship the letters of former Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee to Jefferson City in Mrs. Kelly’s care. She plans to identify letters Lee wrote to her husband, aiming to counter Lee’s testimony against Senator Farris on a bribery trial set for next Thursday.
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Jefferson City
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Niagara-on-the- Lake
Lee
Farris
Texan Elected President Of Telegraphers Union
New York July 25 W D Long of Dallas elected president of the Commercial Telegraphers union with twenty six votes. J J McDonald of Chicago received twenty votes.
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New York
W. D. Long
Dallas
The
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
J. J. McDonald
Chicago
Conclave Opening Dates Discussed at Vatican
At a cardinals meeting in Rome Cardinal Oreglia said the conclave might begin on July 31 with first meeting scheduled for August 1. Latinate oratio brevis to honor the late pontiff is planned by Farabulin. Vatican reports note endearing charity allocations and a guarded carmerlengo comment on decay and confinement.
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Congregation of Cardinals
Satolli
Cardinal Oreglia
Farabulin
Gladstone
Ani
Vienna
Paris
Munich
Madrid
Leo
Perugia
Carpaneti
Vatican
Oreglia
Vatican Gardens
Remains of Pope Leo XIII Visited by Thirty Thousand
In Rome on Friday July 25 about 30 000 people viewed the body of Pope Leo XIII in St Peter's Basilica. The count suggests a slight rise from Thursday as reports of Friday being the last viewing day circulated widely. Vatican fears of rapid decomposition were later deemed exaggerated.
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Pope
Rome
Leo XIII
Basilica of
St. Peter's
Catafalque
Vatican
Waiting Policy in Tokyo on Manchuria and China
London reports Japan will observe a waiting policy urged by Britain while pressing China to honor assurances to the United States on Manchuria and seek opening of more ports. Japan plans no action before October when Manchuria evacuation ends, with a serious move if Russia fails to withdraw.
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London
Japan
Russia
Great Britain
China
United States
Manchuria
Knoxville man killed in Tennessee shooting tragedy
Jerry Jarnigan, collector for East Tennessee brewery in Knoxville, was shot and killed at La Follette, Tenn. by John T. Smith who was then shot by Jarnigan and dying. Taylor Smith, son of John T. Smith, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Peterson during an arrest attempt.
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Tenn
Jerry Jarnigan
East Tennessee
Wss
la Follette
John T. Smith
Jarnigan
Taylor Smith
Peterson
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues and Suspensions
Baseball results from Texas League Southern and National Leagues across Dallas Fort Worth New Orleans Shreveport Chicago Boston Philadelphia Pittsburg and more. Theodore Brietenstein Memphis pitcher suspended by President Kavanaugh pending investigation of alleged assault on umpire Lorber. Hugh Hill barred from Birmingham pending assignment to Kansas City or Nashville under national agreement.
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Little Rock
Ark
Theodore Brietenstein
Memphis
Kavanaugh
Lorber
Birmingham
Hugh Hill
Hill
Kansas City
Nashville
Corbett Knocks Out Maynard in First Round Fight
Billy Maynard of Philadelphia was knocked out in the first round by champion Young Corbett at the Industrial Athletic Club. The bout was scheduled for six rounds and ended quickly as Corbett opened with a right to Maynard’s jaw just before the bell, sending him down. Maynard was in good shape but Corbett dominated the action.
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Philadelphia
Billy" Maynard
Young” Corbett
Industrial Athletic Club
Maynard
Corbett
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