Real Estate Listings By Batts in Byazos County
J W Batts real estate ad lists 105 acres near court house with 25 cultivated and rest pasture priced at 1500 dollars. Additional 1 1/4 acres near schoolhouse with small cottage priced unknown. Several houses and lots priced from 250 to 1250 dollars with terms easy and rents noted. Four blocks from Main Street to Allen Academy areas include brick cisterns wells and outbuildings.
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Court House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Flood threat climbs in Illinois river area amid rising water
The St Louis weather bureau reports the Mississippi at 37.5 feet with a slow rise toward 38. Flooding endangers Madison Granite City Newport Venice and East St. Louis as levees fail and residents flee. Drowning deaths are feared with up to twenty possible. Citys closed as crews reinforce embankments.
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St. Louis
Madison
Granite City
Ferdinand Cole
Board of Levee Commissioners
Madison County
Venice
Newport
Lslands
East St. Louis
John Buerhras
Chateau Island
East Side
Citie
West Madison
Brooklyn
Water levels ease on Missouri and Mississippi rivers
The Missouri River is falling except in the extreme lower portion while the Mississippi drops at South Hannibal. In St. Louis the stage is 37.5 and Cairo 41.0, up 1.5 since Sunday. General flood warnings extend to the James River in Virginia and the South Carolina river regions.
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Washington
Missouri River
Mississippi
South Hannibal
St. Louis
Cairo
South Carolina
James River
Virginia
Idle Operatives Face Mass Unemployment After Clifton Mills Disaster
In Charlotte on June 8 three thousand idle workers from Clifton mills and other plants gather around wreckage. Mrs Maggie Robbs and two children survived on an island three miles below. a boy drowned near the dam after driftwood rescue. Death toll rising with many missing. total losses estimated at 2.5 to 3.6 million dollars, plus county and private property damage.
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Clifton Mills
Maggie Robbs
Mill No. 2
Pacolet
Clifton
Pacolet and Clifton Mills Hit by Devastating Flood
A cloud burst along the Pacolet river headwaters caused a flood that swamped Pacolet and Clifton mills in South Carolina. Up to 55 lives feared. property losses near 3 million dollars. Bridges, warehouses, and mill villages wiped out. Clifton and Pacolet mills severely damaged or destroyed. dozens of bodies reported. Local relief efforts underway as towns face isolation and extensive damage.
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Charlotte
N. C
Pacolet
Clifton
Pacolet River
South Carolina
Union
8. C
Lockhart Mills
Southern Railway
Broad River
Spartanburg
Columbia
Southern
Lawson's Fork
Middle Tiger
Enoree River
Acolet No. 1
Pacolet No. 2
Pacolet No. 3
Clifton Mill
Converse
Dexter Mills
Clifton Mills
Glendale Mills
Polk County
North Carolina
Levee Break Near St Louis Triggers Massive Flood
A massive levee breach near Madison, Missouri, sent 2000 feet of mud into the Mississippi at night, flooding lower St Louis and East St Louis. About 12 lives lost, rail and bridge traffic halted, and 15 workers feared killed as floods threaten Granite City Venice and surrounding areas including Madison and West St Louis.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
East St Louis
Granite City
East St. Louis
Tri-Cities
Missouri
Merchants’ Bridge
Eads Bridge
Big Four
Chicago and Alton
Alton
St. Charles
Black Walnut
Madison
American Car and Foundry Works
Tragic French Coastal Collision Drowns Over 100
A collision off Marseille between the Insulaire and the Liban sinks the Liban with more than 100 souls lost or missing. Rescue efforts by the Balkan and Blechamp save dozens, with many injured and crowds gathering at the morgue and quays.
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Marseilles
Wer
Insulaire
Liban
Fraissent Stamship Company
Texas League game ends in long 12th inning
In Dallas Dallas Corsicana beat Fort Worth 3 to 1 in twelve innings, as the Corsicana squad pushes for a win. In Fort Worth Paris defeated Fort Worth with a 7 to 1 score in the other League matchup.
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Dallas
Corsicana
Fort Worth
Paris
Southern League scores at Memphis and Shreveport
At Memphis Montgomery edged the field 1 to 0 before a record 6685 attendance. In Shreveport Atlanta won 11 to 6 and New Orleans defeated Birmingham 10 to 2.
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Memphis
Montgomery
Shreveport
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Baseball scores from city matchups across two leagues
In Cincinnati at Philadelphia the final was 3 to 1 after ten innings. Chicago hosted New York in a separate scoreline. First game St Louis beat Brooklyn 4 to 2, and in the nightcap Brooklyn surged to a 6 to 4 win over St Louis.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Judge Grants Injunction Over Rusk County Liquor Election
Beaumont Texas June 8 Judge A T Watts granted attorneys for the liquor dealers of Rusk County a preliminary injunction restraining the commissioners from counting the votes cast and disclosing the results of the election recently held in Rusk County.
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Beaumont
Tex
A T,. Watts
Rusk County
Tiled Up at Alton
Alton on June 8 suffers railroad tie ups as every line serving the city is presently halted causing widespread transit disruption.
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Alton
Rainfall May Check Web Worm Ravages in State
Dallas reports an excellent rainfall statewide Sunday, thought to curb the web worm damage. The forecast notes widespread showers may slow further spread and aid crop protection efforts.
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Dallas
German farmer gored to death by bull in Oklahoma field
June 8 Guthrie Oklahoma an aged German farmer named George Souis was gored to death near Goodnight by an enraged bull. The body was found with the animal standing nearby and had to be shot before the body could be moved. Witnesses saw a hard struggle as the man was dragged across the ground.
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Guthrie
Oklo
George Souis
Goodnight
Rob Skillern Dead in Texas Shooting Near Melrose
Nacogdoches June reports Meh Skillern died after being shot in a conflict near Melrose. The victim is identified locally as Meh Skillern. Details on the shooting remain limited.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Meh Skillern
Uficulty
Melrose
Bourbon Acquitted by Supreme Court in Gambling Charge
The supreme court acquits General E Bourbon of all gambling charges. The ruling clears Bourbon of the accusations stemming from his alleged involvement in bet related activities.
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Madrid
Supreme Court
E. Bourbon
Jail Escape Report From Houston Court
Escaped from jail in Houston are Willie Adolph Riptler and Russell, both adults, as details remain sparse about the incident and the names and ages are partially obscured in the report.
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Houston
Willii Adolph Riptler
Necro Woman Killed in Grapeland Texas Incident
A woman was killed in Grapeland Texas as her husband surrendered after the fatal event. The husband turned himself in to authorities following the incident.
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Necro
Grapeland, Tex
Dave Hugely
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Will E
Geo. W. Smith
East City National Bank
Simmons &Geue
Ww. C. Fountain
Burt Norwood
Darwin & Drummond
elSwood
Dorse & Belmont
St Louis
River Bulletin
The
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Tucapaw
Enores
Tyger River
Clifton Sunday
West St. Louis
French
Lilian
Corsica
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Balkan
Frassinet Company
Th Balean
Walf Wer
Bankan
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ASCSS
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Texas Railroad
Texas
Mexico
FT. Worth
Galveston
Waco
Marlin
Calvert
Bryan
Navasota
Grand Union Station
L. Trice
D. J Pripe
Mgr
Palestine
Texas Central
Kingsland, Llano, Lampasas Marlin and
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M. L. Robbins, G. P
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Houston, Texas
GOD
Bao
Joihn
National League
Goreda
Rob Skillern
Bourbon
Eoobkooooos
Erately
D. Garrett
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