Sale of Abstract Books and town lands in Byazos County
J. W. Batts offers the only set of Abstract Books of Byazos County Land Titles for sale. Properties include about 105 acres near the courthouse, 25 acres cultivated, rest pasture. fenced with six wires, price 1500. Also 1.25 acres near school, a cottage with tenant house and well, price 750. Four block from Main Street, six room house with brick cistern, price 1250. Quarter block near Allen Academy, price 250. Half block near Allen Academy, price 500. Lots near school at 100 4d. About 13 acres on south town with 4-room house, well, cistern, out-houses, price 1000. 4-room house with pantry, hall, two galleries, cistern, bor ed well, stable, garden, 4 blocks from courthouse, rent 9 per month, price 650.
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Court House
School House
Main Street
Allen Academy
East St Louis Flood Crisis Wanes With Uncertain Losses
June 12 East St Louis reports indicate the flood danger has passed for the city though property damage totals remain unknown. Rescue crews saved prisoners, evacuated refugees, and maintained food supplies as water stood at 37.9 feet. Drownings were not reported and no bodies recovered, but sickness from contaminated water is feared.
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East St Louis
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Missouri Avenue
St. Louis Avenue
Confederate Dead Graves at Camp Chase Flowered
2260 Confederate dead graves at Camp Chase Columbus Ohio were strewn with flowers in a June ceremony. Dignitaries and Daughters of the Confederacy led the service under Robert E Lee chapter with magnolias donated in response to General Gordon's appeal.
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Camp Chase
Columbus
Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
General Gordon
Governor N A S T Seeks Unity Through Civil War Remembrance
Governor George K Nast spoke briefly urging loyalty to the current government and honoring soldiers from both sides of the Civil War. Rev Jno Hewitt and Col H W Knauss led prayers and Field delivered a concise address on Confederate graves cared for annually.
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George K. Nast
Nash
Jno
Hewitt
H. W. Knauss
al. G. Field
Minstrel
Rev. Hewitt
Nnauss
Mgr. Field
Morenci Copper Strike Seizes Town as Guard Is Disarmed
In Morenci Arizona, a thousand armed Mexicans and Italians captured the Detroit Copper Co premises and disarmed its guards. They threaten prominent company officers as the Western Federation of Miners seeks moderation. The Arizona militia arrives and sets camps at Metcalf, Morenci, and Clifton with special deputies posted.
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Morenci
Paso
Tex
Arizona
Unil
Detroit Copper Company
Officers Elected at World Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Geneva reports at the convention session Lady Henry Somerset was re elected president of the Womans Christian Temperance Union and Lillian M Stevens of Portland Maine was re elected vice president at large Clara Parris Wright of Paris Tennessee was chosen superintendent of the young Secor branch.
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Geneva
Convention of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Henry Somerset
Association
Lillian M. Stevens
Portland
Clara Parris Wright
Paris
Til
Young Secor
Outlaw Fausti Iermo Captured in Rizal Province
June 12 report says constabulary captured Fausti Iermo, Luzon’s most famous outlaw, in Rizal province. The arrest marks a major success for regional law enforcement.
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Nous Ontillaw
Rizal Province
Faustilermo
Luzon
Seven Drowned in White River Boat Capsizing
A Memphis dispatch reports seven people drowned near Aberdeen Arkansas on White river when a mussel shell boat capsized in swift current. Victims include W. B. Moneymaker and wife, J. M Clark and wife, two boys and a girl. The boat overturned as they moved downstream, likely due to overload.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clarendon
Ark
Aberdeen
White River
W. B. Moneymaker
J. M Clark
Dragged to Death After Giving Seat in Streetcar
Adrian Ferre, in New York, after offering his seat to a woman on Sixth Avenue, was dragged to death when his clothing was caught by a passing streetcar. A crowd gathered as screams rang out and police arrested the motorman.
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Adrian Ferre
New York
Sixth Avenue
Adrian Perre
Wome
Flood Conditions Hit Northern New Mexico
Floods threaten central New Mexico as the Rio Grande overruns lowlands forcing residents to higher ground. Barranca bridge swept away and Santa Fe train service halted for two days while Estansi placer water reaches top grade. Rain and melting snow foreshadow further river rises.
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Rio Grande
Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Barranca
Santa Fe Railway
Estansi Placer
Ris Grande
Chama
Pecos
Waterworks Bonds Stolen From Comptroller Office
A package containing 30000 worth of Sherman water works bonds was stolen from the comptroller's office a few days ago. The clerk discarded the package and it cannot be found.
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Waterworks
Austin
Sherman Waterworks
Comptroller’s Office
Deplorable Accident Kills 3-Year-Old in Waco
Myrtle Pyland aged three and a half was shot by her younger brother when a shotgun toppled from a corner. The contents pierced her bowels and she died instantly, a shocking sight for onlookers in Waco Texas.
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Waco
Tex
Myrtle Pyland
Vannie
Why Some Fail To Answer Questions In Gambling Probes
During ex parte examinations in gambling cases one or two persons were jailed for not answering questions. The terse note records a quiet enforcement action amid the probe, naming no specific individuals beyond the generic phrase.
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Onco
Sardis timber and railroad project financed by Memphis firm
C H Carrier and Son of Sardis Mississippi arranged with Memphis Trust Co to finance a 300000 dollar on and timber deal in Mississippi. The plan includes twenty miles of railroad east from Sardis, purchases of 25000 acres of timber land in Quitman and Panola counties, and building and equipping milling plants at Sardis for hardwood timber use. Milling plants cost about 100000 dollars.
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Memphis
C. H Carrier & Son of
Sardis
Miss
Memphis Trust Company
Mississippi
Quitman
Panola
Recorder's Good Memory Confesses Past Crime Ties to Recorder
In New York on June 12, Recorder Goff used his keen facial recall to identify a man 13 years after a prior trial. The prisoner admitted a burglary conviction and the recorder confirmed the link by comparing features, leading to a confession of a former guilty verdict.
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Recorder
New York
Recorder Goff
Nvicomer
Thunderbolt at Lake Lauderdale damages schoolhouse
A lightning bolt shattered the chimney of a distr schoolhouse at Lake Lauderdale. The fluid ran into the building injuring the teacher and nine pupils. twenty five pupils were unconscious. Eight doctors from a nearby pavilion rushed to treat the injured.
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Hossick
Lake Lauderdale
Foot Racer given Five Year Penalty in Hot Springs
A Hot Springs Gazette report says LE Hemmar known as The Honey Grove Kid was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to five years, the maximum penalty. Several other alleged foot race fakirs await trial.
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Te Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
LE Hemmar
Honey Grove
Judge Hook Named to Succeed Caldwell in Eighth District
Washington June 12 Judge Wil Mam Hook of Leavenworth Kan chosen to replace Judge Caldwell who recently resigned the Eighth district court judgeship Hook is presently a district judge and will assume duties shortly.
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Caldwell
Washington
Wil Mam
Hook
Leavenworth
Kan
Judg Caldwell
Batson Death Warrant Sets August 14 Execution Date
Governor Heard signs the death warrant for A. E. Batson of Missouri charged with murder of seven members of the Earl family in New Orleans. Execution scheduled for August 14.
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Batson
New Orleans
Heard
A. E. Batson
Missouri
Earl
San Francisco Sees Severe Earthquake Shock Thursday
A strong earthquake struck San Francisco and nearby points at 2 o'clock Thursday morning. The tremor lasted a brief moment and caused no reported damage.
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San Francisco
Sweden's Crown Prince Plans St Louis Exposition Visit
Prince Justow crown prince of Sweden and Norway announces intention to visit the St Louis exposition in June.
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St. Louis Exposition
Stockholm
Prince Justow
Crown Prince
Sweden
Norway
Serbia Tensions and Loyalist Promises Across Balkan Capitals
In Belgrade and Vienna reports circulate about Serbian succession and loyalties. Prince Alexis Karas Beorgevitch, a royal claimant’s nephew, endorses his uncle’s rule amid questions of allegiance. London confirms Russia and Austria will not intervene in Serbia’s sovereign selection, while Vienna denies Austrian monitors at Belgrade and Nish forces’ obedience to the new government, as Belgrade reports quiet throughout Serbia.
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Tetrones Toetet
Leeson
Vienna
Alexis Karas Beorgevitch
Servia
Jett Admitted Killing Brother, Mrs Johnson Testifies
Mrs Mary Johnson testified in Jackson Kentucky that Jett admitted killing her brother Jim D B Marcum. She said after his death she was overtaken by Curtis Jew and Tom White and asked Jett if he killed Jim. He replied Hargis money did it, but I fired the shot.
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White
Jackson murder case heated words from a key witness
The witnesses contest Jett's statements about the shooting. Golden recalls Jett allegedly admitting to killing Marcum while denying that he fired a shot publicly. Mrs Johnson and Maggie Combes dispute the exact meaning and wording attributed to Jett.
General Alexander McDowell McCook Dies After Illness
Retired U S Army officer General Alexander McDowell McCook died after a half hour in Dayton Ohio at his daughter Mrs Charles Craighead home on West Monument avenue. His widow and two daughters Mrs Chauncey Baker of Washington DC and Mrs Craighead were present at his bedside.
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McCook
Dayton
Alexander McDowell McCook
United States Army
Charles Craighead
West Monument Avenue
Chauncey Baker
Washington, DC
Craighead
Brooklyn Woman and Infant Die in Lamp Explosion Fire
New York June 12 Mrs Mary Trusley twenty five and her seven month old daughter were badly burned when an oil lamp exploded at their Brooklyn home. Mrs Trusley and her child leaped into the street with clothing aflame. both suffered severe burns and are not expected to survive.
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New York
Brooklyn
Mary Trusley
Trusley
Suburbs Flooded by Water From Trestle Embankment
East St. Louis suburb Landsdowne flooded by B and O embankment water at Hunter's switch. Water depths ranged from six to twenty inches as a swift torrent ran under the trestle at Lake station and spread over Wynstaney suburb.
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St. Louis
Troops Ordered to Ready at Fort Bliss for Clifton Ride
United States regulars at Fort Bliss are ordered by the war department to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to Clifton, Arizona at a moment's notice to aid in quelling any riot that may occur among the strikers.
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el Paso
United States
Fort Bliss
War Department
Clifton
Ariz
Noted Mississippi Republican Leader James Hill Dies
Gene Jackson Mississippi reports James Hill, famed Negro Republican leader and reconstruction era secretary of state, has died. He was widely known across the nation for his political work in Mississippi.
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Gene
Jackson, Miss
James Hill
Republican Party
Mississippi
Cotton Advances in New York Futures on Thursday
The market opened strong with gains from eighteen to forty five points over Thursday's close. July futures led the move, closing at 11.85 and trading as high as 12.30 amid the session rally.
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New York
Stock Exchange Seat Sold For Seventy Thousand Dollars
The sale of a seat on the stock exchange reported at 70000 dollars, down 13000 from the night record months ago and 96000 below the last sale.
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Uch
New York
Stock Exchange
Ellen Roosevelt Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Miss Ellen Roosevelt, cousin of the president, was operated on for appendicitis at her home in Poughkeepsie New York on June 12. She is reported in good condition and resting after the procedure.
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I. C Roosevelt
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ellen ©. Roosevelt
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A Lalty
Parwin & Drummond
Dorsex & Belmont
Muesel
London
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Russia
Austria
Belgrade
Nish
Serbia
Curtis Jett
James & Hartisi
THE
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Navasota
Houston
North
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Texas
Gids Grand Uni
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D. J Price
Houston & Ten Central
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Doherty
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John Wittman
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Jewel Laundry
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