Auction notice for Brazos County land and houses
J. W. Batts advertises in office the only set of Abstract Books of Brazos County Land Titles. Listings include about 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 cultivable acres, fenced with six wires priced at 1500, plus a 1.25 acre lot near a schoolhouse with a cow cottage and well. Several houses and blocks are offered with prices from 250 to 1250, four blocks from Main Street, near Allen Academy, and near the courthouse. Rents listed at 9 dollars per month for a 4 room house priced 650 090.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Court House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Two Arkansas Bank Robbery Suspects Hanged
George Durham and Fred Underwood were hanged in Clarksville for the 1902 bank robbery and Sheriff John Powers murder. The private execution occurred at 11 o clock with twenty five witnesses. Durham and Underwood were among five men named in the case and had been pursued across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
George Durham
Fred Underwood
Clarksville
John Powers
Durham
Underwood
Arkansas
John H. Powers
Clarks Ville
John P. Dunn
James Wallace
Denver French
Smilie Joe
Wichita
Evansville
Ind
Valley Forge anniversary marked with patriotic ceremonies
The 125th anniversary of the Valley Forge evacuation was celebrated in Philadelphia with hundreds of citizens under the Valley Forge Anniversary association. Archbishop Ryan presided and Bishop Cyrus D. Foss led the invocation. Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf spoke on Patriotism and a cornerstone laying for a memorial chapel along the Valley Forge to Port Kennedy road was conducted by Bishop Whitaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatere
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Valley Forge Anniversary Association
Archbishop Ryan
Cyrus D. Foss
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. W. Sayres
Joseph Krauskopf
Veley Forge
Port Kennedy
Whitaker
Protestant Episcopal Church Presiding
Promoter Jailed Over Million Dollar Mining Scheme
Theodore Gross a mine promoter spent Thursday night in county jail after failing to post bonds and refusing to answer questions in Chancery. Richard Polson, Chicago manager of Walter Baker Co., accuses Gross of fraudulently withholding 125000 dollars in commissions from the sale of Camp Bird Mining stocks to the Venture company of London. The deal involved 3500000 dollars and dates to May 1902 with Walsh of Colorado and English investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Gross
Master J
John J Healy
Richard Polson
Walter Baker & Co. (Limited
Gross
Camp Bird Mining Company
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado Millionaire
Washington, D. C
Venture Company of
London
Grogs
Mr. Walsh
Attorney General Bell Heads to Fort Worth for Injunction Hearing
Attorney General Bell departed for Fort Worth to represent the railroad commission before the federal court in injunction proceedings brought by the Rosenbaum Grain company to bar the commission from enforcing an order that prevents the Rock Island from hauling grain to Rosenbaum. None of the commissioners accompanied Bell.
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Austin
Bell
Fort Worth
Railroad Commission
Rosenbaum Grain Company
Rock Island
Superintendent Lefevre resigns from text-book board
Austin June 19. Superintendent of Public Instruction Lefevre resigns as a member of the text-book board. He says in a letter to the governor he is disqualified due to prior interest in some books submitted by publishers. E. W. Chatfield of Abilene is appointed in his stead.
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Austin
Lefevre
E. W. Chatfield
Abilene
Texas Frontier Defense Claim It Heads to Talks
Captain Ferg Kyle met with Governor Lanham to discuss a Texas federal dispute over 400000 dollars owed for frontier protection. The claim concerns expenditures from state defense efforts and seeks resolution with the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ferg Kyle
Lanham
Texas
Doctor Fatally Injured in Runaway Near Austin
Dr. W. F. Simcock of Palestine was severely injured when his carriage ran away near Austin. The vehicle was crushed and he struck his head, likely causing fatal injuries.
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Austin
W. F. Simcock
Palestine
Forney murder case involves Hanna and Giles
In Forney Texas Josephine Hanna and her infant were found dead. James Hanna husband is charged with murder. Beulah Giles the stepdaughter testifies against him and Beulah supplies sworn testimony. The crime involved a stabbing of Josephine while asleep and the infant strangled as blood spurted. The pair were taken to Kaufman for custody.
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Forney
Tex
Josephine Hanna
James Hanna
Beulah Giles
Josephine Giles
Kaufman
Hanna
Rockwall County
Baylor University Absorbs Dallas Medical College
Waco reports the transfer of Dallas Medical College to Baylor University. Baylor authorities locate the Baylor University Medical College in Dallas by acquiring the medical department of the University of Dallas with all its property and goodwill.
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Waco
Dallas Medical College
Baylor University
Baylor University Medical College
Dallas
University of Dallas
San Marcial Flood Deepens. Homes Abandoned
Water rises several feet in the lower San Marcial area at El Paso. Several small business houses damaged by the flood and most inhabitants have left their homes. Farmers face large losses from the rising waters.
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el Paso
San Marcial
Bryan's Story of Treatment in Mexico
R B Bryan and wife reported arrival in Aberdeen Washington after six months in Mexico where they claim officials at Guaymas treated men and women scandalously. They describe quarantine experiences and a British man found dead with a bullet wound, saying the affair was shown to American and British consuls before action.
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Tacoma
Wash
R. B. Bryan
Aberdeen
Mexico
Bryan
Guaymas
Alamos
Topolobampo
Mazatlan
Outlaws Hold Up Hundred In Guthrie Wood
In Guthrie Oklahoma on June 19 three outlaws led by Ben Cravens robbed about 100 travelers in a country wood. They stopped searched and stripped valuables then marched victims a half mile and guarded them. About $800 and nine horses were taken before victims released at dark. A Texas ranger named David Ware was among the prisoners. A posse pursues Cravens whoescaped from Kansas penitentiary three years ago.
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Guthrie
Okla
Ben Cravens
David Ware
Texas
Cravens
Kansas Penitentiary
Freight Handlers Strike in Kansas City Rail Yards
All freight handlers at the St. Louis and San Francisco and Burlington and Rock Island depots quit Thursday afternoon in Kansas City due to wage demands near 25 percent. About 400 men are out, with Santa Fe workers striking earlier. Railroads planned replacements, but yard limits and flood disruption hamper operations.
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Kansas City, Mo
St. Louis and
San Francisco Railway
Burlington and
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Uncle Andy J. Culwell Organized North Texas Methodists
Uncle Andy J. Culwell who organized the first Methodist church in north Texas died in Weston at White's Chapel. He organized in 1845 and was 87. He took part in several skirmishes with Native Americans.
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Weston
Tex
Andy J. Culwell
Texas
White's Chapel
Dallas Man Killed in Train Collision on Eads Bridge
An east bound Big Four Passenger train struck the rear of an Illinois Central train near the Illinois side of the Eads bridge. J L Dodge of Dallas Texas in charge of an express car carrying race horses was instantly killed. Thirteen trotters were so maimed they had to be killed. Robin, with a 2 09 record, was killed.
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St. Louis
Illinois
Eads Bridge
J L. Dodge
Dallas
Tex
Robin
Trio of Black Men Convicted in Farrow Family Attack
In Maysville Kentucky on June 19 a jury tried three African American men for murderously assaulting the Farrow family with troops keeping a crowd at bay. Sanders testified he led the group and confessed to involvement in a buggy ride to the Farrow farm. Mann and Morris were found guilty of shooting with intent to kill and each sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
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Maysville
Farrow
Sanders
Morris
Mann
Baseball scores from Texas and Southern leagues
In Dallas Fort Worth the Dallas team 0 Corsicana 7 Paris 0. Southern League Little Rock 14 Memphis 6. Nashville 3 Montgomery 0. Atlanta 2 Birmingham 0. New Orleans 2 Shreveport 0.
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Dallas—Fort Worth
Dallas
Corsicana
Paris
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Montgomery
Atlanta
Birmingham
Baseball Score Fragments From Early Games
Partial box scores from early American League games show New York at Chicago with 1 run, Boston scoring 7 at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Cincinnati with ax noted and a 2 2 score for Philadelphia, and Cleveland tallying 5 for Boston.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Desperate clash with U S marshals in Vinita Territory
Four deputy Marshals and a band of full blood Cherokee Indians clashed in Speornaw hills as they tried to arrest Charley Wickisle and three others on warrants for assault to kill. A volley of about a hundred shots rang out. deputy Vaden Wicket was wounded in the arm and the officers retreated, leaving the full bloods in control.
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Vinita
I. T
United States
Speornaw Hills
Charley Wickisle
Vaden Wicket
Harvard Beats Yale 5-2 Before 10000 In Cambridge
Harvard defeated Yale 5 to 2 on Soldiers Field in Cambridge in front of about 10 000 spectators. The game featured brilliant plays and strong performances from both sides.
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Cambridge, Conn
Harvard
Yale
Soldiers’ Field
Government Has the Right to Complete Galveston Work
Attorney General Knox advised the Navy Department that he will issue an opinion supporting Rear Admiral Bowles that the government may finish the Galveston new building at the Trigg shipyard in Richmond even if it requires a show of force.
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Washington
Knox
Navy Department
Bowles
Galveston
Trigg
Richmond
Son Held Without Bail In Father’s Murder
Eli Julian arrested at Bennington on a murder charge against his father Solomon Julian, a Choctaw nation resident. He faced a hearing and is remanded without bail. Mrs Juligan, widow of the slain man, was detained but released after proving no connection to the crime.
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Ardmore
I. T
Eli Julian
Bennington
Solomon Julian
Juligan
Genera Electric sues over wide patent infringement claim
An attachment for 50 million dollars was filed in the U S circuit court against Genera Electric by counsel for S F Van Choate of Boston alleging infringement of several inventions. The attachment accompanies a damages suit entered by Van Choate.
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Boston
United States
Genera Electric Company
F. VanChoate
van Choate
Number of Dead So Far in Heppner Flood
The flood in Heppner Oregon has produced 153 recovered bodies to date. Fifteen more were found along Willow Creek on Thursday. The missing are numbered around 35 to 60. A list of valises and trunks shows fifteen to twenty transients perished in the flood.
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Heppner
Ore
Willow Creek
Pennsylvania Wabash Amicable Toll Reach Tide Water
Philadelphia June 19 railroad officials call ridiculous the report of an amicable arrangement enabling the Wabash to reach tide water over roads controlled by the Pennsylvania company.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Wabash
Pennsylvania Company
Capture Ends Webb City Express Robbery Duo
Joplin Missouri June 1 two men identified as Bud Fair and Frank Ellis robbed the Adams Express company at Webb City of 2000 dollars consigned to the Carterville bank. They were captured in the woods three miles from Joplin after a chase and the money recovered.
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Joplin
Bud Fair
Frank Ellis
Adams Express Company
Webb City
Carterville
Chase
Consideration Postponed on Irish Land Bill in London
The Irish land bill debate in London was postponed to June 29. Oklahoma’s total property valuation is listed at 77,000,990 dollars.
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London
Oklahoma
Injunction Blocks Galveston Cruiser Launch in Richmond
Judge Grinnan of the Richmond chancery court issued an injunction restraining Lieutenants Theiss and Crosbeck of the U S Navy from proceeding toward launching the cruiser Galveston under construction at the Trigg ship yards here.
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Richmond
Via
Grinnan
Richmond Chancery Court
Theiss and Crosbeck
United States Navy
Galveston
Trigg Ship Yards
Kimball Postmaster Named Temporary Superintendent
Edward E. Kimball, chief clerk of the money order system, designated by the postmaster general to act temporarily as superintendent of Kimball. He will succeed James T. Metcalf who was removed on charges of indiscretion in contract matters.
Arrest of Wallingford in Denison for Geyer murder and robbery
A telegram to Chief Price Kelly reports the arrest at Denison Texas of Mies Wallingford on alleged complicity in the murder and robbery of George Geyer near Alton Illinois a week earlier.
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Columbus
Price Kelly
Denison
Tex
Mies Wallingford
Geo. Geyer
Alton
Ill
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Jeff D
Franklin’s Market
J. W. Batts
Geo. W. Smith
East City National Bank
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwood
Darwin & Drummond
Fred
Sive Mining
Hanna Helo
Chita
Medical Branch
James & Hart
T the
Houston
Texas Central
Kingsland, Llano, Lampasas Marlin and
Wootan Walls
M. L. Robbins
Houston, Texas
Wa. Doherty
Kansas City
First Methodist Church
New Orleans
Shreveport
National League
Erately
CIE Eise A
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros
Cole Bros
Thos
Ats
THE
Texas Railroad
Fr. Worth
Gajggston
Marlin
Calvert, Bruary Navasota
Nort
South Texas
Noth
L. Trice
D. J Price
Mgr
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