Land Auction Notice in Brazos County Listings
J. W. Batts advertises multiple properties for sale near the Brazos County area. Listings include 105 acres near the courthouse with development land and pasture, several houses with yards and wells priced from 1250 to 1500 dollars, and additional lots near Allen Academy and a quarter block near the academy. Some properties rent for about 9 dollars monthly.
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Court House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Pope presides at consistory amid health rumors
Rome June 22 The consistory unfolded amid rumors of the pope ill health. He appeared in white vestments borne by aides, spoke clearly though with weakened power, and named several new cardinals including Mer Fischer Mgr Taliana Mer Cavicchoni Mer Ajuti Mer Mocella Mgr Katschthaler and Most Rev Herrog Espinosa.
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Rome
Italy
Vatican
Mer. Fischer
Cologne
Mgr
Taliana
Vienna
Mer. Cavicchoni
Congregation of the Council
Mer. Ajuti
Lisbon
Mer. Mocella
Mars
Fischer
Cavicchioni
Nocella
Noble Guard
Japanese Farmers Plan Rice Colony in Texas Belt
Japanese expert W Isomoto says his Del Rio experiment with four Japanese colonists proves successful and he will organize a colony of 100 farmers to settle on rice lands along the Southern Pacific line, hoping Louisiana and Texas rice lands will be filled by native Japanese farmers within a few years.
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New Orleans
del Rio
Tex
W. Isomoto
Texas
Southern Pacific
Isomoto
Louisiana
Starvation and Cannibalism Reported in Kwang Si Famine
Pekin June 22 famine in Kwang Si grows with an estimated 200000 starving. daily deaths. British aid from Hongkong continues. cannibalism claimed in a Japanese report with human flesh for sale. New Jersey man seeks likely heirs of James Bushnell in California ghost estate tale.
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Pekin
Kwang Si
Hongkong
New York
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
James Bushnell
California
Bushnell
UT Summer Schools Open With Strong Attendance
In Austin on June 22 the University of Texas summer schools report a diligent mix of faculty and students. A mature group of teachers attends both the normal and university courses, seeking certificates and higher scholarship in advanced study. Matriculated students reach 265, a record for the period, with expectations of 275 soon.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
University
Slow Progress in Counting Bal lots for union officers
Slow counting continues for officers of the Housesmiths and Bridgemens union with another day likely before result. Samuel Parks, walking delegate and re election candidate, is under indictment for extorting money from employers to call strikes off, with re election looking likely. John Turney confronted Miss Mary McEntree at her carriage in Montristown New Jersey and was knocked down by the whip handle.
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New York
Housesmiths and Bridgemens’ Union
Samuel Parks
Parks
John Turney
Mary McEntree
Montristown
N. J
Belgrade Prepares for Peter as Serbia Faces Demands
Belgrade awaits King Peter amid mounting foreign pressure over King Alexander and Queen Draga assassins. Russia and Austria demand punishment, while the government plans a public holiday and generous celebrations with free wine and beer as deputies arrive and ministers seek a way forward.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Draga
Peter
Geneva
Russia
Panic on Amsterdam avenue trolley injures crowd
Three people are severely hurt and a score of others bruised when a fuse failure in the trolley controller caused jets of flame on an Amsterdam avenue car. A woman head struck a pillar, another passenger broke a leg, and a child was uninjured amid chaos as passengers fled the car.
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New York
Amsterdam Avenue
Railroad disaster on North Shore kills two
San Francisco report details a North Shore railroad wreck that killed Anton Roman and M. M. Kirk as mourners returned from a funeral in Tamales. Serious injuries included Thomas Donneau ex county clerk Marine County and James Tunsted Marine County sheriff.
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San Francisco
North Shore
Anton Roman
The
Overland Monthly
M. M. Kirk
Thomas Donneau
Marine County
James Tunstead
Warren Dutton
State Dairymen’s Association
Bank of Marine County
Tamales
Waitresses Death Mystery in New York
Detectives probe Gretchen Otten's death after initial suicide claim. Autopsy shows she did not drink carbolic acid. acid damaged her eyes and scarred her face, and she was severely choked. Authorities seek a man said to be father of her child born last year for clues.
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Gretchen Otten
Four Deaths From Glanders Reported in Massachusetts
Boston reports four human glanders deaths within a month in the state. The Board of Health, fearing an epidemic, is taking measures to prevent spread and protect the public.
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Boston
Board of Health
Minor Matters Highlight Odd News From Across Regions
Fast St Louis cleanup underway. Sunday baseball halted in Nashville Alabama. A man believed John Fiett of Chippewa Ontario reportedly killed himself in St Louis. Bellville Illinois blocked a mixed marriage. Mrs Nancy Canavan of Centerville Pennsylvania killed after feeding a tramp. East St Louis fisherman nets 298 pound seven and a half foot alligator car. British motorists balk at 25000 policing cost for Ireland races. France debates restricting ex-religious order members from teaching after secularizing.
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St. Louis
Nashville
John Fiett
Chippewa, Ont
Bellville
Nancy Canavan
Centerville
Buck Coal and Coke company formed in the Territory
The Buck Coal and Coke company files articles of incorporation with the court of appeals in South McAlester on June 22. Capital stock is 1 500 000 dollars with 450 000 paid in. J A Hill of Central Trust is president. Office will be in South McAlester. Local subscribers invest, with McAlester Coal Mining as a stockholder and capitalists from St Louis New York Waterbury Conn and Enid Oklahoma among the interested parties.
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Court of Appeals
Buck Coal and Coke Company
J. A. Hill
Central Trust Company
South McAlester
McAlester Coal Mining Company
Buck
St. Louis
New York
Waterbury
Drowning At Galveston Beach Amid 5000 Excursionists
Galveston on Sunday saw a drowning tragedy as G Wells and Officer J D Proctor died in the surf. Ed Hicks survived a near drowning while among 5000 excursionists at the popular beach.
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Galveston
A G Wells
Ed Hicks
J. D. Proctor
Mr. Wells
Officer Proctor
Mr. Hicks
Oil leak sickens cows in Decatur Texas
One of the Lillard Milling company tanks leaked about seventy five barrels of fuel oil into a water branch east of Decatur. The polluted water caused a fire on the surface and made several cows very sick from drinking it.
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Decatur
Tex
Lillard Milling Company
Newspaper Man A. H. Dooley Dies in Atlanta at 63
A. H. Dooley a longtime newspaper man aged 63 died Sunday in Atlanta after moving from Indianapolis to improve his health about a year ago. He last worked for the Indianapolis Journal and had prior stints in New York and Chicago papers.
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Atlanta
A. H. Dooley
Indianapolis
Ind
Jury convicts Line Linner of first degree murder
The trial at Omaha reports Line Linner of Company I Twenty-fifth infantry found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Robert Yours at Fort Niobrara on April 17. The verdict negates capital punishment, resulting in a life imprisonment sentence under U S law.
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Omaha
Neb
Line Linner
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Robert Yours
United States
Fort Niobrara
Fourth of July Celebration Planned by City of Mexico
June 22 report notes American French and Spanish colonies preparing for their holidays. The Fourth of July celebration is expected to be more elaborate than ever, with preparations complete and the executive committee confident of success.
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City of
Mexico
Mills Contracts Awarded After Tornado Destruction
Spartanburg D C June 22 The firm G H Cutling Co Worcester Mass wins contract to rebuild Gainesville Ga cotton mills destroyed by a tornado weeks ago Thompson Co Birmingham Ala earns contract to rebuild Clifton Mills Nos 1 and 2
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Spartanburg, D. C
G. H. Cutling & Co
Worcester
Mass
Gainesville
Thompson & Co
Birmingham
Ala
Clifton Mills
Katy Fireman Dies After Wreck At Local Yards
Katy engine No 72 firefighter Arthur Reed of Katy died from injuries after a wreck at the Greenville Texas yards. Reed was severely mangled in the incident and succumbed to injuries shortly after.
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Greenville
Tex
Arthur Reed
Katy
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Marshall County
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Franklin
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Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
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