Brazos County Abstract Books and Town Lots for Sale
J W Batts offers Brazos County land titles in abstract books. Properties include about 105 acres near the courthouse, 26 acres near schoolhouse, a four block distance brick house with cistern priced 1250, a quarter block near Allen Academy at 250, half block near Allen Academy at 5000, several schoolhouse lots at 1000 each, 13 acres with 4 room house at 1000, another 4 room house at 650, and a north town quarter block with 4 room house at 525. Terms easy.
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Court House
Schos
Snall
Qn Street
Allen Academy
Bryan City Secretary and Official Candidacy Announcements
The Eagle announces A. L. DMNNICA W. R. JOHNSTON and W. M. SPELL as City Secretary candidates for Bryan at the April city election. W. J. ROBERTS and T. P. BOYETT are named for City Marshal. T. C. SHELBURNE is listed, and ROGER T. BOYLE runs for Alderman. J. B. PRIDDY also listed for Bryan in April.
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A. L
Dmnnica
Bryan
Eagle
W. R. Johnston
W. M. Spell
W. J. Roberts
T. P. Boyett
T. C. Shelburne
Roger T. Boyle
City of
The
J.B. Priddy
Sale of Farm and Land Parcels in Various Locations
Public sale listing offers multiple tracts including 69 acres on Wixon Creek known as Pearson place, 49 acres cultivated, 1100 acres creek bottom land with six tenant houses, 400 acres cultivation, and 150 acres in Reliance settlement with house and outbuildings. Prices range from 10 per acre to 1200 for a wellWatered tract. terms vary. Many parcels targeted to colored buyers and west of Brazos river trade option noted.
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Wixon Creek
Pearson Place
Brazos River
Reliance
Bob Johnson
Two River Disasters Strike New Orleans Area
High water and rough seas sink a 28-barge coal tow from the steamer Joseph D Williams near Lake Providence. The Valley Queen, a New Orleans Vicksburg packet, burns to the waterline at Bruinsboro with crew and passengers escaping. Total losses estimated at $100,000 with 28,000 tons of coal and 1,000 bales of cotton plus 1200 sacks of seed aboard. Tennessee River crest reaches thirty one feet with widespread flooding but limited damage.
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New Orleans
Pittsburg
Joseph D. Williams
Lake Providence
John Cameron
Vicksburg
Monongahela River
Gale Renewed Off British Isles Causes Vessels to Seek Shelter
The gale continued Saturday night into Sunday across the British Isles with reduced violence. Vessels took refuge in ports after being battered by the storm and some have gone ashore. Wreckage sighted off Northumberland hints at the Cambrian Prince wreck with Captain Owens en route Coquimbo to Middlesboro. Pharsalia endured a fierce voyage from Boston to Leith, suffering hull damage, a broken captain’s ribs, crew injuries, and forced entry to Queenstown after storm offshore St. John.
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London
British Isles
Northumberland
Cambrian Prince
Owens
Coquimbo
Middlesboro
Queenstown
Ireland
Cork
Boston
Leith
St. John
N. B
St. Johns
Jehu Baker Dead Former Illinois Congressman Dies
Jehu Baker, former Illinois congressman, died at his Bellville home aged 80 after paralysis. He served in the thirty-ninth fortieth and fiftieth congresses as a Republican and in the fifty-fifth as a Democrat and Populist. Baker never funded liquor or reimbursed campaign expenses. In Philadelphia General William Farrar Smith known as Baldy Smith, Civil War figure, died at his home reducing living Civil War corps commanders to four.
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Illinois
Bellville
Jehu Baker
Kentucky
Baker
Philadelphia
William Farrar Smith
Baldy Smith
Smith
End of Colorado Southern strike in machine shops
General Manager Herbert of the Colorado and Southern says the strike at the company machine shops in several cities is ended for his railroad. He will not consider future requests from the strikers or their representatives. The strikers claim only slight defections from their ranks and vow to keep the fight going to a finish.
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Denver
Herbert
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Eulogies in Senate for Deceased House Members
The senate spent three hours Sunday in eulogies for four dead house members: Peter J. Otey of Virginia and James Moody of North Carolina were honored, with speakers including Martin Callinger Perkns Clay and Daniel among others. Resolutions of regret were adopted.
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Washington
Senate
House
Messrs
Martin
Callinger
N. M
Perkns
Cal
Clay
Daniel
Virginia
Peter J. Otey
Messrs. Pritchard
North Carolina
Mallory
Florida
Jas. Moody
Messrs. Dolliver
Iowa
Burton
Kansas
Allison
Turner
Mitchell
Oregon
Perkins
California
Dubois
Idaho
Simon
Rising Mississippi Flood Threat Prompts Mass Evacuations
Memphis reports the Mississippi river at thirty four feet two tenths, above danger by a foot two tenths as Ohio Tennessee and Cumberland river flows risk a further rise. Arkansas lowlands flood, farmers flee, stock moved to high ground. London warns of severe Channel seas and damages with fatalities. Topeka notes a wage increase for the AT&SF railway workers by 12 to 15 percent.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Arkansas
Ohio
Tennessee
Cumberland
Topeka
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Francis Heads to Paris for Paris Exposition Mission
London reports President Francis of the St. Louis exposition leaves for Paris after a telegram from M Legrave urging a visit and noting President Loubet wishes to meet him. He plans to see Madrid and Berlin with an intended audience with the German emperor on March 9. He hopes to sail from Bremen March 10 aboard the Kron Prinz Wilhelm to New York.
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London
Francis
Paris
M. Legrave
Loubet
Madrid
Berlin
Bremen
New York
Booth Concludes Five Month U S Visit with Farewell Meetings
General William Booth head of the Salvation Army presided at three farewell meetings in the Academy of Music New York marking the close of his five months visit to the United States during which he spoke in fifty two cities He announced plans for an international university to train rescuers of humanity.
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New York
Wiliam Booth
Salvation Army
Academy of Music
Booth
Train Incident Claims Flag Man Near Memphis
Memphis report says four miles south of the city on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley line a rear end collision between an engine and a combination train killed flag man Luther W. Wynne. Several passengers were badly shaken but not seriously hurt.
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Memphis
Here
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Luther W. Wynne
Chicago Murders and Texas Accident Report
Chicago on March 3 reports Otto Benson fatally shot in an attempted saloon hold up and Joe Driscoll wounded. In Eufaula a marshal killed Piggy Post when Peggy Post tried to draw a weapon. Webb McPherson dies after a hunting accident seven miles north of Savoy Texas. A Mexican woman with four daughters, home in Houston, held for investigation at Eagle Pass. Oklahoma City closes all saloons for the first time in years.
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Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Otto Benson
Joe Driscoll
Eufaula
Peggy Post
Webb McPherson
Savoy Fannin County
Texas
McPherson
Houston
Eagle Pass
Tex
Oklahoma City
Railway switchman James Hess found dead in cattle car
Purcell report says James Hess a railway switchman formerly with Santa Fe yards recently transferred to Arkansas City Kan was found dead in a cattle car that arrived Sunday morning. He had been shot through the heart and appeared to have been dead for hours his pockets rifled and shoes off, flagging a possible robbery and foul play.
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Purcell
I. T
James Hess
Santa Fe
Arkansas City
Kan
Potter case settled union allows Potter to work
The Painters' union abandons its position and William Potter may return to work as a union painter while remaining a militia member. In Santiago de Chile three candidates contested a seat in the general elections amid strong order character, with results not yet available.
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Schenectady, N. Y
Potter
Painters’ Union
William Potter
Santiago de Chile
Assisted in Rebuilding Chicago Veteran Dies at Home
March 2 report notes Wilson K. Nixon, a longtime helper in the Chicago rebuilding effort after the great fire, died at his home at seventy seven. The column recalls his role in the reconstruction campaign and his age at death.
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Chicago
Wilson K. Nixon
Princess Louise at Linden Vienna March 2
Princess Louise of Saxony arrives in Vienna at Linden Forst near Lake Constance where she will stay with her mother at Lindau Chateau to visit her child.
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Vienna
Saxony
Lake
Constance
Sie
Lindaw
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Nabors
RAF
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Monroe Edge
C.B. Francis
McGee's Feed Store
Main Street
Ww. C. Fountain
Shavin
Earlo
East City National Bank
W. F. Taliaferro
Bryan, Texas
Wilson &Renkins Drug Store
W. H. Oliver
Wilson & Jenkins Drug Store
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee River
Baldy” Smith
Colorado Southern
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Pacific Coast Express
Cincinnati
F. B. Morse
M. L, Robbins
Gen. Pass
Tkt. Agt
Houston, Texas
T. J. Anderson
Asst, G.P
T A
Brooviae
Wt & Sa Ae We
Egdpion
Eupion
As Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
John Wittman
The_ Tailor
Ipos
Mississippi River
English Channel
Bryan Iee
Storage & Coal Co
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Geo. W. Smith
DORSE
Belmont, Props
Iam
Fair Grounds
M. Ll. Moore
Union
Chicare
Princess Louise
Linden
M. P. Exline Co
Dallas, Texas
South
Bryan Eagle
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