Diverse city real estate listings with varied parcels
The notice lists multiple properties for sale in town including a south block near Allen Academy with price 550 and about 1.25 acres near the schoolhouse, a six room house with one or two lots, a brick cistern, the M. B. Cole home place priced at 1600, a 300 acre Brazos Bottom farm at 20 per acre, and the Otto Boehme property frontage. Also mentions railroad front and other city properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Academy
M. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom
Otto Boehme
Women and Jewels and a Cough Syrup Pitch
An old advertisement urges women to value health over jewels and promotes Dr. Bosch ee’s German Syrup as a reliable remedy for coughs colds and bronchial troubles. It claims the syrup can arrest early consumption and heal lungs and bronchial tubes and notes availability at Wilson Jenkins Drug Co in Bryan along with Green's Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Cos
Bryan
Green
Lumberman's Convention Travel Deals to Houston 1902
The Houston and Texas Central Railroad offers round trip reduced fares for Lumbermen's Convention in Houston April 8 to 10 1902. Sale dates April 6 and 7 with tickets valid to depart Houston by April 12. A Lumberman's Special to Mexico City departs April 10 at 11 15 p m via Sunset Route stopping at Republic points. Contacts Carl F Drake Austin Texas and M L Robbins Houston Texas for details.
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Houston
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Mexico City
Republic
Carl F. Drake
Austin Tex
M. L. Robbins
T. J. Anderson
G. P
Tex
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Refund If Not Cured
An advertisement urges relief for chills malaria and dyspepsia in four days with Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Price 50 cents for a four package supply. Remember the name Rex Dyspepsia Tablet M. UW. James.
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James
City election ordered for Bryan officers in April
Be it ordained by the City Council that the election of Mayor and two council members will be held at City Hall in Bryan on the first Tuesday in April. Voters will follow city charter ordinances and state election laws. Signed by Mayor J. B. Mooring and City Secretary G. M. Spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bryan
Mooring
G. M. Spell
Gott
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted by Bryan Drugstore
Retail ad touts Rex Dyspepsia Tablets as the fairest offer to sufferers of dyspepsia with a money back promise if not cured. Package contains four tablets and sells for 50 cents at M. H. Jamer, leading druggist in Bryan, Texas.
Snowbound Passengers Reach St Paul After Winnipeg Snowblock
Three hundred Great Northern passengers from points west of the Eastern Montana line plus 20 tons of mail matter and numerous baggage cars were snowbound in North Dakota since Friday. They finally reached St Paul, sharing frontier privations and stories of the storm. Two brakemen braved drifts to fetch fuel after coal lines failed.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Montana
North Dakota
Stanley
S. D
Williston
Resolutions Kill Schley Controversy Concurrence Adopted
Washington March 21 The House naval affairs committee approved by 7 to 4 a resolution concurring with President Roosevelts conclusions to end the Schley controversy and indefinitely postpone all related bills and resolutions. A separate favorable report on Admiral Schleys thanks failed 4 to 7 along party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Roosevelt
Schley
Och
Mudd
Congress
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Gould Lines Purchases 11 Acres for New Terminal Facilities
In St Louis on March 21 Gould lines acquire 11 acres in south St Louis to expand terminal capacity. The move follows years of inadequate Iron Mountain facilities and riverfront congestion. Purchase valued near 100000 dollars. land to be used for outer yard tracks and improved railoperations.
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St. Louis
South St. Louis
Gould Lines
Iron Mountain
Seawall Bond Passes in Galveston by Wide Margin
Official totals from 15 city precincts show 2650 for the sea wall bond tax and 3 against, versus a two thirds requirement of 2146. County reports add 3085 in favor and 21 opposed from twelve of fourteen precincts, with celebrations held Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Sea Wall
Forced to Close Mines
The railroad commission order shutting the Texas Coal and Fuel company mines on the Weatherford Mineral Wells and Northwestern line leaves 160 men unemployed as mines close and freight trains are abandoned. If conditions persist, both the railroad and mines may shutter operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Railroad Commission
Texas Coal and Fuel Company
Weatherford, Mineral Wells and
Northwestern
Quarantine Proclamation Extends Gulf and Border Bounds
Gov Sayers issues annual quarantine for gulf coast and Rio Grande border against vessels persons and things from places with yellow fever smallpox bubonic plague or cholera. Effective April 15, 15 days later than prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Sayers
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande
Six Hundred Refrigerator Cars for Fort Worth
Samuel Robbins and George McRoberts, Chicago directors of the Fort Worth Stockyards Co., announce 600 refrigerating cars are being built for the Fort Worth end of the company's business. Robbins is general manager of Armour Car and McRoberts works in Armour & Co.'s financial department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Samuel Robbins
George McRoberts
Chicago
Hayti Crisis Escalates as Arrests Persist
In Port au Prince on March 21 the political situation remains critical. Authorities report ongoing arrests and say key prisoners are being moved onto the Haytien warship Crete Periot. They believe disturbances will be quelled before reaching revolutionary stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Crete Periot
Boy 15 Convicted of Murder in Sherman
Willie Smith aged 15 found guilty of murdering a companion at a colored Christmas tree entertainment on December 24. The court sentenced him to five years in the state reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Tex
Willie Smith
State Reformatory
Deed of trust filed for Hillsboro merchant D Brinn
Hillsboro Texas March 21 D Brinn has filed a deed of trust for his creditors with J A Mc Fadden as trustee. Brinn has conducted business about 20 years and was regarded as a strong merchant in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Tex
D. Brinn
J. A. McFadden
Hail Storm Ravages Giddings Texas Crops
A disastrous hailstorm hit Giddings Texas on Thursday March 21 with hail up to four dollars in size for ten minutes. The storm ruined all crops in the area.
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Giddings
Gidden
Tex
Objections Trigger Row Over Omnibus Claims Bill
Washington March 21 Mahon seeks unanimous consent to non concur Senate amendments to the omnibus claims bill and send to conference Payne objects warning conferees could adopt a privileged report with large appropriations Mahon retaliates by opposing non concurrence on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill sending it to conference
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Washington
House
Mahon
Committee On Claims
Senate
Payne
Majority
Colorado Resolution Seeks U S Intervention in Boer War
Senate Asia morning session includes Teller of Colorado presenting Colorado legislature resolutions asking the United States to offer good offices to end the British and Boer conflict. Resolutions are referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
Colorado
United States
Committee On Foreign Relations
Botanist Mrs. Mary L. Pulsifer Ames Dies in San Jose
Mary L. Pulsifer Ames world renowned botanist and Royal Austrian directory honoree dies at 57 in San Jose California. Her home country plants commemorate her memory. An alumna of Notre Dame College she left valuable plant books and stones to the college and spent her final days in classification work.
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San Jose
Cal
Mary L. Pulsifer Ames
Royal Botanical Directory of
Austria
College of Notre Dame
Indictments for Civil Service Violations in Louisville
Federal grand jury returns indictments against former Internal Revenue Collector Charles F. Sapp, assignment clerk Leonard Parsons, and Joseph Potoning. Bail set at 1000 dollars for each. no arrests yet, caps held by officers. Charges allege violation of civil service regulations.
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Louisville
Internal Revenue
Charles F. Sapp
Leonard Parsons
Sapp
Joseph Potoning
Patrick Trial Nears End in Rice Murder Case
In New York on March 21 the prosecution has closed rebuttal in the murder trial of A. T. Patrick and court adjourned to Monday for defense addresses. Tuesday and Wednesday will be the prosecution and Recorder Golf to sum up respectively.
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Patrick
New York
A. T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Recorder Golf
El la Hawdon Dies in Brooklyn at Nearly Century Mark
Mrs. Ella Hawdon, who would have reached 100 next spring, died at her Brooklyn home. A Civil War nurse, she served with General Grant and generals Sherman Sheridan and was present at the Wilderness Shiloh and Vicksburg sieges.
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New York
Ella Hawdon
Brooklyn
Three St. Louis Trust Firms Consolidate Into Colonial Trust
Three of the largest St Louis trust companies Colonial Missouri and Germania merge under one management with 7 million dollars working capital. The new entity will be called the Colonial Trust Company and Clark H Sampson becomes president.
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St. Louis
Colonial
Missouri
Germania
Colonial Trust Company
Clark H. Sampson
Breweries Aim to Recover Penalties After Supreme Court Ruling
Report says domestic and foreign breweries that pleaded guilty to anti trust violations and paid $97,000 in penalties will seek recovery following the U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring the Illinois anti trust act unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
United States Supreme Court
Shannon Lass Wins Grand National Steeplechase in Liverpool
The Grand National steeplechase at Liverpool on March 21 was won by Shannon Lass with Matthew second and Manifesto third. Twenty-one horses ran in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Shannon Lass
Matthew
Manifesto
Rhodes' Condition Edges Toward Improvement
Cape Town reports Cecil Rhodes showing a slight improvement in health conditions as of March 21, with officials noting steady progress and cautious optimism about his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Amendments Defeated on River and Harbor Bill Progress
The river and harbor bill advanced slowly with only 30 of 80 pages tackled as amendments were defeated. North Carolina and Louisiana members urged funding for Havana harbor and Sabine Lake. both measures failed. Mississippi and others pressed for Tombigbee and Cape Fear improvements, but were also rejected. The Senate continued consideration of the president’s protection bill with a vote on pending amendments slated for 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Bellamy
North Carolina
Crumpacker
Robertson
Louisiana
Havana Harbor
Cooper
Texas
Sabine Lake
Beaumont
Candler
Mississippi
John Allen
Cape Fear
Wilmington
Tennessee
Kentucky
Senate
United States
Government to list imported articles with acids for ban
Washington March 21 The department of agriculture will prepare a list of articles imported into the United States containing thoracic and other acids. This step follows the German prohibition on meats with boracic acid and seeks to bar such products through cooperation with the state department. Secretary Wilson instructed Dr. Wiley to compile the list at once.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Wiley
State Department
Texas Banks Show Higher Reserve And Loans Gain
The national banks of Texas excluding Houston report a 31.66 percent average reserve on Feb 25, up from 24.95 percent on Dec 10. Loans and discounts rise to 67,391,843, gold coin to 2,510,943, total specie to 5,130,221, lawful money reserve to 8,494,015, and individual deposits to 74,561,246.
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Washington
National Banks of
Texas
Houston
Batson Pleads Not Guilty In Earl Family Murder Case
A. E. Batson appeared in Lake Charles district court and pleaded not guilty to the murder indictment of the Earl family. He was remanded to jail to await trial likely the week of April 14, with a special petit jury ordered for that date. Batson showed no nervousness during arraignment.
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Lake Charles
A. E. Batson
Earl
Batson
Boy Accidentally Killed in Ferris Tex River Bottom
Bailey Carpenter, 14, son of John Carpenter, a farmer east of Ferris, was killed Wednesday morning when his companion’s foot struck the gun hammer during a river bottom camping trip. The discharged load struck Carpenter in the head.
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Ferris
Tex
Bailey Carpenter
John Carpenter
Carpenter
Fugitives Captured After Nine Year Stage Robbery
Postoffice Inspector A. P. Frederick of Denver and City Detective George Harrold of El Paso return from Mexico with Charles Gilbert Webb who was wanted at Houston Idaho to answer an indictment for a stage robbery nine years ago. Government detectives had tracked the fugitive since the crime.
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el Paso
Tex
Postoffice
A. P. Frederick
Denver
George Harrold
Mexico
Charles Gilbert Webb
Houston
Idaho
Reinstatement Requests Denied at Jockey Club Meeting
All applications lodged with the steward of the Jockey Club for reinstatement of owners trainers jockeys and horses disqualified for racing at the Charleston meeting were denied at the present meeting held today in New York on March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Jockey Club
Charleston
Postmaster Walter LaGrone Found Dead in Friendship
Found dead in bed at his home in Friendship Texas Walter LaGrone the Friendship postmaster was discovered about 10 miles from Longview on March 21. The report notes the circumstances of the death at the residence.
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Longview
Tex
Walter LaGrone
Friendship
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DeWitt’s
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Lumberman’s Convention
M. H. Jamer
House Committee
Maryland
Gould
Mre Eila Hawdon
Paris
Doakville
I. T
Latham
Antlers
John Witman
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Bsbobgs
Mark
Bryan, Texas
Nabors Bros
Nabors Brothers
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