Real estate listings around Allen Academy area
Property notes describe several local listings including south block by Allen Academy with a 550 price on about 1.25 acres near a schoolhouse, a six room house with one or two lots, brick cisterns, and a cottage or tenant house. Also 800 acre Brazos Bottom farm at 20 per acre with tract sales, and several city parcels including the N B Cole home place at 1600.00 with 2.5 lots and a large two story Ed Pochila residence plus other city properties.
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Allen Academy
Main Street
N. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom
Otto Boehme
Ed Pochila
Fierce bout ends in KO at Empire Athletic Club
Weinig of Buffalo faces a brutal defeat to Joe Choynski of Chicago in the sixth round at the Empire Athletic Club. Weinig endured repeated knockdowns and a dazed state before the referee counted him out, after a contested clash that had the crowd in a frenzy.
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Louisville
al Weinig
Buffalo
Joe Choynski
Chicago
Empire Athletic Club
Weinig
Choynski
Beinig
Combine Against Packers Drives Market Stock Halt
Denver and Chicago dispatches report widespread orders to halt stock shipments to major markets. Commission men in Denver wire customers not to ship cattle hogs or sheep to Denver Kansas City Omaha or Chicago. The action aims to curb price declines as packers raise meat prices. In Chicago District Attorney Bethea and William A Day complete the injunction bill to curb unlawful price fixing by packers and Day heads to Washington to present documents to Attorney General Knox.
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Denver
Tech
West
Kansas City
Omaha
Chicago
Bethea
William A. Day
Day
Washington
Knox
New York
Roosevelt speech closes SHR congress at New Willard Hotel
Nearly 400 attended a banquet closing the annual congress of the Sons of the American Revolution at the New Willard hotel in Washington. President Roosevelt delivered remarks focusing on the army and navy and the flag, as Edwin N. Warfield of Maryland was elected president.
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Washington
New Willard Hotel
Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution
Roosevelt
Edwin N. Warfield
Maryland
Frisco switchman killed in Fort Smith yard incident
Tom Appleby, a Frisco switchman in Fort Smith Arkansas, was fatally crushed after falling from a moving engine. He died three hours later from injuries including crushed feet and arm. Authorities suspect dizziness from cigarette use caused the fall on May 3.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Tom Appleby
Boy in Bremond Fatally Wounds Self in Tree Shooting
A 15 year old boy named Hammond accidentally shot himself near Bremond Texas while climbing a tree with a target rifle. The hammer struck something causing the gun to discharge and the ball hit his hip then traveled upward. He returned home and died a few hours later.
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Bremond
Tex
Hammond
Ports reopen for trade under cholera rules in Philippines
Manila records 703 cases and 554 deaths while provinces report 2000 cases and 1473 deaths as cholera spreads. Trade resumes at Batan gas and Laguna ports but remains subject to health regulations.
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Manila
Batangas
Laguna
Mrs Mary Roberts Found Guilty in Husband’s Killing
In Paris Texas on May 3 Mrs Mary Roberts was convicted of second degree murder for the slaying of her husband known as Uncle Jackie Roberts near Maxey last year. She received a seven year penitentiary sentence.
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Paris
Tex
Mary Roberts
Jackie” Roberts
Maxey
Des Moines Tornadoes Strike Three Iowa Counties
Three tornadoes swept through three central Iowa counties Thursday night injuring 12 people and causing more than 50000 dollars in property and crop damage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sunk barges load steel rails after steamer mis hap
Memphis May 3. A mishap involving the steamer J. B. Finley from Pittsburg near Friar's Point Mississippi caused coal barges and two other barges loaded with steel rails to sink. The loss is expected to be heavy.
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Memphis
J. B. Finley
Pittsburg
Friar’s Point
Misa
Rankin Acquitted in Ike Boyd Murder Case
Corsicana Texas May 3 The jury found W O Rankin not guilty in the murder of Ike Boyd after trial verdict.
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Corsicana
Tex
W. O. Rankin
Ike Boyd
Water cure testimony before senate on Philippines torture
F H Hallock of Boston testified about the water cure in Panay province Philippines. He described natives tortured at Leon to extract information about Private O Hearn who was killed and roasted. Hallock said Captain Glen and Captain Gregg led the scouting party and that the torture occurred on August 21 and 23, 1900.
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Washington
F. H. Hallock
Boston
Mass
Senate Committee On Philippines
Philippines
Hallock
Leon
Panay
O’hearn
San Jose Scale Threat Prompted by Lady Bug Aid
Washington reports the agriculture department plans a national fight against the San Jose scale using lady bugs from China. Assistant Botanist Marlat returned with a supply. only 16 survived, and 14 later died. Experts hope natural enemies will curb the pest though total extermination is unlikely.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
San Jose
China
Marlat
Orient
Miss Mamie Connolly Sues Over Photo Use in New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 3 Miss Mamie Connolly filed a $10,000 damages suit in civil district court against photographer Frank B. Moore hotel operator A. B. Blakely and the Mobile and Ohio railroad. She alleges Moore authorized use of her photograph without consent in advertising material. Moore counters that he chose Connolly as the "typical Creole girl" because she was the prettiest known to him.
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New Orleans
Mamie Connolly
Moore
Miss Connolly
Mexican government declines U S surrender request on Kratz
Washington reports the Mexican government refused the U S demand to surrender Charles Kratz ex councilman of St Louis on bribery charges. He is held at Guadalajara with provisional detention for eight days while the request is considered and may be discharged and go unpunished.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Charles Kratz
St. Louis
Guadalajara
Kratz
Mexico
Postponement Amendment Details for Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The postponement amendment authorizes dedicating the exposition buildings on April 30, 1903, opening to visitors on May 1, 1904, and closing not later than December 1. It also authorizes a souvenir coinage of 250,000 in gold dollars, to be part of the five million dollar congressional appropriation for the fair.
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Washington
Paderewski's US visit yields large earnings report
News in brief notes Paderewski earned $125000 in this country before returning home. Beaumont lumber mills face high demand while Denver and Omaha incidents report suicides and fatalities. Fire damages hit Norfolk and Terrell yards as Carnegie library cornerstone is laid in Houston.
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M. H. James & CO
THE
Equitable Life Insurance
RE. T. Boyle
Bryan, Texas
Box
Carrizo Springs
Bryan
E. B. Lomax
International
Great Northern Railroad
Longview
Laredo
Austin
San Antonio
Objective
D. C. Demaret
al. Nne
D. J. Price
Sident antGen
Bupt
Agen
DeWitt
E. G. DeWitt 4 Co
Henderson & Nall
City Market
John W. Hicks
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
W. A. Watkins
City Hall
Texas
Packers
Sons of American Revolution
Boy
Snes
Houston
Texas Central
Dallas, Austin, Waco, FT. Worth
Denison
Houston, Corsicana
Washington and
Burleson Streets
Sax
Baptist Church
Southern Pacific
Gasunsat
GON
WES
EAS
M. L. Robbins
Paderewski
Beaumont
Henry Shaw
Webb City
Daniel G. Reid
Tin Plate Company
Cardiff
Wales
Sale
John L. Kingsbury
Colo
Andrew F. Haas
Livestock Commission
Norfolk
L. W. Davis
Dispatch
Army Relief Society of the United States
Missour
Carnegie
Terrell
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bro Cole Bros
Thos. W
Otto Bor
Otto
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