Properties for sale in Brazos County real estate listing
J. W. Batts offers the only abstracted land titles in Brazos County. Listings include about 105 acres one mile from the courthouse with 25 acres cultivated and rest pasture at 1500 dollars, a one and a quarter acre lot with a schoolhouse, a small cottage and tenant house at 1250 dollars, a quarter block near Allen Academy at 290 dollars, another near Allen 7th street at 500 dollars, various lots at 1000 dollars each near the schoolhouse, a 13 acre south-side tract with a four-room house at 1000 dollars, a four-room house with cistern and outbuildings at 650 dollars, four blocks from courthouse with rent 9 dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker Brazos County
Court House
Quain Street
Allen Academy
Allen
Academy
Polish excursionists mourn as child dead in Detroit crash
Detroit May 4 Polish travelers injured when the Grand Trunk Pen-American flyer struck a crowd boarding near Dequinder Canfield. A nine year old boy Stanley Orshottske of Toledo is identified among the dead. Several family members are in Red Cross hospital with others unidentified at the morgue. The father, Peter Orshotske, recalls the tragedy.
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Areta & Hospital
Detroit
Mich
Grand ‘Trunk
Chicago
Dequinder and
Canfield Streets
Stanley Orsholtske
Toledo
Orshottske
Red Cross
Little Stanley
Money
Peter Orshotske
Treated as a single historic world-column scene and parade report
A lengthy report details a grand review with Emperor Witttase Ve and royalty at a favored ground near Cuntenwilit, describing troops, Bersaglieri praise, and Queen Helena’s presence. Separate brief items cover Canadian soldiers adopting Yankee blue, large wagers on horse racing, and Ira Sankey’s likely permanent blindness after recent health setbacks.
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Emperor Witttase
Trattas
Williams Lene
William
Reid de
Humbert
Centerelle
Rome
Peters
Frederick Wilttaaa
Prince Kitel
Texas and Pacific resumes through train service
Through service on the Texas and Pacific railway has resumed in New Orleans on May 4.
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New Orleans
The
Texas and Pacific Railway
Workshop Burned in Kharkoff Russia
Kharkoff reports a blaze destroying the locomotive and gun works workshops on May 4 with estimated losses of 500000 dollars. Fire authorities investigate causes as workers assess damage to the facility and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kharkoff
Russia
Bogchito Men Plan 125 Foot Blue River Bridge Build
Business men of Bogchito I T announce a 125 foot bridge over the Blue river. Separately, 36 steer cars were shipped from Van Horn Texas to Whitewood South Dakota. Also noted are Katy survey plans Oklahoma City to Seymour Texas and regional crop forecasts. A man named Clarence Adams died after being run over near Wills Point Texas. Negotiations in Shanghai for American Japanese treaties to continue at Pekin.
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Bogchito
I. T
Blue River
van Horn
Tex
Whitewood
Rock Island Sunday School Association
Mardow
Katy
Oklahoma City
Seymour
Georgia
Oklahoma-Indian Territory
Arkansas and
Choctaw Road
Ashdown
Ark
Ardmore
Texas and Pacific
Wills Point
Clarence Adams
Grand Saline
Kansas
Shanghai
Pekin
Nankin
Denver Welcomes Executive on Transcontinental Tour
Thousands of Denver residents and visitors lined city streets and Capitol grounds to greet the visiting executive during a two and a half hour city stay. Decorations adorned shops and schools as officials spoke, praising the guest amid festive pageantry and a bright sunny day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
State Capitol Grounds
Capitol
Actideat
Cham Hee
Wader
Godors
Ivy Arts
Themas
Denili
Anecdote of a Harvard Man's Shift to Episcopal Work
Rev George Bove relates a tale of a man born into the Dutch Reformed church who, after leaving Harvard and returning to New York, chooses to devote energy to Episcopal church work. He joins a New York parish, teaches Sunday school, but rejects rigid rubrics and etiquette, leaves the church, and returns to a Christian body prioritizing strength of character over ritual.
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Hermes
Syracuse
George Bove
Prassie
Rocwerest
Harvard
New York
Episcopal
Hubbard mansion woodwork to move to St Louis expo
The attractive woodwork and decorations from the Hubbard mansion in Norwich will be relocated to the Connecticut building at the St Louis exposition. The front doors and interior carved work are of rare beauty and will be transferred as part of the post office project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Norwich
Conn
Hubbard
Connecticut
Attorney Assassin Shot In Jackson Court House Killing
A Jackson Kentucky special reports J B Marcum a prominent Breathitt county attorney and one side of the Cockrell Hargis feud was shot and killed as he entered the Breathitt county court house by an unknown assailant.
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Louisville
Jackson
J. B. Marcum
Breathitt County
Streets Patrolled as Jewish Exodus Reported
May 4 in Keiff Russia thousands of Jews flee the city amid reports of an upcoming anti Semite crusade. Wealthier Jews evacuate homes and seek refuge in hotels as troops patrol streets to quell unrest.
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Keiff
Russia
Matos Lands in Venezuela Near Tucacas
Wilhelmdstad Caracas confirms General Matos the revolutionary leader has landed in Venezuela with three companies near Tucacas Friday night after traveling from Caracoa. A separate report notes a bomb exploded in Salonica with no reported damage. An assault in Tulsa left Mrs. Pue badly burned and robbed by four assailants.
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Matos
Caracas
Willemstad
Venezuela
Caracaa
Tucacas
Mre. Pue
Tulsa
Tex
Heldenville
Calvin
1. T
WHEN THE SEAL DINES AT THE ZOO TANK
A Philadelphia Ledger scene describes a seal at the aquarium feeding frenzy. The seal leaps and snatches fish tossed by the keeper, panting and yelping as the spectator crowd cheers. The rapid sequence ends with the animal returning to its platform for a nap.
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Ind
Tie
Punery
Philadelphia
Lacket
Orbis Pictus and the rise of picture books
A discussion of Comenius and his Orbis Pictus as an epochal step in children’s learning through visual impression. The article notes Comenius’s idea that pictures aid memory and imagination, comparing early picture books to modern educational methods, and mentions a hoax involving phrenology in Edinburgh.
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Johannementas
Sime
Johan
Antion
Comenius
Doctor
Edinburgh
Spurzheim
Spurzheim and
Editor’s Secret Kiss Sparks Town Rumor and Flight
An editor of a small American paper boasts of being kissed by a beautiful married woman and promises to reveal her name next month. Circulation doubles in two weeks, but the editor must flee town after naming his wife.
Not Worth the Trouble Miss Pinkie Faces Writing Critique
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows Miss Pinkie praised for her first name yet criticized for composing the Johnson portion of her name. The teacher asks about the difference, and she replies she plans to alter the Johnson part someday.
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Pinkie
Johnson
Great Institution and Free Lunch Debate Highlighted
A St Louis Republic quotation about education prompts reflection on reading and access to free lunch. The remark ties to a broader theme of learning as a public good while noting a restriction on outdoor musical performances in St. Petersburg.
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Sandy
St Louis Republic
St. Petersburg
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Jeff D. Franklin
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Zach Tally
Geo. W. Smith
Hetic
N. Y
McIntyre
Rose
Kingston
Ont
Kingston Battery
John A. Drake
E. E. Smathers
Savable
Mr. Smathers
McChesney
Sankey
Ira D. Sankey
Dwight L. Moody
Mr. Sankey
East City National Bank
Nmwattner
Ww. C. Fountain
Darwin & Drummond
Rsel & Belmon
Rie
Salengald
JF. Ky
Constantinople
Salonica
James & Hart
Poghoghs Ghose
Bryan Steam Laundry
isHed Gheeshgu
Parsons Bottling Works
C. G. Parsons
Bryan, Texas
Crown Cork System
Hutchinson
Jand
Bryan
John Wittman
Eliot
Paciciea Ce
Aces
Jewel ‘Laundry
D. Garrett
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