For Sale Lots and Land Near Brazos County Courthouse
Abstract Brazos County Land Titles lists multiple properties for sale. Locations include 105 acres near courthouse with 25 acres cultivated and rest pasture priced 1500 dollars, 1.25 acres near schoolhouse with small cottage priced 3750, four block from Main Street brick house and cistern priced 1250, quarter block near Allen Academy priced 250, half block near Allen Academy priced 500, schoolhouse lots at 100 each, 13 acres on south town with 4 room house and well priced 1000, 4 room house with various outbuildings four blocks from courthouse currently rented at 9 dollars monthly priced 650. Includes fenced lands and rental income details.
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Brazos County
Court House
Snall
Main Street
Allen Academy
New Texas town rises in Ellis County on I G N line
A new town in Ellis County sits twelve miles north of Italy between Italy and Fort Worth on the Fort Worth division of the International and Great Northern railroad. The locality boasts rich black land farming heartland and artesian water from a superior flowing well at 300 feet depths as the I and GN pursue developments.
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Ellis County
Fort Worth
International & Great Northern Railroad
Italy
Ft Worth
Texas
Maypearl Auction Offers Half Cash Land Sale
Smith Land & Improvement Company offers land sales with terms of one half cash and balance due in one and two years at eight percent interest. Maypearl is poised to become a prime town in the Black Land. Excursion rates available from I and G N system points. See ticket agents or write D. J. Price in Palestine for details.
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Smith Land & Improvement Company
Maypearl
Black Land
D. J. Price
Gen. Pass
Ticket Agt
Palestine
Texas
Landsdowne Endorses Monroe Doctrine Bold Gulf Stand
London May 6 Foreign Secretary Landsdowne declared Britain would treat any attempt to base a naval facility or fortify a post in the Persian gulf by another power as a warlike challenge to British interests. He warned in the Lords that such moves would be resisted with all war powers. The stance draws cautious approval and awaits replies from other gulf powers.
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Lansdowne
London
Landsdowne
Persian Gulf
Great Britain
House of Lords
Lord Landsdowne
Gulf
Fixed Dates Rule in Russia From Peasant Calendar
The text discusses strict date based customs in Russia as described in Ivan at Home by Herbert Barry. It cites a June safe to bathe day August sixth for apples and other ritualized timings governing travel hunting and farming activities among peasants.
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Russia
Ivan
Herbert Barry
Finnish Grammar Compared to Other Languages
The text argues Finnish grammar is extremely difficult and more so than Hungarian Turk ish. It notes Finnish has fifteen cases and twenty four infinitive forms yet lacks clear categories for parts of speech. Infinitives and nouns are declined together, with nouns showing adjective like degrees of comparison.
Judges and Prosecuting Attorneys Battle in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth on May 6 County Judge Davis and the prosecuting attorney’s office clashed over court control. Ill judge Milam asked for T. C. Smith as special county judge, the bar declined and elected James B. Davis. Davis opened court as Lattimore refused to appear, leading Davis to appoint W. R. Parker as prosecutor. papers were initially withheld but later turned over to Parker.
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Fort Worth
Davis
Milam
Bar Association
T. C. Smith
James 8
Lattimore
Health officials head to Cuba to inspect sanitation
State Health Officer G. R. Tabor travels to Cuba via New Orleans for a three week inspection. President Sinchon of the Louisiana board of health and Alabama health board members join to verify Havana island sanitary conditions firsthand.
Attorney General Opinion on Land Sales Leases
The attorney general informed the commissioner of the general land office that he would not be authorized to draw sales or leases of land leased in the absolute lease district unless the lease is canceled for non payment of rent.
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Austin
General Land Office
Costly Turkey From Missing Husband Delivers Cash Gift
Morristown New Jersey May 6 A turkey stuffed with one hundred one dollar bills was received by Mrs C Adams from her husband Mr Adams a carpenter who had been missing seven months The note attached explained the plan to secure passage to Sister Lakes Michigan where he now resides The Thanksgiving tale ends with a curious cash message left on the bird
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Morristown
N. J
C. Adams
Adams
Sister Lakes
Mich
Express
Maxwell Recalled as Last Confederate States Senator Dies
Chipley Florida May 6 Judge A E Maxwell died at eighty three with only Senator West remaining as a last survivor of the Confederate States Senate He served as U S Congressman 1853 to 1857 Confederate States Senator 1862 to 1865 appointed state supreme court judge 1866 circuit judge 1877 85 and chief justice of Florida 1887 to 1891.
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Chipley
Fla
A. E Maxwell
Senator West
Confederate -Ates Senate
Maxwell
Congres
State Supreme Court
Florida
Called Out and Killed in Arkansas
Dr. Ike Cummings killed J. C. O Kelly at O Kelly s home after a remark about a young woman sparked the duel style confrontation. Both men were prominent figures in their communities.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette
Wabbaseka
Ark
Ike Cummings
J. C. O'Kelly
O'Kelly
Cummings
O’kelly
Bulgaria Tightens Frontier to Block Revolt In Macedonia
May 6 report from Phillippopolis notes Bulgaria enacts stricter border controls to stop revolutionaries crossing into Macedonia. Security forces reinforced with patrols and checkpoints to curb incursions and quell unrest along the frontier.
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Phillippopolis
Bulgaria
Macedonia
The Light That Farted and The Light Goes Out
The quip from Mrs. A compares engagement happiness to a light that shines with her husband and then fades at night. Miss D answers with a sharper remark, while Brooklyn Life and Puck offer wry commentary about causes of misfortune and fate.
Name Tales and Whims From Old Newspapers
A compact collection of short curiosities and anecdotes from historical sources. It includes a parable about a debtor paying with his wife’s name, a Scottish house motto anecdote, Rev. Dr. Parr’s vestry pipe habit, and a quip about widowhood and selfishness.
True Bills Returned Against Veronica Seamen in Murder Arson Case
The grand jury in Liverpool on May 6 returned true bills against George Monson Gustave Rau alias August Malahan and William Smith alias Dirkherlaar seamen of the British bark Veronica from Ship Island Mississippi indicted for murder and arson. The Veronica was burned at sea December 29 and the prisoners face charges of killing Captain Shaw and six other crew members. In New York City on May 6 Patrick Shea alias John Shea an ex convict shot and killed James McMahon in Hamilton Street after a dispute arising from a Sunday altercation.
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Veronica
Liverpool
George Monson
Gustave Rau
August Malahan
William Smith
Dirkherlaar
Ship Island
Miss
Shaw
New York
McMahon
Hamilton Street
Patrick
John” Shea
Shea
Monterey Lawyer Held on Insanity Charge
Jesus Tomas Guerrero a young attorney from this city is held at the police station on a charge of insanity. He believes he is involved in a state affair and has written letters to high officials including King Edward and President Roosevelt.
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Monterey
Mex
Jesus Tomas Guerrero
Edward
Roosevelt
Work abandoned after levee crevasse near New Orleans
Work on the Hymelia crevasse above New Orleans has been abandoned after weeks of effort. No future mending will occur until the Mississippi River again lies within its banks. Over 150,000 dollars was spent trying to close the crevasse.
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New Orleans
Joke Exchange About Governing a Wife in Henpeck Town
A quip portrays a meek husband from Meekton asking how to govern his wife and the henpecked reply notes she won’t let him. The humor relies on role reversal and small‑town banter.
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Meekton
Pastor Accepts Call to Dallas Congregational Church
Rev. George Eaves, pastor of the Congregational church at Silverton Colorado, has accepted a call to the Central Congregational church in Dallas Texas and is arranging to leave for his new station.
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Dallas
Silverton
Col
George Eaves
Congregational Church
Central Congregational Church of
Tex
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