Real estate and insurance offerings by T. R. Batte & Co
T. R. Batte & Co lists sale and rental opportunities on Main Street including three brick buildings, lots fronting a graded school, homes in Cavitt's addition, Jno Kelstier place, and various farms in Brazos, Burleson, and western Texas. They offer loans, exchanges, and insurance for properties, with emphasis on timeliness and diverse Texas listings. They claim access to upland and creek bottom lands, Brazos bottom lands, and cattle ranches in multiple counties and states.
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Cavitt
Joe B. Reed
Ca Ator
Conveni Vv
Eeiees
Oear
Jno
Kelstier Place
Prios
Brazos
Burleson
Texas
Mexico
Man Kills Self With Shotgun Using Stick
Port Arthur Texas May 17 a workman Albert Devor about thirty three shot himself in the rear of a workshop with a shotgun pulling the trigger with a stick the entire charge entering his left breast authorities said this morning
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Port Arthur
Tex
Albert Devor
German colonists to reach Galveston in May
San Antonio reports a notice that about 600 German colonists will arrive in Galveston on May 33 and will be distributed across southwest Texas.
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San Antonio
Galveston
Texas
Baptists North and South Plan General Convention
The Baptists north and south agreed to unite. A committee recommends a permanent organization named the General Convention of the Baptists of North America. Its geographical scope covers North America and its islands.
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General Convention of the Baptiste of North America
St. Louis
Baptists
General Convention of the Baptists of North America
North America
Widow 102 Dies at Denton County Poor Farm
Mrs. Martha Helm aged 102 dies at Denton county Texas poor farm. T. R. Tullos of Philadelphia Mississippi kisses wife goodbye then kills himself. Senator Bailey to attend Oklahoma City statehood convention July 12. Parade of Travelers Protective Association in Savannah Georgia draws 1500. Governor Lanham declines to intervene in Sam Collins hang case Marshall Texas Friday. Dallas insurers to close offices Saturdays 1 pm May 20 through Sept 1.
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Martha Helm
Denton County
Texas
T. R. Tullos
Philadelphia
Miss
Bailey
Oklahoma City
Travelers’ Protective Association
Savannah
Lanham
Sam Collins
Marshall, Tex
Russian fleet reinforcements ready for Far East battle
Reports from St. Petersburg say Admiral Rozestvensky plans to move through the Pacific via the Ballintang channel. A new division at Cronstadt includes the Slava and Emperor Alexander II with cruisers and support ships. The fleet aims to tip decisive advantage in forthcoming fighting in the Far East.
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St. Petersburg
Far East
Admiralty
Vensky
Honkoh
Tokio
Shanghai
Rojestvensky
Pacific
Ballintang
Tucson
Philippine Islands
Formosa
Cronstadt
Parenago
Slava
Russia
Polish riot and attack on police reported in Warsaw
Date May 17 reports disturbances in the Jewish quarter with police forced to shelter in the market hall. Police fired on rioters killing one and wounding another. Workmen's committee denounced agitators urging a peaceful return to work. Separate dispatch from Lodz noted slight disorders continuing. In Ufa Major General Sokilovsky was shot in the police garden and gravely wounded. Vice Governor Dogdanovitch assumed administration.
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Warsaw
Workmen's Committee
Russia
Lodz
Ufa
Sokilovsky
Dogdanovitch
Robbery by horseback youths ends in foul awakening
Louis Mueller of near Breckinridge, on a bicycle ride home, was halted by two young men on horseback who threatened him with a revolver, took his cash and watch, forced him to drink from a bottle leaving him unconscious in the road. He was found by his father at dawn as he drove to town with a group of school children.
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Enid
Okla
Louis Mueller
Breckinridge
Confederate Southern Memorial association to meet in Louisville
The sixth annual meeting of the Confederate Southern Memorial association for women of the Confederacy will be held in Louisville on June 14 to 16 during the United Confederate Veterans reunion. The group organized in 1900 and is led by president Mrs. W. J. Behan of New Orleans.
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Louisville
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Women of the Confederacy
United Confederate Veterans
W. J. Behan
New Orleans
Panama Canal Officials Arrive as Yellow Fever Deaths Rise
General G. W. Davis the Panama canal governor designate arrives with his two daughters aboard the Alliancia from Colon. The body of Robert West, auditor for the canal commission, who died of yellow fever on May 7, is brought to New York aboard the same steamer.
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New York
G. W. Davis
Panama Canal Zone
Alliancia
Colon
Robert West
Panama Canal Commission
Indian agent J. Shoenfeld resigns to begin law practice
Muskogee May 17 J Samuel Shoenfeld United States Indian agent for the Five Civilized Tribes in Muskogee has tendered his resignation to Secretary Hitchcock and will enter the legal profession. Shoenfeld was appointed six years ago from Wyoming and reappointed last year by President Roosevelt.
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Muskogee
J. &. Shoenfeld
United States Indian
The
Five Civilized Tribes
Hitchcock
Shoenfeld
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Presidential postmasters appointed in several states
May 17 report lists new appointments: Texas Athens William A Hahn Sealey Clara N Lockwood Valley Mills Charles Simmons Louisiana Hammond B S Gallup Oklahoma Waukomis John P Helt.
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Washington
Texas
Athens
William A. Hahn
Sealey
Clara N. Lockwood
Valley Mills
Charles Simmons
Louisiana
Hammond
B. S. Gallup
Oklahoma
Waukomis
John P. Helt
Kirk La Shelle Dies in Belfort Manager Succumbs to Diabetes
Kirk La Shelle theatrical manager died at his Belfort home from diabetes after about a week of illness. He was a well known figure in local theater circles and had been active in productions across the region.
Gompers Key Figure in Chicago Teamsters Strike
Samuel Gompers arrives in Chicago as the AFL president seeks to broker peace in the teamsters dispute. Workers demand arbitration while employers refuse, with Gompers meeting labor leaders at Briggs House. Two black strike-breakers, Ballinger and Jones, are arrested amid a fatal shooting of a child, Enoch Carlson, as police move in.
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Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Teamsters
Gompers
Ees
Briggs House
Shea
Jesse Ballinger
James Jones
Enoch Carlson
Peabody Coal Company
Woodmen of the World Camp Refuses to Adjourn
In Chattanooga on May 17 the sovereign camp of the Woodmen of the World refused to adjourn and resume sessions in Galveston Texas so delegates could attend May 22 monument unveiling for members who died in the flood. Two hundred dollars was voted to Snyder Oklahoma sufferers. The sovereign commander may move headquarters from Nebraska when taxation becomes unjust.
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Chattanooga
Woodmen of the World
Galveston
Tex
Snyder
Okla
Nebraska
Baseball scores from National League games
National League results show New York defeated Chicago 6 to 0 while St. Louis handed Philadelphia a heavy loss by 11 to 9 and Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 7 to 9.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Strike tensions in Chicago as Gompers aids talks
May 17 Chicago reports hint at a near settlement of the Teamsters strike. Mayor Dunne warned that further spread would force troop deployment while President Gompers of the AFL arrived to press for a quick end. small riots occurred as 2000 wagons moved goods amid ongoing talks.
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Chicago
Employers’ Association
Teamsters
Teamster’s Union
Dunne
Shea
Teamster’s
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Gompers
Teamsters’ Union
Express Companies
Memphis Picked To Host Next Year’s Conductors Meeting
Portland May 17 Memphis chosen as next year’s meeting place of the Order of Railway Conductors. Officers elected Tuesday include J W Croker of Portland grand inside sentinel C L Rolfe of Monday Mex grand outside sentinel J R Archer of Houston executive committee member and W J Dearborn of Milwaukee and W H Burd of Cleveland on the insurance committee.
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Portland
Memphis
J. W. Croker
Portland, Or
Grand Inside Sentinel
C. L. Rolfe
Mex
Grand Outside Sentinel
J. R. Archer
Houston, Tex
W. J. Dearborn
Milwaukee
W. H. Burd
Cleveland
Nan Patterson Signs NYC Stage Contract in Philadelphia
Nan Patterson arrives in Philadelphia on May 17 and signs a contract to perform at a New York music hall. She leaves for Washington after negotiations are completed.
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Philadelphia
the Inquirer
Nan Patterson
New York
Washington
King Edward Names King Alfonso a British General
London reports King Edward has appointed King Alfonso of Spain as a general in the British army. The appointment takes effect from May 17, the Spanish king’s birthday.
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London
Edward
Alfonso of
Spain
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