Land Sale Notices in Brazos County 1900s
J. W. Batts offers an assortment of Brazos County land and houses for sale. Listings include about 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 cultivated and balance pasture priced at 1500, a 6 wire fenced tract, a southeast town parcel with cottage and well, and several houses with outbuildings near Main Street and Allen Academy priced from 250 to 1250. Rents noted at 9 dollars monthly on one lot.
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Court House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Veranda Collapse in Fall River Kills Woman and Injures Two
A third story veranda on King Philip Street collapsed trapping eight people. Mrs. Vergeon died from injuries. Mrs. Frenotte and Eugene Vergeon were severely hurt. Alfred Vergeon suffered no serious harm. Miss Croteau clung to the broken platform and survived with minor bruises.
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Fall River
Mass
King Philip Street
Vits Lane Vergeon
Octave Frenotte
Eugene Vegeron
Josephir Croteau
Vergeon
Mr Frenett
Eugene Vergeon
Alfi Vergeon
Presbyterian General Assembly Convenes Next Thursday
The Presbyterian general assembly meets in Los Angeles for a two week session with about 700 commissioners enrolled, including many lay members, promising an unusually large attendance. Reports indicate 340 presbyteries favored creed revision, shaping the agenda for Friday. Dr Henry Van Dyke will announce the results at the opening session.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Los Angeles
General Assembly
Resu
Tev
Henry van Dyke
City crowded as New Orleans prepares for reunion
New Orleans expects about 150000 visitors for the Confederate veterans reunion. Officials promise the largest gathering yet with extensive tent cities at the fair grounds to ease hotel pressure. Multiple trains are arriving in sections to handle the crowds.
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New Orleans
United Confederate Veterans
Fair Grounds
Woman Misrepresentation to Mrs Roosevelt Triggers Inquiry
A Buffalo woman claimed destitution and twelve children to obtain $15 from Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. The Roosevelt staff check halted payment after investigators found only two children and a husband earning $3 daily. Settlement Probable as inquiry continues. In Tennessee, a federal court heard strike injunction arguments for Maine and Ohio railroad employees. Lawyers argued over restraining order terms, with a temporary injunction likely pending a full hearing.
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Jackson
Tenn
Maine and Ohio Railroad
T. Irwin
Springfield
Hammond
Supreme Court
Debs
Irwin
Green bug causes widespread damage in Gila valley
In Solomonville area an invading green stink bug damages barley and wheat while in the milk stage. Agricultural officials know no remedy and advise cutting the crop to avoid maturing grain.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Gila Valley
Solomonville
Agricultural Experiment Station
Knoblock Killed in Thibodeaux Self-Defense Claim
Ex Lieutenant Governor Clay Knoblock was shot and killed on Main Street Thibodeaux Louisiana by James Carull a local barber. Knoblock visiting his hometown at the time. The murder is reported as self defense with few details available. Knoblock belonged to a prominent family and served as lieutenant governor under Governor McEnery.
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Clay Knoblock
New Orleans
Main Street
Thibodeaux
James Carull
Knoblock
Prominet
McEenery
Jeffries Arrives in Oakland with Smith and Egan
James J. Jeffries arrived in Oakland with Al Smith and Kid Egan after traveling from Chicago. Billy Delaney, former manager and trainer, took charge. Jeffries will stay until Thursday then proceed to Los Angeles to visit family.
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Jeffries
Oakland
Cal
James J. Jeffries
Chicago
al Smith
Kid Egan
Billy Delaney
Los Angeles
Bull Attacks Women and Destroys Bicycles at Lake Hopatcong
Four visiting New York women were chased by a bull while bicycling at Lake Hopatcong New Jersey on May 18. They sought safety by climbing a tree where they remained trapped for nearly two hours as the bull rampaged below. In Cincinnati on May 18 William Daly Louis Burbank and others recovered after poisoning from a Memphis to Nobbe delivery case. Detectives plan a temporary hearing in Nashville and Memphis as Mrs McCormick faces first degree murder charges.
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Lake Hopatcong
N. J
Mabel Marshall
Louise Duncan
Jennie Hoffman
Clara Howland
New York
Cincinnati
William Daly
Louis Burbank
Adams Express Company
John B. Fliwxer
Memphis
Turkish advance on Ipek prompts muted official updates
Turkish officials reveal little about May 15 fighting at Ipek Albania. Reports say several hundred Albanians killed or wounded. Telegrams to the sultan claim Albanian submission and willingness to accept pacification measures.
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Constantinople
Ipek
Albania
Sporting figure Oscar Franklin Dies in Memphis Cafe
Oscar Franklin a well known sporting man dropped dead of heart failure in a prominent Memphis cafe while waiting for his order. He was a Memphis native and his remains were sent to Cincinnati for burial. Ames Receives Six Year Term in Minneapolis Case
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Memphis
Oscar Franklin
Cincinnati
Fracas in Fort Worth and Other Regional Briefs
News in brief reports wounds from a Fort Worth fracas. Officials note a mineral spring found near Lawton Oklahoma. Drowning of 11-year-old Bub Horton near Tyler Texas. Wood county Texas grand jury returns ninety eight true bills. Stribbling oil gusher at Spindletop sold for forty thousand dollars. Various local incidents include a fatal stabbing near Bevins Falls County and a shotgun accident near Mobile Texas. A slate of organizational actions and civic notes follow, with a Catholic Knights convention planned in Asheville and cattle dipping orders from Governor Bailey.
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Fort Worth
Lawton
Okla
Bub Horton
Tyler
Tex
Grand Jury
Wood County
Texas
Cotton Belt Railway
Dallas
Episcopal Diocese of Texas
Galveston
Ashville
N. C
Catholic Knights of America
Beaumont
P. Hanline
William Welch
Platte County
Illinois
Curtis
Bailey
Kansas
Chickasaw Medical Association
Tishomingo
I. T
G. T. Thompson
Mobile
Charles Hiatt
Stalwater
Onla
S. Reese
Brewer
Bond
Wynnewood, I. T
Queer Notions About Animals From Our Ancestors
The article surveys old beliefs in natural history cited by Sir Thomas Browne and other thinkers. It notes the belief that a badger’s limbs differ by side and jokes about basilisk power and pestilent air. It contrasts credulity with rational scrutiny.
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Thomas Browne
Thomas
Dr. Parr
PITH AND POINT
A column of aphorisms on character ambition and public perception. It contrasts kindness with genius and generosity with meanness, noting greatness lies in recovery from failure and warning that the public relies on its nurturer. The piece ends with a schoolmaster reference.
The Strain of Rowing in Oxford Life
A medical paper examines the health of Oxford oarsmen after racing and training with no firm conclusion. It references Professor Morgan’s study of 255 living from 294 rowers and notes rowing may leave competitors fit, though early testing weeded out weaker athletes.
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Morgan
Oxford
London Chronicle
Will You Tell Me What You Do With Your Forenoons
A secretary seeking a report hour against Philip D. Armour arrives progressively earlier each day. Armour keeps working regardless of the secretary’s lateness and finally questions the purpose of the early arrivals. The anecdote highlights the secretary’s attempt to please by arriving before the employer.
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Philip D. Armour
Mr. Armour
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Jeff D. Franklin
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Geo. W. Smith
East City National Bank
W. C. Fountain
Alty
Burt Norwoi
Darwin & Drummond
Dorse & Belmont
Star Mineral Wells
McDougald
Drugstar
R. ‘H Harrison Harrison
Ames
Minneapolis
A. A. Ames
Central Texas Fair Grounds
Bryan
Post Office
J.lw. Dyer
James & Hart Tresten
Houston
Texas Central
North and
South
Sunset Limited
Pacific Coast Express
San Antonio
el Paso
San Francisco
East
S. F
M. L. Robbins, Petal Housh
T. J. Anderson
AGPAT
A. Hows
John Wittman Ffitor
Sgoe
D. Garrett
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