Real Estate for Sale in Brazos County Markets
J. W. Batts advertises listings near Brazos County landmarks including a 105 acre tract one mile from the courthouse with 25 acres cultivated and the rest pasture priced at 1500. A 4 room house on Main Street area rents for 9 per month at 650. A 6 room house with two lots near Allen Academy priced 1250 and other smaller lots priced 250 500 and 100 with various outbuildings and wells.
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Court House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Ealf
Caribou Brown, Noted Frontier Figure, Dies at 87
Henry F. Brown known as Caribou Brown and Old Caribou Brown died in Tucson on May 19 at age eighty seven. A famed southwest sporting figure, he spent a generation in gambling circles and once captained a merchant ship. Despite many fortunes won and lost, he was reputedly honest.
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Tucson
Ariz
Caribou Brown
Great
Southwest
Henry F. Brown
Limerick
Ireland
Brown
Railroad unions seek end to Mobile strike
W G Lee and C H Wilkins arrived in Mobile for talks with Mobile and Ohio executives to settle a trainmen and switchmen strike. They are joined by grievance committees from St Louis Jackson and Montgomery. Officials say the strike is practically over as Denver orders support from the National Order.
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Brotherhood
R Railroad
Mobil
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
C. H. Wilkins
Order of Railway Conductors
Clark
Russell
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
St. Louis
Jackson
Tennns
Montgomery
Mr. Lee
Morrissey
National Order of Railway
Denver
Bootblack Finds Ten Thousand Dollar Bill in Philadelphia
Carmine Camerata a bootblack finds a $10 000 bill on the sidewalk at Twelfth and Market streets and returns it earning a $10 reward. Police Officer Wolner later recovers a pocketbook with $860 at the same corner and is thanked. A shaken young man who asked about the note fainted upon its return.
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Reyward
Philadelphia
Carmine Camerata
Twelfth
Market Streets
Wolner
Cammorata
Bootblack
Street Shootout Leaves One Police Officer Dead
Chicago police sergeant Philip Miller and two detectives stalked three men on Dearborn Street near Twenty first while hunting five holdup suspects who robbed Alderman Wendling. A hail of gunfire erupted as one suspect fired twice, wounding Miller who died on the scene. The trio fled into the night, one suspect believed wounded.
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Chicago
Peter Wendling
Philip Miller
Dearborn Stree
Twenty-first
Miller
Thirteen Shots in Durango Press Battle Over Union Dispute
In Durango Colorado David F Day editor of the Democrat and Frank Hartman a writer exchanged thirteen shots on a main street with no serious injuries. Hartman got a slight flesh wound to the leg as the clash stems from a feud with union printers and a rival opposition paper. Also reported John Bodens Hastings filly Rosetint won the Claremont handicap at Morris Park, their fourth straight win.
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Colorado
Durango
Colo
David F. Day
The
Democrat
Frank Hartman
Hartman
New York
John Boden
Rosetint
Morris Park
Sale of Papers Stopped in St. Petersburg
The czar dismissed Kishineff governor Lieutenant Raaben reports confirm suppression of Volney and prohibition of street sales of the Novosti in Kishineff region following the Jewish massacre.
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St. Petersburg
Raaben
Kishineff
Bess-Arabia
Novosti
Refugees report killings and village burned near Nevrokop
The Times correspondent at Sofia reports a refugee arriving from Nevrokop says several Bulgarian notables there were killed and the large village of Valdevo was burned with many inhabitants perishing.
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London
Times
Sofia
Nevrokop
Valdevo
Jamestown burgess Thomas A. McMasters commits suicide
Thomas A. McMasters a wealthy Jamestown burgess died by his own hand after shooting himself three times and hanging with a halter. The May 19 report notes his prominence and manner of death.
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Sharon, Penmh
Thomas A. McMasters
Jamestown
Jett to Be Held in Murder Case
Curtis Jett charged with murder of Marcum will be held in Lexington Kentucky after arraignment.
Pushed Through by Crowd in Burning Street Car Tragedy
A Jamaica man, Michael Murphy, was badly cut when crushed through a window during a Jamaica Cypress Hills street car fire. Passengers fled as flames trapped them. two women fainted and Murphy suffered a severed ankle artery before police assisted and he was hospitalized.
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WassSo
New York
Cypress Hills
Long Island
Michael Murphy
Jamaica
Murphy
Pennsylvania court OKs pole removal on rail right of way
The United States court of appeals ruled that the Pennsylvania railroad may remove poles and wires of Western Union Telegraph along its right of way. The decision upholds the West Pennsylvania circuit court and reverses a New Jersey circuit court injunction.
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Philadelphia
United States Court of Appeals
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Union Tel Graph Company
West Pennsylvania
United States Circuit Court
New Jersey Circuit Court
Pennsylvania
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Rairoad
New Jersey
Mafia Not Tied to Brooklyn Stabbing Case
Captain Formoga reports Armado Fed eh i former Italian secret service agent was not Mafia's victim detective inspector McClusky confirms no mob involvement. Calabar stabbed Fed eh i by mistake thinking he targeted a witness in Italy. Miss Minnie Summers dies after excessive laughter at a New York gathering.
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Mafia
New York
Formoga
Brooklyn
Armado Fedehi
Secret Service
Dominico Calabar
Fedchi
Italy
McClusky
Binares
Isa Jones
Miss Owens
Cardus
W. H., Jones
Cameron
Aod
Distressing Accident at Churchill Downs Leave Jockey Unconscious
In Louisville Kentucky on May 19 a distressing incident occurred in the last race at Churchill Downs when Wavelow stumbled entering the stretch. Jockey McInerney was thrown and dragged about thirty yards before his foot freed from the stirrup. He was carried to City Hospital unconscious, with doctors reporting a fighting chance.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Wavelow
McInerney
City Hospital
Imprints of prisoners’ thumbs to be recorded at Auburn
Imprints of thumbs fingers and palms of all prisoners now in the state prison at Auburn and future inmates will be recorded. Each prisoner places a thumb on ink, then the imprint is transferred to a clear sheet. Individual fingers and both hands will be captured in separate impressions.
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Auburn
N. Y
Religious exiles arrive in New York on La Champagne
The French line steamer La Champagne arriving from Havre brings sixty four religious exiles to New York on May 19. Four sisters and sixty brothers, most of them students, head for Metuchen New Jersey and Montreal.
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New York
la Champagne
Havre
France
Metuchen
N. J
Montreal
No Arrests Made After Umbria Arrival at Liverpool
Detectives questioned passengers of the Cunard steamer Umbria when it arrived in Liverpool but no arrests occurred. Passengers were unaware of a dynamite affair until reaching Queenstown.
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Liverpool
Cunard Line
Queenstown
Rail strikers vote to return under government terms
Melbourne May 19. Rail road strikers vote by ballot to resume work on the government's terms by an overwhelming majority.
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Ant
Melbourne
Victoria
Electric lights coming to Dalhart Texas
News in brief items report Dalhart Texas to receive electric lights. Other notes include Bridges of Emmet suicide, a $50 000 grain elevator planned for Chickasha Oklahoma Territory, and a Muskogee church fire dating to 1878.
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Dalhart
Tex
Emet
I T
Chickasha
I. T
First Methodist
Muskogee
Charles Goodman
I.I
Ballinger
Jeffries
Corbett
Life and Strains of Foreign Correspondents in Europe
Foreign correspondents in Paris Berlin or Vienna meet at social gatherings where news sources emerge. The article notes high social obligations, generous but unstable salaries, and the constant drain on health and finances, ending in a nearly thankless, nerve shredding life.
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Maelling
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
London Times
Europe
Visual measurements shift as building rises
A city salesman reflects on how visual sense misleads during construction from foundation to flagstaff. He notes the foundation hole seems vast, the frame makes the building look smaller, and final walls and decorations again enlarge the perceived size.
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Flagstaff
New York Times
Names and origins of historic European coins
Explanation of how names such as franc mark and lira relate to pounds or weights. It notes mark meaning eight ounces, lira as pound, peseta linked to dollar value through escudo, and ruble derived from a term meaning to cut due to edged coin.
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Europe
Spain
Highest Cross on Harz Peak Tower Reaches Sky
The world’s highest cross is a 120 foot tower crowning the Harz mountains. It sits on a peak 1,751 feet above sea level, offering a vast view. A 200 step stair rises to the top, with an elevator for visitors preferring to avoid the climb.
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Harz
Language of the Turf Exchanges Across the Track
The Washington Star quotes bettors arguing over wagers as a bettor struggles to have his money down on a race while a bookmaker mishears a horse name. The exchange highlights common race betting confusion and communication gaps at the track.
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Washington Star
Pretty Decent Husband a Joke of a Marriage
A Brooklyn Life quip notes that a wife’s marriage to a young Highroller exceeded expectations after separation, claiming he spent less than half her money. The item reflects urban humor on marriage and wealth in its era.
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Young Highroller
Brooklyn
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Darwin & Drummond
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McDougald’s
R. He Harrison
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Miss Summers
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Rose Owens
Seventeenth St
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Cardui
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Sunset Limited
Pacifet Coast Express
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Los Angeles
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John Wittman
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