Real Estate Ad Listing Brazos County 19th Century Property
J W Batts offers 105 acres one mile from courthouse 25 acres cultivated balance pasture fenced six wires price 1500 1¼ acres near schoolhouse southeast town small cottage tenant house well price six room house two lots four blocks from Main Street brick cistern price 1250 quarter block near Allen Academy east front price 250 half block near Allen Academy price 500 lots near school 109 each 13 acres south town good four room house rents nine dollars monthly price 650 two four room houses with cistern boreed well stable garden four blocks from courthouse
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Court House
Smallew
Main Street
Allen Academy
Exciting Scenes in Cotton Market Open with Bulls Rising
May 20 New York reports a brisk cotton market opening led by the New Orleans bull directing operations. A leadership clash pitted New Orleans against a Philadelphia New England clique, with smaller operators choosing sides. Liverpool cables cheered bulls, bears cited favorable weather and crop prospects, yet early prices rose 2 to 2.5 points as activity surged and warehouses filled with buy orders for new crop shorts.
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New York
New Orleans
New England
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Horn Scared Horses in Columbus Avenue Crash
Boston May 20. Daniel Crowley and Michael Feely city employees were injured when a speeding automobile struck a horse dragged wagon on Columbus Ave. Crowley 38, rib injuries including possible heart puncture. Feely 60, arm fracture and brain concussion. The horse was shot. The car fled.
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Boston
Daniel Crowley
Michael Feely
Columbus
Crowley
Folly
Feely
Terrible fire consumes Manila district destroying thousands of homes
A major blaze in Tondo, Manila, leaves about two thousand native houses burned and around 8000 people homeless. The municipal authority provides feeding and shelter as damage reaches two million dollars.
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Manila
Tondo
Lieutenant Walker Lost in Cebu Fighting Killed by Rebels
Manila reports Lieutenant Walker of the constabulary, missing after the Cebu fighting, was killed by a superior rebel force that surrounded his party. Two police privates were also killed and three captured, with two of the prisoners murdered and one escaping.
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Manila
Walker
Constabulary
Cebu
Young Corbett Defeats Jack Keefe in St Louis Bout
Young Corbett easily knocked out Jack Keefe of East St. Louis in the third round after a strong start by Keefe. Corbett landed a right to the stomach followed by a left to the jaw ending the bout with Keefe unconscious.
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Young cChrnett
St. Louis
yYoung Corbett
Jack Keefe
East St. Louis
Keefe
Corbett
Jack
Bread shortage in New Haven as bakers strike continues
New Haven, May 20. The city faces bread scarcity as master bakers refuse to bake until the journeymen strike is settled. Few bakers have signed the agreement and the walkout leaves the city largely without bread. Journeymen bakers maintain demand for day work only.
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New Haven
Conn
Journeymen
Jews in San Francisco denounce Russian outrages
Jewish residents of San Francisco held a mass meeting to condemn the Russian government for recent Jew killings and persecutions. A large donation was collected and resolutions denouncing the Russian movement were adopted.
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San Francisco
New Rochelle Masons Threaten Return If Strike Not Settled
Journeymen masons in New Rochelle N Y warn they will resume work under private terms with their employers if the seven week strike is not settled by week’s end.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Building Trades Council
Williams Professor Accepts Harvard Post
Charles Jesse Bullock professor of political science at Williams College accepts appointment as assistant professor of political economy at Harvard University. He will finish the current academic year at Williams before joining Harvard.
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Williamstown
Mass
Charles Jesse Bullock
Williams College
Harvard University
Williams
New Plans for Red Cross Aid Department Unveiled
Miss Clara Barton announces a widening plan for the Red Cross focusing on two branches. An emergency department with material and surgical dressings and emergency charts is to aid accidents until doctors arrive. A second branch forms an emergency class and ambulance corps in cities with mill, factory, and railroad workers.
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New York
Red Cross Society
Clara Sarton
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Barton
Milk delivery reform urged to slash infant deaths in Chicago
Chicago health officials warn that a single daily milk delivery lasting 36 hours before reaching consumers endangers public health and increases infant mortality. Health Commissioner Reynolds appeals to milk wagon drivers union for immediate changes and cites riots and pressure from mothers in the Ghetto for fresher afternoon milk.
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Chicago
Health Department
Reynolds
B Nai B Rith Convention Votes New Officers
In Cleveland Ohio the three day convention of the Independent order of B Nai B Rith closed with memorial services for deceased members Indianapolis named as next meeting site Officers elected for the year include President William Ornstein of Cincinnati first vice president Leon Block of Kansas City second vice president Harry Schloss of Terre Haute Ind secretary Victor Abraham of Cincinnati treasurer Abraham Block of Cincinnati.
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Cleveland
The
Independent Order of B’nai B'Rith
Indianapolis
William Ornstein
Cincinnati
Leon Block
Kansas City
Harry Schloss
Terre Haute
Ind
Victor Abraham
Abraham Block
Embezzling Cashier Jorgenson Arrested in Oakland
Julius A Jorgenson the absconding cashier of the Copenhagen Savings Bank of Denmark and his companion Miss Johanne Moeller a bookkeeper there were arrested in Oakland California on a warrant for embezzling 3000 dollars from the Copenhagen bank last month. He is also alleged to have deserted his wife and eloped with Moeller.
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Oakland
Cal
Julius A. Jorgenson
Copenhagen Savings Bank of
Denmark
Johanne Moeller
Copenhagen
Italians In Knife Duel Result In Fatality In Chillicothe
In Chillicothe two Italian men, John Mucia and Joseph Cerne, fought with knives on May 20. Cerne was killed with his head nearly severed, Mucia was severely injured and surrendered to authorities.
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Peoria
Ill
John Mucia
Joseph Cerne
Chillicothe
Cerne
Mucia
Trade shifts as Russian duties hit New Chiang commerce
London reports that Russian duties on imports and exports at New Chiang are driving trade away, according to a Shanghai Daily Mail correspondent. The tightened charges threaten regional commerce and may curb shipping and market activity in the port.
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London
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Chiang
Bank Closes in Southport After Cashier Defalcation
Washington reports the Treasury received a telegram from National Bank Examiner Perkins announcing the closing of Southport National Bank in Southport Connecticut. The move follows the cashier’s defalcation believed to total about $100000.
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Washington
Treasury Department
National Bank Examiner
Perkins
Southport National Bank of
Southport
Conn
Gloomy Philippines Outlook From Austrian Official
Vienna reports in May that A Debrunne the Austrian Hungarian consul at Manila describes a bleak view of the Philippines economy after a long campaign. He notes widespread impoverishment and enduring hardship for residents amid colonial strain.
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Vienna
A. Debrunne
Manila
Philippines
Sedumont Mayor Election Noted in Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Sedumont Texas and a mayoral name, with garbled evening date. Reads as a local municipal note lacking clear action or outcome.
Nine Injured In Southern Railway Accident Near Raleigh
Nine persons were injured in a week on the Southern railway near Raleigh North Carolina as a train incident occurred this week.
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Raleigh
N. C
Southern Railway
Here
Getting Along Nicely Cairo Al May 20
A fragmented report from Cairo Alabama notes the monitor Arkansas anchored at Devil's Island with broader plans. The readable fragment hints at a local or regional maritime or military context but lacks complete details.
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Cairo
Sronitor
Arkansas
Devil's Island
Wider
Chief Tain and Tim Doyle Tie Deep Bond in Horse Tale
In Sewell Ford's Horses Nine, Chief tain the horse and Tim Doyle the driver share a quiet companionship built over years on the road and in the stable. The pair, once headstrong, mature into a patient duo whose mutual respect and gentler tones replace earlier harshness.
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Chieftain
Sewell Ford
Tim Doyle
Tim
Doyle
Atlantic Dinner Debate Between Emerson Holmes
J Trowbridge recalls a dinner exchange on architecture between Emerson and Holmes. Emerson spoke of Egyptian base breadth, Grecian support, Gothic height, while Holmes quickly quipped that one is for death, one for life, and one for immortality.
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Dr. Holmes
Lowell
Emerson
Underwood
Holmes
J.T. Trowbridge
Atlantic
Moon Stone Shower Weighed In Tonnes In Three Sites
A Mexican meteorite catalogue by M. Antonio del Castillo records a blast that broke into dispersed fragments. Triangular catchment points spanned about 55 and 35 miles. Two stone plates 250 yards apart hint at a single former block. Combined weight estimated at eighty tons. The shower dumped 3 000 tons of rock.
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M. Antonio del Castillo
M. del Castillo
Entreaty for Civic Action and Opportunity
The excerpt urges individuals with talent or charity to seize surrounding opportunities and address social moral intemperance. It questions whether ambition still fuels efforts to aid despairing and starving people and calls for years of life spent correcting wrongs and awakening others to progress.
English Bird Superstitions Describe Evil and Death Omens
In parts of England birds spur superstitions with the stonechat thought to chat with the devil and the raven linked to evil. The raven’s shows of appearance are believed to foretell death, shaping the ominous view of these birds.
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England
Ef dey's milk in paradise dey mus' have cows
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution records Brother Williams declaring that paradise would require cows if milk exists and bees if honey exists, praising abundance and water in season across the land.
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Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Self made pedestals a bargain, a curious note
A fragmented line notes that self made pedestals are a good deal, comparing values and implying a thrift or improvised approach. The text lacks clear subjects or dates, but centers on makeshift stands and perceived value.
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Zach Tally
Will E
Geo. W. Smith
East City Nations Bank
Simmons & Geue Props
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwood
Darwin & Drummond
Igor
Horn
Miss Clara Barton
Sedumont
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Robicici
MO. A. Moore
A. D. Moonnico
John A. Moore
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Texas
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Sunset Limited
Pacific Coast Express
San Antonio
A Paso
Los Angeles
S. F. B. Morse
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T. J, Anderson
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D. Garrett
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