City Property Listings Near Allen Academy
Property notes describe multiple parcels including half block near Allen Academy priced at 8650 with peat schoolhouse in southeast town, Spruallow cottage and six room tenant house on four blocks from Maintreet, brick cistern on premises, quarter block near Allen Academy east front at 250 with easy terms, 75 feet on Railroad Street, Otto Boehme property, sale of part or all, schoolhouse lots at 8100 each, and additional city parcels offered.
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Gouti
Allen Academy
Price
Spruallow
Maintreet
East Front
Otto Boehme
After More Wages. Railway conductors and trainmen vote on pay rise
Chicago reports members of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen west of a Duluth to New Orleans line are voting on a proposed 10 to 20 percent wage increase. Returns will go to Kansas City for a joint decision on whether a uniform scale is to be prepared. Leaders stress no strike unless two thirds vote and all other means are exhausted.
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Chicago
Duluth
Minn
New Orleans
BE. B. Clark
The
Order of Railway Conductors
P. J. Morrisey
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Kansas City
Cleveland
Clark
Morrissey
Quiet Reign in Mining Region As Strikes Standoff
At Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania Sheriff Jacobs and deputies guard the courthouse as miners’ strike tensions ease after an Italian Beating in Old Forge. John Fallon works to prevent trouble in Nanticoke while officials depart to deter marches. An upcoming strike headquarters conference may chart winter relief and a Gompers backed plan to sustain striking miners.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Nichols
Duffy
Fahy
Wilson
Indianapolis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bishop Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church of
Chicago
Gompers
Riot at Saloon Ends in Police Raid and Arrests
In San Francisco on September 16, police led by Lieutenant Kelly raided Press Andersons saloon near the Presidio entrance arresting thirty three soldiers and ten civilians for playing percentage poker. A mob attacked officers with clubs and bricks, prompting shots but no injuries. Three infantry companies and one cavalry unit were dispatched to restore order. forty three prisoners were moved to the police station.
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San Francisco
Presidio
Kelly
Press Anderson
Anderson
Forest Fires Ravage Oregon Washington Leave Twenty Dead
Twenty lives lost and about 1.6 million dollars in property destroyed as week of forest fires sweeps Oregon and Washington. Counties hit include Lents Springwater Bridal Veil in Oregon and Fifty Plain Lewis River Elma in Washington. Some 500 people lack food and shelter while relief rushes from Tacoma Seattle and Vancouver. Fires ease as smoke clears and sun returns.
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Washington
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Lents
Springwater
Bridal Veil
Fifty Plain
Lewis River
Elma
Ryan Knocks Out Kid Carter In Fort Erie Bout
Tommy Ryan, veteran middleweight, defeats Kid Carter of Brooklyn in the sixth round at Fort Erie arena. Carter presses hard and drives Ryan to corner exchanges, but Ryan's superior ring generalship prevails. A series of right jabs and blows finish the matter as Carter is left bleeding and incapacitated.
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Fort Erie
Ont
Tommy Ryan
Kid Carter
Brooklyn
Ryan
Carter
Hobson Returns to Duty After Illness and Test
Naval Constructor Richard Pearson Hobson, who failed retirement, will be assigned to duty soon by the Navy Department. On sick leave since June 18, he sought three months’ leave for eye recovery after sun glare from raising sunken Spanish vessels. Doctor Bixby pronounces him fit, and Hobson plans to resume duties at Crescent Ship Building plant.
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Hobson
Washington
Richard Pearson Hobson
Navy Department
Dr. Bixby
Crescent Ship Building Company
German laborer dies in Beaumont derrick fall
Paul Smith a about 30 year old German laborer for the Palestine Beaumont Oil company fell from a derrick on September 16 in Beaumont Texas. Witnesses say he appeared overcome by gas, released his grip, and fell striking the derrick before dying within minutes. He previously worked in a New Orleans restaurant before coming to Beaumont.
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Beaumont
Tex
Paul Smith
Palestine-Beaumont Oil Company
Smith
New Orleans
Swift & Co. closings on six cottonseed mills in Texas
Swift & Co. has virtually closed deals for six large cottonseed oil mills in Texas at Temple Alvarado Grandview Itasca West Greenville. The deals involve about 760000 dollars. Authorities say a large refinery may be built here to operate with the Fort Worth packing plant in north Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Swift & Co
Temple
Alvarado
Grandview
Itasca
West
Greenville
North Fort Worth
Texan Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in Marines
Cleburne McCauley of Texas has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States marine corps. He previously served in the ranks and fought in the Spanish American War. The last matter handled by the late Representative DeGraffenreid with the executive department was advocating this appointment.
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Washington
Cleburne McCauley
Texas
United States Marine Corps
Spain
DeGraffenreid
Executive Department
Beets Pay Off For Local Farmer Diversification Trial
Purcell Sept 16 James Robertson, a farmer one mile north of town, cultivated a quarter acre of beets this season and earned about five bushels. The largest root measured 1% inches around, 22 inches long and weighed 7% pounds, underscoring a successful crop diversification effort.
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Purcell
L. T
James Robertson
Navy Lieutenant Morris Found Dead Aboard Olympia
Lieutenant John N. Morris of the United States Navy was found dead in his stateroom on the Olympia, anchored off the Boston navy yard. He died by his own hand. no motive or cause is known. He was listed among the survivors of the Maine expedition.
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Boston
John N. Morris
United States Navy
Olympia
Boston Navy Yard
Maine
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Elite Rstaurant
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C. M. Camp
Bryan
Prin
John Wittman
Ino. W. Hicks
Propriets
Palestine
U.S. Cavalry
Twelfth Cavalry
Pain
Manhattan Beach
Liderim
L. Trice
Cc. Ogmaret
Saisatin
J. W. Batts
Haven
Brazos County
Wyom
Ing Mining Region
Madisonville
Daily Hack Service
S. W. Buchanan
Morris
Nabors
Bors Bros
Franklin Brothers
Ase Egupion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Brose. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Tyler Haswell
Hanway’s
E. Grieser
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