Land and houses for sale in Brazos County area listings
J W Watts offers abstracts and land parcels in Brazos County for sale. Properties include 105 acres near courthouse with pasture and cultivation, 1 1 4 acres near schoolhouse, a small cottage with outbuildings, 4 room brick home with cistern, half block near Allen alley, 13 acres with new 4 room house, 4 room house with amenities near courthouse rents $9 a month, Joe B Reed home place a nine room two story dwelling, and adjoining ground near the DC DeMaret place. Prices range from 500 to 4250.
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Court House
Schos
Main Street
Allen Analley
Joe B Reed
DC DeMaret Place
Storm wrecks New Jersey coast and damages Texas lines
A fierce southeast gale from Atlantic City swept New Jersey causing heavy damage up and down the coast.Hotels and theaters suffered major losses while wharves and city beaches lay in wreckage. In Texas, reports say Wells Fargo Pacific United States and American lines may withdraw after a 10 percent tariff cut erodes profits. formal notices could come soon.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Wella Fargo
the Pacific
United States
American
Strong Storm Drags Yachts As Staten Island Suffers
A furious gale at Stapleton on September 17 hammers Staten Island with winds near seventy miles per hour and towering seas. The Staten Island Yacht Club fleet of eighteen boats is wrecked, Ocean Yacht Club craft sunk or damaged, and the Hermi yacht wrecked after dragging anchor. A three masted schooner and an American barkentine collide off Stapleton, threatening to break apart near Long Dock. Telecommunication and trolley services falter as officials report power and line damage. The Sylph carries the president and party through a rough voyage.
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New York
Staten Island
Staten Island Yacht Club
Stapleton
Ocean Yacht Club
Hermi
Long Dock
Storm remains hamper transport and causes swift damage in Florida
Wires down and trains blocked by washouts hinder relief efforts as Gainesville area reports three Black men killed by falling timbers at Cummer Lumber camp and others injured. Bar tow roof damage hits residences including South Florida Military College president. Mulberry phosphate mines damaged and turpentine industry suffers widespread losses.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Cummer Lumber Company
Gainesville
Mulberry
Bartow
South Florida Military College
Feast of the Cross Celebration in Beirut Steady
Report from Constantinople dated Sept 16 says Beirut celebrated the feast of the cross without disturbance. Macedonian insurgents reportedly hold ground and defeat Turkish forces in Morihova and Melnik near Salonica, where three Turkish battalions nearly annihilated. Monastir authorities bar foreign consuls and reporters from leaving, claiming danger. The sultan was angered by Albanian troops sent to Adrianople.
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Constantinople
Beirut
Morihova
Melnik
Salonica
Monastir
Adrianople
Mine Workers Leader to Aid Denver Settlement Effort
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America is expected in Denver later this week to push a district settlement between coal miners and operators. Another conciliation attempt will be made. failure will trigger an immediate strike, with Mitchell remaining to direct it.
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Denver
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Arbor and Bird Day Proclaimed for Indiana Schools
State Superintendent Cotton has designated Friday October 23 as Arbor and Bird day in Indiana schools and Governor Durbin will issue a proclamation urging statewide observance.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cotton
Durbin
Brother slain by liquor troubled man in Pleasantville
Willard Springspel, 45, at Tarrytown, shot and killed his brother John at Pleasantville after brooding over being disinherited by their mother. The killing occurred on September 16.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Willard Springspel
John
Pleasantville
Frost Devastates Nebraska Killing Crops Across State
Frost struck nearly all parts of Nebraska on Tuesday night with heavy doses in the north and west causing extensive damage and in some areas fatal to crops and plant life. The cold snap followed recent unsettled weather across Lincoln and surrounding regions.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Blaze destroys major San Antonio merchants in city center
A Tuesday fire in San Antonio gutted property valued at 163,500 destroying Wolf & Marx dry goods and Schultz Palm garden. Wolf & Marx is out of business and Schultz Palm garden suffers total loss.
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San Antonio
Wolf & Marx
Schultz’ Palm Garden
Rigorous quarantine near Laredo over yellow fever fears
Texas health officers and federal authorities impose a strict quarantine against Neuvo Laredo opposite Laredo after reports of fever and one death, Mexican physician Julian Ruis, with autopsy confirming yellow fever. Entry blocked at the Rio Grande bridge as vigilance rises in El Paso and border points.
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Rio Grande River
el Paso
Mexico
Beavers Preliminary Hearing Opens in New York
The preliminary examination of George W. Beavers former head of the salaries and allowances division of the post office department began before United States Commissioner Hitchcock. Beavers facing an indictment by the Brooklyn federal grand jury for conspiracy to defraud the government through alleged ties with the Dent Brandt Manufacturing Co of Watertown Wisconsin. Morgan Seabury and extra counsel Max Stauer defended Beavers at the proceeding.
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New York
George W. Beavers
Post Office Departmeent
Grand ‘Jury
Brooklyn
Dent- Brandt Manufacturing Company
Watertown
Wis
United States
Hitchcock
Messrs. Morgan& Seabury
Max Stauer
Court session draws quiet crowd for federal examination
Ant sat behind his counsel as Atty Wise led the government case. General Henry T. Burnett, the U S district attorney, attended but spoke little. The examination did not generate much excitement, drawing mainly newspaper staff and a few spectators.
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Ant
Wise
Henry T. Burnett
United States
Reasons Given Out By Premier On Bulgarian Note
Premier Pietroff outlined to an Associated Press correspondent why Bulgaria asked the powers to intervene. He cited Turkish policy in Macedonia to annihilate Bulgarians, vast troop mobilization, and attacks on civilians, accusing Turkey of seeking pretexts to again threaten Bulgaria. The Beirut consul reported calm with concerns over the cross feast, noting Admiral Cotton's talks improved impressions.
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Sofia
Pietroff
Associated Press
Turkey
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Hilmi Pasha
Salonica
Mussulman
Ten Thousand Excursionists Leave St. Louis by Rail
More than ten thousand passengers departed St. Louis on homeseekers excursions to the south and southwest. Frisco carried the largest share with trips to Texas Indian Territory and Oklahoma, using thirty five cars on one train.
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St. Louis
Frisco
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Seekers of Homes Flock to West in Massive Movement
Between three and four thousand persons passed through Chicago Tuesday seeking homes in Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas Louisiana California and other states. The movement was the largest of its kind ever known as migrants head to distant areas.
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Chicago
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Louisiana
California
Trailing a Negro Near Shreveport After Attempted Assault
A posse of mounted police and sheriffs with bloodhounds pursue a negro who tried to assault the thirteen year old daughter of W. N. Anderson near Shreveport Louisiana. The mother woke to find the assailant with a bar of iron raised before fleeing through a window.
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Shreveport
W. N. Anderson
Death of Hester Van Sant in Philadelphia
Hester Van Sant eastern agent for United States Steel died of appendicitis at his Philadelphia home after a six day illness. He was forty three years old.
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Philadelphia
H. C. Hester van Sant
United States Steel Corporation
Goebel murder conspiracy cases continued in Franklin court
Frankfort Kentucky September 16 The cases of ex Governor W S Taylor ex Secretary of State Charles Finley John Powers brother of Caleb Powers and others charged with complicity in the Goebel murder conspiracy were called and continued in the Franklin circuit court There will be no further investigation at present and no indictments by the grand jury for the term. Also frozen to death in Minot North Dakota a man named Kerkey was found near his home.
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Frankfort
W.S. Taylor
Charles Finley
John Powers
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Franklin Circuit Court
Grand
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Jeli D
Franklin
Markel
Nee
Chas. Knoblauch
East City National Bank
Imree
Simmons & Geue
W. C. Fountain
Selalty
Burt Norwood
J. W. Watts
Brazos County
H. B. Dorsex
Ali' Aan
Algals
Atlantic City
N. J
New Jersey
Old Empire Theater
New Bartlett House
Chelsea
Young
Marlborough
Windsor
J. G. Adams
Linwood
Texas and
Atlantic Avenues
McClay
Pacific and
South Carolina Avenues
Champion
Dunlap
Ocean Pier
Florida
Arbor and Bird Day
Big Blaze
Neuvo Laredo
Laredo
Tex
Monterey
Sessions
Eagle Pass
Cameron, Tex
T. B. Blair
Eddy County
New Mexico
W. L. Baird
Laura Jones
Cameron
Blair
Maysfield
Policy OF
Nazim Pasha
Washington
Parsons Bottling Works
C. G. Parsons
An Bryan, Texas
Crown Cork System
Hutchinson
Bryan
Jenin
M. H. James Ones
Seekers OF
Minot
N. D
Kerkey
Bakery
Otto Boehme
Haswell’s Book Store
Edupion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
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