Alpine Convention Brings Journal Pride and Camp Me in Brewster
A Del Rio Record report details Alpine Brewster County scenes from a county fair style convention. It praises Alpine life, water, churches, and hospitality plus visits by Eagle Pass delegates and local editors. It notes two newspapers The Avalanche and The Times boosting town growth and recounts a large barbecue and social events at the courthouse.
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Rountree
Alpine
Eagle Pass
Holland
Brewster
Times
O. H. Hector
del Rio
Brewster County
Avalanche
The
Texas Amendment on Bank Incorporation Proposed at Election
The measure asks voters to approve an amendment to Section 16 Article 16 of the Texas Constitution to permit bank incorporation. Opponents and supporters would use specific ballot phrases. A five thousand dollar appropriation funds publication of notices as required by law.
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State of
Texas
Proposed Texas Constitution Pension Amendment for Confederate Soldiers
The draft proposes to amend Article 8 Section 61 to allow limited state aid to indigent disabled Confederate soldiers and widows who resided in Texas since 1880, with monthly limits and caps on yearly appropriations, plus a home program. It directs the Governor to issue a proclamation for voter submission at the next general election.
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State of
Texas
J. R. Curt
Texas Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Banking Corporations
Joint resolution proposes amending Section 16 Article 16 to authorize incorporation of banking and discounting corporates, assign shareholder liability, regulate such bodies, and restrict foreign banks. It sets conditions on capital, location, and non foreign banking except national banks, and directs the Governor to issue proclamations for submission as required by law.
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State of
Texas
National Banks
United States
Proposed Texas Constitution Amendment on Internal Improvements
A Texas House joint resolution proposes submitting to voters a constitutional amendment authorizing legislative aid for internal improvements. It outlines sections allowing districts to issue bonds up to a quarter of district valuation for rivers irrigation roads and related works with governor's proclamation and a $5000 appropriation for expenses.
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House
Joinnr
State of
Texas
Prohibition Order for Brewster County Precinct 3
The court declares the sale of intoxicating liquors prohibited in Justice Precinct No. 3 Brewster County Texas with exceptions for sacramental wines and medicines. The order, dated July 12 1904, requires notice in Alpine Avalanche and is signed by County Judge A M Turney and County Clerk M A Boyd.
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Justice
Brewster County
Texas
Marathon
Haymond
Haymound
Prohibition
I. A. M. Ente
A. M. Turney
Couny
M. A. Boyd
Commissioners’ Court
Mail contractor Marathon to Boquillas
A mail contractor operates from Marathon to Boquillas with Buck board departing each Thursday. The round trip costs twelve dollars, as noted by M A Ernst in Boquillas.
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Boquillas
Buck Board
Marathon
M.A. Ernst
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R.bslight & Co
Hector
Court House
Convention Hall
Walton
Judge Goggin
el Paso
Maverick County
GC. H. Larkin Go
M.A. Born
Chilos Mountains
A. Ernst
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