Nueces County Primary Sees Whites Only Voter Filter
A Nueces County committee declares a lily white primary excluding negros Republicans Socialists and Mugwumps as the law allows, with Assistant Attorney General Mead affirming the test as lawful though radical. He notes voters must be Democrats and could be required to have voted Democratic last general election. The letter to P F Dunn explains the legal framework for such party qualification tests and their certification to election officers.
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Lily White
Austin
Texas
Nueces County
Mead
P.F. Dunn
Corpus M
Dunn
Nueces
PF. Dunn
Corpus Christy
Democratic Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Local Texas election ticket slate with many county, district, and judicial candidates
A long OCR list enumerates numerous candidates across Texas counties for lieutenant governor attorney general railroad commissioner supreme court district judges and other local offices. Names span Kaufman Johnson Tarrant Harris Bell Grayson Dallas Collin and more with positions from electors at large to precinct constables and surveyors. The document reflects a partisan Democratic slate with multiple districts and unexpired terms.
Cross Country Walk Evokes Childhood Scenes
A man invites a friend on a long walk through unseen childhood places. He recalls names of the orchard meadow wildwood and beloved spots and ends at a mud pond he once bathed in. The friend, resigned, notes the water likely unchanged. An advertisement for W. I. McVaughy promotes sand or cattle delivery.
Lincoln meets a poor visitor in the executive mansion
Eli Perkins recalls a scene at the White House where a ragged old man asks Lincoln if he is president and requests provisions meant for Black people, then speaks of Virginia and poverty, illustrating postwar social themes.
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Eli Perkins
Lincoln
Executive Mansion
President Lincoln
Sam
Virginie
Wm. Evans
Alpine Health Notice Urges Clean Up Of Property
Alpine residents are urged to sanitary their properties immediately under the law with penalties for noncompliance. The notice calls for cleaning outhouses, sprinkling disinfectant, gathering refuse, hauling away or burning trash, and weekly stable-yard cleanup to curb flies. Apenstock souvenir ad follows.
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