Taffy for Darkies and Texas Public School Views
Brenham Texas April 4 1879 report on a circulated anti emancipation letter from Topeka Kansas signed Lycurgus P Jones accusing President Hayes and Democrats of plans to re enslave colored people. Also review of Thrall's Texas history book and local editorials urging better school laws paying teachers promptly and reforming exam procedures with county issues and local political notices.
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Colored Colonization Society
Topeka
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Lycurgus P. Jones
North
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Hays
Congress
Colonization Society
Marcel
Gilige
Texas and national politics roll through the frontier
A long Kansas style scene highlights political caucuses in Washington. Texans discuss silver coinage and legal tender, while Congress debates the army appropriation and tariffs. Reports place Texas moves westward, frontier lines extending, and local crime and public concerns shaping headlines.
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Congress
Washington
Local option defeated in Ohio and Tennessee
Lawmakers uphold individual liberty by voting against local option and favoring a judicious license law. They argue a man has a right to use liquors if he desires and that the majority should not deprive the minority of a natural right.
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Van
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