Fragments From A 1897 Weekly Banner News Clipping
A collage of brief items cites France seeking reciprocity with the United States and U S fillibuster activity from Atlantic City. Tennessee bans ticket scalpers while American tennis players dominate contests this summer. A notice reports Tar Aransas Pass Herald suspending due to patronage. Trade and finance bits reference Kentucky tax levies hitting the Southern Pacific, and Eckens as currency manager candidate. Cuban debt totals and a Kansas drought roundup follow, with agricultural commentary urging farming education as a path to success.
Pension List Exceeds Civil War Veterans by Wide Margin
The New York Sun reports that thirty two years after the Civil War the number of pensioners for that war exceeds by about 250000 the total soldiers who served in all Union and Confederate forces at any moment from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. Pension costs reach $2 billion, about two thirds of wartime expenditures, with pensioners now between 0 and 40 percent larger than the fighting army at any time.
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The
New York Sun
United States
Sumter
Lee
Fort Worth Stockyards Boycott Targets Journal Critique
Fort Worth Stock Yards Corporation boycotts Texas Stock and Farm Journal after the paper criticized its business practices. The Journal claims Yard management inflated receipts, deceived cattlemen about market prices, and shipped cattle to other markets, with readers urged to support legitimate markets.
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Texas Stock and Farm Journal
Fort Worth
St. Louis
Kansas City
Texas
Journal
Deputizing Deputies Questioned by Texas Press
The Seguin Anchor criticizes the practice of deputizing men to carry weapons, calling it a nuisance and anti law enforcement. It argues peace officers should enforce laws, avoid killing, and be held to higher standards than private citizens.
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Texas
Miss Monnie Moore Visits Brenham to See Dr Moore
Miss Monnie Moore of Corsi Cana travels to Brenham to consult Dr J Karvey Moore. She mentions knowing some patients treated by him there last summer.
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Monnie Moore
Corsicana
Brenham
J. Karvey Moore
Dr. Moore
Wealth Rumor and Wedding Spark Brenham Church Night
The Tuesday prayer service at the Methodist church drew larger crowds amid talk of a wedding between J. B. Ellzey of Houston and Minnie Lee Van Ness of Brenham. Also noted were tributes to deceased comrade August Giesecke and a curious tale of Mr. Ecke's hallucinated wealth after alleged large bank transfers and a $120,000,000 inheritance claim.
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Methodist Church
J. B. Ellzey
Houston
Minnie Lee van Ness
G. W. van Ness
E. P. Newsom
Brenham
Texas
Bayou City
Local Marriage Licenses Issued for Week Ending August 24 1897
The county clerk reports marriage licenses issued this week to George Lewyce and Roxanna Henderson Martin Duschinke and Mary Slama Samuel Kartz and Johannah Schultz Lewis White and Henrietta Randle John Mulholland and Nora Riley Fritz Ganske and Bertha Fal schinske John Bedrich and Mrs T Mekeska In other news Cart mell Lodge No 39 I O O F held a meeting Tuesday approving a social and entertainment for September 7 at Red Men s Hall with Brenham Lodge Rebekahs and committees named for event planning.
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George Lewyce
Roxanna Henderson
Martin Duschinke
Mary Slama
Samuel Kartz
Johannah Schultz
Lewis White
Henrietta Randle
John Mulholland
Nora Riley
Fritz Ganske
Bertha Falschinske
John Bedrich
T. Mekeska
Cartmell Lodge
Red Men’s Hall
Brenham Lodge
Rebekahs
J. G. Renkin
T. S. Teague
W. 8
Repair Restores Boring Machinery at New Well
Damaged boring equipment suffered a broken cog wheel but was repaired Tuesday and operations at the new well have resumed.
Green Oak Shooting Club to Host Grand Barbecue Aug 29
Green Oak Shooting Club plans a grand barbecue August 29 at their park four miles west of Brenham. Admission for non members including family is 2.00, single 1.50, dinner served at 2 o clock, beer and lemonade offered until 7 p.m. Members should wear badges. Also notes a Cartmel lodge Odd Fellows meeting featuring Hon. Ben S. Rogers lecture on the order's secret work.
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Green Oak Shooting Club
Brenham
Cartmel Lodge of Odd Fellows
Ben S. Rogers
Order
Infant son of Rev Newsom recovers from throat trouble
The infant son of Rev. and Mrs. E. P. Newsom is recovering after a severe throat illness. Early reports of diphtheria were later denied as symptoms did not align with that disease.
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E. P. Newsom
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John G. Rankin
France
Atlantic City
State
Tennessee
Tar
Kentucky
Southern Pacific Railway
Senator Mills
Denison Herald
Territory
Eckens
Cleveland
Cuba
Cotveman
Kansas City Journal
Kansas
New York
Ellzey—Van Ness
Washington
August Giesecke
Giesecke
Mr. Ecke
Schurenberg
Sandy Street
Golconda
Monte Christo
Khlondike
First National Bank
Giddings
Messrs. Giddings & Giddings
Galveston
F. W. Schurenberg
Denver
Col
Schuerenberg
Ecke
Odd Fellows’ Entertainment
Cather &. Buster
J. Harvey Moore
Atlanta, GA
Exchange Hotel
To & FM
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