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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1879
Page
2
Fragmentary report mentions Senator Conkling and a quarantine claim amid mentions of Hayti and San Francisco. References to a revolution and improving conditions for Mr. Kallocn, with no coherent narrative or verifiable details.
The Weekly Banser grows by two inches in length making it one of the largest weekly papers in Texas interior. Authors urge subscribers to recruit neighbors to subscribe, price set at $2 a year or 50 cents for 3 months including postage.
A reproduced amendment states that farm products in the producer's hands and family supplies for home and farm use are exempt from taxation until directed by a two thirds vote of all members elect to both houses of the legislature. The reminder notes the vote is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2.
Postponement of Maj Penn camp meeting at Seward’s Springs Independence to October 1 to give planters time to harvest. In Lamar County a county treasury shows 23008.50. A Houston health official reportedly sought revenge for Galveston action. the Houston Telegram denies soft impeachment. Barnum’s advertising spend exceeds 1000 daily on his moral show. A Houston meeting forms the Anti Sunday Organization to oppose the Sunday law. SHERMAS aims to build a graded schools system by Sept 1. A St. Louis birth with piglike mouth and detached snout is described.
Houston imposes strict quarantine against Galveston alarming the public while the governor is called to act. Reports from New Orleans and Havana detail yellow fever cases and deaths as nurses are assigned. State elections loom in several states and famine news from China circulates amid political maneuvering and newspaper rivalries.
A compilation of editorials and remarks on law and morals, public sentiment versus legislation, and political commentary. It cites the Flatonia Argus on unequal punishment, critiques of Sherman reports, and notes on taxation debates, sermons, and the September 2 election poster notices.
San Francisco gripped by violence after Rev. I S Kalloch, nominated by the workingmen's party, is shot by Charles De Young amid clashes stirred by Chronicle editorials. Military and police guard Chronicle offices as crowd anger and political feud swirl through the city.
A meeting of scientists is under way at Saratoga New York with the Entomological club’s first session. Professor Lintner addressed the gathering as the number of working entomologists in the country rose to 833. About half the bagologists are assigned to combat cotton worm outbreaks affecting the cotton industry and its potential losses.
The piece argues for farm self sufficiency with home grown foods and diversified crops to support cotton reliant farmers. It notes canned fruits vegetables oats potatoes onions beef cattle hogs and wheat as profitable home production, with rails and port markets shaping prices and risks. It also mentions the Yazoo City murder political context and Colorado port health actions.
August 23 1879 report from Jueverson Texas notes Jefferson's revival as a trade center due to the East Line and Red River railroad project reaching Hopkins County. A compress is planned at the T and P depot and Eee railroad, crops are strong, and a local paper shifts to greenback advocacy. The piece recalls the J W Calder shooting in Dallas and the ongoing trial of Obenham Painter and Resser. The Brenham Banner cites county legislators amid Sunday law debates.
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