Blood and crime theme spans Texas and national events
The clippings tally a grim spread of killings in Texas with the Horrells and others, political turmoil over Blaine’s committee, Bayard Taylor’s death, and Texas officials like Janes G. Tracy named revenue collector. Coverage notes racial manipulation in Augusta votes, criminal cases from Newark to Sedalia, and debates over whipping posts.
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Janes G. Tracy
Houston
United States Revenue
Texas
Wm H. Sinclair
Tracy
Davis
Sugar trade shows Louisiana lead and national shortfall
The article traces 19th century sugar production and consumption, noting Louisiana’s rising output yet overall domestic supply lagging. It cites foreign sources Cuba and others as primary suppliers, discusses labor shifts, and mentions local Texas growth in sugar cane and related farming challenges. It also records crime, fires, and local notices threaded through the period.
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United
Louisiana
Cuba
Porto Rico
Brazil
British West Indies
Texas
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Victoria
Colorado
Austin
Washington County
Galveston News Highlights and National Snippets
A mix of short items covers Galveston advertising, lawmakers' holidays, and city budget moves. Notable notes include Galveston council proposing 3950 saving by cutting salaries, rail prospects for Houston East and West Texas, a Marseilles to Constantinople collision costing 150 lives, and legal rulings on bonds and tolls. Also mentions Blaine, Roths child case, electric light tests, and a prison plot in Huntsville with Hardin restrained.
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Galveston
Letter by Cotton Mather on Welcome Quaker voyage 1682
An archaic letter dated September 1682 from Cotton Mather to John Higginson notes the ship Welcome at sea with a hundred or more Quakers led by W Penn. It suggests capturing them for sale to Barbadoes for sugar and slaves. Mather, however, did not seize Penn and Penn founded Pennsylvania.
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Massachusetts Historical Society
Cotton Mather
John Higginson
W. Penn
Mather
Barbadoes
Colony of
Pennsylvania
Treasury report compares national bank notes and treasury notes
The secretary of the treasury outlines advantages of national bank notes and notes that opponents concede these. They argue treasury notes would provide equal benefits with a single currency, remove need for government bank supervision, and save government costs. They claim abolition of national banks would curb political power used by Republicans in elections.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Senate probes former treasury debt discrepancy under Boutwell
Senator Davis chairs a senate committee examining a 200 million dollar discrepancy found in the books during the Boutwell era. The investigation aims to shed light on alleged misstatements and crookedness to influence political outcomes, with a speech planned after the holidays.
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Treasury Department
Senate
Boutwell
Friends of Grant
Davis
West Virginia
Routwell
Walker case postponed at Bryan to Jan 27
The Walker case, under examination at Bryan for several days, is postponed to January 27 by the defendant due to absence of witnesses.
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Walker
Bryan
Democrats and Greenbackers Unite in Michigan Would Threaten GOP
The Sedalia Democrat notes that a merger of Democrats and Greenbackers in Michigan would have given them a 9297 vote lead over Republicans. It questions why Democrats fail to unite when past efforts align with Greenbacks and mocks repeated internal splits that aid Republicans.
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Michigan
Brexuam
Democratic Party
Sedalia
Brenham Banner Urges Fresh Truck Farming Push
The Brenham Banner urges residents to retry truck farming after last year’s failure, focusing on raising vegetables for the Northern market. It stresses potential profits and notes crops as early and in fine condition, while emphasizing accuracy in its stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Maco Examiner
Potent Patent Medicines Sell in Local Shops
An old-time advertisement snippet promotes Dobbiny Edens Soap by TL Cragin & Co, praising its purity and value. It also touts Clifford's Febritage-Palatible tonic and Parker's Ginger Tonic as remedies for fever, ague, coughs, sore throats, and digestive complaints, urging purchase through local agents and pharmacists.
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Ols
TL Cragin & Co
Con
Philadelphine Pa
Thaive Penton
A. Wilkins
Sprom
Allimy
Brenham
Texas
Clifford
Nanme
Lidlers
Rieenannaon
Regent Atom
Linahe
Berakam
Tex
German Syrup Endorsed for Severe Lung Diseases
Advertisement touts German Syrup as the sole remedy for lung ailments and throat issues. Claims include complete satisfaction in severe cases and urges consumptives to try one bottle at 75 cents, with widespread availability from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boca Bee
Brenham Jewelers Offers Full Jewelry Stock In New Building
West Side Public Square Brenham features Minkwits's new building with Bay Withee and Clock listed as stockers. Stationery supply also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Om — Jeweler
Minkwits
West Side Public Square
Brenham
Tes
Local Farmers Protect Acres in Brenlizm Territory
A fragment notes residents in Brenlizm establishing a tract with farmers to protect acres of broccoli. The item hints at a Fulton meeting on October 4, 1378, highlighting rural cooperation and crop protection efforts.
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Nonliig
A. Ry
Brenlizm
Fulton
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