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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1878
Page
2
The Weekly Banner notes a surge in subscribers in Nits and surrounding counties. It touts renewed payments from old readers, steady new signups, and promises to keep the paper a welcome household visitor while highlighting its value to merchants as an advertising medium.
Waco suffers transpanisance troubles as state and local groups meet in Austin. Reports note horse thefts near Waco, deaths in Dallas and Bryan, talks of tax supports for public schools, a new debt and rail concerns, and various local incidents across Fort Worth Denison Sherman and Schulenburg.
The piece argues against requiring two thirds votes to nominate at conventions. It notes the rule often defeats the will of the majority, leads to compromising candidates, and results in unelected favorites. It advocates abolishing the rule to reflect the majority’s choice.
Armistice preliminaries and terms felt harsh with large Turkish land concessions. Reports say hostilities paused and Saint Petersburg held thanks offerings. Vienna notes possible peace terms harming Turkey. Czar praises troops while urging readiness for durable peace. San Antonio police roust tramps twice, rounding up twenty six men and fining about half.
The Bastrop based Maj. Joseph D. Sayers, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, is endorsed as the best candidate for Lieutenant Governor. He is praised as a non seeker with a clean record, a lawyer with statewide reputation, and a trusted war veteran worthy of nomination.
Two reported hydrophobia cases show disease developing long after dog bites. A Georgetown, D C man bitten by a vagrant dog died of hydrophobia after two months despite no fear of danger having been present earlier. A Chicopee Mass man, robust and intelligent, also died two months post bite with remedies failing.
A Paris Exchange Bank cashier handed $10,000 in currency to a Texas Express Company agent for a St. Louis bank. On the platform at 12 15 p m the agent was struck, wrists cut, and the package stolen. He fired at two fleeing figures but no clue to the robbers.
The notice notes Mu Jeer Davis as a potential successor to Senator Bruce of Mississippi, contingent on the removal of political disabilities in time. The item identifies Davis as a colored figure connected with the succession discussion.
A car chase case involving Tur Anderson concluded with the matter going to the jury on Wednesday. Details on charges and trial progression were limited in the readable text.
In Washington on February 5 the Senate debated using funds from 1856 China payments to aid famine districts in Northern China. Memorials on Chinese suffering were referred. A bridge bill for Memphis was sent to the Committee of the Whole. Mention of the Louisiana returning board and a narrative by Major Burke, with Wells, Anderson & Co. promised to illuminate the topic.
An interview from Indienapolia quotes ex Reverend Vesperces advocating silver remonetization and ending restraint on payments. A Bank of North America teller in New York is found $100000 short. A Turkish strike and stalled congressional proceedings reflect broader economic and political unrest.
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