Texas and Texas Gulf news and Mardi Gras notes
A long, mixed summary from Rankin to Rankin Levin with items on Furpay festival plans, Waxahachie lodge expulsions, a life saving float from Pittsburg to New Orleans, Mardi Gras coverage in Galveston and Houston papers, political moves on railroads, juries and indictments, and a Denison fire loss. Also references to elections, liquor debates, and tobacco trials for farmers.
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Boyxton
Pittsburg
Orleans
Galveston
Tremont Opera House
Paupers Contract and Local Political Commentary
The article reports a pauper care contract with Mr La Stone for sixty names on the county rolls, paying 138 50 per month, and predicts a reduced need for the poor farm. It also surveys political topics including whipping post defeat, legislator term limits, poll taxes, ballot cleansing, and questions about fines and bonds. It notes biased reporting in Dallas and argues against test oath jury disqualification for ex Confederates.
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Commissioners’ Court
la Stone
Irm
United States
Legislature Deliberates Over Bills and Deficit Warning
Senate and House actions cover probate court limits, education bills, land grants, prisoner labor, bonds, and county audits. Governor warns of a growing deficit reaching 542,918 by August, with land sales a favored remedy and railway, quarantine, and lunatic care bills advancing.
Texas State News Highlights From Several Counties
Austin county reports corn planting underway while Williamson taxes stay high. Bastrop to host a stock show in April. Gonzales drought concerns. Round Rock cotton receipts reach 15 000 bales. Navasota real estate active. Flatonia public school averages sixty pupils. Mitchell's star company visits Gonzales for three nights. Bellville jail contract awarded to J T Colleton. Martin Freibel dies in San Antonio. Smith county teachers plan institute. Adjutant General Johns marries in Austin. White Rock area horse thefts in McLennan. Hallettsville business slow. three failures. Round Rock flour mill project under study. Interest in Navasota two-story city hall. Clarksville hedge fire accident. convict shot near Waverly. Hearne tax issues. Gonzales theatre and prayer meetings. Santa Gertrudes boiler train reaches San Antonio. Austin pigeon roasts at night. Navasota mayor salaries listed. Fort Worth to Fort Yuma stage robbed. Denison man kills a perceived Indian. Waco auction prices for Dallas top buggies spark debate. London bride Charles Elliott to Alfred Harrison wedding noted. Kingsbury pistol violence ends in death. Rattletrap pay train anticipated. Ellis county horse thief captured near Dallas. Brownwood prison deliveries and jailbreak incident reported. Jacksonville post office shooting. De Witt county beef contracts priced. Navasota rail workers on spree. Hempstead city charter under discussion. LaGrange wedding shields notice. Flatonia sportsmen cause trouble. Austin business improvement cited. Street labor strikes in Houston. Round Rock and San Antonio notes on industry and cats usage.
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Flatonia
Mitchell
Star
Gonzales
Bellville
J. T. Colleton
Martin Freibel
San Antonio
Smith County
John B. Johns
Austin
A. Henderson
Blowing off at the Dock and political rhetoric
A collection of editorial snippets mocks Edmunds and Sherman era politics. It notes Republicans’ critique of congressional stationery accounts, praises a new director of the silver dollar, and critiques sensational press coverage. Also mentions a large sweet potato parcel in Grayson county and a forecast of future legislative lashings. Carboline hair restorative advertised as best in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr ‘Edmund
Edmunds
Democrats urged to end cruel check reins on horses
A Sedalia letter from January 12 argues against check reins for horses and mules, calling them useless and cruel restraints that strain necks and shorten animal lifespans. The writer warns masters and drivers to stop using the devices and promises longer animal vigor if abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Glimpses From Abroad: Markets Strikes and Trade Notes
A fragmented report describes itinerant chatter about free lunches on a Chicago excursion and theater access. It notes strikes in England last year and compares coal and cattle markets across Europe and America, with Geneva, Norway, and Boston named as reference points.
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Europe
England
Bank of
Geneva
Switzerland
Norway
Boston
France
America
Tobacco seed trade sparks price surge and social debate
The Western Tobacco Journal reports receipt and filing of White Tobacco seed in Jefferson County Texas for cultivation, noting prospects for Kentucky and Ohio leaf markets. Unprecedented prices push shipping and production questions while moral critiques on Sunday laws surface in editorials from the Brentain Banner.
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Texas
Western Tobacco Journaal
Jefferson County
Kentucky
Ohio
Ater & Sturgeon
Louisville
Cincin
Liverpool
Nati
New York
Hrentain
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