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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
8
At the mayor's court Wednesday morning Jim Lawson was fined five dollars and costs for fighting with his wife. The item notes other local social and civic items including Nettie Estes's influence and the Fourth of July celebrations.
The district starts its summer normal at Bellville on July 6 and runs until July 30 for white teachers. Superior instructors will attend, including a Peabody normal teacher sent by State Superintendent H C Pritchett. Total cost, including board and a $3 exam, will not exceed $25.
The article notes a $16 receipt turned over to forward to the Houston Post to pay votes in a contest for the Hamilton college scholarship for Miss Nettie Estes. It also mentions a prior $12 donation to the central committee, and lists marriage licenses issued for the week ending July 1, 1891. A jailed thief escaped by burning a floor hole. Artesian well plans arise in Arl Texas with Brenham eyeing water trials and a local borer seeking artesian prospects.
A collection of aphorisms on safety, peace, honesty, and ambition followed by a report from Cotemars about the United Mine Workers eight hour push, and a Civil War anecdote describing improvised spring gun defense and a brutal siege ending with relief after thirty six days.
A railway accident in which ten people died when the floor collapsed under the crowd. General Lea and Rivers were among those affected as the event disrupted the station, with a man named Brown involved in the chaotic moment.
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