Local notes from Brenham area drift and incidents
Brenham field artillery drilled for encampment as a new crop harvest nears. Lou Kxarr paid fines for profane language. A steam laundry closed for a rest period amid heat and dust. A mass meeting in Chappell Hill pledged support for a local league. Mrs Krug was injured by a careless drive during a celebration. A man shot near Gay Hill. others involved reported behind a tree. Clay and Young store at Clay Station burned, kerosene explosion knocked a window. A street collision near St Charles involved Mr. Tamplin and Mrs Healy. Dwyer retaliated verbally and with a blow, with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Hill
John Baker
Clay & Young
Clay Station
Arigre
St. Charles
R. B. Tamplin
M. A. Healy
W. E. Dwyer
Lehmann
Ball and Banquet Honor Our Nettie at Eldridge Hall
A Monday night banquet and ball at Eldridge hall celebrated “Our Nettie” with toasts to Miss Estes and a glowing prediction of Hamilton College success. The Houston Post contest results show Miss Eugenia J. Brahan of Seguin winning with 160,900 votes over Brenham’s candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. P. Gerry, Esq
Senrat
D. C. Giadage
Nettie
J.D. Bryant
Richmond
C. C. Garrett
Hamilton
Col
D. C. Giddings
Brenham
Eugenia J. Brahax
Seguin
Brahan
Estes
Houston Post
Hamlton College
Texas
Post
South
Basxex
Eldridge Hall
Greenville Glimpses of Weather and Local Affairs in 1891
July 2 1891 Greenvine notes extreme heat with 102 degrees in shade and two months without rain. Corn crop forecast to yield only a quarter. haymaking active. Local visits include Rev Hesig of Houston and Mrs Amnett of Rockdale. Public works progress as Mr Boone grades road west of Greenvile and city council discusses salaries, trustees, and railroad rights of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenvine
S. Hesig
Houston
E. 3
Hesig
E. M. Amnett
Rockdale
Greenvile
Jno. Bartels
Boerne
Kendall County
William Wendt
Thos. Lightfoot
San Antonio
Chas. R. von Beiberstein
Austin
Messmer
Brenham
Mesemer
Korff
C. W. Fischer
T. W. Boone
Jay Gould
Justice Court of
Precinct No. 6
J. A. Wilkins
Imayor
Haubert
Heartfield
Amster
W. P. Ewing
RK. A. Stuckert
E. P. Curry
Bresham
Tex
Board of Trustees
Brenham Free Schools
Tela Walvanet
Germany
Eta Aiave Yayarace
Hosen
W. H. Flynne
Mary Hill
W. B. Traynhem
Fannie Stone
L. MM. Sloan
McClusky
M. Dashiel
Rosa Williams
L. N. Thomas
Hettie Harrison
Emily Martin
Mamie Rouse
M. Kennedy
H. L. Kreuger
Cotorep
T. H. Love
W. H. Browning
Hattie Branch
Hattie Patterson
Fannie Brown
McFadden Compress Company
Anion and
Texas Central Railroad
Hudson
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Key Street
Said
Third Street
Second Street
First Street
West Street
Main Street
Sandy Street
Peabody Street
Sandy and
Peabody Streets
Tom Shepard
W. P. Oil Co
Basxer
Akron Printing Co
Low & Stuckert
Reichardt & Seelhorst
J. Butler
C. T. Wolters
Wood & Co
Marshal
Finance Committee
Business Council
T. G. Amkistone
Change of Climate and Health Benefits of Bitters
The passage advocates Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive and remedy for ailments tied to climate change, fever, and travel. It claims protection against malaria and tropical conditions, helps constipation and indigestion, supports emigrants and travelers, and praises its use by seafarers, land travelers, miners, and farmers in new settlements.
City Court Fines Mary Bigsby in Fishting Case
A mayor's court Tuesday morning fined Mary Bigsby on a charge of fishting. The new Chiefs of the Fire Department were sworn in Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou
Mayor's Court
Mary Bigsby
Fire Department
Night workers in New York form a vast implicit army
A Richmond Times dispatch counts night shift labor across the city estimating about 60,000 workers. Hotels and restaurants employ roughly 10,000, bakers and saloon staff about 7,000 each, with 3,000 bakers and 3,000 butchers. Other large groups include steamboatmen, livery and hack drivers, milkmen at 7,000, surface and elevated transit crews, a thousand printers, and 1,000 police and fire personnel. Private watchmen and others push total to about 60,000 plus 10,000 additional laborers and vendors, kept busy to sustain overnight life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News York
New York
Custom House
New York Cor
Richmond Times
New European Sporting Resort Bosnia Bears and Wolves Attract Sportsmen
Reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities note high bear populations in central highlands south and west of Travnik and Sarajevo with wolves abundant in northern regions. Government bounties led to 11 hundreds of bears and 8490 wolves destroyed over ten years ending 1889, including 129 bears and 154 wolves killed in 1885 and similar numbers in 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Travnik
Serajevo
Bow Tombstone Got Its Name from Prospectors Tale
An 19th century anecdote from the Brunswick office recounts how Tombstone earned its name after Ed Schifiin, a prospector who faced Apache danger and, after striking a rich $2,750 find, grew to immense wealth while the town retained the moniker Tombstone. The teller notes the miner’s plain attire and indifference to appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Warner
Tombstone
The
Brunswick
Ed Schifiin
Locky Mountain News
Mystery Phone Call Ends In Deathly Silence
A Cincinnati man claimed to have phoned an acquaintance and waited five minutes, only to learn the dead man had been dead days earlier. The Detroit Free Press notes the grim irony that the supposed satisfaction comes from the afterlife rather than the living, while a humorous exchange about fruit completes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Enat
Jessa
Detroit
Pree
Press
Mental Phonograph says no fortune after marriage
He repeats fears of a spouse marrying for money. She admits she has no money, replying that he would be happy with her if she had none. The exchange appears in New York Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Parlor Elocutionist Seeks Fifty Dollar Debt Suit
A humorous exchange between client and lawyer about suing a man who owes fifty dollars. The client declares his trade as a parlor elocutionist and Shakespearean reciter, while the lawyer doubts success, suggesting a verdict would come only if the jury acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
State News Capsule From Texas Local Briefs
Fifteen thousand dollars allocated to general revenue at the state capital. Bastrop corn prices drop to 50 cents per bushel amid crop optimism. A July Fourth barbecue in Beaumont ends with M Cushipall shot dead. killer at large. Governor reprimands Sheriff Zapp of La Grange over armed citizens roaming streets. San Antonio and Aransas Pass tracklayers near Rockdale, wind up by Saturday. Leonard man Rodney Jones dies from a fish hook wound after blood poisoning. A hydrophobia coyote attack near Rio Grande City injuries a camper who may die. Corpus Christi youth Willie Scanlin dies four hours after parlor rifle accident. San Antonio carpenter Fredan vanishes with horse and wagon. foul play suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
M. Cushipall
Zapp
LaGrange
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Rockdale
Rodney Jones
Leonard
Rio Grande City
Miscellaneous Items From a Gilded Era
Collection of brief notes. Observations on culture, fashion, and institutions. Mentions Pittsburg papers, Bombay university, Battle Creek clock, Rockdale meeting, Chicago publication move, and various social curiosities. Includes fashion tips, dress colors, and estimates on women with medical diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay University
Battle Creek
Mich
Burnett
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Brenham Field Artillery
J. W. Earlywine
Wm. Gillispie
Chappell Hillg
Meyebi
Krug
Middle Texas
West Texas
Messrs
B. S. Rogers
W. H. Snell
E. L. Sally
W. H. Lockhart
R. L. Barnes
Gun Club
Waco
Hempstead
Scurry Fosten
Chappell Hill
Pennington
Williams
R. B. Pennington
May A. Williams
B. H. Harmon
M. E. Church
Campbell & Pennington
Wooten Wells
Baxter
Burton
Beauregard Bryan
Lexington
Bunker Hill Ticonderoga
Canada
Philadelphia
Thos. J. Jefferson
England
Kruger
L. Kirk
MI55
Nettie Estes
Greenvine Greetings
Greesving
Council Proceedings
Bow Tombstone
Lina
Frauenzeitung
State News
Eee
Willie Scanlin
Corpus Christi
Fred
Satan
Pittsburg
Rider
Nada
Goethe
Cleveland
Caroline L. French
Knotville
Tenn
Morning American
Portland, Ore
Kentucky
Baltimore American
Suspension Bridge
London
United States
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