Reading of scattered 1879 Texas news and notes
A collage of brief items from Texas and national outlets reports on counterfeit coins in circulation, legal cases, political quotes, railway moves, a Szegedin flood disaster, and local court notes. It notes bills, polling doubts, drummers, and editorials, with mentions of Melasky Reed murders, Santa Fe stock, and county actions in Galveston.
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Bellville
Galveston
Austin County
Szegedin
Hungary
Santa Fe Road
Gov. Reports
Melasky
Reed
Texas
The
Marshall Herald
Throckmorton
Hubbard
Melaskey
Omaha
Senate Adverse Report on Abolishing Criminal Court in Harris County
Senate actions show an adverse report on petitions to abolish Harris County criminal court and a defeated bill to abolish town charters. Other measures debated include warrantless arrest for some offenses and a $25 per section annuity for school lands pastures amid several transfers and appropriations.
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Senate
Harris County
House
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Col
E. B. Pickett
H. W. Lyday
Fannin
J. K. Dickson
Hill
J. W. Durant
A.J. Peeler
George Pfeufer
Bagland Orphan Home
Galveston Notaries
Ono
Treasury Department
Election Ends With Independent Victory in Galveston
Tue Galveston Gittaz reports Leon ard, independent, elected by a 238 vote majority over the regular Democratic nominee. The piece predicts the last party entanglement in local elections and praises the move away from partisan influence in Galveston’s city government.
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Tue
Galveston Gittaz
Leonard
Greenback Congressman-Elect Visited Galveston En Route to Washington
Hon. Greorck Washington Jones, congressman elect from this district, traveled through Galveston on his way to Washington. He stayed at the Washington hotel where several locals, including prominent greenbackers, called on him. He spoke at length on his financial views and pledged to aid Galveston's advancement.
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Greorck Washington Jones
Galveston
Washington
George Washington Jones
Washington” Hotel
Colman's Rural World Ad Presents Affordable Subscription
Colman's Rural World, a leading agricultural paper for thirty years in the Mississippi Valley, offers subscriptions at $1.50 per year or $1.00 from now until January 1880. Readers gain weekly farmer essays from top contributors and an entry in the Annual Premium Drawing. Publisher Norman J. Coleman, St Louis, Mo.
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Colman's
Mississippi Valley
Norman J. Coleman
St Louis
Deputy sheriff wrongly reported jailed in La Grange case
A state news item on the Bansex page dated the 6th claimed Louis Homuth was jailed in La Grange for a robbery against Mike Connell. The report was in error. Homuth is a deputy sheriff and not in custody. The mistake was unintentional and unpleasant.
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Bansex
Louis Homuth
la Grange
Mike Connell
San Antonio river run dry leads to fish tale
San Antonio correspondent for the Galveston News reports the river is so shallow in places that catfish stand on their heads and fan themselves with their tails. The writer pledges strict accuracy and the tale is presented as prudent wisdom from the fish keeping cool.
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San Antonio
Galveston News
Faros Profit Struggles in Washington City Banks
Faro is described as very enticing yet highly favorable to the dealer with banks in Washington city once clearing about $100,000 per season. The current scene is stale and unprofitable as bank patronage declines.
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Washington City
Feud Erupts at Red River Titus County Boundary
A violent clash last Friday along the Red River boundary with Titus counties left two men dead and a third wounded. The feud between two families led to a meeting of parties and friends when fighting broke out. John Dilllard and a man named Jones were killed.
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Mr. Fisher
Kansas City
Kansas
D. S. Mays
Sugar Loaf
Cowhouse Creek
Bell County
Marshall Manufacturing Company
Marshall
C. W. Crozier
S. M. Hunter
Bryan
Crozier
Hunter
Johnson County
Martha Scruggs
Little Rock
Henry Crowley
Miss Scruggs
Red River
Titus
John Dillardi
Jones
Fatal pistol duel after dispute near Bryan
On Saturday Cavitt Charley Milles and C D Garrett confronted W W Armstrong as he worked, demanded a settlement, and after a fist blow Cavitt fired a pistol striking Armstrong three times. Armstrong died instantly from the gunshots.
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Bryan
Cavitt
Charley Milles
C.D. Garrett
W. W. Armstrong
Armstrong
Disorder at Gonzales Baptist Church Service Ends in Violence
Report from Freda Dallas describes a Sunday church service disrupted by a free-for-all brawl at the Gonzales Baptist church. Razors, chairs, and physical altercations led to about two dozen African Americans wounded as police arrived and the congregation dispersed.
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Gonzales
C Baptist
Freda Dallas
Rey
Leadville Letter Highlights Colorado Immigration Strains
A Leadville letter warns of large immigrant influx to Colorado this spring. It notes hardship for unskilled miners and poverty in Poverty Flat, urging action to protect local workers and economy.
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Leadville
Denver
Colorado
Eny
Fragmentary reminiscence on nature and time in verse
A fragmented, archaic sounding passage reflects on waves, shore, and inevitability. The speaker muses on moving toward a distant “other side,” feeling the near approach of change as nature carries us forward. The tone suggests a meditation on mortality and transition.
Fragmented clipped notice from a San Francisco mining accident report
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Chinese workers, a mining accident, and a court judgment. It references ages 14 and 21 and a Mary Dunning, with scattered phrases about witnesses, rubber men, and a vice president in a Senate chamber. The text is incomplete and lacks a clear single event.
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San Francisco
Senate
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New York Herald
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House of Representatives
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State Senate
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W York
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Order of the Knights of Honor
Houston
San Antonio Herald
Jackson
Miss
Clarion
James A. Tucker
Round Rock
Minor H. Brown
Mr. Brown
Sherman Register
Bonham News
Congress
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Bond
Railroad Committee
Sedalia Democrat
Hayes
Louisiana
Florida
Amon
New Orleans
Returning Board
John Sherman
Treasu Rer
John M. Harlan
Justice Supreme Court
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Ohio
E. W. Stoughton
Russia
John A. Kassen
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E. F P. Noyes
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Thomas Jenks
Mint
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Mexico
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McCulloch
Bryan College
State News
Belton
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Szmiderski
Flatonia
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Christina Olson
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J. T. Ward
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J. C. Day
Liberty County
Round Rock Head
Georgetown
Comanche
Marlin Fire Company
Fairfield
Zeke Bradley
John Locke Martin
Presbyterian
the Great and Good Herald
Sherman
John McCulloch
McLennan
Denison & Pacific
Whitesboro
Denison Vews
Bosque County
Brazos County
A. and M. College
Wilson Springs
Comanche County
Bass Union Pacific
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Supree
Surplus
Noble
White
Smart
Zimmerman
Spring Station
Davenport
Tremont Opera House
Ellis County
Pilot Point
Rodde
Hollands
Seguin
Giddings
Rock Hill
Collin County
Thompson
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Navasota Rivers
John H.owen
Lynch
J. A. Estes
Rockdale
Estes
Baptist Church
Rockdale Aessenger
T. B. Owens
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Colman
Valley of the
Fulda
Meburg
Hesse
Geol Museum
Marburg
Tom
Peoria
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Franketon
Mary Dunning
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