28 Mar 1879
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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1879
Page
1
Distorted news from Marshall recounts the Porter murder case and a wave of political chatter. Coverage notes reactions to the Wade and Barrymore case, Texas tariff and tax debates, and local legislative shifts affecting courts and schools amid a broader national election discourse.
The Flatonia Argus reports Col. Wash Jones, serving this district in Congress, mortally damaged by voting against Rendall for speaker. Democratic supporters had pledged he would vote with the party on vital questions, a promise not kept. Sayres claimed Jones would align with radicals, a forecast the newspaper notes as unfulfilled.
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