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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1891
Page
6
A collage of 1891 items notes England’s influenza spread, currency gold soaring in Buenos Aires, Arkansas oil mills restraint, Pennsylvania Senate candidate C. Dourzett, H. Hutchison debt takeovers, and reactions to “Granny” Blair in China, plus usury laws, World’s Fair plans, electoral district proposals, Vene zuela duty rules, and a New Jersey forest fire loss amid sugar trust scrutiny.
A Ft. Worth meeting on the 12th instorsigns Texas must rely on private subscription for a World’s Fair exhibit. Washington county should send delegates to the convention while Brenham gears up for a boom to showcase its advantages to outsiders as noted by the Colorado Citizen.
The resignation of Hon. Jnc H Reagan from the United States Senate to accept the chairmanship of the Texas railway commission is seen as a loss to the country. The New Orleans Times-Democrat warns the Senate will lose a specialist in interstate commerce law and laments a drift toward senatorial decline.
The piece warns the third party push is gaining steam after the Waco Alliance meeting and the sub treasury plan is deemed impracticable by leading financiers. It urges immediate Democratic club organization in every school district and stresses party discipline to ensure success.
Secretary Foster states no final deal has been reached with Great Britain on sealing in Behring Sea for the coming season though an arrangement may be possible. Vessels are ordered to sail May 15. J Stanly Brown goes to Alaska as a government expert to assess the sealing trade and enforce contract terms on seal kills. British experts deny fur seal decline or displacement from breeding areas.
The twenty second legislature empowered the state board of education to procure textbooks for public schools covering spelling reading grammar geography arithmetic physiology hygiene history and writing. The Dallas News notes the temperance angle as vital, warning of intoxication dangers and urging youths to know the risks before drinking. The report also covers Confederate survivors’ ovation in Augusta, a Manipur clash in Melbourne, a liquor license case in Wheeling, and rail fare comparisons between American and English lines.
A collection of one line aphorisms and short notes mentioning Marquis Imperiali Senator Sanders Morrill Carnegie Bruce and Alton. It notes world fair costs and participation hints from the British government and Mexican interior secretary, plus a missing Il Hutch causing a wheat market drop.
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