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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1886
Page
2
Two sailors shipwrecked on a small island in the Caroline group reach San Francisco after fifteen months living with natives. The isolated isle is rarely visited by trading vessels.
The Brenham area seeks rapid progress by backing a standard gauge railway up the Brazos Valley toward Waco with $100,000 already subscribed. The project aims to connect with Gould lines and Santa Fe, linking to three major rail networks and spurring commerce and manufacturing locally. Opposition from the Croaker family is noted, while local capitalists press ahead for charter approval and broader road improvements to attract distant planters.
City officials face outside newspaper criticism over anarchist meetings in Chicago and the belief that harsher punishment could deter riots. Leaders and followers are condemned, with calls to hang leaders and convict those with dynamite. The piece condemns sensational sermons and urges stamping out such movements nationwide.
A digest covering strikes in Chicago and New England, violence in Texas and Indiana, a tornado in Indiana with fatalities, a Honolulu fire loss, and labor strife affecting mill owners and Knights of Labor. Reports also note rail, telegraph, and immigration tensions, with political maneuvering over prohibition and court cases.
A collage of items notes Hartshorn plans to restore color taken by acids, late Prince Torletin’s daily income about $1,750, Europe’s nine million-man force, and various curiosities from traders in New York City to Plymouth era impressions. Included are Clark Howell in Havana, Mississippi cotton interests, and a tally of Alaska seal franchise revenue.
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