The Weekly Banner May 14 1891 Texas World Fair and naval notes
The issue reports Mexico and Guatemala border tensions, death of Archbishop McGuer in London, Texas World's Fair convention in Fort Worth, dock fumigation permits at Mobile and Pensacola, yellow fever concerns, a civil suit for 25000 by Dessis Contocxe against Isaac Heidenheimer, a fatal knife attack in Range, and Henry G. King’s appointment as district attorney. It also covers a probable naval encounter as the Charleston class cruiser pursues the Chilean gunrunner Etata, with neutrality law implications and possible U S naval action.
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Washington
California
Charleston
Etata
Navy Department
Baltimore
Pensacola
United States
Chili
Insurgenta
Uncle Sam
Permanent Encampment Bid Moves Toward Austin
Taylor and Brenham leaders discuss site needs for a proposed permanent encampment with land and water, railroad access, and a 60 by 30 foot housing complex. Gen. Stoddard notes central locations favor bids from Waco Jefferson Calvert Dallas Ft. Worth and others as Brenham readies its offer amid strong troop water needs.
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Heartfield
Taylor Ifles
Rockdale Rifles
Williamson County
Taylor
Gen. Stoddard
Austin
Stoddard
Waco
Jefferson
Calvert
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Dallas
H. B. Stoddard
Bryan
Faulkner
Cooke
Houton
Gurley
Shepard
Victoria
Green
San Antonio
Brenham
Committee On Finance
Messrs
T. B. Botts
Harry Haynes
J. M. Byrnes
United States
Rankin kills Homuth in LaGrange feud tied shooting
Ex-U S Marshal John T Rankin shot F T Homuth and fatally wounded him at the Dry House area after an old feud over Rankin's county clerk bid. Rankin surrendered after asking a prominent citizen to fetch the sheriff as E L Ory and Rankin’s driver were held as accessories. District court to hear grand jury findings next week.
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LaGrange
F. T. Homuth
U. 5
Jno. T. Rankin
Rankin
Earl
Homuth
Hamuth
E. L. Ory
Miscellaneous items reflect wry wit and social quips
The column collects pithy witticisms on topics from cuisine and barber jokes to politics and manners. It jokes about Italian talk in war, postal letters, bankers and boarders, and social habits, offering a snapshot of everyday concerns and humor.
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Kansas House
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