Great Earthquakes and Politics Loom in Texas News
The May 14 1891 issue notes a recent strong earthquake felt at Port Lavaca. It reports on the Texas Press Association in Corsicana, debates over a textbook bill, Fort Worth hosting the state convention for World Fair representation, and varied national and local political commentary including Choctaw Nation finance, per capita distribution, and treaty issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Smallwood
Jones
Tuskaboma
Storms and storms follow a great spring period 1892
A 1892 forecast by W F Foster of St Joseph Mo predicts a record storm season beginning May and ending in June 1892 with a hard winter ahead. He forecasts early winter cold and heavy snows across the continent, with tropical hurricanes in October and November. He mentions 1832 33 storms, possible tornadoes, and widespread disruption from October onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Foster
St. Joseph
Gulf of Mexico
Tennessee
Arkansas
Lower
Mississippi
Ohio
Mississippi River
Florida
Italian Consul Corte Accused By New Orleans Paper
The Times-Democrat editorial says Consul Corte has outlived usefulness in Louisiana and should seek another post. Washington denies action, while dispatches claim Corte has been recalled and another Italian will assume consular duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corte
New Orleans
Washington
Times-Democrat
State Department
Louisiana
Foreman Chaife
Bankers weigh causes of stringency and crop impact
The Texas banker president stated uncertainty over what caused the financial stringency and declined to blame silver legislation, the McKinley bill, or Baring Brothers. He predicted crops this year would restore trade flow as money moves from New York and Boston to the West and South, with Texas cotton alone valued at about 90 million dollars at 9 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Banker's Association At
Austin
Baring Bros
New York
Boston
Texas
National flower census debate aims for popularity pick
The nation ponders a flower as the national emblem with debates over the cotton bloom favored by Baxnear. Belgium holds meetings as a pestiferous forest fire in Potter county, Pennsylvania roars, trapping a rescuing train and scorching seven men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Potter County
Penn
District court appointments surprise Kentucky readers
A dispatch reports Judge Garces’s appointment pleases many, while disappointment lingers that Lee county misses a judge or attorney post. Farmers accuse Hogg of partiality in apportioning political favors and favor E R Sinks for district judge. Representative Caruth notes Kentucky’s Cleveland sentiment and tariff as campaign focus despite silver issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giddi
Ju Oc C
Ay Ben
Urean
Isteiot Piety
Henry King
Caldwell
Bryan
Garces
Lee County
Lee
Washington
Burleson
District Court
Hogg
E. R. Sinks
Creverann
Kentucky
Representative Caruth
Washington Post
National Hotel
Cleveland
East
Confederate Veterans Pension Efforts Across Southern States
A survey of state actions for Confederate veterans notes Alabama spends 125000 yearly on pensions with no home. Florida and Georgia operate homes and pensions. Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia fund pensions and homes to varying extents. Missouri contemplates a home. Virginia leads with 10000 yearly for support plus over 85000 in pensions. Iowa miners press for an eight hour day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Arkansas
Little Rock
Florida
Georgia
Ausata
Mississippi
Missouri
Maryland
Baltimore
Louisiana
New Orleans
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Virginia
Richmond
Old Dominion
Quannah Organizes Gun Club As State AP Meets In Houston
Quannah forms a local gun club while the Texas Associated Press holds its meeting in Houston on Wednesday. The report also notes several fires and civic developments across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Associated Press
Houston
Fisher
Denison
Transit of a Star and Personal Equations in Observation
The article discusses the personal equation in timing celestial events and notes changes in observers’ biases when working in different cities. It covers experiments using foreign and local instruments at Greenwich and Paris to assess instrument effects on observation. It also surveys diverse science topics from ill effects of city mud to allotropic states of metals and deep subterranean observatories in Pribram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Greenwich
Signor Manfredi
Naples
England
M. Mares
Algeria
Europe
W. C. Roberts Austen
Joule
Lyon Playfair
Matthiessen
Bolley
Schutzenberger
Fritsche
Gore
Graham
Lea
Pribram
Hohemis
Holy Virgin
Saint Adelbert
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly Banner
A. G. Rankin
Port Lavaces
Texas Press Association
Corsicana
The
Southern Mercury
Belgium
Galveston
America
Austin Statesman
Nicholson City
Georgetown
Boerne
Marble Falls
McGregor
Calvert
Lampasas
Waco
Palestine
Aransas Harbor
Brenham
Santa Fe
Wharton
Cherokee Strip
Henzis
Miles City
Mont
Etata
San Diego
Cal
United States Navy
Blaine
Balmaceda
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Galveston Tribune
Mills
Charleston
California
Mont Eagle, Tenn
Tratx
Alliance
Kansas
United States Treasury
Wade Street
Chicago
Sam Smart
Hell
Holy Land
Utah University
Sam Small
Sam Jones
Devil
Austin Capitolian
George
Tris
Dallas
Sam H. Dixson
Macune
Confederate Veterans
Iowa
State News
W. B. Senter
Navasota
Oak Cliff
Midland
Hillsboro
Colorado
West Texas
Colorado City
Bishop Key
Mitchell
J. A. Wallace
Montgomery
Clara
Dawson
Taylor
New Presbyterian Church
King of
R. 0. Fowler
Muskogee
Luster
Wm. Smith
Smith
Jas. Dugan
Gainesville
Oklahoma
Bush State Penitentiary
W. H. Pat
Linden
Weatherford Summer Normal School
D.S. Switzer
R. B. Ewing
J. A. Lomax
J. L. Ceneision
Denton
J. Benton
Santo
Wm. Benton
Merritt Benton
el Paso Transfer Company
Mars
William Donaldson
Cal Corker
Sweden
Asia
Africa
Australia
Polynesia
Polarland
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