Local News Roundup Highlights Fines and Weddings
Henry Randle fined one dollar by Justice Ewing after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. A runaway horse on Main Street caused no damage. A general row occurred during a dance at the old Awalt place near Burton. Several arrests expected. Jos. Ripple wed Miss Annie Schiller at the bride’s Wesley home with many friends sending congratulations.
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Henry Randle
Justice Ewing
Awalt Place
Burton
Wesley
Jos, Ripple
Annie Schiller
Brenham Oil Mill Sets Price at 82 50 Per Ton Through December
A notice states Brenham Oil Mill will charge 82.50 dollars per ton until December 1 as part of a revised pricing schedule. The brief item notes the company name and the rate but provides no additional details.
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Ark Committees
Brenham
A Rough House In The Acre Leads To Night Of Riot
A drunken visitor from rural areas roams Easy street in the Acre until a loud tumult erupts, drawing a relief party and witnesses. By morning the man borrows clothes from a friend and returns home, leaving the scene to speculation about the night’s excesses and a near tragedy.
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Acre
John Barleycorn
Cyclone Davis
Easy Street
Retracted article apologizes for false statements and unnamed claims
An informant and reporter misled a piece with misinformation and moralizing prose. The publication is expunged and references to a "suspicious old lady" are retracted as unfounded. Names were withheld at the author's request. the carrier of the premises is identified as custodian and not suspicious.
U. C. V. Reunion Planned in San Antonio Texas
Albert Sidney Johnston camp of the Confederate Veterans met in San Antonio and decided to hold the Texas division reunion on December 11 and 16. The dates were moved from October 10 due to a yellow fever scare.
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San Antonio
Texas
Albert Sidney Johnston
Confederate Veterans
Protect Your Horses Warns of Contagion Threat
The piece urges strict horse quarantine to prevent a dangerous contagious disease affecting horses in coast counties. It warns owners to avoid indiscriminate stock movement and stresses potential financial hardship for farmers if the plague reaches the area, given reliance on horses for next year’s crop.
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Culberson
Runaway horse injures woman in Wiedeville area
Mrs. Wm Remmert was thrown from a buggy by a runaway horse near Mr Rudolf Schawe’s residence in Wiedeville. She suffered a broken collar bone and other painful injuries, Dr E Becker attended and reported she was resting fairly well. The item also notes Shaker Digestive Cordial claims and a local potato delivery by W R Richardson featuring half bushel potatoes.
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Rudolph Schawe
Wiedeville
Wm. Remmert
E. Becker
Brenham Team Challenges Galveston For Thanksgiving Game
Brenham football president Charles Car lisle received a telegram from Galveston Manager John F. Lytch challenging a Thanksgiving match. Governor Culberson lifts embargo permitting Brenham drum corps to perform with New Orleans firms. Special surgeons to Cuba to study yellow fever. Dr Guiterras may join.
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Brenham
Charles Carlisle
John F. Lytch
Galveston
New Orleans
Culberson
Crescent City
Cuba
Houston Post
Texas Friends
Guitteras
A Whole Man Health Promise From Dr Hartman
A healthy lifestyle starts with clean skin and interior hygiene. Catarrh damages mucous membranes and hinders health, but Dr Hartman claims Peruna treats chronic catarrh with lasting cures. The ad touts Dr Hartman’s books and offers a free Peruna Almanac for 1898 via The Persons Drug Mfg Co in Columbus.
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Hartman
United States
Canada
Perons
Columbus
Marriage Licenses Issued Week Ending November Sixteen
The county clerk’s office reports a week of marriage licenses issued ending Nov 16. Couples listed include Frank Skopik with Anna Skarbyja, Herman Niemeyer with Wilhelmine Schneider, Thomas Graves with Fanny Carter, Joseph Plasek with Katherine Brosch, and many others such as William Drew with Ottilie Kelm, Theodore Helf with Mary Giesecke, and Henry Lehrmann with Mattie Robinson.
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Frank Skopik
Anna Skarbyja
Herman Niemeyer
Wilhelmine Schneider
Thomas Graves
Fanny Carter
Joseph Plasek
Katherine Brosch
William Drew
Ottilie Kelm
Theodore W. Helf
Mary E. Giesecke
Henry Lehrmann
Mattie Robinson
Wm. R. Campbell
Beulah E. McDermott
Stephen Harris
Laura Tolliver
Moses Hubert
Mary Hughes
Joseph Fried
Franziska Martinsk
Okar R. Pillina
Masia K. E. Hogrefe
Aug. Meyer
Henriette Scharff
Willie Orris
Jane Robert
Death of Mrs. Mercer at near Chappell Hill
The Banner records the death of Mrs. N. A. Mercer on Tuesday afternoon at her home near Chappell Hill in her sixty sixth year. Funeral at 10 o'clock today with interment at Prairie Lea cemetery. Her illness grew gradually worse despite medical care. The family and friends extend deepest sympathy.
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N. A. Mercer
Chappell Hill
Prairie ‘Lea
Mercer
Real Estate Transfers Record Week Ending November 16 1897
County clerk lists transfers including Mary Maxwell to C T Roff one Brenham lot for 25 dollars H Hudgins and wife to Washington County 712 acres Wm Munson league for 100 dollars J B Wilkins to Sam Willie Brenham lot 40 dollars H Eichler and wife to Otto Eichler 138 acres Washington County love and affection 1 dollar Wm Bauer to Henry Hilbert 117 acres J B Miller league 2807 dollars A H Woehler to Niklaus Heinemann 27 acres Lester league 650 dollars Spencer Brown and wife to Ada Brown Brenham lot and 1 dollar in other considerations
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Mary Maxwell
C. T. Roff
Brenham
H. Hudgins
Washington County
Wm. Munson League
J.B. Wilkins
Sam Willie
H. Eichler
Otto Eichler
Diptheria Invasion Alarms City Schools
Reported diphtheria case in the city causes unease and may affect attendance at schools. The Schulze child at Main and West streets isolated, local doctor says condition improving. The notice discusses contagion precautions and community concerns amid other local updates.
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H. R. Schulze
Main
West Streets
W. A. Lockett
Women Buy One Fifth of Philadelphia Cigarette Sales
A Philadelphia paper reports that women and girls accounted for one fifth of cigarette sales in the city during the last two months. The piece also notes that McKinley era prosperity does not significantly ease laboring class needs at present.
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Philadelphia
McKinley Seeks Reed Shield in Cuban Question
The excerpt notes President McKinley relying on Caesar Reed to avoid exposing his position in Cuba and hints at political strategic maneuvering. The remark questions the wisdom of such a tactic.
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McKinley
Caesar Reed
Congress
Cotton as the South’s single money maker and farmer’s idol
The Lufkin Weekly argues Southern farmers are trapped by cotton. Cotton buyers push the view that no other crop yields cash, while railroads and markets elsewhere could supply bacon, corn, and foods cheaper. It cautions farmers to diversify and break the cotton dependency.
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Lufkin Weekly
South
Docat
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Prof. R
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Louis Anderson
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W. A. J. Jakes
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U. C. V. Reunion
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Peter Gorka
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Willis Parker
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Alford Toland
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