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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1890
Page
4
A wide slice of the world is described with storms along the Welsh coast and turmoil on Wall Street on Monday. Reports include political sessions in the Cherokee nation and tributes to various stock brokers and wrecks in London and Massachusetts.
Obituaries note the deaths of J H Parker Waxahachie P Know Marshall, Maj F M Hanks Palestine and Judge Wm Stedman Marshall. fires break out in Mexia and Bonham artesian work proceeds. Galveston cotton factory site chosen. Luther plans for hotels and churches advance. burglaries reported in San Antonio and Texarkana Catholic church nears completion. court cases include Tom Lee and perjury escape. trades unions and local commerce see activity in Waxahachie and Houston.
A mixed page of quips, observations and short notices spans topics from manners to science. It includes wry aphorisms about success and virtue, local curiosities like a sixteen pound Athens cat, and trivia on post office relics, fashion, and odd Latin phrases. A crust of humor and rural wisdom closes with a Texas Siftings quip about a funeral.
The article likens a New York Times illustration to a Democratic housemaid sweeping away Republican misrule. It notes House turnover, unseatings, and losses for McKinley Cannon and other leaders, with Democrats gaining seats and hoping for a Democratic Senate and Cleveland’s presidency to cap a wave of reform.
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