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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
8
The Weekly Banner from Brenham notes global gold stocks around 450 billion, political tensions in Colombia, Hanna seen as secure for U S Senate, brisk matrimonial market amid cotton slump, and global trade and colonial concerns including Australia wool output and Cuba’s war finance. It cites social, medical, and educational developments and local civic actions.
The article cites 1896 pension rolls at 970,524 with 54,000 added since and a total over 100 million in pensions paid since 1861. It argues many claimants perjure injuries for government money, compares U.S. payroll to German costs, and condemns pension policy as a grave wrong harming able citizens while elevating paupers.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway plans a handsome pressed brick depot in Houston with fine appointments. A train shed will run from Congress Street to Preston Avenue to protect passengers from rain and heat.
A concise adage links lax manners to strict control, suggesting inconsistency in behavior. The saying implies that a person loose in habits frequently becomes constrained. It reads as a social observation rather than a report of events or people.
The Hillsboro Herald forecasts Texas becoming the richest agricultural state with strong water power boosting manufacturing. It notes cotton leads, wheat expansion in northwest Texas, and exports of wool hides beef cattle and fruits valued in millions. It says capital could develop a large sugar country for the republic.
W. P. Martin of Ohio files suit against the Texas City Improvement Company seeking 330000 and asks a receiver be appointed to take charge of the property.
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