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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1891
Page
4
A Seattle era item notes Hos Warner Gresean linked to interstate commissionership and Europe’s Dardanelles crisis stirring tension. It mentions Kentucky bankers forming a state association, a Brownstone obelisk exhibit, McKinley support in Ohio, and tariff debates on onions and cabbage.
The Houston Post reported a new Cotton Pickers League gathering 800 000 members, with Mississippi leading the push. R M Humphrey says membership could reach 1 200 000, as 25 000 names appear on a Mississippi list. Demands are one dollar per hundred basis with a strike set for the 12th, while planters and whites resist the move. Local leaders doubt the movement will reach Texas or succeed given cost realities and farmer opposition.
Hon. W. H. Crain was asked to share views on the Ocala platform endorsed by the District Alliance of the 7th District. He outlines support for certain monetary policies, opposes sub treasury schemes and railroad ownership, and warns the Ocala doctrine could lead to centralism and despotism while favoring Senate election reform.
The Cameron Herald quotes 8. D. A. Duncan of Dallas aiming to raise 30000 by a 1.40 per alliance member assessment to reinstate the Exchange. Duncan asserts Texas alliance strength at 21572 male members, including voters under 21, with two thirds backing the third party and treasury, while democratic farmers largely stay away. The piece argues machinelike tactics cannot win Texas elections or control primaries, and notes defections from the alliance.
Senators Carlisle and Aldrich with Secretary Durfee study price ranges across industries in Boston. They collect statistics on manufacturing, transportation, and wages to gauge how tariffs affect consumer costs. An agent tracks wages as work continues. economists testified that published data lacks necessary detail. The panel notes a large gap between manufacturers' prices and consumer prices for boots and shoes as a finding.
The piece surveys a pattern of recent rail disasters and calls for accountability. It argues accidents often result from negligence in bridges and track maintenance or overworked crews. It notes labor groups blame the corporation for unsafe conditions and long hours, urging higher responsibility to protect travelers.
In Washington recently McMirrax of Tennessee and By num of Indiana seek the Speakership while Mills and Crisp remain the leaders in the race.
A California banquet for President Harrison sparked outrage when foreign wines appeared on the list. The President did not drink the native wines, provoking criticism in papers and causing wine growers to blame banquet manager Barnes while vowing to vent their temper in the next campaign.
In Velasco interview G W Angle discusses the Brazos Valley railroad project. Burkett Murphy Burns and Peters lead the contract with 100 teams on twenty miles and fifty more to come. Rails and iron to be shipped to Velasco under an eighteen foot bar guarantee as work aims for a November 1 completion.
Public pressure reshapes Georgia’s response as anti home lawmakers propose a substitute. The bill would grant counties authority to award a $100 yearly pension to indigent Confederate soldiers via physician certificates and grand jury support. Jasper J. Clay faces exposure for wartime desertion amid the debate.
Prices have fallen in the last days due to Ellison's report suggesting a 7,250,000 bale American crop could meet demand even if 1,250,000 bales are lost. A bad beaureau forecast could halt declines with little hope of a big rise this season. Also, a Texas Alliance split rumor was put to rest by Ft. Worth Gazette, attributing the bust to Col Sledge’s store galluses, not a neck-tie. Texas Exhibit cars are at the Nebraska State Fair.
Editorial notes survey global events from economic troubles in Pittsburgh to Turkish foreign affairs, hinting at labor disputes in Washington County and the Mexican mountains. It notes census figures, a Grady monument event in Atlanta, and debates over rail rates and foreign advertising journalism.
Denison reports a minor fire and a light incident at Lampasas as a cigar factory starts. West home at Texariana burned. Floyd Roode died by morphine overdose in Sherman. Fort Bend sugar refinery planned. Panhandle mills resume under new Vernon management. Henderson to add cotton gin and iron works. East Texas iron ore potential. County school superintendent role under debate in Bexar. J B McCloud jailed for spring murder. Oakville man shot himself while hunting. Aransas Pass seeks deep water port. Orange resident injured by white assailants. J B Thomas car coupler tested successfully. Shad White fights off attackers. former Boslec an marshal arrested. Mount Calm man killed by son-in-law. bond set. Central Texas shooting incident near Eliza Gray. residence damaged. Vernon grain handling strained by rapid wheat influx. Ballinger dissolution suit in district court. Port of Corsicana violence incident. Train robbery suspects encircled by rangers. five holdouts. Cleburne prisoners escape. bandsaw file found. San Angelo section man shot. altercation ends. Alvord street confrontation ends in arrests.
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