Public Weigher Law and Local Opposition in Navasota
The article outlines a new public weighing law with penalties for faulty weights and set fees per bale or load, plus a right for any justice precinct to appoint a public weigher, potentially replacing private weighers, and notes the option to abolish the office by a future election. It also mentions the Navasota musical union canceling a Pinafore performance and includes a Chippewa petition to Congress alleging corruption in a commission, demanding reform.
Masons Plan 100th Washington Death Observance in Virginia
The Virginia Grand Lodge Masons and local lodges organize a Dec 13-14 observance of George Washingtons death centennial. Judge R T W Duke Jr and Col K Kemper choose the Alexandria opera house for sessions starting Dec 15 with a Dec 18 trip to Mt. Vernon to reenact Washingtons funeral services with lodge participation from Fredericksburg and Washington area Lodges.
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Washington
George Washington
Grand Lodge of Masons
Virginia
Alexandria
Mt. Vernon
R. T. W. Duke Jr
Masons
K. Kemper
Opera House
Grand Lodge
State of
State Grand Lodge
Lodge No. 4
Fredericksburg
General Washington
Fair Lodge of
Hon. Geo. T. Jester on Texas cotton and wages
The 1899 Bleeding Texas excerpt notes Geo T Jester claiming Texas could export 3 600 000 bales of cotton instead of selling them for 67000000 and that manufacturing would yield 202 million. The Brenham Banner reports a Natal case where a young man accused of forced kissing is acquitted as the court laments the temptation.
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Geo. T
Texas
Brenham
Public weighers explained under new Texas law
The Cameron Herald outlines amendatory provisions for public weighers affecting Brazos and Milam counties. Governors appoint five weighers where cotton shipments exceed 100000 bales. Milam is exempt. Counties can petition for precinct weighers with two year terms, bonds set at 5000 dollars for governors appointees and 2500 for precinct weighers, and deputy weighers may be appointed with oath and bonds.
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Milam County
Commissioners’ Court
Kansas wheelman claims eighteen mile coast record
A Kansas cyclist named Welsh 13 allegedly coasted for eighteen consecutive miles without pedaling. The feat is presented as the longest coast on record.
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Kansas
Assassin Captured Near Labori Case In France
Rennes reports the alleged shooter of Mattee Labori, Dreyfus defense, Glorot, a Dol native, was arrested after confessing. Police doubt the claim, suspecting a drunken or attention seeking lunatic, while probing his movements.
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Rennes
Mattee Labori
Dreyfus
Dol
Glorot
Cotes du Nord
Grorot
Cabare
Labori
Multiple Fatalities and Injuries From Mexican Locomotive Boiler Blast
Stacks of reports detail a Tampico Mexico boiler explosion on a Mexican Central locomotive, killing seven, injuring three, including four American engineers in the cab. Also noted are a Tennessee former congressman death, a Michigan poorhouse fire, a Nassau cable arrival, a 104-year-old Atchison resident's death, and other incidents across the day.
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Chicago
Tampico
Mex
Mexican Central Railroad
Cardenas
Smon
Fitzgerald
Hughes
Gibson
Lockhart
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Congress
Gilmore's
Bryan
Connelly
Palmer & Carnes
MaLcolm Cannes
Natal
Emmet
parWe
U. S
Emmel
Cameron Herald
O. F. McAnally
Brazos
Milara
The
Jams
Perserves
Ferndale Canned
Peas
Dansby
Casey Young
Memphis
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Young
Big Rapids
Mich
Stanwood
Adolph Murrin
Murrin
New York
Ward Line
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Vigilancia
Havana
James Kennedy
Atchison, Kas
Mount St. Scholastical Convent
Cleveland
Broadway
Scoville Avenue
James de Mooy
Rockville
Armistead Taylor
John Alford Brown
Louis Rosenstein
Kiltlig
Fredonia
Kas
Charles Bowman
Benedict
Here
Sam Smith
Capetown
Transvaal
Shamrock
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook Bar
Tommy
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Paris
Burt Norwood
J. M. Caldwell
Agt
Ae’ Tad
Trom
Tyler Haswell
Grice & Zimmerman
M. F. Heenan
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