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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
4
Miscellaneous header text from the Cameron Texas newspaper shows editor Oscar F. McAnally and associate Mes IPA J. McAnally, with subscription rates listed as one year six months and three months for ten cents, entered at the Cameron post office.
Charles F. Jones, valet to William Marsh Rice, testified in New York court that Albert Patrick supplied chloroform and ordered the murder plan. Jones described pacing the hallway as Rice died and said he notified Patrick by telephone after the alleged poisoning.
Jones testified detailing a planned killing to benefit Patrick who faced a large family burden. He described administering mercury and chloroform to Rice in Berkshire, while noting Patrick plotted a bogus will and kept Rice unaware of negotiations. The confession mocked by prosecutors as part of a calculated murder scheme.
The Texas constitution restricts the legislature from levying taxes beyond funding for economical government. It lists approved disbursements including debt interest, public buildings, sinking fund, public schools and universities, A M College, revenue collection costs, state officers and employees, asylums, state cemetery and grounds, and enforcement of quarantine regulations.
The piece discusses Texas constitutional limits on grants of public money to individuals or groups, notes legislators’ hesitation to fund permanent private property improvements in Galveston after the 1900 storm, and reflects on historical figures’ ages when famous works were produced. The Halletsville Herald quotes editors as generally courteous with a few exceptions.
The clipping claims research shows human brain power peaks between 40 and 60, contradicting the notion that the mind maxes out before 40. It cites William Swift as having brain capacity at 59, implying continued mental strength in later life.
The piece denounces a vile critic and defends honest journalism. It argues editors and reporters prove character by words and deeds, urging redeeming acts to earn respect and avoid being shunned as snakes in the field of news.
Ex congressman Tom L Johnston was elected mayor of Cleveland by a large majority. He may run for United States senator against Foraker and seek the Democratic nomination for president in four years if successful. Carter Harrison wins Chicago mayoral race for a third term with 156,952 to 128,695. Rolin Wells in St. Louis elected mayor by about 10,000 plurality. Both Harrison and Wells are sound money Democrats. Altgeld opposed Harrison but with limited effect.
Nurses at Sealy Hospital in Galveston strike after managers require them to attend to Black patients in the storm wrecked colored ward. The dilapidated old building faces scrutiny as critics condemn the nurses action.
Last week the house voted 55 to 44 to refuse to take up and make a special order of the double header bill. The platform measure needed a two thirds vote to be considered out of its regular order and faced opposition from the Santa Fe railroad company.
The question of redistricting Texas will attract attention as Congress members consider districts built from counties likely to favor them. They seek districts where a majority of counties are known to be favorable, shaping political futures.
The Terrell Asylum reports 1225 patients under treatment and 25 dismissed in the last month. It also records 98 admissions in March, the highest monthly total in the institution’s history. Beaumont’s fourth spouting well is found, rivaling earlier strikes and signaling potential vast wealth. A new Corsicana cotton factory operates with 150 looms and 5000 spindles, valued at 150000 dollars, led by Hon. Geo. T. Jester as president and major stockholder.
Hon Tom Johnson new Cleveland mayor a Kentuckian by birth and political ally of Henry Georgette. In Texas the legislature's rushed 30 month appropriations total over seven million dollars while other towns shifted politics with Denver and Lincoln electing Republicans. Rain needed in South Texas and the Rice murder case in New York dominates the week.
The Herald displays copies of a preliminary progress report on the life history habits injuries and control methods for the Mexican cotton boll weevil. Authorized by the 26th legislature and produced by Prof. F W Mulley the report is free to cotton raisers upon request.
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