Silver coinage debate in Cameron Herald editorial
The Cameron Herald editors urge national party unity on the silver coinage issue, endorsing bimetallism discussion yet doubting a 16 to 1 ratio at the Democratic convention. They propose a substitute plan for commercial parity that raises silver or lowers gold to restore balance without harming value.
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Democratic Party
the Herald
Texas
Rogers Q. Mills
Congress
Joe Bailey
City National Bank Opens in Marlin
A new bank named City National has been organized and established in Marlin, signaling a local financial addition and service expansion for residents and businesses.
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The
City National
Marlin
Literacy of varied items in Texas era headlines
The Post notes the bloomer's Houston appearance and Corbett ending training in San Antonio. It reports on Justice Jackson's successor delay, Culberson as possible appointee, and a cotton crop shortfall in Brazos county due to drought. It covers Evans family in Mississippi, Evans on railroad tickets, and a bond issue in Europe returning to the US. It cites a Texas cotton leader’s seven million bale forecast with two and a quarter million for Texas, a shooting near Rogers, and Tillman St John prohibition debate in New York. It notes Waco Morning News suspension, Piedras Negras smallpox quarantine, and Justice Howell Jackson's death near Nashville.
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Hector D. Lane
Texas
Lane
Cotton Growers’ Association
Justice Jackson's Career Path Cited in Tax Case Rehearing
The text notes a move to Washington for an income tax case rehearing and describes a rapid decline afterward. It states Justice Jackson served in the United States Senate, was appointed to the bench by President Harrison, and confirmed by a Republican Senate.
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Washington
Justice Jackson
United State Senate
Harrison
Press Comments. The Lockhart Register Opinion Note
The Lockhart Register argues weekly partisan papers breed trouble and urges editors to express views while inviting public discussion on major issues. It says a paper need not advocate a single subject if it fosters conversation and informs the community on important questions.
Colorado Citizen Reflects On Coinage Stance And Policy Views
The Colorado Citizen notes Tuk Cameron of the Herald shifted on free coinage to 16 to 1 and opposes a single gold standard. He supports equal gold and silver recognition and changing the ratio by reducing grains in the gold unit to honor existing contracts. The LaGrange Journal cites Fayette county as leading cotton producer with 69,000 bales last year, ten thousand more than any other county. a half yield this year would surprise the writer.
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Tuk Cameron Herald
Fayette County
Harvey
Judas Iscariot
Tobacco sample from Wm Carroll ranch sparks Southwest Texas trials
The Beeville Bee reports a sample of Persian Muscatelle tobacco grown on Wm Carroll's ranch. Seed traces to Shah of Persia's garden. Sample is light in color with fine flavor. Discussions suggest tobacco could be profitable in southwest Texas. experiments indicate potential for success.
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Wm. Carroll
Shah of Persia
Texas
Sorghum Syrup Sample Sent By Revered Local Leader
The Goliad Guard reports Abe Western, a respected Black man in the county, sent a sample of sorghum syrup he made from this year’s cane. The syrup is described as of very best quality, illustrating thrift and enterprise.
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Abe Western
Governor vows to block Corbett Fitzsimmons in Texas
Gov Culberson says he will use every state power to stop the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout if Dallas County sheriffs permit it. If not, other sheriffs may offer shelter and allow the fight to go ahead.
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Culberson
Texas
Dallas County
Cotton acreage in Texas seen 15 percent lower
Waco Tribune notes well informed people say Texas cotton acreage is at least 15 percent below last year and crop conditions hint at lower yield despite more land. The Taylor Texan cites Ohio populism as progressive with Coxey as standard bearer for governor and a platform mixed with Coxeyism Tillmanism and Kansas Referendum.
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Texas
Ohio
Coxey
South Carolina
Texas Prosperity Promised Amid Small Cotton Crop
The Brazos Pilot notes gratitude for good barns corn and hay stocks, strong livestock, and fat hogs, predicting better times and broader prosperity for Texas despite a small cotton crop and low prices. The Bryan Eagle denounces passive residents who avoid public enterprise while urging citizens to support local businesses and “freeze out the clams.”
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Texas
Bryan Eagle
School Trouble in Gause District Explained
In a letter signed by T L Watts August 6 1895 in Texas the writer accuses others of a grand fraud over school control. The facts state Watts sought a first grade teacher of his choice, trustees proposed a patrons vote, a trustee withdrew after patrons favored a female teacher, Watts denounced the process, and party composition of trustees is mixed among democrats Republicans and third party supporters.
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T. L. Watts
Cause
Texas
L. Watts
Mr. Watts
Watts
Hell
Gause School
Ato Hzard
Gause
Milam County
Wash. ‘T. Watts
Newton
Everthing
Misery
Dr. Stewart
Magale
Lnever
Gause school dispute rages over teacher credentials
Letters accuse Mr. Watts of fraud and mismanagement in hiring a second grade teacher while condemning a prior contract. Citizens defend a longer term, praise a qualified local candidate, and challenge alleged secrecy and self praise amid tensions in Milam county.
Furor Over Gause School Contract and Petition Figures
A local dispute over the Gause school contract ignites rebuttal letters. Respondents challenge Mr Watts and miscount petition signatures, defend trustees, and accuse opponents of deception. The letter-writers cite specific names and pledge support from forty or fifty patrons.
Cleveland Letter Praises Graves Wedding Hope
In 1890 Colonel John Temple Graves invited Annie Cotbran of Rome Georgia to his wedding. Former President Grover Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland responded with a warm, personal note praising domestic happiness and kinship. The letter remains framed in Graves parlor.
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John Temple Graves
Annie Cotbran
Rome
Georgia
Cleveland
Madison Avenue
New York
Mr. Graves
Rover Cleveland
Graves
Sion
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