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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
4
The fragment references Cameron Texas and mentions the Houston Post in a contrast about trusts and lumber, with editor names Oscar F McAnally and Ida J McAnally. The text is partial and offers limited readable facts about a merged entity and criticisms of the Houston Post.
The report notes Republicans hope for a tight contest for Slayden and Burgess in the November election. It records the first cotton bloom in Wharton county on May 20 and compares Milam county's lead.
Ex mayor A J Lewis is named chairman of the 66th representative district by State Chairman Wells. The action assigns leadership role amid party organization changes.
An event organizer aims to stage a grand barbecue in Marlin on Thursday June 12 just before the county primary elections. Organizers promote the gathering as a public social before the voting season begins.
Friday morning last week J H Fisher, about 60, was killed near his Waco home by a live electric wire. He formerly resided at Weimar.
The season's first wheat in Hill county sold for 8 cents per bushel. Yields were about 9 bushels per acre and the sample was classified as No 2.
William Jennings Bryan cautions President Roosevelt that pursuing aggressive action against beef and other trusts jeopardizes his 1904 renomination prospects. He argues the bold stance could alienate key voters and party factions.
Snow swept the Panhandle of Texas last week while central Texas residents visited ice factories on the same day. The state is noted for its large size.
President Roosevelt plans a Texas trip next fall likely attending the Dallas and San Antonio state fairs. The outing will give many residents a chance to see a live president.
Mark Hanna appears in the race for the Republican nomination with Washington politicians rating his chances as excellent. Observers say he would be a solid figure to align with in the campaign.
In Palestine Hon. A W Gregg leads with fifteen instructed votes toward the Galveston district nomination but remains seven short of the required tally. The race hinges on these party delegates and the nomination process.
About twenty million dollars a year comes from custom duties and internal revenue while expenses will be at least twenty five million annually. The new republic confronts a difficult financial problem to solve.
The Katy Railway aims to complete the Link Line from Granger to Georgetown and extend to Austin and San Marcos. Attorneys for the railway were in Austin last week reviewing titles.
Last Friday marked Decoration Day as the Cuban Republic president ordered the wreck of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor to be properly decorated and the American flag to be displayed from the ruins.
The national cemetery near Chattanooga holds about 14 000 federal soldiers buried there. It commemorates deaths from the battles of Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge and lies south of the city near the foot of Missionary Ridge.
Report from Robertson county describes a scrap silver fragment found on a high rocky point about three miles from Bremond. The opinion is that the metal was melted there by Mexicans before the days of the Texas republic.
Last week workers at the International and Great Northern shops in Palestine went on strike demanding higher wages and fewer apprentices. Five workers walked out at Taylor, while fifty five left in Palestine as officials refused their demand.
The text contrasts early Democratic support for sound money with Hamilton’s push for paper currency and Jefferson’s preference for gold and silver as the sole circulating medium. Jefferson supported coinage on commercial equality and argued that the ratio was a market matter beyond legislative control.
Farmers in Brazos bottom farms near Hearne report a heavy boll weevil infestation. Previous experiments showed little success, but last week a new preparation was tried and proved more effective. Access to the insects is hindered by dense foliage.
Rev. Dr. B. M. Palmer died in New Orleans last week and was buried there last Friday. He was a leading Southern preacher and his funeral drew a record crowd since Jefferson Davis’s interment. Palmer had been injured after being struck by a street car and never recovered.
Burglars blew open the Hardin county treasurer’s safe in Kountze between 2 and 3 am last Friday and escaped with 2500 in cash 1800 of county funds and 700 of the treasurer’s private funds. A daylight posse wounded one burglar in a ensuing battle near Beaumont’s Big Thicket area.
Hon Frank Lubbock, twelve year state treasurer, says he never left collections in bank over thirty days. He feared deposits for the state would violate the law. Some legislators seek impeachment against the current treasurer, though he is widely supported for renomination. The public is reassured by the bank’s reorganization and repayment to the state.
In last week's primaries Judge Streetman carried Lee and Hays counties with five votes each. He now has forty instructed votes and leads opponents, with Judge Fisher in second place.
The Austin Tribune criticizes Texas Democrats for abandoning populist roots as Republicans and populists gain influence in the 1890s era. It notes crossovers in Hill Coryell and McLennan counties, figures like George Clark Cullen Thomas and Bob Henry, and debates over silver and trusts that signal a return to old time principles while masking cross party nominations and evolving loyalties.
A coarse complaint notes a mangy crowd hurling obscene remarks and hunting for someone to attack. The speaker warns of eventual punishment, implying a plan to distribute vulgar writings by mail and invites report to authorities. The piece predicts a sudden, well concealed outcome.
Early Oregon reports indicate the Democratic candidate for governor elected while Republicans secure the rest of the ticket.
In the Western District of Texas at Austin the matter of Simon Grubel, bankrupt, is recorded. Notice: on May 28 1902 he was adjudged bankrupt and the first meeting of creditors will be held June 21 1902 at 10 o’clock in the forenoon at the bankruptcy office in Austin to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business.
Miss Lettie Lankford returns to her San Antonio home after spending several weeks in Cameron visiting the family of her uncle Justice C A Lankford.
Dr. E. A. Gray of Milano traveled through Cameron last Tuesday en route to Rogers where he will relocate with his family to practice medicine.
A historical health promotion extols Dr Harter s Iron Tonic as a cure for poor and impure blood. It claims the tonic acts as both a builder and purifier, endorsing its use for nearly fifty years and by thousands of medical men who have not found a substitute.
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