Cameron Herald Mail Matters at Post Office
The Cameron Herald notes a mail matter at Cameron Texas Post Office with unresolved issues and public interest in local communication services.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
4
Panama canal ratification and Texas rail case dominate session
The article discusses the Panama Canal project funding and political debate including proposed $50 million federal pay and $135 million in ads, plus a Texas rail dispute. It notes state constitutional concerns, upcoming attorney general review, and potential bond issues involving the Aransas Pass and related railroads with Southern Pacific ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Colomsenate
Feder
Taxes Extension Passes Senate in Milam County
A March 17 1903 telegram from Austin reports the bill postponing state and county taxes in Milam County to next October has passed the senate. Governor Hogg allegedly faced an assassination plot in Austin and the Bryan cattle quarantine bill was postponed until April 1 by a 15 to 11 vote.
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Austin Tweek
Beltén Jour- P
Austin
Texas
J. B. Wolf
Cameron
Milam County
Senate
S. P. Milla
Bryan
Katy reorganization act of 1891 and a civil railroad feud
The piece discusses Hogg securing forfeiture of the East Line charter for absorption by the Katy and the 1891 act forcing the Katy to surrender foreign status and submit to Texas regulation. It notes consolidation actions and a nearly five million debt, with commentary on Bryan and Gorman through The Commoner. Also mentions local notes on Sandy Ridge community life and the John Bearden case set for March 20.
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Wigstons
Katy
Hogg
East Line Railroad
Corporation
East Line
Congress
E. J. Davis
Staty
Texas
Railway Commission
Red River
Supreme Court
Jefferson
McKinney
Local Notes on Farms, Accidents, and Upcoming Conventions
Buckhous reports worse weather delaying plowing as another rainset slows fields. C W Johle and family relocate to Bosque county, with Rheinald Johle managing the shop. Tom Maddox takes over Carroll Kostelka saloon but plans groceries soon. Robt Harris joins the business as families move in. Lee Martey suffers severe injuries after a railroad accident. later, three fingers and part of a hand are amputated, he recalls nothing of the event. Mr McFarland dies at Bryant Station at about 80. Local updates mention spring greenery, stock breeding efforts, and wind mill improvements. Several group travel notices list return-trip rates and sale dates for reunions and associations in New Orleans, Dallas, Corsicana, Baylor, Waco, Denison, Sherman, San Antonio, Temple, and Fort Worth.
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Coed
Aawek
Napier
Wood County
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Ihs
Board of Directors
Pacific Improvement Company
Southern Pacific Road
Sap Road
Mayfield
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
Texas
Lam
Southern Pacific Company
Railroad Commission
Bell
C. W. Johle
Bosque County
Rheinald Johle
Tom Maddox
Calroll & Kostelka
Robt
Harris
Lee Martey
McFarland
Dan
Bryant Station
Newton
Waco
T. V. Adams
Collier
United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
Dallas
Corsicana
Baylor University
Daughters of the Republic
Texas Veterans Association
Texas State Historical Association
Texas Bankers Association
Denison Sherman
Sherman
Denison
Mexican War Veterans Association
Fort Worth
State Medical Association
San Antonio
State Christian Mudeover
Temple
Enduring Shifts After 1896 Democratic Defeat
The passage notes the 1896 election left the populist party defunct, boosted Republicanism, and narrowed the Democratic reach to the South. It contrasts free coinage with government account coinage, calling the distinction natural and arguing the public mind is easily muddied. It rejects the idea that Democratic defeat equaled abandoning the full platform.
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Notes From Marak Describes Wet Season and Farming Plans
The note from Marak mentions persistent rain delaying crop work and despondency about crops. It records W F Whitaker receiving six Poland China hogs from Ottawa Kansas, valued at 60 dollars, with plans for a breeding ranch and dual Poland China and Berkshire breeds. He also mentions a duplex fencing machine and ongoing fencing work.
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W. F. Whitaker
Ottawa
Kansas
Cadetship Appointment Notice for Sixth District Texas
Public competitive written examination for cadet appointment to the United States Military Academy will be held at Calvert on April 11 1903. Applicants must be between 17 and 22 years old and bona fide residents of Texas Sixth Congressional District. Scott Preld M M 6th District of Texas.
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United States Military Academy
Sixth Congressional District
Texas
Calvert
6Th Congressional District
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