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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
4
The text appears to be a partial front matter snippet from the Cameron Herald with editor names Oscar F McAnally and Ida J McAnally and notes about mail matter at Cameron Texas. It provides no clear news event or date.
A young woman runs for county clerk in Van Zandt County as primaries loom. The piece notes many counties vote this week with McLennan County’s congress outcome drawing focus next Saturday. Morton, former agriculture secretary under Cleveland, dies in Chicago after a long policy stance.
A cyclone struck Glen Rose last Monday afternoon destroying property worth about 250000 dollars. Initial reports indicate five dead and at least forty wounded with more fatalities likely.
Last Sunday evening Tully A Fuller a well known young Texas lawyer died at his San Antonio home after a brief illness due to malarial fever. Born at Bonham in 1860 he graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College and had a notable career including a 1894 bid for attorney general, an 1897 appointment as assistant attorney general and a term in the state legislature.
At the Dallas reunion Thos O P Stone was chosen to lead the Sons of Confederate Veterans in a historic honor for the Southern region. Gen Stone, now practicing law in Waco, was raised in Milam County where his father Capt A J Stone served as county treasurer multiple terms. We congratulate you Tom.
Resolutions adopted by Ben Arnold Lodge 4491.0 C. F. on April 22 1902 honor W O Jamison a cherished member. They express condolence to his father in Missouri thank Sanger lodge for aid after the accident and Odd Fellows Lodge Temple for funeral arrangements. A copy to the father and to the lodges, plus minutes page enrollment and county press publication are ordered.
Texas Milam County records announce Weld and Neville forming a limited partnership to buy sell and gin cotton. Partners include Stephen M Weld George W Neville Edward M Weld and James F McGowan with special partners Walter Hunnewell William Amory Harry S Thompson contributing substantial capital. The firm begins July 2 1001 and ends July 1 1902. The Cameron Herald to publish for six weeks.
For week ending April 28, list of ladies and gents includes Lela Alcohn Garner Fannie Andrews Mary Taylor Mary Brooks Annie Smith Mary L Yates Matilda Smith Mollie Williams Henry Andrews Henry Lance Walter Coleman H F Scheer Ira L DeMaine Ola Swift A W Guynes Mitchell Young Advertised letters require notice and date of advertisement a fee of one cent per letter applies by postmaster W L Grawford P M
The item lists dates and sale periods for numerous 1902 gatherings across the South and Northeast including Negro Young People Congress in Atlante Georgia and Centennial Salem Female Academy in Winston Salem New York, plus Knights of Pythias session in Waco Texas and Hood's Texas Brigade reunion in Bryan. It also notes J. Kavanhaven and J. Keenan as agents and reports a Confederate reunion visit by a near Columbia Tennessee resident.
Judge Spencer Ford of Bryan and Judge Alexander of Caldwell attended district court in Cameron this week. Others including Judge Sam Fisher of Austin represented railroads in a damage suit. Local residents relocate or travel, a postmaster appointment is noted, a fatal drowning occurs near Cameron, and a Maifest planned by German neighbors near August Horstmann’s. Population growth for The Herald’s subscription list continues as free pictures offer runs May 1 to May 10. A stray iron gray pony mare is reported missing from Rockdale with a reward offered.
The county clerk issued licenses since Tuesday of last week to A A Frierson and Eva Jones Ned Williams and Martha Walton James F Kelly and Lizzie Scott John Worley and Ada Reed Pete Ventera and Evelina Minor J C Newton and Lessie English Chas W Gann and Pinkey Bradstreet W T Gilliam and Clara Hor
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