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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
8
Lord Pauncefote, distinguished British ambassador at Washington, died in Washington last Saturday. He was a leading diplomat and statesman, and his death was widely regretted in Washington official circles and in England.
There were 4426 national banks reporting on April 30 with capital of 671,136,412. Individual deposits totaled 3,111,690,195 and outstanding national bank notes reached 309,781,739. Loans and discounts amounted to 3,172,757,485 and total resources stood at 5,962,135,415. The figures are cited in a populist context about printing dollars on slips of dollars.
The piece notes that Texas political races hinge on money with candidates able to buy influence in counties and newspapers. It cites shifting primaries from January to mid-summer, observes media sales and tactics, and reflects on local events from licenses issued to school officials, a firemen tournament plan, a Cameron barbecue gathering, and campaign speeches in Rosebud.
The remark questions the prospects of achieving fair and honest elections amid a serious problem. It highlights looming challenges on the electoral line and the urgency of addressing integrity and trust in the process.
List of names under ladies and gents categories for the week ending May 26. Calls for advertised letters to be reported as such with date of advertisement. One cent fee charged per advertised letter. Mus. Anna Crawford, P. M.
Travel offers for Baylor University commencement in Waco from May 30 to June 24 1902 with excursion tickets one and one third fare round trip on sale May 29 30 and final return by June 5 Also special excursion rates from Laupasas Tex to June 1 Sept 30 1902 at 3 40 round trip and to San Angelo at 10 35 round trip sale by Santa Fe with final return dates October 31 1902 Annual Mosaic Temples of America July 21 27 tickets one and one third fare Knights of Honor World Knights and Ladies of Honor Montgomery Ala Aug 24 29 1902 tickets one and one third first class fare Santa Fe agents for details W S Keenan G P A Galveston
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