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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1902
Page
4
Items note Scott Field seeking congress, Vermont legislature has a single Democrat, and Dallas Republicans back independents. Mentions Bryce with Tom Johnson wing in Ohio democracy, Bird S. Coler leading New York Democrats, and a Columbus lynching last Saturday. Also reports Texas counties frost, weevils in Falls county, and a Fort Worth directory listing 35 000 population.
Waco mayor asks public for patience awaiting court action. Antic group seeks injunction route for relief. District judges hunted statewide. Brother populist returns to fold in fellowship, credited with repenting from apostasy. Wallis Landers Co. wholesale firm in Galveston ceased operations last Monday and retired from business.
The project will connect Granger to Georgetown and extend to Austin completing the Link Line. Officials confirm the route will improve rail service and commercial traffic between these growing Texas communities.
D M Ferry of Detroit, noted seed merchant and wealthy resident, is reported to have lost the Michigan United States Senate contest.
David B. Hill asserts influence in the state, naming the Democratic ticket and maintaining a strong leadership role. Critics say he acts as a dominant boss shaping the slate for the upcoming political contest.
John Lawrence, a government telegraph operator, files a libel suit seeking $20,000 against Cecil A. Leyon, state Republican chairman, alleging political exactions and threats of removal from office if demands were unmet.
The Bryan district court finished its six week term in four weeks. An exchange cites a populist figure about rabbit offspring reaching 70 million in ten years, a claim dismissed as boll weevil talk.
A brief inquiry notes interest from fire insurance companies in avoiding anti trust law effects. The question asks whether they seek exemption from the operation of anti trust legislation. The article suggests industry concern about regulatory reach and competitive impact.
The text argues that a franchise cannot be granted by the state if it deprives a man of his vote. The legislature may grant franchises yet preserve voting rights, asserting the impermissibility of removing a citizen’s ability to vote as part of any franchise.
It is reported that Hon. W. J Bryan has made $200,000 since he retired from congress. This is doing very well for a man who has made two races for president.
A system of state supervised savings banks would pay interest and encourage saving. The largest New York City bank is where workers hold small savings. Texas Democrats pledge a constitutional amendment to permit state banks, calling it wiser than a poll tax proposal.
Cold weather intensifies suffering in Chicago and other large cities as the coal strike impacts 25 million people.
A remark about Uncle James Stephen receiving intimation of a possible attorney general bid came without comment or defiance. The message suggests no public stance or banter in response to the rumor.
W T Eldridge is charged with the murder of Captain Dunovant after a buckshot volley at Eagle Lake last week. Eldridge is held on bond awaiting trial.
The unhurried voter mood in the Sixth congressional district excludes Scott Field from any chance to prove his capability this year as republican calculations fail to materialize.
Schluter and Neff each claim enough pledged votes to elect speaker of the next House. They plan to compare letters after the affair ends, amid doubt that someone lied.
Newly released bank statements reveal individual deposits in the United States totaling nearly three and a quarter billion dollars, a figure covering national banks only and indicating substantial financial activity.
Cameron Bible Society of the Presbyterian church invites all churches to unite for an Oct. 12 meeting at 7 30 p m with prayers reports and addresses. Officers to be elected and plans for Bible distributions outlined by Turner Moore W A Thomas I M Pool and others. Capt Wolf presides with W D Paden as secretary and D Kemp as librarian urging attendance.
City council met at the hall at 5 30 P M with most members present. Minutes of Sept 2 approved and finance committee endorsed several fund balances and street tax receipts. Accounts for street work were approved and others referred to the finance committee. a 90 day extension was sought on a fire bell lien and an ordinance banning trespassing on railway rights of way was introduced.
Anthracite coal remains priced at $20 per ton as the strike continues. Support grows for a national arbitration board to settle labor and capital disputes justly.
Those who desire to attend the Schley banquet at Waco on the 21st inst are requested to write for an invitation and enclose ten dollars. The Herald force has naturally concluded not.
R W Simpson former district attorney is nominated to succeed Judge Gordon Russell who seeks Congress The nominee lives in Upshur county and carried all counties in the district save Smith county in the race
The text argues suffrage is a state granted franchise and the will of the people is expressed by ballots. It notes legislatures enact statutory laws and constitutions require broad ballot expressions, contrasting taxation with universal voter participation.
Ford presented an ordinance correcting a typographical error in the numbering of sections related to stock impounding. The ordinance was referred to the ordinance committee and passed under suspension of the rules before the council adjourned.
Milam County allied peoples convention on September 30 1902 endorses non partisan and independent paths for county offices. They pledge loyalty to allied party principles while inviting honest citizens to run and authorize a convention to endorse candidates if needed. A. Lewis O. L. Moody and J. D. Shelton named executive committee. B. F. Williams nominated to represent allied party in next legislature.
An old Cameron ordinance amends penalties and procedures for impounding animals found at large. The City Marshal is to collect fines of one dollar per head for cattle and horses, ten cents per day for hogs, with five day notice before sale at public outcry if owners do not pay. Proceeds apply to penalties.
The passage notes costs of taking up and sale, with any remainder, if any, payable to the owner or into the city treasury if the owner is unknown. This appears as part of a legal or municipal notice attributed to B. Ford.
A compilation of round trip excursion and convention travel rates for Santa Fe listings in October to November 1902. Includes Mississippi Valley Medical Association Kansas City meeting October 15 to 17, Beaumont convention October 15 to 21, North Texas Annual Conference in November, International Livestock Exposition in November, American Royal Show in October, Southwest Texas Fair in November, Ringling Bros in Temple in October, Daughters of the Confederacy in New Orleans November, American Bankers Association in New Orleans November, and Baptist State convention in Texas with tariff 1 application.
The county clerk issued licenses to couples and individuals including J W Panek and Ina F Smith, B S Griffin and Sallie White, Julius Huttenberger and Francis Marak, Frank Statton and Minnie Baker, and Gregory and Mary Dyre.
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