Land board to lease 1,260,000 acres of Texas school land
Austin reports the land board approved leasing 1,260,000 acres with Tom Green county adding 250,000 acres in applications. Bids showed tacit division to keep prices at six cents, with large tracks going to corporations and wealthy individuals. AHardeman county protest urged classing lands as agricultural to limit speculation. The board debated one vs three section sales, with votes 3-1 against three sections in Hardeman and similar in other counties. The secretary was asked to resubmit bids for grazing only, and the governor may be asked to break ties. The penitentiary board also discussed the Rusk iron furnace report and potential new manufactories. The attorney general ruled teachers may be contracted for next scholastic year before trustees’ terms end.
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Austin
Tex
Land Board
Tom Green County
Hardeman County
Williamson
Hardeman
Walsh
Swain
Templeton
Lubbock
Broad
Templetor
Penitentiary Board
Binvinbine
Philadelphia
Rusk
Educational Department
Cholera Breaks Out at Ohio Prison
Sporadic cholera outbreaks reported in an Ohio prison tied to foul conditions. Once prisoners were removed the inmates recovered quickly. The building undergoes thorough cleaning and improved future care is planned. The term cholera evokes strong reaction among citizens.
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Ohio
Cui Swain Expected to Be Content as Governor
The remark suggests Cui Swain is poised for a gubernatorial role, with press coverage labeling him as the likely governor. The sentiment reflects optimism about his leadership potential and public reception.
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Cui
Swain
House Dodging Prohibition Debate Presses On
An editorial from the Cleburne Telegram argues prohibition faces persistent advocacy and criticism. It states false premises and statistics fail to quiet supporters while stressing liquor trade as a moral evil needing repressive statute. The piece notes time and reason may decide the issue and urges moral framing for legal action.
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Cleburne Telegram
Chenoweth Declines Interest Note Payment Sparks Treasury Sensation
Washington July 8 First Auditor Chenoweth refuses to pay the fifth dollar compound interest bearing note dated July 7 1864. He asserts no congressional act authorizes the issue. About 15 000 000 of these notes exist and the move causes a treasury sensation.
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Washington
Chenoweth
Congress
Treasury
Indians Burning Through Country Reported Near Settlement
Latour describes three families arriving from beyond the settlement reporting riders warning settlers that Indians are moving north and burning homes while the governor has been notified by telegraph.
Indians break away from reservation reach Texas
A dispatch to the commissioner of Indians affairs reports that some Indians left the reservation and entered the Hanhandle of Texas. Secretary Lamar forwarded the dispatch to the president.
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Washington
Commissioner of Indians Affairs
Armstrong
Hanhandle
Texas
Lamar
Indian attack kills man near Lawndale in Jackson County
KINGMAN July 7 A man was killed nine miles west of Lawndale by a band of Indians. His 12 year old son escaped to Lawndale to bring news. The boy said he passed four wagonloads of women and children fleeing toward Kingman as excitement rose. Men are arming and preparing to go to Lawndale.
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Kingman
Kayn
Lawndale
Jackson County
Public Yearns For Scientist With Bold Vision
A reflective commentary argues that the public seeks a scientist who will spur a shift in attitudes toward women and fashion, praising frank acknowledgment that one woman’s dress may be unmatched by others, illustrating a desire for change in social perception.
Definition of nothing ends in bung hole joke
A schoolteacher asks for a definition of nothing and a child, Ted Saunders, declares a crude pun linking nothing to a bunghole without a barrel, noting his father is a cooper. The exchange presents a juvenile quip rooted in everyday workshop slang.
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Ted Saunders
Cooper
Cats Killed for Skins Spark Regional Outcry
A local complaint asserts 1,250,000 cats are annually killed for their skins and that the killings occur elsewhere. The speaker claims no cats have been missed in two years and calls for action.
Habeas corpus case ends with no bail for Milliken
In Parker county a habeas corpus writ, filed by Lanham Stephens and McCall McCall, sought bail for James H. Milliken charged with murder in Weatherford. Judge Beckham remanded the prisoner to jail without bail after state arguments by Ball Harcourt and Albert Stephenson and reading of examining trial evidence.
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Messrs
Lanham & Stephens
McCall & McCall
James H. Milliken
Parker County
Beckham
James Lee
Weatherford
Gazette
Messrs. Ball & Harcourt
Albert Stephenson
T. Worth
Land Board Tightens Rules on Grazing Leases in Hardeman County
The land board concluded its monthly session with 1 181 420 acres in leases, disposing of three section bids under strict regulations. Most applicants fail to state land is for grazing only, and affidavits must be by the applicant, not an attorney. Hardeman County is now agricultural, limiting bids to three sections. Col Templeton signals return to one-section limit, while Col Cockrell’s district judge appointment remains unsettled. Tilford’s bid for Crosby County school land averaged over a dollar per acre amid fierce competition.
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Austin, Trex
Land Board
Hardeman County
Col. Templeton
Col
J. W. Cockrell
Jones County
Thirty-ninth
Panhandle
Senator Cockrell
Missouri
C. M. Tilford
Slaughter Bros
Dallas
Crosby County
Senator Manderson backs Ingalls as 1888 GOP candidate
Nebraskan Senator Manderson proposes Senator Ingalls for the Republican nomination in 1888. He questions the party’s Kansas trip and suggests St. John as an alternative.
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Manderson
Nebraska
Senator Ingalls
Kansas
St. John
Democratic Vice President hopeful tears up in Indiana lawsuit
William H. English, Democratic candidate for Vice President in 1880, wept during testimony in Indianapolis last week. He spoke about his old friend's son allegedly embezzling funds, an act that weighed heavily on the father who has since died.
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William H. English
Indianapolis
Cabinet Meeting Notes Amid Cheyenne Tensions
On July 7 Wasutaten, Secretary Whitney and Secretary Lamar missed a brief cabinet meeting. The War Secretary announced the Cheyenne outbreak was contained with measures to stop further Indian departures from reservations. A regiment is en route to the trouble site with other troops available, but not enough to prevent a wider outbreak.
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Whitney
Lamar
What sort of morality finds debt avoidance acceptable
The passage questions the ethics of avoiding debt payments for small sums and excuses such as dunning, overcharges, undercharges, or belief the creditor does not need the money. It condemns evasion, fraud against others, and delaying payment until forced by law, challenging the idea of morality that allows theft or withholding owed sums.
Maxwell the Murderer Sails for Extradition
A Auckland cablegram to Chief Harrigan confirms Maxwell, the man who killed C. Arthur Preller at the Southern hotel on April 5 and fled to New Zealand, will be returned by the steamer sailing on the 21st. Police messenger contact and requisition acknowledgment finalize the transfer.
Temperance Politics Rise in Texas Says Clarkesville Standard
Prohibition gains strength in Texas and may carry many counties. It could shift political balance where voters decide themselves, even without a separate party. Zealots risk alienating moderates. temperance can win with calm, steady advocacy.
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Texas
Clarkesville Standard
New York thief jailed for dollar scarf-pin faces long odds
A thief who stole a dollar scarf-pin in New York City ended up in Sing Sing for five years. The same case links to a dramatic prediction that Fred Ward will receive a sentence of 870,264 years.
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New York City
Fred Ward
Fire Report Reported With Lurid Forked Flames
In a blunt exchange city editor questions a new reporter about a fire story. The reporter confirms witnessing the scene but cannot determine insurance, cause, or total property loss. The dialogue reflects newsroom practice.
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New Reporter
Brog — Union
Salt Lake Flag Row and Loyalist Backing Debate
In Salt Lake City on July 7 Gentiles denounce a half mast flag amid clashes with Mormons. Horace Eldredge of Desert National Bank questions half mast as a denial of rights. Provo Enquirer notes a coffin marked Independence Died July 4th 1885. Deseret News defends church backed half mast as liberty’s death in Utah.
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Salt Lake
Horace Eldredge
Desert National Bank
United States Depository
Heroe
Provo Enqnirer
Independence
Deseret News
Utah
Mass meeting urged for annexation of northern Mexican states
The Santa Fe special of the Tribune Republication calls for a mass meeting to back annexation of Chihuahua Sonora Durango and Coahuila. A signature review shows about 100 representative Spanish Americans from both countries. The plan envisions a U S commission to negotiate with Mexico for purchase of the four northern states. It argues US treasury funds could acquire valuable Mexican territories on favorable terms.
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Denver
The
Tribune Republican
Santa Fe
Mexico
Chihuahua
Sonora
Durango
Coahuila
United States
Republic of Mexico
Greenback State Convention Nominates Local Candidates
Des Moines Iowa July 8 about 500 delegates attended the Greenback State Convention. Hon E H Miller was temporary chair and Hon J B Weaver permanent chair. The convention adopted a fusion resolution by three fourths and nominated E H Gillett of Polk county for lieutenant governor and F W Moore of Davie county for superintendent of public instruction. Governor and supreme judge candidates to be nominated by the democrats. The usual Greenback resolutions were adopted.
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Desmoines
Iowa
H. Miller
J. B. Weaver
E. H. Gillett
Polk County
F. W. Moore
Davie County
Island high in Vermont Speculator and Farmer Exchange
A passerby asks a Vermont farmer if an island exists high in the state. The farmer confidently replies that it does, adding that stunted trees block the clouds from passing if they were taller.
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Vermont
Green Mountain
Dallas Becomes Newspaper Center With New Additions
Fort Worth Gazette notes Dallas will host two first class morning dailies and five afternoon papers plus the Texas Baptist printed there. The Texas Christian Advocate plans to move from Galveston to follow the News to the Three Forks while the Texas Cowboy and the Texas Farm and Ranch shift from Austin to Dallas. This growth will make Dallas a regional newspaper hub benefiting nearby communities.
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Dallas
Texas Baptist
Texas Christian Advocate
Galveston
Three Forks
Texas Cowboy
Texas Farm and Ranch
Austin
Fort Worth
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