Harsh quarrel over attorney general candidates in Texas
In Collin County K R Crate enters the Houston convention race for attorney general while Governor Hasbarn refuses to be a candidate. Templeton gains county backing at Fort Worth. Sal Ross faces pressure yet stays noncommittal, likened to a sulky racehorse refusing to start as the Houston convention taps the drum.
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K. R. Crate
Collin County
Houston
Templeton
Fort Worth
Sal Ross
Sal
al Ross
Convention to consider planks on settler and children's land protection
The Fort Worth Gazette notes the Houston convention will be asked to add a plank pledging protection for the actual settler and another plank demanding protection for children's lands as part of its platform.
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Houston Convention
Fort Worth
Dallas Herald Names Local Statehouse Hopefuls
The Dallas Herald extols home state men ready for major posts including Eliot for World Exposition Commissioner in New Orleans and various figures such as Wellborn for Lieutenant Governor Gibbs for elector Crawford for state senator and Nash. It invites readers to request additional names of willing officeholders.
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Texas
Dallas Herald
Eliot
New Orleans
Congress
Wellborn
Gibbs
Crawford
Nash
Preacher Penn in Waxahachie and Texas land frauds rise
The article notes Mas Penn preaching in Waxahachie while a preliminary Midlothian to Waxahachie railroad survey is used and soon work may begin. It cites County assessing and land board actions, and calls for aggressive prosecution by the attorney general into school lands, land frauds, and altered records in Youngland district.
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Mas. Penn
Waxahachie
Midlothian
Arge County
Austin
Pierce Wampler
Youngland
May
Leases Law Debate Over Texas School Lands Funding
Austin reports Commissioner Walsh defends lease system of state lands claiming one fifteenth leased could fund education without taxes. Critics warn estimates mislead, noting actual revenue per pupil would be about $4.61 if all lands were leased, far short of sustained schooling.
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Texas
Austin
Walsh
Kendal
Denton County
State Land Board
Mr. Walsh
Captain Walsh
Mr. Kendall
Inquiry for William Newton Wilson Seeks News in Texas
A letter from W R Moore of Diana Tennessee asks for information on William Newton Wilson known as Newt who left Giles County Tennessee for Texas years ago. Moore reports Wilson may have died in Texas last spring and seeks any details for family records in Hubbard area. Moore is Wilsons brother in law and wants full particulars. Hubbard City News
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W. R. Moore
Diana
Giles County
Tennessee
William Newton Wilson
Texas
Ellis County
Hubbard
Mr. Moore
Wilson
Newt” Wilson
Moore
Hubbard City News
Waxahachie Leader hints General Lewis for education chief
A Dallas special reports Gen L M Lewis of Waxahachie as a possible candidate for superintendency of public education. It notes Gen Wis is not a candidate, but would likely accept if nominated, citing Lewis’s talent and knowledge as fit for the position.
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Dallas
Galveston News
L. M. Lewis
Waxahachie
Wis
Warahachie Enterprise
Colorado Courthouse Under Construction
A Colorado courthouse is reported to be under active construction work with ongoing site development. The project involves structural upgrades and safety measures as plans proceed through the court district.
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Colorado Court House
Cameron & Co Lumber Dealers Offer Broad Stock
Lumber firm Cameron and Co promotes a full stock of lumber cement paint and related goods and urges the Graham trade to visit their yard for reliable supplies.
Kansas Southern railroad to Cisco eyed as Texas line revival
A Galveston News report from Cisco indicates Congress granted right of way for the Kansas Southern through the Indian Territory to Cisco at the mouth of the Big Wichita. Local subscribers totaling 135000 support the extension, which would link Cisco with the Texas and Pacific and Houston and Texas Central railways, boosting coal iron districts and opening St. Louis and Kansas City markets. The project signals a revival of Texas railroad construction after a two year lull.
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Congress
Kansas Southern Railroad
Indian Territory
Big Wichita
Cisco
Kansas Southern
Texas
Texas and Pacific
Houston and
Texas Central
Waco
Weatherford
Wichita
Houston
Gould Southwestern
Galveston News
Two Great Cow Punchers in Dallas Herald Remarks
A Dallas Herald excerpt combines reflections on cattle conflicts and land division with cautious optimism for Texas business. It notes banking stringency, expected capital return, and parallels to historical booms, while forecasting easier times after electoral tensions and mentioning forthcoming issues like outrages and legislative solutions to vagrancy.
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Texas
Abraham
Lot
Buffalo Gill
General Butler Returns Defeated From National Convention
The Springfield Republican notes General Butler's hostile reception in Chicago where he failed to be listed as a candidate and Massachusetts did not cast a vote for him. It contends his platform was too large for the convention and predicts a ridiculed return, with uncertain plans for further campaigns as a Greenback or Anti-Monopoly candidate or for governor of Massachusetts.
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General Butler
Massachusetts
Chicago
Greenback
Seeis
Springfield
Dallas
Mitchell
D. A. Williams
L. M. Lewis
FE. Il. Yeager
Finance Committee
Ellis County
Ett _s
Thomas H. Murray
Collin
Colonel Murray
Texas
M. Newsome
Long's
Committee On
Platforms of Parties Condemned by The Times
The London Times voices strong criticism of the Republican and Democratic platforms. It says they lack clear convictions, show evasions and trimming, flatter the masses, and pandar to prejudice, demagogues, and social quacks.
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London Times
British Empire
Cleveland and Hendricks Confirmed for Election
The pair named Cleveland and Hendricks are set to be elected, with no reserved spots in their air escutcheons. The article states both men will win.
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Cleveland
Hendricks
Cleveland and Hendricks Rally for Democratic Victory
Reform and Equal Rights rhetoric drives Cleveland and Hendricks as leaders of the Democratic ticket. The speech denounces special privileges and calls for a broad, inclusive campaign aimed at securing victory.
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Cleveland
Hendricks
Sayers Urges Tariff Reform in Southern District Contest
The candidate Egn Omy MED seeks Congress in the South district with reform aims. His main opponent, Hondumbus son, opposes tariff views aligned with state democracy. Sayers supports reform and a tariff for revenue only, arguing against broader protectionist measures.
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Egn Omy Med
Congress
Uth
Hondumbusson
Sayers
Free grass debate to test voter support in Texas platform
The Houston convention edge favors pushing the issue to a vote on the platform while politicians may try to cover it up. Wash Jones awaits results anxiously and if the Bastrop hermit is drawn out, state politics may surge with the issue. The Post will publish a September 1 special edition reviewing Texas for the year with wide circulation.
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Grant & Ward
Buin
Houston
Wash Jones
Hermit of
Bastrop
The
Post
Texas
Impertinent Questions on Wealth and Justice
A 19th century letter questions social bias toward wealthy cattle men and the unequal enforcement of laws. The writer calls for honest values, universal accountability, and judges with courage to enforce norms irrespective of wealth.
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Bowie Cress Timbers
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Mina
Fort Wolt
Geo. B. Loving
Tounlon
Marseilles
France
Athens
Ayer
Wreatherhoad, Thias
George B. Loving
St. Louis
Stock Journal
Farmer's
Gazette
J. C. Ayer & CO
Lowell
Mass
J. A. Eddleman
Graham
Singer
Davis & Crain’s
Elliot & Roe
China Hall
W.S. McJimsey
J. C. Short
Graham Hotel
Garafam
J. Porter
Tov
JMP Organ
Tos
Sten Toett
Brownwood
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