Local option contest and judicial appointments in Graham
The Graham Leader reports that local option takes effect in two weeks prompting a legal contest over election validity. Gov. Ireland names Lawnie Robertson associate justice to fill a vacancy. Sera Shepard backs dram shop licensing and runs for U.S. Senate. The Galveston News is criticized as promoting candidates. The piece notes banks favor the Bland silver dollar, with satirical remarks on how it affects shopkeepers and political figures.
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Galveston News
Graham
Gov. Ireland
Lawnie Robertson
Supreme Court
C. 8. West
Robertson
T. S. Senate
Mills, Terrell, Crain and Shepard
Darkey
Belo
News
Elliott
The
Herald
Cleveland
New Orleans
Meyers Bass & Bro Chicken Olera Care Ad
R M Powers endorses Meyers Bass and Bro chicken product claiming it keeps chickens healthy and reduces losses. The message urges chicken owners to use the remedy for better flock care and profits.
Stage Robber Captured On Texas Train
El Paso report details the capture of a youthful stage robber who operated between Cisco Brownwood Abilene and San Angelo. Deputy U S Marshal captured him on a Texas and Pacific train near El Paso after Cap Finley and a San Francisco drummer questioned him. The prisoner, eighteen year old Desse W Jones, confessed to robbing the Cisco, Brownwood and Abilene to San Angelo stages and produced 838 in cash plus a 692 check from a Waco bank, later discarding several checks. He claimed a fictitious name and said his parents live in East Texas.
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el Paso
Cisco
Brownwood
Abilene
San Angelo
Texas and Pacifico
John Finley
J. A. Sidesmaers
San Francisco
Marienfield
Oderheimer
Capt
Finley
Capt. Finley
United States Marshall
Desse W. Jones
Jones
Waco
Texas
Tie
Apaches Retreat as Geronimo Death Is Confirmed
An Albuquerque Journal dispatch reports hostile Apaches south of Bowie Texas fleeing toward Mexico, pursued by Captain Crawford. Geronimo’s death is confirmed from wounds suffered at Guadalupe Canon. In recent combats eight bucks and twelve braves were captured. the hostiles have little ammunition and are expected to surrender with the onset of cold weather.
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el Paso
Oct
Albuquerque Journal
Bowie
Aln
Mexico
Crawford
Geronimo
Guadalupe Canon
Bolden seizes police pistol during East Waco arrest
In East Waco Officer Falwell tried to arrest John Mathews as Bolden grabbed the pistol and prevented the capture. White bystander Jim Renno aided the officer but was knocked aside. Bolden surrendered the pistol to Superintendent Allen and fled. Police hunted him all night without success. A second incident saw Shaply Barnard shoot his leg when his hip pocket pistol discharged while leaving a saloon. He will remain bedbound for some time.
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Waco
East Waco
Bolden
Donald Allen
Central Railroad
Shaply Barnard
Franklin Street
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Graham Leader
J. W. Graves
Sera Shepard
Sera
U.S
Ture
Washington
Dallas News
Senate
Durham
Chenoweth
Henry Ward Beecher
New York
Beecher
Albany
Tilton
R. L. Wil@hians
J.H. Biggs
Biggs
Texas Book and Bible CO
Elm St
Dallas
J.T. McGraw
W. Cornu
J. Mercer
George Horse
White Face
Craw
Abraham
Gat Is
H. Schuster
Weathy
John Pohlmann
Boots & Shoes
Moline
Dederick
Chicago
Buffalo Pitts
W&e
Crozier & Gorrissen
John Meisterhans
Graham, Texas
Whittier
St. Leonia
Great Northwest
China
Hall and
Emporium
W. S. Michimsey
Reynolds
Albany and Craham
Deering’s
Dederick Perpetus
Henderson
Peter Henderson
Dsmen & Growers
Cortlandt St
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