Roach and Barnett Nominated for State House Seats
An announcement lists Con I N Roach of Weatherford as a candidate for Representative in the 11th Legislature from the 14th District comprising Parker Parker and Young and Throckmorton counties. Dr Jo W Barnett seeks the 17th Legislature from the 54th district including Parker Jack Young and Throckmorton counties.
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Con. I. N. Roach
Weatherford
Parker, Jack, Young and Throckmorton
JO. W. Barnett
Parker, Jack, Young and Trockmorton
Sebastian Seeks District Attorney Post in 7th Judicial District
Breckenridge attorney W P Sebastian announces candidacy for District Attorney of the 7th Judicial District. He seeks vote to lead prosecutions across the district and uphold law and order in criminal cases.
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W. P. Sebastian
Breckenridge
7Th Judicial District
Young County Candidates Seek Reelect or New Posts
A series of county race notices list N. J. Timmon's bid for County Treasurer and Inspector posts for George McCormas, with E. J. Massey tacked to Taspetter, Young County. J. L. Mercer and J. A. Dixon nominate for Precinct 1 Commissioner, while A W Stroud seeks Precinct 4 Commissioner. J A Lafferty runs for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, and Dixon announces for Commissioner Precinct 1.
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George McCormas
E. J. Massey
Taspetter
Young County
W. W. Stroud
Justim
J. A. Lafferty
Office of Justice of the Peace
Governor Roberts criticizes state revenue reports in San Antonio speech
The Dallas News editorial denounces Governor Roberts for alleging that Texas officials concealed net revenue and misreported expenses. It argues the Comptroller and Treasurer's reports show matching cash and acknowledges past reports while questioning the governor’s claim of unreconciled funds. It calls for specifics on suppressed revenue and future corrective steps.
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Gov. Roberts
San Antonito
Major Dorn
Darden
Treasury
Comptroller
Dardei
Comptroller’s
Texas
Coke
Psrn
Lubbock
Dallas
San Antonio
Galveston News
The Turn of Life and the Prime of Man
The piece discusses lifespan stages from forty to sixty as prime, describes a perilous Turn of Life toward old age, and warns that frail constitution and fatal excitement threaten the traveler. It cites Long John Wentworth arguing the press has replaced the orator in political campaigns and that mass meetings have diminished in value.
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Gott
Long John Wentworth
Chicago
Fragmentary gate encounter and threats noted in clippings
A tangled fragment from Jfurteville Item and Houston Post describes a gate scene with a couple, a compliment on kindness, and a caution about a locked form and a shooting stick threat. The quotes reveal regional slang and newspaper mistranscriptions.
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Quilt
Jlouston Post
World’s small stage offers quiet paybacks for mad whistle
The remark notes that a man who whistles at his work often finds compensation in the end. It reflects on the fortitude and ironic rewards people receive, suggesting a shared human experience across a small world.
Voting rights guidance from Texas Attorney General
L Stanfielt Hsg Rockwall Texas provides an opinion on voter eligibility detailing that a qualified elector must vote in their residence precinct, with criteria based on years of state and county/district residency. The opinion notes it is not binding on election officers and leaves ballot eligibility determination to officers at the ballot.
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J.C. Townsend
Josh
Kk. Morrison
Joseph Allen
George Wilder
Young County
E. Seaman
John A. Eddleman
Tosser County
Texas
L. Stanfielt
Hsg
Rockwall
Gino
W. McCormick
Wild woman of the Missouri Valley sightings reported
Dennis Sulivan recounts a sighting of a lean, scantily dressed woman in brown hair fleeing a cliffside gorge after a deafening scream. Sulivan pursued on foot but withdrew, fearing the uncanny figure as reports of organizing a party to scour the country for the wild stranger spread.
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Missouri Valley
Dennis Sulivan
Canon
Montana
A Lawyer Confesses to Errors in Passaic Court
A notable Passaic New Jersey case features a prominent lawyer who publicly asks forgiveness from the bar and court for alleged offenses. He admits flaws in how he followed rulings and in courtesy to opponents, and ruefully confesses charging excessively for drawing a will, provoking mock disbelief in the court and press.
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Passaic County
N.J
Bretheren
New York Herald
Reporter Night With Connecticut Hanged Man
Reporters spent the night with a condemned man in Connecticut who faced execution. By morning the prisoner showed calm resolve and readiness to die, despite the anticipated fate and the prior fear.
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Connecticut
Actress settles ad bill by kissing editor in Arkansas
A pretty actress paid her advertising bill to a Little Rock newspaper by kissing the editor. The quip notes Arkansas editors aren’t very rich but do have fun.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Six young Brule men seek fair trial and defense
Secretary Schutz receives a Rosebud Agency letter from Spot ted Tail chief of the Brules asking for equal legal representation for six Brule youths charged under state law in Nebraska. He includes a $232.80 check and pledges more funds totaling 532.80 to ensure high quality lawyers, calling for due process and fair treatment by the Great Father.
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Washinatox
D. C
Schutz
Spotted Tail
Nebraska
Rosebud
D.T
Washington, D. C
Oniaha
Sam
Mark Louis Tet AD
A Hundred Years Ago. An old Terre Haute reflection
A Terre Haute Mail excerpt recalls a century past when weddings, work, and medicine differed. It notes farmers avoided mowing injuries, clerks were scarce, physicians relied on arm tapping, grain moved by horse, and people valued frugality, honesty, and self worth over fashion or material excess.
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Ile
Terre Haute
London undertaker tours city with gaudy coffin display
A London undertaker has stunned onlookers by driving a huge coffin on a base through the streets as an advertisement. The coffin is painted in vivid colors with the purveyor’s name and address on the outside and lined with fine material. A horse stands upright on a long sheet, adding to the spectacle.
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London
Distemper Spreads Among New York Horses
In New York a large share of horses in streetcar and stage-line stables are affected by distemper. An official from a street railroad notes rapid spread and predicts the disease will reach alarming proportions within days.
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New York
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John Humphries
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Younhnng County
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Fants
Aanamane Geo. N
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J. L. Mercer
Young
J. A. Dixon
Autioutie
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Graham
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Real
J. A. WooLook
Belknap
Q. E. Finlay
Graham, Young Co
Young, Palo Pinto
Stephet's
Arnold
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Graham, Texas
West Side Public Square
J.B. Davidson
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Westside Public Square
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Gralla
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Public Square
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