Fort Worth Eyes Fort Worth and Albuquerque Rail Line
Fort Worth merchants advocate a stock company plan to build a Fort Worth controlled Fort Worth and Albuquerque road. No bonus from Fort Worth. investors gain stock proportional to their subscriptions. Road promises coal fields granite quarries and agricultural Texas lands, with early trains to Springtown and strong local returns. Prominent backers have already invested up to 5000, urging others to follow to prevent rival interests overtaking the project.
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Ft.Worth
Messrs. Hurley
Tierny & Lynch
Fort Worth
Fort Worth and
Albuquerque
Texas
Springtown
Kilgore Renominated Governor? Marshal Nomination Affirmed
Nomination by acclamation elevates Hon. Buck Kilgore at the Indiana convention for marshal. The judge, praised as faithful and efficient, draws Democrats statewide in anticipation of his renomination.
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Buck” Kilgore
Ind
Unusual Whiskey Blast at Pallas Saloon Sparks Chain Lightning Talk
A barrel of popskull whiskey exploded in a Pallas saloon last Wednesday, burning like coal oil. The fire was extinguished and scientists seek to explain the phenomenon. Observers note this as potential evidence of electricity at play, termed chain lightning.
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Pallas
Woods Worth Leads Heavens Gate Revival in St Louis
A woman named Woods Worth conducts a dramatic religious revival in St Louis claiming a heaven visit and a dialogue with God. She asserts she explored hell like regions and is baptizing thousands as her church grows while critics call her lunatic or an impostor and followers call it persecution.
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Woodsworth
St. Louis
Heaven
Gulf
Deacon Attacked After Pastoral Visit in Cooke County
A Baptist deacon visiting a 200 pound sister in the church was assaulted when he requested a holy kiss. The sister knocked him down trampled him muzzled his nose tore hair and kicked him off the premises. She filed a criminal assault complaint with a justice of the peace. The deacon says he feels persecuted for righteousness.
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Cooke County
Republican Convention Names State Ticket After Bitter Split
At the last Friday convention the Republicans nominated Webster Flanagan for governor 376 to 319 over Ogden. Other picks include W. K. Makemson for lieutenant governor Westhoff for comptroller J. P. Hague for attorney general J. B. Schmitz for treasurer and M. Lindler for superintendent. Lock McDaniel was chosen state GOP chair over McCormick as Cuney faction clashes continued with lilies prevailing. The platform included a railway commission plank to win over recalcitrant Democrats.
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Key
Webster Flanagan
Ogden
W. K. Makemson
Westhoff
DeWitt
J. P. Hague
el Paso
J. B. Schmitz
M. Lindler
Bexar
Lock McDaniel
Grimes County
McCormick
Dallas
Cuney
Galveston
Railway Commission
Democratic State Committee Adopts Texas Ticket in Austin
The Democratic state executive committee met in Austin to map campaigns appoint candidates for state offices and back a broad slate. They endorsed James S. Hogg for governor and others while urging a strong campaign on an amendment related to railroads and constitutional sections. They warned against opposing the commission amendment and noted some voters will scratch tickets.
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Democratic State Executive Committee
Austin
N. W. Finley
James 8. Hogg
Georgee. Pendleton
Charles A. Culberson
John D. McCall
Sion
Ani
Inhuman Father Chains Son for Years Near Franklin
Dr Henry M Wetherell investigated George Young a 28 year old lunatic chained to a window sill for fifteen years at the Young home twelve miles from Franklin Venango county. He was filthy ragged and pale and wore a woman's wrapper. The belt and chain were riveted to his waist and he had no outdoor air or exercise. The family refused public care and vowed to keep him bound. He has since been removed to the Warren insane hospital.
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Apetrata
Henry M. Wetherell
State Board of Lunacy
George Young
John Young
Franklin
Venango County
Young
Wetherell
Guare
State Democratic Committee to Meet in Austin on Friday
The State Democratic Executive Committee will meet in Austin on Friday to discuss campaign matters and decide questions within its province. It may approve a ticket form including for and against the two constitutional amendments, allowing voters to scratch to reflect views.
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State
Democratic Executive Committee
Austin
State Executive Committee
James 8
Hogg
Dallas Times-Herad
Fort Worth urged to lead drive on Albuquerque road
A Gazette editorial questions why Throckmorton Young Jack and other counties fail to unite with Fort Worth to build the Albuquerque road. It calls for Fort Worth leadership and warns against outsiders steering the movement, demanding Fort Worth men be put on guard tonight.
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Haskell
Throckmorton
Young
Jack
Fort Worth
Albuquerque
Ranre
Gazette
Horrible gun accidents rise daily in Texas papers
Reports indicate a surge of gun accident coverage in Texas newspapers with frequent fatal and nonfatal incidents. Editorials emphasize public safety concerns and the need for stricter laws and responsible handling.
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Texas
Wanted fifty cats ad saved Rome paper readers intrigued
Foreign notes recount Henry Grady of the Rome Commercial proposing a bold ad to the Rounsaville Brothers. They refused until an inventive twist drew crowds as boys of all ages gathered with bags of cats, the scene ending with a pledge to reserve a column for the ad as long as Grady’s paper ran.
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Sienry Grady
Rome
Rounsaville Brothers
J. W. Rounsaville
Grady
Rounsaville Bros
Dunsaville’s
Lloyd County
Rousavilles
Tribune
Texas State Fair Notes Boosts for Ladies Department
Mrs. Sydney Smith in charge of the ladies department reports plans to raise entries from 7 000 last year to 10 000 this year in Dallas Cockrell building. She urges Texas women to request the new catalogue of premiums. The fair will host a veritable zoo with live animals and additions like conjuring deer and antelopes. Art entries including pictures sculpture wood carvings bric a brac and other fine articles are arriving.
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Sydney Smith
Cockrell
Dallas
Sanity Inquiry Sought Into Mrs. Woodsworth Evanglist
In St Louis two physicians petitioned probate court for an inquiry into the sanity of evangelist Maria B Woodsworth after meetings drew audiences who report she speaks with the Deity while in a trance. Critics attribute the condition to hypnotic influence and deem it dangerous. Five days were set for her to prepare for trial.
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St. Louis
Maria B. Woodsworth
Propriety and funds in household economy debate
A Forum article by Alice E. Ives argues that many wealthy men control family finances preventing wives access to cash. She presents cases to indict the common practice of restricting household funds and calls for reform in women’s financial independence.
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Alice E. Ives
Leaks Halted in Wheeling as Townmen Shun Beer
In Wheeling West Virginia last Sunday crowds of men faced a beer ban with soda and root beer unavailable. Early the public attempted to circumvent the law and order league but by afternoon many had dispersed as actions turned disorderly at the law and order committee headquarters with curses and broken symbols reported.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Law and Order League
Law and Order
Watkins
Dallas News
Arkansas voters endorse Eagle and Democratic slate
The Times Herald reports Arkansas re elected Gov Eagle and the Democratic ticket by a larger majority, with many counties shifting from Republican to Democratic control. Fitzer, a renegade Democrat, led opposition but was removed. the verdict also condemns Boss Reed and his followers on the Force bill issue.
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Arkansas
Eagle
Fitzer
McClure
Powell Clayton
Judge Mitchell
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Boss Reed
Times- Herald
Wichita Valley railway reaches Seymour with track work near courthouse
Seymour Texas August 31 The Wichita Valley railway has come into town with the grade down Oak Street to McLain Street opposite the courthouse. It is now ready for ties and iron. Charles Stewart of the first district has been renominated for Congress by acclamation. All Texas congressmen will be returned except Hare and Martin.
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Seymour
Tex
Wichita Valley Railway
Oak Street
McLain Street
Charles Stewart
Texas
Hare
Martin
N. W. Texas
A. F. Streight
Throckmorton
Ex-Candidate Cook Faces Question Over Surface Return
A terse political note hints that if ex candidate Cook does not reappear soon, there could be a public impression of a deliberate delay or concealment surrounding his whereabouts or intentions.
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Cook
Sgacy
No Hope For Cherokee Strip Cattlemen Extension
Cattlemen across the Cherokee Strip regions in Kansas Colorado Texas and the Southwest gather in Kansas hotels as they face a Decem ber 1 deadline and anticipate no extension from President Harrison. Industry fear grows that October 1 order will be enforced and markets will slump as cattle move to market now. President action appears unlikely despite wires to Washington and statements from E M Hewins and Senator Plumb.
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Cherokee Strip
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Southwest
Washington
E. M. Hewins
Hewins
Senator Plumb
Harrison
General Joubert Warned Africa of Liquor’s Ruin
In an interview Gen. Joubert of the Bourse blames liquor for misery among South African natives. He recalls warning King Umbandine of Swaezerland in 1886 that gold concessions and drink would ruin his country. Three years later Umbandine fell to drunkenness as disease and vice ravaged tribes.
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Loxpon
Joubert
Bourse
South Africa
Umbandine
Swaezerland
Grand row in G A R sparks revolt and split
The Grand Army of the Republic faces a crisis as state commanders gain lifetime delegates and divide honors among themselves. The rank and file call them the house of lords and threaten a revolt that could lead to the formation of a separate body barred to the lords.
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House of Lords
No clear news item found in short dialogue
The text presents a conversational exchange about millers and hogs with uncertainty over corn sources, lacking identifiable events, dates, or named organizations. It reads as a casual mock interview or anecdote rather than a reportable news item.
War memory and union soldiers told by Sam Jones
A Civil War reminiscence where Sam Jones recalls telling a gathering of union soldiers that Confederate forces would have attacked again had they known how many pensioned soldiers were crippled. He asserts the rebels were whipped as badly as the Union.
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Sam Jones
Racial Fees for Jury Service Reported in Arkansas
The Pine Bluff Press-Eagle cites statements from African American jurors alleging a fee of 1 to 82 cents for jury service in counties where Republicans govern. They claim the payments benefited Republican officials who collected the money.
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Arkansas
Pine Bluff Press-Eagle
Mistakes and rail talk cross paths in rural notices
A Denver citizen wed a Colorado woman amid press mix ups and playful rebukes from Eastern friends. The piece notes rail status in Georgia versus Texas, rail commissions, and a Weatherford Constitution quip. It ends with a tech note on locomotive signals as two trains approach.
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Denver
Colorado
Associated Press
Texas apotheosis opposes corporate power in Bryan Eagle
A Bryan Eagle editorial denounces unrestrained corporate power as a cancer on Texas prosperity. It argues stripping monopoly will unleash vast growth, industry, and population as Texans forge the state’s industrial empire. The piece praises liberty and Texas’s diverse resources as the basis for a vast, unified republic.
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Texas
Bryan
Liberty Land
Parson Leaves Parish With Sharp Farewell
A western town parson departs with a harsh farewell. He notes parishioners do not love him or each other and that the Lord does not love them, claiming no payment for two years and few marriages or funerals. The parishioners offered no strong plea for him to stay.
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Vanity Fair
Albuquerque project teased by Ft Worth Mail
The Fort Worth Mail notes it has repeatedly praised Albuquerque with little result and questions what action will be taken. It suggests if the project proves profitable they may pursue it, otherwise they will not disturb readers with further discussion.
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Albuquerque
A of
Fort Worth
Ft. Worth
Craze by Cigarette Drives Alabama Journalist to Maniac
From Annis ton Walter R Nuanelee a bright Alabama journalist and scion becomes a maniac due to cigarette smoking physicians call incurable Prominent papers praise his talent and warn of threats to public health Gov Taylor Tenn attends Tennessee day at fair plus notes on river harbor bill Georgia congress nominee Lawson and warnings about foreign building and loan associations in the South
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Monroomery
Ala
Anniston
Walter R. Nuanelee
Alabama
Young Nunnelee
Gov. Taylor
Tennessee
The
Fair Association
Dallas Herald
Times-Herald
Nashville American
South
Memphis
Electric Bitters promise cure all liver kidney ills
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a pure medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases and purifies blood. It claims to remove pimples boils and salt rheum and to drive malaria from the system. The ad promises relief from headache constipation and indigestion with full satisfaction guaranteed and refunds. Graham's Drug Store sells bottles at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Graham’s
Deacon Accused After Assault In Mountain Springs
In Gainesville area a Baptist deacon entered Solby home and attempted to kiss Mrs Solby who fought back with a chair injuring him. The deacon was later charged with assault to commit rape as neighbors react to the incident. Both families are prominent in the church.
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Gainesville
Trx
Mountain Springs
Solby
Justice of the Peace
True Peacemakers Endure the World’s Rough Edges
A New York Ledger quote urges readers not to grumble at harsh tasks but to accept burdens and complete unfinished work. It praises those who fill gaps and smooth rough spots as true peacemakers and valuable to society.
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New York Ledger
Senate Post Offices Committee Backs Lottery Bill
Wasuineron report shows the senate committee on post offices deciding to report the lottery bill exactly as from the house. The plan is believed to assure passage in this session.
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Wasuineron
Senate Committee On Post Offices
House
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W. C. Beckham & Son
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WD. Lawson
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