Prohibition Draft and Local Political Tensions Across Texas
A Graham Leader summary notes four gubernatorial candidates in Texas with a mix of pro and anti prohibition sentiment. The Houston Republican convention fails to nominate a state ticket amid attacks on Captain Bigger, while Dallas Logistics and local postmasters face questions about party loyalty. Monied influence and county loyalties orbit key figures and factions. The piece also mentions Montefiore’s upcoming centennial, mob violence against Mormon missionaries in Mississippi, and Greenville’s rebuilding after a fire with expectations of rival town gains.
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Houston
Wash Jones
A.J. Evans
W. N. Norton
Blaine
Logan
Bigger
Jones
W.N. Norton
Dallas
Dallas County
Austin
Washington
Mr. Bigger
Norton
Captain Bigger
Reports of burnt payoffs amid New York printer fire
A New York printer tried to smother a fire with his coat and reportedly burned a check for 110 dollars and cash totaling 66 dollars in his pockets. The incident is classified among the igniies and questions arise about the origin of such delusive reports.
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New York
Fealty to Party and the Integrity of Democracy
A historical editorial argues against blind party voting, urging voters to examine nominees' character. It cites Republican critiques of Blaine and endorses bolting unworthy nominations, highlighting cases in New York, Ohio, and Texas to show the need for honesty within the Democratic Party and opposition to flawed officials.
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Houston
Democratic
Blaine
Fisher
Cleveland
Hendricks
Carl Schurz
Uurtre
Chicago
Mr. Folger
New York
Charles Foster
Judge Hoadly
Ohio
Union
Galveston News
Land Office
Legislatire
Walsh
Galveston
Commissioner of the Land Office
Land Frauds Board
Commissioner's Court
Young County
Irregular horse dealers jailed near Waco
Sheriff Harris arrested two men in Waco about 8 o clock for irregular horse dealing. One, a tall 22 year old named Dixon or Wade Huff, rode a 10 year old gray pony branded Q ALF VB. The other, 18 20 year old Gray or Books hire, rode a bay horse branded circle E. Both claim Waller county origins but list Bryan as recent residence. The Washington Monument nearing completion at 570 feet.
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Waco
Harris
Dixon
Gray
Wade Huff
Bookshire
Waller County
Bryan
Old Story of Montelin Man’s Fall From Gambling
The Dallas Herald reprints Montelin the ex postal clerk’s confession after a mail robbery. It portrays his descent from respectable life to ruin through gambling. The piece argues gambling destroys character and families and urges neighboring towns to heed the warning.
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Montelin
Dallas Herald
Desperado Shub Moore Dies After Amputation
Special to the Gazette Fort Smith Arkansas September 6 Shub Moore the noted Indian desperado murderer and horse thief died today. He was shot in the thigh six weeks earlier and transported 800 miles to Fort Smith with a crushed hip and thigh. Blood infection led to leg amputation but maggots plagued the wound and he died on the operating table. Chub Moore faced murder charges and led a chequered career in the Indian Territory.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Shub Moore
United States
Moore
Chub Moore
Indian Territory
A Rave Fiend Thwarted
Fort Worry Sept. 6 Mike Casey railroad man jailed for attempted rape of Mrs Ida Bradford. Awake twice, Casey reached through an open window then climbed into bed. She fought back, fired twice. Casey fled to a saloon where officers found him. Bradford protected and praised for courage.
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Fort Worry
Mike Casey
Ida Bradford
Land
Casey
Bradford
Walling of Indian Territory breaks as Chinese exclusion ends
A Farm and Ranch excerpt celebrates a law replacing the Chinese exclusion with equal rights for all Americans in the Indian Territory. It urges land held in severalty and Congress action to grant citizenship and property rights, while criticizing lingering segregation as barbaric. The piece also notes two peculiar Georgians reported by the Atlanta Constitution.
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Santa Fe
Indian Territory
Severalty
Congress
Beware of Beaty the Organ Man in Washington NJ
A Western woman reports Daniel F. Beaty of Washington New Jersey advertised organs and pianos and took $400 for a piano over a year ago. He acknowledged receipt but did not ship or refund. The paper warns readers to avoid sending money and asks editors to flag Beaty as unsafe to deal with.
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West
Daniel F. Beaty
Washington
New Jersey
Editor Fatally Tests Nerves in Tex Constable Shootout
Special Telegram to the Post reports John W. Ellison constable of Homestead Texas was shot in the arm by Joe H. Farr senior editor of the Waller County Courier after a clash at Wheeler's bar. Ellison, defeated for County Clerk, had harassed Farr with threats and a pistol. Farr was arrested, released on $500 bond after waiving examination.
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Homestead
Tex
John W. Ellison
Joe H. Farr
Waller County Courier
Ellison
Farr
Wheeler's
Fishing tale and world woes press Bonham News
A reminiscence of a Mississippi fishing adventure ends with a rat fish killed by hunters. The column then surveys crises across 19th century world events including cholera in Europe, yellow fever in the Americas, famine in India, and wars in Egypt and China. It laments economic stagnation on Wall Street, strikes in coal regions, factory closures, and fires amid public fear.
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Mississippi
Burlington
France
Italy
Cuba
Mexico
India
Upper
Egypt
Bonham News
Massive cave-in devastates Enterprise mine at Port Bowkley
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania the Enterprise mine owned by Andrew Langdon suffered a severe initial collapse with about one hundred acres settling four to six feet and five houses wrecked. A second, larger cave-in later that day extended 250 acres, six miners killed, and thousands left unemployed amid potential loss of over forty million dollars.
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Wilkesbarre
Enterprise
Port Bowkley
Andrew Langdon
Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Susquehanna River
Old Dave Culberson Leads District Dem Workers
An OCR glimpse notes Dave Culberson releasing himself to his district and performing noble work for the Democracy as part of a local political effort.
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Dave Culberson
Senator Anthony Dies Worldliest Senator and Editor
The United States senator Anthony, the chamber's oldest member, has died. He spent many years as an editor in Providence shaping local journalism and public discourse.
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Senator Anthony
United States Senate
Anthony
Providence
Death of Judge Folger and political currents in New York
The sudden death of Charles J. Folger, longtime cabinet member under President Arthur, is seen as unlikely to spark national upheaval. Folger, a quiet public servant with notable ability, avoided active politics and never forged a broad public profile. His NY gubernatorial run was imposed by the administration and tainted by alleged forgery and fraud, ending his hopes and shaping future contests.
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Charles J. Folger
Arthur
Folger
Chandler
Lincoln
Gresham
Great Northern States
Poiset
the Treasury
Judge Folger
New York
Grover Cleveland
Galveston Eirs
Letter to the Editor on the Cleveland scandal and public indignation
A correspondent argues that scandal mongers will trigger a nationwide backlash against Ball, Hurst & Co. and boost Cleveland. He pleads Americans will reject cruelty and urges Christian ministers to reflect on the New Testament stone casting. Aug. 12, 1834. Pennsylvania letter writer D. A. Carlisle.
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New York Evening Post
The
Evening Post
Cleveland
Maine
California
Ball, Hurst & Co
D. A. Carlisle
Purifying Blood with Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
By taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla many a poor sufferer who submits to the surgeon's knife because of malignant sores and scrofulous swellings might be saved sound and whole. This will purge out the corruptions which pollute the blood and feed such complaints.
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Ayer
Wordplay and puns deride misusing terms in old quip
A string of puns shows the printer chasing unrelated objects when he seeks a different sense of words. The joke contrasts the printer’s needs with mismatched items like a "slug" in his pocket and a "furni ture" reference.
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Hell
Reading Arctic Sufferers Tales Warily Recalled
Mrs Lumply recalls grim Arctic stories of people living off one another. She notes the fearsome tales pale beside the strain of relatives relying on her, recalling how Poe endured kinship without complaint.
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Arctic
Mrs. Lumply
Poe
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