Railroad Time Table and assorted political notices
The issue lists WW. MM. & N. W. Illinois Road timetable details for Weatherford and Mineral Wells with connections to Texas & Pacific and Santa Fe. It also notes remarks on Senator Roger Q and ongoing matters in the U S Senate, House, and Irish Home Rule debates, plus a robbery report in Indiana and English Lords politics.
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N. W
Weatherford
Mineral Wells
Texas & Pacific
Santa Fe Railway
Porbass, F. &. P. A
House of Lords
Commons
Local option returns show 75 vote anti majority in Young County
The Dallas News reports returns from Tom Gleet indicate an anti majority of 75 votes in Young County. The messenger named Tom Gleet is unclear, with readers seeking to identify the figure behind the surname resembling Thomas.
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Dallas News
Tom Gleet
Young County
Thomas
Cotton cash eases panic as prices hold steady
Signs point to the money panic ending with ample cash now available to move the cotton crop and priced fairly. The alleged conspirators who sparked the panic are said to be losing control and ready to loosen their grip.
Texas Press Calls For Repeal Of Sherman Act
Texans urge endorsement of the president and Congress in repealing the Sherman Act. Meetings show some support but opposition remains strong as Texas voters favor free silver and dislike the administration’s stance.
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Texas
House of Representatives
Presiden
Congress
Raise Your Own Meat and End Hog Market Exploitation
The author urges Texas farmers to raise more hogs to combat a pork market dominated by packers. They argue packers buy hogs cheap, slaughter, and resell at high profits, making bacon unaffordable for many families. They call for returning to simpler, self sufficient farming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Packery Trusts
Young County Democrats Split Over Cleveland Message
A Dallas News clipping shows two Democratic factions in Young County debating union with Clark forces. The Clark camp favors focusing on the president’s message and national platform, while Taylor argues against one man setting democracy’s standard. Both sides seek a tangible compromise beyond one man’s opinions.
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Jake Taylor
Anton
Young County
Orig
The
Clark
Cleveland
Congress
Dallas News
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
Cherokee strip opened to settlers amid rush and growth
The Cherokee Strip opened last Saturday with about 150000 people seeking homes. The 6358950 acre territory in northwest Indian Territory now part of Oklahoma spans seven counties and hosts towns up to 10000 residents. Rail lines cross the strip as settlers flood in, while Uncle Sam paid Cherokees 88600000 for land now sold at 1 to 2.5 dollars per acre. Oklahoma seeks statehood with strong prospects. Tents and wagons give way to permanent structures as boomers settle in.
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Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Rhode Islands
Delaware
Connecticut
Arkansas
Cimmaron
Uncle Sam
Boomere
The Cherokee Strip Rush and Its Human Toll
The rush to the Cherokee Strip drew over 90 000 men and women seeking land in a drought struck area. Many endured hardship and exposure risking life and property while winter support fails to reach the moneyless, making poverty inevitable without the next year’s harvest.
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Cherokee Strip
Grouth
Attorney General Rules Convict Farm Purchase Bill Unconstitutional
Attorney General Chas Culber son holds the purchase bill using school funds unconstitutional. Culberson stands as a bulwark of protection for the school fund.
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Chas, Culberson
Culberson
Texas tourism lure and political satire in press glare
In Washington a sensational expose claims newspapers chase money for profit and politicians stack offices. The piece lampoons Beltway journalism, touts Texas abundance, climate, and resources, and notes lawmakers with varied backgrounds while warning of risky stunts and a market panics easing.
Plan to unite Texas Democrats over national issues urged
The Houston Post advocates a plan to keep national issue positions out of state platforms. It cites a recent Texas Democratic state convention where delegates avoided national policy. The paper urges primaries to instruct delegates to oppose any state platform declarations on national issues including the money question. An American lady buys a dress with 1800 buttons distributed across sleeves collar and body.
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Texas
Houston Post
Democratic Party
Iaan
Misplaced Comma Causes Parish Confusion in Tale
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt recounts a captain's anxious wife slipping a parish clerk a note on Sunday. A comma misplacement turns the message from seeking a blessing for the captain to seeking the congregation as his wife.
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Wilson
Cornhill Magazine
Judge Moon Declares Progressive Euchre Gambling
Chattanooga Tennessee judge Moon urged the grand jury that progressive euchre is gambling. He warned that high society participation in games for prizes or awards, even without cash bets, sets a bad example and violates the law.
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Moon
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Cleveland Administration Faces New White House Baby Issue
The Baltimore Herald notes a developing concern for the Cleveland administration centered on the arrival of a new baby in the White House, marking a fresh domestic matter for the current leadership.
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Baltimore Herald
Cleveland
White House
Old Barbadian negress fulfills Hugo masses vow
A Bridgetown woman who aided Hugo’s daughter read three masses for Victor Hugo as she returned to Barbados after the poet sent 2000 francs and helped his daughter in Paris. Hugo had asked her to say three masses if she heard of his death. She learned of his passing recently and completed the vow.
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Bridgetown
Barbadoes
Victor Hugo
Hugo
Paris
Train Stops In Sudden Halt After Man on Track
A westbound passenger train near Whitewater Creek Georgia halts when a man on the track signals with a coat. The engineer and fireman jump clear as the conductor is carried from the car. The man, named Sam, offered possums and caused the stop. A separate incident at a station ends with a discharged watch and purse theft by a deceptive woman.
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Gritia
Georgia
Whitewater Creek
Sam
Woman’s bold home remodel to fit oversized furniture
A Maine woman, unable to move a large piece of furniture through doors or windows, arranged removal of an interior wall section so the item could pass. After placement, she rebuilt the wall to restore the room.
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Maine
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J. W. Graves
Roger Q
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Ilinois
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Michigan
Kessier
Ind
U. S. Senate
Hale
Ren
Washington City
Senator Teller
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Amos Cummings
New York
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Walker
Nicaragua
Convert
Sebastopol
Stanley Meredith
Cincinnati
Niagara Falls
Wuite
Scions
America
Shean Wing
Skookum Root Hair Grower CO
South Fifth Avenue
N. Y
A. Martin
Attorney At Law
James B. Girand
Young County Collecting Agency
Martin & Girand
Beckham National Bank
C. A. Cour
J. N. Simpson
Mim
J. B Norris
Ntoves
Price Worth
Side Square
Morrison, Street & Co
Wear & Keen
Farmer
Edward Everett Hale
Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston
Holmes
C. W. Holmes
Society
Scientific American Agency For
Bing
New Yean
Scientific America
New
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Rattlesnake Hills
Annie Thomas
Kamania County
Wash
Hank Manley
Jerry Woods
Manley
Annie
Wien
Winona
Emcare
iHome Sewing Machine Co
Crance
May
Hill
Ohio Chemical CO
Opera Block
Lima
Ohio
Cann Roar Co
Ft. B.M
Jay Lids
Peolie
Mick
Doris Ferny
Onto Chemical Co
Gset
Sen
Tau
Mathew Jomanson
Box
Firrsavyey
Cuewicar Co
Sprougn
Heelen Norkmon
Inwagi
Chemical Co
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