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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1899
Page
2
The Groesbeck Journal endorses John L. Wortham of Mexia as a strong candidate for Comptroller of Public Accounts. It praises his business ability and integrity and notes the journal’s support if he decides to run. The piece cites allied editor changes and broader Southern cotton mill investment by practical managers.
The Chicago Journal notes the White House reportedly lacks a Bible after a visitor’s scriptural request. A colored servant was sent to fetch one but failed to produce it, prompting the guest to leave a dollar for the Bible’s purchase, a request that has not yet yielded a Bible.
The piece extols Cloudcroft in Ceres County New Mexico describing its high altitude 9000 feet scenic panorama including White Mountain snow capped peaks Tularosa Valley white sands and spruce pine forests. It notes superb climate cool invigorating pure air and cites Fort Stanton as a government Marine Sanitarium site. It adds a travel inquiry contact for rates schedules and car amenities alongside local business notes and a market update.
Gen Fitzhugh Lee accepts invitation to visit Omaha in September or October during the Greater America exposition. A Bryan day is favored and negotiations proceed. President McKinley’s western visit is possible with a stop at the exposition. Ger Miles may visit in October if not sent to the Philippines. A big Midway carnival is planned for September 23 with a parade of concessionaries, Indians, soldiers, and a grand midnight ball in the Dairy building promising unprecedented splendor.
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