Water Works Controversy and Public Policy Debate
Letters in Houston papers urge public water supply at Brazos mouth and condemn private control. Article notes San Antonio should act independently for Aransas Pass, and cites fires proving danger of private water and fire-trap districts. Emphasizes public ownership, low cost, and climate considerations for local residents.
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Houston
Brazos
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Focal
Engineering News
American Contract Journal of
New York
Licur
Licut
Hill County Murderer Surrenders for Trial
Tom Varnent, involved in a jail escape with several prisoners, returns to Hillsboro and surrenders to the Sheriff to face trial. The long passage also surveys land commission reports on grass revenues, yellow fever inoculation claims, a Texas newspaper association, and other assorted national topics.
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Tom Varnent
Hill County
Hillsboro
Clerks in early West towns rise to Congress amid varied talents
A Philadelphia Call excerpt notes clerks leaving their posts to thrive in new western towns where some become congressmen. It cites many as skilled in arts and sciences while acknowledging a few who only signed pay-rolls, criticizing civil service reform. It then shifts to a comic domestic exchange about marriage and appetite.
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West
Congress
Liquor sales surge in Iowa tied to new licensing push
Last year Iowa saw record liquor sales up by about one third, with more liquor sellers than ever before and many operating without government licenses. The item notes a surge from a Sentinel column and mentions local advertisements for clothing and firearms and a health ad praising Hopotetter’s Stomach Bitters as protection against malaria and related ailments.
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Iowa
Maquoqueta Sentinel
Hoatetter
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