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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1890
Page
4
The Graham Leader calls Young county voters to demand clear stances from county judge and commissioners on road and bridge improvements during the upcoming election. It argues farmers rely on good roads, praises progress in sister counties, and urges choosing leaders who will translate pledges into action. A note of urgency follows a storm’s devastation leaving many homeless.
A Friday night tornado tore through Louisville Kentucky destroying brick and iron structures. More than two hundred people were in danger as buildings collapsed trapping many. Rescue crews work amid cries of the bereaved and wounded with exact deaths and damages still uncertain.
A Texas Western reader signed Farmer argues for county road precincts and elected per- precinct road supervisors funded by a new tax plan. He favors shifting funds from saloons to a school fund but warns of deficits and non-resident benefit. He supports a resident-only road tax under county supervision. The Northwest Texas roads are described as disgraceful.
L. W. Moore on behalf of colored members presented a silver tea set to the speaker of the house as a token of impartial rulings. He praised a democratic, largely white body for justice and urged that cordial cross racial ties within the parties offer a path to solving the race problem in Mississippi.
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