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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1889
Page
1
Tallest Man in Colorado and Notable Local Mentions
Loup Ranpoten Currcarie is 40 but appears 50. Carr. R. Ureck stands 7 feet 7 inches as the tallest man in Colorado. Mr. FrovuveE reportedly writes a novel about historic wild country life in Ireland. The Duke of Newcastle funded a new church at Clumber costing over £200,000 and his tenants added a memorial window as a wedding gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr. R. Ureck
Colorado
Mr. Frovuvee
Ireland
Tar Duke of Newcastle
Clumber
Cleveland author denies writing plans in interview
Mrs. Cleveland states to an interviewer she is not writing a novel translation or magazine article and has never considered doing any of these tasks.
Senator Marston Named Among Senate’s Eldest Members
Senator Marston of New Hampshire succeeds Senator Chandler and sits beside Senator Morrill as the second oldest in the senate at 78. Morrill is 79, marking a pair of veteran lawmakers in the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marston
New Hampshire
Chandler
Morrill
Senate
Mrs Polk Shrugs Off City Life in Nashville Sundays Only
The passage notes Mrs Polk aged years old wearing black silk gloves and walking with a gold-headed cane. She stays in Nashville except for Sunday church visits, while Chief Justice Fuller's home is a Washington social hub attracting young people and many others. The daughters are described as lively and cordial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FULL@R
Queen Victoria Always Carried Her Own Bed and Bedding
Queen Victoria traveled to France as Countess of Balmoral and famously brought her own bed and bedding, a personal habit she never abandoned even when staying in a royal palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
France
Countess of
Balmoral
Miss Winthrop Howels Born in Venice During Consul Years
Miss Winthrop Howels daughter of W D Howell who died recently was born in Venice where her father served as United States consul. Her early education was Italian and she could not speak English when she returned to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Howels
W. D. Howell
Venice
United States
Wilde Living Up To Wit With Arrangements Of Screens
Oscar Wilde comments on a lady who bought several Japanese screens. He refuses to tidy them, suggesting they should simply occur rather than be arranged, in a moment highlighting his trademark flair and theatrical irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar
Paris social gaffe ends in mortally wounded dignity
In a Paris drawing room Boutaneer asked Mme de Fredern to sing a hall number from the revue. The request provoked mortification amid the fashionables as they recalled Adelina Patti's standards and chafed at the breach of decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Boutaneer
Paris
Mme. de Fredern
la Revue
Adelina Patti
Snowballing of Governor Gordon in Atlanta
In Atlanta a group of boys pelted Gov. Gordon with snowballs as he walked toward the capital. He pleaded for mercy but was reminded he had not run since 1864 and was urged to hustle. A flurry of blows struck him on the neck as the crowd laughed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Gov. Gordon
One-Eyed Senator Vance Reads Before Inauguration
On inauguration morning the only one-eyed man in the Senate Chamber was Senator Vance. He wore a black patch over his eyeless socket and passed the time by reading a magazine during the pre ceremony hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Vance
Gladstone Declines Invitation on Washington Essay
The western editor invited William Ewart Gladstone to write about Washington. Gladstone replied by postal card that he could not act on the invitation. He said Washington is a noble subject, studied forty years ago with love and admiration, but he cannot renew the study and would not want to profane the theme with slovenly work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Washington
English Statesman
Indian industry keynote in General Miles report
General Miles notes the Indian industry as a keynote, describing women traveling long distances to cut grass with knives and carry it to posts for small sums. He praises the Indian for heroic labor and cites a humorist who would sacrifice relatives for patriotism in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Assassin Attempt On Boston Banker Shocks San Antonio
A masked assailant fired on Sam Lockwood near a hotel gate in San Antonio after a visitor, claimed to be a manager, left. The shot grazed Lockwood’s skull above the eye, causing a painful but not fatal wound as authorities search the area for the attacker. Local banker Heckman appears connected to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Nate J
Ness
Menger
Srkman
Boston
Heckman
Sam d
Houst
Lockwood
Burglars Raid Galveston Wharf Captain’s Home
In Galveston on April 12 a well organized band of thieves entered Captain J. W. Sawyer’s residence at the northeast corner of Sixteenth Street and Broadway. From the captain’s second floor sleeping room they stole a gold watch and chain a diamond collar button a set of studs and $60 in cash. The city reports this as part of a spate of burglaries targeting prominent residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
J. W. Sawyer
Mallory Steamship Line
Sixteenth Street
Broadway
Fatal Clothing Fire Claims Life of Felicita Barrientes
In Rancho Galveston, Brownsville, Felicita Barrientes 25, blue eyes and light hair, was fatally burned when her clothing caught fire. She tried to douse the flames with water, then ran outside and died days later from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Rancho Galveston
Felicita Barrientes
Sudden War Paralyzes County Saturday Evening
The county for fifty two years was struck by a sudden war causing paralysis on Saturday about 8 o'clock, with the affected person living only about three hours.
Oklahoma Craze Pushes Chickasaw Exodus to Oklahoma
Prominent Chickasaw citizens report widespread plans among non citizen tenants in the nation to move to Oklahoma on April 22. Landowners fear a land shortage as non citizen tenants prepare to abandon farms and crops, seeking lands of their own in the year’s migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Tex
Oklahoma
Stabbing Affray Ends in Death in Greenville
In Greenville Texas, April 12, a dispute between Jeff Kay and John Bankenship led to Ray stabbing Blankenship after indecent remarks in Ray's home. Blankenship died yesterday. Kay was arrested, waived examination, and released on a four dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Tex
Jeff Kay
John Bankenship
Ray
Blankenship
Kay
Grand jury returns murder charge against Jim Hickman in 1887 Harrisons case
Paris Texas April 12 The grand jury returned a true bill against Jim Hickman colored for the murder of Clark and Moses Harrison in December 1887 in this county and Hickman was placed in jail. He had been suspected since the crime and was arrested on suspicion but released for lack of evidence. The Harrisons were two white men shot near their house while chopping cord wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tex
Jim Hickman
Clark
Moses Harrison
Hickman
Harrisons
Texas Salt Company Organized in Colorado Tex
Texas Salt Company organized last night with officers led by President and Treasurer George E. Briggs and Vice President W S Marshall. Directors include George E. Briggs CO H Pratt E H Lingo W S Marshall and B F Marshall. Capital stock set at 500000. One well already down to the salt bed with plans to bore five more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorapo
Tex
Texas Salt Company
George E. Briggs
W.S. Marshall
Fr. J. Gill
George E. Kriggs
CO. H. Pratt
E. H. Lingo
W. 8. Marshall
8. F. Marshall
Adjudged Insane In Paris Texas
Mrs Ivey Snow wife of John R Snow was adjudged insane before County Judge Neathery and will be sent to the Terrell asylum for treatment. She left Paris five months ago with her children to visit relatives in California where she became violently insane about two weeks ago. The Snow family is well connected in Paris and other Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tex
Ivey Snow
John R. Show
Neathery
Terrell Asylum
Drowning of A Little Boy in San Marcos River
Willie Williams nine year old son of Rev. A J Williams drowned in the San Marcos river near the Gonzales bridge about one mile above Gonzales. The father fishing with his son saw him fall in then sink before rescue could reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Tex
Willie Williams
A. J. Williams
San Marcos
San Marcos Bridge
Williams
Military Drill Heads for Galveston Semi Centenary
Mr Thomas H Sweeney returned from San Antonio where General Stanley informed him that four or six infantry companies six cavalry companies one infantry company and the post band will attend the military drill and encampment marking the Galveston semi centennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Thomas H. Sweeney
San Antonio
Stanley
Department of Texas
Greer County Ore Prospects Signal Rising Mining Activity
Mr. S. E. Ford reported gold ore from Greer County assaying at $10 per ton with silver ore described as very rich. He has about forty cars of ore ready and will begin shipments to the Trinidad smelters in a few weeks, signaling paying gold and imminent mining expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QuaNatl, Tex
S. E. Ford
Greer County
Ford
Trinidad
Serious Knife Assault Near Pato Texas
Last night near Pato in Texas a confrontation between Charles Bolton and Silas Bradford led to Bolton allegedly inflicting dangerous wounds on Bradford with a knife. Bradford was taken to Gordon for medical care. Bolton was arrested around noon today about two miles from the incident scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pato
Tex
Charles Bolton
Silas Bradford
Bolton
Bradford
Gordon
Fatal accident near Knob Creek bridge in Temple
Willis Read, a Black man, rode the switch engine on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe line in South Temple. He stepped in front of the engine as it slowed at a bridge on Knob creek, his feet became caught between timbers, and the engine passed over him, killing him instantly.
Engineer Killed In Collision Near Laredo
On April 12 a freight train on the Mexican National road between San Luis Potosi and San Miguel collided with a work train. Engineer Chas. M. Young of Marquette Michigan, one of the road’s best known engineers, was killed almost instantly. His body was badly mangled in the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
San Luis Potosi
San Miguel
Chas. M. Young
Marquette
Mich
Refrigerator Committee to Visit Galveston for Cold Storage Plan
A committee of D. E. OConnor J. A. McFaddin T. D. Wood and G. A. Levi from the Victoria Refrigerator and Beef Co has been appointed to visit Galveston to finalize arrangements for building a cold storage house. They are to arrive next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
O'Connor
J. A. McFaddin
T. D. Wood
G. A. Levi
Victoria Refrigerator and Beef Company
Strikes Hit Sierra Mines Over Wage Dispute
In Sierra Bianca Texas April 12 two strikes occurred in nearby mines. One ore vein yielded up to 500 ounces of silver and 30 percent lead per ton. The Silver King mine owned by San Antonio parties was shut for non payment of wages, with workers warning of serious trouble if not paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Bianca
Tex
Here
San Antonio
Fort Worth to Add Electric Line Track on Houston Street
The Houston street railway is laying an extra track along the street to prepare for electric power as a motor. One central line remains while in places the new track is shifted toward the curb, provoking strong protests from nearby shopkeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Houston Street Railway
A Thief's Gall
A bold theft shocker unfolds as a freight caboose parked at Uvalde was robbed March 29 of two coats, a check on D. and A. Oppenheimer of San Antonio, a gold scarf pin, and other valuables belonging to conductor T. H. Carey who led the train crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Uvalde
D. & A. Oppenheimer
T. H Carey
An Alleged Forger
Deputy Sheriff George Anderson has gone to Anadarko to bring back Jim Steele who recently left Bonham after forging a note on the Fannin county bank for 160 dollars and leaving creditors totaling about 800 dollars. Steele is an ex convict who was sentenced for assault with intent to murder by Judge BR R Gaimes in 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnam
Tex
George Anderson
Anadarko
I. T
Jim Steele
Bonham
Fannin County
Steele
BR. R. Gaimes
White House reports calm Panama situation as canal work resumes
Washington dispatch notes renewed White House visits and cabinet meeting before noon. Adams confirms Panama unrest absent and talks of rail projects in Chili and Jamaica.appointments: Tanner as interior chief of appointment division May 1. Jones resigns. Mauis and Satterlee named. Knight named U.S. marshal for northern Texas. other federal posts filled. A Texas GOP source cites railroad influence behind Knight’s appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WashIndon
White House
Adamson
United States
Panama
Chili
Jamaica
Panama Canal Company
Adams. Tanner
Canton
Interior Department
Sidney A. Jones
Mississippi
Muldrow
Charles Mauis
Delaware
Jerome B. Satterlee
Iowa
General Land Office
George A. Knight
Texas
St. Louis
San Francisco
Dallas
Frank Plumley
District of Vermont
Northern District of
George E. Bennett
Indian Territory
James McDowell
Dakota
Land Office
Southern Dakota
Knight
Jones
Alloy
Storm and Tidal Wave at Fort Monrox
A ferocious storm lasting 48 hours hit Fort Monrox on Saturday. Telegraph wires fell, ships stayed put, and tides rose a foot above record levels, damaging beach homes and roads while families sought Fort safety. The harbor remained undamaged and the Constellation rode out the gale safely. Steamers resumed regular trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Monrox
Constellation
Bank Organized at Guthrie First in Oklahoma Territory
Capt Couch Oklahoma leader reports troops scouted the territory and driven out unauthorized residents. A Guthrie bank with $50,000 capital was organized and will open April 22, aiming to be the first bank in Oklahoma territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfi&lpp
Kan
Couch
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Country
Bank of Guthrie
Guthrie
Oklahoma Territory
The Twine Trust Must Go
In Anderson Indiana a large farmer meeting pledged to pay no more than fifteen cents per pound for binding twine and to boycott merchants charging more. They resolved to discontinue buying twice binding reapers while the trust exists, and proclaimed they'd let hogs eat wheat rather than submit to the twine trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Mormon Statistics as of Conference Close
At the Salt Lake conference closing session George Cannon presented church statistics: 12 apostles 70 patriarchs 3719 high priests 1805 elders 2069 priests 2202 teachers 11610 deacons 81800 families 115015 officers and members 49302 children under 8. Total Mormon population 153911 with 530 marriages 3754 births and 458 new members in six months ending April 6, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
George
Cannon
Evansville Banker R F Scher Ends Life In Hanging
R F Scher bookkeeper for the First National Bank, ex school trustee and member of benevolent orders, killed himself this morning by hanging. Afflicted with neuralgia in the head, his mind is said to have been unsettled by illness but sharp speculation and a sensitive disposition are believed to be factors. He leaves a well provided family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
R. F. Scher
First National Bank
Federal Court Holds First Session Docketed in Paris
Deputy U S Marshal Will Fleming brought Mac Williams, colored, from the Choctaw nation and jailed him on hog theft charges awaiting federal grand jury action. About twenty cases are on the docket for the first session of the federal court in Paris Tex April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Federal Court
Paris
Tex
United States
Will Fleming
Mac Williams
Federal Grand Jury
Federal Court
Sudden death shocks San Augustine community
Sealed in grief the San Augustine community mourns the sudden death of Mr. C. I. Polk, a well regarded local resident and respected man active in civic life, obituary details scarce as families seek solace after the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Augustine
Tex
C. I. Polk
Moscow Texas to host new canning factory this year
Moscow Texas expects a canning factory to be formed this year by a group of merchants, railroad agent and several farmers, aiming to boost the abundant fruit and garden country of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Tex
Texas
Bank Attachment Seizes 4000 Acres Near Decatur
The First National Bank of Decatur has levied a writ of attachment on about 4000 acres of land owned by F. M. Houts to secure $6300. Deeds of trust cover a larger portion of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tex
First National Bank of
F. M. Houts
Death by Own Action of a Brewer in New Albany
Jacob Hornung prominent brewer in this region shot himself this morning in New Albany Indiana. Temporary insanity caused by brooding over small financial obligations is suspected. He was 40 years old and leaves a wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Ind
Jacob Hornung
Krulick Acquitted in Guenther Weischrang Case
William Krulick an 11 year old boy was acquitted by a jury in the general sessions court tonight after a week long trial for the March 7 killing of drug clerk Guenther Weischrang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Krulick
Guenther Weischrang
General Sessions
Connell Riordan and Close Walk Delegate Ties Reported
New York report notes ex-president John C. Connell and president Thomas Riordan along with Patrick B Close walking delegate of unspecified group. The fragment mentions leadership figures and a delegation tie in early April events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John C. Connell
Thomas Riordan
Patrick
Close
Ale and Porter Brewery Workers Charged in Dynamite Wreck
The Protective Association members charged with felony for wrecking Stevenson’s brewery with dynamite on Feb 8th were arraigned today and pleaded not guilty. They posted bail of $5000 each to await trial.
Strangers Duel Over Farm Sale In Suamokin
Two unknown men visited Daniel Keller in Suamokin Pa on April 13 proposing to buy his farm. They played cards, he won $4,700 which they seized and fled, Keller covered with a revolver. One impostor claimed to be J B Packer's son from Sunbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suamokin
Daniel Keller
Keller
J. B. Packer
Sunbury
Widow Bridget Kelly Perishes in Burning Home Near Steubenville
Bridget the widow of William Kelly, aged about 8, died last evening in a small house between Steubenville and Arikan na. Her granddaughter left her alone. Patsy Powers saw smoke and alerted others. Eugene Galvin and mill workers entered the home and found her body burned near the fireplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville. O
Bridget
William Kelly
Here
Arikanna
Patsy Powers
Eugene Galvin
Alikanna
Secret of the Confessional Helps Reilly Recovery
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on April 15 a confession reveal burglars chloroformed John Reilly and stole about $1000. Father O Hearne received $7000 from a hanger man who confessed the robbery and its details to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesburne
John Reilly
Father O' Hearne
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Reilly
Hangars
Loss of Life and Shipping in Baltimore Storms
Storms hit the lower Chesapeak causing severe shipping damage. Over a dozen seamen were lost and thirty or forty vessels were wrecked. Reports of maritime disasters and fatalities continue to arrive from arriving ships and special dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chesapeak
Heroine’s Rescue Near Lime Rock Lighthouse
Newport, April 13. Mrs. Wilson known as Ilda Lew added another life saved in Newport harbor yesterday. Her uncle Henry Lewis, 70, fell overboard from a small fishing skiff near the Lime Rock lighthouse. She sprang into a boat and rescued him in an exhausted condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, R. I
Tide Water Damages Hit Norfolk Merchants After Storm
A Norfolk storm beginning Saturday night with a 54 mph gale caused extensive damage. By Sunday night merchants reported losses beyond fire damage, with wholesale grocery and tobacco sectors facing about 150000 dollars in losses, uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Burnett Criticizes Coast Defenses At Ohio Society Meeting
Gen Henry L Burnett told the Ohio society that the nation’s coast defenses army and navy would be unequal to a foreign emergency. His blunt appraisal drew strong support from subsequent speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Ohio Society
Henry L. Burnett
Death of Joseph J. McDowell Found At Desk
Found dead at his desk in St. Louis on April 13, Joseph J. McDowell aged about 55. He was last seen in good health after leaving the floor at 1 30 am and was discovered with a pencil in his hand and papers before him. He leaves a wife a son William P McDowell and a married daughter now living out of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Joseph J. McDowell
McDowell
William P. McDowell
Texas
Church Divorce Case Ends in Cruelty Decree
Judge Pugh grants Mrs. Church a divorce on cruelty grounds in Columbus Ohio and awards custody of three children with $44 annual alimony. The ruling surprises many as cruelty was the sole substantiated charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Pugh
Church
Elmira Music Teacher Held for Requisition on Fraud Charges
Miss Ella White of Elmira, a music teacher, was arrested in Susquehanna Pennsylvania by Chief Little for defrauding Elmira residents of about $15,000 with fictitious mining and silk mill stocks. She admits losses in the bucketshop. She was held for a requisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehanna
Ella White
Elmira
West to convene beef combine probe committee in June
United States Senator West arrives from Washington and says he will call a meeting of the Senate committee to investigate the dressed beef combine around June 1. He expects testimony in the summer and a thorough probe to the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States
West
Washington
Senate
Terminal and Transfer War on Hall Street in St. Louis
The Merchants' Bridge Terminal Company and the Transfer Railway Company clash over right of way on Hall street. Directors of both firms met today and unanimously resolved to fight the dispute to the bitter end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
Merchants’ Bridge Termina Company
Transfer Railway Company
Hall Street
Appointment of Richard Crocker as City Chamberlain
The mayor of New York appoints Richard Crocker to the post of city chamberlain. Crocker is identified as leader of Tamny Hall and takes office at City Hall in New York on April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Chamberlain of
New York
Richard Crocker
Tamny Hall
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Twine Trust
Mormon Statistics
Krulick
Stevenson Brewery
Army
Navy and Coast Defenses
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