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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1893
Page
2
A prose collage discusses private enterprise, agriculture, and national progress in a distracted, period-voice style. It contemplates science patronage, wealth, and public duty, with anecdotes on a French duel and engineering efforts to curb floods and promote exploration.
The piece attacks Frick as a brutal capitalist linked to the Homestead strike, accusing him of bloodshed and hiring Pinkertons to quell workers. It recounts wages disputes, the 1892 violence, and calls for arrest and accountability of Frick and related figures amid ongoing labor conflict.
The body of F W Wall Cotton agent long missing from his father's pasture near Wolfe City was found in the branch behind the property. The skull was detached, pockets contained papers and a compass. morphine in a bottle and other items were recovered. Authorities note the death and a separate attempted assassination of Henry Clay Frick are among the day's items.
In Wa San Antonio Texas July 27 Jake Sharpe was indicted for perjury and attempted recognition before Judge Bure in a case tied to last year’s two story brick building on Commerce Street housing a wholesale liquor operation. The fire and ensuing insurance disputes drew in Sharpes connected to local business and Democratic committee leadership. A separate note from July 26 reports a child’s discovery of hidden silver worth a fortune at the Bancom residence, while a July 26 incident in Fort Worth details a stabbing in a barroom era fight, and a July 2 accident at Fort Worth packery leaves Charles Doherty severely burned. The Juananos water shortage and Fort Bliss dam concerns are noted amid river valley droughts.
Dispatches detail appropriations to pay judgments against the government for Indian depredations, listing Texas claimants and their sums. discussion includes party politics, potential compromises, and the impact on free coinage debates and veteran appointments. Also notes a Third party vice presidential candidate Gen Field's tour and electoral outlook.
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