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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates published on Thursdays, pricing one copy at 21.00 for one year and six months at 0. The entry also records postal handling at Graham Texas and identifies Frank H. Bowron as the editor.
The Agriculture Department pegs this year's cotton crop at 13 677 000 bales, triggering a $2 per bale price jump on the New Orleans cotton exchange. Ex president Taft, after losing 69 pounds since leaving the White House, weighs 271 pounds eight ounces and remains upbeat. Dr Walling Beverage of New York warns bed bugs may carry tuberculosis and meningitis and urges a public campaign.
Governor Colquitt says he would call a special session if the legislature agrees in advance to consider only subjects he submits. Lawmakers protest, arguing the executive would negate the legislative branch by dictating legislation.
The Missouri Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad with 335 miles of track from Denison to Baxter Kansas has been placed in receivership at the Baldwin Locomotive Works petition. The move follows a Paris bank failure that served as fiscal agent for the road. Indianapolis passes a law requiring police matrons at every incident after December 18, provoked by high society opposition and likely court challenges.
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, missing from the Louvre in Paris for over two years, has been found in Florence in the possession of a former Louvre employee. The Italian suspect says the act was to avenge Napoleon era art thefts. The painting is regarded as the finest portrait of a woman.
The piece argues the Wilson administration deserves praise for not yet ordering a full military invasion of Mexico. It asserts the proverb about courage and notes the delay in intervention risks lives of American soldiers and prolongs conflict, claiming one American life is worth more than Mexico.
The piece notes changing public sentiment toward railroads now leaning toward fairness but warns against overreach. It singles out the Dallas News for defending railroads and portrays its editorials as fostering undue pessimism about railroad bankruptcies and national progress.
Newcastle Register reports on postmaster appointment, carpentry work, and upcoming move. Fire destroys J. H. Patrick home near Olney with over 2000 loss. Prohibition wins in Titus and Potter counties, with small voter turnout. Rail disruptions from heavy rains slow G T W trains. Elephant Butte dam in New Mexico nears completion for 1915 crop. Editor urges dry farming to conserve flood water and subsoil moisture.
The county road improvement bond vote canvass shows 670 in favor and 792 against issuance. The Texas comptroller lists 1913 state valuation at 2 679 641 350, up 146 931 300 from 1912. Miner Wells vote tally: high school bond 276 for 40 against. street paving bonds 280 for 36 against.
A one act comedy directed by Miss Alline Johnson entertained the Grand audience on Thursday for the local U D C chapter. The show featured a Swing Chorus novelty act that elicited strong applause. Caldwell county in South Texas went dry by 110 votes last week, raising Texas’ dry counties to 177 of 250.
Co l L C Garvey exhibited a peach branch with several small peaches at our office. He expects ripe fruit by February unless frost in the dark of the moon. Railroads report slight disruptions from recent rains as the Henrietta unlimited ran into the ditch Wednesday repeatedly.
Senate passage of the Hetch Hetchy bill shifted from broad fears over federal water power control to a practical issue. San Francisco’s need for an adequate water supply sidelined conservationists and sentimentality as the core matter proved paramount.
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