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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
2
A proud boy parades new trousers his mother made and challenges his friend the corner grocer to guess the fabric. He refuses broadcloth corduroy and jeans and triumphantly reveals they are made from his father's old trousers.
The piece notes mispronunciations of Paderewski by critics in New York press and praises a Boston juvenile work for its lion image of the pianist. It claims the lithograph captures Paderewski better than most photographs, portraying him as a lion for dramatic effect.
At a meeting of the Society of Medical Jurisprudence in New York Roger M. Sherman read on The Law and Science of Capital Punishment by Electricity. He argued that death by current methods had not proven instant. A doctor proposed the guillotine while most favored continuing present methods.
Professor Voorhees of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station reports the Bound Brook union printers farm, bought for printers unable to work, is run with high success. He notes crops on a prize corn and potato patch exceed nearby farmers’ yields per acre due to the workers' superior intelligence.
Half-Penny Car Fares, Dover England, announces a half penny fare for workingmen during stipulated hours. The company previously cleared about 10,009 pounds yearly at a full penny rate and expects the reduced fare to yield proper dividends on its bona fide investment.
Booth Tarkington, the newspaper man and Princeton graduate class of 1893, is known among college friends as The Gentleman from India for his popular novel A Gentleman from India and his current success.
London reports German East Africa liner Bundesrath, 132% tons, captured en route to Tanga with three officers and twenty men aboard. German officials condemn the British seizure as unwarranted and demand redress, citing neutral status of the vessel and route through Delagoa Bay.
London reports Capt. Goldsworthy of the 21st Lancers with 120 men and four guns conducted a successful relief sortie from Dordrecht on December 31. Lieut. Turner and 27 men were rescued after a running fight with about 800 Boers, eight of whom were killed and losses included 13 horses. Captain Montmorency’s scouts had earlier been cut off defending Lieut. Warren. Goldsworthy arrived at 5:15 and the Boers fled. Two of our men were wounded. Boer losses cited as about 30 killed or wounded.
George Moyer dry goods dealer of Sherman pursued burglars who entered his store Sunday night on North Branch Street and stole a large quantity of merchandise including shirts sweaters hose and shoes. A small express wagon was used with tracks at the back door and about 300 dollars worth of goods disappeared. A fifty dollar reward is offered for arrest and conviction of the thieves.
Heavy Mexican cattle movement through El Paso toward Cuba has stopped as Havana’s market is glutted. Dr. E. M. Bray reports 1900 rules end the open season, permitting only immediate slaughter cattle into the open district at high-altitude ranges free of ticks.
A man who gave the name Will Morgan from Warren County was found dead from exposure in a house used as a justice court near Stillman Georgia. He had arrived a few days earlier, worked at a lumber mill, was injured by a falling log, and later succumbed to freezing temperatures after being found unconscious.
State Treasurer John W. Robbins reports December receipts from land sales and leases. School lands lease 39875.43, interest 99614.37, principal 31832.92. University lands principal 17.60. Asylum lands interest 2393.96, principal 848.15.
Masons across New York gathered Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of Gen George Washington's death with religious services in historic churches led by St Pauls Chapel Trinity Parish noted for an impressive service and solemn observance.
A heavy snow fell yesterday morning in South McAlester I.T. reaching a depth of six inches.
London reports the front holds steady with Gen. Buller reinforced by part of the fifth division including artillery. Boers fortify Tugela trenches while British naval bombardment at Lady Smith continues with no reply. Gen. White narrowly escaped shells. Methuen remains on the western frontier awaiting Roberts. Kimberley garrison grows restless as Gatacre’s position stays unchanged.
Abilene Texas reports cattle quarantine to take effect after January 1. Cattle are moved across the line with Jones county amid rain sleet and snow last week. Most cattlemen are in good spirits as weather stays moderate. About 200 head of cattle are being fed at the oil mill.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Lynch was shot at the Bowie courthouse in New Boston on Thursday night as he checked the jail after dark. He fired back, wounding one of three assailants who escaped with his companions. a blood trail was left at the scene.
Rebels who fled coastal towns between Dagupan and Vigan are coming back in small bands to areas not held by American forces. They terrorize locals and Chinese residents who aided Americans, who now seek protection from U S garrisons.
The census bureau announced dates and locations for supervisors to gather for 1900 census instructions. Charlotte Jan 4 Atlanta Jan 5 New Orleans Jan 8 Houston Jan 5 Memphis Jan 11 Cincinnati Jan 12. Assistant Director Wines to deliver the sessions.
In Paris Texas on December 31 K H Johnson of Bardstown and his son were hauling wood when dogs were tangled between wagon spokes. The wheel turned and the child was dragged from the wagon and pinned atop the wheel. He suffered serious injuries with broken bones and crippling damage.
A blaze at 220 and 223 Monroe Street in Chicago yesterday leveled the seven story structure and damaged two adjacent buildings. Total losses approach 1 million dollars. Woley & Co owners estimate 150000 and Edwards Stanwood & Co about 250000. Butler Paper and Shepard Printing also suffer 200000 and 125000 losses with 250000 on the buildings. One fireman injured and hospitalized.
In Greenville Texas a section hand, after repeated abuse by a drinking foreman, struck him with a pincher bar during a dispute over a hand car on the Cotton Belt. The foreman died the next day in Commerce and the assailant, an Irishman, was arrested on murder charges.
At Cook's Point the preliminary hearing found Eliza Bradley charged with killing her son James Bradley. Bail was set at $1000 and she was committed to jail after defaulting. Evidence suggests a shotgun misfire caused the fatal injury to the 22 year old.
After years in the army the rich Texas ranchman Hamilton Gernerly is identified as the long lost son of Mrs. Gernerly of Bridgeport. He returned Thursday and embraced his mother. She will accompany him back to Texas where his ranch is near San Antonio.
The Washington special reports Maj. Gen. Miles will precede Admiral Dewey at White House receptions and related events. The cabinet ruled rank does not govern the order, declaring the army leads the navy, with Miles commanding the army and Dewey the navy.
At Old Tricks Lorenzo Marques Dec 31 German steamer Bundesrath belonging to the German East African line was captured as a prize and taken to Durban. The Bundesrath arrived here from Mozambique.
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