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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
8
Dallas residents recall Hon. C. B. Colquitt's unexpected thrill as Frisbie's aeroplane lurched start during the aviation display. Officials and cameramen scattered as the craft sped past the stands, with Colquitt joking afterward that he could handle such machines.
J G Bennett a Spur businessman and Commission member was found dead east of the depot Spur. The body showed he had attempted to climb a wire fence and a gun discharged killing him. He left home to kill a coyote and was to return by nine. He leaves a widow and seven children. Remains sent to Stamford for burial.
San Antonio figure Minnie Y Cleary joined Capt H E Honeywell on a Sunday ascent in a dirigible balloon. Dr B J Herrington and GM Fairfield also rode the airship which climbed over 3000 feet and floated across the city before a safe landing six miles east.
Dallas building operations in 1910 rose 23 percent from 1909 per a American Contractor tally. The year’s total construction cost reached 164,199,040, far below Los Angeles California at 63 percent gain and Columbus Ohio at 42 percent gain.
The Texas Department of Agriculture released the December cotton ginning report showing 32,879 bales ginned in the month. Cumulative ginnings to January 1, 1911 total 2,224,616 bales, up from 2,000,000 in 1910, with about 20,000 bales still unaccounted for in the season.
A light train in dense fog collided with another train, killing a passenger and a doctor aboard. Authorities report the crash occurred in the early morning hours on the northern line, prompting state dental officials to review the incident.
Survey finds little to no damage to orange groves in Galveston Houston region after recent cold snap. Trees show dormancy with delayed growth but fruit remaining largely ruined on trees. some towns report minimal injury and others note bare frost effects.
U S Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of bank guaranty laws in Oklahoma Nebraska and Texas. Nebraska requires all state banks to contribute to the guaranty fund while Oklahoma and Kansas rely on voluntary contributions by banks.
Washington reports junior Texas Senator and president of the American Association of Trotting Horse Breeders intends to sell his horses at the mid winter sale in New York. He will keep the 25 year old Prodigal 2 16, sire of many trotters and pacers, and owns about fifty horses at a Lexington Kentucky stock farm. The Madison Square Garden sale is set for January 30 with several mares around 2 10 and fast colts that set records last season.
Brownwood reports Mrs. Beulah Swaner severely burned while trying to extinguish a bed fire started by children playing with matches. She ran outdoors for help but the flames overwhelmed her before aid arrived. Mrs. Swaner, described as a child, recently moved from Dublin with her husband.
Ovilla near Waxahachie suffered near total destruction Tuesday night with more than $30,000 in losses. Fire cut phone service and damaged Big ham and Curry J W Bethel Bry son s drug store and Harris millin ery. Wichita Falls saw a separate Wednesday morning blaze in the business district costing about $40,000. Eighth street owner J C Ward lost a $10,000 one story building, with other losses to S M Kennedy jewelry Morris French Nickel Store totaling $25,000 plus.
A destructive blaze originated from a defective flue in the J. D. Mays saloon and swept the principal business district of Fulshear on Friday afternoon. Seven buildings were destroyed, housing mercantile establishments and warehouses, with total losses about $40,000.
George Hackenschmidt the Russian Lion won two straight falls and a finish over Yuassiff Has sane the Terrible Turk in a slow Pair Park Coliseum match before about 3000 fans. The first fall came after two hours five minutes, the final fall in ten minutes. Hackenschmidt dominated, tiring the Turk with grappling to secure the pin.
Sam Hawkins, a Black man formerly connected with an Atlanta undertaking establishment, is under arrest charged with stealing clothes from a corpse. The stolen items were found in potential possession, officials report.
Attorney Moss Adams of es county lodges forty six affidavits charging boot officials with planned sales practices. The motion seeks to take up action at county court with allegations tied to public transactions and sales procedures.
Grand Jury in the Times explosion case returns twenty two indictments for murder tied to a dynamite plot. Many named are San Franciscans. more than three or four appear in true bills. The action follows a panic laden aftermath with rewards near one hundred thousand dollars and extensive witness testimony from labor union circles.
Former Senator Foraker submits to President Taft a clarifying study on the United States power to fortify the Panama Canal. The review traces the Hay-Pauncefote treaty negotiations, ratifications, and amendments with Britain, noting changes after British rejection and the final understanding that the canal must not be blockaded nor war rights exercised within it.
President Taft rejects commute and upholds an eighteen month prison term and a $5000 fine for W S Harlan, head of a Florida Alabama lumber and turpentine firm convicted of conspiring to use foreign labor in peonage. He notes fines are ineffective for the wealthy and confirms the sentence stands.
The Maine Senate, shortly after Gov. Plaisted took office, passed a repeal of the Sturges law under suspension of the rules. The statute had empowered special liquor officers to operate under county sheriffs to prosecute liquor sellers, aimed at enforcing prohibition.
The Department of Insurance and Banking reports all 640 State banks have complied with the bank guaranty law. Payments statements and readjustments are made each Jan 1. For a second time no legal complications arose and the Supreme Court ruling supporting guaranty ads may settle future questions.
The Thirty-Second Texas Legislature opens in the granite capitol with Sam T. Rayburn elected Speaker amid mixed pro and anti prohibition votes. The Senate selects Lieut. Gov. Davidson and Senator Hudspeth as President Pro Tem, reflecting divided factions but overall civility.
Senator Hudspeth was unanimously elected President pro tem of the Senate. Officers chosen include Clyde D. Smith secretary, R. M. Gilmore journal clerk, F. M. Hornbuckle sergeant at arms, D. F. Humes Limestone County assistant sergeant at arms. All were former Senate officers. A committee will inform the Governor that the body awaits his pleasure.
The Census Bureau reports 11,087,442 bales of cotton from 1910 ginned before Jan 1, up from 9,647,327 in 1909 and 12,465,298 in 1908. Round bales 109,296. Sea Island 82,422. State totals listed include Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and others with varied gin counts. Sea Island distribution shows 37,636 to South Carolina and 11,150 to North Carolina among others.
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approves the Stephens joint resolution recognizing the existing Texas New Mexico boundary. Speaker Cannon said he will recognize Stephens before January 21 to bring the measure to passage.
The report notes widespread slow collection of poll tax payments statewide with districts varying in pace. It surveys taxpayer response, pressure on local offices, and potential policy impacts from the delayed revenue.
A blaze Thursday evening devastated Cincinnati's Chamber of Commerce Building causing over a million dollars in damages. The fire, described as the city's second largest in three weeks, injured about a dozen firefighters and likely claimed lives. Only the walls remain as investigators assess the loss of the architectural landmark valued at $1,000,000 with $50,000 in office fixtures.
Ohio magnate Oo. C. Barber launches a national appeal to Congress demanding freight rate reform and curbs on railroad capitalization. He claims watered stock costs families $87 yearly in freight and lifts overall railroad costs to $127, citing nine billion of watered capital among eighteen billion total.
James J. Gallagher who shot Mayor Gaynor last August was sentenced to twelve years in prison. He was convicted in Jersey City on an indictment charging assault with intent to kill William H. Edwards, Commissioner of Street Cleaning of New York City. The jury was out forty minutes and the trial lasted a portion of one day.
The Dallas event marks the largest show since the organization began eight years ago as poultry exhibitors gather for the Southwestern Poultry show opening Monday.
Washington reports the death of Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia at midnight between Wednesday and Thursday. He died of blood poisoning after a period of illness including intestinal trouble and septicemia. He was conscious until shortly before death with his wife Katherine his daughter and four sons David Richard Stephen and Blaine at his bedside along with attending physicians.
A violent earthquake struck Russian Turkestan from 4 to 4:30 am Wednesday. Many buildings collapsed and fatalities were reported though exact tolls were incomplete. Great ground fissures opened. Vyerny, capital of Semiryetchensk Territory, saw widespread destruction in a 23,000 population city.
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