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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
6
Fragmentary report describes troops crossing the Tugela River and portions of a force moving on the far bank. The brief item notes actions near the river and references ongoing army operations with limited detail.
Britain presses westward with Gen. Buller near Ladysmith and Colenso as planning centers on a flanking move. Intelligence notes Boer positions along the Klip River and Tugela, with cautious talk of a potential clash. Meanwhile in Texas the National Livestock association approves leasing government lands to aid cattle interests, signaling political weight ahead of Congress.
Senator Vokles introduces a bill in Frankfort Kentucky requiring local agent approval for policies on Kentucky property and payment of tax to the state treasury. The measure targets taxes on whisky and other Kentucky assets insured abroad to curb out-of-state tax collection.
W J Dent faced trial in Austin Texas on charges of forging a $200 check drawn on the American National bank. A forged pardon for convict Isaacs looms in the case as Dent seeks to show he was authorized to draw the check under an agreement to obtain the pardon.
Virgil Gallagher, a medical student, faced trial in Brazoria county for murdering his mother and attempting to burn the body and house. The first trial in which the death penalty was given was reversed. the crime occurred on April 16, 1897, and his mother was a schoolteacher who supported him through college.
Smallpox concerns spread through the Indian Territory prompt Ardmore federal jail to stop accepting inmates. The jail, the Southern district’s only facility, issued notices to deputy marshals and halted arrests pending orders.
London report says a stock exchange rumor claimed Ladysmith was relieved after eighteen hours of fighting and General Warren was killed. No confirmation appeared and stocks were unchanged.
In Cleburne Texas on January 20, Dr J J Williamson and J J Mickle were robbed while crowding into a couch train car. Williamson lost 70 dollars and Mickle about 15 dollars in the incident after the Fort Worth event.
American author Miss Fletcher writing as George Fleming saw engagement to Earl Wentworth Lovelace end in Rome. The break inspired The Canary and sparked rumor about clues in her life. Lovelace, Byron’s grandson, remains eccentric as the family saga shadows this literary figure.
Amos Allen of Maine inherits Thomas B. Reed’s seat and bears the burden of his predecessor’s fame. The piece notes how successors—Dickerson, Taylor, Vaux—are defined by whom they followed, with Vaux once dancing with Queen Victoria enriching his recall.
On the capitol steps a group of boys roughs a kitten. A new congressman intervenes, scolds the cruelty, and lifts the injured animal into his overcoat pocket, wrapping it in a linen handkerchief and taking it to the car.
A Cortland NY resident who attempted suicide in McLean called a physician for help. The doctor saved his life and sued for 10 000 dollars, arguing the life saved was worth that amount. The court awarded 900 dollars to the doctor, denying the rest of the claim.
The National Consumers' League promotes a labor fair label on muslin underwear signaling clean conditions and factory licenses. Massachusetts led with 2000 women organized for better conditions, while New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois joined, as clubwomen press for laws benefiting women and children in industry.
The curious man visited bachelor maids and puzzled over their room. They indicated the room above the hall window as theirs and sat on a long couch, making him wonder how they could sleep there without breaking convention.
A major fund raising drive aims to build a shared home for prominent groups in New York science including the New York Academy of Sciences Torey Botanical Club New York Microscopical Society Linnean Society of New York American Mathematical Society New York Mineralogical Club New York section of the American Chemical Society and New York Entomological Society. The campaign seeks 500000 dollars for site and construction to provide public access to the societies libraries and collections.
Ex Governor George W. Peck recounts ringing a fire alarm to attract an audience while in charge of a relief train to starving Turley miners Wisconsin. Laborers refused to unload without advance pay. Peck spoke to the gathered crowd and secured recruits.
The post suggests Western Avenue is Chicago’s longest street and speculates its extent from the Wabash to Omaha. It notes a rising craving for stimulants and links exhaustion of nerves and blood to stomach weakness. Hostetters Stomach Bitters is promoted as a remedy for hypopsia constipation and nervousness. It also remarks that raw onions cause bad breath.
A shoe clerk recalls Captain Gotts once being a ladies’ tailor while chatting with the Cheer ful Idiot about biases from past trades. The dialogue touches on Boer threats to Kimberley mines and ends with a caution about feeding a romantic daughter 10 cent novels.
An article promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, claiming deafness from catarrh can be cured constitutionally, offering a hundred dollar reward for an incurable case, with medical product endorsements and ads for La Porte as a southern seaport development.
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