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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1884
Page
2
The Fort Worth Gazette boasts a brief press outage but returns strong as it battles land grabbers and speculative figures in land offices. It criticizes official removals under a Republican regime and notes libel accusations against the Mercury while praising strict reforms.
The article reviews attacks on Commissioner Walsh over school land transfers to wealthy syndicates. The 18th legislature annulled a 320000 acre sale and treasurer Lubbock refused to confirm it. The land fraud board alleged record alterations and illegal land seizures, none later corrected in Youngland district. The piece questions whether censure aids Walsh or boosts land-grabbers and notes a relief act for clerks excluded as validating wrong rulings.
A critique discusses the Galveston News and its handling of Texas land office actions involving Commissioner Walsh. It questions if Walsh could transcend official powers and sell 320000 acres, and asks who deserves credit for the land-forgers’ conviction, amid broader editorial tensions.
Cameron and Co Lumber Dealers announce a full stock of prime lumber cement paint and related goods and invite Graham trade for hardware needs and building materials.
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