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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1884
Page
2
In Graham, detectives pursue multiple leads as they investigate alleged financial misconduct by bank officers. The probe centers on irregular transactions and potential fraud within local financial institutions, with ongoing interviews and asset tracing underway.
The Galveston News endorses Jeffersonian principles and praises party purifiers who defend Tilden as Democratic nominee. It urges readers to rely on purifiers like John H. Reagan for ready made stump speeches and frames purification as a guiding blaze back to the party’s harbor of safety.
The Fort Worth Gazette backs Patton for the land office post, sidelining Gibbs and other North Texas candidates, while the Galveston News opposes Patton and credits Boone and Rhodes Fisher for exposing land frauds. The clash risks undermining public trust across the state.
The Dallas Herald argues for nominating men who claim school land yields a million dollars annually for schools. If correct, taxes could drop by half, benefiting hard-pressed taxpayers with children. The paper urges canvassing the state to explain the issue and warns against stock-influenced advisers.
A convict claims his prison sentence stems from dishonesty while detailing a harsh daily routine. He says he is forced to eat tiny pasteboard scraps placed between the soles of cheap shoes, alleging abuse and deprivation as punishment.
A letter rebuts the Galveston News and the Land Office, alleging the paper miscredits Mr. Walsh for land title clearances while accusing Attorney General Boone and Capt. Rhodes Fisher of coordinating arrests. It defends Walsh’s actions, questions News claims about Patton, and argues the board report shows clerks and the commissioner acted in fraud.
John Eno, described as a Wall Street bank wrecker, was arrested recently in Montreal Canada. He once served as president of the Second National Bank of New York under his father Amos R. Eno and reportedly earned ten thousand dollars yearly while spending about one hundred thousand dollars monthly.
A regional lumber dealer touts stock from Cameron and Co. while a political column debates presidential candidates. Butler is noted as a leading candidate but unlikely to gain plurality, with Tilden proposed as a strong Democratic option if tariffs align in Chicago.
Decatur May 28 Wise county grand jury reports ignorance of law by officials. It cites that County Commissioners drew pay for one regular and two extra terms, though law allows pay for one special term only. Forty four indictments listed against Judge Pickett and Commissioners Crutchfield Hanks Rillough Crawford. motion to quash overruled.
Across Rockford Milwaukee and nearby areas frost caused damage to corn, vegetables, and fruit crops. Reports from Detroit to St Paul note light to heavy frost with ongoing damage yet improving wheat conditions. An advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier amid the harsh weather.
Washington May 31 The bill restoring the 1867 habeas corpus appeal law passes as the McCardle case relevance ends. Perkins Kansas reports a right of way bill for Kansas City Fort Scott Gulf railroad placed on the house calendar. Indian lands sub lease fencing inquiry authorized and a $300000 Cherokee appropriation review. Gulf Color ado Santa Fe and Southern Kansas railroads win rights of way. digestive aids mentioned briefly with a Newport style ad for Ayer's Cathartic Pills.
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