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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
6
A Friday blaze in San Marcos, Texas, consumed property valued at 73500 belonging to WLg business. The incident prompted investigators to inspect the scene for causes and insurance details.
Patrick Henry, longtime Wichita County representative, relocates to Dalworth to establish a business college. A special election is expected to fill his seat. candidates include Jim Frazier and Henrietta. Henrietta had traveled to South America to work on a ranch run by Din Rickard and returned after reports of poor conditions. Earlier, several boys from the state went to work on the same ranch but came back.
A bridge on the Fort Worth and Denver line north of Amarillo over the Canadian was washed out last Thursday. Traffic has been delayed several days and trains have detoured over the Rock Island due to the washout.
J. B. Gambrell of Dallas endorses Hon. Cullen F. Thomas's call for Democrats to assemble in a mass meeting and nominate their candidates for state office in next year's election. Thomas, of Dallas, urged Republicans to stand together, while Gambrell concurs with the suggestion.
A campaign at Fort Worth advocates a broader White Slave law. The Dallas chamber of commerce forms a company to navigate the Trinity river. In Rochester Texas citizens organize a rural telephone association and lines will be built at once.
In his announced final public speech, Uncle Joe Cannon defends Wilson calling him a sincere patriot and says that anyone who says Wilson is a fool is a fool himself.
A mass meeting was held at Throckmorton on Tuesday of last week to raise funds for the erection of a large tabernacle for the use of the town.
The State Treasurer announced the treasury holds sufficient funds to cover all revenue papers issued up to April 22 this year. The statement assures uninterrupted payments and fiscal stability for ongoing revenue obligations.
In a clash with Moro insurgents last Tuesday in the Philippine Islands six American soldiers were killed and twelve wounded. The Moros were driven from their position and many captured.
Chester H. Terrell speaker of the house of representatives of the Thirty-third legislature says he will seek the governorship next year per close friends.
The business men's league of New Castle plans an old settler's reunion on July 2 3 4 and 5 with extensive preparations and a large program noted in the Register.
Cullen F. Thomas of Dallas and Miss Olga Sheppard of Texarkana were married last week and begun a tour of Europe. Thomas is a notable state political figure and Miss Sheppard is the sister of Morris Sheppard.
In the national capital investigation, government printing office records show beet sugar favorable literature was printed and government franks used to distribute it, highlighting official involvement in broad dissemination.
A dispute arises between the Attorney General and the Supreme Court about whether baseball is an innocent sport. The Attorney General argues it should not be treated as such, while the Supreme Court disagrees.
Good home in Graham near High School in a choice neighborhood on a 75 by 150 foot lot. Seven rooms, bath and pantry, fine well and windmill, concrete walls, good garden. Will sell part cash, balance long time and easy payments. Interested parties contact P A Martin Wichita Falls Texas.
The commissioners court sets a special election date of Saturday June 28 in precinct 1 to decide whether to issue bonds totaling 50,000 for building and maintaining macadamized roads.
Bennie Simmons accused of assaulting and killing 16 year old Susie Church at Cogar Oklahoma. He was taken from Anadarko jail by about a thousand men and hanged from a tree and shot multiple times.
Jack Johnson has five days to file a writ of error to appeal his Chicago conviction for white slave dealing. He remains under a sentence of one year and one day in the penitentiary.
Cullen F. Thomas of Dallas urged mass meeting to nominate a governor candidate. Comptroller W. P. Liane says the statement changes nothing and he will positively be a candidate next year.
The State Press of the Dallas News harshly questions the leader's law knowledge and suggests hiring a lawyer on the editorial staff. The piece acknowledges neglected legal training but rebukes overcrediting misquotations to the Mineral Wells Index and notes the editor of The Index carries enough criticism of their own work.
Section 4 of Senate Bill No 126 passed by the Thirty-third Legislature provides that witnesses residing in the county of the prosecution summoned to appear in felony cases shall receive $1.50 per day for days they were necessarily absent. If the defendant is convicted of a misdemeanor, the fee is charged to the defendant, not the state, with the same compensation as currently allowed.
The piece notes silos spreading to Texas as a practical solution to seasonal feed shortages, praising farmer initiative and noting successful examples elsewhere. It also highlights the touring musical comedy The Only Way at the Opera House on June 23, praising its vitality and performances by Ben Bernard, Jack Houston, Arthur Harper, Frances Jen Holman, Marie Travel, Winnie Oliver.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for old sores and long standing ailments. It promises relief of pain and healing, with pricing listed as 25 cents for a small bottle and one dollar for a larger size.
Program for the Fifth Sunday Meeting at Pleasant Valley church from June 26 to 29 1913 details daily devotional sessions sermons and discussions led by J W Newsom G W Black J M Haygood W D Boswell and others with topics on church problems soul winning tithing and Sunday school growth plus a women's meeting and youth outreach events. Full attendance urged with entertainment free.
A second meeting of the Cotton I Growers of the South will be held at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas July 10 and continuing several days. The gathering follows a May 1 resolution and aims to showcase progress with the Southern States Cotton Corporation and marketing plans. Banks are expected to attend, signaling banking cooperation in the movement.
Thousands of cotton growers are expected at the Cotton Convention in Dallas July 10 11 at Fair Park Coliseum. The event aims to promote a marketing system backed by the Southern States Cotton Corporation and claims relief for farmers with cotton selling at fifteen cents per pound. Delegates from 300 counties and many bankers and business leaders will attend to review progress and contracts for the coming season.
W. E. Baker of Graham Texas advertises prompt and satisfactory filling of orders for tombstones and iron fencing by Stamford Marble Works.
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