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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1885
Page
8
Official returns from all precincts show a 1103 vote majority for prohibition in Mexia County. The county previously favored prohibition by 494 against in 1883, indicating a strong shift. Voter turnout was nearly as large as the presidential election, underscoring widespread sentiment on the issue.
News from FAINESVILLE reports that a mob in Indian Territory about 65 miles north hanged three horse thieves named Morgan Williamson and a boy Moon after capturing them following a period of Molestation. The citizens, still seeking the remaining gang members, threaten similar retaliation.
A Chicago Tribune tale mocks Missouri’s ban on gambling and liquor. It notes arrests of wealthy Missourians and a Kansas City denizen who exploited a river boundary to drink whiskey in Missouri while playing cards in Kansas.
Beecher argued there is no bridge between humans and animals in origin. He claimed humans evolved from barbaric conditions and appeared on earth long before Christian history. He said the first to know God were the Hebrew people and that God gave no initial instructions, leaving humanity to learn by experience.
Bonham News forecasts a record Texas wheat harvest easing flour prices after declines in other states. A bountiful home crop benefits farmers and millers, keeps profits local, and reassures consumers that flour quality remains high from domestic mills.
Nations grow uneasy over spreading cholera with Madrid and Barcelona showing increases. Experts warn the epidemic may reach other regions and prompt heightened health measures locally.
The Mississippi University opened to women a few years ago and has since dominated prizes and honors. A female student wins first honors and will be valedictorian. Women fill senior junior and sophomore prize roles, proving coeducation a success at Oxford.
The Austin Stratesman voices alarm over Captain Eads deep water theory claiming a basin defection could divert the Mississippi toward Bayou Atchafalaya. It warns New Orleans could be cut off, jetties reduced to mud reefs, and fears drownings between New Orleans and Atchafalaya.
A historic London inn displayed a sign showing four rulers stacked on each other. The king at the top bore I govern all, the clergyman below carried I pray for all, and the laborer at the bottom bore I pay for all.
In a thickly settled area Mrs. Welburn was chloroformed and robbed on Sunday morning by an unknown man. He attempted to outrage her but fled when neighbors arrived. She lies in critical condition and may not recover.
The text argues lynchings from the Dyer brothers to Terry in Virginia and a Cincinnati mob prove the need to overhaul criminal codes or risk anarchy. It notes most thinkers accept the justice of harsh acts yet fear recurring lawlessness in uncertain guilt cases.
The secretary of the treasury asked the secretary of state to appoint medical inspectors at all Cuban consulates due to cholera spread in Spain and frequent traffic with Cuban ports. Inspectors would monitor travelers from Spain and report movements promptly to prevent cholera entering the United States.
The Panhandle of Texas and southern Colorado face a potential cattle war over a new southwestern trail. Smyder's herd of 15,000 is halted at the Colorado line with 200,000 more en route. Cattle barons, lacking state authority, enforce their own laws as tensions rise amid scarce rail links and rough country.
Report from Knot County says Hall faction with 31 men and Jones faction with 18, all armed, are ready for fighting. Last Monday on Beaver Creek Perry Sherwood and Bill Hawks Size more were ambushed and killed. both were members of the Hall faction.
This morning John Dennis, a colored boy about 10 or 11, and John Bates, a colored boy about 7, stole a fine mare from the square and rode away. They were pursued and captured a few miles outside town. Due to lack of a refuge house and the boys’ youth, they may be discharged after their parents administer a severe thrashing.
San Antonio on June 15 reports Colonel Lee received a Washington telegram stating $75,000 will go to building a 12 company barracks and $20,000 to construct a hospital for invalid soldiers. Work will begin as soon as practicable.
A Dallas special quotes Congressman Reagan speaking with Senator Terrell at Kaufman. Reagan reportedly says President Cleveland is not a Democrat and has no Democrat in his cabinet. The Brenham Banner urges caution and notes the statement may be salted with skepticism.
A moral collage praises perseverance by citing figures who failed in early ventures yet persisted. It extols Peter Cooper and Gorace Greely, Henry, Douglas, Lincoln, and Grant, noting repeated attempts before success. The message urges youths to endure, trying multiple paths until achievement is reached.
From New York on June 20 General Grant had poorer sleep with frequent awakenings. Dr Douglas called to treat his throat, and after breakfast his voice became clearer. His pulse stood at sixty eight, full and strong.
The Dallas Times quotes a Gazelle remark that two thirds of Dallas public men are worried about whether they will go to the senate or the governor’s mansion, while the remaining third fear escaping to Canada in a crisis.
Report notes proposed Mormon migration from Utah to Mexico. Brigham Young's son travels to New York trying to sell church property to a capitalist syndicate. Article asserts the United States would suffer no loss in the deal.
The Gonzales County grand jury, meeting after the new jail began construction, delivered a batch of county officials to prepare for full operation upon completion.
The disease continues to spread in Spain with violent outbreaks and high fatality among the infected. Authorities intensify measures to confine the cholera to current districts and halt further movement of the epidemic.
The Times Star of Hamilton Ohio reports George Schneider was hanged this morning for killing his mother last October after a prior confession. No incident of note occurred during the execution.
R G Dun and Co’s Galveston agency publishes a comprehensive Texas cotton belt summary covering 92 counties. The report notes 65 counties with a 20 percent acreage rise, 23 unchanged, four down 11 percent, and 60 reporting later planting by about 17 days. Plant height averages 11.3 inches across counties with 58 noting fair to very favorable conditions and worms affecting some.
An old quip centered on a dying editor who reaches a crematory after bearing relentless pay and print quality blame. It lampoons long hours and unpaid wages as the paper’s life drains, noting how readers and staff call him deadhead and deadbeat for his unpaid annuals.
An Austin man recalls how he earned the nickname General Blakeman during and after wartime bygone days. He admits active cotton shipping to Europe during the war and explains his postwar lending to returning soldiers led to the title sticking.
A Colorado Clipper remark notes that in Texas a man could win favors with rope and branding, but in modern times the rope now risks bringing about his funeral through dangerous misadventure and group harm.
A western editor boasts a clever plan to boost readers by cutting a paragraph from the local column of the edition. He notes that every woman in town bought an extra copy, claiming the strategy nearly doubled circulation yesterday.
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