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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1890
Page
5
A clipped notice proclaims Abraham Lincoln son of Hon Robi. Lincoln minister to England died in London on the fifth inst. The bit of copy questions the buyers by saying Wichita Falls has a boom and town for sale with a mocking line about suckers being dead.
The Provident Life Assurance Co. has let the contract for a six-story building measuring 85 by 150 feet to be erected in Waco. The project signals expansion and a new office structure for the insurer in the Texas city.
Reader query asks when the Weatherford and Mineral Wells railroad will be built. The Weatherford Sun is urged to avoid sensational phrasing and to report with clear, factual timing information.
High Mississippi River levels raise fears levees may fail threatening large plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana. Authorities monitor levee conditions as mounting flood risk tests regional drainage and evacuation readiness.
The Northwest Texas Cattle Raisers' Association met at Fort Worth yesterday. Tom West serves on the reception committee and the event promised a good time for attendees.
A fire at the Coke county courthouse in Hayrick burned one night last week, destroying all records except the judgment files. Authorities suspect arson and note there was no insurance.
The supreme court of Mississippi affirms the lower court ruling sentencing Jake Kilrain to two months in jail and an eight thousand two hundred dollar fine. The ruling emphasizes the harsh path for public violators.
An Illinois resident has proclaimed himself Jesus Christ and gained converts from various church members, drawing followers to his cause. The movement attracts a notable number of adherents amid unusual religious claims.
On February 15 1566 in Lower Merion Pa Dr Joseph H Levering was assassinated on his premises. A death bed confession by neighbor John G Henderson revealed he killed him solving a mystery that lingered for centuries.
The note discusses the Texas league opening in Fort Worth on the 2% list and comments on players’ salaries and the potential national impact if players chose more productive pursuits.
News from Lunar Arkansas reports a levee at Point Chicot broke today. The government steamer Oscelousa was sent to assist in repairs. The levee protected only one or two plantations and was the sole levy at that point.
A New York special reports twenty nine Germans and their families arrived on the steamer Billa from Rio de Janeiro. Promised land farming tools and a fertile soil lure failed. many emigrants left destitute and in poor health and have moved on to Victoria Kansas.
The May opening of the Spring Palace in Fort Worth will feature a larger and more elaborate display than last year, signaling a boosted planned celebration.
A Dallas committee visited Tyler to invite Sam Jones to preach in the city described as wicked. The piece contrasts Dallas Camp street and Fort Worth Hell's Half Acre, noting the Disciple who defeats Satan in either place will gain harps and songs in his hands and on his lips.
Albany dispatch reports Webb and Hill closing a deal with C. D. Felt of Michigan for four leagues or 17 713 acres of Throckmorton county school lands in Upton county. Felt plans a colony, as demand for lands grows with each train bringing new settlers.
The Day notes strong hopes the State Democratic convention will be in San Antonio, urging the Express to cover the event well. It argues San Antonio would draw visits and showcase a frontier journal’s reach, while north-west Texas favors Ft Worth or Dallas for the gathering.
In Purcely I T March 5 a man, intoxicated, tried a cowboy show at Santa Fe depot then rode to a livery yard where a gallop crash knocked him off. He sustained fatal injuries. Separate report notes white resistance to a possible negro colonization effort in Oklahoma provoking Southern unrest.
Miss Nellie Patterson of Mt. Carmel Montgomery county has completed a four year machinist apprenticeship and now works at the Mount Carmel belt company. She proves herself a capable machinist, able to block up work on the planet and turn up arbors on the lathe, the only woman machinist in North Carolina.
The eight hour labor league conducts enthusiastic meetings in Dallas signaling organizing activity. Local organizers rally workers and discuss campaign objectives and upcoming events in the city.
Reports from St. Louis dated March 8 describe large groups of land seekers, dubbed boomers, assembling across Kansas and Oklahoma to claim Cherokee Strip lands. Hundreds travel by train with tents and gear, while Indian police face expected difficulty enforcing opening orders set for April 22.
A Texas source recounts a letter from Atoka I T describing a rich silver bed found by hunters in the mountains near Atoka. A blade stained with metal led to discovery of a bed of ore. an assay claimed one third lead and two thirds silver. Local laws and a vanished citizen involved rumors and secrecy surrounding the site.
A compilation of methods to save pork and fish in warm weather. Slices of pork or fish fat are fried, then packed with fat between layers and cloth to prevent breaking. Parboiling tainted items in soda or saltpetre solution may restore freshness, and the technique is claimed to keep flavor in shipment. The notes mention applying the fish recipe to oysters poultry and meat, and reference proposed future smoke-houses and Governor's chair imagery.
Reverend Dixon Williams shifts mission from Fort Worth to Dallas after an unsuccessful effort to reach the ungodly there. He now plans preaching campaigns and outreach to draw residents toward his faith.
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