13 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1896
Page
1
A broad feature recalls Pearl Bryan’s death in Greencastle and the moral warnings urged to youths, followed by a Memphis Texas shooting involving W M Pardue banker John R Jones and Nat B Jones. The piece also includes editor opinions on church dress reform and political ballot forms.
The senate debate shows a wide split between western and eastern Republicans over bimetallism versus a gold monometallist policy. Senator Teller of Colorado defends honest money with metals side by side, while free coinage senators pledge to oppose Cleveland's gold standard. The Fort Worth Gazette lauds the pro bimetallists and predicts a fall vote for a free coinage candidate if Democrats stay true to the cause. Clark warns against a primary that could alienate voters.
Major I G Randle was tried at Kaufman for the Dallas Christmas Day murder of Ed Randall. The jury, after twenty four hours deliberation, acquitted him after three court appearances. First trial ended in mistrial, second resulted in a murder verdict with twenty year sentence, then a new trial and venue change to Kaufman.
The piece warns that youths must prepare for a future where daily work funds their living. It argues unskilled laborers and untrained professionals will become obsolete without foresight and effort, stressing the need for early self-improvement especially for those lacking financial security.
Judge Reagan’s letter stirs strong reaction among populists as Col. Kearby confronts the old man and Buck Walton fires a broadside. The episode signals further pop gun responses in Texas.
A 1896 correspondence from Waco announces adoption of a standard bale size of twenty eight by fifty eight inches by the Texas division of the American Cotton Growers Protective Association, aiming to curb recompression costs. It urges reform to help growers and ginners align with standardization and avoid large-bale penalties. In Des Moines a Populist meeting endorses Boies as the People’s Party candidate for president, noting Weaver’s praise and Boies’s silver stance impacting tariff debate.
A collection of aphorisms on advertising efficiency and persistence. A Kentucky woman, mother of twenty one, files for divorce after discovering she married the wrong man. the piece notes the duration of the finding process.
A fragmented dialogue notes a mind reader lamenting ruin of reputation after a job goes wrong. A sympathetic listener questions the outcome while the performer reflects on fame and betrayal. The tone resembles a personal anecdote or humorous exchange from a newspaper feature.
Jerome C. Kearby and W. E. Hawkins clashed in a Dallas county criminal court last Saturday. After exchanging ugly words they were jailed for contempt by Judge Chas. F. Clint and later released on habeas corpus. Kearby defied the judge and vowed to press his case.
The Kaufman Herald notes locals who paid about 75 dollars for electric belts are as credulous as those who patronize sidewalk transients over reputable home merchants.
A fragmented page lists LAWYERS including Johnson Akin and Kay with offices in Graham Texas and Dentists such as E F Lewis with plates, operating from the West side of the square. It notes practice in all courts and land title abstracts, plus a notary public in Beckham National Bank building.
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