15 Mar 1879
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1879
Page
1
The article reports Gov. Roberts declaring the state bankrupt amid historic contrasts with earlier administrations. It cites claims about costly prosecutions and large rewards, plus calls to stop the causes of financial ruin. The piece shifts to a sketch of Nathan Rothschild and a Boston Cultivator note on eggs trade and up to Texas population projections and a local suicide case, ending with a legislative expense update.
Prof R C Kenzie of Michigan Agricultural College warned legislators about lamp explosions. He explained explosive kerosene vapors mix with air to form a dangerous mixture, especially when lamps are not full, and noted experiments where oil temperature stayed under 85 degrees Fahrenheit while brass fittings heated rapidly. He cited a Charlotte lamp store incident where turning down a lamp led to an explosion.
Great turmoil at Kingsport as only ring men vote while taxpayers are harassed and civil officers fail to quell the riot. Polls broken up, board departs, and the military, arriving too late, cannot salvage today’s election. Another election will be held. In Wasninacrox the president calls an extra session of Congress to address missing appropriations for government operations and army support through June 30, 1880.
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