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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1891
Page
4
In a clipped entry from The Graham Leader, W. Ga tee, proprietor, appears in a brief notice mentioning avian related matter and a pain recipe fragment, reflecting a small local business detail.
A regional letter expresses hostility toward Italians and Americans during the war, urging against perceived aggression toward Italian cities and condemning anti Italian slurs to avoid street violence.
Local note recasts Tyler as the oddball figure likened to a pelified persimmon orchard of Texas. The reference to Hogg as a long pole that rakes them in conveys a vivid political optic from the era.
The Farmers' Alliance clarifies it has no plan to form a new third party. While some readers push for a split, the rank and file remain committed to democracy and the current political path.
Newspapers express broad satisfaction with Horace Chilton's Senate appointment as Texas youths celebrate a day of significance for the state.
Ir Reagan, Foster and McLean oppose continued railway oversight and urge resigning the commission. They argue no better candidates exist and advocate backing out entirely to abolish the body.
Sor Richardson, a Black man accused of stealing $14,000 from a Dallas express company, spent eighteen months in jail before trial and was acquitted last week.
An American gentleman and his wife were assaulted in Florence streets by an Italian mob last week. The incident follows previous tensions as the narrative hints at further actions by the United States.
In a Blossom speech last week Harry Tracy charged Congressman Mills with serving money power interests. He also criticized Culberson and others for opposing the subtreasury scheme.
An incident at San Diego involves Oscar Sam's officer seizing a Chilean vessel under neutral treaty concerns. A deputy marshal boarded the ship but the vessel immediately slipped away with the officer, landing the deputy marshal nearby as the craft disappeared into the bay.
A witty quip from the Tisweerald of Dallas mocks Grover Cleveland’s famous line about never climbing a hill until he reaches it. The piece jokes that a “Hill” in New York will not deter Grover, promising a punchline against the politician.
Par Corneus, a young Corsicana resident, was seized by an armed masked mob last week and detained briefly for alleged Kansas City Sun correspondence. He denied the accusation, and his captors released him without further harm.
The report questions why jurors who acquitted victims were spared and not indicted. It asks how tampering could occur without indicting the corrupt juror and the parties charged with tampering, citing the New Orleans grand jury.
Henrietta official L C Baxwert transferred remaining criminal cases to Wichita Falls citing county turmoil after a jury acquitted a Morgan suspect. Citizens petition Gov. Hogg to revoke Baxwert’s appointment and even threaten tar and feathers, decrying the turbulent county conditions.
A Georgia paper laments that town council notices on a china tree and merchants on paper sacks fail to attract business. It sarcastically questions why merchants did not advertise earlier and warns of unsold printing stock unless conditions improve.
The text suggests Prince Bismarck will become leader of a constitutional party in the German empire and may oppose the young emperor, likely causing future political trouble.
A newspaper column condemns a lurid Crockett alive in Mexico yarn as sensational falsehood, urging reprimand for the reporter behind the claim and noting the overreach of such hoaxes.
A Pueblo Colorado man was arrested in New York last week for conspiring to kill Jay Gould. He claimed he belonged to an order named Christ's followers and said the group deputed him to kill Gould or force him to give up his fortune for charity.
The legislature passed the uniform textbook bill and the governor signed it, but the enacting clause was cut out before printing. State officers are investigating when and where the defect occurred, suspecting underhand activity by opponents of the measure.
The New Orleans grand jury indicts six men for jury fixing and bribery tied to the Hennessy trial. It reports excusing many who led mob actions while noting two lynched men were Italian and one an escaped convict. The press largely approves and officials in Washington are said to back the report. The impact on U S Italy talks remains uncertain.
The paper reviews proposed amendments including judiciary, election, interest rate, school, and local option changes. It argues against the judiciary and local option amendments, supports the school and election measures in part, and questions the state’s approach to bridges and roads in Young County, urging action and voter study before August 11. It laments stalled county infrastructure and calls for leadership to address bridges and progress.
Corn is up. Eat is up. Heat is up. Flour is up. Sugar is down. Southern planters are down in the mouth. No need for comment.
The 1891 Texas legislature proposes five joint resolutions amending the state constitution. Proposals include ballot voting for elections and voter registration in larger cities, limited usury and interest rates, local control on liquor sales, and restructuring of the judicial system with new Supreme Court and Civil and Criminal Appeals divisions. Proposals specify ballot wording and August 1891 submission dates.
The proclamation orders an election on Tuesday August 11 1891 to adopt or reject proposed amendments to article 5 of the Texas Constitution relating to the judiciary. It directs polling at county precincts and states officials will conduct the vote in line with state laws. Signed by Governor J S Hoge and Secretary George W Syren at Austin.
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