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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
4
Supreme Tribunal discusses J Ives restriction on Hepburn statute. Officials debate limits and implications for legislative power and constitutional interpretation at the federal level. Judges reference precedents set by earlier cases in relation to commerce and utility.
The May 4 Supreme Court decision redefines the commodities clause of the Interstate Commerce Act. It holds the law applies only when railroads own the commodities they transport, not when they own stock in coal producers via subsidiaries. This limits the reach against coal carrying and owning railroads in Pennsylvania.
Mexia reports rapid strawberry farming progress as F. B. Bond near Mexia sold 119 crates by Tuesday at 2.50 each, totaling 275 dollars from two acres. He expects more harvest from the same patch as the season continues.
Mount Pleasant report says a three year old child of CBD Meadows eight miles northwest of town died last Sunday from inhaling fire after its clothing caught fire while playing near a fireplace. The flames were put out quickly but the child lingered several hours before death.
Bonham report recounts a Rhode Island Red hen owned by Newt White that raised a nest in the fork of a cedar tree about twenty feet above the ground. The unusual perch has attracted local attention as an odd agricultural curiosity and a record of strange farming happenings.
Willis Fr. Moldenhauer fell forty feet from a small plank seat while painting steel uprights on the conveyor at elevator B. The accident occurred at Galveston Pier 8 around 2:15 PM Monday, causing instant death.
At noon Tuesday with three and a half days left in the seven day drive the Sherman YMCA campaign to raise $20000 reported a total of just under $11000.
Clarendon reports a 6-year-old girl, daughter of E H Winninger, was struck by a freight train while crossing the tracks on Sunday morning. Her right foot was crushed severely, necessitating amputation.
Waxahachie mourns Capt. W. H. Getzen daner a long time resident who died Monday morning at his West Franklin street home from an acute asthma attack. He was a pioneer figure in the town.
The Frisco System Medical Association, doctors tied to the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, after two days in Fort Worth, will travel to Dallas for a visit.
Prominent oil men from Muskogee Oklahoma have secured leases on land owned by Col. E. L. Dahoney in Lamar County. They plan to begin oil prospecting in a few months in the northwest corner of the county.
Corsicana based Corsicana Petroleum Company recently brought in a productive oil well on the Milligan lease just east of Corsicana. The new well signals stronger output for the area and the company.
Austin Allison Mayfield was elected Chairman of the Railroad Commission at the Bret meeting on Wednesday following Commissioner Williams's qualification. The session marked a leadership change as Mayfield assumed the chair position and Williams joined the commission.
Representative Burgess and Stephens led a party of Congressmen on a weeklong tour of the Panama Canal Zone. They studied the work and conditions, and Stephens praised progress, noting the project’s trajectory and favoring the lock system over a sea level alternative.
Washington reports that President Taft is gathering data for his congressional message and is likely to push for doubling the signal corps and a 500000 dollar appropriation to develop aerial capabilities in the army. The moves reflect a strong interest in military aviation as part of the forthcoming army reforms.
Dallas Chief Justice Rainey ruled in a statewide decision that paying the gross receipts tax does not exempt corporations from occupation taxes under the 1897 act. The decision impacts perhaps hundreds of cases in the Attorney General's Austin office awaiting resolution.
The twelfth annual Southern education conference was formally opened in Atlanta with welcome by Gov. Hoke Smith. President R. C. Ogden of New York delivered an address and Dr S S C Mitchell president of the University of South Carolina discussed "The American Spirit in Education."
San Antonio leaders approve ordinance blocking new tuberculosis sanitarium construction inside the city limits. The measure follows ongoing agitation and notable opposition during its passage.
On Tuesday a large Government hatchery shipment arrived at San Marcos and was placed in the Country Club lake three miles west of town. The load included 6 500 bass, large quantities of Georgia perch and hundreds of white perch.
During a Tuesday electrical storm in Hillsboro, Sampson Richardson, a well known Black man aged between 60 and 65, was struck and killed instantly by lightning.
Fort Worth Commissioners sanction adding a 45 acre tract to the city limits. The ordinance will be passed at the next meeting after City Attorney Slay is instructed to draft it.
The Taylor Cotton Association, a branch of the National Cotton Growers' Association, was perfected here Saturday afternoon with an enrolled membership of twenty five farmers and business men. A charter will be applied for at once.
Senator Culberson, Democratic leader, Monday led efforts for Southern cotton planters by proposing two amendments to the Senate tariff bill. One would place cotton ties on the free list, the other cotton bagging on the free list.
At noon Wednesday supporters reported $13,337 raised toward the YMCA $20,000 campaign, reflecting steady progress and community support for the fundraising effort.
In Ballinger the annual rabbit hunt took place in the pasture of W. E. Allen located six miles west of town. About 200 men joined the event and more than 1,000 rabbits were slaughtered. Allen provided a barbecue calf, pickles, coffee, cake, and related refreshments.
In San Angelo a bass weighing six and a half pounds was caught on Friday in the Concho River by Tom Watson.
Judge Lockett, in chambers, finished the hearing Saturday afternoon in the waterworks case at Cleburne. He rendered a decision allowing the issuance of 50000 receiver certificates to fund extending the mains.
Longview voters approved a school bond issue to raise forty thousand dollars for a new schoolhouse with a dedicated tax. The measure carried 166 votes for and 9 against on Tuesday.
Reports from Tarsus via Constantinople describe brutal killings and village eliminations by Young Turks in a ten day period. An estimated 19,000 to 25,000 Armenians died across Osmanen, Basiche, Hamadieh Kara, Krystan, Keoy, and Kezolook as Armenian girls were traded for horses and rifles amid an orgy of violence.
The Carnegie Food Commission awarded 23 Carnegie Hero Medals at its regular quarterly meeting in Pittsburgh. The body also allocated 10,000 dollars to the relief fund for relatives of 117 victims from the Lick Branch mine disasters at Switchback West Virginia on December 29, 1908, and January 12, 1909.
A Denison based firm plans a $2,000,000 capital with half in surplus to form the Southwestin Surety Company. It will operate bonding and casualty insurance including bank deposits, seek National business, and establish a home office in Denison with branches in major cities in this and other states.
The Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association offers 225 dollars in prizes to Texas school children and schools for essays on the merits of cotton seed products, announced by a circular from a committee.
On Tuesday Commissioner Lane of the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled the apple rates from the Ozark fruit region in Arkansas to Oklahoma and Texas via St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company as unreasonable. A new rate scale for apples is being prepared.
In Laredo on Tuesday in front of the Sheriff's office ex-sheriff Will T. Hill of La Salle County shot Jim Pierce Wright five times. Wright died almost instantly. The incident occurred as Hill confronted Wright in broad daylight.
Severo Lopez a ranchman near Falfurra s was shot and killed on the street in Rio Grande City Tuesday by State Ranger Levi Davis under Capt Johnson s command.
Gov. Donaghey sent a special message to the House requesting a $100 appropriation to purchase a silver service for the battleship Arkansas. The ship is to be launched before the next General Assembly session.
Carnival week started in Clarksville as the city dressed in gala attire. Central Plaza features a merry-go-round Ferris wheel and a variety of attractions drawing crowds to the festive scene.
Chicago July wheat jumped from 1.12 to 1.16 a bushel in a volatile trading day. Traders chased bids as expectations rose that the government crop report due soon will show bullish prospects for the next harvest.
Entrapped in an upstairs room, the 3 year old daughter of John White died after being burned. The incident occurred in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, as authorities investigate the blaze and the circumstances surrounding the fatal fire.
A long list of Texas news items includes brownwood pecan crop outlook, Andrews County settlers, a six and a half pound base caught in the Concho, rain in Runnels County, and the Gal latin Rusk railroad extension reaching Rusk. Cleburne National Bank approved for $150000 capital. Texarkana fire causes $17000 losses. Oklahoma bakers cut bread price to 5c. Sherman YMCA campaign at 11,000 of 20,000. Marriage in Battle Creek: Samuel Eberly Gross and Ruby Louise Haughey. groom 65 bride 18. Longview bond issue for a new schoolhouse passes. North Texas Odd Fellows plan next year in Aubrey. Muskogee brakeman G. S. Brown crushed in a yard accident. Waxahachie pioneer Captain W. T. Getzendaner dies. Rangers to aid gaming law enforcement requested by Bexar County. Pythians meet in San Antonio for grand lodge convention. Fort Worth Glen Rose Interurban survey moves toward Godley. 6 year old daughter of E. H. Winninger crushed foot. amputation. Daring rescue attempt ends in live-wire fatality. Ignatius J. Raif electrocuted in Houston. Denson buys peanuts contract for 60c per bushel. Sampson Richardson killed by lightning in Hillsboro. Gas strike near Aguilares could spark new industries. El Paso Fair aims for Taft to open fair Nov 1 with Diaz greeting at border. Denton yard collision damages locomotive. towed to Fort Worth. Civil Service exams set for six Texas cities June 2–3 for hull inspector role at $1500. Alton Mayfield elected Railroad Commission chairman.
Oscar S Strauss named ambassador to Turkey and George W Woodruff nominated for a Hawaii federal judgeship. Treasury sends 16500 to Bryant and others for Cleburne federal building site. DC Supreme Court Justice declines to force Agriculture Secretary Wilson to drop flour prosecutions. May 31 bids set for San Angelo Federal Building, with 120000 appropriation. Culberson backs cotton plant and bagging on free list. Murp hy seeks investigation of judges Phillipps and McPherson over Missour i rail and maximum freight disputes.
A feud in Meadville Franklin County Louisiana ends with one death and four wounded as fires damage local property. Meanwhile the Lee Lumber Company mill at Tioga burned for about a $30000 loss, and a Chicago railroad fire killed one fireman with another missing. Other reports mention a proposed Harriman railroad empire, a New Orleans warehouse fire, and legal actions in Oklahoma and Missouri. The Fraternal Order of Eagles held a convention in Austin, and a Grand Jury investigated Ada lynching cases with little progress. A Kansas Bankers Deposit Guaranty and Surety Co was chartered in Topeka with $500000 capital. The Odessa Buchanan Opera House fire caused $20000 damage. The Methodist church extension board prepared for a large South conference in Memphis.
A Denton cement contractor closes near quarter mile of sidewalk work while a Jennings Louisiana oil well reports 4000 barrels. Panama’s Dr Manuel Amador dies at 53. A Frieshahn corn shelter burns near New Braunfels with 80 bushels. Nelson postpones fight with Packy McFarland. France endures cold wave harming fruit and vines. Zion City hosts two mayors and councils. Wright brothers to receive British Aeronautical Society gold medal in London. A baby shipment arrives at New Orleans under J Butler. Harvard grads donate about 130000 to Chores WEL fund. Briscoe County eyes a Northwest Texas State Normal at Silverton. Fayetteville wreck leaves 15 dead and many homeless. Hyde sentenced in Paris. National bank note circulation falls. Tulsa seeks grand jury over Muskogee cases. Terrell road model praised under govt supervision. Elmhurst crash kills one, injures four. Draper cites Japan as cotton rivals. Methodist Church plans to boost loan fund. Palacios lumber fire costs 50000, post office damage minimal. Missouri Lane bill advances gradual convict abolition. Douglas tornados kill one, injure ten. Henrietta drowning tragedy along Little Wichita River leaves three dead.
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