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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1890
Page
2
A London genius has devised a hot water apparatus to warm piano keys so delicate fingers stay comfortable. The note appears among brief European and medical items.
The United States labor commission decides that collecting statistics on building associations falls outside the census law. This ruling narrows the scope of official data gathering and clarifies which associations are covered.
A man with a head full of muddled ideas relies on grandiose vocabulary while the man with clear thoughts communicates effectively with concise speech. The contrast highlights how complexity can hinder or help understanding in different minds.
After eight decades, government departments begin realigning. The weather bureau moves to the agriculture department while the pension division transfers to the war department.
The New Century Club of Philadelphia is described as the largest women's club in the country. It focuses on self supporting women and includes members from every industry in which women work.
The body of Lucy Zarate a Mexican dwarf who died on a railroad train in the West was shipped to Mexico but held at El Paso Texas until a Mexican import tax of 650 dollars was paid.
AmbeliaF Rives Chanler stirs Paris by rumor of a self inflicted death for love. The rise of similar acts among young Frenchmen is noted, with callers urging the trend to continue.
Lorp Ac?ToN is described as England's most learned man. A Roman Catholic with a barony and baronetcy, his library contains at least 100000 volumes, carefully chosen and including rare books.
Barney McGuire, eighty five, with thirty five years in prison, pleads guilty to larceny in Rochester. He says he has no home or friends and seeks life in prison. Judge sentences him to fourteen months at Auburn.
W H Sirs, head of the British house of commons, has funded a new Portsea church at a cost over 110000 dollars. He says he has no personal interest in the place but visited on government business and found the church greatly in need of replacement.
Records show Castle Garden began on May 5 1847 when the board of commissioners of emigration organized. By January 1 1890 about 9,639,635 immigrants had landed there, roughly one sixth of the U S population at the time.
The article notes that an average U S senator uses two and a half cuspidors of waste in the chamber and is allowed only 12 cents worth of Pond Lily perfumery annually. It suggests the newspapers have caused the senate to fall into bad odor.
Excise board figures show New York had 5,874 liquor saloons 194 ale and beer saloons 1,266 mixed saloons 152 restaurants 262 hotels 56 steamboats and 1,098 groceries and wholesale liquor stores in 1889 risking a dry city.
Laws governing estates appear designed to enrich probate-court lawyers. Samuel Woods, a New York millionaire, died about twelve years ago and the ongoing litigation has reduced the fortune to a fraction of its former size.
Rains swell Trinity River to within reach of 1866 peak as Dallas floods force hundreds from homes. The river rises seven feet in a day, water reaches into Oak Cliff flats and threatens bridges and factories. Rescue boats, improvised craft, and damaged rail lines mark the crisis as residents seek shelter.
In Cameron Texas history reports heightened tensions between white and black residents after a black man was killed the previous week. Officials fear further violence as talks of vengeance circulate while whites strive to curb unrest.
An expert robbery occurred yesterday on a belt line street car in Dallas Texas. The victim of the crime is described as a passenger who was relieved of valuables during the attack. Police investigations are underway as details remain sketchy and no suspects are named at this time.
A woman wary of her name in print recounts a theft after a rough man approached in a car. She reached home to find her pocket cut open and valuables gone, including a gold glove hook, two CDs, and a locket with nine diamonds marked W S M.
In Daltas Texas on May 2 A H Thomas died from a wound inflicted by his former business partner J J Cox. Thomas had been shot at Cox’s Elm street store while seeking repayment of about 200 dollars. He reported no pistol shown and Cox fired as Thomas turned to leave.
A man identified as Col. W. M. Shumate was found murdered Sunday night in Emory county with his skull crushed. The body was located after supper near the route from Bells, and a witness said Johnson took Shumate’s wagons and teams through Benham and reported Shumate went to Bells earlier. Police vow swift capture of the murderers.
In Dalras Texas on May 2 about 10:30 am Henry Ford three years old, son of John Ford of McCoy street, found a tin can of gunpowder and a match. He struck the match on the can causing an explosion. The can burst at both ends and the boy was knocked across the floor. A tin edge sliced his face about an inch and a half below the right eye, endangering his sight according to attending doctors.
The Navasota River near the Santa Fe railroad bridge two miles from Navasota Texas keeps rising. It is within eighteen inches of the 1885 high mark, with about a mile of track under two feet water. No westbound trains are running, and service may be halted for about two weeks. Total rise reported as thirty seven feet.
In Commerce on May 1 two convicts were shot by guards as they attempted to escape. Four prisoners attempted to flee. two were recaptured while two escaped. The crops look gloomy though weather has cleared and time remains to harvest a full crop.
A citizens meeting appointed a committee to negotiate with Santa Fe officials to move their temples shops from Temple to Betton. The group offered 75,000 dollars and 59 acres of land to permanently locate, with much funding already raised and strong local enthusiasm.
A West Side accident left Mrs Brisco wounded when a pistol discharged during a scare by her daughter Miss Dera Brisco. The shot struck the leg in what is described as a fatal misfire after a tramp lingered about the Brisco residence.
In Gainesville Texas on May 2 Sarah Bunce ten years old from Valley View is brought for rabies treatment. Bitten eight years ago by a rabid dog she now suffers severely. doctors call the case hopeless.
Secretary Proctor received telegrams from Captain Weston detailing flood relief. Rations totaling 52 000 were sent to Omega and 26 50 to St James while 20 000 go to Livingston parish. Estimated needs run to about a million rations for Mississippi and a few hundred thousand more for Louisiana. A steamer will be loaded with rations for Catfish Point Lula Friars Point Sunflower landing and other Mississippi sites for twenty days. Weston authorized to continue purchases as needed.
In Austin New York on May 1 Warden Durston described preexecution preparations for Kemmiler. A 6 week old calf was tested in the death chamber with a 1000 volt test showing instantaneous death as witnesses watched. The final execution was not yet scheduled.
At a Charleston meeting on May 1 the Southern Press association unanimously adopted resolutions opposing a proposed general telegraphic scheme in Congress. They warn of centralizing power in government and threaten press liberty and civic welfare. They urge senators and representatives to defeat the measure and direct the action through the association's president and secretary.
John Gray, a Huntington coal miner, was run over and killed by the northbound Frisco passenger train at 1 a.m. He slept on the track near the city outskirts. Joe Banks, Adam Banks, and a woman named King were jailed on murder charges connected to the missing husband found in a creek near his Cherokee Nation home. Evidence described as strong.
Destructive storm damage reported in Larrie Rock Arkansas on April 28 with survey crews assessing structures and crops. Roadways blocked by fallen trees as residents begin clean up and aid arrangements. Local officials urged caution and sheltering measures.
Wind and rain storms raged in Woodruff County at dawn on Saturday. Yorkville near Cotton Plant was nearly wiped out as houses barns and fences were torn from foundations. D C York & Co store demolished destroying stock. Two homes overturned and families escaped death by inches. Hundreds of cattle reportedly killed and rainfall of four inches worsened the damage.
In Manhattan at Belview hospital an Italian patient about 35 wrested free from a nurse, slashed orderly James J. Merriman’s left ear with a dagger, then charged again. Merriman blocked him at the door, the weapon stuck in a wooden panel as staff and police restrained the man and placed him in an ambulance to the insane pavilion.
A heated Carpenters council meeting led to the discharge of the strike committee amid revelations some members fed inside information to the Masters' association. The council reported Master Goldie knew much of the meeting's details after adjournment. The Journal notes a resumption of work is reached, with secrecy over terms to keep strikers energized for a Mayday appearance. The masters later filed a memorial to Mayor Crieger alleging intimidation by striking carpenters.
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