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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1893
Page
2
A collage of opinions and anecdotes on hospitality, railroading manners, and public life. Tales include Ward McAllister on hospitality, a potential peanut sale conspiracy, heroic acts by Helen Gould and Mrs. Russell Sage, and notes on publicity and roadways along with curios from explorers and law courts.
President Cleveland leads opening ceremonies at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago with grand pageantry and speeches. Dignitaries including Gov Altgeld and Duke de Veragua attend the dedication as crowds surge, fountains blaze, and the electric age begins.
About 300000 people gathered at the world’s fair grounds despite bad weather as President Cleveland and the day’s dignitaries arrived at 11 o’clock. The procession moved quickly to the administration building amid enthusiastic cheers from the vast audience.
The long program began after 10 with John K Paine's Columbian March and an invocation by Chaplain of the US Congress. President Cleveland spoke amid vast crowds as 2090 Columbian guards couldn't hold back the cheering. Milburn to give invocation read by Miss Louie Gemley, guiding the blind chaplain to the platform.
A delicate young reader Miss Courthous delivered the programme aloud with perfect enunciation. Her voice, however, could be heard only by the immediate circle present, not reaching the wider audience.
The confused voyage of Columbus is interrupted by a crew mutiny and omens. He sees through ghostly foam and prophetic foam visions of Isabella, Antheas jewels, global empire, and a republic guided by law. The dream contrasts with fear aboard the Santa Maria as the voyage presses toward unknown lands.
A noon ceremony marked the fair’s solemn opening as electric power awakened machinery across the exposition. Geysers rose seventy feet as the Corliss engine powered a thousand acts, turning lifeless space into animated spectacle and proving electricity’s vast reach in industry.
The board of lady managers formally dedicated the Woman's Building in a grand, international ceremony. Theodore Thomas led 120 musicians and a 300-voice grand chorus as the program opened at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Potter Palmer, president, urged audience to stand while Miss Ida Hullin offered the prayer.
After leaving the exposition grounds the president visited the private car of Har rigan of the Illinois Central. A brief reception followed as officials shook hands and spoke warmly of the exposition. Six dairy maids and sales girls from Midway village sang to the president who thanked them. Lord and Lady Aberdeen gave canes and a lace handkerchief to Mrs Cleveland.
The Butte Montana city council passed a resolution urging city workers to avoid patronizing Chinese residents. A lawyer representing Six companies petitioned the governor to review treaty obligations with China. The attorney general ruled the move lawful, signaling possible broad boycotts in Chinese infected districts.
Former cook turned millionaire owns the whole of one and half more mines in Arizonia. He is reputed to be worth at least 5,009,000 dollars.
Edward Slemans of New Orleans achieved an unusual feat at the Great Northern hotel in Chicago by walking into a remarkable situation. The report notes his actions as an odd local anecdote from the day.
State health boards show readiness to respond at a moment’s notice if cholera appears in any locality. Conference discussions indicate officers are prepared to act promptly, and the findings are seen as encouraging for public safety.
Pine oil and pine cones are being imported from Norway to be sold as disinfectants against a potential cholera scare. The cone is placed in a lamp with the oil inside, and a wick allows the odor to escape. Pine oil is used in Italy for disinfecting Roman fever and has a strong penetrating odor.
The Russian imperial council issues a decree exempting women exiles from corporal punishment while preserving the death penalty as a last resort. Liberals hail the move as a success in reducing barbarities of the penal system.
A reader’s report describes Tabasco slavery where about 500000 Mexicans are debt slaves. Only about ten of every hundred can read and two thirds are shackled by creditors. Debts arise from church fees for marriage and baptism, with each child’s baptism costing at least two weeks wages.
A test for milk purity uses a polished knitting needle dipped into milk and withdrawn upright. If the milk is pure some liquid clings to the needle. if water has been added even in small amounts the fluid will not adhere.
A German band slated for the World’s Fair was threatened with ban as contract labor, but after performing for Commissioner Dr Senner officials ruled they are artists and not subject to the labor restriction.
In 1767 the drum beats used to summon soldiers at night were formalized into a permanent cadence. The tattoo or beat, known as tap too from the Dutch for no more drink to be tapped, marked the end of tavern service and the call to quarters.
A county clerk candidate in Oregon tells voters he has spent a lifetime hustling for others and believes it is his turn to receive the salary, arguing he is qualified for the office and in need of the pay.
As a naval power the United States has recently passed Germany and Spain. Perhaps we will overhaul Russia and Italy in six or eight years. England and France will still be ahead of us, however, and the former is likely to remain ahead for a century to come.
Executors report $270000 in legacies paid over the past year from the P. T. Barnum estate with Mrs. Barnum receiving about $49000. The Barnum & Bailey circus earned $310000 in dividends, with $155000 going to the show and the remaining to Mr. Bailey.
The article notes there are no native kangaroos outside Australia where 11 million of them exist. Over 1,000,000 skins are shipped to the United States for bootmaking, with each skin yielding about four pairs of shoes.
A hurried traveler, Mr. Siemans, struck a plate glass door and shattered it, drawing a crowd. He was unharmed aside from needing a new hat as he rushed to catch a train.
Frogs begin their serenades the mellow bugs describe circles on crystal ponds. Trees bud while the town plays marbles. Easter cravats appear and playful household scenes unfold as spring lingers in gentle mood.
A period voice asserts improved readiness against cholera, emphasizing advances in sanitation, medical response, and public health planning compared with past outbreaks. It stresses organization, trained staff, and rapid action as key factors in future containment.
A Pittsburgh report describes a "law and order" group oppressing poor workers by enforcing Sunday laws. A separate society forms to defend labor against capitalists, targeting stockholders across toll bridges, furnaces, funeral directors, and streetcar firms, expanding beyond prior enforcement.
A U S total of 31,475,519 barrels of domestic beer were consumed last year in the United States. If evenly divided among all inhabitants it would amount to about half a barrel per person. The calculation assumes equal drinking.
The city moves toward completing a costly new building with ground floor offices including the Recorder of Deeds. Officials plan moving streetcar wires to storage battery power and expand milk and food adulteration inspections. Illuminated street signs will aid navigation at night as preparations begin for fall festivities.
The Scott Seed Company offers trips to the World's Fair with cash incentives for spelling many words from the letters of Worlds Fair. Rewards range up to 50 dollars for 55 words and additional prizes for larger word lists. Instructions demand listing words, including fifty five or more, and sending stamps and a seed sample in return.
A cleverly designed letter stamper automates the detaching dampening and stamping motions with one wheel revolution. It can stamp from 4000 to 5000 letters per hour and records the count of letters processed.
William Looker, an Ohio penitentiary parolee, assaulted a young man found with a former companion. The attack nearly killed him but help intervened. Looker and the woman have fled and remain missing.
A French chamber bill proposes tunneling or cutting a 28 mile canal through France from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. It would bypass Spain and Portugal, reducing the strategic importance of Gibraltar and altering maritime routes.
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