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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1893
Page
3
A dismissible vignette notes a small fellow at a formal dance who stood up during intermission to explain he had no dress suit because every store in town had rented them for the event. The moment is captured as a light social anecdote with a New York Press reference.
New York society ladies led by Mrs. C. Van Etten Mack push a campaign to place a statue of Queen Isabella at the Eighth Avenue entrance to Central Park facing Columbus. The item appears amid a column of ads and moral notes typical of the period including patent medicines and proverbs.
A Cisco Texas cyclone devastates the town killing fifteen people and wounding twenty six with twenty nine more injured. Killed include Will Sims and Jim Bibbs among others. seriously injured and missing are listed. Relief sent from various points as clothing and supplies are requested.
United States court heard pleas of guilt from Rosalio Garcia Lucio Cantu Pablo Gomez Francisco Gonzalez Blas Ybanez Mario Lota Esterdan Benevides Anastacio Mendoza Santos Cadinla Fernando Salinez Prudencio Gonzales Santos Rosa Espiridion Benevides Americano Sais Leborado Gutierrez and Jesus Chicon who admitted commissions from colonel to corporal. Sentence deferred. Caye tano Benevides not guilty and set for trial. Jesus Flores dismissed for murder warrant in Starr county. Captain Joseph Shely arrived with sixteen more revolutions. grand jury indicted twenty seven others. Revolutionists estimated up to 600 active men, about half arrested.
In Paris Texas on Thursday night Dan McDonald a former railroad flagman who lost an arm in a crash and planned to wed Mrs Green a widow with two children shot himself after telling friends he must break off the marriage due to unemployment and his crippled state. A coroner's jury ruled death by his own hand.
N Y Bain of Decatur Ga is arraigned before Justice Haywood on theft tied to a missing gold watch aboard an east bound Cotton Belt train. Deputy Sabine led a search that found the watch in Bain’s sock. bail set at 250 dollars posted by his brother from Alvarado.
Mineola Texas May 5 City Marshal R K L Terrell seized a fugitive, W F Faulk, who escaped custody en route to Columbus Georgia on burglary charges. After recognizing him on a street Faulk denied identity, but a Columbus sheriff’s message ordered holding him. Faulk later admitted being the man, claiming he fled when the officer slept near a New Orleans area station.
Mrs. J Wallwork a widow in southwest Ennis woke to a man with his hand over her mouth at 2 AM. She screamed and fought back, scaring off the intruder who fled as neighbors and officers pursued him. An investigation followed.
In Buchanan fourteen miles south of Texarkana, 17 year old Walter Odom shot and killed a negro named Sam Owen after an alleged iron strike. Odom, a saloon bartender, was bound over by Justice Haywood on a 500 bond. In Gainesville Lizzie Johnson, 45, was found dead in the Santa Fe section house with inquest to unknown causes. sister in Missouri and nun cousin in Galveston.
May 2 in Mesquite a saboteur cut wagon spokes and damaged beds at Mr. Humphrey’s business harming sales. Diligent efforts to find the perpetrator are under way. May 3 in Bastnor a pasture fence suffered thirty plus cuts. officers and townspeople are diligently seeking the culprits.
The 23d Legislature overview reports on a state printing expert inquiry near completion and possible reforms to official type. A joint constitutional amendment to permit bank charters faces readings with substitutes from Curry and Moore. Gossett’s repeal proposal advances to third reading.
The Texas house completed the appropriation bill shaping it on the basis of complete government needs. Sub committee work ensured a systematic review and amendments tighten spending to intended purposes.
In Austin on May 4 the Greer investigation motion was debated in the house. A vote to reconsider the measure failed, 82 to 56, ending efforts to probe departments and institutions.
In Austin on May 4 the senate bill prohibiting Pinkertons and similar mercenaries in Texas was taken up in the house on the previous day. Amendments preserving the senate bill were adopted and the measure passed.
Austin reports the impeachment trial concluded with Land Commissioner McGaughey acquitted after 18 yeas were needed for conviction. The May dispatch notes the outcome and a separate session detail from the Texas Senate and House actions.
In Austin Texas on May 6 the house approved the conference report on the insurance telephone and corporation tax bill without debate.
Austin Texas May 6 The constitutional amendment providing for the election of railway commissioners was defeated in the house yesterday.
Austin Tex May 6 The senate backed the free conference committee report on the taxing bill by a 14 to 7 vote.
Austin reports that yesterday the governor signed the Dallas criminal court bill, marking approval of the measure and its intended impact on local judiciary.
The text promotes Royal Baking Powder as a superior and cheaper alternative to old baking methods such as soda and sour milk or cream of tartar mixtures, urging housekeepers to adopt it exclusively for finer and more wholesome results.
The Meyers bill before the Illinois legislature would deem fortune tellers and related occult practitioners as common swindlers. It penalizes each offense with a $25 to $100 fine and extends penalties to publishers advertising such powers. Representative Meyer is seen as opposing swindlers rather than targeting individuals’ beliefs.
A new pump style at the Bridgeport pumping station in Chicago uses an inclined face with projections to mimic a water snake. One pump tested well, eight planned to lift 100 000 cubic feet per minute, improving flow away from the river and reducing crib contamination concerns.
A Philadelphia paper runs two pages of letters from prominent men explaining why they avoid church. Reasons vary from unprogressive services to tired routines and preaching not matching modern times. Some blame the Sunday newspaper or personal duties like babysitting. The collection includes other items: James City near Newberne and land disputes with James A. Bryan, long-lived residents in Coles County, and a civil suit over a wife’s injury benefits in Washington DC.
A short dialogue captures a child wishing for mammoas to run businesses daily while fathers stay home. An aunt asks why, and the boy explains nammas buy candies when out, and papas neglect cleaning duties at home. The exchange closes with a note about “Good News.”
A Progressive Farmer excerpt recounts Tom Sawyer in a sunburnt neck tale after a "swimming" scrape. The boy is questioned about his wet clothes and is pressed to explain, leading to a playful confession about swimming and a misfit trouser mix up.
An old advertisement extols Fostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for seasickness car sickness and travel fatigue. It claims to stabilize the stomach neutralize impure water and counter malaria and climate effects while also aiding kidney and rheumatic complaints. The piece ends with a quip on marriage prospects.
An extra World's Fair number with 67 years of publication promises illustrations and a cover, free with new May subscriptions at 1.75 for a year. The offer, available via newsdealers or by mail, targets readers whether they attend the Fair or view from home.
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