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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1887
Page
1
Local notices indicate a rate of 10 cents per line for each insertion with a liberal deduction offered to regular advertisers. The fragment ends with disjoint text “Les uth bap” lacking clear context or entity data.
Boston Corbett, the man who shot John Wilkes Booth, is declared hopelessly insane and placed in the Kansas state insane asylum. Gov Gordon will speak in Ohio, joined by Carlisle and Thurman. The state is lively with threats of rebel influence risking political outcomes, and Sherman may need to intervene.
Thirty Knights of Labor return from Minneapolis visit Chicago to denounce the executive board as corrupt. A Texas cattle ranching shift prompts land fears as leases attract investors. British Texas calf owners show affection for local children. Senator Cullen expects no repeal of the interstate commerce bill. A plan to merge labor parties into a Free Soil coalition surfaces with Henry George as a leading figure. Train robbery arrests continue with mixed success, some captured or killed. danger remains for Texas residents involved.
Jefferson Davis and wife and Mrs Hays and Miss Minnie Davis arrived in Macon at the Georgia Agricultural Society fair. The city decorated and illuminated as a huge crowd welcomed them. Tomorrow features Mrs Davis day with a public reception in the fair park. A Confederate veterans review by Davis is planned for Wednesday at the fair park.
Notice to assessors and collectors of Texas announces a December convention in Austin to discuss a uniform system for assessing personal property stock railroad property and tax collection. Comptroller John D. McCall will attend with guidance. Local officials J W Robinson and J E Murray endorsed.
The Texas indemnity claiming agent reports that the Auditing Board allowed 870 267 in Texas claims up to today and Col Pope telegrams 900 000 has been allowed. Expecting about 1 000 000 to be recovered but funds await Congressional appropriation. Governor probes Sparks plan to invite Federal interference with Greer county. References to Lee Hall accusations and Panhandle land business. Weather shows a cold rain.
Georgia lawmakers close a four month session with no major measures becoming law. A rare sense of happiness marks the end of a period of political stalemate and public disappointment.
The Breckenridge Texian reports the czar’s trip to Copenhagen aimed at raising royal recruits for an impending war. Allies among small realms appear ready to side with him, possibly pressed by Germany’s territorial appetites. Wheeler plans to oppose Lanham in next year’s congressional race, with Weatherford’s Harcourt seeking a salary but unlikely to stir politics.
A terse decree prompts settlement action in the Panhandle region. Officials announce that financial obligations must be resolved as the fiat takes effect, signaling a push toward orderly repayment and governance.
A compilation of editorials from Denison Whitesboro Coleman and Vavasota extols newspaper advertising. The Star Store of Denison and local merchants credit ink as a path to success, while critics warn against vanity ads and question ROI.
A long dormant Stewart estate case resurfaces as a lawsuit. Court filings reveal ongoing action seeking resolution of property, asset, and inheritance questions tied to the historic estate. Local records show involved parties including heirs and creditors. The suit outlines claims and requested remedies as proceedings continue.
The Springfield Ohio Farm and Fireside extols good roads for raising land value, farm management, and productivity. It compares dirt roads to turnpikes, noting neater farms, better management, and broader access spur prosperity and reduce rural discontent. The piece argues roads revolutionize isolation like railroads do towns.
A short item notes the Road to Ruin saloon closed Monday after a shooting and not reopening until Thursday as reported by the Haskell Free Press. The piece ends with a quip about the name Road to Ruin being fitting.
A Lincoln Nebraska State Journal note states competition drives business yet warns the man who neglects advertising may fail. It underscores persistent marketing as essential, urging merchants to keep their names before customers.
An Iowa girl crowned the handsomest lady in the county fainted away three times as the joyous news was brought. Each collapse was attended by a different man who caught her each time.
The National convention of the Knights of Labor declined to pass a resolution siding with or aiding Chicago anarchists. The decision reflects a stance against involvement in the urban unrest surrounding Chicago during the period.
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