10 Nov 1887
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1887
Page
1
The Leader weekly edition lists subscription terms by J W Graves with one year at two dollars and six months at one dollar. Advertising rates are one inch first insertion one dollar and each additional insertion sixty cents with local notices at ten cents per line. liberal deductions offered to regular advertisers.
Weatherford welcomes its first passenger train on the Ist. Local weather prophets forecast a hard winter next year. Spring field Missouri votes 194 majority for local option. Governor suspends quarantine ax on yellow fever but cholera stays.
The piece argues that consuming only two meals daily suffices and that any additional meals are harmful. It invokes a quip attributed to George Francis Train, suggesting opposition to the editor and labeling him a fool.
The Fort Worth and Denver report persistent cattle flow with an average of twenty cars daily. Transfers occur at Henrietta and proceed northward via Gainesville, maintaining steady movement along the line.
Professor W Hudson of Trinity University surveys jasper varieties and their uses, noting colors hardness and polish, and reports potential rich veins near Graham in Young county. He urges systematic mineral exploration, and the column shifts to shipwreck news, political satire, and postwar debate on southern union and treason.
The Fort Worth Gazette reports the Earl of Aberdeen as owner of the capitol lands via a syndicate with the Farwells of Chicago as decoys. The piece warns of alien ownership harming Illinois and insists lands should not be transferred to aliens, fearing outflow of profits and loss of sovereignty. It predicts political battles ahead over this controversial acquisition.
Gen Gordon wins Ohio support by presenting a consistent message to both North and South, countering Foraker's fears of imminent South rebellion. His speeches contrast with John Sherman, who lacks that consistency.
Corsicana takes steps to organize a Board of Trade authority, outlining aims to promote local commerce, coordinate business interests, and establish a formal chamber structure for economic development and civic improvement. The action signals a concerted effort by merchants and community leaders.
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