24 Nov 1887
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1887
Page
1
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Thirty six million trade dollars were coined at the United States Mint with eight million redeemed. Mayor Broiles of Fort Worth sues the Gazette for 5000 dollars over alleged slander in a November 6 Sunday ad. Senator elect Reagan of Texas and Senator Pugh of Alabama are the last southern lawmakers in Congress from secession times. The Clebine Chronicle office burned but will publish tomorrow with a new outfit. The English plan to replace pounds with dollars, shilling with quarters. Over six hundred million dollars sit in U S treasury vaults, ten dollars per person, distribution urged.
Carpenters and other mechanics told to stay off the Pacific coast as unemployment soars nationwide. Living costs rise with rents for four room cottages at 25 to 30 dollars monthly. Carpenters face especially high job scarcity.
The Globe Democrat acknowledges in a recent editorial that this is a white man’s government. It cites cigar production: 5 billion in 1886, 3 billion in 1884, and 2 billion in 1880, suggesting heavy ongoing use of tobacco.
Captain Schmidt reports thirteen gang members captured including escaped convict Flores, a horse stealing veteran accused of lifting 100 horses. Morales, shot twice, identified as Rio Grande stage robbers leader, previously tied to a woman passenger outrage amid rumors his motive involved a hired killing. Jesus Silvas is also sought in Webb County and former indictment surfaces.
The bloody shirt campaign yields a surge for an ex Confederate exceeding 40000 more votes than those cast for the son of the federal commander, a memorial to sectionalism.
The Globe-Democrat declares Lincoln eliminated and credits John Sherman with the result in New York. It argues the outcome followed Sherman’s sectional policy and that he should reap the consequences of his actions.
A promotional note extols the beauty of nature and urges readers to seek better health. It claims dyspepsia and liver complaints cause most ailments and promises Green's August Flower will free one from disease. It asserts three doses prove its efficacy and offers sample bottles for 10 cents.
Three million women work for money in the nation. Among them 600,000 are agricultural laborers in the cotton fields of the South, 640,000 in manufacturing, 530,000 in laundries calling for Chinese exclusion, 280,000 are milliners, 200,000 dressmakers, 60,000 tailors, and 690,000 as saleswomen, teachers, telegraph operators, and other professions. There are 2,500 female physicians.
Reliable news from San AugstinE Texas reports a clash ten miles south of Hemp Hill between Willis Conner and R C Turner with a posse. Willis Conner and his 19 year old grandson were killed after firing from a barricade as Turner men closed in. The Turner faction left with John Connor fleeing last spring.
The Detroit Tribune praises the Knights of Labor for steadfast support of their capable leader. It argues his level head and sound heart are more valuable to the cause than the rival bratherskite and socialistic elements harassing him.
A Florida hen at Indian Springs is described as covered with hair rather than feathers. The inventor of a patent hair restorer plans to engrave the chicken's portrait for his ad, alleging the fowl swallowed a bottle of the lotion during a bath.
Two masked highwaymen tried to rob the Eastland railroad and express office at 8 p.m. Shots were fired at agent Frisbie, a bullet hit the desk. Lights went out and the robbers fled. Deputy Sheriff Scott and a posse pursued. officers along the line alerted. Frisbie escaped unharmed. his wife Mrs. Frisbie was frightened. One robber left a hat on the side track.
A Taylor mass meeting adopted a resolution denouncing a local railroad for forcing Black travelers to ride in the smoker, a noted clash with segregation in the region. The Honey Grove Citizen quotes the remark that such actions reflect progress.
A compact note attributes the root of social disorder and political corruption to the whisky traffic, signaling that illicit liquor networks underlie broader societal ills.
The Federal grand jury indicted Mayor Bryan Callaghan ex alderman Lockwood Gus Cowman and M Zellas for conspiracy to break up public meetings during the June prohibition campaign. The four posted 1000 bonds each and face trial this term in Judge E B Turner court amid city uproar over the mayor’s involvement.
In San Antonio on November 12 in the United States District Court Sam Hopkins former clerk in Houston and H W Thompson ex deputy under Marshal Rankin pleaded guilty to forging Marshal Rankins signature on treasury drafts. Judge Turner sentenced both men to five years in Albany NY peniten tiary. Hopkins refused contact with friends since returning from Mexico in chains. He had strong connections in Austin where his mother and young wife reside. Thompson came to Texas from Baltimore two years ago. brothers are a physician in Baltimore and a state department official in Washington, plus a naval officer and a Naval Academy professor uncle, marking his prominent ties.
The clipping cites the pistol law as a daily demonstration of its effect after the death of Bony Tucker in Gainesville. It argues that law abiding men won't be armed while denizens of whisky dens become victims, insisting the six shooter law is right and should not be repealed.
A statement across economic social and religious perspectives argues liquor traffic is the parent of all other crimes, underscoring its alleged broad social harm. The remark frames liquor as a central public issue influencing law and order, morality, and community welfare.
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