25 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1891
Page
1
The text surveys patriotism social virtue and civic duty while railing against bigotry and urging better road construction and agricultural roads policy. It mentions the Prince of Wales, Emperor of China, and Chinese labor issues, then shifts to education, morals, and self restraint in youth.
Reports detail shootings and deaths in Cammy Tox, Burxtax, Covenave, and other Texas towns. Incidents include a farmer killed, stockman shot, a man struck by a plank and dying, a hostage assault, and robberies with gunfire, with several suspects detained or fled.
Rural Texas news recounts rains halting forest fires near Gladewater and new wells planned at Whitewright while crops face drought as stock suffer. Burglars target Pillsburg. freight wrecks near Comanche and Denison injure crews. Courthouse vaults funded. arson and accidents cited across counties incl. Ellis, Hunt, Collin, and Wichita.
A Minnesota and Illinois crime roundup reports Barrett, a U. S. Army private, bayoneted after trying to follow prisoners in a Mexican jail. A forger Porter tale spans York to Nashville with wide fraud, and other notes include robberies in New Atmosr Ind and a preacher sizzled in Amxapox.
A massive blaze swept the Penny Gente dry goods houses on Broadway at Franklin avenue, destroying the four story block from Broadway to Morgan street. Losses exceed 1 million with fronts and show windows heavily damaged across the Fire involved the largest west coast dry goods firms including Crawford & Co and Famous dry goods. Fire started in the Penny Gente furnace room and raged through the area yesterday.
Velasco Texas November 14 report notes deep water at the Gulf coast as a major victory. Local leaders and Congress await federal funding for ongoing harbor improvements begun by Corthell and associates. Jetties now allow ships to reach the wharves, signaling a potential boom in Westward trade and rail connections.
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