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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1885
Page
1
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Paso del Norte reports Mexicans unite against polygamy and Brigham Young grant. Catholic church backs the drive to enforce Mexican law and expel Mormons unless plural marriages end. Press and politicians warn of broader social and political trouble from Mormon colonization.
Mrs. R. Marklee sister in law of John Nichols sues his estate claiming 200000 is due to her husband Jeremiah Marklee’s estate from Nichols. She asserts Nichols forged two 500 monument checks, misused funds, and seeks garnishment cancellation to equalize creditor claims. Gazette Printing assets conveyed to J. C. Loving and reconveyed to G. B. Loving.
Washington secrets about Mrs Garfield divorce are discussed alongside harsh attack on Garfield as a flawed leader. The piece condemns political manipulation and calls for honest public sentiment and justice. The Dallas Mercury argues strong opposition to silver demonetization amid northern bondholders' gold influence.
The Abilene Quill ceases publication reflecting a broader issue of sustaining daily papers in towns too small to justify such ventures. The piece notes the demise as a sad illustration of the folly of publishing daily papers in tiny communities.
The statute sets a $20 penalty for selling a cigarette to anyone under 16 in New Hampshire. The Denton Chronicle argues Texas should enforce a similar law.
An editor dies and journeys to the afterlife where the devil complains of the editor's long years of unpaid bills, misspelled printing, and disgruntled subscribers. The devil rejects the editor at Heaven's gate to avoid admitting delinquent readers into the realm. Mineral Wells slot.
The Statesman calls for rapid organized citizen action to deter evildoers after recent servant girl murders. It urges explaining every doubtful presence and expelling suspicious characters from the city to prevent future crimes and restore safety to the state.
A brief exhortation declares time is short and eternity great, urging urgent action against drink to protect the perishing and invoking God’s power to demand that traffic cease.
The article notes Punta Arenas in Patagonia as the most southerly inhabited civilized town with about 600 residents. It says winter is year round there, placing it at a latitude comparable to Labrador or the tip of Greenland.
A large Washington crowd rode the 6 25 train to Alexandria for a Republican rally. John B Wise the Virginia governor candidate and John A Smith ex congressman clashed aboard and in Armory Hall causing a disorderly break up as Smith’s supporters booed Wise and forced him from the stage.
Four prisoners escaped the temporary jail in Abilene Texas at six o clock tonight. Miss Jewel Cunningham daughter of the sheriff raised the alarm and officers pursued capturing three. One fugitive held for rape remains at large. The jail had a high plank fence and a ladder was used to reach the yard after prying the lock with a string. The search continues tonight as officers press the chase.
Deputy Benjamin Cabell reports war fears between Brancklyn Land cattle company and McNulty and Company in Greer county after a writ issued from the federal court. The Brancklyn protest state taxes as part of the United States, some leasing land from the State, while fencing actions threaten bloodshed. Taylor and Stephens are key land fencing figures.
The governor has appointed a commission to settle the boundary line between Texas and the United States to determine the status of Greer county. Major Breckenridge of Austin, G. R. Freeman of Hamilton, and W. S. Herndon of Tyler are named.
A Texas discussion centers on whether to retain remaining lands or auction them to actual settlers in six hundred forty acre blocks. The issue prompts strong opinions as supporters urge a clear policy and recall past land distribution debates.
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