Local Market Notes and Marriage in Graham Area
Town notices report Jewell's premium all wool jeans at low prices, meats and groceries in demand, and a feverish market. A marriage is listed: Walter Burns to Annie Douglas in the county. Various local names, shops, and calls for goods, with comments on drinks and wares at street corners and stores in Graham.
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Jewell
Catlin
Walter Burns
Annie Douglas
Hiarris
Old Court House
Vic
G. W. Parker
4Th Stree
Commercial Square
Graham, Tex 4
Land board leases Greer county land amid Greer dispute
The land board leases 350000 acres in Greer county stirring questions over whether Greer county belongs to Texas or Indian Territory. The president has issued an edict expelling cattlemen from the Territory within forty days and the action tests federal jurisdiction.
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the Land Board
Greer County
Texas
Indian Territory
State of
Land Board
Urt Worth
Fans Deify Grant Sermon Sparks City Debate in Fort Worth
Fort Worth readers debate a sermon by Rev. W. E. Tynes of First Baptist praising General Grant as superior to Solomon. The sermon likens Grant’s strength of character and magnanimity to Jesus loving Lee’s forgiveness, prompting criticism over hero worship and deification.
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Fort Worth
W. E. Tynes
First Baptist Church
Solomon
General Grant
Jesus
Grant
Lee
Lord Jesus Christ
Robert E. Lee
New York Funeral Worth Its Cost in Visitor Spending
The Nation’s Hero Grant’s funeral, once estimated to cost New York City $1,000,000, yielded at least $13,000,000 in spending by visitors. The elaborate pageant turned expense into a profitable investment for the city.
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Yankee
Grant
New York
Baltimore Sun
Fragmentary Marriage Certificate Confusion Cited
A minister filling out a marriage certificate hesitates over the date, prompting the bride to protest that it is only her second marriage. The exchange highlights confusion during the ceremony as the clerk corrects the record.
Meaning of M.D. after a doctor's name
The speaker explains the letters M D after a physician denote a license to kill, with the letters standing for May Boston Post. The remark frames the credential in a tongue in cheek way about medical licensing.
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M.D
Edith
May
Boston Post
Prisoner letter on liquor harms opens civic note
The Tyler Democrat and Reporter prints J. E. Kitchens letter from Rusk penitentiary detailing liquor as the root of his crime. He cites inquiries among inmates showing two thirds blame rum for ruined lives and urges anti drink influence to deter youth. Also notes a Cass farm lad exchange and a Texas youth dialogue, plus Tom Pearson's recapture after escaping custody in Austin.
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Tue Darras Herato
Hoffman
Tue Herano
Henry Orlan Hoffman
Quincy
Lampasas
Tyler Democrat
J. E. Kitchens
Rusk
Tami
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