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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
6
Dallas News notes the grand jury report blaming agitators for the East St Louis riots and reports swift justice. One white man pleaded guilty, two white men and ten Black defendants were convicted and sent to State prison, with more trials expected.
The 1930s market set a high price record as R. E. Taylor of Angeles Texas bought 25 registered Herford cows from Frank Russell of San Angelo for 5850 dollars, 225 dollars per head.
Help needed on the Graham sewer system paying 2.25 to 2.50 dollars per day. See Winslett Eldridge Construction Co for details.
A missionary report from Harput Turkey alleged Turkish forces buried babies alive beside Armenian mothers and killed families, with 10,000 bodies seen during a 20 mile ride. The account described gendarmes abandoning infants and mothers throwing themselves into the Euphrates to escape capture. Photographs and witnesses were cited to support the atrocity claims.
Juan Jenkins of Menard is blinded for life after a watermelon fight at a supper near Stephenville while he attends A and M College. He and other boys struck by melon rind caused a severe eye injury confirmed by experts.
Wichita Falls Texas October 15 county attorney announces prosecution will follow violations of the Sunday closing law affecting gasoline and automobile supply stations in the city on and after October 21.
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