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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1885
Page
1
The notice lists subscription options for one year or six months. It details advertising rates: one inch first insertion at $1, each subsequent insertion at 10 cents per line for local notices and tributes at five cents per line per insertion, with liberal deductions for regular advertisers.
The text rails at Texas road law as unfair to nonresidents and poor residents, calling for ad valorem taxation and repeal of per capita work requirements. It also critiques the University of Texas accessibility and funding, arguing only the rich can enter unless costs drop.
The penitentiary board adopts a rule prohibiting parole outside prisons for convicts with more than 15 years left to serve except in emergencies. A copy is sent to Superintendent Goree. Also, Maj. Livermore says US delegates have no instructions yet for a meeting. Revenue agents seize three barrels of whisky from a Galveston firm due to marks irregularity. Governor Ireland pardons Marshall Langley and Jake Smith who were near term, neither held for murder. The secretary of state declines to name convicts. the governor provides names to reporters.
Washington reports Secretary Whitney traveled to New York to test the recently rejected Dolphin again. If the trial proves satisfactory the vessel may be accepted by the government.
A Fort Worth comment notes the city has no Democratic postmaster while another source remarks the town battles dengue and deserves relief. The exchange contrasts local political appointments with public health concerns, reflecting climate and governance tensions in the area.
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