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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
2
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY rates of subscription and copy are listed. One year and six months pricing appear. The notice is filed with the Graham, Dewes post office marking second class mail matter with Frank H. Bowron as editor.
Rumors claim general Huerta obtained a new $2,600,000 loan from French financiers. The move is reportedly aided by recommendations from the Catholic party in Mexico, which is openly campaigning to elect its candidate president.
A Saturday gathering at the State House showed New York residents’ sympathy for deposed governor William Sulzer. Speakers offered condolences and he received a loving cup inscribed to William Sulzer as the victim of corrupt bossism dated October 17, 1913. In nearby Prohibition polls in Dallam county, antis reportedly carried a 34 vote margin.
Courtesy copy of the Fort Worth Presbytery minutes covers the Stamford meeting of September 9 to 12. Rev Gaines B. Hall is named a principal ministerial delegate to the General Assembly, set for Kansas City next year.
Governor William Sulzer of New York is found guilty on three of eight impeachment charges and is removed. Lieutenant Governor Martin Glynn will assume the governorship as Sulzer’s troubles are attributed to defying Tammany Hall over a bill. The political crisis prompts cries against boss rule in the state.
Bishop Hosa of St Louis denounces the idea of making tobacco use a barrier to Methodist ministry. He warns that labeling common pleasures as sins dulls the sense of true sin and pushes people away from the church. The remark challenges tightening moral rules. advocates caution against zealotry.
A condemned man in a WWI era Chronicle recounts a prison wall drawing. Five steps lead to the gallows with inscribed sins on each rung: disobedience to parents Sabbath breaking gambling and drunkenness murder. The message warns that a child straying leads to unknown ends.
The argument for a graduated land tax grows despite claims it is unconstitutional and unfair. Proponents say it would deter large holders from speculating and boost small farmers, while likening its justice to the income tax and promising broad democratic benefits.
The Graham Leader reports Representative Bathrick arguing against private finance in farm credits. He urges government control and supervision of farm credits and conservation, criticizing bankers and lenders and praising government-led solutions to help farmers own homes and improve agricultural policy.
Reports indicate cotton may average a quarter bale per acre in Scurry, not the eight to ten acres once thought. Archer county progress includes G G Dickey leading reservoir repair fundraising, oil gushers near Moran, and postmaster appointment in this area amid county hospital talks.
County Surveyor Sam Hinson and family visit Olney to survey land for Campbell. Rains continue as winter crops thrive. City officers warn youths about trips to Wichita for liquor, warning of prosecution. A mysterious figure called Old Ten Per Cent is mentioned in local chatter.
The paper argues wolves should be eradicated as their absence harms rabbits and crops. It notes farmers’ complaints and cites recent debates, urging action to restore ecological balance and protect livestock.
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