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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
2
A car load of wheat passing through the Galveston storm sold last week for two dollars and slated for hog feed. Senator Hannah has boosted LE. H.R. Green remains active in Texas politics, noting his single decisive quick move.
In a decisive move Mr. Croker endorses Mr. Bry, giving him a New York state by a majority of 30,000 and signaling Bry’s path to the presidency.
A cyclone hit near Lodi in Marion county Sunday night, killing a family of six and causing extensive property damage. The disaster prompted emergency crews to assess the wreckage and provide aid to survivors in the affected neighborhood.
Atherly a. B. nen of Bayen City Georgia died at his Seymour home last week. He was among the area's earliest settlers and his death is deeply mourned. Mr. Quay tours Pennsylvania campaigning for McKinley and Roosevelt, yet local Republicans wonder if forgiveness will follow.
A farmer near Paris reported eleven hogs dead and several sick after consuming a large amount of oats early in the morning. He had turned his hogs into a green field of oats then went to town and returned a few hours later to find the animals ill and dying.
The great strike in Pennsylvania coal regions nears end as miners secure a ten percent wage increase, effectively achieving more than their demanded terms.
A New Yorker says he will spend 51 million to outfit an expedition to the North Pole. He intended to finance relief expeditions and support for future polar ventures with this money.
Henry Youtsey was found guilty of complicity in the Goebel murder and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. The trial, held in Georgetown Kentucky, ended last Saturday after Youtsey feigned insanity and unconsciousness during proceedings.
A fragmented note urges spending at home to boost local communities. It argues every dollar kept locally strengthens the area and discourages outward leakage. The text blends garbled phrases with a quote attributed to Jefferson Jiraplecute and mentions travel and money wear.
Mr. Goldwin Smith argues death by own action rises, proposes marriage as cure. He says single life fosters introspection and gloom, while married men stay active and hopeful. The text notes stock losses in Navasota from a disease called meningitis, with cattle often sick a week before signs appear.
The senator advocates drastic action to protect the country suggesting hanging about half the congressmen. He excludes himself from the proposed punishment, though others argue for harsh penalties on those who turn state evidence.
An Englishman who died recently bequeathed $500,000 to his two daughters on the condition that neither marries an American before turning 35. He believed age would deter American suitors.
Itig reports a Texas inventor of an air ship will pilot his machine in a few days. No exact date given yet many expect a dramatic descent and a quick landing. Texans are eager the flying machine may become controllable and ready for birth in this great state.
City council passes resolution designating debris from the recent storm as a nuisance and instructs the fire chief to burn it with precautions. Work on body recovery and debris clearing continues, but hauling away the rubbish is deemed too costly, so fire destruction is chosen.
Bonham news notes the big cotton mill advancing swiftly with labor. walls reach about six to eight feet and woodwork is being shaped up as work continues.
The Dallas News reports the death of Hon. John Sherman in Washington. The Ohio statesman will be buried in Mansfield with interment set for Thursday. Born May 10, 1823 at Lancaster, he lived a long public career as Whig, then Republican. He served in Congress, as U S Senator, and as Secretary of the Treasury and State.
Chicago, Oct 22. Chairman Jones of the Democratic national committee says Bryan will carry New York and California, with strong odds in Ohio. He views Illinois as doubtful and cites Judge Estes ruling on Chinese exclusion as a factor altering California sentiment. He expresses no doubt Bryan will be elected.
The Trenton True American quotes ex President Cleveland saying he has not made any statement justifying support for McKinley. Cleveland refused to comment on his position and the words were in reply to a reporter's suggestion that a 1896 financial views letter was seen as indicating support for McKinley.
The record lists the Democratic platform endorsing Wm J Bryan for president with Adlai Stevenson for vice president. It supports amending Article 8 to allow irrigation districts in Archer Baylor Clay Wichita and Knox counties and opposes the amendment. It also names presidential electors for various districts and at large.
The notice lists electors E C Heath D H Hancock for president and H G Damon J G Adams for governor and lieutenant governor options. A lynching of Gloster Barnes, a colored man, is reported near Vicksburg after a murdering spree, with deputies unable to protect him. The article cites the Buffalo Express on Texas and Galveston relief funds and notes Florida orange groves recovering from the 1895 freeze with a projected Tampa area yield of 1,000,000 boxes.
In Binghamton two ex friends who once courted the same girl wager on a McKinley victory. The winner bets his wife against the other man’s 1000 acre farm with the woman’s consent documented and signed.
Celeste plans for a cotton mill are paused as the rush of the cotton season winds down. Backers believe the project will proceed to a successful termination after the current period of inactivity ends.
The piece argues big banks fund Republican financial legislation to keep the party in power, a move that demoralizes especially the young.
The note urges calm as the election nears closure and advises restraint in language and betting. It suggests enduring the final days even if one’s candidate faces heavy losses, emphasizing tolerance and composure.
The Kansas City Times notes a newborn in Washington lacking a spine could, on the same day, be the Republican candidate for president and be styled as a "second McKinley." The remark juxtaposes a medical condition with political potential in a provocative, satirical manner.
Movers report ongoing recovery at Galveston with from ten to two hundred bodies found daily. About a thousand workers toil to clear mountains of debris after the disaster.
A 300 cats 300 rats riddle offers $250 in cash and silverware as prizes to attract magazine readers. Readers are instructed to send name and address with a stamp, promising a return prize by mail. The note also quotes a visitor’s take on American economics and presidential expenditure.
Two New York men ordered whisky and water near Cortlandt Street. The bartender served a bottle labeled poison and warned them to request poison in the future, noting the bottle was used to deter new customers and the drink was in fact the deadly liquor.
An old Welsh funeral custom employs a sin eater, a poor man who consumes bread and beer over the corpse to take on the deceased's sins. If no sin eater is hired, mourners share wine and biscuits across the coffin. Each funeral wine drop is believed to transfer sin from the dead to the drinker, freeing the soul.
A plumber sent to repair at a stockbroker’s residence is challenged by the mistress who orders him to remove the silver and check it. The worker remains calm, directing his apprentice to take his watch and copper coins home, claiming dishonest people are about the house.
A Sunday school tale about a boy Jesus lost from his parents prompts a pupil named John to respond that he would go to city hall. The teachers move on, ending the discussion with a practical, brisk answer.
The latest innovation in New York apartment houses combines hotel style suites with owner furnished bedrooms rented by night or week. Landlords report the experiment to be immensely successful and predict guest chambers will be standard in well regulated buildings.
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