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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1912
Page
2
Fragmented OCR fragment references GRI XIX and Apoleon era content, mentioning road work, laying foundations for wheels of industry, and state plans. Appears to discuss legacy of leaders and infrastructure, with unclear sequence and names due to garbled text.
Col Brackett recalls an unprinted episode showing Robert E. Lee during 1865 guiding a patrol from San Antonio toward the Rio Grande. Lee, escorting the 2d Cavalry, sought to quell Cortina disturbances, personally directing actions and insisting on strict duty.
The Texas Republican State Convention faced a stormy session with motions and amendments as DeGress faction gains power. Across other items, soldiers in Austin, Beecher’s illness, Gladstone’s German trip, and a large horsemen chase with Lee are noted alongside city fire, cholera figures, and Treasury receipts.
The bulletin ranges from a railroad accident in Fort Worth where H D Bledsoe was fatally injured after a train passed over his legs to court actions in Curaçao over oleomargarine violations. It also notes a Calgary to Edmonton stage robbery, and a Dallas report detailing J R Johnson’s appointment as a delegate to the Farmers National Congress in St Paul with Governor Ireland’s credentials.
Reports from El Paso Laredo and Washington discuss possible pardon of Cutting by Chihuahua authorities, Mexican troop buildups near two towns, and U S cautions. Observers fear a clash if Mexico cites clemency while asserting jurisdiction over American citizens.
A compilation of a late August dispatches notes T Sullivan urging Gladstone's policy for Irish autonomy, a Kerry tenants issue, and a brewing boycott in Milwaukee. Reports from El Paso to London cover peace with Mexico over the Cutting case, and domestic political nominations and natural disaster fallout in Victoria and Refugio with destitute victims and storm damage.
A Brooklyn reporter profiles a veteran circus man with twenty two seasons on the road. He recalls daily routines from unloading and pitching tents to street parades, notes on danger of railroad travel, and the boss hustler’s burden of keeping wagons, horses, and trains on schedule.
A Texas story recounts Smith discovering his children running a backyard keepsake “sloon” under an apple tree with beer, leading him to sell his business and vow never to drink again. The tale, framed as a true report, contrasts with broader editorial notes on prejudice, politics, and local theater listings.
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