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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1889
Page
4
Special notice notes a Mass Meeting on road and bridge issues held in Weatherford last Monday with local officials and residents in attendance. The item highlights community action and public interest in infrastructure planning.
The Weatherford Sun and Constitution clash over who funded and built a concrete sidewalk. Each side claims credit for the work and the attribution dispute plays out publicly.
Peter Hammond fatally shot J. W. Muldony on a public street in Laredo on the 29th. Muldony, a Galveston drummer, was well known in Southeast Texas for the deed.
U S Court at Fort Smith judge Parker sentences fifteen men to the penitentiary on the 2h. terms range from one to nine years.
A telegram dated August 31 from Bowie reports the Rock Island Engineers are in Bowie and were mentioned in a Fort Worth Gazette item.
Frank P. Clark has been appointed Collector of Customs at El Paso. Only twenty-one applicants sought the office.
A major strike in England leaves about 150,000 laborers idle and business at a standstill across cities and towns. The stoppage disrupts production, transport, and trade, drawing government attention and raising protests from workers demanding higher wages and better conditions.
The report projects this year's state assessed value increasing by about 50 million dollars, signaling a stronger fiscal footing for the upcoming year and potential shifts in tax plans and budgeting.
Baird conducts two lengthy meetings as part of ongoing efforts. The New York Central railroad company reports 10 000 stock holders amid broad investor interest and corporate activity.
The farmers of Childress county will sow 20 000 acres of wheat this fall.
President Harrison laid the corner stone of the Soldiers and Sailors monument at Indianapolis on the 23rd inst. Jake Kilrain says he will fight his case and carry it to the highest courts.
An investigation shows Sunday observance increased this year in California after the Sunday law was repealed in 1985. The change did not reduce sacred observance, contrary to expectations, indicating cultural trends remained strong despite legal repeal.
In China the eldest master of every ten houses counts families and compiles a list sent to the imperial tax house. Last year the total population reached 879,383,500 inhabitants.
Forty eight Arabs of both sexes arrived in New York on August 22. Only six of them were allowed to enter.
The Star reports a growing public focus on roads in Callahan County after months of urging. Callahan residents increasingly agree the Star was right about the need, and improvements may follow, with optimism from the Baird Star.
Mrs John A Logan remains at her Washington home dedicating all time to the Home Magazine, where she serves as a literary contributor.
Vernon Guard denounces the current freight rates as robbery and argues for a railroad commission to replace unjust discrimination in shipments. He contrasts two evils, urging support for a regulatory body over the existing system.
A Dallas News dispatch reports Georgia farmers plan to wrap crops in cotton bagging and urge an alliance of cotton states with Georgia to demand 12 12 cents per pound for current cotton. The move, inspired by Governor Gordon, aims to consolidate some 3 000 000 farmers under one head and constitution.
The Liverpool adherence to cotton bagging remains weak while the United States holds a doubled stake as buyers and sellers. American exchanges show favorable opinions and aim for equal terms with jute though no unified action exists. New Orleans calls for a September meeting of delegates to forge a uniform cover policy.
The San Antonio Express argues blacks should stay in Texas to avoid inferior Mexico land and culture. It contends white civilization benefits from separation, warns mixed populations degrade whites, and claims dispersal of black people would harm both sides.
A meeting in Wrenorta Kansas outlines forming a Cherokee Strip colony to settle the area and petition Congress at the next session to open the strip. It is the sixth southern Kansas colony formed recently with plans for branch groups in nearby towns. Leaders promise a broader push into the Cherokee country if needed.
Quote from Clarkesdale Banner notes the worth of a single good county road between towns can exceed twenty lives. Miner al Wells highlights a nine year old boy weighing 205 pounds. A Chapman Missouri brawl drew forty participants with at least one woman present.
Dr H Wilkerson chief surgeon at St Marys infirmary in Galveston denounces the Brown Sequard elixir as a youth remedy after testing on several patients with animal glands. He notes only one temporary improvement in a nervous woman and warns of superior stimulants like beef tea brandy coffee and opium. Charles Kaukel sues Galveston bagging and cordage factory for 10000 in injuries from employment.
Frederick Schwatka reports from Flagstaff Arizona that cliff dwellings in northern Chihuahua match those in Arizona suggesting displacement by warlike tribes. He claims refugees fled to the Sierra Madre where thousands were found recently. The note critiques newspaper editors prioritizing reader interest over sermons.
The Cleburne Tribune argues that over 22,000,000 acres in the United States are owned by European aliens, equating to nine states the size of Massachusetts, and urges Congress to act to remove the alien land syndicate from American soil.
C W Johnson reports a large red and white milk cow with April calf missing. The cow bears CW branding on right side jaw left hip side and shoulder with one horn shell off. Five dollars offered for delivery to Graham or information leading to her return. notice dated September 2, 1889.
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