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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1882
Page
4
A vivid scene describes heat driven tension on a street. A quiet man confronts a roustabout who asks if it is hot enough for him. A deadly blow ends with the slayer brought to court as jurors and judge respond in calm fashion.
In a mining camp Pete Farley a reformed drinker and his young friend Phillip s grow close. Phillip reveals his mother Polly and father Parks inspired his hatred of liquor. Pete never returns to the saloon and eventually becomes known as Squire and daddy to Phillip as his mother arrives at last.
A civil engineer recounts the Crow annual buffalo hunt north of Yellowstone. About 500 animals were killed as the tribe herded a 5000-strong herd into a river bottom, with scouts, hill lines, and red blankets guiding the drive. The camp then feasted for a month as hides were skinned and meat dried. A separate note criticizes a mean man who shouts dog fight to provoke a hammock fall.
Washington dispatch describes Representative Pettibone of Tennessee recalling President Andrew Johnson's Greenville Tennessee home and the dog Prince, once called Grant, who accompanied Johnson to his office and died tragically when struck by a locomotive while the funeral train arrived in Greenville after Johnson's death.
A highly praised Colt factory prototype in Hartford, Connecticut, nears completion. The machine sets and distributes type with remarkable speed, rivaling three workers, though some parts remain untested. Reports note comparisons with London's Times, while a list of political district chairmen follows in the same column.
Promotes daily trains linking Houston Dallas Denison San Antonio Austin Fort Worth Kansas City St Louis Sedalia Hannibal and more with connections at Union Depots. Describes Pullman sleepers day coaches heated ventilated with attendants and new air brake. Free maps and schedules offered by Missouri Pacific officials.
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