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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1891
Page
2
A Graham Leader column covers calm living, moral choices, dress reform, and the dangers of over education. It critiques state church separation, wealth inequality, and the impact of modern electricity and journalism on society, citing European and American views and literary critiques.
A report from San Antonio notes Me. Frank Melbourne, famed for claiming rain success in Ohio and Wyoming, plans a rainmaking venture in southwest Texas. Bowen of the Commercial Exchange in Salt Lake City cites Melbourne’s schedule, including engagements in Goodland Kansas and Denver Colorado, seeking deals to wage rain operations with staged payments and expense guarantees.
In Fort Worth Texas on September 26 the Hayne monument drive, stalled after the Spring Palace fire, is revived by local women. They plan a marble statue in Paris by a Texan sculptor for 2000 dollars, with 1000 dollars already raised and the remainder pledged by the ladies.
In Dew Rio Texas on September 23 George Pfeiffer a restaurant cook shot carpenter T M Reynolds during a drunken alcohol fueled contest to shoot bottles cigars and mouth targets Reynolds was wounded in the head near the temple the ball is lodged and doctors have not located it Pfeiffer fled but was caught and jailed awaiting investigation with Reynolds alive but unconscious and not expected to live.
Reported in San Augustin Tex on Wednesday morning that W L Bobbett Jr killed George W Crocker and Enoch Crocker. later accounts say Crocker and Bobbett clashed over a steer. Bobbett struck Crocker with a limb, Crocker’s son intervened and was shot, Crocker injured while Bobbett and Enoch Crocker remained at large.
J R Rutherford of Pans Texas owns a historic commission appointing Gen Griffith Rutherford to the council for the territory south of the Ohio River dated June 1794 and signed by George Washington. The reverse notes Rutherford qualified Aug 6 1704 and he commanded a brigade in the Revolutionary War with two counties named for him in North Carolina and Tennessee.
A blaze at 2 o'clock in Fort Worth Texas razed the Ellis hotel and the Garlington and Montgomery produce house. The Ellis building valued at 60 000 with 25 000 furniture burned. Garlington Montgomery loss about 46 000. Traders National Bank slightly damaged. Guests were awakened and evacuated safely.
In Galveston Texas a 4 year old boy was arrested by Officer Henry Bee for attempting to force open the money drawer of G B Marsan & Co with an oyster knife and hatchet. He had squeezed through a broken rear window and tried the safe first.
In Dallas ten days ago J I Garrison was struck by a Main street motor. He files a district court suit against the Dallas Traction Railway for 10000 damages alleging criminal negligence by the motorman and claiming he was kept from business for days with medical bills totaling 100. He alleges great bodily pain and permanent health impact.
A report from Turin Texas dated September 25 states that Tucker was arrested on suspicion of murdering his companion, a man named Simon Norman. The bloody deed occurred on the farm of Dr. Douglas a few miles away.
In east of the Ashe evening Norman and Tucker worked together at De Douglas. Tucker claimed a wagon incident with a yellow jacket nest caused a runaway and Norman’s death. A doctor deemed it murder and a subsequent investigation led to Tucker confessing striking Norman with a maul. Jealousy over a 50 cent payment to Tucker’s wife is cited as motive.
A blaze wrecked the racing stables at Dallas Fair Grounds destroying seventeen horses and 402 stables. Key owners include H. J. Sanborn and J. F. Harris with losses around 15000 dollars. Fire origin unknown. rapid rebuilding ordered as workers rush to restore the site.
The governor proclaims the election results with official totals for five amendments. Registration, school fund, interest, local control, and judiciary articles show both yes and no counts and majorities, with the highest vote reaching 77,117 on the interest amendment. A possible contest over majority requirements is suggested.
Houston August 23 Yesterday evening about five o clock James McIntyre a switchman in the yards of the International and Great Northern road was instantly killed while in the discharge of his duty He was attempting to couple two cars when his foot slipped and he fell The cars seemed to pass over the body He was moved away but life was extinct An examination showed no external bruising but the neck was broken and the left shoulder crushed He had worked for the company about three days He was about 50 years old.
Brownsville reports the Garza led invaders move at night toward the river pursued by regular troops under Cols Hernandez and Canazeos. An encounter was expected by Saturday with no news yet. Rumor claims another exile crossed into Mexico twenty miles above Brownsville to join Garza, but confirmation is lacking. Arrests occur in Matamoros of suspected sympathizers while others evade authorities via Texas soil asylum.
Rio Grande Texas Sept 24 The revolutionary movement led by Catarino Garza seems at an end as troops sent against him fail to locate his forces. They may have split into small detachments moving to the river or crossing back. A 600 man detachment from Monterey has been patrolling the river, while the whereabouts of Garza himself remain unknown as excitement dies down.
In Kenserville Texas on September 24 a young suspect dubbed a local Jack the Ripper appeared but failed to kill. Ans. Wallis, a young Black man from De L. Bcereath's farm, confessed to cruelly slashing about ten cattle with a knife, each about twelve inches long, injuring livestock and drawing jail time.
A Dubuque Iowa mill project for zinc ore crushing nears start. Michigan values the state at 1.5 trillion dollars while wheat output is forecast above 28 million bushels. The era brings drownings, murders, fights, fires, escapes and political shifts across cities from Conn to California with rail crashes and frontier incidents.
Reports caution that reconciling Emperor William with Prince Bismarck failed while Genoa’s duke becomes honorary head of Italy’s World’s Fair committee. In Afghanistan border clashes and famine in Russia intensify. Kazan cathedral hosts scraps for famine relief. Floods devastate Toledo region with 2000 dead. Danube navigation training for Russian cadets sought. Rajah of Manipur chosen, British officer to govern during minority. Dardanelles detention debate continues with limited apology or indemnity. San Salvador earthquakes recur after forty years. Kamial Pasha appeals as Sir William White issues a strong note to allies. British ships remain blocked at Dardanelles.
In Mixsrapouts Mina a long flight ends as Jacob Brown admits a 1883 murder tied to a London and Westminster bank burglary. Brown’s tale implicates convict Gray as the wrongly accused man awaiting release. The heist centered near the bank's main entrance, with $700000 to $1250000 stolen from country remittances.
In Jacksonville on September 25 a gaslight explosion amid a revival at Harmony Baptist Church led to a deadly crush. About twenty were seriously injured and at least one 16 year old girl, Maggie Clark, died as 500 worshipers rushed for exits during the panic lasting 15 to 20 minutes.
Louisvill e report: Thomas Carr aged 30 shoots and slays his wife and her sister near Quincy, then wounds James Evans, after a quarrel over jealousy. Carr later kills himself as Mrs Evans testifies to the coroners inquest.
An explosion at a Thursday Italian celebration in Newang New Jersey killed eleven and wounded thirty, ten badly. A copper mortar filled with colored fire was used. a large bomb was placed in the mortar around 11 p.m. and likely exploded, injuring hundreds nearby.
Torrington residents marked the 70th birthday of Matthew Daniel and William Grant triplets born Sept 25, 1821. The town band played, parades rolled, and a Conley Inn banquet followed by gifts and old fashioned singing highlighted the celebration.
Ex president Balmaceda of Chile shoots himself in his room at the Argentine legation in Santiago at a early morning hour. He leaves a letter to his mother claiming his generals betrayed him and detailing his wish to save Chile from foreign domination and restore a republic. He cites money, advisers, and advice from Patrick Egan as factors in his downfall.
Crowds surged into the Choctaw lands near Langston and Guthrie with thousands entering by noon. In Marysville Missouri ex Governor Albert P Morehouse is reported to have killed himself with a pocketknife after a period of mental distress.
Joan Palmer of Albany New York has been elected Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Born March 27 1842 on Staten Island he served in the Ninety first New York Volunteers from 1861 and fought at Five Forks. He later worked in painting and decorating in Albany and led Lewden Post No 5.
A historic profile outlines Frederick Douglass as the most talented figure of his race, detailing his birth in Maryland in 1817, escape from slavery, self education, and a long career including publishing The North Star, roles in government, and his ongoing service as envoy to Hayti.
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