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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
5
A Mississippi jail tale profiles Kennie Wagner once feared as a killer and outlaw. A Texarkana woman sheriff helped redirect him toward religion and reform while he served a 90 year sentence. The narrative traces his capture, killings, and penitentiary life across Arkansas Texas and Virginia.
Prof Dr Hermann Dontal, famed for isolating the leprosy bacillus and creating a serum with remarkable results, engaged in a major laboratory project in Vienna Austria.
The French senate argued over a bill when a member, not part of the discussion, dryly noted the measure had already been voted and proclaimed as law by the Journal Officer that morning. The exchange underscored a lack of humor among a body poised for action.
The article profiles Kennie Rennie known as Deadshot Dick, a curved-haired desperado with a dangerous temper. He killed two officers in Green County Mississippi six years ago and fled jail through a window. After a peaceful stint in Kingsport Tennessee he faced four officers, three died, one survived with medical aid, and Rennie was sentenced to die. He escaped jail, wandered west, returned, and reached Texarkana where authorities later captured and housed him in a special cell. Despite claims of chivalry and heritage, Rennie admits killing five men and remains a notorious prisoner in the Mississippi penitentiary.
The Taft Memorial Beacon proposed by Cincinnati officials would rise 100 feet in Alms Park above the Municipal Luoken airport area. The white granite beacon would include an elevator to an observation tower and is estimated to cost about 40,000.
An eighty year old egg, dated 1850, draws attention in Allentown. Mrs. William Fene termacher shows an inscription on the shell, with etched pictures of an owl a mouse and a plant accompanying the date.
A weary tramp breaks into a house to rob Grandma Farrar but flees when a gunshot scare comes from the women inside. The next morning the old woman discovers the photograph of Melissa Bates, learns the man is Melissa's nephew, and offers him shelter “for Melissa's sake” after revealing their family tie. She invites him to stay, giving him a warm meal and a room.
A Dominion Fuel Board survey shows Welsh anthracite coal at the highest heat value among commercial fuels, followed by Scotch coal and other coals in order. It also notes Canada has water power resources capable of 20 million horsepower daily, which could lift a thousand tons a mile in one second if controlled.
A brief survey traces pumps from ancient Egypt to 1500 B C, notes Vitruvius describing pumping machines, credits the first centrifugal pump to M le Demont in 1732, and mentions the impulse pump designed by Whitehurst of Derby in 1772 and perfected by Montgalfier in 1706.
A World’s Work analysis notes Europe has 638000 miles of surfaced roads excluding cities, versus 169000 in North America with 150000 in the United States. It cites 164 cars per surfaced mile in North America and compares Europe’s figure to this disparity.
A brief note from Iceland highlights that 42 percent of women aged 30 to 35 are unmarried, higher than any other country. The report underscores growing trends in delayed marriage among Icelandic women.
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