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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
2
William N. McClintock died at twenty one in Evanston Illinois from typhoid fever after inheriting a million dollar fortune. Foster father William D Shepherd is accused of murder in a confession by Dr Charles C Farman alleging a typhoid poison plot to split the fortune.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson issued a formal proclamation inviting good roads boosters to the United States Good Roads Association and Bankhead National Highway Association convention in Houston, Texas from April 20 to 25. She plans to travel from Austin on April 19, greet visiting governors, spend three days in Houston, then proceed to San Antonio.
A bill signed within the constitutional limit sets aside about 2,150 acres of Texas prison land in Cherokee County for reforestation under the direction of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. Governor Miriam A. Ferguson filed the bill with the secretary of state, bringing her approved legislation total to 441.
Interior department surveyors report seven undeveloped sites along the Roaring Fork of the Colorado River between Snowmass and the river mouth could supply 31 500 horsepower 90 percent of time and 54 000 horsepower 50 percent of time A five mile canal could unlock 10 000 horsepower at one site Five sites already developed on the fork yield a total capacity of 6 540 horsepower
Julius Kruttschnitt, longtime leader in the railroad industry and influential figure in shaping the Southern Pacific, will retire as head of the system on May 31 after forty eight years of continuous service. Age over 70 prompted him to use the company pension provisions to end his ties with the road.
Coroner Oscar Wolff stated on Friday that William Nelson McClintock, a Chicago orphaned heir, likely died of mercuric poisoning. The accused, William Darling Shepherd, foster father of the youth, has been indicted for murder in the death of Emma McClintock, mother of the millionaire.
Promotes strength and weight gain by purifying blood and aiding digestion. Claims Tanlac restores energy, appetite, and vigor after illness. Features testimonials from Mrs M E Chappelle and a Wisconsin nurse praising results after years of use. Sold at druggists with immediate benefits claimed.
California researchers from the University of California say artificial drying will replace sun drying for prunes. They assert dehydration yields superior quality and efficiency, predicting all prunes will be dehydrated in the future.
A parson asked his bishop to hold a quiet day, but the bishop declined stating the parish needs an earthquake. The wisdom notes a leader first seeks enthusiasm in followers, with understanding following.
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted permission to the South Plains and Santa Fe railroad, a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe system, to build 65 miles of new track in Texas from Dowd to the west line of Cochrane County at an estimated cost of 1.9 million dollars.
Governor Ferguson Friday appointed sat up members to the new 11th Court of Civil Appeals at Eastland created by the recent Legislature. The appointees are Will Panniell of Stephenville John B Littler of Big Springs and T L Ridgell mayor of Breckenridge.
In San Francisco seventeen year old Dorothy Ellingson, whose confrontation last January led to the killing of her mother, was adjudged insane by a jury and was sent to Napa State Asylum for the Insane.
The Earl of Reading, Viceroy of India, and Lady Reading left Bombay on Friday for England, signaling a return from their term in India amid official duties and duties.
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