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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
2
Agricultural notes describe fine corn in Eastland and Donley counties, good wheat in Wichita county, and strong cotton in Williamson. Donley calf crop improves, rangy blooms threaten cotton near Grandview, and many regions report heavy showers and promising yields.
A passenger omnibus carrying twenty five people collided with a train on the Lehigh and New England line three miles east of Slatington. Sixteen were killed and eleven seriously injured. three escaped unscathed. Many victims were relatives of Sophie Schoffler. The driver was named Peters. the train was a special.
The report lists cattle sales in Ozona, Frio and Irion counties with prices for heifers, calves, and beef, plus land sales in Andrews Gaines and Keith counties. Georgia markets its first 1900 cotton bale at 11 cents. grapes reach Denver with Concords at 15 cents and Niagaras at $1.00 to $1.25 per 10 pound basket. The Platte Land and Cattle Co buys 19,640 acres in Nebraska. Concho Cattle Co sells ranch interests for $101,900. Hearst military and diplomatic items note Meade’s voyage with 1,000 soldiers and $1.7 million in currency to China, Russian-Chinese forces near Port Arthur, and Cork Ireland fundraising appeals. A fatal shooting occurs in Lynchburg Tennessee following a quarrel between two farmers, and Capt. John Little and Lewis Harvie Finney are noted deaths in service. Government receipts and expenditures for July show a deficit of about $4 million.
Hopkinsville on August 13 report a constable killed a man named Alex White and wounded his wife and father Dick White at a Fruit Hill precinct picnic. The elder White and his sons, accused troublemakers, allegedly tried to disrupt a dance. The constable tried to arrest them. White knocked him down and Alex fired at the officer, who fired back, killing Alex and wounding the others before the constable surrendered and was released on bond.
A special freighter of fifty grain cars raced from Little Rock to Memphis, totaling about 1988 tons. Built on Baldwin locomotives with large driving wheels, the 183 mile run took eight hours and forty five minutes with delays, yielding an average speed near nine miles per hour. A heavier train is planned next Sunday to try to cut the time.
George Landers alias George Brennan, wanted in Kansas City for swindling the Evans Snyder Buell Commission in cattle deals, is adjudged insane and ordered to the state asylum. Former banker, once wealthy, disappeared after a failure. arrested near El Paso while traveling from Mexico. Kansas City sheriff to transport him, court states his reason is gone.
Walter Phillips, a Hillsboro fireman, survived a severe reaction after a wisdom tooth extraction. A deformed tooth could not be removed with forceps until another tooth was cut away, causing intensified pain and swelling. The tooth broke, he fainted, and developed lockjaw but was revived. doctors hope he recovers.
In Birmingham on August 12 an explosion at the Sloss furnaces due to lining collapse burned two men fatally and seriously injured three others. Workers around the stack were engulfed as flames burst through bottom holes. Affected were Intoish Young and John Armstrong who suffered near total body burns.
Washington August 13 Belated message from Minister Conger says he can hold out until General Chaffee arrives in Pekin. Conger asks for information and notes hope relief will come soon. Message transmitted by General Chaffee and dated August 4 in Pekin.
The Colorado river at Wharton Texas rose about fifteen feet after persistent rains over ten days. Drift is flowing downstream in large quantities and the river continues to rise. No rain by noon today though heavy showers lasted until dawn. The sky remains cloudy with little hope of clear weather.
In Wheeling West Virginia on August 13 a south bound freight derailed at Deep Run four miles above Wheeling on the Wheeling and Lake Erie line. Engineer Mike McCreary and an unknown man were killed. fireman injured. Israel Wolf of Breubenville, a brakeman, had internal injuries.
An intense electric storm in Washington on August 13 caused several prostrations and one death, John J. O'Donnell 21, a bartender, reported later in the day.
The article notes that certain guidance from individuals ought to come with printed directions detailing how to take or implement the advice. It emphasizes practical steps and clear instructions alongside recommendations.
An old earthbound sentiment notes the shift from horse to automobile as progress while praising Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters for stomach and liver troubles sold for over fifty years. The ad urges readers to try the remedy as a proven value.
A cautionary note advises buyers to reconsider any purchase linked to a sacrifice and urges careful evaluation of motives, prices, and potential risks before committing funds. The guidance stresses prudence and due diligence in such offers.
Mrs Clara Gates of Johns P. O. Mississippi writes of years of poor health with chills and limb pains and a breast area pain. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound following Pinkham's guidance she recovers to her old self and blesses the remedy.
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