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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
4
The notice lists one year postpaid subscriptions priced at 5.00 dollars. It shows the paper being entered at the Shiner Texas post office as second class matter and dated Wednesday August 15, 1906.
Storey seeks nomination for railroad commissioner Burgess votes in Gonzales county 1570 Glass 338. Davidson leads lieutenant governor race Colquitt second in convention votes. Chicago bank looted by president and cashier. son involved. Columbus riots prompt abolition of its corporation. Sheriff’s Association backs law criminalizing parental child abandonment. Standard Oil indicted in Chicago for rebates. Texas turn next.
Weimar Mercury reports a government order demanding liquor dealers billiard rooms and businesses halt metal checks used as substitute coinage. Penalties loom for non compliance. Gonzales Inquirer notes disputes over gin pricing and lumber markets with no clear trust found.
The Gonzales county ginners group recently set a uniform price for ginning cotton. They were notified by the attorney general that the action violates the anti trust law.
The Weimar Mercury editorial staff says they can forgive their disagreements with Jake Wolters and value his friendship highly despite differing in political views. It portrays Wolters as a lovable fellow and emphasizes cordial relations.
Yoakum Texas Aug 10 There are 21 sections on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad with not a single section hand except the foreman. This is the result of demand for cotton pickers and the prices offered for picking some offering as high as 1 per hundred.
The Dallas session of the Farmers Union endorsed a policy to focus on farming and fair prices, citing Grange and Alliance experiences. The meeting urged a minimum cotton price of 11 cents and cotton seed at 15 dollars per ton, with broad harmony reported.
The September Smart Set presents Edwea Kenton’s powerful divorce-themed piece in Where the Apple Reddens, with rapid dramatic momentum to a climactic end. Er. F. Benson offers a vivid sketch Gare du Nord, while Gouvernor Morrie contributes The Itching Palm, a witty take on wealth. other fiction and a Clayton Hamilton essay round out the issue.
A brief item cites names Bell and Brooks with numbers 877 and 126, Camp bell 169, Colquitt 1692, plus Jake and Schulen burg Sticker’s boast about tests. Mentions Houston Post and asks about Kaufman Hunt and Dallas counties. No clear event or outcome described.
The Shiner Gazette notes light turnout in Lavaca County and across the state after the Democratic primary. Counting blocks in Jackson County show precincts with no votes while confusion over election law keeps many polls quiet and voters away. The piece condemns repeated election cuts and campaign tactics as a serious evil.
W E Springer special post office inspector for the ninth district inspected the four rural routes from Shiner and found all carriers in good order and attentive to duties. He expressed satisfaction with the rural service and spoke commendably of the local post office staff including Assistant Postmaster Panniwitz and clerk Miss Minnie Achmidt.
For sale 550 acre farm near Norheim with 265 acres in cultivation. Seller offers all or part. J A Reuser Nordheim Texas. We buy life insurance policies and pay more in cash than the companies stating. Also buy policies subject to loans. Write for terms or apply in person to Sam Schwartz, Agent Shiner.
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