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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
2
Readies for Flatonia's eighth annual fair September 22 to 25 with local events and exhibits. Texas reports varied progress across agriculture, finance, and infrastructure from rice mills in Bay City to bond approvals and court house remodeling across counties.
In Boston four men linked to a Ponzi scheme face charges as Charles Ponzi surrenders to federal authorities after his Hanover Trust tie up. Bondsmen, a larceny charge against Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company officers, and stiff bonds highlight a fast moving case with millions owed and state officials scrutinizing bank failures.
Francisco Villa entered San Pedro Coahuila with a cheering crowd of about 3000 as his followers surrendered to the De La Huerta government under Sabinas terms. Villa declared he surrendered to avoid American intervention and urged all to return to work and unite to end internal warfare.
Premier Eleftherios Venizelos narrowly escaped assassination as he entered Lyons railway station in Paris. He sustained gunshot wounds to the left shoulder and right thigh. the incident occurred Friday and involved a fellow Greek national.
The lord mayor of Cork and 10 associates were arrested by soldiers on Friday during a Sinn Fein court session. They were taken to military barracks for detainment.
London reports royal assent was given to the Irish coercion bill after the house of lords approved its second reading without a division, marking a smooth passage of the measure.
Franklin D. Roosevelt formally accepted the Democrat nomination for vice president before a crowd in Hyde Park New York on a hot August day. He urged ratification of a peace treaty with a league of nations as a practical path to global peace and stated the constitution remains supreme. He spoke of joining the family of nations to help smaller peoples work out their fate and expressed faith in America's non selfish destiny.
The Republican convention in Dallas convened Tuesday, adopted a platform and nominated a full state ticket. Nominations include Culbertson for governor, Smith for lieutenant governor, Wharton for attorney general, Gross for state treasurer, Starling for criminal court judge, Mulkey for comptroller, Beamior Jr for railroad commissioner, Virgil A. Smith for agriculture, Baum for railroad commissioner, Lindsey for superintendent, Harris for associate Supreme Court justice, with Baer as state chair and Craeger as vice chair. The platform supports open shop with collective bargaining, calls for compulsory arbitration, opposes government ownership, supports Esch-Cummins rail bill, opposes unionization of public employees, and condemns the Terrell law and the League of Nations.
The railway labor board approved a 16 cent per hour wage rise for American Express employees retroactive to May 1 1920 totaling 30 million dollars annually. About 80000 workers will vote in a referendum on the recommendation to accept the award as satisfactory to union officials.
College Station Texas The Texas Farmers congress closed its twenty third annual convention Wednesday and passed into history. Resolutions were adopted declaring that the organization had accomplished to a large extent the purposes for which it was organized and that the large number of existing agricultural organizations prevent any of them from being as useful as they should be. Committees were appointed to appear before other agricultural organizations to urge merging these bodies into one large association.
Twenty five human skeletons were uncovered fourteen miles south of Corpus Christi on the Laguna Marche bank by two men. The remains are thought to be buried for years and were exposed by a storm in September. All teeth indicate men around forty, and locals recall a Spanish treasure ship sinking nearby in the early forties, suggesting the crew.
Washington reports conflicting views on a coal shortage. The National Coal Association and railroads push a 25 percent open-top car increase to ship about 12 million tons weekly through April 1, 1921. Priority is given to Great Lakes and New England routes to avert a nationwide famine.
A citizen cites public service as duty while Farmer Countessel jokes about hiring officials like ordinary labor. The exchange highlights views on government service and accessibility.
A vintage advertisement warns that calomel is dangerous causing cramps and sickness. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute that cleanses the liver without salivation. The copy urges avoiding calomel and using Liver Tone for the whole family.
Five year old Marshall living in a flat and playing near a vegetable wagon makes a playful pledge to a neighbor. He ventures across the street to fetch items, returning with three pounds of potatoes a box of berries and two cantaloupes. His mother must decide on the purchase while Marshall confirms he was spanked for the stunt.
In a candid moment Senator Sorghum confesses unease at delivering a political speech while noting that misfired epigrams or stories could derail a career. He characterizes the feeling as more than stage fright, yet acknowledges its potential impact on outcomes.
In a quiet sitting room a loud yell disrupts a visit from a supposed painless dentist. A father disciplines his son after the boy tests the dentist by pulling a pin and provoking a scream. The daughter fears the consequences of the incident and the scene ends with the father promising further consequences.
Powell criticizes the new hire as a heavy eater and light worker, calling him unsatisfactory. The exchange frames concerns over efficiency and reliability in the workplace.
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