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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
5
In a confrontation at Tevis a shooter hit a man in the head, his hands raised in surrender. A fourth shot was fired into the air after the fatal blow, leaving the victim dead.
Carroll and Carroll of New York announce plans to send a representative to Austin to study financing an interurban line from Austin to Lockhart. A preliminary survey has been completed and a financial expert will be stationed in Austin to report on feasibility. The Business Men's League in Austin engaged Carrolls during a recent visit to New York.
Yesterday morning the theft of two horses is reported in Taylor Texas. Tom McConnell, a rural delivery mail carrier, reports his favorite horse stolen along with Charley Hooper’s fine saddle horse. The thief also rifled the home of M. L. Bridges taking small change.
Midshipman Kim rough who faced hazing controversy and Midshipman Cooper paralyzed in class a few days ago are both expected to leave the naval academy hospital today and will likely be called before the board of investigation now sitting.
Three cases of bubonic plague aboard the Pacific Steam Navigation Company steamer Oropessa from South American ports prevented passengers and cargo from landing at Corunna yesterday. The vessel then sailed for La Pallice, France.
In the Huntsville penitentiary two white men named McGee and Harrison with Wash Fisher, both colored, were sentenced for two years each. In the same gang Ben Turner, a Negro boy, got two years in Gatesville House of Correction for theft.
In New Orleans it was learned that Bishop Meerschaert of Oklahoma was the priests and bishops preferred successor to Archbishop Chapelle and his name has been sent to Rome with unanimous support. Bishop Gallagher of Galveston reportedly ranked third with Father Laval second.
Officers at Northern Pacific headquarters in St Paul lack full details of the North Coast Limited holdup at Hillside Washington last night. Superintendent W H Hay of the Northern Express Company says the loot likely totaled only 400 to 500 dollars.
The order establishes rural free delivery routes on February 15. In Texas Bryan Brazos county routes 1 2 3 4 5 serve 3006 people in 610 houses. Gladwater Gregg county route 3 serves 360 people in 90 houses. Waller Waller county route 1 serves 400 people in 100 houses.
Gen. H. B. Stoddard a past most eminent grand master of Knights Templar accepts an invitation to officiate at the installation of officers of the Knights Templar commandery in Palestine on January 5.
Grant Eby of Buffalo scored 89 consecutive balls straight in a match game against W. H. Clearwater in Binghamton New York. The feat is believed to be a world record for a run without a miss.
Théodore Price voices unease over this year’s cotton crop and spends money on predicting an 11 million bale yield. He accuses publishers of profiting from “unearned increment” on cotton juggling-money drawn from farmers. He warns the press will widely circulate the claim as circulation becomes a chronic weakness.
The piece warns against a new tobacco product labeled Union Leader as a fraud and misnomer. It urges readers to cut out tobacco entirely or at least avoid this brand, arguing it is a deceptive marketing tactic by the tobacco trust.
The Journal notes a belief that energy should unite to modernize and stabilize cotton growth, viewing it as the major industrial task for the region. It argues grain growers should handle grain while cotton growers focus on cotton to avoid cross-industry misallocation.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled lines about orchard work and trees. It is unclear and contains incomplete phrases, offering no coherent event, names, places, or dates to describe a specific news item or notice.
The text discusses granite hardness arising from cohesive silica particles and mentions a preference for numbers that reflect practical outcomes. It ends by seeking leaders who work for the greatest good, prioritizing broad benefit over personal vanity or ambition.
The piece condemns widespread spoilage of farm implements and vehicles in Texas weather. It argues deliberate destruction or waste of property is a crime and would harm those least able to bear losses, urging legal recognition and action.
Advice urges selecting stock from an honest nurseryman and placing plants correctly to ensure growth and productivity. It warns that delaying may waste years and insists on careful initial planting to avoid long delays in orchard development.
The speaker notes that disagreement is natural and that majority verdicts best reflect free will. He asserts the Texarkana outcome was reasonable given the lack of unanimous agreement among individuals.
A woman learns the obstacles facing a reformer as she reflects on challenges ahead. The piece traces the social pushback, political friction, and personal costs encountered in pursuing change.
The passage describes a device with two hinged doors on a box sides that stay light tight. A connecting board keeps doors slightly ajar. When wind blows one door shuts while the lee ward door opens, illustrating a simple wind responsive mechanism.
Reader asks if cement walls and floor will stop river water intrusion when placing a furnace in a cellar. They seek guidance on the best cement type and potential moisture issues. Question also covers whether potatoes will spoil in a cellar shared with a furnace.
The note recommends a one foot thick concrete wall plastered inside and out with cement mortar two parts sand to one part Portland cement followed by a water brush finish. It advises a three inch floor with sand or gravel top, and suggests a dark cool cellar for potatoes with a partition to create a roots room away from furnace heat.
Question asks if sub-soil should be removed and small stone compacted under a six inch concrete floor in a stable. It implies a method query about base preparation and aggregate use for a durable floor.
Loose soil should be removed or dampened and rammed to prevent settling and cracking. Three inches of coarse gravel or brick bats beneath the concrete floor act as an under drain, beneficial where water may soak in. If the building sits on well drained ground, these stones are not needed.
A reader asks if a cord of stone measures the same when stacked as firewood or set into a wall. The question traces how builders estimate volume and how quarry blocks are sliced to fit in masonry.
A cord of building stone equals 128 feet. When laid in a wall this quantity yields an estimated 96 to 100 cubic feet of solid masonry.
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