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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
4
Harry Thaw battles to prove his sanity in court as he alternates between sane and crazy. Over 40,000 excursionists visited Galveston in two months, with the Texas coast town emerging as a favored seaside destination.
The state targets insurance executives with possible antitrust charges and prepares to sue for violations of antitrust law, signaling a strong regulatory stance and legal action to curb market practices.
The report notes Thompson being robbed of 13000 in Mexico City and questions the source. Bolivia rejects war but balks at the boundary decision. Argentina considers appealing to the Hague. The boll weevil drop hits cotton prices in New York. A 41 year old Bee county horse dies after a fight over tariff policy. Persia’s shah is dethroned. child prince proclaimed regent. Texas penitentiary reforms prompt scrutiny by Superintendent Herring. Castro renounces Venezuela presidency and seeks to return home. Venezuela warned about Castro’s conduct.
New York cotton broker Theodore Price, known for large bets on cotton, allegedly loaded up on the staple and boomed prices with 14 cent forecasts before unloading at a high price. The piece warns that coppering Price's predictions is the surest way to profit.
Hautérisville Texas July 15 Farmers celebrate the hot dry spell with many reporting no boll weevils this season and cotton plants heavily loaded with bolls as the crop prospers.
The note highlights small farms as high value investments with favorable cost to yield ratios. It mentions many families owning homes on 20 to 40 acre plots, emphasizing the efficiency of modest farms in modern agriculture.
From Yoakum Times the piece notes three minister applicants denying core Christian stories were licensed. Exchange reports three Texas amendments on Aug 3 voting to validate old independent school districts, allow districts to incorporate as independents, and grant powers for improvements to smaller cities.
The new vagrant statute, effective June 12, imposes a maximum $200 fine for vagrancy and $25 to $100 penalties for officers who fail to enforce it. Justice and corporation courts hold final jurisdiction with appeal to the Criminal District Court. It lists as vagrants able bodied beggars loafers gamblers prostitutes gypsy fortune tellers and others living without visible means of support.
Mrs. Lucas Rehmet visited Shiner to spend time with relatives and friends. County Attorney Will T. Bagby of Hallettsville attended Justice's Court in Moulton. Mrs. Max Mittanek returned home to Shiner after a pleasant visit in town. Louis Ehlers, cigar factory proprietor in Shiner, was in Moulton on business.
Gonzales Texas July 13 The grand jury indicted Harry Johnson a Negro on criminal assault charges involving a Negro girl named Harrall. The suspect attempted suicide in the jail Sunday morning. Trial set for July 28 with a special venire of fifty men summoned.
The British consul in Budapest cites coal scarcity in Hungary to two main causes, a shortage of workers and inadequate transport arrangements. About 200000 metric tons of Cardiff coal were imported last year at high prices, while Hungarian mines remained underutilized, missing profits from meeting demand.
The Boston club women claim women are not more impulsive than men citing a Tennessee meeting with fist fight pistols hatchet and a Boston common council session with uproar vituperation and loud cates.
Proponents suggest purchasing bone meal from L B Richters to mix with chicken feed. They claim ground bones are a fine additive to promote egg production.
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