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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
2
The Shiner area reports plentiful peaches and blackberries fading, strong cotton prospects in Wise county, lively watermelon harvests, and beneficial rains in several localities. Drought broken in Greer county, grasshoppers threaten Santo, and hogs, cattle, and yearlings feature in multiple sales across Midland, San Angelo, and surrounding counties.
The page itemizes multiple deaths including S. M. Mounce in Coryell, Mark Gibson in Gainesville, N. J. Jordan in Hardin, and L. A. Johnson of Trinity University Tehuacana. It also records a sham battle at Com sensinga, a fatal shooting in Yupon, and a fatal fall by N. B. Fields in Decl tur. Fort Worth depot arson attempt and various accidents are noted along with jail bonds, a new opera house contract in Cleburne, and railway line developments.
A two trains collision on the Chicago Rock Island and Texas road near Rush Springs Ninekah in Indian Territory at 2 05 this morning killed engineer N H Brooks and fireman George Meyers of the passenger engine and head brakeman Louis Nickles of the freight. Three other trainmen were injured and several passengers hurt. All dead and injured are residents of Fort Worth Texas.
The Texas Postmasters association held its second annual convention with routine business and sine die adjournment after General Charles Emory Smith could not attend. R T Lawson of Illinois sent congratulatory remarks. Officers chosen include President B Bush Austin and M D Smith Brownwood secretary treasurer. The group will meet in Galveston next year.
The Chinese emperor via Shantung governor sent a telegram on July 19 asking France to mediate with foreign powers. Paris reports say M Del Casse will forward Loubet's reply to the Pekin legation, with a pause to ensure the Pekin envoy is safe.
An eight year old girl, daughter of Joe Miner, died in Sulphur Springs after an explosion at home when she lit a stove using coal oil. The blast destroyed the house and its contents. the family lives ten miles from town.
Bryan Texas July 21 The Good Roads club awarded the contract for repairing the road building bridges throwing up dumps cutting out new road at the democratic crossing on the Navasota river Lightsey Bros of Kurten won the bid.
Three Texas men including N Swear ly A P Miller and M J Flanagan return from Cape Nome Alaska after two months with bleak reports. Beach mines exhausted no snow last winter and no rain this spring leave interior claims waterless and inactive until next spring. Nome population about 20000 with three-fourths busted and most awaiting chances to move home or find transport.
London reports July 18 dispatch says ally casualties in three days of fighting before Tien Tsin exceed 1000 with Russians and French among those fighting for the Chinese. Chinese killed their own women to prevent them from Russians, and the native city burned with thousands of corpses. French troops fled Annen on July 13 after being charged by bayonets, and Russians killed all Chinese wounded in revenge for the Pekin massacre.
On July 21 at the Harlem river speedway course national regatta events named Paris crew members Sumos Ten Eyck and Titus with Ten Eyck first in the Paris single. Crescent Boat Club Philadelphia won the second intermediates heat by three lengths over Nonpareils New York. C. B. Titus New Orleans won the association singles heat with Amos Kubick Springfield Boat Club second. Dauntless New York won the Intermediate Scull race. Paris fours heat was won by Vespers over Institutes.
Lexington Ky July 21 Governor Beckham was nominated for governor of Kentucky by acclamation at the Democratic convention after a roll call showed 357 votes in McLean County. Judge Black of Bourbonville and Judge Tarvin of Newport were initially nominated before Beckham's unanimous nomination was moved and carried. Beckham accepted from the platform with a brief speech.
The annual report for three judicial districts of the Indian Territory covers the fiscal year ending June 30. It notes total expenses of 445 58104 dollars and highlights cattle stealing and whiskey peddling as the two most frequent crimes. No train robberies are reported, a drop from past years.
In Greenville Texas a six year old child, son of Mrs. Johnson of Moore Prairie, died from a wound caused by an accidental firearm discharge.
Mary J. Kennedy of Armour & Co. lauds Peruna as a permanent cure for summer catarrh and related stomach and liver disturbances. She reports eight years of travel caused digestive issues and chronic catarrh, improved after three months of use, and urges readers to obtain the remedy from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, Ohio.
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