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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
6
Russian troops pull back along the entire front near Lemberg as German advances push them to retreat. The withdrawal appears general though some units resist near key positions.
The dispatch covers fighting in Europe with German and Austrian forces advancing in Galicia near Lemberg, pressure on Russian lines, and French activity around Metzeral. Turkish forces push near Avi Burnu as British sea power struggles with submarine threats. Italian front actions and Adriatic bombardments are noted alongside a British submarine sinking off Scotland.
Leo M. Frank arrived in Macon at 2 44 a m under heavy guard on his way to the Milledgeville state farm. Sheriff Mankin of Fulton county said Frank’s sentence had been commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Slayton. The sheriff and his prisoners were transported by automobile for the state farm.
A digest of varied facts notes cats dislike of water and long drying times. It covers Peru building its own cement plant, life expectancy rising since the 16th century, and global industry shifts from oil to new drilling in the Caucasus. It cites Ottoman reforms, Columbus era populations, Turkish diversity, oil lake dangers to birds, fish classifications, a film famine banished, skim milk film production, reservists unable to find transport, Emile Combes directing a hospital, a paroled man’s 250 mile trek for testimony, and emigration totals from Sweden and Finland in early 20th century years.
Osage tribal council approves new oil land leases with the interior department. The Foster lease on 680000 acres ends March 16, 1916, replaced by 4800 acre tracts and public auction of unclaimed lands. Royalty set at one sixth, or one fifth at high production. failure to develop costs one dollar per acre annually.
Austin reports the ad valorem rate near 29c with a 20c school tax and 5c constitutional levy, totaling about 54c for all purposes. Legislation added funds for education, penitentiary deficits persist, and miscellaneous appropriations total $977,977.62.
A naval training school for recruits prompts the young ensign to name bodies of water and count them. Big John Henry replies with the joke that only two kinds exist calm and rowf, turning a simple quiz into a humorous moment.
A humorous exchange notes human pride and a man who never tires of boasting about his patent garbage can bought for six dollars and fifty cents. The vignette highlights curious vanity and petty merchandising in everyday life.
Dallas bankers and grain men project Texas wheat at 20 to 24 million bushels and oats at 60 to 70 million bushels. Even with low prices, the total value of the grain crop this year is expected to exceed all previous records in the state.
The court of appeals refused to consider appeals by Colonel Francois Desclaux former paymaster general of the French army and Mme Bechoff wife of a German from a court martial verdict convicting them of stealing military stores. Desclaux received seven years solitary confinement with military degradation and Bechoff two years imprisonment.
The Yaqui Indians announce war against Germany Mexico and the United States. They cite a German colonist who repelled a Yaqui raid with notable success, provoking widespread destruction among the raiders.
Lightning struck during a rainstorm in North Louisiana killing three people taking shelter in a Jonesboro barn. Ben Hill aged 14 and Finis Hill aged 19, sons of J B Hill a planter, died.
Mrs. Z. B. Garrison, 82, a Tennessee native and pioneer Texan who lived in Garrison since early 1990s, died Monday. She was remembered for her long residence in Garrison and her role in the community.
Chicago restored normal service on elevated and surface lines after fifty three hours of disruption. Representatives and a council committee led by Mayor Thompson reached agreement for arbitration to settle the strike.
The Texas Pharmaceutical Association elected officers for the ensuing year and chose Fort Worth as the 1916 convention city. A. M. Fischer of San Antonio was named president as the meeting concluded on Thursday.
Manuel Vasquez Tagle minister of justice in Madero's cabinet has taken no part in revolutionary activity since Huerta's coup in 1913 and has been practically agreed upon by Villa-Zapata leaders as acceptable provisional president if a deal with Carranza can be reached.
El Paso jurors convict Juan Guaderrama of second degree murder for the deaths of Texas Ranger Scott Russell and Deputy Sheriff W H Garlick. He receives a five year prison term in district court.
Harris county commissioners approved a sizeable bounty fund this week to pay for wolf scalps collected last month. More than fifty wolves were killed and each scalp earned $2.50 for the slayers.
Washington President Wilson Wednesday appointed Charles B Williams of Georgia to be United States attorney for the Panama canal zone.
A historical note on the Dismal Swamp describing its dark lore and fearsome atmosphere. The region’s past include runaway slave refuges and a lingering belief in phantom workers said to haunt the canal site. Old residents maintain the tales though many now doubt them.
A Times report from the Astor hotel in New York recounts a Western man recalling a mining camp kitchen where a new Chinese cook served a dish with a hidden dog. The cook claimed care while presenting a pedigree Irish terrier as the meal. The tale ends with a quip about women and men.
James Bryce describes the surprising approach to La Paz Bolivia as the Guayaquil and Antofagasta railways meet at Viacha 13 000 feet up. The line bends east over a barren plateau then drops into a gray red roofed city nestled 1500 feet below in a dramatic gorge.
A quip on mining rewards contrasts belief with experience as a prospector finds success after venturing near the soil. The saying links faith in luck to tangible results from seeking pay dirt.
A man reflects that plans he made for his house proved foolish once construction began, illustrating how ambition can outpace practical judgment.
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