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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
2
The piece reflects on a shifting gender dynamic with a notion of a new woman seeking independence. It notes runaway youth, changing social expectations, and contrasts with traditional marriages while mentioning irrigation surveys in North Africa and potential agricultural gains through Italian efforts.
A period piece notes a new beauty craze urging tiny feet as dresses grow shorter. A rubber bandage with astringent chemicals allegedly absorbs excess tissue to shrink feet, a luxury limited to the wealthy while many women sacrifice essentials to try the device.
Government tests and Imperial Institute analyses claim coal near Udi equals two thirds of Welsh quality. A survey explores a railway from the Udi coal field to Onitsha river port to foster cheap fuel and regional trade while noting lignite west of the Niger and Okpanam deposits.
A colorful local remark notes a man selling his powerful, noisy car and choosing an electric ride with his wife, likening the shift to his childhood when his mother made him wear girls' shoes to go to school.
Reports from fishermen and mainland observers say about 200 people may have perished in the Florida Keys after a Thursday night storm. In Tallahassee the Capitol and downtown suffered extensive damage while many stores and homes were wrecked.
General Joaquin Tellez leads an allied Mexican force of over a thousand with four main and five smaller cannons into Nuevo Laredo joining the federal garrison. The march shifts bases of Northern Mexico operations as rebels retreat toward Piedras Negras. Accompanying troops include hundreds of women and children, many carrying bundles, on foot.
Washington reports fourteen American soldiers died in four days of fighting on Jolo Islands Philippines as General Pershing’s command subdued the Moros. The casualties include Captain Taylor A. Nicholas of the Philippine Scouts, eleven scouts, and two regular army privates.
Victor H. Olmstead chief of the bureau of statistics of the department of agriculture was suspended by Secretary Houston on Wednesday pending an inquiry into charges of lack of discipline and poor administration in the bureau.
Three 128 pound state convicts escaped through an eight inch square hole in Harris County jail in Houston Texas. The trio crawled to liberty on Wednesday.
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck and teammates reached the south peak of Mount McKinley on June 7 in a privately reported ascent. They carried a mercurial barometer, hoisted the American flag on the upper base, and said Te Deum after three weeks of harsh weather and a three mile final traverse.
Governor Colquitt in San Antonio says records from Mexico show the final Texas stand occurred outside the Alamo chapel, in front of the ruins to be restored, challenging a Daughters of the Republic view that only the chapel is original. The governor plans to depict the ruin area as part of the restoration.
Washington reports the United States and Norway signed an extension of the special arbitration treaty for another five years. The agreement extends a treaty expiring June 24 and brings the total number of such treaties before the senate for ratification to fifteen.
An autograph letter from the German emperor recognizing the Mexican administration was delivered to Provisional President Huerta on Tuesday by Herr von Kardorff, the chargé d affaires of the German legation.
The Mexia Oil and Gas Company brought in a fifth dry gas well on Thursday. It is on the W. L. Adamson lease and is estimated to produce about 15,000,000 cubic feet of gas per day.
Buffalo New York hosted the twenty sixth annual convention of the American Association of Freight Agents which closed Thursday with Houston unanimously selected for next year’s meeting location.
C L Dodd of richmond, three miles above town on the Brazos river, killed Thursday the largest rattlesnake seen in the county. The reptile measured six feet eight inches long and carried twenty four rattles.
Report from Douglas Arizona notes about 5000 insurgents and 3000 federal troops engaging near Ortiz Sonora on Thursday. Foreseen final struggle believed underway as fighting intensifies.
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