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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
2
Texan envpes in Concho county report abundant grass while Cleburze shops stay busy. Sabine river measured a mile wide last week and Floyd county stock remains good. Archers county saw four inch rainfall on Sept 22. Fall vegetables harvested at Wichita Falls amid varied local events.
New Orleans on October 6 reports Mayor Capdevielle warning the Street Railway Company to operate cars on all lines by 10 AM. City Attorney Gilmore delivered the notice to the company president as talks with carmen and police prepare for possible violence and troop involvement if needed.
General William Booth, leader of the Salvation Army, arrived in New York on the steamship Philadelphia from Southampton. The vessel was met by twelve tugs and three side wheel boats carrying Salvation Army soldiers who gave Booth an enthusiastic greeting at quarantine.
Eight new theaters will open in New York City over the next eighteen months.Construction and entertainment firms announce the ambitious expansion, signaling a revival in the city’s cultural scene with additional venues for performances and screenings.
Heavy rain across Kansas slows rail traffic with a bridge washout forcing Union Pacific trains to use Rock Island tracks to reach Topeka. Solomon Blue and Republican rivers flood, washing over tracks and delaying trains for hours. Continuous rainfall since Thursday morning affects service statewide.
Two hundred immigration agents arrived in New Orleans to study conditions in Louisiana and Texas as part of a Southern Pacific colonization push. Led by Captain Moling, the group will tour rice country from Crawley to Beaumont and Houston before visiting major Texas cities to recruit homeseekers.
Mr L enthal, employed at Waterhouse plantation, reports men repairing the Glen Flora Sugar Mill in Wharton with improved machinery. A side track is added to the Cane Belt road to aid shipping. the mill will operate on a much larger scale than last season.
In New Orleans on Oct 6 buyers absorbed offerings as Honduras lines firm for top grades and Japans lower. Clean rice sold actively with firm prices, steamer Arkadia cleared for Porto Rico and San Juan loading Louisiana Texas product. Rice belt reports no crop improvement as heavy rains worsen damage and reduce yields.
The Guadalupe river continues to rise in Victoria Texas covering all bottom lands and the lower city area within ten inches of last week’s high point. No local rainfall to blame. the rise is attributed to rains in the upper country.
A report from Bonham Texas dated October 6 says the Red River overflowed low lands north of the town injuring cotton crops and killing cattle and hogs. Locals fear the stream may change course, placing farms in the river’s path.
The expense to make a cranberry bog productive ranges from 300 to 500 dollars per acre and requires three to five years. The investment covers lime, drainage, and planting, with returns expected after the multi year period.
In Hilsboro Texas on October 6 the case Dearing and Walton versus J D Pitts mayor began trial seeking mandamus to force the mayor to sign a warrant for artesian well work. The suit argues the mayor’s refusal to sign the warrant was illegal and improper.
It has rained for ten days, injuring cotton crops as fields remain wet and conditions hinder harvest and growth.
Washington reports the October coal talks fail to resolve demand for miners union recognition. Miners favor arbitration by a president named tribunal and a one to five year pact, while operators reject arbitration and seek court actions and federal troops.双方分歧仍存在，双方各返各地继续斗争。
New Orleans October 1 The big retail merchants met at the St Charles hotel and urged a strike settlement. They warned they would close shops indefinitely by Saturday night if the strike continued, risking about 5000 clerks losing work. A conference followed with the mayor railway officials and carmen to seek resolution.
The president met with miners and operators to avert a national calamity and urge peace, but the six hour conference ended with no agreement. Immediate strike parties vow to continue, and future administration steps are unclear as one operator quipped no one knows what comes next.
A syndicate of Northern capitalists offers to build a $300,000 cotton mill in Orange Texas. They request the city donate the site and $5000 and residents subscribe for one quarter of the stock. Officials report the plan is under consideration and favorable prospects are seen for securing the mill for Orange.
Willspoint Texas October 4 antis clerk contests the outcome of the recent prohibition election as Van Zandt county voted dry.
Portland October 4 Robert Fitzsimmons says he would fight again if he can secure good inducements and a favorable setup He would prefer Jeffries but would also face Kid McCoy and notes Gus Ruhlin as his strongest challenger He plans to return to New York after ten weeks to run his Bensonhurst physical culture school.
Passengers on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass train arrived three hours late after Lavaca county faced its biggest rain in memory. A wagon bridge near Lavaca creek was washed away, water stood waist deep in homes, and Shiner’s big San Antonio railroad bridge collapsed. Passengers and baggage were moved to a Yoakum special for connections. By afternoon the waters receded and danger eased.
A freight train on the International and Great Northern derailed near Navasota after leaving the Springs route. Engine No. 137 with Engineer Rucker tested washed embankment then slid into a flooded ditch. The engine and tender toppled. both crew escaped.
Beaumont Texas October 4 officials of the Pen man tank company report indications of oil in a water well being drilled north of the city. Signs were struck at about 125 feet and again near 200 feet prompting continued drilling as a potential major find suggesting petroleum exists beyond the hill area.
October 4 in Austin the Typographical union issues notices for a smoker to celebrate the unionizing of the Von Broeckman office. The move marks a long delayed change as veteran printers recall attempts to unionize fifteen years ago on better terms.
Brady Texas October 1 R G Gardner a saloon man was shot twice and killed tonight W R Rice another saloon man is under arrest charged with the killing
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