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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1902
Page
6
A roundup of diverse events: Shoals Ind. reports a $10,000 fire. Paris sees Zola funeral attendance exceed 50,000. Hungary's parliament faces disorder at opening. indictments and deaths occur from Atlee Va. to Little Rock Ark.. rail and road developments include a Venice to Oklahoma rail rights and a Coffeyville glass plant under way.
White woman assaulted near Littleton triggers armed clash as whites and blacks exchange gunfire. Sheriff Burgin sends deputies after reports three white men and eight negroes killed and others wounded or missing in the Tennessee Valley incident near Birmingham.
James Younger of the James gang committed suicide in a St Paul room, leaving a farewell note and letters to a lady thought to be his fiancé. The couple hoped to marry despite obstacles from relatives and a failed pardon bid. The woman, linked to Boise, Idaho, reportedly aided by health reasons. The death occurred around o o clock yesterday morning.
Williamson County Farmers Institute executive committee will hold a regular meeting in Georgetown on Saturday. The president and secretary have called a mass meeting of farmers to discuss diversification of crops and a systematic fight on boll weevil and other insects. A very large attendance is expected.
A crowd gathered to hear Rev. Allen Wilson narrowly escaped disaster when rotten floor timbers failed. The floor settled five inches and the gallery trembled as parishioners evacuated without injury. Archbishop Chapelle traveled from Genoa to Rome via the United States.
In Galveston Louise Sevassie a young white girl with hystero epileptic condition leaped from the female ward on the second story of John Sealy hospital. She fell thirty feet to the ground but was not killed or injured beyond a possible bruise. The escape was described as marvelous and a brief chase between the patient and nurse.
The Roumanian Jews report from London that while laws are fair in Roumania the application harms Jews. Persecution stems from fear that naturalized Jews would own half the land and control the country. Deputies are said to gain large bribes to assist Jews in obtaining naturalization papers.
A concise aphorism notes that rash actions may ignite labor unrest while prudent leadership can halt conflict through negotiation and restraint. The saying emphasizes cautious, strategic handling of work stoppages by those in authority.
Boiler flues exploded on the tug boat Fred Nellis near Moon City Arkansas early yesterday. Two men died in the hospital and another fatally injured. Four others were hurt, including Mrs Josie St. Louis who died after hospitalization and William Phillips of Memphis a second engineer who died later. Mrs Hill, mother of five aboard, was among the injured.
An explosion of gas at 11 yesterday morning in the Olmos Coal and Oil Company Hartz mine near Eagle Pass Texas injured several Mexicans and one American. Victims suffered burns to the face neck and hands with injuries described as painful but not dangerous. Authorities cite a naked light and opening a door releasing gas as the causes.
Hempstead Texas October 20. Since last Sunday the town has talked of the cowardly murder and outrage of Mrs. Lewis. The sheriff's department is summoning special veniremen for the case. No disorder has occurred since the crime.
Lampasas Texas October 20 D W Phillips representative of this district had his hand caught in the wheels of an ice cream freezer yesterday morning requiring amputation of two fingers of the right hand.
A reader cites a saying about preferring honest play over cheating, claiming poker and straight dealing as better than dealing with crooks.
A Tangier dispatch to El Libens states that all Europeans have been expelled from Fez, Morocco, amid volatile regional tensions and shifting control in the area.
Jim Buchanan, a rapist and triple murderer, was legally tried and executed by hanging in Nacogdoches Texas. Sheriff Bradley and District Judge Davis ordered the death after a regular jury found him guilty. About 5 000 spectators and hundreds more gathered as telegraph lines failed and trains were halted to prevent his departure. All witnesses and jurors were admitted and the sentence carried out within four hours of Buchanan's arrival.
Bristol October 18 reports that the order for the new cup defender has been placed with Herreshoff. Plans were prepared weeks ago and construction orders issued in anticipation of the challenge to Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III.
A brief note observes a move toward education that prioritizes practical skills over liberal arts, implying a shift in focus from broad intellectual cultivation to immediate applicability. The text hints at changing teaching aims and student outcomes in the modern era.
Officials in Hempstead report the Susan P. Lewis murder near the town led to a confession by two Black men. Tracking dogs followed a branch to a timbered area and to a house where the stepfather and father-in-law of the accused lived, with one arrested in Navasota and housed in Harris County jail.
A new firm in Lake Charles Louisiana organized with 250000 capital to market the air bake attachment patented by B C Manson. Officers include D R Swift president DB M Foster secretary Frank Roberts treasurer T C Manson vice president general manager and directors T Smith A A Sale J T Martin P A McCoy and D C Moss. A plant is planned in the city to manufacture the invention.
A U S dispatch from Caracas dated yesterday reports fighting ongoing at Victoria with no contact to Valencia. The United States deems Marietta the sole naval presence at La Guarra Caracas and could send a marine guard if Bowen requests.
Two Mexicans were run over by a train at Agua Prieta opposite Douglass Arizona. One man was killed and the other badly injured. The train crew Ed Patterson engineer Fred McDonough fireman Geo McGorse yard master and E H Kidd switchman were arrested and jailed in Mexico. Excitement runs high at Douglass as Superintendent Morgan urges restraint and prevents a possible line crossing incident.
A new panel of 150 salesmen has been summoned to complete the jury for Roland B. Molineux's trial. This afternoon the court debated admissibility of the Barnett letters, with Justice Lambert to rule before the trial opens. The case was postponed to Monday morning.
The Fort Worth free for all festival concluded with a grand tower parade on October 18. A crowd feature was troop C Twelfth United States Cavalry led by Lieutenants Cootes and Reagan, son of John H. Reagan.
Liverpool reports more than 100000 hogsheads of tobacco stored in what is said to be the world’s largest warehouse. The shipment figures mark a significant accumulation in the Port of Liverpool's tobacco trade.
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