Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-11-11
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NEWS THAT is NEWS, WHEN 1T is
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OOINGs OF DAY AND WEEK
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DOMESTIC.

]. L, Fleming, state senator from
Pitt county, and Harry Skinner, Jr.,
son of United States District Attorney
Harry Skinner were killed in an au-
tomobile wreck near Greenville, S. O.,
Friday.
Commander Robert e. Peary was
Wednesday voted gold medal by the
National Geographical Society for hav.
ing reached the North Pole. The board
OF managers of the society accepted
unanimously the report of its subcom-
mittee OF scientists, who had examined
the explorers records and found them
to be corroborative of his claim that
he had reached the pole.
Hon. Charles Nagel secretary of
commerce and labor in the cabinet of
President William II. Taft visited his
boyhood home Wednesday at Millheim,
Austin county. Texas.
The shippers of the country are
showing a disposition to force the
great railway systems of the United
States to say definitely whether an
other general increase in freight rates
Is contemplated. The National Indus
trial Traffic League, which has head
quarters in Washington has taken the
matter up by endeavoring to obtain
definite statements from the presidents
of some of the principal lines.
Horace Dickinson Nugent. successor
n. Drift tgh tn
Chicago, arrived Thursday to assume
his duties Mr. Nugent for seventeen
years was consul at Galveston, Texas.
Secretary Chas. Nagel of the depart
ment of commerce and labor spent a
busy day in Houston on Thursday.
Early in the morning he attended to
business affairs and found time be-
fore noon to visit the rooms of the
Business League and met several
prominent citizens. During the after
noon he was taken about over the city
and suburbs and later banqueted.
The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Pellagra was
Hdsg y qR5sseaR s saofhtciGd sR " > c
days conference on pellagra. attended
by more than 300 physicians the first
meeting of national scope held In this
country for the study of this disease.
The North Dakota is the fastest bat
tleship of the Dreadnaught type aaoat,
as well as one of the two most power
full battleships In the world. Her
screw Standardization tests over the
Rockland measured mile course at
Rockland, Me-, developed a maximum
speed of 2225 knots and an average
of 21S33,
A circus ten stories up IN the air
on the roof of the Hotel Aston has
been arranged for the entertainment
OF the millinery jobbers from all OF
the big cities of the country who are
in New York City for their annual con-
vention.
Complete election returns show that
the Socialist vote throughout New
York City was considerably less than
half of last year, when Eugene Debs
for president received vote of $4,000.
The total socialist vote this year Is
1906.
Mrs. H. A. Arnold, who has large
estate on the Florida coast south Of
Jacksonville, has contracted to pur-
chase an aeroplane for $500. The
machine Is to be built at once, as Mrs.
Arnold desires to learn to fly this win
ter while she is at her Florida home.
The State Bank of Chaplin, $4,000
capital, organized Oct. %. has depos-
its amounting to $4,000.
The Brennan cotton mill has closed
down and stockholders will sell the
plant If possible.
Count Louis Vetsero of Austria, bet.
ter known as Johan Salvador, and
slayer years ago of his sister. Count
ess Marie Vetsero, and Crown Prince
Rudolph OF Austria died in Denver last
| Saturday.
The association OF Ice cream men ad-
journed at Houston Wednesday.
With the regular fall meeting OF
the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Wednesday came the rewarding of IF
ty persons for acts of bravery and Ill
ustrlous conduct. With the exception
OF one award made to a citizen OF
Canada. the entire list of persons re
membered by the Carnegie commits
sion are residents of the United
States. twenty-five being persons lly
ing in Ohio.
The legislative committee inyestigat
Ing penitentiary afrairs has received
from Supt. ]. A. Herring the written
statement of his recommendations fol-
improvements in the penitentiary sys