Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-11-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
NEWS THAT IS NEWS, WHEN IT is
NEWS, FOR ALL.
DOINGS OF DAY AND WEEK
Happenings the Wide World over o
important Events Condensed to
Good Reading.
DOMESTIC.

Lawrence. Kansas. who has within the
last month twice robbed the Eudora
State Bank, murdered a policeman
ana MORALLY wounded another man,
shot himself In an attempt to com
NIT suicide near Eudora Friday.
Among the shipments through
the custom house In Laredo, Texas,
Friday we're fifty carloads of calamine
from Mexico to Europe in bond. Seven
~ carloads of corn were shipped into
Mexico to relieve the shortage Of
bread stuffs in that country.
Fifty dollars in bills was in letter
received by Mrs. Frank H. Davis, liv-
Ink at Kewanee, ILL.,, from tramp
TO whom she gave supper ten years
ago. The letter is simply signed
"The Tramp" but tells that the writ
er is now prosperous.
In a pitchfork duel In Stark county,
ind. between Clarence Bennington
and John w. Rank, farmers and neigh
bors Bennington received injuries
which will probably prove fatal. His
body is mass of wounds inflicted
by the fork Rank welded. Rank is un-
der arrest.
That Alaska Is fertile field for far
mers is Indicated by an exhibit Of its
agricultural products now being con-
Quoted in New York City. Agricultur-
lists in eastern states have been at
tracted in large numbers to the dis
play, which surpasses the farm exhib-
It's OF an ordinary county fair.
Commander Robt q Peary's life has
been Insured for $4,000 the arrange
ment being made by the magazine pub
fishers who have purchased the story
OF his trip to the Far North.
Harry w. Fitzpatrick, president of
the Southern Athletic Club, left New
Orleans for New York Friday repre-
senting syndicate of local sports
men to tender bid for the Jeffrles
johnson prize fight, and is said to be
prepared to offer a purse og $4,000
Fridays automobile races at Allan
tFoeaGAuaf taaf fiiEi6 SlmRx eU4S ss
Fiat. lowered the American track rec
ord for so miles by O4;07. The pre-
yious record was held by John Aiken
who made the distance at lndianapo
lis in 44;27:2.
More than half a million dollars
a year will hereafter be distributed
among the faithful employees of the
railroads controlled by the New Yorl
Central system who have grown ole
in the service or who have become un
ut for duty. according to a resolution
passed by the board OF directors Fri
day The resolution provides for {
pension fund for all employees VIII
have been In continuous service of the
roads for ten or more years.
German Day furnished some of thu
most impressive features OF the No
Tsu-Oh, and Thursday was one rounC
OF pleasing incidents. beginning will
the early morning parade, and ending
with the grand ball at Turner hall |
day filed with German-American sen
tfment, German-American men and wo
men. and German-American lasses
while the white, red and black symbo
was to be seen every place on tn,
streets of Houston.
Supt j. r. Nichols OF the South
western Insane Asylum of Texas sub
mitted to Gov. Campbell the eighth an
nual report Of the board of manager
and superintendent OF the institution
The report recommends improvement
at the Institution which will approx
mate about 100000.
The attorneys for the State OF Mis-
sissippi have filed at Tupelo thei
amended bill In the custer suit agains
the thirty-eight fire insurance con
uanies charged with violation of tn
antitrust laws OF the state. In havin
formed an alleged combination to a
rates and from whom penalties aggrs
eating s215.0O0,oOo are asked.
The New York Stock Exchange sea
OF the late Edward II. Hartman ha
been sold to Robert H. Loeb for $S5
900. Mr.. Loeb is associated with Herr
field G. Stern. The sale Of Mr.. Harr
mans seat recalls his first start
the financial world. 1t was the pui
chase of that seat which gave hir
his start and out of which he mad
such wonderful success.
John Shaw, the negro moving WACO
driver of Waco who Is expected to di
from injuries in consequence of the e.
ploslon of nitroglycerln, gave Informs
ton leading to the location of the sDc
where he found the bottle OF fluid, flu
Their corroborating the theory that
was hidden there for future use b
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