Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number (Missing)
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, May 29, 1902
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NEWS IN NUTSHELLS.
(The first three or four are missing from this paper-lsc)
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Portugal has
had earthquake shocks.
Canadian river rose in a hurry in Oklahoma.
Mississippie Press association met at
Greenwood.
No more mules are wanted by the British
government.
John Edwards, an ex-Confederate soldier,
died at Greenville.
Smallpox has broken out twenty miles from
Lake Charles, La.
King Alfonzo wishes to substitute horse
gracing for bull fighting.
Jack Duncan, a Dallas detective,
accidentally shot himself seriously.
Rev. Amos Emmerson an aged Methodist
minister, died suddenly at Bells.
Finch Girard was shot and killed at New
Orleans by an associate named Nash.
Will Turner was thrown from his buggy near
Paducah, Ky. His neck was broken.
French government will assit inhabitants of
the island of Martinique to leave.
J. Romans hanged himself near Malakoff,
Tex. A widow and four children are left.
The South Carolina Federation of Women's
Clubs held its annual session at Spartanburg.
The national missionary conference of the
Friends of America was held at Westfied, Ind.
The Indian Territory Pharmacentical
association held its eighth annual meeting at Checotah.
Elder A. J. Bush of Hubbard City has
accepted the pastorate of the First Christian church of Cleburne.
The farwell reception tendered Gov. Wheaton
at the American club, Manila, was attended by 3000 persons.
The Mexican states of Sonora, Tamolipas and
Coahuila are receiving many German and Austrial colonists.
J. B. McFarland of San Antonio has been
appointed supreme court stenographer, succeeding E. P. Gregg promoted to deputy
clerk.
Police Officer Brannon and Garrison of
Dallas had a lively fight with negroes there. They were compelled to use
fists, clubs and pistols.
While wading in a creek near Cleburne
little Ethel Thomas was bitten by a large water mocasin (sic) snake. She
calmly sucked the poison out and went home.
Indiana resident of Oklahoma held an
interesting meeting at Guthrie. Freeman E. Miller of Stillwater was
elected president and Mrs. Carl Wilson of Guthrie secretary.
R. A. Rainey of New York city has paid
$18,000 to Baron de Rothschild of Paris for an automobile. This is the
largest price on record paid for one of these vehicles.
The department of finance of the Mexican
government recommends the payment of $20,000,000 in the way of subsidies for
railroads in the republic.
Anton Regan, aged 23 years, and Annie
Kirkel, age 18 committed suicide at St. Louis by drinking carbolic acid.
They were sweethearts, but claimed to be too poor to marry.
While sitting at an open window during a
heavy rainfall at St. Jo. Bertie, the 14-year old daughter of T. J. Kinder, was
struck and killed by lightning.
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by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas