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| Directions: Austin & 4th Sts, Waco | |
| Marker #: 5309002171 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1978 | |
| Size, type: 18 x 28" Subject | |
| Last reported condition: yes | |
| Gerald-Harris Shootings - James W. Harris (1863-1897), editor of Waco's "Time -Herald" and Judge George Bruce Gerald (1836-1914) argued over an article the Judge wrote. It supported William Cowper Brann's controversial magazine, "The Iconoclast", which denounced, among other things, Baptists and Baylor University. After a fist fight which Harris won, the Judge distributed a handbill branding Harris "a liar, coward and cur" and challenged him to a duel. Harris and his brother met Judge Gerald near this intersection in a pistol battle. The Harrises were killed and the Judge wounded. Judge Gerald won reelection in 1900. | |
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Decimal degrees: N 31.515002 W -97.087897
Degrees, minutes: N 31 30.900 W 097 05.274 UTM: Zone 14, Easting 681568, Northing 3488263 |
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