Question: What short-lived Austin newspaper was published by acclaimed author O. Henry in the 1890s and shares the name of a famous popular culture magazine?
Answer: Rolling Stone. After brief stints working for the General Land Office and a local bank, O. Henry began publishing the weekly newspaper in 1894, featuring satire and humorous commentary on politics, business, and culture. He wrote most of the articles himself, and he garnered several thousand subscriptions at a price of $1.50 a year. The Rolling Stone shut down in 1895 after he was charged with embezzling money from First National Bank of Austin, where he had continued to work as a teller when he started the paper.
