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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
6
The Przemysl fortress in Galicia fell to Russian forces with about 120000 prisoners taken. Reports say 170000 originally in garrison, 40000 killed, 120000 surrendered amid severe shortages and typhus. Russian advances threaten Cracow as Austrians weaken on the Eastern front.
Native Yaqui Indians in Hermosillo take control of the state capital, appoint their own officers, and hold Governor Jose Maria Maytorena prisoner in the state palace. Chief Arbellio leads revolting tribesmen who replace Maytorena officials, issue a decree setting up Yaqui rule, and clash with Maytorena and Villa loyalists. Riots threaten broader conflict as tribesmen patrol along the Rio Yaqui.
Dr William Battle Phillips of the department of economic geology and technology seeks a Texas site for one of ten new mineral experiment stations. The station would study nonmetallic minerals like stones building materials and cement and could link with the department in Austin. The plan supports local experiments in fuel oil use and lignite briquette manufacturing already underway in Texas.
The state depository board named ten banks across districts to hold state funds for two years, with Greenville National Bank Lufkin National Bank Navasota First National Bank Wichita Falls Bartlett State Bank Brady and others chosen. New districts to bid include Third Fifth Sixth Ninth Tenth and Sixteenth. Rates range from 4.10 to 7.27 percent averaging 5.36 percent.
Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson widow of Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson died on a Wednesday in Charlotte North Carolina Born near Charlotte on July 21 1831 she was the daughter of Rev Robert Hall Morrison founder of Davidson College She attended Salem Academy and College finishing in 1849 She married in July 1857 and played an active role in Confederate affairs after her husband was wounded and died in 1863 she later wrote memoirs of his career.
A Sunday blaze consumed the Ladies' Civic Club auditorium at Edna Texas, destroying the building along with a piano several hundred chairs and stage scenery. No injuries reported.
Mallory line confirms via wireless that the American steamer Denver was abandoned in a sinking condition 1300 miles east of New York. Captain Avery reported the crew saved and all aboard the Me gantic.
A shipment of French cows seized by German authorities in Northern France was sent to Berlin for sale and fetched from 75 to 125 dollars per animal in the market.
Governor Hunt vetoed a bill that would have created a pari mutuel betting system for horse racing in Arizona. The action stops the proposed state framework and keeps existing wagering rules in place.
In Augusta Maine the house rejected women’s suffrage on Tuesday with 88 voting for and 59 against. A two thirds majority was required to pass.
John Vortak, a fisherman, died after flames consumed the West Texas city jail on Thursday night. The structure was destroyed, and authorities investigate the blaze.
A commission of inquiry in Paris via London ruled the French cruiser capture of the American steam ship Dacia on a Galveston to Rotterdam voyage with cotton to be valid.
Mrs Presley K Ew ing of Houston Texas reports a theft of jewels valued at 3000 while riding a Northwestern elevated train in downtown Chicago. The loss occurred Monday as she traveled downtown on the elevated line.
Kansas City report states attempts to colonize a 60 000 acre ranch in Coleman County Texas with Belgian refugees were abandoned by J Z Miller Jr federal reserve agent. The German government refused to allow Belgians to leave Belgium.
Lake Charles Louisiana reports Miller Company brought in a 1500 barrel producer early Tuesday in the Edgerly oil field at a depth of 2850 feet.
El Paso reports a three month moratorium suspending payment of all notes mortgages and other evidence of indebtedness as declared by the Villa government across the Mexican territory.
The proposed 500000 dollar bond issue was defeated Tuesday in commissioners precinct No 1. The outcome affects local funding plans and reflects voter sentiment in the precinct.
In Brussels, one million German pigs are billeted on the Belgian civilian population. Belgians are instructed to feed and care for the animals without regard to social class.
Austin Texas Governor Ferguson issued a quarantine proclamation effective April 1 for gulf coast and Rio Grande border areas. It bans entry from infected regions and directs local health officers to enforce isolation with strict vessel and passenger rules.
A laconic telegram from Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, Bluff Utah, states he is bringing four Paiute Indians who led a recent tribal raid to Salt Lake to turn them over to Marshal Nebeker, ensuring peace in Southern Utah.
Ratifications of the peace treaty between the United States and Russia were exchanged Monday by Secretary Bryan and Russian ambassador George Bakhmeteff. Fifteen such treaties are now in force.
The piece discusses safer credit practices under the Federal Reserve Act and the role of regional banks in supporting bank health. It shifts to health advice praising Stomach Bitters as a trusted aid for digestion, appetite, and bowel function, claiming reliability for digestive wellness and blood purity.
A clipped exchange shows a student and others debating admiration for a violin. The fragment hints at opinions on The Classic Vi and mentions Baltimore, the American, and Bill’s interest, but it remains incomplete.
New Braunfels Texas fire destroys a large shed full of feedstuffs at Landa industries on Saturday with estimated damage near ten thousand dollars. Local responders battled the blaze and only minor injuries were reported.
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