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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1915
Page
6
Italy shifts its naval power with battleships and cruisers concentrated at Augusta Sicily and Taranto. The fleet, described as the strongest Italy has ever possessed, includes dreadnoughts cruisers and destroyers under the Duke of the Abruzzi command.
Governor Ferguson vetoed House Bill 576 which would have subjected warehouse corporations to general incorporation laws. He argued the state already supervises warehouses and rejected exempting them from common law. The veto accompanies approval of Senate Bill 274 authorizing mutual assessment accident insurance firms to charge up to eight dollars admission fees and to insure members under an assessment plan with a $100 funeral benefit.
Four portrait heads of ancient Egyptian princes found in the royal cemetery at Giza will be sent to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for display.
Governor signs bill authorizing county commissioners to create levee improvement districts with power to construct and maintain levees and related works in Texas counties.
Providence report notes Franklin Holding a violinist who died suddenly on Saturday at age 29. He accompanied Lilian Nordica on a world concert tour that ended with the singer's death.
Childress Texas The Consolidated Oil Company Tuesday brought in what is believed to be a paying oil well in the field.
R L Van Zandt vice governor of the Federal Reserve Bank at Dallas was elected governor succeeding Oscar Wells who resigned. J W Hoopes cashier was elected vice governor.
Crown Princess Cecelie delivered a daughter on Wednesday in Berlin. The couple now has five children, four sons and one daughter, expanding the royal family with a new princess.
Reports from the fronts describe fierce fighting in the Beskid mountain region with Russians capturing summits and moving to southern slopes. Austrian German forces counterattack at Laborez Valley while reserves arrive to stem the Soviet advance through Uzsok Pass.
Washington announces a lump sum of 30 million dollars for river and harbor improvement projects selected by the War Department chief of engineers. The list includes Mississippi, Bayous in Louisiana, Galveston channel, Houston ship channel, Brazos, Trinity, Sabine regions, Arkansas and Missouri river works, plus various open channels, locks and dams with the total and contingencies itemized.
A blaze at the W. L. Edmundson warehouse in Houston destroyed more than 200000 bales of hay awaiting shipment to a European nation at war. Fire broke out Monday and the storage building burned, eliminating a large lot of fodder and export stock.
Miller Link Lumber Company files suit in Orange Texas against the Orange and Northwestern railroad seeking 75890 92 dollars claimed due on milling in transit rates.
Oil indications are very strong in several portions of Washington County with two companies actively prospecting.
Washington reports a dire outlook for the American textile sector as 400 mill representatives warn at the White House and State Department that without relief from the British blockade and German dyestuff supplies within six weeks, 270 mills may close and 260,000 workers could lose jobs. Negotiations with Britain continue, while Germany hints at further trade disruptions if the US pressures Britain on foodstuffs and cotton. The Berlin embassy reiterates readiness to halt submarine warfare if noncontraband cargoes to German civilians are restricted.
Fred W. W. Holt former secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers districts in Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas and a former Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate was paroled by Federal Judge Youmans due to failing health after serving six months in jail and paying a $1000 fine for conspiracy against the government connected with the Prairie Creek Coal Mine difficulties.
The justices of the recently created ninth court of civil appeals at Beaumont, as appointed by the governor, are John M. Conley of Beaumont chief justice, W. B. Middlebrook of Nacogdoches associate justice, and A. C. Brooks of Carthage associate justice.
Utah Supreme Court declares the poll tax constitutional, ruling that exempting women from the tax does not constitute discrimination against men despite women voting in the state. The decision centers on gender exemption and state authority over voter-related charges.
Yoakum Texas voters approve the commission form of government on Thursday. Elected commissioners are I. M. Ledbetter J. J. Jaresh J. W. Cook L. A. Orth and J. B. Harris to govern the city.
Ten thousand men resume work in Chicago steel mills and factories this week after being idle since the year's start. The return reflects renewed industrial activity in the city as workers rejoin production efforts.
The Texas Department of Agriculture and chief inspector Ed L. Ayers appoint deputies to help eradicate citrus canker on the mainland, aiming to curb the plant disease outbreak.
Austin Texas Frank Willis of Canada was Wednesday appointed judge of the thirty first district court by Governor Ferguson to take the place of Judge P F Greever deceased.
Brownsville and Washington dispatches describe Villa lines outside Matamoros receiving heavy artillery and aviation support from both sides. An American aviator Jack Knight and Villa pilot Juan Garcia arrived near Matamoros as Carranza and Villa forces prepare for renewed fighting.
Mrs Lawrence Martin of Westbrook Maine testifies the Change of Life pains and weakness subsided after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs M J Brownell of Manston Wisconsin reports relief from back pains night sweats and hot flashes after one bottle and six months use with lasting health. The advertisement notes expert confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass and promises a woman will read and answer letters.
Testimony from Jim Dinger at Ebenezer chapel revival portrays a gambler’s transformation. He claims the Lord has blurred his sight to corral him in church, declaring his days of usefulness are over. A chorus of voices exclaims Hallelujah and praise.
Sillicus and Cynicus debate marriage and regret with wry wit. Sillicus suggests some men regret marriage while Cynicus argues it is better to be unhappy about not marrying than about marriage itself.
A public argument reflects tensions as one speaker complains of foreigners leaving Mexico while another urges them to depart. The exchange highlights national sentiment and calls for action against perceived foreign influence.
A terse exchange records the inquiry about marriage then the applicant denies it and explains a collision with a door. The brief miscommunication highlights a humorous domestic moment in a crowded setting.
A letter from a girl who left school due to nervousness and hysteria credits Grape-Nuts with restoring health and peace. She describes initial doubt, improved sleep, strength, and eventual return to study and teaching, aided by Postum Co. advertising.
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