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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
1
Rainfall worsens city life as residents face flooding street closures and transport delays. Officials urge caution while merchants report slowed business and citizens cope with wet commutes and damp conditions.
Rain drenches camps in the burned district as thousands of refugees endure unsanitary conditions and possible pneumonia cases. Guards assist with shelter while Dallas reports first post earthquake mail highlighting distress and free postage due to the crisis.
In Philadelphia a box of California cherries sold at auction for 2440 dollars at a local commission merchant, with proceeds added to earthquake relief. Dublin hosts a public meeting raising 1500 dollars for San Francisco relief. La Grange residents contribute 118 dollars and lodges plan further donations.
At Rusk Texas on April 24 a failed inmate breakout from the ore bed gang led to one guard killed and one wounded, two convicts dead and another wounded as shots rang out when prisoners tried to escape from a train. The incident near the prison prompted an inquest postponement and the guard’s widow and four children mourn.
The Manchester Guardian cites a Russia correspondent claiming Father Gapon was secretly hanged on April 10 by four revolutionaries who heard him confess spying for the police. In St. Petersburg the tale is not credited and no whereabouts are known though rumors say he may have gone to Valdai Monastery in Novgorod.
Austin Texas reports P L Richardson of South Austin has been chosen by the State Printing Board as State Expert Printer, succeeding W P Connelly who resigned. Richardson, longtime head instructor in printing at the State Deaf and Dumb Institute, is celebrated as a renowned professional and courteous gentleman. His promotion is viewed as a loss to the state institution he has faithfully served.
Texans rally for San Francisco after the earthquake with mass meetings and fund drives. Water is scarce, hospitals destroyed, 300000 homeless, and famine looms as telegraph service falters and relief pours in from Roosevelt and major firms.
New York April 21 More than 1 000 000 was subscribed yesterday for San Francisco relief amid a partly organized drive. Mayor’s committee total 137013 with 25000 anonymous. Carnegie 100000 Astor 100000 United States Steel 100000 Standard Oil 100000 Rockefeller 100000. Other groups and newspapers contributed. total city gifts may reach 3 000 000.
San Jose and surrounding points report heavy damage with extensive destruction in the business district. At St Agnews asylum 110 killed 70 injured. Stanford memorial church and other buildings destroyed. Damages cited at $5 million in San Jose and $3 million at Stanford. Del Monte and Salinas also hit. Hollister reports one death and $100,000 damage. Martial law imposed. vigilante measures discussed. relief efforts underway with troops en route from Monterey and Salinas.
Harrison, a deputy marshal in Lake Charles, claims a horse kick worsened his back and kidneys. He says after using Deans Kidney Pills his kidney secretions increased and back pain disappeared, leading to two years of good health. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
German papers recount an incident where the Kaiser’s heir spoke with a street sweeper near riflemen barracks. The sweeper recounted his son fighting in southwest Africa and declined a five mark gift, noting the prince’s generosity might have been misapplied.
A young reader asks about wearing hair bows, including quantity and yardage. Madame Merri advises minimal style to avoid a bargain-counter look, suggesting either one or two bows with three quarters of a yard each or a full yard for a single bow, with a soft pompadour and ends braided.
Alfonso the young king of Spain balances work study and sport engaging with the people. His informal approach breaks centuries of ceremony and has strengthened monarchy through frank boyish fellowship.
A quip references Lapleigh and Miss Caus taque debating ideas and wheels while a Chicago Daily News digresses on punishment for faithless donors and the fleeting happiness from a drink, suggesting satire on virtue and vice.
A busy dairy farm writer and mother credits Grape-Nuts cereal and Postum Coffee with transforming her health. She describes relief from digestion insomnia and cramps after a year of severe grief and says she is now thriving with improved sleep and energy.
A wide range of Texas news: woodcutter John Clary survived a fall injuring his thigh and scalp, while Juan Felipe died in Fort Worth lodging house. Multiple robberies, a desertion case in Oklahoma, a second degree murder conviction in Corsicana, and a mass of civic notes from Dallas to Texarkana outline incidents, indictments, and local tremors.
Miss Lucy V. McGivney of Brooklyn writes that months of severe headaches and side back pains kept her from work. She says Peruna restored her health and eliminated headaches, adding many other letters praise its relief for women.
An orchestra of violinist and pianist rests as the meeting chairman apologizes for poor ventilation. The violinist interrupts, quipping that the air is as good as the accompaniment, provoking a tense moment captured by the Chicago Tribune.
A Denver census enumerator visited Senator Patterson's home and asked the senator's politics. The negro butler replied the senator had not been home since breakfast, noting the senator's absence and the informal mood of the cloakroom Senate speech turning on Roosevelt policies.
Shipments of American tea total 12 000 pounds this year from Somerville New Jersey the only western hemisphere tea farm. The farm overcame tough obstacles with government help to rival China India Formosa and Java teas. It proves Americans can grow high quality tea at home and compete internationally.
Emil Reich, London publicist, argues that murderers are more numerous among teetotalers than among drunkards in a statistical claim. Criminologists note many dangers lie with those who avoid drink, but urge honest citizens to refrain from alcohol.
Two visitors in Washington listen as a cousin guides them through the Capitol. He explains that the Supreme Court is the highest judicial court in the land and notes there are other high courts elsewhere. They enter and hear an argument before nine judges.
A chatty exchange about feeding a baby appears in a domestic scene. The mother promises to try but laments the difficulty of giving the baby enough milk daily.
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