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Moulton Eagle

Location

Moulton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1919

Page

8

Second Called Session Concludes With Pro Tex Protection Claim

The Senate declares state entitlement to former protection and rights during the second called session adjournment.

Senate

Texas adjourns sine die after busy special session

The thirty sixth Texas Legislature adjourned tonight at 9 50 with no new laws. Several measures failed including juvenile insurance dog tax and anti German teaching bills. Senate approved committee reports and officers for interim. House and senate proceedings highlighted by deferrals and final passage of select bills.

Austin Tex Johnson Thomason Caldwell Senate University Camp Mabry House Hertzberg Texas Tillotson Free Conference Committee Board of Control Thomas Attorney General George M. Hopkins Denton Railroad Commission Ellis Confederate Home Investigation McNealus Page Suiter Pope W. G. Pryor Prison Blue Ridge State Board of Public Printing Strickland San Jacinto Park Terrell State Highway Department Schlosschan Woods Williford

Amendment to fix probation officers salaries to 2400 a year

A proposed amendment by Mr Caldwell would allow the county commissioners court to raise probation officer salaries to 2400 annually under specified conditions. The bill seeks to empower the state land lease of tidewater islands by the land commissioner and an appropriation of 438,142 to pay miscellaneous state claims.

Caldwell County Commissioners Court Buchanan Scurry Tidewater Westbrook

Forest fires rage across Northwest states threatening timber areas

Rapidly spreading fires burn thousands of acres in northern Idaho western Montana and eastern Washington. Federal forest service calls for more fighters sending crews by rail and trails. A dispute delayed crews at Rattlesnake Creek near Missoula while Newfort Washington races to contain 80 acres. In Heron Montana 8000 acres burned were controlled by 95 firefighters. Additional fires reported along Wenatchee river valley and Herman Creek Oregon with 1400 acres burned near Portland.

Idaho Montana Washington Federal Forest Service Forest Service Rattlesnake Creek Missoula Mont Newfort Wash Newport Heron Wenatchee River Herman Creek Oregon Portland

Treasure to Treasury The Edinburgh Scotsman Quotation

A clipped quotation notes a change in perception from treasure to treasury as a couple moves from engagement to marriage, reflecting a humorous Victorian sentiment about domestic life. The line contrasts fondness before marriage with value after, framed by Edinburgh press style.

Regular Army to Border Stations

Washington reports that nearly all regular army units will be moved to the Mexican border after return from France. The government has built cantonments and rehabilitated posts to provide facilities, with cavalry likely assigned to patrol duties in the district.

Washington France

Forty Millions For Air Service Aims And War's Aftermath

Washington discusses a $40,000,000 appropriation to the air service for peacetime strength, the cost of building a sustaining aviation industry, and the need to keep personnel and equipment ready while noting no war producing a presidential candidate. It recounts Mitchell’s WWI drives, St Mihiel and Argonne actions, and debates over Pershing Wood and political timing.

Edward B. Clark Washington Congress Air Service United States William Mitchell War Department American Aviation Service St. Mictel Setton Mitchell Europe St. Mihiel Efreet Americas Argonne Army of Occupation Germany Leonard Wood John. J. Pershing Pershing

Jap Plate Glass Industry Expands After War

The plate glass industry in Japan has significantly grown since the war. Prewar consumption reached 550000 boxes annually, with 420000 imported and the rest domestically produced. In the past year Japan produced 850000 boxes, 600000 for domestic use and 250000 for export or other use.

Japan Belgium Germany

Oath Traditions Tied to Sacred Books Across Religions

The article traces how Christian oaths used Gospel copies and relics, noting the halidome as the sacred object in England. It describes practices from kissing the book to laying hands on altars and touching relics, plus variations for Jewish and Muslim oaths and other faiths.

University of Oxford England Rome

Motive questioned after church plate incident

After church service, a wife confronts Gregory about a $5 donation. He replies it is small, yet she hints at recent actions at a directors' meeting. Buffalo Express notes the dispute as a domestic newspaper item with sharp exchange.

Gregory Buffalo Express

Pertinent Question in Boston Transcript Rumor

A fragment from Boston Transcript features a dialogue about value and past employer. The boy asks about a previous worker’s worth, while the other asks if he received it, highlighting a tension over compensation.

Boston Transcript

Question on temper and control in a man observed

The speaker ponders why a man loses his temper at the moment he appears to have mastery of it, inviting reflection on self control and underlying impulses.

Bond's Liver Pills Advertises Quick Relief

An old advertisement claims Bond's Liver Pills ease biliousness headaches indigestion and constipation. The copy urges readers to buy a 2b¢ bottle from druggists, describing the pills as mild and effective without pain or discomfort.

Bond

Peer Deserved His Victory

Gypsy Smith recalls a peer who forgot his notes during a maiden speech proposing counsel for the accused. The peer, unable to express his thoughts, quipped that those without help faced worse odds, and the chamber cheered as his bill passed almost unanimously.

Gypsy Smith Liverpool

Man Breaks Home Furnishings Amid Domestic Tensions

Folkloric transcript excerpt shows a tense scene where a woman's husband destroys household furniture and causes distress. The dialogue reflects strained marriage dynamics and community persona within the community.

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