14 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
1
Boston inventor Charles B. Gordon showcases a project for an electric water heating faucet with a jar and airtight cover. The design uses a rubber lined seal and a two slot fastener to secure the cover with a short twist, connecting to city water for hot water delivery.
A device attaches to a faucet connecting to electric current that heats water as it flows. Water passes between two electrodes and can sing if the current and flow rate are right. An illustrated small heater is shown. larger versions could heat bath or wash water. Inventor is Harry M. Hill of St. Louis.
The article reflects on a bookkeeper of fifty years admiring modern office devices including loose leaf ledgers and new paste jars. It describes paste receptacles with a water compartment to immerse the brush, aiming to prevent molding and drying, noting several inventors’ attempts and outlining superior features.
Awnings on shop fronts dull the appearance when faded or dilapidated. The piece notes such neglect hurts curb appeal and suggests attention to storefront decoration matters.
Friederich Thoms of San Francisco, Cal., introduces a metallic retractable storefront awning. The design uses a horizontal shaft with gear wheels and a crank to project the awning over the pavement, with supports sliding through building openings and guides bearing its weight when extended.
After extensive lab work, steel is now produced commercially in electric furnaces at the Froges Works in Isere France. The operation is marketed by Messrs Descours Caband Co of Lyons.
The piece notes the harmless house spider feeding on flies and aiding mankind. It credits Prof Molisch for photographing a phosphorescent micrococcus by its own light and forecasts Marconi wireless links closing the telegraph gap from Cape Town to Cairo. It tallies beet sugar output at 186000 tons for 1901 02, compares with under 1000 tons in 1888. It remarks hydrogen atoms as the smallest ultimate atom but vastly larger than recently demonstrated atomic constituents.
The Anita, registered at Genoa, built there in 1548, has been afloat since Columbus era and recently sold to be broken up. Its last voyage was Naples to Teneriffe, with a notable 205 days Baltimore to Rio run, as it carried trade between Spain and the United States.
The Raven of Beaumaris, aged 114, sails no more and is to be broken up at Carnarvon harbor. The 70-gun frigate Anne, buried since 1690, resurfaces at Dungeness and may yield brass guns. A Spaniard wreck off Messina yields six guns dating to 1662, hinting at a seventeenth century naval clash.
A Kerry peasant laments exile from home and herd across the sea. He longs for Kerry’s fields and kine while a saintly Iona hears only his absent voice. Seabound imagery contrasts island solitude with agrarian memory.
A new idea in New York provides fainting rooms in restaurants and tea shops for women feeling faint. The rooms are lightly darkened with green decor and fragrant flowers, offering sofas and chairs and access to a on duty lady doctor if needed.
Lord Herbert quote about forgiveness warning that refusing to forgive harms the forgiver by severing the path to his own future.
Governor Terrell endorsed Roosevelt's letter to Indiana's Governor Durbin on preventing lynchings. He urged speedy trials for all offenders and rejected delay by technicalities. The statement emphasizes immediate action to reduce mob violence and ensure due process.
In remarks echoed by President Roosevelt, the speaker advocates speedy trials to deter mob violence. Georgia has expanded criminal laws to allow special court terms for rapid conviction, arguing swift justice reduces lynchings for rape and related offenses. The record notes higher lynching rates in the North and West versus the South during recent periods.
Citizens in Beaumont express concern over how the village law governing street work is enforced. Officials assure monitoring and fair application of penalties and permits.
Ardmore I T Aug 11 Wiley Allred a barber was found dead in his Sulphur shop from drinking bay rum and wood alcohol bottles labeled for external use. Blackwell is unconscious and likely to die after drinking from the same supply obtained with others the night before.
Word reached union depot officials in St Paul Minnesota that a valuable article sewn by Mrs Lucy Vance of Shawnee Kansas and thought dropped from a Rock Island train en route to St Paul has been recovered. She had forgotten it in the rush to move from her old home and spared it from being burned by new tenants.
Ed Dis muke of Boulder Colorado began drilling in Henrietta Texas within city limits yesterday. He plans to drill to a depth of 2500 feet if necessary.
Boris Sarafoff, noted as an active Macedonian insurgent leader, warned Oriental railway directors on August 11 not to sell passenger tickets. He asserted that all railways would be destroyed as a result of ongoing actions.
Louisiana Governor announces no interference in the death sentence of Albert E. Batson for the Earl family murders. Batson is to be hanged Friday, August 14, after Judge Miller and a board member’s statements influenced the decision. Lake Charles notes detail the condemned man and case.
The article notes the science-pressured figure declined to speak while the governor contemplates a short reprieve as the scheduled execution remains set for Friday.
Commissioner C. C. Hooper announces a state boll weevil commission meeting in Taylor on Thursday, Aug. 20, 1903, to test methods for the $50,000 prize. All interested parties are invited to witness experiments and submit remedies or formulas to the board for immediate participation.
Secretary Co J Johnson reports many letters on boll weevil remedies. The committee will hear every device explanation, but the remedy may arrive too late for this year's crop. Weevil shows in Travis county but crop holds its ground for now.
A Katy flyer no. 6 derailed near Shell City Missouri with a bad wreck reported. Details were not obtainable as of 12 40 a m yesterday from Sedalia.
Governor Lanham departed Austin for Galveston for a short rest and gulf breeze, his first vacation since taking office. He will be away a few days.
Austin Texas August 11 reports say the German gunboat Panther would enter Galveston harbor about September 24 after information reached the governor yesterday.
A Salonica dispatch reports that insurgents blew up the Zeibehive frontier custom house with dynamite last night. There were no fatalities and no immediate word on casualties or damages beyond the explosion's occurrence.
The American squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Cotton arrived at Gibraltar from Lisbon and proceeds to Villefranche as part of its Mediterranean voyage.
The article reports on the coronation event attended by an estimated seventy thousand people. Notable ceremonies, pageantry, and public reactions are described as crowds gathered to witness the historic occasion.
Rome Aug 10 The coronation ceremony for Pope Pius X in St Peter's Basilica drew about 70 000 attendees of princes church dignitaries and Roman nobles. Cardinal Macchi placed the triple crown as cheers rang through the cathedral amid a display of gold silver and white altar adornments. The scene contrasted with fog over the Tiber and long lines as police and troops kept order.
Harris County faces a decisive convention next Saturday as late returns place Holt and Ewing in a tight battle for the congressional nomination. City reports show Pinckney leading in several counties while Pinckney and Glenn vie for various districts, with Holt carrying Grimes and possible leads in Harris.
Mrs. Scott Field of Calvert is reported seriously ill with concern rising over her health as officials monitor her condition closely.
Cleburne Texas Aug 10 The Trinity and Brazos Valley railway plans to locate its shops in Cleburne seeking an additional $17 000 from subscribers nearly all of which has been raised and General Manager Baker is expected to arrive to close the matter.
At a Malakoff Texas gathering of Black residents last night Ed Smith and W T Jackson quarreled over the location of Smiths cold drink stand and Jackson was badly cut in several places.
Snyder Texas reports multiple prairie fires in Scurry county causing damage to ranges and prompting response from local authorities and residents.
Cuero Texas August 10 Assessor Schwab near completion of annual rolls show an increase of about 69000 over last year. The growth comes despite no new assessment raises by the board of equalization.
Rock Island Texas reports a new gun club organized with plans to purchase grounds. The initial shoot produced good scores among participants.
Philadelphia reports five more deaths from the previous day’s incident at the National League baseball park raising the total to nine. Dozens are injured with five in critical condition as coroner Dugan and police begin an inquiry. Games proceed with left field bleachers roped off and spectators confined to right field seats and the grand stand. Thousands visit the park and nearby hospitals.
George Neel and Miss Minnie White, both of McKinney, were married in the city in a ceremony here.
Corpus Christi reports a surge of workers for the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico railroad. After a week of slips and initial grading, crews will push grading forward toward Brownsville starting today from Robsville.
At San Luis Potosi, Mexico, officials maintain a strict quarantine after a suspected yellow fever case. Locals dispute the illness and have sent a petition to Washington asking the quarantine be removed.
Governor Terrell orders an immediate and thorough investigation by the prison commission into the alleged whipping of Miss De Criss, a Savannah white woman, at Milledgeville prison farm. Widespread indignation grows as officials await findings and possible punishment.
An earthquake lasting two seconds struck Lisbon and surrounding areas at 10 oclock last night. The tremor caused widespread panic and some damage but no fatalities were reported.
Charles Greenwood a Katy brakeman was run over and killed by an engine in the West Denison yards yesterday in Denison Texas.
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