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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
1
Reports from St. Petersburg confirm Japanese occupation of 203 Meter Hill and stubborn Russian defense remains at Port Arthur. Stoessel is pressed to hold out while reinforcements debate Black Sea fleet involvement and potential surrender to save defenders.
In Duquoin Illinois guards and deputy marshals near Zeigler’s pumping station faced an overnight assault from woods with about 500 shots fired. Attacks targeted the pumping station which supplies Zeigler mines, threatening mine operation if destroyed. Ten machine guns are reportedly ready. five pom-pom guns ordered by Joseph Leiter.
Lake Charles Louisiana reports several fruit growers have contracted for 3500 fig trees to augment existing stock and keep the local canning factory operating. Notables involved include Dr. A. J. Perkins J. D. Cline C. D. Otis Leon Chavanne EB. D. Cline and E. E. Barrett.
A Mukden dispatch reports General Rennenkampf capturing Japanese guns and a convoy of 600 rifles. It adds that a 40 000 strong force of Chinese bandits and 8000 Japanese have begun to maneuver Rennenkampf's flanks.
Washington reports no ship subsidy legislation will pass in the present congress. Republican leaders deny a bill, but treasury deficits and an almost $30,000,000 year’s excess expenses pressure opponents. The merchant marine commission may report, yet no bill can be passed now.
Temple Texas reports rain becoming a crying necessity as moisture is needed to raise planted grain and nourish existing crops while stock water supplies run very low in many localities.
Washington announces General John M. Wilson as chair of the inaugural committee has chosen Lieutenant General Chaffee chief of staff to serve as grand marshal for the parade.
The S. M. S. feeder calves that won the grand sweepstakes in Chicago are contracted to return to the city next year for the next international live stock show. They will be sent to Dan Black in Lyndon Ohio for fattening before their return.
Eight miles south of Corsicana Texas a pistol duel between John Pickett and Arthur Laverty left Laverty with a bullet to the left breast just above the nipple. Eleven shots were fired and Laverty was probably fatally wounded. Pickett surrendered to Sheriff Robinson. The feud stemmed from a years old fencing dispute. Both men are well known in the county.
In Laredo Texas two Mexican gamblers robbed sailor A Rodríguez Monday night of about 100 dollars and valuables. They pretended to be officers responsible for valuables of strangers arriving in the city and Rodríguez offered no resistance.
In Hearne Texas the first rainfall in two months eased drought effects after a Monday night and Tuesday shower, with residents noting cooler temperatures and brief relief from parched conditions.
W P Brown the cotton king issues an address urging planters merchants and banks to hold cotton until prices reflect true production costs. He argues protecting reserves and facing demand, cites a 12 million bale crop with 11.5 million consumption, and notes Texas towns Kaufman Burleson Waxahachie Austin report farmers holding bales awaiting better prices as local leaders resist urging sales.
Leading members of the senate finance committee avoid discussing a possible tariff revision for publication. They expect White House talks and wide conferences with the president and congress. Both houses sense the issue will not be rushed though most favor revision being opposed.
Reports say Japanese bombardment of the Port Arthur fleet continues to the besiegers' satisfaction. Sunday evening two or three Russian ships were fired and burned in about thirty minutes. Names and damage extent are unknown, but a Russian sortie seems imminent or risk of irreparable damage grows.
Despite reports, Fall River cotton manufacturers did not attempt to break the strike by importing workers. There was no marked change in the situation yesterday.
In Waco Texas Eugene Bellamy was shot and killed yesterday afternoon by Joe Waddell. Both boys served as messengers in the city and were hunting when a rabbit startled the Waddell boy. He fired at the animal and Bellamy was hit in the head, dying instantly.
Che Feo reports from Port Arthur on December 5 that heavy firing continues as Japanese forces mount a determined effort to seize the northern forts, with intense fighting persisting today.
Beaumont Texas reports ongoing activity at Spindle Top as production declines continue. W P Bowles is setting a strainer in well No 2 north of the Gober tract at about 900 feet depth. A new derrick is up for a well to be drilled for D R Beatty on the field's western edge.
The Tyler Texas cotton slump hurts county farmers holding 7000 to 8500 bales and facing losses estimated at 50000 to 75000 dollars. Similar conditions exist in nearby counties. Estimates are conservative.
The article notes Wizoni is screening applications for Christmas pardons for convicts. It mentions a tradition where the governor grants pardons as Christmas presents, citing Governor Lanham who last year issued around twenty five pardons. It remains unclear how many pardons will be issued this Christmas.
In La Grange district court yesterday Grant Slater received five years for robbery Hence Johnson was sentenced to two years for assault to murder Eli Jones two years for burglary Sam Rogers four years for burglary and theft Dan Grady fourteen years for forgery and related counts
Dallas police arrested a man Friday for possessing many ostrich plumes. He was sent to Houston on an outstanding warrant. Feathers allegedly came from Levy Bros. store in Houston.
In Dallas district court yesterday, former policeman William T. Lacy faced murder charges for killing street superintendent Roger P. Sanderson. The lengthy session centered on jury selection, with a full panel secured for the trial.
A. J. Gibson who was wounded in a rooming house encounter last week died yesterday after the assailant, who later killed himself in his room, is reported to have died by his own hand.
In Austin a Supreme Court consult with state judges occurred regarding filing a writ of error to the U S Supreme Court in the Orange county local option dispute Robinson and Watson versus Wingate county judge et al on appeal from Orange county the injunction against local option questions was ruled not lie. Parker and Davis figure about 75000. In New York George Ada the playwright ill at the Holland house showed signs of improvement and expected to be out today.
The Buffalo German bank where President Emory H. Ehrman served has shut its doors. A closing notice cites insufficient funds to meet a constantly increasing run of deposits.
Washington December 5 Congress prepares to open with roll calls and oathings. Many private pension bills, over a thousand, are ready for House action. Objections to J Thomas Heflin’s oath may spark a spirited debate. The president’s message will be read, with little other business expected early in the session.
J. P. Walker and seven assistants from the geological survey arrive in Lawton Oklahoma to survey and establish boundary lines for the Wichita forest reserve. Iron posts bearing Forest Reserve will be placed a mile apart around the entire reserve, with work expected to last two months.
St. Louis officials said yesterday a contract will be signed this week for sale of eleven exhibit palaces stock barns and other World’s Fair buildings including the colonade of States pavilions aerodrome banks intramural railway hospital press building and police and fire stations totaling 15 million dollars for 386 thousand.
Groveton Texas sheriff John Stansley raided a location yesterday morning and recovered twenty six quarts of whiskey. Complaints were filed against two parties for unlawfully selling intoxicants.
The Dallas grand jury finished its investigation and returned true bills charging Holly Vann Frank McCue and Burrel Oates in the Adolph Aronhoff murder case.
In New York, police and surgeons spent two hours freeing an alleged burglar trapped in a sub cellar following a tense struggle. He had fallen or jumped into the space after the confrontation.
A single pound of coal can yield 236 horsepower and perform the work of an express locomotive for 12 minutes. It could haul an eight car train at fifty miles per hour for a sixth of a mile. For wood, a man at sixty strokes per minute with a hand saw advances five feet per minute, while a circular saw driven by machinery would cut seventy times more wood in the same time, meaning one pound of coal powers 180 such saws.
The passage discusses nonrhyming words and a vowel sound in English. It notes bulb and month as examples and explains poets use such forms to stress the final syllable and alter rhythm. It also mentions rhymes like felicitous mysterious and glorious as examples of turbulent monosyllables.
Arlington Indiana special reports photogra pher W A Hysong, recently moved from Sapp Kentucky, extols Dodd's Kidney Pills as the greatest remedy. He recalls kidney trouble in 1901 02 and says after one and half boxes he was cured. Neighbors also used the pills with good results. He warns of Bright's Disease if early symptoms are ignored. An unrelated note mentions an island rumor about sponges and a lover.
A fragmented clipping notes claims that real merit creates superiority and promotes Hunt's Lightning Oil for injuries. It cites tests and a London restaurant trend, a Lewes clergyman's legacy, and a publicized rheumatoid remedy claim, ending with a social note about clothing expenses.
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