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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
1
A local newspaper advertises its home news focused on town happenings and community gossip as the preferred reading matter over outside features. It promises each issue offers content tailored to readers’ interests with practical local relevance.
The president’s message to Congress outlines urgent legislation including strong federal control of railroads and big corporations, repeal of the Sherman act with a public interest carve‑out, child labor prohibition, wage protections, a progressive inheritance tax, industrial old‑age pensions, doubled Supreme Court salaries, and expanded forestry and waterway programs. He also calls for postal savings banks, a parcel post system, larger education funding, and a navy expansion to complete eight battleships.
Engineering building now under construction planned by the college architect erected by a Texas contractor with materials produced in Texas.
The A and M College of Texas advances a new engineering building designed by College Architect F E Giesecke. Ground broke December 1. contractor J S Harrison of Waco aims to finish by September 1. The 125 by 54 foot three story brick structure will house electrical, civil, and architectural departments with fireproof concrete and artificial stone, costing about 55 375 dollars.
In Houston Texas Daisy Clayton about 60 is found dead in her Milam Street room. Police say robbery motive, diamonds missing, a tall dark man in an overcoat and derby hat linked to the scene. Bessie Light, the other occupant, says she saw a loitering stranger before the crime.
Sour Lake Texas Sabine Lumber Company of Orange Texas completes a deal to become the largest shareholder in Thompson and Ford Lumber Company Sour Lake. The closing uses 250000 dollars in spot cash this week.
Flatonia Texas reports the coldest snap of the season with a cold weather pattern continuing since Tuesday night. Hog killing is in progress as farmers cope with freezing temperatures.
Omaha laborer William Ahren carried a rough diamond nearly as large as a hen’s egg found in a Denver gravel pit. Louis A. Borsheim estimates the stone’s value at $4,000 or more. Ahren recently moved from Denver to Omaha and worked as a gravel pit laborer.
Reported in Chattanooga that Col. R Z Taylor who escaped the Walnut Log hanging of Capt Quentin Rankin on Oct 5 has received a note warning night riders will come to his home to take his body dead or alive, with no attack date given.
Scarcity and delivery delays of cotton seed cars push Cameron residents to hire long hauls from Ben Arnold. Some landowners with large seed quantities arrange seven mile transport through the country, despite minimal railroad pay.
In Giddings Texas a severe wind damaged the smokestack of the Giddings Compress Company. The firm ordered and has erected a new stack and is now ready for business again.
In Teheran secret revolutionary proclamations target the Shah for alleged constitutional violations and call for his death amid political turmoil. The postings reflect rising opposition and unrest within Iran as authorities brace for further action.
Mr A Short sold his 104 acre farm two and a half miles east of Hutto to J C Carlson for 122 50 an acre. Farmers have finished gathering crops and are preparing corn land for another crop. A good deal of cotton remains in yards and warehouses.
Gov Campbell returns to Austin Texas after several weeks away and appears much improved in health following his absence. Local officials and aides note the recovery is steady as he resumes public duties.
William Jennings Bryan and Mrs. Bryan visit Kingsville and note dramatic regional change. He cites transformation of ranch lands into farms and rising land values from growing crops. He points to Corpus Christi truck farms as evidence of the area’s agricultural potential and reliance on natural rainfall.
Alvin Texas farmer J. A. Moore brings in an eighteen pound beet and a sixteen pound turnip, highlighting his dual role as a top coast country dairyman and successful truck grower.
Charles Beal of the Lanier ranch Sierra Blanca arrived at the Pasteur Institute in El Paso Monday for treatment after a mad wolf bite. He was attacked several days ago while in his room. J Loftus and two Texarkana sons also recently arrived, bitten by a mad dog.
Eva A. Ingersoll widow of Robert G. Ingersoll won a Supreme Court victory allowing her to collect about 95,000 dollars in fees due to her late husband plus substantial interest. The case, long argued in lower courts, arises from a disputed agreement between Colngersoll and the heirs of ore A Davis.
The Furnish ranch in Kenney county totaling 27 500 acres was sold to Albert West for 100 000 dollars paid in cash. The buyer plans subdivision and development to provide homes for hundreds of settlers and establish one of the region’s premier ranch properties in Southwest Texas.
Jesse Moore aged 42 died about two miles east of Bastrop while sitting around a camp fire with his family. He leaves a wife and ten children in destitute circumstances. their only visible means of support are a wagon and a small pair of ponies.
James Gordon Bennett presented an international aviation cap valued at 2500 dollars to the French Aero Club along with three sums of capying iuauhag comp.
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