23 Dec 1909
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
1
A local resident credited with uncovering sugar fraud received a large payout from authorities. Investigators announced the discovery led to charges against several traders and a crackdown on price manipulation in the city market.
William Loeb Jr approves Richard Parr claim for a moiety of 1 pounds half of 2 135 486 paid by American Sugar Refining Co in restitution for underweighing duties. Parr discovered a steel spring used to fix weights, aiding convictions and a 135 486.32 penalty. Parr to receive up to about 700 000 of the 2 135 486. Snowstorm in North Texas disrupts travel. third snowfall this winter hits Panhandle towns.
In Shiner Texas merchants report the best Christmas trade in years with crowds daily. Country buyers trade turkeys chickens and eggs for Christmas goods as turkeys fetch lie per pound and demand exceeds supply. In Courtney Texas J M McCord sold his 3250 acre Brazos bottom plantation with teams and implements.
A mob stormed a jail house, beating a Black man and hanging him from a fire station tower. Police secured the area, while residents reported fear and demanded action against the rioters.
In Rosebud Texas City Marshal Williams is seriously wounded after a shootout with a Black suspect who was captured but then seized by about fifty unidentified men and taken to the fire station where he died. The mob action followed a public safety duel near the oil mill reservoir.
A deadly wreck involves the train formerly known as the Golden State Limited. The incident fatally injures two people and disrupts service as investigators assess causes and safety measures at the scene.
Two Tucson men, engineer Tom Walker and fireman P W Bauer, died when eastbound Southern Pacific passenger train No 4 derailed three miles west of Benson. Ten were seriously injured and thirteen others treated for cuts and bruises. Col William Fife of Cananea and Miss Nellie Corbett among the seriously hurt. The train was traveling at about thirty miles an hour.
A sequence of northern and southern rail accidents reports December notes several fatal and non fatal crashes. New York Central Express hits rear of eastbound train killing three and injuring twelve while Southern Railway Express derails injuring fourteen. Santa Fe Express crashes into Limited killing one and injuring eighteen. Central of Georgia Express strikes a switch engine killing three and injuring seven. Southern Railway derailment at Chamblee Georgia injures fourteen with no fatalities.
San Antonio reports an extraordinary December cold spell since Saturday night. Ice and sleet cover all, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Wires for telegraph and telephone suffer, streetcar and light services near collapse.
Austin Texas Gov Campbell has issued over forty pardons despite his claim of not granting Christmas pardons. Observers note the timing on the eve of Christmas makes the pardons a welcome gift to those affected and to their supporters.
Citizens in San Antonio start a push to fund a $1500 reward for the capture and conviction of Mike Meagher’s killer. Governor to be asked for $500. D A Walker of the San Antonio Telephone Company leads pledges with $500.
A Stockdale Texas man and his wife named Arnold were found by the roadside Monday in a frozen condition. A negro man found them and brought them in. They were cared for by the officers. When warmed they were taken home by relatives.
Francisco Calderon from Allende Coahuila Mexico had his right leg cut off while attempting to board a train at Devers on Monday. Cattle Suffering From Sleet and Snow Hit Luling Texas with heavy losses as stockmen failed to prepare for the severe weather.
Curley Crawford of a local restaurant allegedly accused of forgery took the man to the North Side. An isolated railroad yard spot was reached where the victim was sandbagged and robbed of $80. He was badly hurt.
Five professional yeggmen entered Geronimo eight miles south of Lawton Oklahoma on Friday morning and blew the Citizens' Bank safe with dynamite. The blast wrecked one side of the building and the robbers escaped with about $600 in cash.
East St. Louis reports 300 colored residents detained at police headquarters after a Sunday night shooting on a street car. Edgar Gooday was killed and Conductor M P O'Brien seriously wounded. the highwayman description matches a single assailant.
Capt. J. W. Watson longtime government weather observer in Abilene died Saturday after tumbling down basement steps in the government building. His head struck the cement floor and the skull was fractured in the fall.
The Secretary of State signed an amendment increasing West Lumber company capital stock from 400000 to 5000000 dollars after a stockholders meeting held on December 13 in Houston.
W. E. Ross of this city bought 700 bales of spot cotton for Campbell and Cleaver of Dallas Texas, paying over 50000 dollars for the lot.
The article describes a twelve hour sleet with some snow in Manor Texas turning hills and valleys white. Families including a young couple an old man and his child are out sleighing enjoying the winter scenery. The scene emphasizes the joy of sleighing and the novelty of the white landscape.
Burnet Texas resident J. B. Escaville shipped 1500 turkeys on Saturday alerting local markets.
The Department of Insurance and Banking licensed the International Life Insurance Company of St. Louis to operate in Texas. The firm has consolidated the Great American Life Insurance Company of St. Louis and received its permit dated November 30.
North Zulch Texas reports shipments of turkeys valued at 875 dollars, fifteen to twenty coop loads of chickens, and seventy five pounds of butter. Farmers from various districts contribute produce for local use and shipment.
Diversification at Zavala Texas reports a local firm loading a car of sweet potatoes and consigning it to a Dallas house at 60 cents per bushel freight prepaid. This is the second car sold this year, the first sent in October on commission of $1.10 per bushel.
Five lions a leopard and other wild animals sent as a gift from former President Roosevelt to the Washington Zoo were unloaded from the German steamer Moltefels in Philadelphia on Saturday.
A Sunday origin fire in Galveston caused about 85000 dollars in damage after a three hour battle by the fire department in near freezing temperatures.
A Sunday morning fire in Little Rock, Arkansas, destroyed a business block with a total loss estimated at 85000 dollars. It marks the second such blaze in the area within two weeks.
A norther reached Monterey in the early hours bringing steady rain followed by afternoon sleet that froze on contact, coating streets and surfaces.
Tex L G Bailey a Karnes City druggist fell and broke his leg while skating with a young boy. The incident occurred in Karnes City and the man required treatment for a broken leg.
A biblical tale set on a hillside near Bethlehem follows Ben Joseph the shepherd as he plots vengeance for three slain ewes. A nighttime confrontation with Ben Hadad ends when a miraculous star appears, changing Ben Joseph’s heart and sparking reconciliation.
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