25 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
1
A government policy declares that the nation will stay neutral if war arises. Officials state nonintervention will guide diplomatic and military posture. The decision aims to preserve security while avoiding entanglement.
Diplomatic pressure from European powers reaches General Rafael Reyes in Washington as they warn Bogota that retaking Panama would provoke war with the United States. Reyes fears domestic opposition and warns ambassadors he may fail to sway his army, hoping Panama bears part of Colombia’s debt instead.
An reader seeks to repurpose an old 30 by 56 foot barn to store winter feed and enlarge the structure. Advice covers raising the barn, extending walls, framing to join with the old barn, and planning a basement for stock with manure access and storage locations.
The speaker notes General Reyes aims to seek a Hague reference on several Panama questions. European diplomats tell Reyes that submitting any Panama phase to The Hague is unlikely. Ambassadors urge him to show Colombia faces Europe’s desire for an isthmian canal and likely lack of sympathy from that bloc.
A Montreal Herald letter describes a basement and barn redesign to run crosswise from the base ment wall with 90 percent of similar builds using crosswise rows. It proposes making the structure fifty six feet long, extending the horse stable and rear passage, and adding an alley at the south end.
The New York Tribune notes large shipments of fireworks to the South for Christmas and New Year celebrations, with an estimated million dollars of rockets and crackers set to light up the region. Articles discuss Christ birth legends, Holly lore, Lima Peru ChristmasPageantry, and a reminder of the season’s true meaning.
A roundup of national and regional news includes Texans pressing an emergency measure on boll weevil, New Mexico statehood bills advancing, a fatal heart attack near Roanoke La., a Claude Tex. bank formation approved, arrests for whiskey sales in Hillsboro, diphtheria death of a Weatherford child, a gasoline lamp explosion injuring Hazel Edwards of Cleburne, and financial and transport developments across multiple states.
A December meeting of over 200 San Antonio professionals advanced a $10,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those dynamiting street cars. The group cited evidence of police dereliction and named a committee to file charges with the police board and present evidence against certain officers.
Bohemia observes a strict Christmas fast with children abstaining from food from sunrise to sunset. It is also a dayslong collection season for craftspeople and artisans who crowd homes from dawn to greet “Merry Christmas” and demand a token from the master of the house.
The text surveys Christmas lore from Silesia and Sweden noting a superstition about boys raised as lawyers, mince pies shaped to evoke the manger, and fixed December 25th by the Latin church. It mentions early mince pie ingredients, a France practice of blessing animals at Christmas, and Bethlehem children awaiting angels. It also recalls Sweden's belief that northern men turn into wolves during Christmas week.
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