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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
1
Senator Hale faces criticism over a Maine editor's bid for testimonials on his public service as he campaigns for re election. A White House note recounts a possum feast and holiday reflections from Washington lawmakers through anecdotes about Christmas fusion of politics and merriment.
A Pall Mall Gazette note examines marital rights over a wife’s hair, noting husbands must pay costs while wives can leave at will. A husband faced a trial for stealing hair bought with his wife’s funds, with the cadí ruling no ownership or right to raise money on the hair.
George M. Gould discusses Kant and cosmic horror in the Atlantic. He notes few can face a clear image of fate or infinity without fear, describing the mind’s freezing effect when contemplating absolute infinity and the unsettling loss of direction and order.
The Supreme Court holds the beef trust liable for conspiracy to restrain trade. The ruling brands the major meat packers as engaging in unlawful collaboration to fix prices and control markets.
The United States v Swift & Co. ruling affirms an injunction under the Sherman act against the meat packers. Justice Holmes rejects broad objections, calls for continued national supervision of large corporations, and notes the decision signals a major move toward centralized oversight of interstate commerce. Swift & Co. officials declined to comment.
Police report John Schrannan aged 22 was stabbed to death early yesterday after leaving a wedding. He was attacked by two men who carried his body into a billiard hall and left it on a pool table.
El Paso reports the Arizona legislature has a sweeping anti gambling bill similar to Texas and expected to close all gambling houses in Arizona if enacted.
In San Antonio Texas the jury in the case of John Udalle versus the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad Company awarded the plaintiff $10,000 in damages.
Nicholas Cantu of Brownsville aged 106 and a 70 year resident of the city died Sunday night. He was a native of Michoacan Mexico and had lived in Brownsville for decades.
In Seguin Texas the Emil Halm jewelry shop in Freienmuth drug store was burglarized Sunday night. Thieves broke the front window to gain entry and stole 32.50 in cash and eight watches. Four young men A. J. Clack Erve Allen Green Hamilton and Jim Dobey Jr were arrested and jailed. The eight watches and 80 dollars were recovered.
Tensions mount as the attack on the British consul and vice consul in Warsaw sparks fears of renewed strain with Great Britain. Ambassador Hardinge seeks immediate investigation and protection for British diplomats while Count Lamsdorff says placards in Moscow have been removed and similar notices appeared in Libau and Reval.
The house held a session with time requested on the intangible tax bill. A bill to regulate returning marriage licenses to county clerks was introduced. Representative Kennedy proposed creating a civil service commission. Thompson Dill cold storage bill reported adversely and author withdrew local option bills he had introduced.
A derailment occurred four miles east of Lovelock Nevada when eight of ten cars left the rails. No serious injuries were reported though several were bruised. The mishap was blamed on a sprung switch point.
After a lengthy debate the house adopted the conference report on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill carrying 29 182 242 dollars. The post office appropriation bill was taken up and not concluded before adjournment at 5 05 p m until today.
Service on many underground trolley lines remains halted as crews work to clear tracks and conduits. Thousands have labored but Eighth Avenue remains one of the most blocked routes.
In Rome deputies signed a memorial in the chamber urging the government to use its good offices with the Russian authorities to spare the life of Maxim Gorky and his companions.
San Antonio city council passed two ordinances to raise funds and allocate the same. The first imposes a tax levy of 1.49 dollars per 100 valuation. The annual budget totals 515000 dollars for city department appropriations.
Benjamin Franklin like figure in local lore is outdone by Will Johnson, a colored youth who arrived in Marlin on Saturday. He stole a dried salt herring from a dealer without permission and was arrested. He received a fine and costs totaling 27 dollars and 55 cents and ten days on the public roads.
The article notes the low price of cotton and widespread boll worm and weevil infestation in Hearne Texas. Farmers are unsettled and many plan to switch to alfalfa peanuts and the hog industry on a large scale.
Beveridge announced he will appeal for a vote on the statehood bill and believes the effort may succeed. He emphasized public support and outlined steps to secure legislative consideration.
Washington reports suggest opponents to the Arizona statehood bill will push for amendments and aim to remove Arizona if needed. Senator Beveridge leads efforts for a vote timing in the coming week and debates will focus on liquor prohibition changes and proposed four new states. Judge Swayne faces charges Friday and the agricultural appropriation bill may pass this week alongside four other measures.
Washington observes a shift from strict Sunday observance to a wide array of social Sundays including dinners luncheons and entertainments. Ministers protest yet social gaiety continues replacing Puritanical idle Sundays with diverse gatherings.
News from Colmesweil Texas reports C W Holmans four year old child died from severe burns after clothes caught fire by a fireplace at home east of the town Thursday night.
In San Marcos, Texas, A. F. Castell and Ed Massey were tried before Judge Ed R. Kane for violating local option laws. They pleaded guilty to two cases apiece, with two more hearings scheduled. fines are heavy and each defendant must serve forty days in jail.
Che Foo reports three steamers carried about two thousand Russian refugees to Odessa. Two junks, first of twenty five, reached here after leaving Port Arthur on January 27. The voyage brought the coldest weather of the season and many women and children were nearly frozen aboard.
A Tokio dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports Russian supply routes concentrated at Lake Baikal due to snow blocking the eastern railroad. Vladivostok remains land and sea isolated.
Captain Charles Mark arrives from Galveston with a $100,000 subcontract from James Stewart to dredge slips at Port Chalmette for the Frisco Southern railway project worth $2,000,000.
The Daughters of the Confederacy intend to establish a home in Austin for indigent widows of Confederate soldiers. They have funds to purchase property and begin, and will seek legislative support, though they can proceed without it.
In a January 28 dispatch Lieutenant General Sakharoff reports a January 26 to 28 clash near Sandepas with heavy bombardment of the fortified redoubt and villages Sumapu and Paotsia. The attack forced withdrawal from Sandepas after a night fire and claims Japanese losses, with cavalry capturing 100 prisoners south of Sandepas. Pendletonville Texas notes cotton shipments and local gin upgrades amid drought and fatigue.
In Taylor Texas farmers sold over 100 bales of cotton Saturday and 67 bales the prior day, totaling 351 bales marketed in six days. The grain crop drought affected yields, with most production moving to market amid steady activity and few exceptions.
Word from the James Speyer Company of New York says the entire $40,000,000 issue of United States of Mexico four percent gold loan bonds was sold by the end of last week. Syndicate members were not required to pay any interest in the transaction.
City of Mexico report details sentencing of three men linked to a $463,000 bank fraud. Manuel Batia receives fifteen years eight months, assistant cashier Cobos eleven years, and Angel Batiz three years eight months. Restitution orders total 259000 for Matiz Cobos 1638 000 and 56000 for Batiz.
Santiago reports an American firm offered a high price for six Chilean warships but Congress in secret session refused to sell them.
In Nacogdoches Texas the Knights of Maccabees organized a tent last night and enrolled fifty charter members.
Veteran Victoria cattle dealer W H Sutherland shipped three cars of fine Texas steers from Karnes City to New Orleans yesterday.
Several cases of smallpox are reported among Brooklyn street cleaners. The men reside in lodging houses, where the disease is believed to have contracted. An investigation into living conditions is underway.
Prince Gurielly an officer of the police guard was shot to death while driving past the iron works yesterday morning. An unknown man fired the fatal shot and no arrests have been made.
John Manning was shot and killed by porter John Yarra in a saloon on Armour Avenue Chicago yesterday after Manning refused to pay for a beer glass he had accidentally broken.
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