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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1924
Page
6
January receipts show public land sales and leases totaling 344 028 dollars. The Railroad Commission extends hearings on maximum rates and several state appointments and legal actions are noted, including Beazley’s resignation as Health Officer and filing of a murder appeal by R L Mohler.
President Coolidge addresses the National Republican Club in New York pledging immediate criminal and civil action against oil land lease abuses. He seeks bipartisan support for the Mellon tax bill, backs agriculture aid, defends arms sales to Mexico, and urges justice without partisanship while stressing due process and nondiscrimination.
William G. McAdoo said he would leave the decision on his presidential candidacy to state leaders after questions about his work for E L Doheny oil firms. He urged a Chicago conference of progressives labor and farmers to gauge public opinion and determine if his professional service affects his leadership.
At a Washington conference with Secretary Weeks Representative Garrett of Texas was informed that the negro rioters case is being reviewed by the war department, but no extreme action is contemplated at this time.
The Mudville school house near Smetana about 12 miles southwest of Bryan burned last Friday with contents.
The new Texas senator Karl B. Mayfield says his term runs to March 3, 1920. Opponents challenge his seat amid accusations of Klan influence in the election and alleged corrupt manipulation of voting machinery. Former Rep. Robert L. Henry and Cullen F. Thomas, longtime figures in Texas politics, are named as key witnesses in the contest and the Klan’s role is noted in the primary and seating dispute.
New York Senator Royal S Copeland a physician and dentist in politics proposes a federal tax of 100 dollars on every pistol manufactured in the United States and sets the cartridge price at one dollar. He defends his stance amid a tense exchange with the American Silk association praising calm and denouncing hysteria.
Maryland Democrat William Cabell Bruce joins the Sixty-eighth Congress and aligns with Cummins on the Interstate Commerce Committee chair, backs Mellon's tax plan, and opposes the bonus. A Virginia planter and Baltimore civic leader, he is famed for literary works and a Pulitzer prize.
William Jennings Bryan says if Florida delegates support him at the national convention they will back Dr. A. A. Murphree of Gainesville for the Democratic nomination. He praises Murphree as intelligent and humane, a strong administrator of the University of Florida, and a dry progressive Democrat. He opposes evolution teaching to young students, calling it dangerous. Dr. Murphree, born 1870 in Walnut Grove Alabama, has taught since 1892 after graduating Peabody College.
The Shenandoah dirigible will begin its polar mission from Fort Worth after refilling helium at a local plant. From Fort Worth the route heads to San Diego Seattle Nome Alaska and Point Barrow before crossing ice bound air currents toward the pole.
Spinach market bulletin notes Texas delivered 48 cars of spinach to New York Detroit Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Cleveland Denver St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Kansas City was skipped. Average jobbing price across markets was 1.95 to 2.10 per Texas bushel, up from 1.17 to 1.30 last year.
Federal court ordered the sale of the Kansas City Mexico & Orient railway system to satisfy a government loan of 2 500 000 dollars. Judge John Pollock announced the action on Friday with time and place to be named later.
Athens reports Premier Venizelos and his entire cabinet have resigned. A new ministry will be formed by Makfandaris, the former interior minister, as the political reshuffle begins following the resignation.
Advertisement notes a harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion used for half a century. Drug stores and general stores offer bottles priced at 85 cents. The source emphasizes long standing popularity and wide availability.
A short dialogue discusses crafting a party invitation. The speaker suggests a simple line that avoids stilted wording and favors a straightforward invite. The exchange centers on making the invitation welcoming and clear for children.
Among nationwide interest in hygiene the text touts Doctor Pierce's vegetable medicines as pure and trusted for over fifty years. It cites Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo as the physician behind the tonics Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription and invites trial tablets by mail from the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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