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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1914
Page
6
Washington Supreme Court ruling supports Deer Lodge County Montana power to tax net receipts of life insurance companies. New York Life Insurance Company resisted the tax, but the court maintained the levy as constitutional.
Appropriations totaling 1 729 012 to cover 1 158 claims tried by the court of claims and sent back to Congress for final action include civil war volunteer officers and Spanish American War items along with churches lodges schools hospitals and municipal corporations. Senate debate touched on currency and immigration bills while authorities discussed federal telegraph ownership and army strength. The report also notes a hanging in North Dakota, mine disaster deaths in Colorado, flood damage in Texas, and relief measures including troop transport for refugees.
Rebel chief Villa confiscates the Terrazas estates and cattle in Mexico along with banks and bonds. Federal generals Mercado Salazar Orozco Rojas and Caraveo command 12 000 troops near Ojina ga with twenty big guns for Ojinaga defense. Tampico bombardment routs rebels. 800 killed in hours. Rear Admiral Fletcher orders cease fire. Crete annexation completed. Emmeline Pankhurst rearrested in England. Haruna launched in Kobe as Japan plans three new super-dreadnoughts in 1914. Berlin to cheapen electricity. Kaiser may sell castles.
A veteran farmer notes the rise of modern poultry farming from skeptical days to widespread adoption. He cites state poultry departments, college stations, and shows as drivers, and urges pure bred stock, careful housing, and sound buying practices. He shares experiences with dealers and a personal record of high egg yields from pure bred stock.
U S Department of Agriculture reports 1913 14 cotton lint only output 6 542 850 000 pounds not counting linters total 13 677 000 bales of 500 pounds with seed and linters value likely at a record 850 570 000 for lint plus about 125 000 000 for seed and linters. Georgia Alabama South Carolina produce large crops. Texas and others show varied gains.
Instructions on storing sweet potatoes to extend shelf life. Treats handling, drying, sorting bruised tubers, avoiding chilling, and maintaining 50 to 65 degrees. Describes building a ventilated conical heap with sand layers for long term storage and periodic checks for moisture.
The report notes that pork production is not keeping up with rising population demands. It highlights supply gaps and potential impacts on prices and availability in the market.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander of American naval forces in Mexican waters, ordered rebels and federals at Tampico to cease firing. He warned the gunboat Wheeling would open fire if disobeyed. Both sides complied with the order.
President Wilson on Monday formally withdrew his acceptance of honorary membership in the Military Order of the Carabao. The group consists of regular and volunteer officers who served in the Philippine Islands after the Spanish American War.
Work on the old Groveton courthouse nears completion and on the 10th bids will be received for the new structure costing $50,000.
Austin Texas Ernest Davis of Houston is named by Controller Lane to assist J W Stephens in classifying old state documents.
In Austin a middle aged wife, fatigued from her overnight journey, fainted at the governor’s office while pleading for a conditional pardon for her husband serving a two year term. Gov Colquitt granted the pardon after investigating his reputation. The couple will reunite in Fort Worth before Christmas.
Mexican government struggles to raise money in Europe to cover January interest. Paris and London banks, which took 20 million dollars of the spring loan and held options on the unissued remainder, declined to exercise the option, even for a small amount.
Houston Heights voters backed three 50 year contracts for water light and electricity and amended the public service clause. They adopted free text books for schools and approved bonds totaling 220000 dollars with 200000 for a sewer system.
Emilio Zapata with 300 men fights a federal detachment from Toluca at Ranch Nenepapa eighteen miles from the City of Mexico. He eludes capture after a sharp engagement. Reports of his wounds cannot be confirmed.
Colorado Springs report states William Davis Hayes, grandson of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, wed Miss Elizabeth McEwin Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Kirk Brown Davis of Colorado Springs on Friday.
Spanish troops routed Moorish tribesmen at Muley Absalom in Spanish Morocco on Thursday. Air bombing by Spanish aviators disrupted the tribesmen and caused heavy losses.
Senator Jones of Washington introduced a bill seeking a $500000 appropriation to place a monument in every state along the Canadian boundary to mark the line and celebrate a century of peace between the United States and Great Britain.
President Wilson plans a three weeks vacation immediately after signing the currency bill expected Monday or Tuesday. The exact destination is not announced but a quiet spot on the Gulf Coast near New Orleans is under consideration for him and his family.
The New Hampshire State Grange favored woman suffrage by a 118 to 61 vote on Friday in Concord. This action marks strong support within the agricultural advocacy body for extending voting rights to women.
Secretary Bryan and Netherlands minister Chevalier Van Raphard signed a treaty providing that any dispute that cannot be settled by diplomacy shall be submitted to an international five member commission for investigation.
Mission Texas reports the first car of cabbage of the season was shipped on Friday marking the start of the market.
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