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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1923
Page
2
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet notes Mrs. Gawker boasting of paying $1 000 to entertain guests earlier that evening. The tenor responds with a sarcasm laced retort about pinning the check on his lapel before singing.
A fragmented Punch excerpt portrays a difficult scene as a tramp at a back door pleads for help. The speaker claims lifelong neglect and describes being born in a small attic in London while his parents enjoyed themselves, highlighting hardship in urban poverty.
French troops began marching into Essen early Thursday as Paris, with Belgium and Italy backing a new Ruhr governance plan. The move follows Germany’s Ruhr coal distribution being placed under a coordinating commission. President Harding ordered American troops home from the Rhine, signaling U.S. disapproval of French reparations policy.
Oklahoma City reports Governor Waltons inaugural barbecue consumed an emergency scale of supplies. Dan Lackey lists five carloads of dressed meat, 30 000 gallons of coffee, 339 000 buns, 55 000 pounds of sugar, 450 barrels each of pepper and salt, 000 pounds of onions and four barrels of pickles plus several car loads of canned edibles.
Berlin acts quickly interpreting French and Belgian notes with the recall of Dr. Wilhelm Mayer ambassador to France and Dr Landsberg minister to Belgium as the first counter move to the occupation of the Ruhr.
Lieutenant Fon da B. Johnson, 31, was killed instantly near Kelly Field Texas when his squadron’s plane collided with a Spad flown by Sergeant D G. Warner. Both aircraft were wrecked. Warner survived after plummeting nearly two thousand feet.
Lausanne reports a Near Eastern conference decision affecting one billion people. Muslims in Greece or Turkey must relocate to Turkey and Greek Christians in Turkey must move to Greece, abandoning farms homes and businesses to seek new livelihoods.
The Texas attorney general approved bonds for Fort Bend County totaling $100000 with 5 percent interest. Governor Neff plans speeches before the Legislature convenes. An oil portrait of Gen Albert Sidney Johnson will be installed in the State Senate. State Treasurer Terrell reports $173084 available in the general fund and warrants up to No 3350 payable on presentation.
The 38th Texas Legislature convened in Austin as R. E. Seagler of Palestine was elected speaker of the house by 127 to 19, with 149 members present. Lieutenant Governor Lynch Davidson presided over the senate which organized quickly with R. M. Dudley as president pro tem and most senators in attendance.
A brief wry remark on how kids miscalculate until consequences catch up, illustrating a common lesson about heed and consequence in childhood.
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