A Peaceful End Tillman’s Victim Passes Away
The man who survived the Tillman case dies peacefully surrounded by friends after a period of illness. Memorials and condolences flow from the local community.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
1
Editor Narciso Gonzales Dies After Formaldehyde Injection
Columbia editor Narciso Gonzales dies after an intravenous formaldehyde injection seeks to halt peritonitis. Surgeons perform a second injection as his condition rapidly worsens. flags lower to half mast, and condolences pour in from South Carolina and beyond. Notables Hugh S. Thompson and Gonzalo De Quesada express sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie
Guery and
Barron
Barrows
New York
Gonzales
Charleston
News and Courier
South Carolina
North
South
Hugh S. Thompson
Gonzalo de Quesada
Washington
Texas Delegation Sends Boll Weevil Report to Voters
Washington notes say Texas lawmakers distributed Expert Hunter’s boll weevil experiments report to constituents, with 100,000 copies printed for Texas. The U S Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments in the Louisiana boundary case against Texas on Monday, March 22, per Chief Justice Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Fuller
the of Louisiana
State of
Ppt
Pension rolls clipped for foreign allegiance proposal
Rep Russell introduced a bill to end all pensions for non citizens or subjects of foreign powers. It bars any pension to those now or later becoming foreign nationals and requires the interior secretary to remove ineligible individuals from the rolls after twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Russel
United States
United
U States
Secretary of the Interior
Impossible to Meet Demand in Chinese War Indemnity Reply
Pekin reports China replies to the powers note omitting Minister Conger. It says China cannot pay the demanded indemnity on a gold basis due to impoverished conditions. It asks for a monthly exchange rate to set the payments and awaits directives from its governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
China
Conger
Ching
Killing at Rosenberg Texas raises long-standing feud
At about 6 39 am in Rosenberg Texas W H McDonald was shot and killed and Henry Lenhart wounded in a bogey carriage The wounding was accidental and stems from an old dispute Johan Leuvhart a brother of Lenhart was arrested and it is alleged he held the gun J C Talley was also arrested and the pair were jailed at Richmond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenberg
Texas
W. H. McDonald
Henry Lenhart
McDonald
Lenhart
Johan Leuvhart
J. C. Talley
Richmond
Champion Cotton Picker Sets Local Record in Waxahachie
John Williams, a young resident of Nash, Texas, harvested 513 pounds of cotton from 9:30 a.m. to dark last Wednesday in Waxahachie county. Earlier in the season he had reached 563 pounds in a single day during peak picking.
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Waxahachie
Texas
John Williams
Nash
Fire at Jonah Hardware in Jonah Texas Loss Estimated
Georgetown Texas January 17 a large stock of general hardware burned at Jonah Hardware company in Jonah Williamson county last night. Loss about 2000 dollars with 6000 dollars in insurance. Origin of fire unknown.
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Georgetown
Texas
Jonah Hardware Company
Jonah
Williamson County
Curnea
Klondike Rich Gold Strike Ignites Rivalry
In Alaska a tremendously rich gold strike sparks rivalries as prospectors converge on Klondike claims. Local reports confirm immense surface yields and frantic staking of claims amid harsh terrain and seasonal challenges.
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Alaska
Stampede of prospectors reports rich Klondike depth strike
A Dawson dispatch to the Times from Seattle on January 19 describes a tremen dously rich prospecting strike drawing a stampede of hopefuls. Reports say pays 20 cents at a depth of thirteen feet and compares the find to Bob Henderson's Klondike tale in magnitude.
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Seattle
Wash
Tis
Dawson
Bob Henderson
Government Boll Weevil: Texas Field Study and Control
Chief entomologist Dr. Hunter reports on the boll weevil in Texas since 1894, detailing field experiments, the 1902 appropriation, and a practical system for cotton production. It covers territory, methods, spacing, useless poisons, Egyptian cotton susceptibility, and recommendations for early planting and thorough cultivation.
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Hunter
Worldi Rg
Texas
Division of
Entomology
Calvert
Victoria
United States
Red River
Trinity
Sabine Rivers
Early planting bests worst seasons for Texas cotton
The bulletin reports that early planting with thorough cultivation yields the most cotton even in unfavorable seasons, while late or poorly cultivated crops fail to compensate. It notes that northern seed and early-maturing varieties boost earliness, and that destroying previous crops reduces weevil pressure.
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Matifii
Jannoviteh
Mexico
Texas
Sea Island
San Antonio
Division of Entomology
Houston
Brazos Valley
Waco
Division of
Victoria
Dawson awaits Wada claim of gold riches in Alaska district
A Japanese prospector J Wada reached Dawson with reports of a rough Klondike like country in a new district. He cites Gold stream and Pedro creek as rich with pay dirt and bedrock yet to be reached, with Costa brothers and Dan McCarthy making notable finds. About 1900 men work the claims. Jack Costa’s offer of 50 000 for his Goldstream claim was refused.
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Dawson
J. Wada
Wada
Klondike
McCarthy
Pecro Creek
Discovery Creek
Costa Brothers
Alaska
Jack Costa
Goldstream
Grand jury to report indictments against coal dealers
The Chicago grand jury convened to probe the coal famine is expected to return thirty nine true bills this morning. Indictments will accuse coal dealers of violating anti trust laws and of blacklisting.
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Chicago
Weevil Threat Looms Over Texas Cotton Industry
The text discusses the boll weevil's impact on Texas cotton, noting heavy losses and adverse conditions but arguing the crop can still be profitable with adaptation. It cites Victoria County as an example of successful cotton farming under new methods and compares national trends, warning that misjudged fears can inflate the threat while stressing the weevil’s persistent reach across regions.
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Texas
Victoria
United States
al Puna
Cotton Field Management Advice for Harvest Season
Guidance on field control of cotton stalks early in October. Suggest turning cattle into fields when suitable to destroy regrowth and provide forage. Recommend spacing rows according to land and thorough thinning to optimize yield.
Fur Boa Rescue Highlights Unlikely Lifesaving Accessory
A girl wearing a fur boa rescued a man from drowning in New Jersey. The tale is framed as a cheeky defense of fur boas as practical tools in emergencies, suggesting women could carry them for escape and aid.
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New Jersey
Memorial Hospital Planned for Feochow China
Friends of the late Rev. Richard S. Storrs plan a mission hospital in Feochow China to honor the Brooklyn preacher who long led the American board of commissioners for foreign missions.
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Richard S. Storrs
Brooklyn
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Feochow
China
Senator West Donates Federal Public Documents to MU
Senator George S. West has given the University of Missouri a full file of all federal government public documents issued during his 24 years in the Senate. The donation covers a vast archive likely to aid research and civic education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. West
University of Missouri
United States Senate
Literary censor criticised over Paradise Lost license denial
A storm of abuse hits the English literary censor for refusing to license a play based on Milton's Paradise Lost. The censor calls it scriptural and bars the production, drawing sharp criticism from critics and readers alike.
Germany's Two Grand Old Men Ages 173 Years
The two noted Germans are Professors Theodor Mommsen and Adolf Menzel. Their combined ages total 173 years, with Menzel at 87 and Mommsen a year younger.
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Germany
Theodor Mommsen
Adolf Menzel
Menxel
Mommsen
Granddaughters of Benjamin Franklin Enter Washington Society
Miss Wainwright and Miss Schroeder enter Washington society as great granddaughters of Benjamin Franklin. Miss Schroeder is a daughter of Guam’s governor, highlighting notable lineage among the social debutantes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Miss Wainwright
Miss Schroeder
Guam
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Policeman's Unique Record Ends Long Boston Service
Capt. Stephen Henton of the Boston police force retires from the department on New Year’s Day after twenty eight years of continuous service during which he never made an arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Henton
Boston Police Force
Indiscriminate Text Fragment Near Spalding Numbs Local Bullock
A garbled note from Spalding England reports a bullock near the town suffering distress after an apparent illness. The fragment mentions indigestion and a tennis ball, indicating a corrupt OCR of a short local animal incident.
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Indi
Spalding
England
Ness
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