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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
1
A compact weekly digest highlights top domestic and international events. It surveys political developments, economic trends, notable conflicts, and cultural milestones shaping national and world affairs.
H. Clay Pierce filed a motion for a rehearing in the U S Supreme Court in his habeas corpus case. The item notes various global and national updates including floods in Red River Parish and a fatal Chicago storm.
The condemned man known as Monk Gibson was executed by hanging after prosecutors argued his guilt in a string of killings. Defense lawyers contended he had no ties to the murders and challenged the evidence presented at trial.
Monk Gibson, branded as one of the Conditt family killers, was executed on Saturday in Cuero at 2 45 PM amid a large crowd. Captain W J McDonald reportedly heard a possible implicating confession, though officials withheld confirmation until proper time. Thousands witnessed the hanging as Gibson proclaimed innocence and bid farewell to the crowd.
Lightning struck a Texas Company steel tank at 11 40 Monday causing a fierce blaze. Tank 150 burned, levees were built, another tank 149 caught fire by evening. Estimated total loss around 35 000 with 55 000 barrel capacity tanks valued at 10 000 each.
Henry A Cunningham dies in Dallas while Katy shops plan openings and Denison shops close since May. Mob hangs six in Hemphill jail break. El Paso Mexicans linked to revolutionary group arrested. Dallas Denton normal for colored teachers enrolls sixty seven. Tom Harris’s wagon wreck kills son Tillman near Athens. Texas student trouble exonerated H Harrington. Marlin drowning of Travis Taylor. Final appeals court reverses murder for W O Brown. Train strike injuries Mrs A Weiss in Houston. Texas troops prepared for Mexican border. Fort Worth to Sill troop movements. Larache sinking off Corunna with 85 missing, 65 rescued. Texas railroad mileage report totals.
At Las Vecas across the Rio Grande from Del Rio Texas a 150 man revolutionary band attacked the Mexican cavalry camp. A pitched battle ensued with over 3000 shots fired and several dead. The firing resumed in the afternoon, with sounds heard in Del Rio.
San Antonio Health Officer Brumby tours the state proposing to stock rivers creeks and ponds with minnows. He believes abundant minnows will eat mosquito eggs and wrigglers and help prevent summer fevers by reducing the pest population.
W J Bryan, candidate for Texas State Senate, proposes a cotton mill run by the State Penitentiary Board to employ female convicts in making bagging from cotton waste. He argues it would replace costly jute bagging, save farmers millions annually, and keep more raw materials and labor within Texas. The plan echoes the Cunningham sugar plantation model of convict employment.
Wool growers are urged to stop using sisal or binder twine when tying wool as it damages fleeces. Woolen manufacturers refuse such wool and may discount or reject it. Ohio law may penalize tying fleeces with tags. Use hard twisted twine to improve value and conform to industry practice.
John W. Gates visited his mother in St Charles Illinois spending five hours in town. He shaved and tipped ten dollars to the barber. He gave away half dollars to street urchins and bought a $25 000 stock farm for an old friend. He smoked a five cent cigar and planned an Europe tour by car with a boy. He kissed his mother goodbye and left with his wife and the boy.
Boll weevils are reported in large numbers in many fields around Marlin Falls County while other parts of the country claim no sign of the pest. Cotton appears healthy and growing rapidly with a fine corn crop overall except in overflowed areas.
San Antonio report that "Doc" Williams, convicted of murdering Thomas J. Turner, will be hanged in August after the Court of Criminal Appeals mandate. Judge Dwyer will set the exact date of the execution.
Jim Royals, a 17 year old African American, was arrested Saturday afternoon in Emple charged with criminal assault on a white woman. He was sent to Benton and had a preliminary hearing Monday as locals watched for two hours of excitement.
Mr. J. H. Airhart of Anderson, Texas, lecturer for the Farmers' Union, spoke here Saturday night to a large audience that appreciated his speech.
The government dredgeboat Guadalupe started operations on the river from Victoria Texas. It has cleared overhanging trees and stumps for about half a mile.
The weather was generally fair with temperatures above normal. A needed rain measured 1.03 inches fell on the 20th.
Prof. A. L. White rose in a balloon before hundreds in Wharton Texas on Saturday. He estimates the descent measured one and one fourth miles, with favorable weather aiding a successful ascent observed by many locals and visitors.
The Swiss Aero Club announces that balloon Cognac successfully crossed the Alps from Briga to Switzerland. The feat, long attempted, marks an unprecedented achievement in Alpine ballooning.
Ernest Doyle, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Doyle of 1020 Salado Street, died Sunday morning from carbolic acid poisoning with motive unknown. In Lockhart, volunteers plan a grand picnic at Withers Grove on July 2 with daytime amusements and a night firemen's ball at the clubrooms.
Western and southern parts of the county received good rains on Wednesday afternoon with more needed to aid crops and water supplies.
In Goliad Texas locals report a voice emanating from a hollow tree on the Wheeler Pettus farm claimed to be the Virgin Mary and child. Mexicans travel from nearby areas to solicit the talking tree and spend whatever they can. Last year a supposed flying Mexican swindler preyed on locals until funds ran low.
H L Peterson aged 33 years fell from a house roof in Anson Texas on Thursday and landed in a two foot deep vat of water. He was injured and rendered helpless, then drowned in the cistern.
During a thunderstorm in Waco Texas an electric strike hit the Country Club building, injuring a servant in an upper room. Heavy rain and widespread soaking accompanied the damage.
Judge Walter T. Burns signed an order Thursday granting Adolph William Braun of Victoria a discharge from bankruptcy. The papers in the case were mailed to Galveston.
Peter Palos pleaded guilty to carrying a dirk in Cameron County and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. Across Sabinal and nearby towns farmers report extreme heat and dryness damaging crops with rain hoped for to aid corn and other crops. In Falfurrias and Taylor clear hot weather continues with winds and rain needed, while Moulton sees beneficial showers improving dusty conditions and late corn.
An observed rise in demand for small farms during the past winter as city men out of work buy farms with cash. American born mechanics and tradesmen, who previously farmed, invest savings to return to farming for stable living, seen as a community gain.
A farmer in a rainy day tale masks a nickel with a dash of thrift by stopping it under a table. He notices others lose wealth as manure washes away, prompting the question can he afford such drain. a parable from Southwestern Farmer.
The speaker argues against abandoning cotton. He says cotton is essential for the South, but stresses diversifying crops to run the farm and produce for the market, while still growing as much cotton as is reasonable. He criticizes the cotton system's abuse rather than the crop itself.
The article promotes union programs asserting they build character and improve individuals. It highlights disciplined training, moral reform, and community benefits as outcomes of joining the union. Officials emphasize steady improvement, hard work, and civic responsibility among members.
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