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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
1
Chicago reports two days into a three day celebration with the “sane and safe” idea taking root. Casualty totals show 19 deaths and 344 injuries, with drownings not included in the main list and eleven more drownings reported by midnight.
Tyler special Grand Jury organized June 21 to probe participants in the lynching of Jim Hodge adjourned Thursday without returning any bills against the parties involved.
Col H C Thurston aged 79 and seven feet seven and a half inches tall died suddenly at his Pleasant home. A Confederate veteran, he attended a Memphis reunion where his height drew crowds. The casket used for burial was eight feet long.
Railroad figures show Texas main lines increased by 876 miles in the year ending June 30, bringing total main line mileage to 13,293.16 miles, not counting spur and second tracks.
Aberdeen residents search for the killers of John W Christie his wife Mildred 18 and Michael Roynane a 15 year old worker on the Christie place eight miles from town. In Chicago health officials report eighty four weekly deaths from the heat with many infants and elderly among victims.
Five of the seven members of Geo Fuller’s family, a farmer, were drowned in reservoir No 5 about three miles northwest of Wellington Colorado during a fishing trip on late Saturday afternoon.
The first state convention of deaf and dumb mutes held in Texas gathered in Houston City Hall Saturday afternoon with over 100 delegates in attendance. In Dallas merchandise imported from abroad last year totaled 1,024,000 with duties paid of 328,400. Dallas seeks designation as a port of entry by Uncle Sam.
Andrew Carnegie has wired the State Department $25,000 of his pledge for the Central American Peace Court at Cartaga Costa Rica. In Galveston records for daily visitors were shattered as 8,000 people registered at Union Depot on Sunday.
Heavy rains cut rail service in Monterey and surrounding areas with no trains entering or leaving since Thursday afternoon. National Railroad Matamoros division suspended northern travel and freight operations until further notice.
Reports from Sabinas Hidalgo and Villaldama detail widespread flood damage with towns wiped out or submerged. Rail lines face major delays as the National and Mexican International railways struggle to restore service, while hundreds are made homeless and river flooding disrupts daily life.
Henry Harris, charged with killing his brother, was released on $1000 bond and returned to jail. The incident occurred on Saturday in Nacogdoches.
The Senate voted 49 to 27 to create a customs court. Democrats Bailey Beacon Bankhead Foster Money Newlands Simmons Taylor supported the amendment. Culberson Chamberlain Daniel Fletcher Frazier Gore Hughes Johnston McLaurin Martin McEnery Overman Shively Smith of South Carolina Stone opposed. Republicans including progressives also opposed.
Developments in the Llano county iron ore district are linked to Dr. W. B. Philips scrutiny. Rich deposits lie far from coal and near no strong transport, prompting talk of real mining in Llano country. In Travis county Fount Davis aged about 60 was shot in the head and died after hours in bed.
Lufkin Texas Hast Texas Canning Company turned out the season s first lot of canned goods on Wednesday. The factory is operating at a rush and bids to become a major industry in Lufkin.
Burleson County crops suffer extreme drought with corn losses estimated at one third to one half of expected yield from three or four weeks ago. Cotton is doing fairly well and fruiting nicely in Chriesman, Texas. In Yoakum, H Tribble shipped a carload of large melons to Del Rio, the third such shipment this week, with farmers paid cash at the car.
The cotton crop in Zurich Texas shows fine prospects this season as hot weather accelerates growth of the plants. The report notes rapid development under high temperatures, signaling a favorable harvest outlook.
Bandits attack a camp of ten Texas horse buyers driving 300 head of cattle from New Mexico toward Texas near Afton. Nine traders are reported dead. one wounded survivor reaches Afton to relay the massacre. Other items note jail break arrests near Angelina River and a new 600-barrel well on the W L Barbee tract in New Territory Humble Texas.
A man was stabbed in the heart and died almost instantly Sunday. Police seek Eliza Jackson in connection with the killing.
The Hondo independent school district bond election passed by a 62 vote majority approving a tax levy to build a $10,000 addition to the brick building. In El Paso region a Southern Pacific passenger train No 9 derailed 100 miles east of El Paso injuring many people.
Hidalgo county commissioners awarded a contract for a new courthouse at Chapin with a cost above 75000 dollars. The county seat was moved there by a recent special election.
Receipts for the Texas secretary of state office in June totaled 112 408 dollars with 72 766 dollars attributed to franchise taxes from corporations statewide. The report highlights corporate tax collections and overall revenue for the month.
The attorney general approved Sweetwater street improvement bonds totaling $20,000 at 5 percent and Sweetwater city hall and fire station bonds totaling $10,000 at 5 percent. Both issues are forty-twenty serials.
Blanco Texas promoter Othello Davis a respected stockman of the county's north part shot himself at home Friday. He leaves a wife and five grown sons. Davis enjoyed a large acquaintance and his death is deeply deplored by the community.
Crop conditions for corn and cotton in Wichita county Texas show a remarkable recovery from a dry winter. Weather has been ideal and the three month uneasy mood has given way to optimistic crop talk.
In Hempstead Texas 380 cars of melons have been loaded with fair prices. Melons fetch 5 and 10 cents on the streets. One more week likely to close the car shipments for the season.
Farmers in Berclair Texas report late corn destroyed by the bud worm. The pest invasion has ruined a substantial portion of the season's crop, prompting concern among local growers and calls for control measures.
New York tale recounts Farmer Wilks famed for a 10 foot 9 inch beard at Hammerstein theater. A goat nibbles away at the beard during a performance, consuming part of the length and jeopardizing Wilks contract pay tied to beard length. An earnest group pledges to lure Gov. Hughes to the roof.
Mme Grimalkin a large Angora cat owned by Standard Co oper at Landlock was carried off by a bald eagle from a rocky pinnacle 2220 feet above sea level near mine works. After three nights of talk a telephone call two miles away announced the cat had returned battered yet alive. The mine foreman witnessed the abduction and the pursuit over the mountain tops.
Work horse parades in New York and Jon attract crowds and boost interest in Baltimore and Chicago, signaling growing popularity and potential future events across multiple cities.
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