Legislators Arrive as Prohibition Bill Faces Settlement
A large assembly of lawmakers arrives seeking a swift resolution to the prohibition bill. Several members express urgency to move beyond debate and reach a settlement before adjournment.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
1
May Petition the Governor Urges Early Constitutional Action
In Austin Texas legislators press the governor to submit a constitutional convention for a prohibition amendment. Prohibitionists vow to petition if a candidate opposed to submission is nominated. The special session builds as lawmakers and visitors discuss securing an orderly return to normal state progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
House of Representatives
Senate
Heavy rains and floods hit Ohio Kentucky and Indiana
Torrential Sunday rains in Southern Ohio Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana caused crop damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Lightning stunned a dozen worshipers at Silas Baptist Church near Paris Kentucky. No fatalities reported though many injured. Rivers including the Licking and the Miami swollen but not yet overflowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
KentUcky
Indiana
Silas Baptist Church
Paris
Licking
Destructive Kentucky Rainstorm Hits Central Region
A severe rainstorm with lightning swept central Kentucky damaging wheat tobacco and corn crops. Wires collapsed across the Bluegrass. At Blue Lick Springs Henry Work and his grandson were caught in the flood with the boy missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Blue Lick Springs
Henry Work
Anniston Visit by Miniature Clone Sparks Severe Storm Damage
Sunday storm in Anniston brought a miniature cy clone and a dramatic lightning display. A heavy downpour knocked out telephone and electric lighting, disabled streetcar services, toppled trees and small structures, and caused widespread damage. Crops are believed to be heavily damaged by the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Alan Anniston
Ranger Fired Upon Near Navasota Bank Robbery Suspected
Adjutant General Newton received a telegram from Ranger E L Avirett dated Navasota stating he was fired upon and returned fire, striking one assailant. It is believed a bank robbery was attempted and two suspects are implicated but escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Newton Monday
E. L. Avirett
Navasota
Adjutant General’s Department
Mosquitos Halt Melon Transport to Orange
Two boatloads of watermelons arrived in Orange from Johnson's Bayou but local mosquitos hamper harvests and prevent the fruit from reaching markets. Report says fields rot as residents cannot pick them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Tex
Johnson’s Bayou
Fort Worth and Fisher County school bonds approved for registration
The attorney general's department approved for registration bonds from Fort Worth school building program worth $100,000 with twenty-fours at 4 1/2 percent, Eastland ISD schoolhouse bonds $20,000 at 5 percent, Fisher County CS Dist No 45 schoolhouse bonds $1,000 at 5 percent, and Fisher County CS Dist No 2 schoolhouse bonds $1,500 at 5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
City of Fort Worth
Eastland Independent School District
Fisher County Common
County Judge Baker Allocates Bond Funds for Schools Roads
Richmond Texas Mondas County Judge Baker reported approval and registration by the attorney general of road bonds totaling 159000 and school bonds totaling 3000. A Needville schoolhouse at 1000 and a Pendleton schoolhouse at 2000 will be completed before the next scholastic year begins. Five hundred thousand dollars will be spent on good roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Tex
Mondas County
Baker
Needville
Pendleton
Storm Claims Lives and Damages in Italy Texas
A severe storm struck Italy Texas on Monday afternoon killing Mr Poerch and his son. Trees were uprooted and a shed collapsed on Mr Gillian's son, who was seriously injured. The schoolhouse, tower and water tank were blown away and one house burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Tex
Poerch
Gillian
Wheat Prices Hold at One Dollar In McKinney Week
McKinney Texas reports wheat selling at one dollar this week with the price reaching that level by Saturday indicating little change in market values despite market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney, Tex
Estrada forces seize Half-Way Key near Bluefields Bluff
Report from the United States cruiser Prairie states Estrada troops captured Half-Way Key on July 6 near Bluefields Bluff with little opposition. Madriz forces were said to prepare further action. A claim about General Matuty’s execution is likely false, and the Venus capture report remains uncertain. The Prairie also flagged a possible San Jacinto sighting in the Madriz service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Prairie
Venus
Madriz
Witherspoon
the Prairie
San Jacinto
Independent School Districts Must Choose Depositories Annually
Assistant Attorney General Seth F. Caldwell ruled that independent school districts must select their depositories each year. The ruling interprets the depository act as requiring annual designation by independent districts in Austin Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Department of Education
Seth F. Caldwell
Reparation Granted Over Onion Shipments to Dallas
The Interstate Commerce Commission on Wednesday awarded reparations to Texas Seed and Floral Company and David Hardie Seed Company against Texas Pacific Railroad Company. Two shipments of onion sets from Lemar California to Dallas Texas were set at 123 dollars and 304 dollars 50 cents respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Seed and Floral Company
David Hardie Seed Company
Texas Pacific Railroad Company
Lemar
Cal
Dallas
Tex
Two Children Die in Texas Kerosene Explosion
In Rockdale Texas the two young children of Joe Magee ages four and six were severely burned when a kerosene explosion occurred at their home near the Rockdale Coal Company mines. The siblings apparently obtained the kerosene and ignited it, dying a few hours after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Tex
Joe Magee
Rockdale Coal Company
Body Found Near Yarnell East of Amarillo
A white man about 45 years old, five feet eight inches, 140 pounds with a sandy complexion was found Wednesday evening near Yarnell on the Rock Island road, seventeen miles east of Amarillo, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert
Amarillo
Tex
Yarnell
Rock Island Road
Jockey Bob Simmons Dies After Exhibition Win
Winnipeg jockey Bob Simmons aged 56 collapsed and died Saturday after steering Beulah R to victory at the exhibition track. A veteran rider for forty five years his death ends a lengthy racing career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jocky Simmons
Winnipeg
Man
Bob Simmons
Beulah R
Election returns from Kaufman County tallies vary sharply
In Kaufman County voters Saturday produced uneven results with Lively 122 and Lindsay 10, Rodenheim 844, Reaves 125, Mass 10, Eustace 67, and Pritchard 3 as incomplete tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaufman, Tex
Kaufman County
Lively
Lindsay
Rodenheim
Reaves
Mass
Eustace
Pritchard
Bucket Shop Men Must Face Trial In Extradition
Five accused bucket shop operators Edward S. Boggs Richard E. Preusser Leo Mayer Robert A. Guy and Oliver J Robinson to be extradited to Washington for trial on October 1 each under $5000 bonds Judge Hand ruled extraditable in New York proceeding Louis A Cella arrested for perjury as government introduces Henry Artemus former president of Standard Stock and Grain Dealers as key witness in Jersey City and St Louis connections
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Shields
Judge Hand
Louis A. Cella
St. Louis
United States
Henkel
Cella
Angelo
Samuel W. Adler
Henry Artemus
Georgtown
Ohio
Standard Stock and Grain Dealers
Jersey City
Cella Commission Company
Guffey Fails in Business as Receiver Appointed
Pittsburg PA Colonel James M Guffey national Democratic leader for Pennsylvania and oilman faces receivership after a bill filed by J H Galey and James S Willard alleges debts around 6700000 with 950000 unsecured. Assets exceed 17000000 chiefly J A Guffey and West Virginia coal holdings valued at least 15000000 with an estimated two billion tons of coal in place potential profit of 20000000 at 1 cent per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Bryar
Denver
Joseph M. Swearingen
Common Pleas Court
J. H. Galey
James S. Willard
Guffey
Colonel Guffey
J. A. Guffey Company
West Virginia Company
West Virginia
Bill In Equity
Tragic Train Accident Claims Fowler Sisters in Jacksonville
Miss Julia Fowler died from injuries after being struck by an International and Great Northern passenger train in Jacksonville on Saturday. Her sister Miss Grace Fowler remains severely injured but is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Tex
Julia Fowler
International & Great Northern
Grace Fowler
Peaches Plentiful As Houston Dealers Move Record Crates
Houston produce dealers reported heavy sales of East Texas Elberta peaches with prices at the bottom. On Thursday more than 4,500 four-basket crates were disposed of in Houston as hundreds of crates passed through the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Insurance department approves reserve banks for state banks
Austin Texas the department of insurance and banking Wednesday approved reserve agents for state banks naming First National Bank Sweetwater for First State Bank Blackwell and Galveston National Bank Galveston for Citizens State Bank Alvin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Department of Insurance and Banking
First National Bank
Sweetwater
First State Bank
Blackwell
Galveston National Bank
Galveston
Citizens’ State Bank
Alvin
Harvesting Sixty Acres Broom Corn in Texas Farm Experiment
R L Eidson of an irrigated Texas farm begins harvesting sixty acres of broom corn planted this season as an experiment. Indications point to a yield of about one half to two thirds of a ton per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Tex
R. L. Eidson
Texas
Election Result Increases School Tax In Gonzales Texas
In Gonzales Texas the election on raising school tax from 25 to 35 cents passed 132 to 42. Voters chose the higher levy to fund school purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Tex
Iin
Hoskins Held in Houston on Swindling Charge
Houston, Texas Charles R. Hoskins Jr longtime manager of a Washington security and investment firm is under arrest in Houston charged with swindling. He reportedly moved to Texas several days ago and was taken into custody by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Charles R. Hoskins, Jr
Washington, D. C
First National Bank of Sterling City Authorized to Open
Washington reports the First National Bank of Sterling City Texas with a $60,000 capital was authorized Thursday to begin business. Officers include W L Foster as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
First National Bank of
Sterling City
Tex
W. L. Foster
Is Auto Driving Eyes Train The Chauffeur Says
A chauffeur jokes that modern auto driving is hard on the eyes yet claims it improves vision. He recalls initially needing glasses to notice a church donation box, then seeing a policeman’s fingers and a cop’s gaze from far away, calling it the best medicine for weak eyes.
Five Men Bond Under Her Hat After Rainy Nickelodeon Show
Five men who were angry with a woman for not removing her hat became friendly after the screening. They sought shelter with her under her hat as rain battered the theater, turning tension into warmth.
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Nickelodeon
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Knape & Meiners
Moulton, Texas
O. Arnim
Brney Lackmann
Ernst Pelzel
K. Reamet
Lone Star
Frank Hoester
Moulton Meat Market
Alway&ranage
Lueke & Krause
Barney Lackmann
Frank Nachlinger
Gerhard Henrichs
Moulton Bottling Works
Wm. Schmidt
Echo Springs
Silver Brook
Buuweiser
Nand Moulton
W. J. Papacek
Miami
Ranger
Newton
Storm
Gen. Estrada
Kaufman
Bucket Shop
Qil Baron Guffey
Carter
Carter Little Iver Pills
Suber
Axtine
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Tait
His
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Liattle Creek, Mich
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter
America
Oliver Typewriter Company
Chicago, Ilinois
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