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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
1
Beaumont reports the Sabine hotel in Port Arthur was gutted by a morning blaze, about 150 guests displaced, main building insured for half of 80 000, a 30 000 annex unfinished, natatorium 5 000 destroyed, town supports guests while recovery is planned.
A violent tornado swept Streator and Mendota Illinois yesterday afternoon killing five people and injuring many as it caused about 2 million dollars in property damage. The slain include Harry Doyle Nelson H. Bivens R. Purcell Charles Snyder and W. D. Roe. Many homes were wrecked and communications lines were knocked out making details scarce.
Kalamazoo resident William D. Pattison died at age eighty nine from tobacco overuse. A local tobacconist reported he smoked more than 48000 cigars in twelve years, costing 4800 dollars, and lifetime counts suggest about 100000 cigars costing around 10000 dollars.
In Fort Worth Texas officials press new efforts to close gambling houses amid a surge of cases brought to the docket. Local authorities coordinate with courts to curb illicit gaming operations as legal actions mount.
A Worcester county protest led to revocation of licenses for performances of Uncle Tom's Cabin in Berlin and Snow Hill. Officials cited recent Delaware lynching and potential unrest among the peninsula’s large African American population. Cambridge show previously caused disorder among Black residents.
An American warship visited British islands Baguan Taganac Bukkungaan Sihiman Boaam Sibaung and Lankayan near Sanda Kan and hoisted flags and erected tablets. The uninhabited isles, each around a mile long, lie within forty miles and are shown on admiralty charts. The move is described as not an act of aggression.
At a New York Methodist preachers meeting memorials were given for Bishops Foster and Hurst. Dr J M Buckley stirred the audience by saying in the life to come he will recognize souls but not their physical bodies, basing his view on the New Testament.
The most eminent citizens of the United States of negro blood will address the country in a book to be published in September entitled The Negro Problem. The race question will be discussed by Booker T. Washington, Prof. W. E. Burghardt Du Bois, Charles W. Chestnut, Paul Laurence Dunbar, T. Thomas Fortune, Wilford H. Smith and H. T. Keating.
Minister Jackson of Athens reports on April 13, 1903 that Roumanian parliament has appropriated 50 000 francs for preliminary work on a pipeline from Carpina in the petroleum district to Constanza. The route crosses the Danube by the Czernavoda railway bridge.
Rome reports Pope Leo XIII died at four minutes past four. The funeral will span nine days with Cardinal Oreglia likely successor. In Rome officials shuffled as the papal household reassigns roles and a new pope is anticipated.
Oklahoma wheat yields are pegged at 50 million bushels. Paris records six sunstroke deaths Sunday. Geronimo reportedly embraces Christianity as others face incidents from oil price cuts at Beaumont to a 36 foot fall in Sherman injuring Edgar Walcott.
Jackson Ky July 21 The Breathitt county circuit court held a special term to investigate the Cockrell and Cox assassinations and the attempted bribery of Captain Ewen. M O Bailey appointed editor to fill Callahan's place as G Whittaker is ill. Authorities expect a big sensation with at least three arrests of prominent people after indictments for grave offenses.
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