26 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
1
In a Plainville train car a mocked ceremonial couple plays at newlyweds amid rice and cheers. Minerva and Don improvise a romance, reveal hometowns Evanston and Radcliff, and end with a mutual proposal as they resolve discretion over indiscretion.
A humorous Human Life sketch recalls Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes riding a street car with Mrs Holmes and a guard of the Metropolitan Transit Company. Two washerwomen clutch baskets, a mosquito netting detaches, Holmes rescues the fluttering gauze and tucks it away, prompting a joking remark about domestic life and public transport.
The article explains how William the Conqueror’s forest laws made cutting timber illegal while peasants could collect windfallen wood. Storms were seen as omens of good luck due to the wind’s role in gathering fallen timber.
New York reports that Postal Telegraph-Cable Company executives say San Francisco operators voted 103 to 4 to resume work. Workers may reapply for re employment under terms keeping prior pay and conditions, with management to approve re hires.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company continues to operate in San Antonio under the Robertson bill. It has announced no intent to comply with the act and plans to test the law in court. Officers have not been molested to date.
Boston based Stone & Webster reports May results for Houston Electric Company and Galveston Electric Company. Houston Electric posted gross earnings 541,136 with net earnings 15,955 and surplus 4,929 after charges, while Galveston Electric recorded gross 31,468 with net 11,919 and surplus 7,753.
J L Farrier, living six miles from Tyler, brought ten crates of Elberta peaches into Tyler, claiming the crop comes from 600 trees. He notes last year produced several carloads from the same orchard, evidencing a peach shortage in East Texas. Elbertas in Tyler retail at two for 5c, a higher price than the usual 5c per dozen.
Waco Texas reports the burial of Lawson a 39 year old man weighing over 500 pounds. He required a special shroud and coffin and a large wagon for transport since a standard hearse could not handle his body. He began gaining weight as a boy and could no longer perform heavy work.
The Farmers Union in Stockdale Texas is building a local telephone system funded by recent fundraising. Crews are on site beginning installation with the project already under way.
W. B. Tuttle, general manager of the traction company, returned from the East and reports the nation as prosperous, with Texas experiencing the greatest boom of any state. The remark highlights Texas leading economic activity.
In New Braunfels Texas saloons operate on old licenses and show confidence they are compliant while business remains uninterrupted as local authorities observe.
In Hahnville Louisiana the jury convicts Campisca Mrs Campisciano and men Frank Dendus Tony Costa and Gendusa of murder without death penalty after a four day trial. Fears of a lynching arise as verdict provokes strong local reaction and authorities guard the isolated parish jail.
In New Orleans a state convention of the United Brotherhood of Ten Friends and the Temple of Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, with 500 delegates from 16,000 members, adopted resolutions denouncing Negro women who cohabit with white men. A committee was named to seek a statute prohibiting intermingling of the races, arguing that the African blood is rapidly becoming tainted.
Camp Mabry Texas becomes a hub of movement as thousands visit and marching troops fill the grounds. The Lampasas Company arrives marking full National Guard service with bands playing and units from Houston Beaumont Waco Navasota Taylor and Hillsboro in command.
In Bryan Texas two brothers in law Tobe Rooks and Jim Bryant clashed at Rooks home near Wellborn Saturday night. Bryant was shot and died. Rooks surrendered to Constable Ed Carill and was jailed in Bryan.
Beeville, Texas saloons reopened yesterday except one where the license had expired before the new law took effect and the owner refused to renew under the old rule to run a few days more before closing under the Attorney General’s ruling.
R C Ballard age 37 a switchman was run over by a Frisco freight in the Fort Worth yards this afternoon. Both legs were severed below the knees and he died later. Survived by wife and baby. Funeral set for the residence at 1300 Illinois avenue on Tuesday.
In Austin Texas a heavy rain soaked cotton fields delaying harvest by over three weeks. Farmers fear prolonged cloud cover and lack of sun will push crops toward serious trouble if warm weather does not return soon.
Bastrop Texas Gus Little a work man fell from the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad bridge and was seriously injured.
A private citizen notes Governor Camp Bell visited Mitlita in his capacity as a private citizen.
Governor Campbell visits Camp Mabry Texas for a first grand review. About 3000 guards march before him while thousands watch as he plans several state speeches. The event highlights a ceremonial drill and public interest beyond official duties.
Reports from San Antonio Texas indicate hundreds of Syrians and Japanese seeking entry at C P Diaz Mata Moros and Juarez. The towns reportedly host large foreign colonies moving across despite efforts. Immigration Commissioner Atkinson watches closely but lacks extra staff to aid the effort. Mexico emerges as a favored route for undesired entrants into Texas.
In Marlin Texas Mr R S McCoy reports a 18 month old heifer that has never bore a calf nor been bred yet produces a gallon and a half of milk daily yielding three fourths of a pound of butter. The press correspondent notes such high milk output from a calf is unusual though not unheard of in trained calves.
Jose Ortiz aged eight died in San Antonio from burns suffered last Wednesday when her clothing caught fire near an altar candle. She was the daughter of Mrs. Antonio Ortiz of 713 El Paso street.
Hamilton County reports total assessed valuation of 6,400,535 an increase from 5,187,185 last year. Archer County shows valuation rising to 3,104,796 from 2,568,032 previously.
The Colorado River near Bastrop Texas is on a fifteen foot rise and continues rising toward noon today as residents monitor the flood conditions and prepare defenses.
New York Life Insurance Company reports paid business over seventy million dollars for the half year ending June 30. The company aims to stay near the one hundred fifty million annual limit set by new law, having grown consistent pre law and after Armstrong inquiry. Policyholder payments totaled 21,660,761 with roughly equal split between death claims and matured endowments, annuities, trust fund installments, purchased policies and dividends.
Jed Adhem, noted as Abou Ben Adhem in a playful blend of verse and fiction, watches the season end with mixed luck as he faces a strikeout. A lemon is hurled from the stands and he returns to the bench amid flowers from an admirer.
The college president reports Mr Kraft the merchant will donate 5000 for a new building named Kraft hall but the dean notes the gift covers only part of the cost. The offer hinges on securing 10000 contributions from ten other citizens to complete funding.
Towne recalls helping Dubley pick an etching Browne discovers Dubley sent it as a gift Browne complains his wife rearranged the parlor to accommodate the piece and he has not finished organizing the room
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a pre-digested starch product that supplies quick energy for blood and tissue. It claims reduced digestive strain and improved mental and physical strength due to phosphate of potash and albumen content, presenting nutrition as a scientific fact.
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