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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
1
Sir Hiram Maxim's son, Hiram Percy Maxim, patents a nearly noiseless firearm using a muffler like car exhaust. The device slows gas release through a piston valve and small holes to deaden sound, sparking debate among military, police, and crime experts over regulation and potential revolution in warfare and crime.
United States Marshal Henkel jailed Louis Goldman on an order by Judge Hough for contempt of court for not turning over 9 768 and a Brooklyn saloon to his trustee. Goldman waited in Ludlow street jail while affirming a quick return after settling the matter. The report notes the glove cutters of France earn high wages, with some paid up to 100 a week.
James F. Cannon and Clara Poole wed at Beverly New Jersey with Justice of the Peace Steven. Cannon, missing for a decade, served in the Philippines and fought illness in a Sanayyan hospital before a reported death rumor reached his sweetheart. He re enlisted and was transferred to Fort Mott New Jersey two weeks earlier.
Rhinelander Wisconsin surgeons removed a seven inch lead pencil from August Peterson who swallowed it two months ago. He has recovered the object and is regaining his health.
Seattle Judge Frater imposes what is seen as the nation’s shortest sentence, one minute, on Gar field Long for petty larceny. Long pleaded guilty after being accused of stealing five dollars from landlady Miss Mina Fletcher. sentence suspended on good behavior as witnesses urged clemency based on his prior conduct.
John Wilson placed in jail on bond after a Friday shooting that killed Will Gammage. The feud began Thursday over a mortgage on a horse held by the Wilsons against Gammage, involving Dave Wilson and two sons against W C Gammage and Will. Gammage died at 6 30 p m after being shot near a telephone pole with a double barreled shotgun, buckshot striking below the left kidney.
At 11 p m a train passed through Alpha en route to Alexandria from Verda Louisiana where another serious race riot broke out. White workers were wounded including George Poole of Orange Texas shot in the stomach and Bob Strong shot in the hand. A man named Scotty is missing after being shot. Reports say George Smith the lumber company bookkeeper was shot. Shots exceeded twenty confirms escalating violence as crowds swarmed streets near the station. Further trouble feared amid wage friction and recent race conflict in Verda.
Dr. Be B. Ackerman reported Yaqui Indians outraged two Mexicans and killed them near Oputo Sonora close to the Tabatocochi mine. The Montezuma prefect has mounted 125 Mexican troops to pursue the Indians.
Galveston Texas county and railroads at interest in the causeway held a Friday conference in the county commissioners court and accepted the railroads counter proposition with modifications. All points of variance were resolved and a progress mood prevails. The next step is a preliminary contract with the railroads, with the interurban guided by county arrangements led by County Judge George L Mann.
Citizens of Marlin discuss enhanced spring cleaning with mayor and council. They advocate paving gutters in business districts with vitrified brick eight feet from the curb and using concrete fill to resist travel wear.
Acting on alleged inside information, Chicago manufacturers and railroads report vast coal stocks in anticipation of a possible miners strike. The forecast suggests operators will fight the confrontation to the limit if the dispute erupts now or soon.
Official sources report a Mexican resident near Rosanky Bastrop County was killed Saturday night by unknown parties. No motive or suspect named. victim's identity not yet learned.
San Antonio announces a contract with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra sixty eight pieces for a spring musical festival in May. Prof. Carl Hahn will organize a mixed chorus of 100 voices for the event.
Prof. R. O. Allen leads Allen Academy senior class on a two day camp hunt along the Navasota river. The party includes four men.
Weldon Texas reports Eddie Lee Hurt son of Mr John Hurt was thrown from a wagon Sunday evening near Creek. The wagon passed over his arm causing a broken bone in the injury.
Secretary Ely of the stock exchange said Herbert Knox Smith will receive full access to investigate alleged stock exchange gambling ordered by President Roosevelt. Ely stated we will show him all we have and there is nothing to conceal regarding the exchange and its management.
Miss Mamie Heitman, operator at the Independent Telephone Company central office in Houston, was robbed of her pocketbook containing 35 dollars on Thursday. She was walking along Preston Avenue between Main and Travis when jostled in a crowd and later found her handbag missing. No arrest or clues have been reported.
Western Union plans to restrain the Postal Telegraph Company from using the International and Great Northern right of way as Postal opens an office in Laredo. Western Union claims an exclusive contract for the wires.
Centerville Texas jurors found R E Wood not guilty in the State of Texas versus Wood indictment for the murder of Eugene Linson. The verdict ends the murder charge against Wood in this case.
J C Jones of Baird Texas, a large grocery concern, has made a voluntary assignment. Estimated assets total 15000 dollars with liabilities not known. J B Stokes was named receiver.
Wet weather disrupted the Tuesday cleanup effort and the city administration, women's clubs, the Business Men's Club, and the Board of Health plan to set another cleanup day.
Cuero Texas R F Henry undertakes rebuilding of the long standing Cuero to Goliad telephone line, a crucial convenience for the prosperous countryside it serves across De Witt County.
A grim event five miles from Marshall unfolds as a triple tragedy linked to Jones' gin. Authorities report a fatal shooting and two additional serious injuries in a single incident. Local residents react with shock.
In Marshall Texas three African Americans die in one house on the Port Gaddo road after a man recently quarantined for smallpox shoots his wife and stepson and then kills himself. Neighbors report hearing shots and a burning quilt before discovery.
The Department of Agriculture plans to buy patent rights for an Alabama invention by Dr. W E Hinds. The device uses chained steel flares to scrape fallen squares and bolls into sunlit, exposed rows, mulch the soil, and hasten weevil mortality by drying pests in the sun. Dr Howard, the department's chief entomologist, expects great benefits.
Governor of Texas cannot attend community events and picnics due to official obligations at the capitol. He plans a week of rest soon, possibly at Crystal Lake near Palestine where he owns a lodge, a noted fresh water fishing spot. Also noted are Houston visitors Mardi Gras observers Mrs. Fannie Harris and Miss Hattie Braxton.
In Devine Texas on Sunday evening nine year old Guy Dickens son of Lew Dickens broke his leg at second base when a runner collided with him his weight on the leg between the knee and ankle caused the injury.
Police in Providence completed a city wide census of unemployed residents showing a total of 8 000 idle persons in the city.
In Natchez Mississippi seven bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the Natchez Drug Company building after a gas explosion and fire on Saturday afternoon.
A compact reflection notes that refusing to yield to others when reason or a special cause requires it marks pride and stiffness. The maxim emphasizes steadfastness over concession in conflict or dispute.
Advertisement proclaims Hunt's Lightning Oil instantly relieves aches pains burns cuts and sprains. It urges readers not to suffer or delay and to use the remedy for complete relief. The copy emphasizes a quick, unequaled cure.
A brief humorous item cites Fliegende Blatter noting a quarrel between a lodger and landlady. The lodger calls an egg stale while the landlady asserts unassailable character, claiming she would stake her existence on the hen’s innocence.
The United States Government aims to interest American farmers in cultivating chicory as a coffee substitute. Bulletin 19 notes chicory root, dried and roasted, enhances flavor and reduces coffee scarcity, with Europe and America producing large quantities. The move opens a new profitable field for farmers.
A Missouri man sues a railway for damages after his hound was killed on the tracks. The company defense claims the dog chased a rabbit on the line in violation of game laws and that the rabbit was on the railroad right of way, making the dog a trespasser. The defendant argues the hound was not valuable and could have avoided trains, asking to be discharged.
A Michigan music student reports severe nervousness hindered daily practice until switching from coffee to Postum. After starting Postum in morning routines, nerves stabilized by November, enabling full study and practice again. The testimonial, from a physician father and endorsed by Postum, urges musicians to try it.
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