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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1904
Page
1
A dialogue between Milford and a spouse unfolds over themes of love and happiness in a strained marriage. Their exchange probes fault, commitment, and whether affection faded after their three months of marriage as they recall past nightly poems and conversations.
The dialogue reveals a spouse uncovering the true motive behind social evenings. A husband admits his attendance at lodge bank meetings and chamber of commerce events is driven by desire to grow income and protect investments. The exchange ends with reconciliation and expressions of affection.
Prof Martin G Brumbaugh recalls a San Juan interior drive and asks an army guide about tall royal palms along a military road. The guide says other trees have functions, but palms merely look pretty, earning the title royal in a New York Times anecdote.
The Rev. Dr. W. C. Bitting observed a girl with a maiden aunt in his church on a streetcar. The conductor asked the girl her age, she answered to ask Ann and told him to keep his statistics and accept the five cents.
Reports from Washington and Shanghai detail gunfire off Yin Kow and in Port Arthur area with six miles offshore exchanges. Tokyo papers claim Japanese division landed on Lind Tung Peninsula and attacked Russian forces with fleet bombardment. US minister Allen cited Korea honor. US Senate week to focus on appropriation bills including District of Columbia and pensions.
Storms brought an unprecedented rain burst and hail in Sanger Texas on a Saturday evening. Rain fell over ten inches in one hour. bridges and rails were washed away. fatalities and property damage reported. multiple scattered incidents across nearby towns.
In Palestine Texas a Black Christian preacher Kuykendall was killed by an ax blow to the head and throat cut. Sunday morning a Black man named Phillips, acting deranged, arrived at the church wearing Kuykendall’s clothes and Bible and was arrested and jailed by Constable Tucker and others.
Sullivan once famed as a prize ring figure is ill at his sister's Roxbury home. He suffers severe eye trouble and may go blind. His huge frame is in bad condition and he is penniless. Friends in Boston organize a benefit to cover illness expenses.
Will Murray, colored, was sentenced Monday to be hanged on April 25 for the murder of Josephine Saker. Murray asked to live sixty days when asked to speak. His case will be taken to the court of appeals despite pleading guilty in October before Judge Pope. the jury had prescribed the death sentence in February.
The Japanese prevent Brigadier General Henry T. Allen chief of the Philippine constabulary and U S military observer of the Russian army from advancing toward their outposts at Ping Yang in Seoul.
French-Canadian residents subject to military service in France have been ordered to return immediately for garrison duty. The order has surprised and excited many in Montreal with the edict affecting local residents.
St Petersburg reports in Novosti that the British Tibetan expedition aims to locate vastly rich gold deposits promising vast wealth. The piece describes the venture as a potential second California in wealth and scope.
A slight tremor was felt in Burlington Vermont early Monday, with tall buildings shaken noticeably as the quake traveled from east to west.
A distinct jar shook homes and a rumbling sound alarmed residents in Worcester Massachusetts early Monday as a quake was felt across the city.
In Bryan Texas the Brazos County district court opened the criminal docket. Rod Coleman, colored, pleaded guilty to burglary and received a two year sentence. W A Millican pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, was fined $25 and costs.
Rev. Dr. Joshua Young renowned abolitionist and associate of Wendell Phillips and William Lloyd Garrison died February 14 at his son Henry G. Young’s home in Winchester Massachusetts. He preached the funeral sermon at John Brown's grave and faced ostracism in Burlington Vermont. He was in his 81st year.
In Marlin Texas farmers report widespread cotton planting with many planning to continue next week if weather permits. Growers say they will follow expert guidance from boll weevil study sources to improve cultivation.
Mont Belvieu Texas crews fail to recover the lost drill at No 4 as machinery is moved to a new derrick on the Wilburn tract. A windstorm on the night of the 17th toppled the No 1 derrick and ripped the boiler shed roof at No 3 with additional damage noted.
Mrs Miles wife of Lieutenant General Miles was reported resting easily last night. She has improved steadily for four days but remains seriously ill.
English sparrows are devastating the gardens of Taylor Texas and spreading into the country where farmers report ravages by field larks in newly planted cornfields.
The W R Barksdale Camp United Confederate Veterans of Grenada Mississippi announces an anti lynching crusade. At a large meeting sign resolutions condemn burning a person for crimes and urge Confederate Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy to help stop mob lynching. They praise Gov Vardaman for saving a criminal from mob violence.
A Berlin report via Paris notes a German officer arriving from Manchuria claims serious Far East operations will not start before late June. He cites 40,000 Chinese troops as a key obstacle to Russian victory, trained with German and Japanese instructors. Russia and Germany may protest the Chinese concentration.
A body recovered from the ruins near New Orleans was unidentified and sent to Virginia by express. George Gould visited New Orleans that night, meeting L S Thorne and engineers to discuss important matters. Gould traveled from New York in his private car to meet Mrs. Gould and other relatives returning from California.
James Hughes longtime conductor for the Southern Pacific railway and a prominent member of the Order of Railway Conductors died Sunday evening in Houston Texas after a illness of some duration. He leaves a widow and three children.
Julius Kruttschnitt will relinquish the post as general manager of the Southern Pacific to become director of transportation for the Harriman lines, with headquarters in Chicago.
A fine colt show was held on the public square drawing a large crowd. Exhibits promise more events on a broader scale in the future.
At Boll Weevil Headquarters in Houston Prof Geo W Curtis conducts affairs in the absence of Dr A Knapp who left last week on a short visit to his home in Lake Charles Louisiana
J S Wagner vice president of the Moreland State Bank at Moreland was crushed to death Saturday between wagon wheels and a building in Guthrie. In Taylor Texas the twenty second Taylor Fair Association exhibition will be held the first week in July with a forthcoming election of officers and directors for management.
Estherwood Louisiana report states J P Heyt located the heirs of W Adams in Germany. Adams was murdered near Mermentteau Louisiana as described in the notice.
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