Pullman Company Paid $10,000 Permit Fee in State
The Pullman Company paid a ten thousand dollar permit fee to obtain permission within the state. Officials noted the payment as part of regulatory compliance for operating facilities.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
1
Pullman Company Granted Texas Permit and Faces Ouster Suit
Texas secretary of state grants a franchise permit to the Pullman Company after $10,000 tax payment under new law. The state sues for ouster for nonpayment and past noncompliance, pending in Travis county district court. The case mirrors a Western Union matter already decided against the same issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Pullman Company
Travis County
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
J. F. Wolters
Houston
Robert T. Lincoln
A. 8. Weinsheimer
General Assembly of Illinois
Diera
As, Co
Rain Delivers Mixed Damage and Benefit Across South Texas
Reports from South Texas describe general rain in the last day with more expected. Caldwell and Gonzales counties report hail and wind damage, while overall rainfall aids crops, with two inches in the wettest areas and about an inch in drier regions, helping areas already favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Caldwell County
Caldwell
Gonzales
Berry Market Overflows With Fresh Home Goods
Migin Texas reports a rapidly filling berry market as country berries sell daily at high prices for the season. Previously only fresh vegetables were shipped to market, but local home productions are now supplying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migin
Tex
Botts Harvests Huge Onion Crop On Half Acre Plot
In Gonzales Texas Mr R C Botts reports a half acre onion patch yielded between 18000 and 20000 pounds. He sold 2000 pounds to a local wholesale grocer and stored the rest. The crop, of good uniform size, was grown on highly fertilized ground fed with cattle manure from feed lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Tex
R. C. Botts
Alvin Strawberry Shipments Signal Seasonal Peak
In Alvin Texas the car load strawberry shipment is nearly complete for the season while express shipments will continue. April receipts and shipments at the Alvin express office are projected to be 75 percent higher than any prior year, highlighting a booming truck farming sector. Decatur Texas farmers met to discuss the dairy question with D B Gilliland and W W Wren presenting on farm improvement and soil fertility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin
Tex
Decatur
D. B. Gilliland
W .W. Wren
Alta Vista Creamery Company
Fort Worth
Gilliland
Loss to Waterways Americans in Prison
A large fund of 41,000,000 dollars linked to Waterways Americans in prison is to be returned to the U.S. Treasury. The action involves reclaiming the total from a government program and reallocating the money to federal coffers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Draft on rivers and harbors funds eyed by Congress
Washington warns nearly 1,000,000 in river and harbor appropriations may be carried back to the treasury if the sundry civil bill covering back balances is not acted on. Senators seek to protect unexpended funds essential to Ouachita river work and other projects, including Pass Cavallo Texas. A Venezuelan prisoner tells a remarkable story amid this political budget turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
United States
National Treasury
Treasury
Burton
Secretary of War
Ouachita River
Arkansas
Louisiana
Pass Cavallo
Texas
Carrie D Knowles Crew Said Alive In Venezuelan Prison
An American seaman named Payne alleges the Carrie D Knowles whaling ship and its captain Colton Stephenson were seized in a Venezuelan port five years ago and the crew jailed. He says all hands, including H A Hartin and others, survive in prison, prompting authorities to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
St. Vincent
Colten Stephenson
Carrie D. Knowles
Payne
Venezuela
Provincetown
Mass
Colton Stephenson
H. A. Hartin
Wallace Warner
Robertson
Harrell
Rambler
Pierce
Grant
Lewis
Castro
Giant Henderson ranch egg raises local astonishment in Taylor
Taylor Texas resident D C Lucas brought a six inch circumference egg weighing 3.18 ounces to town on Saturday from his Henderson ranch four miles east of Taylor. The oversized egg surpasses ordinary eggs by a wide margin and drew attention among residents. Freight cars burned in Laredo involved two Sap onion cars and one Katy car, with incendiarism suspected and rapid action by a Texas Mexican crew preserving fifteen cars on the same switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tex
D. C. Lucas
Henderson Ranch
Laredo
Katy
Chemical Company
Sawmill Valve Blast Kills 12-Year-Old in Lufkin
In Angelina County, a mud valve on a sawmill engine exploded under high steam pressure. The 12-year-old son of plant worker Tom Gilbert was fatally crushed while in the engine room. Mill manager S W Henderson was seriously injured. The blast sent debris through walls into the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Tex
Angelina County
Tom Gilbert
S. W. Henderson
Grading Underway on Pine Hill to Henderson Rail Line
Fifty teams are grading the Timpson and Northwestern railroad from Pine Hill to Henderson, with fifty more to start at once. Eight miles near the route have been let for grading as the permanent survey sets this line to intersect with the International and Great Northern at the depot site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Tex
Timpson and Northwestern
Pine Hill
International
Great Northern
Onions Bring Largest Train Load to Galveston Port
The International and Great Northern railroad delivered forty seven loaded onion cars to Galveston in a single train. Officials call it the port’s largest onion shipment, with produce from the Laredo district bound for New York aboard the Mallory steamer Concho. The Concho carried twenty six thousand crates, tallying fifty two cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
International and Great Northern Railroad
Laredo
New York
Concho
Nacogdoches Man Sought for Murder Arrested in Louisiana
Tom Stow of Nacogdoches once believed dead for two years was arrested in Alexandria Louisiana. He faced a murder charge for killing a negro in Caro in this county. Authorities sent a death certificate but doubted its accuracy prompting the search leading to his capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches
Tex
Tom Stow
Alexandria
Stow
Caro
Tornado Report Scours Carter County Ardmore Devastated
Reports say a tornado swept Carter County Oklahoma damaging Ardmore a city of about 15000 with all wires down. Early Thursday morning verification was difficult though Western Union telegrams indicate a severe storm near Ardmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Carter County
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fifteen Texas Rattlesnakes Ship to Paris for Snake Show
A San Antonio shipment of fifteen cases weighing 625 pounds total leaves for Paris, France to grace Luna Park as a major international snake show exhibit. The consignment, described as among the largest sent abroad, targets the keeper of the Paris show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Paris
France
Luna Park
New $40,000 iron bridge completed west of Marlin
Falls county officials in special session Tuesday received the new iron bridge over the Brazos river, five miles west of Marlin. The structure costing 40000 dollars completes work on the river crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin
Tex
Falls County
Brazos River
Commissioners Court
Turkiye Sufferings Under Brutal Bloodshed Atrocities
Reports describe a series of brutal killings and mass casualties as Turkish violence escalates. Officials warn the death toll rises amid widespread reports of atrocities. Survivors recount fear and displacement in affected towns.
Massacres in Tarsus Reported by Refugees
Eyewitness accounts describe large scale killings in Tarsus district by fanatical Mohammedans. Reports claim up to 25 000 dead, villages wiped out, Armenian women shot in front of bystanders, and refugees numbering about 400 aided by American mission funds amid looming famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarsus
Osmanneh
Basiche
Hamadieh Kara
Krystan
Keoy
Kezolook
Nawally
Agricultural Gains Boost in Alvin Country Market
The report notes a 75 percent rise over the same month last year and record gross receipts for any month since the office began. Growth is tied to rapid development and expanding track acreage in Alvin country, with truck farmers settling in. Early cucumbers arrived Tuesday, selling at 1.50 per third-bushel box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin
Alexia
Ohio firm wins Almeda drainage district contract
A Columbus firm was awarded the drainage work for 81,584 acres in the Almeda district. Payment will be in district bonds, likely floated in Ohio. Excavation costs 11.23 cents per cubic yard and clearing at 40 cents per acre, totaling 150531 dollars, with completion once crews and machines finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Columbus
Belmont Iron Works lands steel contract for Houston bank
The South Texas National Bank building site in Houston has a new steel supplier. Belmont Iron Works won the subcontract to furnish steel for the marble and granite two story bank building, planned to be one of Texas finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
South Texas National Bank
Belmont Iron Works
Texas
Leg Broken by Horse Fall in Mexia
Mexia Texas Miss Carrie Bonner 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Bonner had her left leg broken Tuesday when her horse fell on her The break is between the knee and ankle and the injury occurred while riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexia
Tex
Carrie
W. E. Bonner
Baptism Celebration Ends in Tragedy in Gonzales
In Gonzales Texas Kizzie Simmons a Black woman died Tuesday after becoming overcome by the religious fervor during a baptism service on Sunday when about fifty Black converts were immersed in the Guadalupe river authorities reported the event as a death linked to religious excitement and crowds dispersed after the services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Tex
Kizzie Simmons
Guadalupe River
Petrolia Displays Massive New Gas Well No. 1
Gas well No. 1 on the Schnell farm near Petrolia was brought in at 1 820 feet after striking three streams of gas. Pressure reaches 1 000 pounds with pipe lifted by 1800 feet of line in the 104 foot derrick. Capacity estimated at 20 000 000 feet daily and boosts Petrolia to six active wells. Local and regional crowds witnessed the discovery fueling talk of ample field gas for Dallas Fort Worth Wichita Falls and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrolia
Tex
Schnell Farm
Wichita Falls
Henrietta
Dallas
Fort Worth
Taylor brings out cotton choppers amid grass growth
In Taylor Texas crowds of farmers seek laborers for cotton chopping as rains promote rapid weed growth. By Monday noon vendors and workers fill the streets with laborers, including colored and Mexican workers, finding work at about 50 cents per acre. Some can chop four to five acres daily depending on weed growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tex
Anti-Saloon League in Lockhart Grows Cautiously
In Lockhart Texas the Anti-Saloon League reports a membership exceeding eighty, citing that anti prohibition supporters have traditionally backed candidates opposed to prohibition. As both sides tighten their lines, tense times lie ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockhart
Tex
Cotton Belt to Spend Up to 3 Million on Texas Line Upgrades
F H Britton, vice president of St. Louis Southwestern, announced plans to invest between 2 and 3 million dollars in Texas line improvements. The program includes reducing grades, eliminating curves, laying 90-pound steel rail, and ballasting all tracks with burnt gumbo to bring lines to first class condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
F. H. Britton
St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Texas
Crop prospects rise as rains bring better growing conditions
Hearne Texas notes rains boost crops with signs of a good harvest. Many Italians visit town on Monday to secure cotton choppers and are paying good wages to laborers. Acreage in cotton and corn remains about the same as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Tex
Belton Cotton Gin Upgrades For Next Season
Preparations underway in Belton Texas as a large workforce installs a solid cement platform and machinery for a new cotton company. The gin is being repaired with a brick smokestack extended and a round bale gun to be converted to square bale operation next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Tex
Hartman Youth Dies After Strychnine Dose
Will R. Hartman aged 21 died Monday afternoon at his parents home in Houston Texas from the effects of twenty grains of strychnine. The death was reported as the result of an apparent overdose investigated by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Will R. Hartman
D. A. Hartman
Houston Lan Ncc Club Schedules La Porte Regatta Dates
The Houston Lanncc Club met to approve the next regatta at La Porte. Previously all regattas were at Seabrook. The event is set for August 5, 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Lanncc
la Porte
Seabrook
Raif Relief Fund Reaches $1,903.60 by Monday
In Houston, the public subscription for Mrs. Ignatius Raif reached $1,903.60 by Monday. Her husband died saving a child after an electrocution incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Ignatius Raif
Ragley Lumber Mill Destroyed in Texas Fire
Ragley Lumber company’s mill and yards burned Friday night ten miles west of Timpson Texas with estimated losses of 100000 dollars. No insurance coverage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timpson
Tex
Ragley
Ragley Lumber Company
Dry conditions hit West Texas and San Antonio area
The region remains exceptionally dry with only recent rain boosting corn briefly. Farmers fear crop death if no rain within four to five days as ground moisture fails to replenish. In Lovelady crops look unusually good despite surrounding drought concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Henrietta votes $30,000 school bonds by large margin
Henrietta Independent School District approved a $30,000 bond issue by more than a 3 to 1 margin on Tuesday. The vote authorizes funding for a new or improved schoolhouse in Henrietta, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Tex
Henrietta Independent
Bertram votes for schoolhouse bond issue
Bertram Texas voters approved a bonds proposition Tuesday to fund a new schoolhouse with a $15,000 cost, passing by a strong majority.
Galveston Bay Causeway Plans Displayed In County Office
Plans for a Galveston bay causeway have arrived and were put on display in the office of County Auditor John M. Mureh. The exhibit includes twenty seven sheets with some as long as twelve feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Galveston Bay
John M. Mureh
Franklin Teen Shot in North Tex. Row Turns Fatal
At Petteway north of Franklin a teen and John Guada loupe were in a dispute when Henry shot and killed Guada loupe after a quarrel late Monday. Police have a suspect and investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Tex
Petteway
Henry
John Guadaloupe
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