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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1904
Page
2
The Texas Farmers' Congress will meet July 5 6 7 and 8 at College Station with participation from state county and local farmers' organizations. Other items mention Reed Smoot in Texas and local anecdotes from the San Antonio Gazette reflecting city life and community notices.
Wirax Kaxponen Hearst, a Democratic presidential hopeful, will start a paper in Indianapolis in a few days. Similar Hearst papers will launch in St. Louis and Kansas City soon. Oklahoma editors planned to escort Lawton ladies to the St. Louis fair, praising the lively scene and music.
The June Woman's Home Companion highlights include A Bird's Eye View of the Panama Canal, Commencement Merrymaking at Girls' Colleges, The Wonders of Modern Travel, and The Marvelous Miniature Trees of Japan. Short stories such as The Matrimonial Adventures of Bertie and Out of the Ashes appear with intense human interest and a love story told by photographs.
Mira Peart Youngkin daughter of Dr and Mrs J A Youngkin and Mr Philip Howerton wed at 8 pm with Rev M M Wolf officiating. The bride, a high school graduate and valedictorian, proceeded to the commencement at the opera house after the ceremony. both families are well known in society circles.
Hon. Rud. Kleberg of Cuero former congressman spoke to a large Port Lavaca audience on Friday. He avoided politics and urged Texas and coast counties to welcome outside capital for development, arguing wealth creation precedes culture and refinement.
The Supreme Court decision upholding New York immigration authorities in excluding anarchist Turner sparks debate over personal rights and free speech. London Hyde Park hosts anarchist orators. Stewart Castle furnishings auction opens. prices fall short of worth. Russell and Day return from Paris after Panama deal talks. assets listed and a plan to deliver Panama stock to the Treasury.
A group from the city traveled to Hallettsville last Sunday to watch Meyerhoffs play Eagle Lake. Eagle Lake won the game by a margin of 7 to 4.
The article outlines costs 200 million dollars for the Panama Canal. It notes 40 million paid to the French company for title and 10 million to Panama for perpetual lease. Canal length 46 miles and width 250 to 150 feet. Five twin locks 738 by 82 feet with 30 to 32 foot lift. Artificial lakes Bohio 31 sq miles and Alhajuela 5900 acres powering locks and lighting. Distances show vast savings via the canal and a French effort begun in 1883 halted in 1889.
President from Texas Hon George Burgess, congressman, spoke at Port Lavaca predicting Texas would be the empire State within twenty years and furnish a President, naming Senator Joseph W Bailey as the man. Also notes George Greenhouse near Gonzales experimenting with Paris green to poison cotton at 8 cents per acre using a plow mounted bag to dust growth.
Local paper invites correspondence from Flatonia Praha Novohrad Baurs ville Witting Wied Oak Grove and Shiner. Send required stationery and ensure letters arrive by Wednesday morning for insertion. All letters must be signed. authors may opt out of publishing names.
A reflective piece on gossip and tale bearing, warning that repeating others' statements harms communities. It contrasts simple retellers with malicious tale bearers and insinuators, urging silence, friendship, and direct resolution to avoid inflaming conflicts. The author, M. Woopiry Keusev, laments gossip’s social damage and champions restraint.
County Clerk Ino Buchanan visited the office last week describing a pleasant and profitable call. Buchanan announces candidacy for reelection.
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