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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1904
Page
2
A collection of clipped phrases notes various local details and opinions including street fairs, shortages and political mentions. It references Roosevelt, Kuroki, and a war department order, with commentary on news stands and public notices.
Sap offers round trip tickets to the NO-TSU-OH carnival in Houston Texas from November 21 to 26 1904 at 3 95. Sale dates run November 20 to 21 with a brief window limited to November 37.
A compact outline chronicles Theodore Roosevelt from New York beginnings to the 1904 presidential election. It notes his service in the New York legislature, police commission, Navy secretary, Rough Riders, governorship, and ascent to the presidency after McKinley’s death, culminating in a decisive 1904 victory with a large plurality.
A roster of state officers representatives district officers and county officers for two years including Lieut. Governor Attorney General Superintendent of Public Instruction and more. It also lists Precinct No 6 officers Justice of the Peace Constable Public Weigher and other local posts.
Reports from Halletsville dated Nov 11 and 14 note Rev. G W Blanton traveling to Cuero for conference and seeking transfer to North Texas, Rev A Hild staying local, Rev Stamps resigning leaving a vacancy, and Postmaster Miller arranging two new rural routes. Also hog prices at 5 cents, steel yearlings bought, county officials to be installed Dec 1, and city alderman election results showing Marshall Moreland elected.
The president outlines foreign policy prioritizing US rights, a navy to command respect, a large adequate army, and a robust national guard. He pledges broader pensions, fair trust and labor protection, tariff reviews, reciprocal trade, and protections for merchants. He calls for economy, irrigation and coast defense, Philippine self government, arbitration treaties, and quick Panama Canal completion.
The December number offers fashionable pages with attractive illustrations and easy holiday sewing ideas. It features Wagner songs translated by Richard de Galliene with color plates by J Leyendecker, plus romance series, Washington society notes, short stories by noted authors, Christmas needlework and cooking sections, and women’s interest topics.
In Gonzales on November 15 a gruesome discovery was made by hunters Holyfield Hopkins and Fitzsimons of Waelder. A young Mexican woman's body was found in a barb wire fence near a railroad trestle, flesh stripped from the chest. Justice Walker opened an inquest noting likely stabbing and execution-style death. The deceased matches a woman reported missing October 12. her husband left for Mexico thereafter and has since inquired about her whereabouts.
Messrs Gotlieb Helweg Jno Luedeke Adolph Baumann and Wm Frey depart on a prospecting tour to Jones county. Henry Richter reports Menger school enrollment at forty with expected rise to fifty or sixty. A teachers institute will be held at Sweet Home next Saturday with an engaging programme and several Shiner teachers attending. Miss Emma Jaeger left Sunday for Flatonia to visit friends and attend the carnival.
Fragmentary timetable lines show arrivals and departures among Corpus Christi Moulton Waco Corsicana and other cities. Notable times include 8:45 p m 6:30 a m 2:05 p m and 1:05 p m with various connections and calls for agent inquiry.
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