29 Nov 1907
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
1
A West Nine ty-seventh Street gathering turns violent as a civilian uses a knife to remove a uniformed officer's buttons. Bystanders deride the act as a mistaken exercise of citizens rights and note sailors and soldiers are looted of buttons during visits.
San Antonio meat inspector Uhl condemned 2 563 pounds of trout in a butcher shop after noon on Saturday. The fish valued at 320 dollars was deemed tainted as part of a city wide pure food campaign.
Palestine Tex Hon A W Gregg congressman from this district accompanied by his family and Miss Lena McMeans of Galveston left Saturday night for Washington for the winter. Congress opens on Dec 2 and Mr Gregg and family desire to get settled before that date.
In Fiatonia Texas the weather stays dull with sun briefly appearing on Sunday. Cold and cloudy conditions persist preventing farmers from reaching fields for at least two weeks.
Ice cold norther winds gave way to a light drizzle in Laredo while San Marcos reported a four inch Saturday night deluge, according to government gauge readings.
In Cameron Milam County Texas two Negro men fought in Davilla. One drew a pistol and fled after firing. the other fired a shotgun, mortally wounding the pistol man. The wounded man was brought to jail on a cot after the shooting.
In Marlin Falls County Texas two years ago the Greenwood family suffered three deaths. The eldest died of typhoid fever, the middle son perished in a fire, and the youngest drowned recently. The father driven to insanity by the losses and resulting mental anguish.
A moral reflection on marriage stresses that a wife should practice sweet reasonableness, yielding less than full rights to keep domestic and social life harmonious, avoiding strain and conflict. The passage argues restraint over insistence on one's due to maintain smooth relations.
The Agricultural Commissioner reports Texas cotton output near identical across two five-year periods but with far higher values. Prices boosted revenue by about 234 million dollars, while money scarcity grows and tax receipts lag. Wall Street gamblers blamed for financial stringency. Bryan supports postal savings banks.
In New Orleans a prisoner named C M Barkley, held for weeks at the request of California authorities, faces delays due to money shortages and holidays cited by Los Angeles police. Barkley, son of a wealthy Californian, is also accused by Mexican police in Aguascalientes of uttering bad checks.
Prohibitionists push a general state election with echoes from Alabama and others. Greenville banks honor checks as railroad workers cash pay. The steamship Korea carries 750000 in Japanese gold for San Francisco. Wichita Falls to Frederick, Okla transport opens for freight and passengers. Mrs. Hendrick dies after drinking carbolic acid near Rogers. New York banks may subscribe to 20 million of three percent government certificates. Teague school bonds worth 15000 approved for sale. Oklahoma Corporation Commission directs Fort Smith and Western Railroad to honor two cent fare. West Albany loses about 400 workers at New York Central shops. Texas Ice Cream Makers seek a standard formula compliant with pure food laws.
Train extra No 444 of the Missouri Kansas & Texas failed to see Robert Anderson head brakeman as it reached Virginia Point near Galveston. Anderson, about 28, died from neck injuries after being found beside the tracks in a water-filled embankment. Inquest testimony says he was last seen alive after lantern signals near Texas City Junction. The incident follows other local news including accidents and political notes.
Leaders from Oklahoma plan a nation wide reduction in cotton acreage and a minimum price goal of 15¢ as the campaign to raise prices continues. J A West of Shonee and H Mathews spoke after attending the New Orleans convention and meetings in Galveston. The group intends to diversify crops and curb cotton production to bolster prices.
P. L. Knox of 919 Capitol Ave in Houston advertises barber outfits cash or installment and specialized razor shear and clipper grinding with an invitation to send for the catalogue.
Deputy Sheriff Hayden Trigg left Dallas for Alabama with requisition papers for Warren Bullard a white man wanted for murder in Dallas County related to the 1894 killing of Will Hammond six miles south of Dallas. Bullard disappeared after the crime and was traced to Arkansas before new leads surfaced three months ago.
John Green, a colored man from Caldwell, pleaded guilty in district court to murder. The jury sentenced him to life in the penitentiary for shooting his wife in Bomerville, using a pistol and causing almost instant death.
Victoria Texas Saturday afternoon address delivered by E A Collins president of the Texas Farmers Union Cotton Company in the corn house on the cotton situation.
Professor Philip Schneider reports to the State Agricultural Commission that a tract of Arkansas diamond land rivals the diamond fields at Kimberly in South Africa, highlighting a potential resource beyond state expectations.
In eastern Third Ward Houston conditions are described as so bad that butchers bakers and grocers refuse deliveries to residents. Physicians will not make night calls due to mud water and lack of electric lighting. Access by vehicle is nearly impossible and street car service is scarce, hindering doctors from reaching patients.
The First Cavalry is ordered to sail for the Philippines from Fort Sam Houston. The regiment will depart San Antonio on November 30 and sail to Manila on December 5. Companies from Fort Clark will join in San Antonio this week, and the unit will be replaced at Fort Sam by the Third Cavalry. The regiment is expected to arrive back early next year.
Wells Texas Frank Mack Bowman drowned Tuesday of last week while attempting to cross a swollen stream. He had married just one year earlier.
A 25 foot rise in the Colorado River was recorded at 5 p.m. Tuesday as heavy rain continued for twenty four hours. Creeks are full and rising rapidly across the region around La Grange Texas.
The Mississippi Oyster Commission at Biloxi approved spending 15000 to plant oysters and will seek 10000 more from the coming session, totaling 25000. The plan aims to boost the Gulf oyster industry and increase shipments to canneries, with an estimated harvest bringing 600000 barrels of raw oysters to Mississippi canneries.
A brakeman and a tramp fought atop a moving freight train near Sierra Blanca Texas on Thursday. The tramp was wounded, thrown from the train, and found dying beside the track with a crushed skull.
A washout on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass north of here blocks rail service. Trains will likely reroute to reach the main line at Yoakum, with service resumed via alternate pathways as crews address the damage.
Continued rains have swollen watercourses across the Brazos drainage. The Brazos river was reported up fifteen feet Monday morning and still rising with no immediate threat of overflow in the Bryan area.
In Paris Texas a violent confrontation left Will Guest and former Paris men injured at Grant. Guest sustained a severely cut eye and other injuries in the melee.
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