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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1900
Page
2
The MOULTON EAGLE notes its filing in Moulton Texas as a second class matter under postal regulations. The notice indicates archival or publication status and local distribution remarks.
Regular Democratic nominees announced for county offices including County Judge WM Blakeslee and County Treasurer A B Devall. City notes mention district attorney candidate H E Short and sheriff candidate J H Deborah. Barbecue address by Judge W S Robson planned for the 21st. Wharton to build a $160000 sugar refinery and drought impacts noted. Alarming incidents include a fatal shooting between Jim and Bob Snell near Smiley and a fatal gin explosion near Flatonia. Local editorials urge support for Texas enterprises and condemn hoodlum acts.
Panola Watchman assesses the irony of a Texas citizen living with a web of imported goods from across the nation. The narrator describes daily items from socks to soap, coffee to tobacco, kitchenware to stoves, all manufactured in distant states, leaving Texas as a consuming backdrop rather than a true home. The piece ends noting a Texas dog’s howls as the only home product remaining.
A cold wave early in the week brought a heavy frost to several north Texas locations, sharply lowering temperatures and impacting orchards and gardens. Residents reported brisk conditions and clear skies as dawn revealed frost coverings.
The source claims Bryan will gain about 75,000 more votes in Chicago than McKinley. This margin would secure Bryan a statewide win.
J. W. Lay of Yoakum had his left hand mangled when caught in a gun at Edgar last week, necessitating amputation above the elbow. He is resting easily. The note also mentions damage from high water in Mexico and discusses war costs for Philippines funding.
Expenditures for the army in September exceeded 14 million dollars, compared with 10.5 million the prior year and four million in 1897 before the Spanish war. This comparison sparks contemplation.
The Texas battleship will receive only the minimum repairs needed and remain in service for home defense purposes as stated.
A state wide movement asks every public school child to donate 10 cents for rebuilding Galveston schools wrecked by the storm. Schools across the state adopt the plan and expect a substantial total.
Requisition papers served on Governor Roosevelt in St. Louis call for extradition of John D. Rockefeller Henry M. Flagler and other Standard Oil officials for alleged anti trust law violations in Texas. Action deferred until Roosevelt returns to New York.
The Houston Post notes Mayor Jones of Galveston has accepted the Republican nomination for Congress in the Tenth district. They remark the unusual feat of facing two cyclones in one year as part of the noteworthy challenges ahead.
The Elite, a four page Cuero paper by E. D. Brooks, focuses on society, literature and art and shows promise of success.
An assortment of short notices including medical patent cures for chills fever indigestion and worms. Quinoria and Rex Dyspepsia Tablets promise money back if they fail. Also Ballard's Snow Liniment praised for wounds and horse sores. Local items report Mrs. Kotzebue renting space for a private school and several community notes.
The Lake Advertiser reprints a September 1900 Eagle quotation praising universal brotherhood during disasters. It notes Galveston and other stricken points drawing aid from Texas and other states, stressing that aid crosses race and creed in times of distress.
The burg reports cotton receipts around 5000 bales with steady demand for pickers. A Corpus Christi band provided music for a youth bop, and Burgess and Sladen will address locals tomorrow evening. Notices mention a stroke recovery for M Richter, visits from Norma Fiato and India Bailey, and a Meyersville wedding of Prof Herman Gr. Kiehl and Miss Ottelie Eggocur ed today. Rex Tea promotes blood purification and beauty, Kotzebue Drug Store offers the Eagle and Galveston Semi-Weekly News at a discount.
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