18 Oct 1907
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
1
A Kansas City Southern porter arriving from the south reported that near Zwolle a Pullman porter was taken from jail just before daylight and died in a related incident after attempting to enter a lady's berth. The porter lived in Kansas City and had only made a few southbound trips.
Llano Texas reports about three quarters of the cotton crop gathered with most stored while farmers seek 45 to 50 dollars per bale from 72 local banks amid financing pressures and rising prices.
Easterwood Louisiana reports Producers' Oil Company bringing in a 1500-barrel well in the Mamou oil field expanding their territory and boosting local wealth.
A man brought from Joaquin to Center on Thursday for lunacy was jailed while awaiting asylum admission. By Friday morning the jailer found him missing with no trace of his whereabouts.
The Seaboard National Bank of New York was Friday approved as a reserve agent for the Farmers State Bank of Knox City, Austin Texas.
The executive committee suspends President Small under Article 15 Section 7 of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America constitution, effective immediately. The notice is signed by acting chairman S. J. Hovenkamp and members M. J. Reidy and J. M. Sullivan.
Paul Ebers, a leading San Antonio financier, was found shot five times in front of 407 Adams Street late Sunday. His brother by marriage, Paul Barbe, has been arrested and charged with the shooting in what authorities call a fatal attack.
El Paso Amusement Company of New York City is granted a permit to issue initial stock of $6,000. The company’s quarters are in El Paso Texas.
The Guadalupe County Farmers Union with sixteen subunions convenes at the Seguin courthouse on October 26 to organize activities and plans for the group.
Hart Kelly, a neighbor, was shot and killed about four miles north of Daingerfield on Wednesday evening. His son Odis Kelly, about 13 years old, has been arrested and placed in custody of the officers.
Five African American men were arrested Tuesday night in Wharton under the new felony gambling law. Constable W. S. Hobbs led the arrests and the suspects were lodged in jail.
San Antonio Spanish War veterans announce a half way promise from President Roosevelt to visit San Antonio before his term ends. Rough Riders H G L Sturgeon and C S Haylor traveled to Washington to invite the President. No date is set for the contemplated visit.
The two story Masonic Temple at Liano Texas nears completion under John Good nap. The corner stone laying day is not far distant and preparations are underway.
Mary Williams, a colored woman from Marlin Texas, was shot and killed on the Robertson farm in Brazos Bottom Thursday night. Her husband Sam Williams is in custody, claiming the killing was an accident.
Farmersville Tex. Rev L A West fell while working on a house on Wednesday and broke both wrists. The record notes a prior accident about ten years ago when he broke both ankles.
Pecan harvest in Llano Texas yields 1500 to 2000 pounds daily with prices from 6 to 8 cents per pound. The pecan crop is as valuable to local growers as the cotton crop this year.
In Huntsville Walker County Texas the jury acquits N W Bryan of the murder of Gus Palmer after a months long case. The court has adjourned for the term.
An array of items includes Ernest Capelle’s 707 foot ascent on the Singer building flagstaff, a failed attempt to buy his wife off by August Hartje, Missouri suing 600 corporations for location filings, a Pittsburgh judge dismissing a father jailed for spanking his 35 year old daughter, and a Washington Dr Rand attending services at a pawn grave. Other notes cover a monument dedication, Mrs. Morris declared hopelessly insane, a jail horror tale from St. Louis, Japan’s plan for the largest destroyer, cannibalism tales from northeast Canada, and details from the Magill murder case.
A nine year old writer named Rachel ages twelve penned a composition on wild flowers praising arbutus liverwort spring beauty blood root and other blossoms of dell and dale. She printed on both sides of the page prompting her editor father to remark you print on both sides of yours.
A sick merchant recovering from typhoid fever imagines a perfect meal but is constrained to proportional eating. A nurse serves tapioca pudding and the doctor insists on maintaining proportionality as he regains strength. An ensuing sequence of encounters with travelers is briefly noted from the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A New York Sun excerpt notes a man requesting a booze like Booth’s tobacco formula and a dealer recalling letters with famous names. It also recounts a Delaware boy attaching a bell to a rat to scare away others, only to attract more rats drawn by the music.
In St Louis the city earns the nickname Mound City from lofty limestone bluffs and nearby ancient earthworks of the Mound Builders. A child’s quip on age reveals a humorous train carriage moment as a mother’s age is questioned.
In a candid exchange, a husband accepts a nomination while warning of inevitable vilification in politics. The wife expresses pride in the party recognizing his merit and probes about past engagements before the marriage.
Joel Chandler argues that hypothetical scientists who doubt religion have profited little, while true scientists who believe in the divine reveal greater hidden mysteries. He contends worldly fame lacks real value without tangible benefits to humanity, contrasting it with the virtue of serving others through meaningful knowledge.
Kay Spence a famed horseman from Mexico Missouri won $1000 at a Louisville Kentucky meeting after a lucky discovery. He noticed a Chinese laundry ticket near the betting ring and inferred Wing Ting would win instead of Joaquin. Wing Ting claimed victory as Spence’s hunch proved correct.
A doctor of divinity now editor condemns Collier's Weekly in a public quarrel with the Religious Press. He criticizes libel suits and asserts Collier's uses yellow methods, while defending Postum and Grape-Nuts as safe foods. He notes extensive correspondence and defends factual health claims.
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