This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
2
Public notices ask if the local school appears on the visiting list this year with questions about omissions. Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey will deliver an address at Dallas on October 28. Statistics show 393 million dollars were spent on men’s clothing in the past year.
City officials argue funding additional sidewalks is an investment in safety and connectivity. Officials emphasize that spending on sidewalks yields long term benefits for pedestrians and local commerce.
The passage of women's suffrage in California promises strong Democratic support at the next election as voters respond to the landmark achievement.
Austin announces Comptroller W. P. Lane will request the justices of the peace assist in enforcing the liquor law.
The Houston Chronicle released a 156 page Sunday issue to celebrate its tenth anniversary. It was the largest paper ever printed in Texas with festive notes of long live the Chronicle.
A political note predicts Colonel J. F. Wolters will not win many votes in prohibition territory, but asserts that Jake will be elected. The statement hints at voter sentiment and campaign dynamics without detailing specifics.
On October 1 the money in circulation totaled 3,164,827,681 dollars, equating to 34.35 dollars per person. The note raises curiosity about who benefited from the difference to 34.20 dollars per person.
The governor invites the secretary of the navy to assign the Atlantic fleet as the Gulf station during its annual Gulf of Mexico cruise, with Galveston as the base of operations.
Justice John Marshall Harlan died in Washington on Saturday at age 78. He was regarded as the era’s leading constitutional authority and a key figure on the United States Supreme Court.
The field for United States senator expands to five hopefuls J F Wolters and T H Ball of Houston Morris Sheppard of Texarkana Choice B Randell of Sherman and R R Smith of Atascosa County vie for the seat.
Governor Conquitt issues proclamation calling a state road congress to be held in Dallas on October 26. He proposes forming a state highway department or a state good roads association.
Community leaders urge another agricultural fair after a highly successful event. The statement highlights broad farmer support and local impact. Separately, Maurice Murphy of Houston reports 2,064,871 tons of freight worth 46,985,330 shipped on the Houston Ship Channel in the past year.
Report from Austin states Comptroller Lane kept forty two half pints of liquor in his desk saying they were bought from Galveston saloons on Sundays. He cites this as a reason for seeking assistance from justices of the peace in running his office.
The Confederate pension apportionment for the next two quarters remains at 10.50 dollars per quarter. About 11 500 Confederate pensioners live in the state with 300 in the totally disabled class receiving 24 dollars per quarter.
The article notes President Taft pledging Oregon as the first vessel through the Panama Canal if able to do so, while it predicts Woodrow Wilson will arrange the canal opening program.
A report notes women’s suffrage advancing in California by a favorable vote and highlights equal suffrage in Colorado Idaho Utah Washington and Wyoming. Municipal voting is allowed for women in Kansas and school suffrage exists in numerous states including Arizona Connecticut Delaware Florida Idaho Illinois Iowa Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Dakota Vermont and Wisconsin. The article expresses hope for Texas school suffrage soon.
Mr and Mrs F W Lucke Mr and Mrs Konstant Rehmer and Mr and Mrs W F Gerdes left Monday for Dallas to attend the fair Morris Sheppard of Texarkana a candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Joseph Weldon Bailey lectured to the Woodmen of the World and the public in Yoakum Saturday night Sheppard a congressman from the First district is described as sovereign banker of the Woodmen of the World
Mr and Mrs John Bueck returned Tuesday from a pleasant stay in Houston and Galveston Read the page for new advertisements from Ed Boehm and Sons Rud Jaeggli and Bro and F J Knesek In Today's Ease The Henkhaus Liberty band directed by Ludwig F Heinrich played at the dance last Saturday night which was a brilliant success socially and financially
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.