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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1916
Page
6
A hurricane blasted the southern states causing widespread damage as it moved inland. Mobile and Pensacola reported severe effects with peak winds reaching 114 miles per hour, leaving destruction and disruption in its path.
Tremors rattled Georgia, Eastern Alabama and Tennessee with no major damage, while a Gulf hurricane lashed Pensacola to Mobile with unroofed buildings and sunken ships. Winds peaked near 114 to 116 mph. outages cut cities off, and isolated chimneys collapsed in Birmingham and Montgomery.
Elephant Butte dam in New Mexico, completed at five million dollars, was dedicated Thursday. A. A. Jones, personal representative of President Wilson, led a dedication committee of 350 delegates from the International Irrigation Congress and International Farm Congress.
Southbound Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe train No 40 was held up two and a half miles north of Bliss on Wednesday. An express clerk named Norman was shot to death. The express car safe was blown open and its contents rifled.
Polar bear flesh is being sold in Weiswasser Oberlausitz at 1% marks per pound and reportedly finds quick sale as tasty and nourishing to buyers.
Acting for Texas and its freight paying public Attorney General B F Looney seeks a full ICC hearing on the jurisdictional issue raised by the commission’s Shreveport order and the rates proposed in tariff 2 B filed recently and effective November 1 Looney and colleagues debated the matter Friday in Washington.
Viscount Grey told the House of Lords Britain will not file an official protest over the U-53 issue while awaiting the American stance. In Texas, a legislative committee drafted a bill to create a state highway department with an engineer and staff, aiming to use federal funds for a state road system.
Houston cotton prices surged to new records on Tuesday with middling at 17.50 per pound and spots up 30 points. The gain pushes bale value to about 87.50 dollars excluding seed, which is valued at 47 to 50 dollars per ton.
Washington reports that H. N. Pope of Fort Worth president of the Association of State Farmers' Union Presidents failed to win support from federal reserve board and treasury officials for a congressional move to set a minimum cotton loan value at 12 cents per pound. Officials view the proposal as an effort to valorize the cotton crop.
Waco Kentucky defense request for change of venue in the trial of T. R. Watson charged with murder in the killing of John S. Patterson, commissioner of banking and Insurance at Teague, was denied Monday by Judge Richard J. Munroe after seven days of hearing.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that proposed increases of about 5 cents per 100 pounds on cotton seed cake, meal, and inns in carloads from Southern Texas to Kansas and Missouri cities were not justified and ordered the schedules cancel.
Philadelphia mourns Mathew Wood a renowned epilepsy specialist and publicist born in Ireland in 1849 He passed away Friday after an operation Wood also known as art collector and traveler was a prominent figure in medical and cultural circles.
Ten men died and eleven were seriously injured when a Burlington Railroad train collided with a freight caboose carrying workers near Elwood Nebraska on Sunday.
Concrete protected trenches shellproof dugouts and reinforced artillery emplacements are being erected around Chihuahua City following General Trevino and staff plans learned from European war lessons.
The weekly report of Southern yellow pine mills issued Monday by the Southern Pine Association lists results to close of business Saturday. New business booked 96,810,460 feet. shipped 77,389,260 feet. orders on hand 552,997,560 feet.
An order from the U S Bureau of Animal Industry directs D Frank Hecker formerly of Birmingham Alabama to Texas for the tick eradication campaign in Jefferson County. Hecker will be stationed there to oversee the work for the campaign.
The Turkish government warned that neutral ships, including American vessels, moving between the Turkish coast and the islands of Khios and Samos in the Aegean Sea could be fired upon by Turkish military forces.
A minority report from the joint commission on common prayer urged removing the word obey from the marriage service promise. The recommendation was presented to the house of deputies of the Protestant Episcopal General Convention in St. Louis Missouri on Tuesday.
New Allied forces push toward the Somme river banks as fresh attacks unfold along the French front. Allied units press the line with renewed vigor and exchange heavy artillery and infantry actions with German defenders.
Reports detail French gains near the Somme after a Thursday attack and the Athens harbor scene as French marines occupy parts of Piraeus and Athens. Allies seize Greek fleet portions while Greek crowds praise King Constantine. The United States protests censorship of neutral mails and notes revised by Britain and France.
An old advertisement proclaims Magic Arnica Liniment as essential for sprains swellings bruises rheumatism and neuralgia. Available in three sizes priced at 25c 60c and $1.00.
A Swedish reporter recalls interviewing Sarah Bernhardt about La Tosca. He describes a chaotic scene in which Bernhardt threatens him with a paper cutlass and a knife, forcing him to flee his office. An American Magazine anecdote and an ad for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills follow in the clipping.
A clipped exchange features a character offering remarks and another cautioning about the impact. The banter emphasizes wit and insolence within a brief, transitional dialogue.
Aimee and Hazel discuss Hazel entering business with Mary noting curiosity about the field. The exchange hints at local gossip about entrepreneurial efforts among women.
Farmers visiting the state fair in Columbus were amazed by city squirrels that openly solicited food and scampered through parks and streets. The sight drew attention as a strange contrast to wild woodland behavior.
An old advertisement urges relief from cold head congestion with Laxative Quinidine Tablets priced at 25 cents. It claims use for La Grippe and severe headaches and is signed Ady.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet quotes a puzzling exchange with a man named Frank who hears calls of Alfred, suggesting possible mistaken affection or possible disguise as he contemplates the woman’s feelings and identity.
Local gibes circle around frosty conditions as residents trade quips about bracing for wind and cold. A playful exchange highlights winter humor amid brisk air and hardy chatter.
Amazon district shipped 2 910 315 pounds of crude rubber to the United States in July. This note records an industrial shipment figure and a critical remark on behavior.
Buffalo resident testifies that her daughter suffered monthly back and side pains now relieved through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges mothers to inform daughters with painful or irregular periods and promises confidential guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Siam in the last fiscal year imported goods valued at 1,135,883 dollars from international suppliers, reflecting the nation's ongoing trade activity and sourcing patterns.
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