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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
1
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Greenville residents faced four funerals as rain soaked the city. Across Texas news covered deaths, wrecks, fires, and crimes from Paris to Dallas, including a man who killed himself amid financial troubles and a boy killed when a wagon wheel ran over him.
On a bridal tour in New Orleans a former suitor, F. S. Beauve of Plaquemine, shot Fred Vaningen, husband of the bride Miss Miss Rhorer. The Uncle, an elder man, stopped the pistol by thrusting his thumb under the hammer. Beauve is under arrest. the wedding occurred in Alexandria.
Democrats plan a three state blitz with four special trains carrying national and local leaders. John W. Kern, Marshall, Gore, Francis, Towne, Rainey and others will headline tours in New York Indiana and Ohio. Campaign hinges on Roosevelt opposition labor votes and unemployment support.
William J. Bryan completed a rapid tour of Westchester towns including Yonkers Tuckahoe White Plains Port Chester Larchmont New Rochelle and Mount Vernon before addressing a large crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Taft also toured nearby towns but Bryan drew thousands in the rain to the Democratic gathering.
A Washington D C attorney and a Canadian resident commend Peruna for catarrhal disorders and as a reliable tonic. The letter notes successful pneumonia recovery and anecdotal results from a young tailor, plus a note on tablet forms as solid medicinal equivalents.
The Mystic Shrine in Houston names Frank C. Jones Otto Taub George A. Gibbons W L Lane and Harry Redan to arrange entertainment for visiting Shriners during the Py Tsu Oh carnival. A temple ceremony follows a Shriners parade and session with banquet. About fifty novices will cross the hot sands. El Mina Temple band and orchestra join. a special car will haul shrine and band gear from Galveston.
Houston authorities report John F. Hudson of the Dixie Loan Company found unconscious Friday morning in his office at 11074 Congress Avenue. He had deep skull wounds with bone fragments removed. A blood stained hatchet with hair clinging to it lay nearby. a negro woman was arrested as a suspect.
A Houston issued injunction restrains 1500 Webb County voters from voting in the county election over unpaid poll taxes. Voters argue the order comes just a week before polls open making it impossible to respond from Houston. The move has sparked bitter local feeling and protest from those named in the injunction.
Norman E. Mack, head of the Democratic national campaign, telegrams to A B Storey and George A Carden urging Texas to mobilize a large Democratic turnout to boost Bryan Kern in the electoral and popular vote. He asserts a big Texas majority will aid reform legislation and the national party effort.
Chicago reports a Canadian notice seeking heirs of Morris Malone, a Texas lumberman, sparking an inquiry that may let Kathleen Bradley of Rogers Park claim the entire $50 million. There is strong doubt about his true heir, though Bradley suspects she is his first cousin and sole potential claimant if an adopted son does not exist.
In Milam county many fields are already picked though some plots remain white and cattle graze nearby. With fair weather the overall harvest should finish soon and farmers still hold some cotton.
Nashville Tennessee Gov. Patterson announced the cancellation of all speaking dates for his re election campaign to concentrate on the Reelfoot Lake region where night rider outrages have occurred. He will return to the scene tomorrow morning. Forty four people are under arrest. Industry Texas reports heavy rain aiding fall gardens and pastures. Hondo Texas shipments total 5723 bales with hail and 2.5 inch rainfall last Thursday night.
Caldwell Texas reports 6870 bales received to date, more than all of last season due to held over cotton. In Luling Texas several carloads of hogs have been shipped for feed, coming from the western state and driven to Belmont after unloading. Corn at cribs in Luling sells for 35 cents per bushel as hogs are fattened for market.
A 2.15 inch rainfall drenched Gonzales Texas Thursday evening, followed by a gusty norther. The sudden weather shift disrupted plans and prompted residents to secure outdoor items and monitor wind changes.
The Tootle ranch along the Rio Grande near the Texas Mexico border was sold tonight in St. Joseph Missouri to J. H. Adams of the Baltimore hotel Kansas City for a little over half a million dollars. The property spans more than 136 thousand acres across a mountainous terrain.
Alvin Texas Mr. Harry T. Warner managing editor of the Houston Post accidentally shot himself Sunday morning near Alvin while hunting alone in a bogey. It is believed the wounds will not prove fatal. He was taken to the Baptist Sanitarium.
Frost appeared again in the morning at San Angelo Texas but the drop was light and will not cause further damage to cotton. Local growers report minimal impact and anticipate normal fieldwork to resume.
Washington expects Secretary Cortelyou to declare a plan to issue 50 million dollars in Panama canal bonds after the election. The treasury deficit grows about 4 million monthly and the 3 percent bonds are deemed necessary despite not funding canal construction.
The seven year old daughter of Foon Chuck, a noted Chinese amie artist, fell ill and went into convulsions Wednesday afternoon in Eagle Pass Texas. The cause of death is not yet ascertained.
A Chicago public school pupil recounts a Waverly Magazine anecdote about a primary teacher praising quiet while a seven year old boy Kenneth points out the teacher wears shoes. The dialogue ends with Kenneth noting the teacher is larger than them in a humorous exchange.
Mrs H J Gates selected as alderman after an aggressive campaign in Magee Tennessee. She has long supported local education and voters expect her to be a capable alderman, with even opponents believing she will perform well.
A New York woman writes of her 71 year old grandmother once invalid for 18 years with stomach and bowel consumption. After starting Grape-Nuts and building up to four teaspoons per meal the grandmother regained health without medicine and the doctor was astonished.
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