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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
2
The project near Del Rio will irrigate 15 000 acres next season at a total cost of 1 000 000 dollars. The initiative aims to expand agricultural capacity and water management in the region.
Prof Korn of Munich uses an adjustable vacuum tube to emit light at a receiver station enabling successful distant transfer of photographs. The innovation demonstrates a new method for remote image transmission leveraging early electrical apparatus.
Muaorrey James J Jeffries defeated Jack Munroe in the second round in San Francisco Friday night. Jeffries earned $9,156 with promoters claiming the remainder as contest proceeds. The report notes money in pugilism.
Bettie Brown of Mineral Wells received a patent for beadygear. Marconi P Exline and E Burke of Dallas were granted a patent for a bank register and remittance sheet. Stephan D Sullivan of Cartright secured a patent for apparatus to straighten ax handles.
A letter from M. D. Carlock of Winsboro questions whether school funds should be apportioned by race based on taxes paid. The writer argues for retributive justice, noting whites provide work and wages, allow education, and that blacks receive a small share of free school money while paying a fraction of taxes as reported in Texas Farmer.
Global merchant fleet totals about 38,648,000 tons with 23,853 vessels including 12,671 steamers and 12,281 sailing ships. Average tonnages are 1540 for steamers and 538 for sailing vessels. only 89 ships exceed 10,000 tons. Leading tonnage by country includes England, America, Germany and others with figures shown.
Captain Norman Harvin aboard the Bettie May found a thirteen foot saw fish weighing over 460 pounds while drawing the seine near old Indianola. The prize was towed to town and sold to HH Warroch for his aquatic collection.
County Commissioner Emil Gieptner provided the Lavaca county taxing rates from 1894 to 1904. The table shows state school co specials totals for each year, with the overall rate on the $100 valuation varying and dipping in the last two years 1903 and 1904 compared to earlier levels.
The Republican State convention at Fort Worth adjourned on Tuesday August 23 electing Cecil Lyons state chairman and nominating Governor J G Lowdon Lieutenant Governor Sam Davidson Associate Justice J K Burnett Criminal Appeals Lock McDaniel Attorney General C W Ogden Comptroller John M Claiborne Treasurer B Dorchester Railroad Commissioner C P Drake and Superintendent of Public Instruction Albert Ernst.
About eighty five white teachers gathered in Halletsville for a full week teachers institute prepared by County Superintendent Guenther. A separate institute for colored teachers will be held next week. Rev. Lee Green marked his 86th birthday with two sermons at Hackberry, delivering his first Lavaca County sermon years ago and continuing active preaching weekly.
Prominent Democrats weigh Hearst talk of nominating him for New York governor. The letter notes his erratic stance after backing the ticket in St. Louis and suggests his influence remains valuable to the party. Hearst’s behavior is described as eccentric but not self-destructive to his interests.
Trustees discuss fair local school taxation to fund education and oppose out-of-area schooling costs. The Democratic Congressional Committee seeks $200,000 in September to win forty House seats, amid campaign lines and national strategy. Later, James Roshenaur repairs broken cotton gin machinery after a prior incident as Houston machinists work on the engine.
The Boston Globe explains the three year build process of a modern battleship from keel laying to launch. It describes cranes, harveyized steel plates, gantry equipment, and testing before delivery to the government, noting the immense labor and cost involved.
Honor Roll lists readers who aided us since the last report including Otto Templin Jno Baur J L Janssen Theo Hinze Ed Ander and others. About 200 bales of cotton were marketed here yesterday bringing total receipts this season to 3200 bales. Pickers are in demand. in two weeks the rush will ease and receipts will fall. This year's yield should exceed last year's by roughly 1500 bales.
Family witnesses a Leesville Indiana boy endure severe asthma 18 miles to obtain Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs Colds and more. The medicine brings instant relief and heals throat and lung troubles with guaranteed 50c and 1.00 bottles, trial bottles free at druggists.
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