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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
1
At midnight Baron Sebastian Petrovics races from Isaby to Gyongy after Countess Galacsy reports burglars breaking into her isolated castle. The baron gathers his men and heads toward Gyongy to confront the robbery and protect the women as the danger escalates through the night.
A night of galloping horsemen and gunfire ends with the baron saving a hostage burglar’s life. Months later a baptism reveals a secret plan behind the staged danger as the baron and baroness confront truth and jealousy. The baron rescues a child from a well, proving his heroism and sealing reconciliation.
Athletic interest in Germany has grown with tennis and football becoming more popular than in the United States. The piece notes a shift from previous neglect of athletic sports to wider public interest.
The Russian transport Lena arrived from Vladivostok and now sits at anchor off Union Iron Works. Its boilers need repairs and officials in Washington will direct future actions. Speculation centers on possible neutrality moves and impacts on cargoes to Japanese ports. Admiral Whiting has notified Washington and seeks instructions.
In Carlisle Indiana Jashber Hammond a colored man was wounded by Constable T B Johnson while resisting arrest. A mob drove out nearby black families at night and damaged doors and windows of all but one residence. No further trouble is expected unless workers return.
The St. Petersburg commission weighing contraband questions has reached a decision favoring the United States and Great Britain on the major points. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff will see the Emperor today and replies to American and British notes are expected this week.
In Dodge Texas farmers met to organize a truck growers association with F. M. Price as president, T. Phillips as secretary, and Jas. Killingsworth as treasurer. They plan cold storage to handle early spring vegetables and are clearing land for truck farming next year.
Farmers gathered in Marlin Texas on Monday seeking cotton picking work as demand outstrips supply. Prices run seventy five cents per 100 pounds with only about a quarter of needed pickers available locally.
Paris reports Max Regis once mayor of Algiers and known anti-Semite wounds M. Fontaine, a leading sportsman, in a sword duel fought in the suburbs. The incident underscores rising tensions amid urban unrest and public figures involved in duels.
Persistent rains push the Rio Grande to sixteen feet in Laredo and Rio Grande City, with authorities fearing extensive damage if the rise continues. Water levels remain high and the river has not yet crested, prompting local emergency concerns.
A Monday wreck near Lawton seven miles from the city involved two Southern Pacific passenger trains. The second section of west bound No. 5 at 35 mph struck the third section of east bound No. 6, carrying a Knights Templar party. Four engines and multiple cars were wrecked. all injured were brought to lawton for recovery.
President Roosevelt received through the state department a cablegram from U S Minister Griscom in Tokio reporting updated figures from the Liao Yang battle. Field Marshal Oyama placed Japanese losses at 17 500 and Russian losses at 20 000 after several days of fighting.
In Rosebud Texas Babe Massingale was shot Sunday night on Andrew Glass farm five miles north of Rosebud. Constable R W Wilson offers a ten dollar reward for the slayer. The trouble over 40 cents allegedly led to the fatal attack. Both parties are colored.
In San Antonio Texas George Beard aged 15 years drowned Monday afternoon at 5 o clock in the Hot Wells Natatorium. He sank from view of bathers and railing onlookers, dying within five minutes. His father Thomas W Berch, already in poor health, is expected to die from the shock.
In Guthrie Oklahoma near Martha, a fire razed the home of J. M. Cros by. An 8 year old son suffered severe burns on both feet after stepping into hot ashes and standing until rescued.
London morning papers quote Russian dispatches reporting Lieut. Gen. Zassalitch wounded and captured with 3000 of 5000 men. It also notes Generals Zarouableff Kondratsvitch and Bilderling halting Kuroki’s advance.
The Baltic fleet departed for the Far East from Cronstadt with battleships Souvaroff and others, cruisers Nakhimoff Dmitri Donskoi Aurora and more. They will touch Libau to join twelve transports and proceed to the Orient amid imperial farewell ceremonies. Mobilization in Southern Russia followed, with reserve navy officers called out.
Washington report says David P. Leibhardt, 60, superintendent of the dead letter office, was found dead on his rounds with a bullet wound to the temple and a pistol nearby. A native of Indiana, he had been appointed to the post office department.
Reports say a severe storm moved through northern Dallas county and southern Hunt and Collin counties late tonight. Wind rain and hail damaged cotton and farm property as a cold front moved into Dallas.
Telegraph dispatch from London to Reuters reports Vice Proxy Alexieff has submitted resignation to the emperor due to Far East military contingencies, but no decision has been made.
The Lufkin Herald, suspended ten days ago, is revived by a stock company that promises to pay all debts and start with a clean ledger. The plant includes cylinder and job presses, a gasoline engine, and all equipment for an excellent paper. The first number under new management will appear next.
At Guadalupe eight miles southeast of here cotton yields are commonly about one half bale per acre, with other localities in the county showing similar prospects and overall expected output not far from last year. In Temple a messenger boy named Gravey lies dying at the hospital from injuries after a fall from a car in Cleburne.
The Grand Lodge I C F awarded Theodore Klawetter a veteran’s badge marking twenty-five years of membership in good standing at last Tuesday night’s ceremony.
Paris businessman M. Charley announces a ten thousand dollar prize to the first motor boat to sail from Havre to New York, seeking a speedy transatlantic crossing by sea.
Mineral Wells resident Sam McDonald about 45 unmarried man shot himself at his home one mile west of town around 6 this morning. The ball entered above his ear and blew off the top of his head. The motive is unknown. He had lived in the county for years and was in fairly good circumstances.
August Belmont of New York arrived at Rosemount at 9 15 tonight. He was met by William Sheehan and a lengthy conference was held with Judge Parker. Belmont departed for New York at a late hour. Parker declined to discuss the conference.
Chicago reports the packing house teamsters will resume work tomorrow as the offer to rehire needed staff is accepted without opposition. In Rogers a proposal to issue 12000 dollars in bonds for a new schoolhouse failed due to insufficient majority.
Austin congressman Albert Burle son will leave this week for Washington and other Eastern points after a stay at his plantation. Congressman Scott Field of Calvert was here yesterday.
Secretary of State J R Curl deposited cash receipts in the State treasury for the office for August 1904 totaling 52398 75. The funds were received and recorded by the state fiscal authorities.
Telegram from General Kuropatkin to Emperor Nicholas dated Sept 10 notes no hostilities today except in significant patrol encounters with no casualties. Reports come from St. Petersburg as the situation with Russian forces remains cautious.
The new cruiser Milwaukee was launched successfully today from the Union Iron Works yards in San Francisco, marking a notable Coast Guard or naval milestone for the city and shipbuilders.
United States Rice Statistician Delaney Evans surveyed local crops this past week and found the rice in splendor condition. The county pecan crop is forecast large and good with Guadalupe river pecans praised for flavor. A splendid rain is falling in San Antonio this evening.
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