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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
1
Rioting in Hartshorne Oklahoma Ends in Two Deaths
In Hartshorne Oklahoma, a race riot erupted after a street carnival ending with a white man shot to death and a black man killed as chaos spread. Deputy U S Marshals arrived with an Indian prisoner, left the prisoner, and tried to quell the crowd as armed men roamed the streets through the night. Further trouble was feared as racial tensions flared after elections in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
McAlester
I. T
Hartshorne
Here
Johnson
Tishomingo
United States
Dowell
Hunt
Bear Kills 400-Pounder Reported Near Wilton Louisiana
Wilton Louisiana reporter notes M P Thompson famed negro bear hunter downs a 400 pound bear in East Rarish behind town Thompson plans possible entry into Roosevelt hunting party under Parker and McIlhenny Civil Service Commissioner. Thompson says Roosevelt will have little trouble hunting in the region as big game is plentiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
M. P. Thompson
Louisiana
Amps
East Rarish
Presidore Roosevelt
John M. Parker
Civil Service
John A. McIlhenny
Thompson
Roosevelt
Hold Up Killing Report From Cuero Area
Sheriff Farris reports a shooting on the road to Yoakum near Hochheim between Hochheim and Cheapside. Will Kruse, a farmer, killed a negro and wounded another in the darkness as they allegedly attempted to rob him. Kruse awaits surrender. authorities investigate inquest proceedings amid unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Tex
Farris
Hochheim
Yoakum
Will Kruse
Cheapside
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Spiegel
Kruse
Weather Continues Dry in Calvert Texas
The weather remains dry and dusty in Calvert Texas with only light showers in several days. Nights and mornings are cool and conditions show little improvement toward rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert, Tex
Calvert
Tex
Negress Drowns After Fall Into Farm Well
Mattie Terrell, a 22 year old Black woman, fell into a well at the Coldwell farm near Ennis Texas on a Friday and drowned while the family was cotton picking, leaving her alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Téx
Mattie Terrell
Coldwell
First non support case filed under new law in La Grange
In La Grange justice court Ernest Schneiter is charged by his wife with abandonment and non support. The complaint, lodged Monday, marks the first case under the new law in this court. Schneiter lives about eight miles north of La Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grange
Tex
Justice Court
Ernest Schneiter
Rev Hay Comes to Texas
West Plains Missouri reports the St Louis Methods conference transfers Rev. S. R. Hay from Centenary Church, St. Louis, to Texas.
Battle Over Will of A Simon Valued Over 100000
Brenham Texas reports a renewed trial for Mollie Middleton Cain Simon and Leah Martin against Julia Simon Louis James H and Alex Simon Mrs Rubenstein and Theo Foltz to break the late A Simon will. The estate exceeds 100000 and a prior mistrial delayed justice with new jurors ordered after many were disqualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Tex
Mollie Middleton
Cain Simon
Leah Martin
Julia Simon
Louis
James H
Alex Simon
Rubenstein
Theo. Foltz
A. Simon
W. W. Searcy
J. C. Hutcheson
Houston
Messrs
Yancy & Lewis
Dallas
Ieee
Rasberry
Bute
Farmers Union President Pushes 15 Cent Cotton Basis
Fort Worth, Texas. President Neill of the Farmers Union releases a long letter urging cotton producers to hold for a minimum price of 15c. He describes the union warehouse loan system and denounces market speculators, urging farmers to ignore posted exchange prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Neill
The
Farmers’ Union
Daughter Saves Woman From Mad Bull in Wallisville
Mrs. H. R. Wallis of Wallisville Chambers County Texas was attacked by a mad bull while in the pasture Saturday morning. Her daughter intervened keeping the animal away until her husband arrived and drove the beast off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallisville
Chambers Co
Tex
H. R. Wallis
Six millions bond set for stay of execution in oil case
Chicago based Standard Oil Company of Indiana must post two bonds totaling six million dollars to stay execution on a $29,240,000 judgment levied by Judge Landis. Judge Crosscup ordered bonds of 4,000,000 and 2,000,000 to be filed and approved before the supersedeas may issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Landis
United States District Court
Crosscup
United States Circuit Court
Directors Move On Houston Freight Terminal Plans
Vice President W E Green of Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway and president of Houston Belt and Terminal Company signs acceptance of the city ordinance to build tracks and depots in Houston Third Ward. Freight terminals to begin around October 1 along Preston Avenue with a modern union depot planned but location to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
W. E. Green
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway
Houston Belt and Terminal Company
Preston Avenue
Toepperwein Breaks 5750 Targets in Rifle Shoot Record
Adolph Toepperwein of San Antonio broke 5750 successive rifle targets in a single day setting a new record. He began at 8 30 in the morning and continued until a shell powder irritant struck his right eye. The feat required hitting a wooden block tossed into the air before it hit the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Adolph Toepperwein
Toepperwein
Few German Women Matriculate at German Universities
Only 254 women were among 45,136 matriculated students at 21 German universities last winter, reflecting a severe gender gap in higher education participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hunt's Cure Promises Skin Disease Remedy
For over fifteen years Hunt's Cure works to cure skin troubles especially itch ing types. The product claims to be effective not through advertising but by actual results. One box is guaranteed to cure any case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Hindoo Mirrors Billiards Tale From Calcutta
John Horgan recalls a billiards joke told in St. Louis contrasting cultures. A Hindoo asks about the white man’s game and another explains billiards as a simple pastime with a long cue and green table. The fragment ends with the Hindoo exchange unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Horgan
St. Louis
Mr. Horgan
Calcutta
Terrible Itching Cured by Cuticura After 6 Days
Edward W of the 30th U S Infantry Fort Csh suffered chronic eczema with severe itching on hands arms and legs. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura medicine for about six days the itching ceased and the sores healed, improving his life greatly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W
30Th
U. S. Infantry
Fort Csh
Apparatus for sea life saving by Belgian engineer
A life saving device is described by Mr. R. Lavach ery of Chapultepec Mexico. It uses a rifled cannon to fire a projectile with a cable anchor and rocket attached. The inventor says the mechanism is simple and has not been patented for humanitarian reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. R. Lavachery
Chapultepec
Mex
Englishman Asked If Couple Could Live On 30 A Week
Alice Kate recalls a sly question from a visiting Englishman who asked if a married pair could live on 30 a week and she answered yes. The remark is traced to the Somerville Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Kate
Mildred
Somerville Journal
Ginger in food boosts endurance says former athlete
A former college runner reports improved stamina after two meals daily on Grape-Nuts. He describes steady nerves, better digestion, and faster study, claiming two weeks of use restored condition and performance in mile and half mile events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Girl Dies from Burns in Victoria Oil Can Explosion
Katie Stehling a 14 year old daughter of Henry Stehling of Victoria died after severe burns suffered Saturday when an oil can exploded while she tried to start a fire in a strong furnace. Her father was burned while aiding her and is reported to be improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Tex
Katie Stehling
Henry Stehling
Child Dies After Porch Fall Near Gause Texas
The 3 year old daughter of Mr. W. H. Spraggins living two miles from Gause fell from the front porch and struck her head on a rock. After about three days of illness she died Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gause
Tex
W. H. Spraggins
Farmers' Union Holds Majority Cotton Market in Bertram
In Bertram Texas Farmers' Union members control about 80 percent of cotton ginned locally. At Tuesday's close 245 bales remained in the warehouse, all priced at 15 cents on a middling basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram
Tex
Farmers’ Union
Western Union opens at Beeville Texas
Western Union resumes service in Beeville Texas after replacing the nonunion operator. Messages are guaranteed but accepted only up to San Antonio and may be delayed beyond that point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Beeville
Tex
San Antonio
Berclair School Opens with Houston Principal
Berclair Public Schools in Goliad County Texas will open September 30 with Mrs May Winneford of Houston serving as principal for the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berclair Public Schools
Berclair, Goliad Co
Tex
May Winneford
Houston
Bee Business Brings Riches to Angieton Beekeepers
In Angieton Texas David Yancy shipped 10 000 pounds of fine honey last week to North Texas where it sold at very remunerative prices. B F Yancey is also in the bee business and trucking, and they are making money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angieton
Tex
David Yancy
North
Texas
B. F. Yancey
Home Grown Bananas in Houston
Houston resident Mrs. W. A Craig grows bananas at home on Center Street. Her plants bear bunches of fruit with over forty bananas per cluster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
W. A Craig
1610
Center Street
Mertens gin burned in early morning blaze
Reed gin at Mertens Texas destroyed by fire Thursday at 1 36 am. Sixty bales of cotton in seed and two wagons lost along with three straight bales. Estimated damage about 12000 dollars with partial insurance. Cause of fire unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mertens
Tex
Camden Tex Weather Slows Fall Garden Planting
A slow rain persisted most of Tuesday with warmer, cloudy conditions on Wednesday. Gardeners in Camden expect to finish planting fall crops once the weather steadies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden Tex
Cruelty of Mothers Highlighted in Public Car Scene
A narrator recounts seeing a woman pinch her sick child in a car while training funds for mothers to care for ill children are discussed. The speaker urges practical demonstrations on handling both sick and well children to prevent cruelty.
Good Husband to Have
A humorous exchange among friends recounts a burglar scare at home. A woman describes waking to a noise and finding a man’s legs under the bed, only to reveal the legs belonged to her husband who had heard the commotion as well.
Chinese laborer jailed in South Africa theft case
A Chinese miner in Johannesburg faces imprisonment for theft and desertion. He told the magistrate he quit his job to walk home to China, aiming to follow the railway line to reach his destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Johannesburg
Africa
China
Maita the Fish Boy Carries Burden Then Plays Homeward
A scene shows Maita a fish boy carrying a heavy basket with two round flat basins and a load on his head. He gradually lightens the burden and tosses the empty basins into his tied basket before stopping to play on his way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maita
Umbrellas as Magnets Ignite Compass Movements
Prof Silvanus Thompson notes umbrellas act as magnets in a modern world. A man outside an optician shop with such an umbrella would see compass needles start to move as described in Home Notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvanus Thompson
Royal Institution
Optician
Weather Notes Mention Light Showers and Uncertain Skies
A brief weather update records few light showers barely enough to lay dust with nights and mornings described as foul and pleasant in alternating conditions.
Man of Many Titles
The duke of Wellington holds 15 foreign titles including orders from the Netherlands and Portugal. He is a prince in the Netherlands a duke in Spain a count and marquis in Portugal, reflecting widespread recognition by foreign governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
Netherlands
Spain
Portugal
English Railway Builds $100000 Special Train for Americans
The Northwestern railway in England has built a $100,000 special train for Americans. This shows England as a popular destination and a new source of national wealth from American visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Railway
England
Dice Throwing as Ancient Religious Act
The piece notes that dice throwing or craps began as a religious practice with the throw seen as divine answer to prayers. It claims there was no element of chance in early dice games.
Rich and Poor Should Pay Fair Share in Liberty Defense
The London Liberty Review argues that both rich and poor must pay the same cost to defend liberty and property, opposing graduated plunder as unjust. It asserts equal financial obligation regardless of status and rejects favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Liberty Review
Why He Lost Out A Condemned Murderer Appeals for Clemency
A condemned murderer asked for clemency to buy time to seek religion. The appeal centers on delaying execution to pursue spiritual reform and moral reconsideration.
Houston Laboratory Ad for Analysis Services
Houston laboratory run by M. Tilson, former State Chemist, offers analysis of feed stuffs waters ores oils coal and related substances. Also a dealer in commercial fertilizers located on Main Street Houston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.S. Tilson, M
Chemie
Houston, Texas
Alloy Sought by Builders
The Engineering Record envisions an alloy matching aluminum to steel as bronze does to tin. Such a material would become a major structural advance for mechanical work, with builders of light machinery seeking this transformative metal.
Copper Hardened with Potassium Ferrocyanide Addition
A historical note describes copper hardened to take a cutting edge by adding about two percent potassium ferrocyanide while molten. The color remains unchanged. The mechanism is unclear but may involve iron and possibly carbon introduction.
Origin of the word book traced to beech wood use
The article notes that before paper people inscribed letters on beech wood. The term boc or bok refers to this wood and helped form the word book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
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Indian Territory
Teddy
Roosevelt Hunting Grounds
Negroes
Neil
Grosscop
Standard Oil
Third Ward
Devoe and
Masvry Paints
Dandy Windmills
Moulton
Ie Oes Siento Sy
Union Iron Works
Houston Laboratore
Business Man
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