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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1909
Page
1
Reported uprising in Constantinople as the constitutionalists, led by the Young Turks, overwhelm the Ottoman troops and enter the capital. The Sultan’s garrison surrenders after heavy street fighting. casualties run into the thousands with fires burning in key districts. Negotiations begin for terms and personal safety assurances.
Advices say Jonhe Wylle guard for Steak Valley Convict tattm was killed by accidental discharge of his own gun while grappling for a target. The incident occurred April 24 near Wat Jom. Perkine transferred the bag sum to Attorney General Davideu, with the state treasury receiving carriage funds and an aggregate term around 199 million.
Hernabell Wolfe, charged as an accomplice of Charles Hobaught in a robbery of thirty five th and arms sped through Tulea Oklahoma, is reported to be jailed at Jefferson Texas after a prior highway robbery conviction. Wolfe, now under patrol or pardon, faced a penitentiary sentence.
An attempted bank robbery at Palestine is described with a safe blown open and the thief escaping with 1100 dollars. A posse with bloodhounds pursued toward Fort Worth, with unclear follow up and numerous garbled details in the report.
A local plea argues a trolley line to the A and M College will boost trade and prevent outflow to Brenham. It asserts rail access will bring cotton, seed, and supplies directly to Bryan, with town growth tied to the project and opposition minimal if residents unite. The Eagle urges action, claiming a belt line could save the town and secure prosperity.
A fragmentary report cites Senator Beemer criticizing Governor Campbell’s Easter meeting remarks. He alleges the administration blocked quarantine measures and attacked farmers, urging clear public explanations as Telegrams from Eagle prompted local stir.
April 24 report notes the Cox amendment to the state railroad extension bill, moving government ownership of the roads to be primed to the Sourmat. The vote altered the bill, with tense moments and rapid action as the measure was debated and eventually adopted by the Senate.
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