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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
1
The president and secretary urge directors and members to attend a 10 o'clock meeting tomorrow. Important matters will be discussed, and future development plans must be strengthened. The secretary concludes with a call for businesspeople to give time and aid.
New Orleans reports a northwest storm warning for the Gulf Coast from New Jeans to Brownsville. L Chappelle arrived from college today. Misa Jendle Chappelle, his daughter, departed for Manhattan to attend school.
The U S Supreme Court settles the question of whether the cotton corner conspiracy violated the Sherman act. It upholds counts against Patten Seaton Hayne and Kowne, sending the case back to the New York circuit court while not definitively ruling on the existence of a cotton corner. The decision also addresses the Union Pacific plan to dispose of the Botuberu Pacific lock in relation to a Supreme Court decree.
In Washington on January 6 Mexico’s situation was reported to be improving with a 60% reduction in rail and border disruptions noted by officials at the State Department. The assessment highlighted broader stability and progress in border controls and security coordination.
Senator Drie tow of Kansas introduced a bill creating a seven member industrial commission to regulate interstate business with gross receipts over 5 million annually. Bristow argued the aim is to protect the public from extortionate corporate practices while preserving lawful business.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, told a Washington subcommittee on judicature that dynamite politics threaten government by injunction. He warned that the time will come when government by dynamite will be attempted, a fate he hopes never arrives.
State Department reports from American consular agent Al Paras say attackers forced the Inde Gold Mining Company camp in Durango to close after rebels looted several thousand dollars and threatened American lives. Manager Hayes of the Hearst property near Sinders in Chicagoan district warned of rebels closing in. Tom Adams, brother of George A Adams, oversees the fede gold camp, with his relatives anxious for his safety as telegrams fail to reach him. Meanwhile Bryan warehouses report cotton receipts for the season and cottonseed prices hold at 17.00 per ton.
W. A. Boyett, a southern county resident, killed a man named Sam Poot yesterday on Clay Station road after a confrontation. Boyett surrendered to officers, faced an examining trial, and was released on $2500 bond the same day.
Washington January report on Jack Johnson the celebrated boxer facing a U S Supreme Court proceeding over alleged involvement with a white slave scandal. Johnson is represented by counsel and will call testimony from Luelle Cameron, a white woman linked to the case.
President Milner and Dean Puryear travel to Fort Worth for a joint meeting of A and M College directors and State University regents. They will discuss separation of institutions, mill tax division, and a university land endowment. Directors meet at Westbrook Hotel as plans for return are noted.
An open letter from Mr. Hunter to Mr. George Hadley and local figures in Shreveport and Bryan expresses support for Johnston and builds backing among neighbors on Texas Street. The letter mentions boosting friends for political help and references support for James Johnston’s appointing processes and Galveston connections.
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