11 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1912
Page
1
Impromptu advance from Washington indicates President may call an extra session of Congress to consider tariff reduction. If announced early, lawmakers and committees would map timing and possible votes before year end.
Two women Ansie Morrie and Linaly Wil Missap escaped the county jail in Fort Worth Texas last night using a dug passage. The brief note notes weather forecasts and a family message of thanks from Mr and Mrs W A Dodson for sympathy after the death of their daughter and wife.
Port Worth Texas November 11 The Sneeds and the Ravens appear ready to proceed at the second Sneed murder trial. Attorneys seek continuance while Judge Swayne considers delays. Jury panels report about 100 men. 49 excused for reasons tied to home ties or freedoms. 29 fined $8 for failure to appear.
A Houston petition seeks bail in the U S Supreme Court for Jack Johnson. The filing, via his attorney, requests release on bail as his appeal proceeds. A great crowd gathers in Chicago for events linked to the case and related public interest persists.
London dispatch reports a looming crisis as Russia objects to Turkish moves on Constantinople and Austria prepares to intervene. Serbia mobilizes with its ally Russia, while Servia’s forces move toward Durazzo amid mounting hostility and international tension.
Senator Bailey Weldon Alley from Howton Texas arrived in Houston yesterday to take part in the King Nottoc XIV celebrations. He attended a pageant at the Bender Hotel and met friends before leaving for Gainesville later tonight as a guest of Judge William Mantervon.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a halt to Texas rate increases by The Rock Inland Colorado Southern and other lines. The action blocks railroads from raising freight rates while real estate transfers and marriages listed accompany brief notices of public interest. Local obituaries and expressions of thanks conclude the item.
An excursion train on the Stinear & Mississippi Valley line derailed after a freight train crashed into its rear near Montès, Louisiana. Thirty people were killed and around forty were injured as five coaches burned and fourteen bodies were recovered. Victims included residents from Zachary, New Sige and surrounding areas. the crash also left unidentified whites among the dead.
Ortle McManigal testified in a dynamiting case, claiming he fled after blowing the Mount Vernon power house and that he was meant to derail a railroad bridge. He alleged an executive board demanded kickbacks of about 75 dollars per job, with other details about pay and illicit activity emerging in testimony.
The Mate of Texan county Brazos by order of the Honorable District Court of Brazos County will sell on the first Tuesday in December following a November 11 191% order in case H O Boatwright versus Montes Edge et al No 411 to satisfy the judgment. Two tracts of land in league No 9 conveyed by J C Griffin and another deed are described with references to recorded deeds. The sale is at the courthouse door in Bryan Texas with restrictions and references to prior deeds and surveys. Sheriff D Conan signs the notice dated November 3 1912.
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