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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1907
Page
4
Bryan and Carnes report in Texas dated April 6 1907 that Hearne will obtain a state bank worth 50000 dollars soon to be established. The note links road and bridge building to town prosperity and business. It also references Panama Canal Zone meat concerns and the Thaw insanity verdict context.
The Navasota city council passes a dog muzzling ordinance to end a hydrophobia scare similar to a recent local incident.
Washington Democrats say they are tickled by the healthy scraps among leading Republicans from President Roosevelt down. They note Republicans spar in off years to avoid hurting the party and unite in presidential years to land their man, regardless of personal liking.
Representative Savage of Bell introduced a House bill to make the sentence mandatory and cumulative with fines for carrying an automatic pistol. Conviction for carrying on the person with an automatic pistol could yield imprisonment in the penitentiary from two to five years.
The Mound Prairie oil well near Caldwell Texas was bailed without oil. It yields abundant artesian water at 96 degrees Fahrenheit with believed mineral properties. The water on the mound crest will serve irrigation and drinking needs, making the well valuable regardless of oil.
The state sees a rapid rise in poultry industry activity with numerous shows and growing associations. Texans are replacing scrub stock with purer breeds, striving for higher returns, as Secretary of Agriculture data place poultry and eggs far above other crops in value at about 500 million dollars. The Galveston News notes strong demand and steady cash income from poultry and eggs.
The Dallas Times-Herald notes a dispute between President Roosevelt and railroad magnate Harriman over alleged appeals for campaign funds. The president denies the charge, and public correspondence is unfolding. The dispute could force a clear presidential stance on railroads.
In Water Valley Louisiana Mrs I C Drew safeguarded her dead husband’s body with a rifle for more than twenty hours, repelling a sheriff and four deputies. She allegedly shot her husband. officers returned fire until her ammunition ran out. A second woman was found with Mrs Drew. The husband, forty eight, had no known motive for the shooting.
A collage of short notes reports a Ryan Oklahoma post office safe robbed of 800 dollars. Purcell Oklahoma elects R H Rackley mayor. Ex police chief Ayate of Gaines Havana killed. Harriman Roosevelt dispute stirs Wall Street. Missing postmaster Ragen alleged defaulter in Anniston Alabama. Spike Robson and Abe Attel draw in boxing. Samuel Young dies after leg injury near Nacogdoches Texas. Loeb says no more on Harriman matter. Denison unions depot contract awarded to Jones Stewart Co. Five miles from Cuero Texas, Bruening shoots self dies hours later. AT&SF declares 3 percent dividend. Pat Martin charged with assault at Rockdale Texas. Chicago mayoral exchange with Busse. Mary Baker Eddy transfers property to trustees. New York court deems district appointments unconstitutional. Leonard Garcia dies at Laredo Texas. B D Wilson shot in Quitman Texas. German attaché Thewail injured. captain’s hip fractures. Tug Paul Jones damaged near South Carolina coast. Thomas W Lawson oil tanker vanishes.
A. K. Detwiler of Toledo, indicted for bribery in San Francisco, was found in a Battle Creek private house but escaped arrest via a rear door and an automobile. He was believed headed toward Bellevue to catch a Grand Trunk train for Canada.
Dr and Mrs Garee of Sutton West Virginia died in a hotel fire that destroyed the River View hotel on Wednesday night after their wedding in Moundsville West Virginia They were en route to the groom’s mother where a wedding supper awaited them.
A laundry notice outlines free rework for unsatisfactory service and requires three day report of errors from exchange or loss. It states goods delivered free of charge, short notice transient work, a list of articles with each parcel, and sale of uncalled for goods after thirty days for charges.
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