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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1906
Page
3
North bound trains listed with times. I and G N schedules show No. 101 arrival at 6 05 p m. Local residents and visitors travel through the city yesterday with names such as Gus Stevener J D Jones Bessie Bizzell Philip Endler and many others. Clothing displays and Cadillac orders accompany social notes and business notices.
Mrs Wolle aunt of Mrs R J Bailey died at her Calvert home yesterday afternoon and burial is planned for today. She leaves a husband and a grown son with Misses Louise and Agnes Ettle traveling to Calvert last night.
The second session in Indianapolis saw Rep Brick as temporary chair. Landis and Hancock were chosen permanent chair man and secretary. Nominations by acclamation included Fred Sims for secretary of state, James Bingham for attorney general, James Stubbs for state statistician, James H. Jordan for supreme court judge, and John C. Billheimer for auditor of state.
A boat carrying ten tourists from Philadelphia Chicago and others was wrecked off Devil's Side at La Jolla. Tomy Barberich died after an oar broke and a wave drove the craft to the rocks while a rescuer, Barbarich, moved to help others.
Washington April 12 President has nominated R W King Clarkeville FE W Kennerly Giddings and G L Burke Van Alstyne for postmaster roles in Texas.
London April 12 The House of Commons adjourned until the 77th inst. with business paused and awaiting resumption on the new date.
Washington reports the president telegraphed the Italian king offering condolences for the Mount Vesuvius eruption death toll and widespread havoc.
Zi men charged in indictments for illegally fencing government land in Kansas promise to remove their fences and expect the cases to be dismissed.
Walton Peteet of Dallas met with Attorney General Davidson in Austin on April 14 to discuss action over the alleged Texas printing trust. Peteet presented Bulletin No. 3, Expos ure of Printers Trust Graft in Texas, and plans a statewide tour delivering speeches on the subject.
In Wheeling on April 14 the United Mine Workers subdistrict No 5 met to hear the presidents answer to the 1903 scale demand. The reply refused the demand and offered arbitration per John W. Winder. Miners rejected arbitration and operators withdrew causing a strike affecting about 11 000 workers.
General J Franklin Bell becomes chief of staff after Lt General John C Bates is placed on the retired list. Bates retires after reaching the statutory age. Bell succeeds him in Washington on April 14 according to army orders.
Austin April 14 News that State Tax Commissioner Davie moved the hearing date for several corporations under the intangible tax law from May 1 to April 19. A list of companies affected includes Armour & Co Swift Houston Packing Co Max Hants Packing Co Armstrong Packing Co and many others such as Union Meat Co Texas and Louisiana Bridge Co Southern Pacific Terminal Co and Cudahy lines among telegraph and railroad concerns.
Naples April 14 reports from the Vesuvius region show improved conditions after the eruption. The sun shone, last vestiges faded, cleanup and repair continued, towns reopened stores, and residents began returning home with troops and government engineers aiding road repairs and infrastructure.
Reported to be based on good authority the plan would run a line from Kansas City through Indian Territory to Denison Tex. The move aims to counter Yoakum and Rock Island Frisco interests amid tense relations and Harriman’s opposition to Yoakum expansion. Stewart E Knott, once Kansas City Southern president, is said to represent Harriman but declined comment.
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