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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1906
Page
3
In a railroad camp near Gurley Arkansas two Greek laborers were killed after an Easter frolic with Slav and Italian workers. The fight lasted hours before residents called for help and a posse of deputies was dispatched from Memphis. Officials report the camp is now quiet.
Shreveport April 17. The Merchants and Farmers bank suspends for liquidation announced by its president A. H. Leonard. Assets total 687 126 while liabilities stand 518 126 leaving a net asset of 169 000. Depositors will be paid in full as liquidation proceeds. The bank organized under 1871 state law with 100 000 capital.
Louis April 17 At the conven tion of commercial clubs and editors of the southwest T. W. in Muskogee I T was chosen airman On resolutions a per ation one member from territory were appointed convention was thrown into an by the reading of a communica from D B Thomas of Bonita J styling hmself Chairman of Black Movement association in which he said he represented 500 000 in the United States in re Resting clubs to indorset movement deport the colored people of the en ary to the Congo Free State Instantly a score of delegates rose on their feet demanding that the motion be tabled G R secretary of the board of trade Rock Ark declared that Ark needed the negroes and could get along without them and upon motion the letter was tabled Permanent organization was effect ed and J W McNeill of Guthrie Okla made permanent chairman and Jin Runyan of Kansas City permanent secretary Governor Hoch of Kansas made 4 of address in which he dwelt upon the fifth anniversary of the state of naw to be held in Topeka in 1911 Go ch spoke of the agricultural pride the southwest and its vast resoure He said that the time is coming on the western half of the Union dominate the affairs of them other addresses were delivered by mour Riddle of Vinita L T oo e Agencies of Development and ress John O Fox of Blytheville on Waterways Rating and Irrigation in the Southwest and Frank Estes of St Louis a member of e executive committee of the Naval Irrigation association on irrigation
In Mount Airy North Carolina on April 17 a confrontation followed Walter Penn a Black man resisting and overpowering Sheriff Belton and Officers Samuels Long. Penn and his party fired twenty shots wounding no officers but the officers protected themselves by shielding themselves with Black women. The dead attacker was killed during the clash.
The president sent nominations to the senate for Henry Co. Corbin to be promoted from major general to lieutenant general. Also named are Milton C. Gerber for associate justice of the Oklahoma supreme court and several postmasters: E. O. Le fers in Bentonville Louisiana E. J. Bar ney in St. Francisville Texas Caroline Cotulla in Cotulla.
The essay contends that machinery underpins modern civilization from law to the arts, noting steam, Bessemer converters, and household machines as forces shaping truth and efficiency. It argues machines educate people by teaching precision, universal laws applied to human needs, and the idea that labor saved enables nobler toil.
Charles B. Parrott, son of the late Colonel R. B. Parrott a Moseby era leader, died in San Antonio at 2:30 a m after a Spanish American War service. He married Lucille Higdon in 1897, daughter of Calvert’s former resident. The two bodies were to be buried side by side in Waco.
Superintendent Turner reports completion of a new building at the Terrell north Texas insane asylum ready to receive 200 white patients. The addition aims to ease jail overcrowding due to lack of asylum space. Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot returned from Fort Worth and Dallas after pursuing investigations into the so called 80 called trust.
In Austin on April 17 the railroad commission weighs a move to cut fares. Mayfield favored a Houston and Texas Central cut, Colquitt sought universal reductions, and Storey offered to hear the original motion as accommodation but could oppose it if evidence warranted.
The first Episcopal church heresy trial in years was scheduled in Batavia New York as Rev. Algernon Sidney Crapsey rector at St. An drew's Rochester faced ecclesiastical charges for pulpit and print utterances claimed to violate church tenets.
Philadelphia April 17. Robert J. Weight a Philadelphia lawyer was killed and five others seriously injured when an automobile collided with a carriage near Millville New Jersey. Both vehicles overturned in the crash.
In St Louis on April 17 delegates to the first annual conference of Southwestern Commercial clubs arrived, swelling Tuesday’s attendance. The opening address was delivered by B. B. Paddock, secretary of the Fort Worth Board of Trade, on the theme Southwest Empire.
St. Petersburg on April 17 reported no disturbances up to moon Monday as Easter celebrations continued peacefully with officials noting no incidents in the city.
In Brybey Texas on April 10 1906 W T Young outlines policy views for Brazos county voters He backs labeling patent medicines in plain English with penalties, state kerosene refining using convicts, county convict road work, probate reform for estates under 1000 dollars, restricting felon witnesses leaving Texas, blanket primary elections, four year terms with limited re elections, paying veniremen in capital cases, and related reforms.
Southern League games at Little Rock Shreveport won 11 5 Hess collected four hits including two triples Nashville beat Montgomery 1 0 in Montgomery A 10 inning Birmingham beat Atlanta 2 1 American League New York 4 Boston 3 gate receipts sent to Vesuvius sufferers Washington lost to Philadelphia 5 3 National League Cincinnati 3 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 4 New York 2 Dalton Dies in Cleburne April 17 William Dalton killed by flying timbers during cyclone at baseball park Monday
Washington April 17. The Daughters of American Revolution conducted only routine business Monday with no major actions or announcements reported.
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