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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1906
Page
1
A report describes a dramatic event with massive slides of sand and ash cascading, creating a perilous scene. Witnesses report shifting terrain and dust clouds over the area, prompting emergency responses and evacuations.
In Naples and the Vesuvius region heavy rains and a gale caused avalanches of sand ashes and cinders to sweep Somma and Santa Anastasia destroying bridges blocking roads flooding dwellings and interrupting telegraph service. Troops rushed to help while residents reported a terrifying roaring sound but no deaths by noon Saturday.
Frank Smith, an escaped prisoner and alleged slayer of Policeman Hanson, shot and killed Sheriff J. S. S. Shaver of Clackamas County and seriously wounded Captain O. D. Henderson of the Oregon National Guard after a three day pursuit near Woodburn. The confrontation occurred as Henderson ordered Smith to surrender. Smith fired from six feet, then fled into a nursery as the posse closed in.
A white man about 35 was found crushed beside the railroad near the tower house around midnight. He had several name cards, $11, and a gold watch in his pockets. Arms were severed. Justice Mitchell presided over an inquest.
The Chicago Chronicle notes air composition remains constant across altitudes, with microbes absent at high elevations. It attributes health resort benefits to trace essential oils and aromatic impurities, which fade with height and are linked to human activity and damp vegetation.
A severe rain and hailstorm hit Goldthwaite Texas on April 28 causing extensive window damage. Miss E N Miller suffered injuries from broken glass when a stone flung by the storm crashed through a window.
In Columbus on April 28 thieves moved a heavy safe three blocks along Hocking Valley tracks from Becker & Bros. general store and saloon, pried it open, and secured 500 dollars in cash and a certified check for 2500 dollars, with the cash register nearby.
The hiccough was treated by ancient physicians with diverse remedies. Galen advised sneezing, Aetius favored cupping with heat to the breast, Alexander trusted squill preparations, Alsaharavius used refrigerant drafts, Rhazes favored calefacients like cumin pepper rye in vinegar, Rogerius supported calefacients attenuants and carminatives.
One hundred Negro delegates from across Oklahoma gathered in Guthrie on April 28 and passed resolutions condemning the board of regents for removing Inman BE as president of the colored state university at Langston. Salt Lake City April 28 The county authorities prohibited the Young Corbett Dick Hyland fight advertised for Friday night.
An exchange from a Welsh meeting features a chairman introducing a Carnarvon borough member who rebukes the bishop of St Asaph over Welsh disestablishment. The speaker declares the bishop a major liar, claiming Lloyd George counters with equal zeal.
A dialog about a Chicago News paragraph claims wise men often err while fools may be right. The exchange highlights skepticism toward published statements and the nature of truth in reporting.
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