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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1905
Page
3
The page lists railroad timetable details for H and T and I and GN lines. It shows northbound and southbound train times including No 11 arriving at 4 35 p m and No 12 arriving at 9 10 a m.
The column lists arrivals from Mumford Calvert Hearne Marlin Waco Dallas and Dallas visitors. It notes fruit jars sausage market eggs and fresh produce at local businesses and mentions a special H T C train stopping at College Station May 2. Community notes cover church services rains damages and a Masonic lodge project in Anderson.
In Donaldsonville Louisiana Jules Valentine, a Black man, was hanged after entering the Hazelip home last September seeking loot. He struck Mrs Hazelip waking her and knocked her left eyeball out, later confessing as a special court term condemned him.
In New Orleans on Friday afternoon at the parish prison, Sam Aspara was executed by hanging for the murder of Antonio Luciano, witnessed by the usual number of onlookers.
Zeph Mathews, youngest son of Professor E. E. Mathews, drowned at the Roff Gun club lake while bathing with another boy. The incident occurred in Roff on April 29.
A two piece suit offered as a weekly special features a double or single breast coat in dark blue wool serge with light alpaca lining, handmade collar, padded shoulders, and hair cloth front. Vest with six buttons and collar. full loose pants with belt straps. Not offered elsewhere at this value.
News from Hearne reports a fatal H. and T. C. wreck at Lost Creek south of Hearne. Engine overturned, thirteen cars derailed, engineer Canterbury and brakeman Gordon killed, fireman injured. Trains rerouted via I and GN. Cause suspected washout. Also notes Allen Academy wins at state athletic meet with Louie Hamilton champion and a Galveston comedy All A Mistake at the opera house.
London reports from Seoul describe a vast transformation as Japanese reforms unfold. Civilians flood in with wages rising, 60 000 Japanese settle from Fusan to Tigual, rail and other improvements surge while foreign advisers depart and Japanese replacements take over.
Berlin reports suggest a link between influenza and spotted fever meningitis now sweeping Silesia. Scientists question bacillus meningococcus as sole cause as Pfeiffer bacillus appears in several meningitis cases. In Beuthen district 17 deaths among 28 cases for week to April 26. Kattowitz district 47 new cases and 27 deaths last week. Sparse daily sporadic cases noted across Germany.
In Dallas on April 29 a mass meeting secured the remaining balance of 66000 dollars needed by the government to start Trinity river improvement. Mr Keating announced a new act requiring Dallas to buy sites for locks and dams in the first section. He and Mr Slaughter offered to cover expenses beyond others’ contributions.
In Tyler Texas on April 29 the grand jury found not guilty in the United States versus Hiram Jones. He was indicted for the alleged holding of several negroes in involuntary servitude.
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