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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1907
Page
6
Ten women suffragists arrested for rioting near the house of commons were bound over to keep the peace for six months. A courtroom uproar followed the magistrate’s decision as protesters were removed by force. Miss Parkhurst aided in disturbances and was briefly jailed.
Anton Millibach, a German farmer, became intoxicated in Redbud Illinois. A gang attacked him in a saloon then beat him outside. He died from injuries after being returned home by a bartender. Coroner's jury cites unknown assailants. Millibach leaves a widow and five children.
Washington reports Brigadier General G F Elliott, commandant of the marine corps, urges Congress to expand commissioned and enlisted personnel as demand rises. He warns insufficient growth could hinder navy secretary directions and corps efficiency, and seeks campaign badges to apply to marines who served with the army in Cuba Porto Rico the Philippines Pekin relief expedition.
Hon. W. J. Bryan spoke in Lebanon and other Indiana cities during a three day tour. He expressed enthusiasm over the Indianapolis meeting and said he planned a book on his European travels based on letters written abroad.
Train No. 310 on the Cleveland and Pittsburg division jumped the track near Bellevue six miles west of Allegheny. The engine left the rails and slid down to the Ohio River. Four trainmen were injured. all passengers escaped harm.
Three special Illinois Central trains carried about 1600 residents to the dedication of the Illinois memorial temple on the Vicksburg battlefield. The First infantry National Guard, about 700 strong, joins the observances with Governor Deneen and staff on the Chicago trains at Mattoon. In New York, cot ton opened steady with a 3 to 10 point advance.
General John J. Pershing will formally assume command of the California department on Thursday in San Francisco. General Frederick Funston is to retire from active field command on the same day, with ceremonies expected in the early afternoon.
Chicago reports Margaret Leslie found dead in her Palace hotel room. Theatrical manager Herbert E. Nicholas confessed aiding in the murder, aided by George Leopold the drug clerk, with motive the diamonds and money Leslie possessed. Diamonds traced to Nicholas via pawnshop.
J. B. Harrell of Oklahoma City, agent for the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging excessive overcharge for West Virginia coal shipments from St. Louis to Oklahoma City. He cites $4.50 per ton versus $2 per ton for Oklahoma territory coal and suspects discrimination due to the defendant's interests in Oklahoma mines.
Vice President Fairbanks closed his Indian Territory tour in Vinita with a 19 gun salute and a speech on citizen duties before attending an event at the opera house. He later spoke to crowds at Muskogee and Coweta totaling about 9,000. Other items note Texas gold finds, a fatal stab in Bowie, an Hugo marshal killed, a Southern Pacific yard strike, and contraband found in Juarez near El Paso.
In Goldthwaite Texas on October 24 a young boy named Kennedy suffered injuries after falling from a train. Doctors say his injuries are likely fatal.
A patient and doctor exchange ends with humor as the physician asks to view the tongue to assess illness. The patient quips that no tongue can fully express his pain, highlighting a light moment amid medical scrutiny.
A cyclone struck Havana and Pinar del Rio on Wednesday night causing twenty deaths mainly among the poor, injuries to many, and about 2 million dollars in damage. The United States cruiser Brooklyn grounded but freed without injury. Telegraph, streetcar services, and shipping suffered severe disruption with numerous buildings damaged and trees uprooted.
Miami reports the steamer St. Lucie wrecked by a hurricane. Twenty eight bodies and sixty wounded landed in port. Captain Bravo says the vessel anchored off Elliott's Key and was engulfed by a tidal wave. A barge with 100 people was torn free and later found. fifty passengers drowned.
A ten day rainfall across El Salvador floods Ma sada valley causing massive damage and loss of life. 15 million tons of water have fallen with bridges and roads destroyed and aqueducts at Sonsonate and Salvador damaged. The Salvadorean warship Izalco was lost at Acajutla. In Miami a hurricane damaged train sheds docks and buildings after telegraph service resumed from New York.
In New Orleans on October 20 a lodge of sorrow paid tribute to distinguished Pythians, noting many high rank members have died in the past two years during the Knights of Pythias convention.
W B Butler of Sunset Texas raised a ten pound sweet potato. George Beck was badly shot in a hog dispute near Tulsa Oklahoma. Albert Burrell was fatally shot from ambush near Liberty Texas. Oklahoma grand lodge of Odd Fellows meets next year in Oklahoma City. H B Sanderson fell into the James River and drowned at Richmond Virginia. James Redding of Eldorado Oklahoma shot himself in the foot and died. Grand Chancellor Griggs of the Knights of Pythias to visit lodges in Texas and Mexico. Charles Stevenson murdered and robbed in Chicago and his dog placed in an elevator.
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