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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
4
Plows is Move In presents one and a half lots and a six room brick house near Main Street with cistern and stable priced at 1050 dollars. An additional quarter block with a five room house in a good neighborhood on the east side asks 1000 dollars with terms one fourth cash and balance over one to three years at interest. J. W. Batts.
East St Louis reports Robert Caulerfield a boilermaker who craved noise and ingested two ounces of iodoform in Bellville jail after a struggle with a policeman on a street car. He now lies at the county hospital with uncertain recovery prospects amid ongoing treatment.
Northbound Southeastern Limited No 206 derailed two miles north of Brandsville Missouri. Fireman James B O Neil of Springfield died. Engineer H B Colvins died of burns. Mail clerk likely mortally wounded and several passengers injured. Engine and cars damaged. smoker upright. Defective track blamed.
Admiral Li of the Chinese army sailed from Wu Chow with his flagship and gunboats to Canton. He took sixty mutinous soldiers as prisoners from Konkhow where 1000 men revolted on Aug. 12 killing their commander and looting Konghaw. Villagers betrayed the prisoners for 25 taels each and government forces seized them. Gates of Wu Chow closed as unrest spreads after the Konghaw mutiny.
Congressman J F Ransdell of Louisiana met in Cincinnati with Captain J F Ellison about the Conservation League of America a new body formed by the National Rivers and Harbors congress Roosevelt Bryan and Taft support the league with Roosevelt as honorary president and Bryan Taft as honorary vice presidents Walter L Fisher leads the League in Chicago while its member organizations back its goals New York Aug 26 Postponed notification for Independence party candidates Hisgen Graves to Aug 31 due to Hisgens Vermont campaign commitments
A blaze at Mine No 1 in Haileyville Oklahoma entombs about thirty foreign miners. Reports confirm no hope of rescue for twenty five to thirty workers as the large Southwest mine burns fiercely, believed to start from an oil barrel fire.
Arrangements are set for Judge Taft and party to leave Hot Springs Friday at 6 30 p m in a special car with newspaper men. Stops include Gauley at 2 17 a m Saturday and Gallipolis at 8 30 a m. Athens visit features a non political address to veterans. The group sails to Middle Bass Island for a fishing week with possible political remarks.
J T Russell who ran away eight years ago to be a cowboy returns to Chillicothe Ohio by bicycle after a 3491 mile journey from Sacramento California. He arrived in Chicago with only minor bike mishaps after leaving Sacramento on March 20 and earning money by harvest work after crossing 800 miles of desert.
Reports from Augusta say Atlanta is entirely flooded with Broad Street four feet under water. Merchants rush goods to upper floors as telephone and telegraph lines fail across the city.
Terre Haute Indiana August 26 Receiver Carpenter of the Walsh roads has begun retrenchment plans. Some trains will be removed from the Indiana division though passenger service on the Chicago division is not likely to be disturbed.
The Hereford Cathedral in England houses about 2,000 volumes, with at least 1,500 secured by three to four foot chains and swivels at centers. The exhibit showcases an extraordinary historical practice of locking volumes for preservation and access.
Doctor J F Eaves advertises special attention to rectal diseases and diseases of men. Office phone 60 and residence phone 158 listed for appointments.
Nearly 200 fire chiefs gather in Columbus for the International Association of Fire Chiefs convention. Visitors and exhibitors join the event with exhibitions and practical tests of fire apparatus.
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