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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
3
North and south bound train times listed for H and T and G N schedules. Local arrivals include visitors from Marlin Mexia Houston Calvert and Waco. Classifieds offer farms horses wagons and real estate, plus missing items and personal notices.
Brazos Union Lodge No 129 members gather tonight at 8 for work in the B A degree. W F Gibbs w M presides as meeting head.
Dr George B Butler of this city will preach at Reliance on Saturday August 31 at 11 am and 3 pm. Dinner on the grounds. All are invited.
George Funk on his 260 acre Carlisle west farm in Sullivan Indiana harvested 5800 bushels of wheat this season all grading No 2 He sold the crop to Crowder Milling Company and it is touted as the finest wheat this firm has received this year.
Austin Aug 28 Latsley Rogers nine son of J H Rogers captain of the ranger force at Austin drowned in the Colorado river near the dam while camping with his family. The boy stepped from a sandbar into deep water and vanished as his mother watched unable to help. Captain Rogers dived repeatedly to find him but failed. the body was recovered an hour later with help from nearby boys. The Colorado has claimed several victims recently.
Dallas hosts state Elks banquet with over 100 attendees representing every part of Texas. Brownsville’s John Bartlett traveled 700 miles. Mayor Hay welcomed guests. Louis J. Wortham of Fort Worth served as toastmaster. Exalted ruler W. H. Atwell directed ceremonies and jokes about coats. Songs and patriotic toasts followed, with cheers for the nation and unity among lodges. Panama Canal Record to publish weekly issue next year.
A congressional examination of Panama canal ground work will precede sundry civil bill appropriation. Representative James Tawney proposed the visit, aiming to clear misunderstandings about funding. Col Goethals seeks authority to exceed the current appropriation by 8 million dollars to speed completion. The delegation departs Nov 5 from New York and returns for December session.
In Sullivan Indiana on August 28 P F Anderson a contractor with the Indianapolis Southern Construction company Cass narrowly escaped death when rim fire cartridges were loaded into a revolver instead of central fire. A stranger named John Banks had accompanied him and fired three times at his temple but the weapon was seized by Marshal Willis. Banks said the man had been acting strangely for about two weeks.
In an Alexander Bay interview Speaker Cannon says he is not a candidate for the Republican nomination but would not decline if offered. He preferred aiding a successful next Congress to ensure his party wins in 1908 rather than take the presidency on a golden salver.
An advertisement for Preventics claims the candy cold cure prevents early colds and grippe, prevents pneumonia, and should be taken at the sneeze stage. It invites readers to request free samples and a booklet from Dr. Shoop in Racine Wisconsin.
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