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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
6
Real estate broker invites landowners to list 100 to 200 acre tracts with his office. He claims to have buyers ready and offers reasonable charges. The pitch emphasizes mutual benefit from client and broker collaboration to sell available land.
Senator Bailey declares he never received funds from Waters-Pierce Oil in a Texas case. He accuses the attorney general's office of political bias, says forged vouchers would expose perjury, and says he will travel to Austin.
Ethel Smith daughter of Special Policeman Leander Smith is under arrest for killing Elmer Briggs, a Thornton resident. Briggs had allegedly deserted his family. during a break in at the Smith residence Ethel fired multiple shots, fatally wounding him as he advanced with a knife.
Del Rio Texas November 30. Deputy Sheriff Sophio Andrada arrested five telegraph linemen accused of shooting up the town. They were en route to jail in a hack when three shots struck the deputy, killing him instantly. The sheriff and rangers took the suspects into custody.
Henrietta Texas November 30 After a twelve day trial A J Sanders charged with the murder of Miss Pearl Baxter was given a life sentence. Hon H M Furman former Fort Worth resident now Ardmore will seek the United States Senate seat from Oklahoma.
In Austin on November 30 the railroad commission heard San Antonio shippers complain of inadequate stock pen facilities. The panel ordered the removal of extra switching charges and unloading fees, allowing use of Union stock yards without these fees. Also announced were new charters: Gulf Pipe Line company of Beaumont with 3,500,000 capital to build a Port Arthur to Indian Territory pipeline. Texas Farm Mortgage company of Dallas with 50,000. Texas Paraffine Oil company of Dallas with 100,000. Texas Lignite company of Dallas with 25,000.
Jesse Washington, a Black man, was executed in Waco on Friday for the Sept. 6 murder of Matt Block. The hanging occurred at 12 35 PM and ended fifteen minutes later with Washington confessing his motive, while a crowd tore down the cotton bagging screening to witness the event.
Bremond Texas November 30 Henry Brown was hanged here for the murder of Albert Taylor a fellow black man, and before the trap sprang he confessed to having killed three persons in total.
Royal visitors, the Prince and Princess of Wales, opened Liverpool’s new cotton exchange a $1,500,000 building. The Prince urged expansion of British grown cotton to lessen dependence on foreign supplies and expressed interest in the movement’s success.
A Cotton Belt train derailed at an open switch in Rowans Texas on November 30. An unknown Black man was killed while engineer Bartholomew and the fireman were only slightly hurt. Mail Clerk Cox suffered minor bruises and a shake up.
Senator J W Bailey departed Washington on Friday heading to Austin Texas to attend the Waters-Pierce case. He indicated Attorney General Davidson believes he is on trial and will stay in Texas until the case is disposed of.
From Denison, November 30. Some hunters from St. Louis were lost in the Seven Devil country of the Choctaw nation. They endured four days without food and were found by Indians in a nearly exhausted condition.
Washington November 30 The navy department may revive the vice admiral grade following Rear Admiral Converse chief of the bureau of navigation. He urges creation of at least two vice admiral ships to command Atlantic and Asiatic fleets with subordinate rear admirals and many ships.
J M Peters calls all turkey raisers to a meeting at the Court House on Friday November 30 at 2 PM to discuss crop prices and market prospects. He notes difficulty selling at satisfactory prices and aims to share information and plan tactics.
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