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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
6
A broker invites landowners with 100 to 200 acres to list with him. He claims to have customers for several tracts and specializes in selling large lands. He promises reasonable charges and a mutual利 interests by meeting at his office.
Eight female workers suffer burns and injuries after an explosion in a West Indianapolis match factory. Panic erupts as flames race through the second floor causing falls, trampling, jumping from windows, and frantic attempts to reach safety, with several seriously burned and others lightly hurt.
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a ruling that dealing in futures is a wagering contract and gambling, reversing the Bell county case Norris et al v Logan et al. The decision declared bucket shops illegal under public policy and the penal code. The report also notes a Texas education conference visit to Palestine and oil company suits affirming Kennedy tax law validity.
A Phoenix dispatch reports sixty people are dead after a great flood in Clifton Arizona. The disaster destroyed many storefronts and the Arizona Copper smelting plant while washing away railroad track on the Arizona and Mexico line. Clifton with about 3500 residents lies in a narrow valley near the eastern edge of the state. The Chase Creek canyon, home to poorer residents, is noted as especially dangerous during high water. Two years earlier the San Francisco river caused massive damage and twelve deaths in the same canyon.
Texas Cattlemen's Association vows a strong push before the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel railroads to furnish enough cattle cars. For weeks cattle were stranded on ranges as cars were diverted to other goods and railroad work, amid high market prices. Judge Sam Cowan arrived in Washington and plans to seek remedial action from the commission.
Buffalo December 5 Bishop Walker formally deposed Rev Algernon S Crapsey rector of St Andrew s Church Rochester New York from the ministry of the Episcopal Church The ceremony at St Johns Episcopal Church was witnessed by three ministers chosen by the bishop as official witnesses.
Senator Raynor introduced a resolution in the Senate asserting that the federal government has no right to intervene in state public school systems. It states there is no treaty provision relating to this subject and supports California's right to administer its schools per its constitution. Roosevelt's annual message dominated Senate attention as other business was delayed.
Washington Dec 5 The message reading lasted two hours and twenty five minutes as the chamber heard the president's communication. Representative Lacey of Iowa served as speaker pro tem the first of defeated standpatters to be recognized by Speaker Cannon. Speaker Cannon also named Robert C. Cousins to the foreign affairs committee and added Frank O. Lowien to fill Hitt's vacancy. After resolutions on printing the message, the house adjourned at 2 53 p m.
Representative Slayden of Texas defends a bill to discharge all negro troops by June 30, 1907 claiming the measure purges the army of a dangerous element. He cites bravery of black soldiers yet argues against recruiting regiments from them. Governor Lanham appoints Clem B. Potter as judge. In California, a justice department rep begins court action to test a Mongolian descent school segregation statute, with President Altman noting the Japanese question may influence the case.
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