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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1907
Page
8
An old ad copy touts Dr Shoop's Restorative as a remedy for backache and weak kidneys. It urges readers to try the product for a month and notes pharmacists recommend and sell it.
President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower reviews a 10 mile line of battleships headed toward the Thimble Shoal light before beginning a voyage through the Chesapeake and Magellan Straits. The scene features 1,000 sailors, heavy stores, and a formal farewell to senior officers.
Old Point Comfort Va December 16 The backbone of the American navy sixteen first class battleships under command of Rear Admiral Robley D Evans set sail Monday for the Pacific on a 14000 mile cruise. They passed in review before President Roosevelt saluting as they left Hampton Roads and steamed past the Virginia Capes bound toward the West Indies at ten knots.
John Gordon a farmer aged eighty five burned ten thousand dollars in cash kept under his pillow before dying of heart disease in Marion Ohio. The money had been his life savings and he refused to bank it, reportedly lighting the bills for amusement prior to his death.
Sam M Powell, former Arkansas state manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance, is arrested on forgery charges. He allegedly forged W F Farrell of Cleora La to two notes totaling up to 30 thousand dollars and discounted them at Little Rock banks. Powell bonded for one thousand dollars and remains under surveillance pending hearing. He is a son in law of George R Brown and a known Little Rock civic figure.
John Henry Parrott, a young Englishman aboard the Lucania, is charged with eloping with Miss Grace Lawrence, a ward in chancery. Both are detained in New York as authorities note Miss Lawrence is said to be over eighteen but her estate remains in chancery. Parrott claims the girl is his intended wife and that he must repay a $1,250 debt for an automobile. He faces possible imprisonment under the lord chancellor for marrying a ward.
A mine explosion at Yolande in Tuskaloosa county traps seventy five workers. Eight escape while rescue parties rush in. Yolande Coal and Coke company runs the mine led by president Dr. G. B. Crowe. The site lies thirty five miles south of Birmingham. Ninety men entered Monday. fourteen escaped within an hour all burned. Coffins prepared as of 2 pm.
The man named Chisago Dee Gadyale claims a 498 mile trek from Pittsboro where he worked at a steel mill until November 28. He walked barefoot for half the journey and says he has been searching for employment since his discharge, reporting the feat to police yesterday.
Kansas City reports Union Avenue Bank of Commerce resumes business after the National Bank of Commerce failure prompted closures. All banks previously affected have reopened and resumed normal operations.
Chicago news reports the death of Rev Thomas E Judge editor of the New World due to heart failure sparked by bronchial illness. He taught philosophy at Maynooth College Ireland and served on the faculty of St Pauls Seminary St Paul Minnesota.
Washington officials report the house passed a concurrent resolution scheduling adjournment for Saturday until January 8 after the Christmas holidays. The measure sets the end of the current session and directs business to resume in the new year.
Sherman Texas December 16 Much cotton remains in the eastern Grayson county fields as harvest continues.
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