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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
2
A. R. Bailey is jailed charged with the killing of John W. Weber at the Santa Fe Exchange saloon in Houston. Witnesses say Weber and Bailey fought previously and a shotgun blast to the head caused Weber’s instant death at the bar.
Rome reportsMgr Adams one of Rome’s wealthiest prel ates died. He had given gifts to Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius X. His last present to Pius X was a gold pictorial cross set with brilliants. His will leaves $1,000,000 to the pope. In Texas Hillsboro on Dec 18 Jack Early and Harmie Horn retried for Mount Calm murder. Early got twelve years on second trial and Horn thirty years but seeks new trial. Fort Worth Mrs L M Sullivan filed suit against Katy railway. Judge Dunklin awarded $750 to be paid without appeal.
An unusually large grain movement has brought the total afloat and in store to 20,000,000 bushels. Approximately 7,000,000 bushels remain afloat in vessel holds to be held over until spring.
A north bound Central freight train on a siding was telescoped by a passenger train at Thornton Texas at 4 AM Tuesday. Fireman Cicero King suffered a broken leg. The passenger engine and several cars including the baggage and express car plus two coaches burned in the crash.
Captain Jadwin testified before the Rivers and Harbors Commission and the board of engineers in Washington on intercostal canal costs. He proposes a five foot deep forty foot wide Corpus Christi to Donaldsonville canal at 2,225,000 dollars, about one million less than projected. Texas and Louisiana delegations seek a higher estimate to match Garner's bill for six feet.
Magnolia Mississippi December 18 Henry M Hurst and John J Stewart cousins with a long feud met on a public road Hurst blocked passage and declared his intent to kill Stewart Stewart fired first killing Hurst The incident ended a family feud with a fatal gunfight on the road
A friendly holiday guidance piece invites readers to bring their Christmas concerns and let the columnist offer help and ideas for gift giving. It frames the season as a recurring challenge and promises practical suggestions to ease the process.
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