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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1907
Page
5
North bound and south bound train times appear for several routes. The page also lists local visits, arrivals, and advertisements including life insurance, real estate rentals, bakery goods, and a roadwork wage update for a railroad division. Notable names include Jno. Kosarek, Dave H. Shapiro, Dr. Julius Zulch, Orson Lockett, and Bishop Seth Ward.
Bishop Seth Ward of Houston spoke at Allen Academy in a late afternoon service at the First Baptist Church. He urged the audience of students and townspeople to pursue modern manhood guided by Christian virtue, citing Roosevelt Bryan Folk and Jesus Christ as standards.
Mrs. W. T. Echols of Edge visits Mrs. Lula McMichael while Judge W. J. Moore returns from Middleton to stay in Leon county near College. The judge has arranged affairs to remain in this county. A young man named Jack Willis was shot and killed at Navasota Thursday night. W. B. Royall, formerly of the College community, is alleged to have fired the fatal shot. Details could not be learned at once. W. C. Boyett and others traveled to Navasota yesterday afternoon.
Austin Feb 1 The senate met only briefly and adjourned until Monday morning to allow committees to study key measures. Senator Senter introduced a bill authorizing railways to haul paid express and carriers with interurban passenger and freight service. The bill requires reports to the railroad commission, but grants no enforcement power over transportation schedules. such power remains with the legislature.
Austin February 1 The house committee on state affairs reports favorably Senator Looney’s anti nephaism bill The Witherspoon bill to require patent medicine makers publish formulas moved to state affairs The Thompson pure food bill withdrawn Friday morning by the author Indications point to a state affairs committee recommendation of a pure food bill aligned with government law
The investigation committee sent a telegram demanding the name of the correspondent who supplied the American with the wine and women story related to a candidate's re election. The committee has found nothing definite here. A separate telegram asked about Sunday baseball and football and betting on those games.
A downtown Harrisburg blaze on February 1 consumed eight business buildings in the center of the district, causing about 1 million in losses. The Grand Opera House block on Third and Walnut was wiped out, along with several stores and neighboring structures including the Duncan building. Fire triggered by an explosion in Pyne’s hat shop at the opera house block, with damages to the Hotel Columbus and multiple company and theater buildings.
New Orleans February 1 The second annual mosquito campaign to prevent yellow fever began Friday and will run until frost next November Two hundred workers will inspect cisterns search for sink holes or pools where mosquitoes might propagate Local health officials note 1906 had no fever cases and warn of sanitation dangers from Central America suggesting a challenging season ahead
Georgetown Texas February 1 After nearly a week the jury found R W Thompson not guilty in the murder of Will Fisher in April 1905 Thompson formerly from Temple faced five criminal appeals on a prior trial About 300 witnesses from Williamson County testified during the case
President Roosevelt favors restoring the army canteen as part of military welfare measures announced in Washington on February 1. The proposal aims to improve morale and support for soldiers.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Preaching by the pastor Rev Jie I Tatum at 7 30 p m.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m with preaching by Pastor Dr J D West at 11 a m and 7 15 p m Westminster League at 6 30 p m All are cordially invited to attend the services of the Presbyterian church.
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