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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1907
Page
1
Seven miners died and twelve or more injured in a Des Moines coal train wreck on the Northwestern mine lines. A midtrain car derailed causing a chain of ditching events and a coal fire hampered rescue efforts.
The U S Supreme Court affirmed the circuit ruling favoring the Choctaw railroad firm in Walker v. Choctaw Coal and Railroad Co, upholding a law that forces non citizen residents to sell property to citizens in the Choctaw nation. dispute centered on real estate at South McAlester valued near 360000 and railroad town site interests.
Guthrie February 56 The Oklahoma constitutional convention begins the eleventh week by debating oil industry legal aspects. Delegate Haskell of Muskogee introduces a resolution that Oklahoma laws affecting oil regions shall not extend over Indian Territory. No action follows. Voting on a rival measure shows 24 support, 28 oppose, four doubtful. Absent members unknown. anti leaders doubt adoption.
Interstate Commerce Commissioners Clements and Harland opened a Muskogee hearing on charges by the Muskogee Commercial club and the Muskogee Traffic bureau that the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad discriminated against Muskogee in freight rates especially for flat cotton shipped to South McAlester to be compressed, causing the local compress to shut. Special Freight Agent Gosclose of St. Louis and other railroad officials were summoned to appear.
Washington Feb 5 Several test votes by the house committee on public lands show opposition to the present coal land leasing system but a 5 to 2 tilt toward leasing in limited areas. The panel urged patents include a coal reservation to prevent acquiring coal lands as farming or grazing lands.
In Foraker Osage nation on February 5 a group of men boarded a Midland Valley freight engine, unloading nearly all the coal into waiting vehicles. The action came as Foraker residents faced weeks without coal and severe fuel shortages.
Elgin Illinois reports butter sales last week totaling 440000 pounds. The figure reflects activity in the Elgin market and outlines dairy trade momentum in the region.
In Shelbyville Indiana on February 5 a four man gang exchanged over a hundred shots with police in a running gun battle and was captured at Acton. George and John Roach are jailed. Daniel and James E. Johnson are held at Acton on larceny and concealed weapons charges. The group is linked to a larger outfit that plundered towns in Shelby and Rush counties. Six dry goods boxes of stolen items were found at Acton.
San Francisco February 5 The Call reports President Roosevelt instructed Interior Inspector Thomas B Neuhausern to probe land locations in California with State Mineralogist Lewis Aubury. They uncovered large scale frauds aimed at influential Californians, especially in Tulume county along the Table Mountain channel where homestead entries were made amid rich gold deposits.
Paris obit notes Daniel Osciras philanthropist who donated Mal Maison to France in 1890, later palace of Empress Josephine from 1708 to 1814, with death reported Feb 5. Washington report lists president’s postmaster nominations to the Senate: Louisiana J C Whitwood Jeanette Oklahoma Marshal A Youngman McCloud Texas J Allen Meyers Bryan.
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