Commissioners Adjourn After Short Session Appoints Judges
The Commissioners' Court adjourned after a one week term and appointed general election judges for November 1908. Judges and presiding officers are listed for districts including Millican Wellborn College Station Bethel Kurten Cottonwood Edge Butte's Store Bryan City Hall Bryan Courthouse with names of officers and assistants.
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Commissioners’ Court
College Station
M. M. Burford
R. R. Royall
Frank Stasney
J. H. Suber
Jr. Bethel
J. D. Jones
Amon Williams
John Ferguson
I. B. Todd
Kurten
John Hearn
Philip Endler
Jim Lloyd
Cottonwood
G. W Blanton
Jeff Castles
Edge
Alderman Candidate Henry Berger Named by Eagle
The Eagle's announcement column identifies Henry Berger as a Bryan Alderman candidate in the upcoming election. Born in Brazos county, he has lived in Bryan fifteen years, farming near town and trading in horses and stock. He pledges to work for the city's best interests.
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the Eagle
Henry Berger
Inkstand and paperweight hurled in constitutional convention clash
In Guthrie on February 16 during a committee discussion over a railroad report Baker of Wewoka and Haskell of Muskogee clashed. Baker accused Haskell of denying railroad ties, sparking exchanges. Haskell, calling Baker a liar, hurled a paperweight, then Baker threw an inkstand at Haskell. The substitute proposed by Asp was defeated.
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Guthrie
Baker
Wewoka
Haskell
Muskogee
Asp
Durant
Opera House to Feature Fine Electric Lights Next Week
Manager Jno B Mike asks the Eagle to announce that the opera house will have fine electric lights for performances the coming week. Mr Fritz Braatz has connected the wires to his dynamo and will personally attend to light service at each opening.
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Jno. B. Mike
Eagle
Opera House
Fritz Braatz
Thomas Shot To Death On Rock Island Train
Charles Thomas a lumber dealer from Alvord Texas was shot and killed on a Rock Island train near Hobart Oklahoma by Dr E D Beauchamp a local specialist. The shooting stemmed from family troubles dating to Mangum Oklahoma years earlier. Beauchamp was jailed in Hobart. Thomas was brother to Judge John F Thomas a Fifth district congressional committeeman and to W H Thomas an agent for Fort Worth and Denver in Fort Worth.
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Hobart
Okla
Charles Thomas
Alvord
Tex
Rock Island
E. D. Beauchamp
Mangum
Beauchamp
Thomas
John F. Thomas
W. H. Thomas
Fort Worth and
Denver
Fort Worth
Large Settlement in Personal Injury Suit Against Railroad
Edward Kleist of New Rochelle settled with the New York Central Railroad for 50 000 dollars in a 200 000 dollar claim. Kleist was riding a New Haven train when a Harlem train crashed into it on December 20 1905. His wife Mrs Kleist suffered a broken hip and paralysis and loss of speech.
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New York
Edward Kleist
New Rochelle
New York Central Railroad Company
Corbett Found Dead in San Francisco
Harry Corbett, noted sporting man and brother of J. J. Corbett, was found dead Saturday morning in San Francisco following a recent illness or incident. Authorities notified and investigations began into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Thaw sanity debate prompts appointment request
In New York on February 16, District Attorney Jerome states he may join a bid to appoint a committee to decide Thaw's sanity if defense experts support noninsanity. The note follows the death of juror Joseph Bolton's wife and keeper Michael Downey, Thaw's longtime ward. Downey's wreath from Thaw rests on his casket.
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New York
Jerome
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Joseph B. Bolton
Michael D. Downey
Toms
Murderers' Row
Downey
Warden 'Lynn
Harry C. MecPike
Evans
Wagner
San Francisco school crisis settled at White House
Washington reports a settlement of the San Francisco controversy over segregated Japanese school children. Mayor Schmitz and the school board will abolish the oriental school and readmit Japanese pupils to white schools after the immigration bill passes, with an extra session pledged if the bill fails.
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Washington
San Francisco
White House
Schmitz
Root
San Franciscans
Assignment Made In Cardenas & Coe Firm
New York February 16 Edward P Coe and W H Knox surviving members of the firm of Cardenas Coe general export and import merchants have made an assignment The firm one of the oldest in the city did large commission export and import business with South America and Europe Its specialties were coffee hides and ostrich feathers Charles Buckley Hubbell named as assignee said the amount involved in the failure undoubtedly is large but no details are available.
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New York
Edward P. Coe
W. H. Knox
Cardenas & Coe
Cardenas & Co
South America
Europe
Charles Buckley Hubbell
Bannister Dies After Being Shot Near Rail Yard
J A Bannister, a white switchman for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railway, died after a negro attacker shot him in the railroad yards before daylight. The assailant fled as a watchman arrested a suspect matching the description but the man escaped en route to the police.
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Vicksburg
J. A. Bannister
Bannister
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley Railway
Pratt inheritance bequeaths estate to Pratt Institute
In a will dated Feb 16 New York Mrs Mary H Pratt widow of Charles Pratt of Standard Oil fame leaves most of her estate to the Pratt Institute founded by Charles Pratt. Several other charitable bequests are noted though the total value isn not disclosed. The Pratt estate historically ran to several millions of dollars.
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New York
Mary H. Pratt
Charles Pratt
Standard Oil Company
Pratt Institute
Pratt
Ancient Violin Found in New York Police Find
A violin labeled Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno Domini 1736 was unearthed with a batch of stolen goods at Ernest Frinkert's home, where he is under arrest. An expert will assess authenticity and whether the instrument is a genuine Cremona.
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New York
Ernest Frinkert
Reid Has Influenza
London February 16 American Ambassador Reid contracted influenza according to dispatches confirming his illness in the capital.
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Reid
Influenza
London
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G. S. Parker
E. H. Astin
Ity National Bank of
Bryan
Texas
United States Government Depositary
Alber W. Wilkerson
D . S. Derden
Www
Crenshaw
Hunter
Chatham
Lie
OPERA
Emmel & Maloney
Progressive ‘Druggists
Ino. M. Caldwell
Carrie Nation
Rutland
Sutherland Falls
Pittsford Valley
Georgia
Vermont
United States
Italy
Carrara
Hilger
Brazos Valley
Royal Owl
Milburn
Tennessee Triumph Seed Potatoes
Sanders Bros
C.E. Bullock & CO
Charles Todaro
L. Lobello
Bryan Street
Honey Star
FOLEY
Foley & Company
Chicago
M. H. James
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney’s
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