22 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
1
In Moscow on February 21 the Grand Duke Sergius’s assassin shows apathy and claims further killings will occur before burial. He says he acted for oppressed people and blames the Grand Duke for decency violations and country ruin, while hoping the emperor joins reforms and Westernized rule.
Field Marshal Oyama reports a small infantry attack on Fang mountain on February 20 and Russian forces shelling La Patai on February 19 with heavy guns. In Baku disturbances and anti Armenian violence disrupt banks and business, amid racial tensions. The Russian Pacific squadron anchors at Skagen bay, reuniting five ironclads, a cruiser, a gunboat and transports. Grand Duke Paul is readmitted to the army as lieutenant general.
A special Federal grand jury venire was ordered in Chicago on February 21 as the first step toward indicting members of the alleged beef trust. Deputy U S marshals prepared subpoenas for named individuals while secrecy was kept and no details were disclosed. The action follows Judge Grosscup injunction and Supreme Court support.
In Jennings Louisiana on February 21, Joe Hurlock of West Virginia was killed when the crown block tore the top of his head at an abandoned Jennings oil field well. Sid Keoughan, who had a contract to pull the pipe, oversaw the operation with Hurlock in charge. Another man sustained injuries.
An explosion at the Virginia mines near Birmingham Alabama entombs 110 to 116 union miners. Rescue teams from Birmingham and Bessemer work through midnight as debris slows access. The mine, owned by Alabama Steel and Wire and leased by Reid & Co, has no prior incident record and the cause is blamed on dust buildup.
Representative Campbell of Kansas met with President Roosevelt to discuss the oil investigation. He reported telegrams urging an extension of the inquiry to Standard Oil in Beaumont Texas and said Standard Oil is preparing a defense. Roosevelt pledged to use administration power to ensure fair treatment for small producers and consumers while pursuing the probe.
A fire at Charlston pier four of the Hoosiac tunnel docks destroyed piers 3 and 4 and damaged pier 5. The Furness Leyland line steamer Philadelphia suffered upper works damage and the steamer Dalton Hall was harmed. An adjacent grain elevator was saved and a fireman on the Philadelphian was seriously injured.
Enid Oklahoma February 21 Deputy Game Warden Eugene Watrous netted a record quail capture in Garfield County with two trunks filled and at least a thousand birds collected.
Robert L. Henry of Waco Texas testified that Judge Swayne walked four blocks while holding court in that city to show the judge did not spend money on travel. The testimony came on Monday in the impeachment proceeding.
Hudson River from Tarrytown to Nyack is solidly frozen for the first time in ten years with eighteen inch ice at Cobb's Ferry. Henry Pierce of Stillwater Oklahoma is shot to death near Perry with robbery suspected. Anthony Huddleston a 101 year old descendant of Daniel Boone dies in Trimbella Wisconsin, the first white settler of Pierce County.
Crown and bridge work a specialty. Office upstairs over Burt Norwid's store.
Today we offer for sale two brick buildings on Main Lot 25 and ten acres of land five blocks southwest of &G N. reusond city property. Also offered is insurance for various property types and life insurance at lower premiums than many companies. Fire risks show mortality, life insurance deemed more important.
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