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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1907
Page
4
The issue reports obituaries and public notices from January 11. General John Brown Gordon's death in Florida prompts tributes from Confederate veterans and references to his Georgia career as governor and senator. Other items note Dr George P Hach’s passing in Texas and R M Love’s death in Shawnee, Oklahoma, with local notices of crime, licenses, and business developments amid gas disturbances in Lake, Texas.
Hon W J Bryan arrived aboard the Star liner Celtic and met at quarantine. He spoke of his European journey, praised recent hosts, and noted Americans were well liked. He defended his Panama stance and avoided committing on a national convention location.
W J Bryan, touring Europe, criticizes high rents and poor housing for US embassies and legations. He plans to urge Congress to buy suitable properties for US representatives abroad, arguing permanent domiciles are essential for diplomatic work.
Governor Ferguson appoints Percy Simons of Pond Creek as attorney general effective February 1, succeeding Judge Roberts who resigned. Also reports Alva bank closure with receiver appointed, Otoe and Ponca tribal leaders decline leasing lands to Texas cattlemen, and Vinita seeks removal of restrictions on sale of Indian lands with a memorial sent to Washington.
Praygue Oklahoma January 11. A two year old child of John Rospet was burned to death while playing near a bonfire. London January 11. Russian warships returning to Viadivstock confirmed by dispatch from St. Petersburg. The report says only the armed cruiser Gromovol sailed out briefly for practice. the rest remained at Viadivstock.
Columbus witnesses a grand inauguration as Colonel Myron T. Herrick becomes Ohio’s new governor. Citizens and soldiers fill the streets and the city buzzes with visitors and ceremony.
Gov Terrell orders state wide funeral observances as Gen Gordon's remains are brought from Miami. The body lies in state in the Capitol corridors, with interment at Oakland Cemetery. Florida troops escort the journey, Henry Flagler’s private car provided, and Georgia militia to meet at the state line. Flags fly at half mast in Atlanta.
In Louisville on January 11 General Bennett H. Young, leader of the United Confederate Veterans of Kentucky, praised General Gordon as a man and a soldier. In Columbus on the same day Blue and Gray members adopted resolutions paying respect to General Gordon's memory.
Tokyo reports China will stay strictly neutral if war with Japan occurs to localize conflict reduce trade disruption and avoid financial strain. Seoul notes 30 merchant vessels requisitioned and Russians increasing guard activity. Washington says Tokyo seeks orderly enforcement.
An account of Oakley creek’s cave in New South Wales known as the Cave of Ghosts. Visitors must crawl through a narrow opening into darkness where water-drip shapes resemble ghosts and bats circle. a mysterious blowhole reveals a 200 foot drop.
A judge recalls a southern lawyer famed for eloquent pleading. After three days of classical allusion and legal erudition, the judge hints the docket is crowded and urges a concise finish. The old barrister retorts that the last four days of his argument were a marvel of condensation.
A group of country compositors and printers visits London for a day out and pauses before Turner's Ulysses in the National Gallery. The foreman exclaims marvel at the hand craftsmanship, while another printer praises its color printing quality.
A famed portrait painter in Cincinnati collapses from inability to capture a subject’s beauty. He laments to a gentle elderly patron that he can never reproduce the sitter’s loveliness, signaling artistic frustration in a literary tone.
A brief quarrel in Boston transcripts reveals Dorothy and Bella debating their feelings for Frank Weiser and Bessie Brown. The exchange suggests romantic tension and unresolved affections between the characters.
A quotation frames marriage as a besieged city with many trying to enter and exit, illustrating life’s pressures.
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