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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
2
The article notes El Paso will follow other cities in adopting a commission form of government. It claims the policy will eventually extend to smaller cities with good results and portrays Governor Campbell as a steady, clearheaded leader guiding Texas through the hot spell.
A New York special reported the Jamada earthquake yesterday morning and a subscriber phoned the office to confirm the story. He claimed to feel a slight quake Tuesday night in our area.
A group of Bryan residents are involved in a community tree planting effort aimed at greening the area. The article highlights civic spirit and invites others to join the cause.
Bonham directors weigh a plan to add twenty five thousand dollars? actually 75000 to the facility. The improvements would be completed soon if demand for the factory product remains strong, the manager notes.
The Department of Entomology at the Agricultural and Mechanical College has received a grant from the experiment station to study the green bug or Southern grain louse. Prof. C. E. Sanborn leads the project and recently returned from North Texas. The pest now threatens wheat and oat belts from near Dallas to central Kansas, not seen at such levels since 1901.
W. M. Adams operates a tent gallery on the plaza east of the H. I. C. in Bryan. In seven weeks he has produced about thirteen thousand photographs and notes this is his second visit to Bryan, praising the generous patronage he has received.
A Seaboard Air Line Florida Special rammed an open switch one mile north of Raleigh on January 16. The locomotive boiler exploded and the train caught fire from a gasoline lamp. There were no fatalities. The body of John C. Durbin of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, cremated in the baggage car.
Kingston Jamaica suffered a major quake at 3 30 pm destroying most houses within ten miles and leaving about 400 dead. Fire followed the tremor, churchs public offices and hotels were wiped out, thousands injured, but no fatalities at Constantine Springs hotel. Royal Mail lines pledged free food to Kingston sufferers with the Atrato due to sail.
Austin reports Speaker Love clarifies he does not oppose a House investigation. He says such matters are for the House to decide and that he would vote only in case of a tie. The issue remains in the hands of the members, not the speaker.
Austin reports show on Jan 15 and 16 legislators introduced bills. One bill in both senate and house would make attempted criminal assault punishable by hanging. In the house Wilson proposed a measure barring railroads from blacklisting employees. Senator Sentor denied insulting the senate in a personal privilege question.
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