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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1906
Page
1
Secretary Taft replies to a legislative resolution concerning Philippine land ownership. He states the administration’s position on land tenure, policy goals, and potential steps. The document outlines legal and administrative considerations guiding US oversight of colonial land rights and property claims.
Secretary Taft reports to the Senate on whether any Philippine Commission members or U S military officers owned land in the Philippine Islands as of December 1 1905 or since. He notes investigations as civil governor found charges untrue and requests narrower scope to speed a full answer. The Navy section is referred to the Navy secretary for action.
Frequent patrols formed a bomb like march through streets as authorities guard Kazan cathedral area for possible student demonstrations. Stores opened and daily life continued while workers pass in groups, some singing revolutionary choruses and crepe armbands signaled sympathy.
San Francisco Jan 22 The two in junction suits over the Western Pacific terminus project were postponed for a week. Rumors say negotiations may be under way between Southern Pacific and Western Pacific for a compromise.
A crowd surge at a church gathering resulted in multiple fatalities among Black attendees. Officials report the tragedy occurred during services, with rescuers rushing to assist the injured and authorities beginning inquiries into the cause of the deadly crush.
A Sunday night fire scare at St. Pauls Colored Baptist Church on Eighth Street caused a deadly stampede during a collection. Eighteen people died and many were injured as worshippers bolted for the stairs. the blaze was minor, smoke from a defective flue, but the crowded gallery trapped and trampled worshippers before rescue crews arrived. The pastor had just finished the sermon on the question Why sit we until we die.
A boiler explosion at the Windemore hotel on Fifty sixth Street and Cornell avenue caused panic among guests. Engineer John Rapkock died and Mrs. Zara May August was injured as the blast wrecked the building and damaged nearby properties. Fire followed, lighting was lost, and the damages were placed at about 15000 dollars.
A fire at the Baltimore Chrome works swept through a block long plant after midnight and burned until 1 30 am. Loss is estimated at about 210000 dollars.
A five story brick section of the Pencoyd ironworks plant burned Sunday night in Philadelphia. The fire destroyed the building which housed patterns and machinery. Loss is estimated at 200000 dollars.
Burglars entered the Red Water general store on the Cotton Belt line near Texarkana and stole about 600 dollars worth of goods, mainly men's shoes, from the shop of C. T. Page.
A passenger and freight train collision on the Inter-Oceanic railway near City of Mexico killed two men a locomotive engineer and an express messenger and severely injured two others. The baggage car carried 500000 for export but no loss occurred.
Memphis report says Rock Island passenger train No. 3 derailed near Riceville Arkansas due to a washout early Monday. Seven passengers were injured but none seriously.
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