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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
6
Mrs. George Dean near Rock Creek I T gave birth to a perfectly formed baby weighing only one pound eight ounces. The attending doctor ordered an incubator from Durant to keep the tiny infant warm and well heated.
A O Slaughter, a pioneer Chicago broker and former Confederate lieutenant, died in San Antonio Texas of heart disease. Born in Scott county Kentucky in 1840 he enlisted when the Civil War began and rose to the rank of lieutenant through heroic fighting.
A colony of 100 Russian families now at Cleveland Ohio will settle near Leesville in Gonzales county this spring. A Russo Greek church priest is in Washington discussing Texas farming aid and expects the colony to grow to about 250 families. A second item reports a slick substitution at Denison jewelry shop where a solitaire diamond valued at 20 dollars was swapped for an imitation worth about 2 dollars.
Washington census figures show 12,167,873 bales of cotton as of January 16, 1907, counting round bales as half bales. The season totals 28,525 active ginneries.
In Ormond Florida on January 23 the twenty mile touring car event was won by L H Perlman driving a fifty horsepower gasoline car with a time of 22 minutes and 3245 seconds.
The Texas Supreme Court rules in favor of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway, upholding an injunction against ticket scalpers selling non transferable excursion rate tickets. The decision confirms a railroad may prohibit return ticket sales for special occasion discounts and finds no anti trust violation in such sales agreements.
In New York on January 23 President Roosevelt expressed enthusiasm over the good results shown by schoolboys using sub-target machines installed by the Public School Athletic League in ten large city high schools. He called the program of training boys as marksmen nationally important and offered support through General Wingate, the league president.
Senator Sutherland spoke for three hours in the Senate on Tuesday in his first session address. He argued in support of Reed Smoot of his state, asserting Smoot's right to a seat in the Senate.
The Ohio River is gradually dropping in Louisville as of January 23, with water levels receding slowly. Residents monitor riverside areas and crews prepare for further measurements in coming days.
Senator Bailey received 108 votes on joint ballot and spoke at a large session in the Texas Capitol. He attacked William R Hearst and defended Roosevelt, criticizing Hearst's influence while praising farmers and the legislature. A House inquiry into Bailey’s charges was set for Thursday with Cockrell Crane and Porter as counsel. An additional $12,000 addition was planned for the Akin hospital in Paris, Texas.
Washington Jan 23 two bills passed in the house the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill and the military academy bill speeches were heard by Representatives Stanley Slayden and Longworth Slayden urged more liberal recognition of the south in diplomatic appointments and criticized president for alleged inaccuracies he claimed only forty nine of 734 diplomatic list are south of Mason Dixon line and many appointees are northern born or from foreign countries.
In Washington the senate rejects Culberson's amendment endorsing the president's action and calls for no investigation by 46 to 19. A compromise resolution for an investigation is later agreed to without a roll call, despite failed amendments. In Terre Haute flood reports a woman gives birth alone in her attic while her husband helps rescue victims, as over 1,000 are left homeless.
Wealthy pioneer Michael Maney aged eighty dies at his Reno Oklahoma residence on January 23. His death marks the end of a long life of frontier enterprise and local influence.
In joint sessions on Tuesday January 23 Washington reports Alabama re-elected Senators J. T. Morgan and E. W Pettus unanimously for another term. Morgan's sixth election. Illinois re-elected Senator Cullom, serving since 1883. Oregon elected F. W. Hokeley Republican. Wyoming re-elected Francis E. Warren. West Virginia re-elected Senator Elkins by a large majority.
J W Wright, a Covington county bank cashier who vanished from Seminary on December 27, reappeared in Jackson on Tuesday. He recalls boarding a southbound train to Ittabena to visit his sister on her deathbed, then suffered a memory lapse and found himself 700 miles away on a Panama-bound canal job. He later received funds to return home and reached Jackson with no money.
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