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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1906
Page
3
Harry K. Thaw pleads not guilty at arraignment in general sessions court. He reserves the right to withdraw the plea on Tuesday next. The hearing centers on the murder charge and the legal maneuver trims.
Kansas City Southern is constructing a southeast route from Leesville Louisiana crossing Watkins and Gould at Oakdale, Colorado and Southern at Eunice, and Southern Pacific at Crowley. If terminal facilities at New Orleans are secured the line could end there. A parallel Arkansas project from Mena to Hot Springs is also planned with a bought short line and an Arkansas incorporated connecting road.
Percival W. Clement of Rutland was nominated for governor by both the Democratic state convention and the Independent state convention. A fusion ticket was formed for state offices with similar platforms criticizing Republican governance. The Democratic platform also calls for abolishment of capital punishment.
Austin announces the Court of Criminal Appeals adjourned for the term with 164 cases decided 73 affirmed 46 reversed 35 transferred 17 middemean affirmed 2 reversed 75 total transfers 110. Next term to be held at Tyler amid concern over Congress approving a 400000 Texas claim for frontier protection. Canton man in Van Zandt County cited as blocking the appropriation though not known to have been in contact with Congressman Danzell.
In Burlington on June 29 the Democrats of the First district nominated E. P. Clift of Fair Haven for Congress. The Democrats of the Second district also met there and nominated J. M. Senter for Congress. The report then shifts to a travel anecdote about snakes in India and an English nurse’s tale of a cobra.
On August 16, 1807 Colonel Michel Ney urged his regiment with a thunderous call about wealth and duty, then rode ahead as the unit charged the enemy. The piece also notes that modern high velocity cannon generate heat up to 8000 to 9000 degrees, burning steel linings.
A playful dialogue in a Philadelphia Rec ord features Johnnie-Pa discussing animal classifications with his father. The boy asks if a horse is an equine and if a cow is an ox, with the father affirming. The exchange moves toward defining an equinox.
An aphoristic note reflects on politeness as a social currency that enriches both giver and receiver, suggesting courteous behavior yields mutual benefits. The piece treats politeness as a practical moral habit rather than mere etiquette.
The article traces the New York City recorder as the second oldest city official after the mayor. It notes origins in the Dongon charter and King James II era, roles with aldermen, and passage of court powers from the recorder to later courts. It highlights James Graham as the first recorder and the shift of criminal versus civil duties over time.
Fort Saratoga, built in 1690 by Major Peter Philip Schuyler, sparked a northern settlement that endured upheavals through French and Indian War and the American Revolution. The Saratoga battlefield lies miles away, marked by stones honoring American soldiers. a prisoner house where Arnold was confined still stands, from which he escaped to influence the Battle of Saratoga.
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