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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1906
Page
2
Friday at 4 30 p m Bryan meets Calvert at Allen Academy grounds admission twenty five cents ladies free the contest details appear on the local schedule with venue and time.
A new railroad from Georgetown to Fort Worth is proposed. The Taylor fair and race meet continues with strong success after years of midsummer holding. Chicago alleges cold storage chickens kept twelve years. A new Jungle chapter is referenced. The July cotton crop report cites boll weevil in Louisiana but less menacing in Texas.
The Eagle endorses abolition of passes and calls for a Texas inspired law ending free passes for office holders. It states no man is blamed for riding now but supports eliminating passes in all jurisdictions. The piece urges strong anti-pass sentiment to cristalize into policy.
William J. Bryan led the American society annual independence day dinner at the Hotel Cecil with about 500 attendees. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Bryan bantered over politics as the crowd cheered, while Reid praised Bryan and Roosevelt amid a patriotic mood.
Six thousand people applaud Senator Bailey as he proclaims Bryan the next president. He also argues imprisonment for dishonest trust magnates is the only effective remedy. The analysis compares Bryan's London speech on the White Man's Burden to his broad, poised statesmanship and world wide influence.
Sealed bids will be received by the Bryan city council at its next regular meeting on Friday July 13 1906 for the depository of the city's funds for the ensuing year. The notice is signed by Mayor J E Butler and City Secretary Frank Clarke.
I N Conyers of Marlin Texas announces a sale at Hunnicutt's stable in Bryan with many driving horses and mares for sale on Friday July 6 and Saturday July 7. Cash or on time.
Abilene Texas July 5 Senator Bailey addressed over 6000 people for more than two hours predicting the nomination and election of W J Bryan The crowd greeted his pledge with wild applause and a near demonstration He spoke of President Roosevelt as only having occasional impulses toward the American people and called the railroad rate regulation bill imprisonment the only part worth wrapping about his finger.
Brownsville Texas July 5 The first bale of cotton for 1906 weighed 550 pounds and was classed good middling. It was shipped by the Brownsville Men's club via Wells Fargo to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange for auction to aid the New Orleans Charity hospital. The shipment also included the season’s first care of onions potatoes cabbage cucumbers and watermelons.
In Blanket Texas on July 5 J W Nelson while playing with his children held his twelve year old daughter with his leg around her neck. She stopped struggling and said you have killed me. She collapsed and medical help failed to save her. The father is grief stricken.
Fire at Kirby mills in Silsbee Texas destroys nine buildings and 6,000,000 feet of lumber. Lumber loss is 200000 dollars with other losses totaling about 150000 dollars. The blaze occurred July 5.
Salisbury England July 5 The injured passengers of the Plymouth steamer on York are generally improving.
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