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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1907
Page
2
The piece notes waning public enthusiasm for Fourth of July fireworks in the South amid extreme heat. It cites a cautious Japanese stance on U.S. involvement and highlights Christian Observer praise for missionary efforts by America and Britain. Also mentions a subpoena served on John D. Rockefeller after days of evasion in a Standard Oil matter.
The Rockdale Reporter argues the Farmers' Union must defend members by ensuring a farmer's name appears on each package or bag as the sole guarantee buyers should demand. It calls this a key duty of the Union and urges strict labeling to protect member rights.
The Nashville school board has declined to employ any negro teacher from the north under the so called Nashville idea. They argue northern negroes are undesirable as they carry ideas that bring trouble. The motto Southern Negro Teachers for Southern Negro Schools is not widely embraced.
A negro named Ike Minor was shot and killed near Mumford around 9 am. Independent Williams is charged with the killing and was arrested on Woods Place above Mumford after a pursuit aided by dogs. Williams will be brought here today.
The weekly count in the Edge Hall Smith Drug Co scholarship contest finished yesterday evening. Miss Alma Miller and Pink Graham lead, and interest remains strong.
The Eagle reports receipt of a new Chandler and Price job press from Cleveland Ohio, expanding its printing capacity to handle all orders promptly in first class form.
The I. G. N. announces a popular price excursion to Houston and Galveston. Trains leave Bryan at 5 05 p m Saturday and 4 20 a m Sunday next. Round trip fare to Houston 1 95 and Galveston 2 20.
Sealed bids on any portion or all of the fences around the fair grounds will be received until Feb 10. Posts reserved. Bids should be addressed to John F. Ettle, Secretary, Section 182.
The school board authorized the buildings and grounds committee to secure bids for repairs at the east side and colored schools and to improve all properties. Sheds will be built at the west side, new fences for white schools, extensive repairs, and grounds cleanup planned to enhance conditions.
The new fiscal year beginning July 1 introduces several federal changes. A 10 cent Special Delivery substitute for stamps appears, the $10 gold certificate debuts with a Hyllegas likeness to deter counterfeiting. Pay raises go to postal clerks, city and rural carriers, and railway workers, while railroad mail compensation is cut. Postmasters will track mail weights, immigration law tightens aboard ships, artillery reorganization proceeds, women and child labor scrutiny starts, and the U.S. gains limited writs of error to test lower court rulings.
Travelers desiring the trip to Mexico should contact E Muenzenberger, general agent of the National Lines of Mexico, in Bryan for rates and trip details. He is available today and can answer questions. call telephone number 1co to reach him.
Texas Local Option association held its annual conference in Dallas on July 5 with twelve organizations present. Officers, including President M. M. Hassell of Decatur and Secretary H. A. Ivy of Sherman, were re-elected. The group urged strict enforcement of local option laws and adopted resolutions favoring the elimination of the saloon, while debates on the Baskin McGregor law remained informal.
Providence reports a three car electric tram crash at East Providence. Motormen Paul Munroe died and Alex Janelle was dying, with nearly twenty others seriously hurt. The incident followed a Fourth of July clash in New Orleans with an Italian victim shot in the abdomen.
General Baron Kuroki, the Japanese envoy to the Jamestown exposition, hosted a luncheon in Tokyo on July 5 in honor of Ambassador Luke E. Wright. Field Marshal Oyama praised the reception in the United States with a long chain of superlatives, while Wright responded cordially. The piece notes the American question on anti Japanese sentiment was ignored.
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