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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
1
Eunice Byland a fourteen year old girl in Dallas shot herself twice at her parents home. She died instantly from a bullet behind the right ear after the first shot went wild. A farewell note was left to her brothers and sisters, and family members know of no motive for the act.
Longview Texas July 23 Miss Jennie Guy about fourteen took a large dose of strychnine tablets and died. She was found in paroxysms and spoke briefly that she took the poison because she was worried. She was half sister of Will Heineman who killed his wife and himself at Marshall. She had been injured in a Runaway accident near Rockwall park on the Fourth of July but recovered.
State purchasing agent announced awards for furnishing tailors' supplies, menu items, boys' furnishings and leather findings. Bidders include S. I. Reed Chicago W. T. Wroe & Sons Austin Walter Tips Austin Michigan Leather Detroit McKean Eilers & Co Austin W. B. Smith & Co Austin A. B. Frank & Co San Antonio Slayden Kirby Woolen Mills Waco Rose Manufacturing Dallas Scarbrough & Hicks Austin Sanger Bros Dallas J. M. Hayes Mills St Louis Martin L. Horn New York G D Davis Hat Dallas Noyes Norman Shoe Co St Joseph Mo Alamo Dressed Beef San Antonio.
In Temple Texas a thirteen year old boy named Cadell was fatally shot near Sparks five miles south of the city. Bracken Lewis a farmer is under arrest. Cadell’s father is a tenant on the Lewis farm. The dispute began months ago. Last Thursday rocks were thrown at Lewis and a shot fired hitting Cadell.
Hon. W. J. Bryan dictates news of retirement from the paper until after the election. His brother Charles takes general control and Richard Metcalfe becomes editor. All revenues above actual expenses go to the Democratic campaign fund.
Heavy rain fell in the vicinity of Wata Falls and Quanah on July 23, delaying activities and soaking the region. Local reports note substantial rainfall across both areas with possible impacts on travel and outdoor plans.
Paris reports that the king of Sweden will undertake visits to England and France in November, signaling a diplomatic itinerary involving two major European powers. The announcement notes timing and destinations but provides no further details on programs or officials.
After three gun battles in a barroom, streets, and a cemetery, one bandit lay dead, another was wounded and hunted, a third captured at South Station. Four men identified Giuseppe Devico as a leading culprit amid a trail of two dead and eleven wounded, including bystanders Delia Fallon and Watchman Herbert E. Knox who died three hours after being shot.
Rev Morton Culver Hartsel of South Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church suggests forming a 100 prominent man committee. The group would study social evil scientifically and advise Chicago on legislative action with input from physicians lawyers editors ministers business leaders settlement workers and professors.
In Kalamazoo Michigan on July 23 Benjamin Pearce married Myrtle Robinson Force de Forest Ainsworth. The marriage makes Pearce both father in law to his sister and grandfather to his wife s child. The peculiarity of the family ties creates a web of relation among Pearce and Forces.
In Natalbany Louisiana fear of reprisals after Walter Simmons was shot led to two armed camps forming outside town. About 500 foreigners including Italians gathered by fires while 75 local residents remained in opposition. Sheriff Saal’s force kept patrols as warnings circulated for foreigners to stay away, and authorities pledged to restore peace and allow returns.
A bomb exploded in a tent as Governor Deneen spoke at Gar field Boulevard and Princeton avenue. Audience members screamed and fainted while officials and security worked to quell the panic. No damage was caused and arrests were made but all suspects were released.
In Cincinnati on July 23 a vast audience is expected next Tuesday as Republicans notify W H Taft of his presidential nomination. Hotel rooms are nearly booked and six historic flags will decorate the platform, with one flag dating back to Blaine’s 1896 nomination.
August Eberhardt was captured near Paterson after wounding a leg while fleeing. He is accused of killing his aunt Mrs. O E Eberhardt at Hackensack and firing at her daughter, the dead woman’s cousin. He confessed after being found on a Paterson lawn.
The San Francisco chamber of commerce announced acceptance of a joint invitation from the chambers of Tokio Kyoto Osaka Yokohama and Kobe to send representatives to visit the five Japanese cities.
Currah Ireland July 23. Richard Croker’s filly Queen of Peace wins the Irish Oaks at the Curragh meeting beating the favorite American Girl owned by A. H. Leslie.
In Louisville on July 23 Philip Hans Jr. aged 22 shot and killed Arthur Craft and severely wounded Mrs. Craft, his mother. The two boys had been close friends. Hans is believed to be demented and fled the scene.
Saltillo Mississippi July 23 C O Sherry a planter and county surveyor was shot and killed by W W Blalock a tenant on the Cherry plantation.
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