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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
1
In the Loetchberg tunnel of the Bernese Alps near Berne on July 24 a wall separating workers from a subterranean river gave way. A torrent of water and mud flooded the tunnel, drowning twenty five Italian laborers who were drilling inside.
A masked robber attempted a hold up on a Ashland and St. Paul northbound Chicago Northwestern train. He climbed into the engine cab and demanded the train stop. Fireman Gustave Pahl struck him with a coal scoop, knocking the revolver away as the man leaped from the moving locomotive. Police investigate possible gold shipment motive.
In Natalbany Louisiana on Friday a dynamited Italian home sparked disorder. Sheriff Saal appealed to Governor Sanders for troops after the incident. No injuries were reported and Italians have been fleeing the area in large numbers.
After midnight retirement at the Hotel Manhattan Taft rose early Friday and departed New York two hours after midnight heading for Cincinnati in the afternoon preparations for travel completed.
Williams, who came from Ohio after selling a forty acre farm, shot himself in a saloon at 10 Quincy Street after losing most of his money in a partnership with P J Shafer. He left three letters to relatives, and his finances deteriorated after Shafer took stock and furnishings and left the business. Williams had recently sold his watch and had only one cent at the time of his death.
Chicago July 24 John G. Hor Tall founder of the American Humane Association died at his Winnetka home aged seventy. He established the society to promote humane treatment of animals and children. His death ends a long career in reform and philanthropy.
Wheat receipts in Kansas City on Thursday reached 306000 bushels marking a large daily harvest activity.
Madison Wis July 24 Ex Senator Vilas showed some improvement Thursday night and his condition was described as better than earlier in the week. His physicians remained hopeful for continued gains as his health progresses.
A local carpenter works inside the Bryan opera house this week to refresh the interior ahead of the opening in September. Chairs are being refinished and other renovations improve comfort and the building’s neat appearance for patrons.
Union bakers in St Paul gain a $1 weekly wage increase. Shreveport hosts a new State Federation of Labor for Louisiana. Puerto Rico passes an act limiting railroad workers to sixteen hours. Canada relies on its carrying trade for 20 percent of the population. Knoxville appoints three labor representatives to draft a new city charter with initiative and referendum. Australia may spend $9 million yearly on an old age pension plan with a $2.40 weekly benefit for residents over 65 who have twenty years in the commonwealth. Indianapolis labor groups lease a 30 acre farm for picnics and plan a park fund.
Bomb No 18 in a gamblers vendetta blasts the rear basement of J J Corbett's saloon at 26 State Street. Planks torn, store goods damaged, guests alerted at the Strauss hotel above. Police have not identified any suspects after a third such attack in a month.
In Bombay on July 24 a strike by twenty workers led to a riot the next day. British infantry were deployed to restore order. one native was killed and six wounded. European and native police also suffered injuries before the rioters were dispersed.
The Texas department of state banking released a condensed statement for 824 state banks and trust companies as of June 30. Reserves stood at 48.5 percent of demand deposits, well above the 25 percent cash and 18 percent cash in demand deposits required by law, while individual deposits totaled $16,607,545, slightly down from the prior report due to the recent panic.
The state health department bulletin for June records 1 728 deaths and 4 538 births. Births rose and deaths increased by 100. The report notes 225 typhoid fever deaths in the first five months.
Fort Worth packing houses join in a campaign to counter a new Mexican rail freight hike. Swift & Co. reports protests to government officials over a 21 cent per 100 pounds rise hitting Fort Worth and all Texas cities. Fort Worth ships about 50000 dollars of meat to Mexico monthly as the interstate rate hike on Aug. 10 worsens the strain. A protest will be filed with both governments.
Jeremiah Kinnane charged with stealing 2000 dollars in jewelry from C D Peacock Co was captured on Twelfth street after a dozen shots were fired at him. Detectives found rings and other pieces in his four pockets and linked him to a prior embezzlement in Detroit and a three year Jackson Michigan prison term.
Waxahachie Texas July 24 Constable Tom Conger died Friday morning at his Red Oak home from injuries suffered June 6 when he attempted to arrest Nelse Golden a Black man who shot him twice one bullet passed through his body Conger had shown initial recovery but declined in the days before his death the case underscores a fatal assault during a failed arrest attempt
Police investigate the shooting death of Barbara Reig in Irving Park following the arrest of David Shelland. Commissioner Bingham orders a full inquiry into alleged officer protection, coverups, and pressure to release Shelland amid a growing suspected police scandal.
Chairman Hitch cock of the Republican national committee says he expects to visit Florida Georgia Kentucky and Missouri and probably Texas for conferences with state party leaders. He will attend the Taft ratification ceremonies at Cincinnati and then proceed to New York to organize headquarters.
Fort Worth and Texas heirs of the $90,000,000 Springer estate press forward in Texas and Chicago investigations. Mrs. W F Rockwall travels to Chicago to pursue possession and reports she is receiving assuring information on the Pennsylvania and Delaware portions of the estate.
The condition of J. W. Reese, shot in a Thursday incident with B. Co. Gaines, a legislative candidate, was reported improved at noon Friday. Doctors said Reese should recover if complications do not set in.
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