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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
4
Fire starting in a coal bin at Mrs. Mary Mooney's boarding house on West Thirtieth Street cut off all exits. A young woman leapt from the roof and died. several others burned, including Miss Marie Belatraine, who occupied a top floor hall room. Mrs. Mary Haggerty is in critical condition.
The Supreme Court of the United States affirms that the Roman Catholic church holds complete ownership of the church buildings in Ponce Puerto Rico. The city had claimed the structures as city property though parishioners kept them in repair. Chief Justice Fuller wrote the opinion.
Lawton Oklahoma June 2 The bodies of the two elder children of J Roberts drowned during the Red river flood have been found by searching parties. Henry the younger boy about nine remains missing. The girl was found in underbrush along the river and the older boy in a small lake near the stream after his attempt to escape the current.
The Cunarder Mauretania arrived at her pier in New York on June 2 with two new records. She surpassed her sister Lusitania by seven minutes for the long course and posted the best single day run by any steamship, covering 639 miles in 24 hours on the voyage’s last day after passing Daunt's Rock at 4 38 a. m. on May 28.
Anthony B. Porter, aged seventy, a senior member of Porter & Kilvert, killed himself in his New York office on Tuesday by inhaling chloroform. He had prepared for death, left a letter requesting a nephew manage his affairs, and asked several individuals be notified, with a request for cremation.
Safe blowers robbed the Maryville Tennessee post office at 2 am Tuesday, stealing 511.65 in cash and 60 000 stamps valued at 1 500. Bloodhounds from Knoxville pursued the trail after nitro glycerine was used to blast the safe. Tools from a machine shop aided the explosion.
The Texas Cattle Raisers Association reports very light livestock shipments in the state last week due to floods. Pecos County, where rainfall was lighter, sent 170 carloads of cattle to market.
Jimes-T. Wilcox, chairman of the board of public safety in Chattanooga Tennessee, says city park amusements were shut Sunday because the Pastors' association complained. He also threatened to block Sunday newspaper publication in the city.
About five hundred enraged Italians gathered outside Gaetano Liotta’s private bank on Orange Street Tuesday after it failed to open at its usual time. Police dispersed the mob, Liotta is missing, and deposits are reported not exceeding $50,000.
Washington reports the first cotton season update from the agriculture department. Acreage is 32,081,000 against 42,060,000 last year while May 25 condition stands at 79.7 replacing 70.5 last year. The May 25, 1908 crop was 34.6 percent normal with ten year average 82.3 percent.
New Orleans June 2 The bureau report on cotton is viewed as slightly bullish and, combined with damage weather concerns, July option opened at 11 01 rising 14 points above Monday close. Further gains followed for July and other active months after the report.
Carson City reporters say the Nevada state Democratic convention adopted a platform urging delegates to vote for William J. Bryan at the Denver national convention, praising Governor Sparks' administration and denouncing the Aldrich Vreeland Act. Theodore A. Bell of California was endorsed for national convention chairman. Delegates elected include F G Newlands US Senator, Governor Dickerson, Ed C Clark, John Sunderland Jr, Charles Evans, and Oleg Elliott.
Three girls and eleven men were sentenced to death by court martial in Warsaw for attacking a post car at Sokolow on the Vistula railroad last January. A bomb killed two and wounded ten soldiers and railroad employees. the car was wrecked and the safe looted.
In San Francisco on June 2 Judge Ogden of Oakland imposed four years in San Quentin on David F. Wythe a Columbia University graduate and former private secretary to B Fay Mills. Wythe received the sentence after a dramatic plea for leniency.
Attorney General Davidson received a telegram from Congressman Burleson reporting a motion filed in the U S Supreme Court on behalf of Texas seeking leave to file a petition for rehearing in the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company versus the state of Texas. The court gave until September 1 to file.
Austin reports cash and bond totals from the state treasury. Cash amounts to 1,963,149 with 975,978 credited to general revenue. Bonds total 16,010,295 with 14,000,000 credited to the permanent school fund. Treasurer Sparks issued the statement.
Lieutenant Governor Davidson of Cuero, visiting Austin, announced his candidacy for re nomination at the Democratic primaries.
In Tacoma on June 1 the refusal of James Gaigesford a special watchman on the British steamer Suverie to allow the Chinese crew seventy two ashore led to a mob attacking him with hatchets marlin spikes and hatch bars. He was struck and a rib broken but the first mate and white crew intervened preventing lynching. He fired at one attacker wounding him in the wrist. No arrests were made and immigrant officials will pursue the mutiny claim.
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