Taft Faces Tough Texas Test and Political Drift
The piece critiques Taft comparing him to McKinley and Roosevelt, pokes fun at his Texas trousers remark, and notes The Eagle backs Galveston Tribune against straw vote and open letter. It also forecasts Governor Campbell’s likely renomination and reelection while suggesting he won’t pick a successor. The Fort Worth Star calls harmonizing an art and hints at opportunities for artistic work at College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Galveston Tribune
The
Fort Worth
Various Texas News Nuggets From 1907 Era Chronicle
Texas delegates clash over Fairbanks vote as chairman blocks the motion. Revenue from the new gross receipts tax tops half a million since August 12 1907. Ennis mourns a 116yearold white man death. James J Hill foresees good crops and high farm prices. Brenham ships four carloads of Irish potatoes to northern markets. Shelby County tax collector George F Oliver bitten by a rabid dog seeks Pasteur treatment in Austin. Hood's brigade reunion planned at Jacksonville June 25 26. San Angelo claims 15000 residents and rapid growth. Bellmonters contract to run a steamship to Mexican ports for three months. Trinity River bridge near Liberty endangered by floods. Efforts push Galveston Corpus Christi steamer link. Dallas directory lists 90472 residents. Victoria citizens organize Guadalupe river steamboat company. Texas attorney general okays special rates to blacks. Sunset Santa Fe sign to build Galveston causeway when contracts ready. Republicans likely Taft Cummins ticket. Leon County sheriff holds a jailed negro for protection against lynching. Florida Democratic primary results back Gilchrist anti pro prohibition. Fort Worth Star proclaims plain truth wins by persistent honest editorial stance echoed by Eagle on roads and Bryan.
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Lyon
Texas
Fairbanks
Randal Carter
Ennis
James J. Hill
Brenham
George F. Oliver
Shelby County
Austin
Hood
Jacksonville
San Angelo
Bellmonters
Bryan’s Greatest Need: Improve Public Roads Now
The Bryan Progressive League urged immediate action to improve public roads radiating from Bryan, arguing better highways boost business and property values. The piece notes Bryan’s public spirit in education and religion, the state’s role in funding, and imagines an interconnected road network to Madison, Grimes, and surrounding bottoms enhancing mail, goods delivery, and growth. It concludes with a call to consider road improvement during today’s meeting and mentions local ads.
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Paul
Timothy
Bryan
Brazos County
Madison County
Grimes County
Bryan Progressive League
Worldwide and national notices from June fifteenth
News in brief from Mobile Berlin Lima Amsterdam Philadelphia Fort Worth and Toronto report union meetings anniversaries suffrage conference delays and railway openings. Notable items include the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union convention in Mobile and the twentieth anniversary of Emperor William I’s accession in Berlin.
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Mobile
Ala
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union
United States
Canada
Berlin
William
Empire
Lima
Department of Ohio
Amsterdam
International Woman’s Suffrage Alliance
Anna Howard Shaw
Lucy B. Anthony
Catherine Waugh McCullough
Ella
Stewart
Illinois
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Chestnut Hill
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Woman's Press Association
Toronto
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sudbury
Winnipeg
Pacific Coast
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Saratoga
Uneeda
Graham Crackers
Chocolate
Nabiscos
National Biscuit Company
E. J. Fountain
Bryan Morning Eagle
Carnes & Wallace
Congress
Rufus Hardy
Sith
W. C. Davis
20Th District
J. Felton Lane
A. G. Board
J. D. Conlee, Geo. R. Wicker
H. O. Jones
D. C. Bennett
J. H. Suber
A. A. Dean
Lamar Bather
T. W. Parker
W. Wipprecht
J. W. Barron
J. H. McCollough
MO. M. Lawrence
W. Buchanan
W. C. Boyett
Henry Berger
J. B. Priddy
C. L. Wilcox
J. C. Blume
Archie L. Smith
W. L. Edge
Chas. H. Vance, JR
Justice
L. D. McGee
W. Gillie Mitchell
Co. L. Baker
Bryan, Texas
Taft
McKinley
Roosevelt
Campbell
Trinity At
Liberty
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Victoria
Guadalupe River
Santa Fe
Ohio
Cummins
Iowa
Leon County
Resgime
Centerville
Florida
Gilchrist
Emmel
Maloney
Federal
Sam
Galveston News
F. M. Law
First National Bank of
Alumni Association of
A. and M. College
J. L. Fountain
W.B. Hudson
W. W.wilson
Franklin, Tex
Hudson. & .Wilson
Attorneys-at-Law
Bryan and Franklin, Texas
Brazos and
Robinson Counties
Moses Hughes
Edge
Sandy Point Road
A. & M. College
Providence Church
Geo
B. Hudson
Cole Hardware Co
Waisis, Bon
Nels and
MuSsiie
Panama
Serge
Choice
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