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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
2
Dr J D West offers resignation as pastor of Bryan’s First Presbyterian Church with July proposed effect and presbytery action likely around July 16. Community and church oppose loss. West credited with guiding the new church building project and valued by worshippers who prefer him to stay.
Wheelock Harvey, nineteen, arrested in Texas for stealing 200000 in checks from Fort Worth’s First National bank, will be sent back to New York by United States Guarantee. The firm pledges leniency, plans reform school placement, and will release him once he shows intent to reform. the bank takes no action.
Thomas Benson Johnson founder of the San Antonio Light died at 3 o clock this morning in Houston at a cousin’s residence. Born July 12 1853 in St Marys parish Louisiana he was a leading newspaper man in Texas and treasurer of the Texas Press and Texas Afternoon Press associations. Interment set for the German cemetery in Houston.
The White House and House Agriculture Committee reach a comps agreement on meat inspection funding set at 3 million dollars annually. Speaker Cannon explains, changes drop civil service waiver and labeling date, maintaining inspector access and no new levy. Roosevelt approves the revisions as the measure advances.
International Harvester Company and its American unit admitted violating Arkansas statutes by restraining farm machinery trade. They agreed to pay 10000 dollars each in fines. Attorney General Rogers of Arkansas closed the Chicago inquiry after negotiations in a Wesley hospital ward between Rogers and H M Armistead of Little Rock, the defense counsel, who fell ill.
A Fort Smith family suffered three deaths from sausage poisoning after eating bologna sausage bought from a street lunch stand. J B Bare, a farmer nearby, and his children Emma aged five and James eight onet months died at Belle Point hospital. A daughter seven remains near death. the mother was unaffected. The sausage was shared at a family meal after purchase Thursday.
Fort Smith June 19 District officials of the United Mine Workers of America now here say all union coal mines in the southwest will be in operation by the end of the week in accordance with the Kansas City agreement. They expect the Hartford Arkansas revolt to prove of little consequence and mines there to resume within a day or so.
President Roosevelt granted a pardon to Samuel H. Morris a wealthy Hereford Tex financier. Morris was convicted of diverting bank funds three years ago and sentenced to five years in the Atlanta federal prison. The sentence is commuted due to ill health.
In East Waco on Monday, Tennessee Thompson a wealthy negro farmer was shot dead while seated in a buggy with his wife. His hired man John C Culberson was also killed. E W Huddleson and Jacob Thompson were jailed over a dispute tied to Emancipation celebrations.
On the R. M. Anderson place near Marshall German gardener Charles B Richter hanged himself from a willow limb after he complained of sickness. In Victoria a Mexican named L Harado shot and fatally wounded Alfonso Asebedo. Asebedo died about four hours later.
A Bourse Gazette correspondent details brutal killings of Jews in Bialystok. Mosly civilians, including a teacher and a ten year old girl, are described as mangled and mutilated. The scene at the Jewish hospital and graveyard is grim with blood and collapsed bodies.
In a Monday game the crippled Shreveport team beat Nashville 3 to 1 after Gtl bert was ejected for kicking and Pearson for refusing to leave first base. Amylie Buckley ordered him off. he was carried from the park by two policemen. Nashville protested the decision. Other scores: Memphis 10 Atlanta 3. New Orleans 10 Birmingham 4.
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