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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
2
District Judge Scott refused to grant an injunction in the Milam county prohibition matter. The Daily Eagle notes the ruling amid ongoing debate on local temperance policy. Presley K. Ewing announces candidacy for Congress in the Houston district to succeed Tom Ball who resigned.
A prisoner confined at Crockett took his own life by eating sulfur from matches, a death described in terse terms as a queer way to croak.
A Terrell farmer contracts to sell ten bales of cotton at 100 cents per pound on September 1 and plans to market 100 more bales.
Friday sale highlights include men's madras shirts for 1.00 75c gayot suspenders 50c parasols 1.00 0.79 for steel rod parasols and 1.25 black three ruffle petticoats 0.89. Clarke and Fountain butter touted as top choice for hot weather refrigeration with sweet butter.
A white man named Randolph was found slain with his throat cut and body cast into the Brazos river near Allen farm in the county’s lower end. Constable Baker detained a negro suspect and Sheriff Nunn investigated as plans to seize the river continued and more arrests were expected.
In St Louis Nashville Chicago and Knoxville rail trips are offered with round trip fares ranging from 23.95 to 29.15 dollars. Tickets have final limits September 15 1903 with extended dates possible upon agent deposit and small processing fees. Some dates include June 20 to July 5 for Nashville and June 21 22 23 28 29 July for Knoxville.
Hotel arrivals list guests from Houston Sherman New Orleans Chicago and Galveston among others and a shop ad promotes black lace hose thread calico and sash ribbon with a kitchen souvenir offer from W. J. Coulter. The item mentions specific names and places from the period and a scheduling note for an early Friday sale.
North Texas reports extensive damage from a severe storm on Wednesday night. In Dallas the wind and heavy rain flooded streets and basements, toppled walls near Noble Witt in West Dallas, and damaged goods for A. Harris & Co. Wires were down and the Oriental hotel basement flooded four feet, threatening the dynamo. Cars stalled in water along Haskell avenue Ervay street and near the fair grounds. Fort Worth also saw a severe storm blowing down steel awnings on Main street.
From Earlham New Mexico the town is isolated by washouts and needy families have been driven from their homes with food supply to be provided with great difficulty. Homes are in tents or the best shelter available as the Rio Grande runs higher than since 1897 flood.
Hillsboro Texas June 25 The A J Moon murder case was revised and remanded by the court of criminal appeals. Moon, a negro, killed Mat Hunt over a year ago. He married the state's main witness before the spring trial. the first verdict was forty five years, but at the spring term he received fifteen years after she refused to testify.
The Burton Peel Dry Goods company purchased the Columbia dry goods store and will continue the business. The deal is valued around $125,000. Mr. Burton previously lived in Denton and Paris, while Mr. Peel resides in New York. Headquarters will move from Paris to Fort Worth.
In Galveston on June 25 the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers convention elected officers F. W. Maddin of Tyler as president J. E. Cooper of Georgetown as vice president Robert Gibson of Dallas as secretary and R. E. Erwin of Waxahachie as treasurer.
Fort Worth reports a ten year old boy named Will Clarke drowned in a water hole in the Trinity river south of the packing houses. Rescue efforts followed but the body was recovered. Authorities investigated the accidental death.
The launching of the Galveston, set for Wednesday, is postponed after engineers detected a leak in the gravity launching basin retaining bank. The basin was completed Monday night and the vessel will be held in Richmond for two or three months until a new launch date is fixed.
In Montgomery Alabama J W Pace a Tallapoosa county planter faced 11 peonage indictments. Demurrers were overruled he pleaded guilty in all cases and appealed to the circuit court in New Orleans with $5000 bond. Sentences were five years in each case to run concurrently.
The fifth single statehood convention convened in Shawnee Oklahoma, with about 600 delegates present. W H Freeman of South McAlester was elected chairman and R E Eckles of Greer County named secretary during permanent organization.
Madill Oklahoma district reports a fatal accident as 15 or 16 year old Willie Benge was accidentally shot through the heart while fishing and swimming. He died within minutes after speaking only a few words.
John R Reeves Texas Transportation Committee chair announces I N and Denver Road named official route from Texas to the Denver convention. Texas delegation to assemble in Ft Worth July 7 morning and depart 9 45 a m July 7 to Denver arriving July 8. Through sleepers from Galveston Houston Waco and other points and from San Antonio Austin Taylor to Fort Worth. through sleepers and chair cars daily.
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