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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1906
Page
6
In Panama on June 25 voting occurred with only a few free fights and clashes between liberals and police at the Santa Ana park voting place. The election proceeded quietly overall with limited disruption.
Report notes nine police officers and a citizen wounded and one Liberal killed at a voting box. Governor Magoon and Chief of Police Stanton prevented trouble. Constitutional party victorious in Panama City Veragua and Chiriqui. Election passed quietly at Colon with Government party winning.
Hillsboro Texas June 25 R C McCulloch a passenger brakeman on the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad running Denison to Smithville has been informed of the sale of 450 acres of a 500 acre tract of land near Deer Park Maryland containing a coal deposit. The sale price is 4950000 to Senator Steve B Elkins and others. McCulloch bought the tract thirty years ago with interest from the late Senator A P Gorman. Fifty acres remain as his homestead Ready.
Crowley June 25 Judge Pugh awards W L McFarlain 1000 dollars against the Jennings Oil syndicate for waste oil damage to property estimated at 3000 dollars. McFarlain’s suit named many local firms but the court sustains only the Jennings company claim.
In Dublin Georgia three men Sam Mitchell Dan Wilburton and Dock Wright were killed at Strawberry church during a Sunday incident tied to a negro row. Parish Holmes was shot in the knee and Joe Copeland surrendered after the shooting.
In Cairo Illinois on June 25 Hardin Davis a Black man refused to pay his fare. Conductor Kessley rejected him and Davis fired six shots injuring Kessley and Frank Dargel of Paducah Kentucky. A policeman quickly jailed Davis to prevent mob action.
A heavy rainstorm with a gale in Alton on Sunday unleashed thousands of green frogs that covered streets and sidewalks. Pedestrians and vehicles crushed many as the frogs were likely blown from marshy lowlands into the city.
Sunday morning a two story brick dry goods store owned by Charles F Parker at Texas Avenue and Travis Street burned in Houston. Loss estimated at 12000 dollars with insurance covering the damage. Cause of the blaze is not yet known.
In Odessa a mutiny on the volunteer fleet cruiser Nihazi Novgorod occurred as it carried artillerymen toward Sebastopol. The crew seized control mid voyage and redirected the ship back to Odessa. Separately Mineral Wells reports W G Hilford was assaulted by a stranger Sunday morning breaking his jaw and injuring him.
Senate committee on judiciary reports congressional authority to supervise marine fire and life insurance is lacking except in the District of Columbia territories and insular possessions. The brief note says reasons will be given later. Senator Spooner presented the report on a resolution asking if Congress possesses such power.
New Haven June 25. Closing exercises for Yale University four departments drew a larger crowd than prior editions. The Hendrie hall gathering followed a Law School alumni meeting with brief remarks from notable figures. Victor H Metcalf, secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor, gave the chief address.
Virginia division of the Daughters of the Confederacy asks about 40,000 members to donate 50 cents each to build a Jamestown exposition structure. Donors receive admission cards with courtesies. after the expo the building would be sold and proceeds go to the national treasury. Mrs Elizabeth G Henderson of Gulfport Mississippi endorses the plan.
The body of Dr. C. L. Spaulding age thirty seven a prominent Kansas City physician was found at the bottom of an elevator shaft in an uncompleted office building at Twelfth and McGee streets. He had an office on the third floor and it is believed he accidentally fell. He was to marry a banker’s niece this week.
Fire tore through the Washington Manufacturing Company plant on Monday. Watchman William Cook was burned to death as the blaze caused an estimated loss of $76,000.
Commander Booth-Tucker married Miss Minnie Reid Monday at the Salvation Army citadel in South Tottenham London General Booth officiated the ceremony with only relatives and high Salvation Army officials present.
Washington June 25 Conferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill agreed upon all points in dispute except three million dollars for an office building for the department of justice commerce and labor in Washington and one million four hundred fifty thousand dollars for the Jamestown exposition
San Juan reports the insular government has assumed harbor control by purchasing the New York and Porto Rico Steamship company's pier. The administration plans to build warehouses and additional piers to ease the dispute over harbor facilities.
June 25 report that Dr. Ag nacio, once linked to the typhus germ discovery, is inoculating monkeys to observe infection symptoms as the disease develops.
Vera Cruz reports the Mercantile bank raised its capital stock from two million to three million dollars with bonds registered. Austin notes Comptroller Stephens registered four series of Dallas bonds on June 5.
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