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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
1
Heavy rains undermined a trestle nine miles west of Penu Indiana causing train No 3 westbound Wa bash limited to plunge into a deep cut. Sixteen Italians killed and about fifty seriously injured as the emigrant car and express cars derailed. Injured rushed to Penu hospital. wreck described as one of northern Indiana’s worst.
The Texas supreme court decides state has no mineral rights in state classified agricultural lands sold to settlers. The ruling covers school and university lands, impacting vast areas near Beaumont oil fields. A separate motion in a criminal appeal was overruled in Cherokee county.
Eldorado Oklahoma June 26 The case of Jessie Morrison charged with the murder of rival Mrs Olin Castle has been given to the jury County Attorney Reed says a hung verdict in a second trial could lead the state to drop the case and Morrison be freed if not convicted
The Orient Steam Navigation Company steamer Lusitania Captain McNay from Liverpool June 1 bound for Montreal with 500 passengers is ashore off Cape Ballard on the Newfoundland coast about 60 miles south of St John’s.
Seattle June 26. Chief of Police W L Meredith was killed in Guy s drug store by John W Considine owner of a gambling house and People s theater. Considine was lightly wounded by Meredith s shotgun fire as three bullets struck the chief at close range. The shooter was arrested and held amid crowd threats of lynching as investigations followed city tensions over prior police orders and accusations of corruption.
Southbound Texas special No. 55 collided with two cows near Beebe Arkansas. The engine derailed causing major damage to coaches though the engineer and fireman escaped. Mrs. Howard of Waco injured. other railroad staff sustained minor to no injuries. Governor line remains on track for two hundred yards. In separate note Leipsig bank suspends payments after Dresdener crisis.
About 1000 striking laborers clashed with police in Rochester on June 26. Eleven policemen and twenty rioters were injured as rioters drove off workers on street improvement projects.
Dry weather reduces the Kansas prairie hay crop while state forestry officials distributed 1.5 million trees in 1990. Other notes cover rosebush displays in Maryville, Des Moines station work, dog trade in Sioux City, and livestock markets in Tarkio.
Rust is damaging Henry county wheat in Kentucky and Pendleton county predicts tobacco near total failure. Dunkards are settling in Ottawa county Kansas. J W Turner plans 100 acres of apples near New London Missouri. The Texas Confederate Soldier's Home at Austin has 260 inmates and 73 applicants awaiting space.
C B Morgan, notorious for raising postoffice money orders in North Texas and defrauding jewelers, was caught in Denison while passing raised orders. Victims include jewelers in Dallas.
Washington reports Mrs McKinley’s condition has improved enough for a drive with the president. The update notes her steadier health and resumed activity at the White House.
For sale a 300 acre tract near Bryan with excellent hill land and prime location. Proximity to two major railroads, and future growth prospects including new railroad shops, Arceline Convent and Free Will Baptist College nearby, plus Cotton factory plans. Held by W R Cavitt.
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