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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
3
Local brief listing residents and visitors including W. C. Collier in Corsicana, Miss Marie Adams in Temple, J. Nicol at Buchanan's, and many others. Items note births, rentals, lost items, and farm crop conditions with mentions of studios, stores, and towns such as Dallas Houston Waco Ballinger Galveston and Kerrville.
A large crowd from Bryan attended the Pinoak Pond picnic two miles north of Tabor with County Judge A. G. Board as speaker. Representatives W. C. Davis and others spoke, meals were ample, and local speakers including Prof. John Allen and Dr. O. C. Charlton praised the day.
Pastor J. A. Challener invites all candidates and newspaper men to a Sunday night sermon on Our Public Men the Kind Needed in the Pulpit the Press and Public Offices. The morning topic will be Little Things with Bible school at 9 45 and Ladies Aid at 4 p m.
The Beaumont Enterprise counters The Eagle on the commercial secretaries campaign for fewer and better laws. It notes the group has circulated literature and organized meetings statewide to gather ideas, and argues they should clearly state specific evils and remedies rather than broad accusations. The piece mentions a Galveston meeting and questions the Secretaries' call for policy direction.
President Roosevelt attends the funeral of ex President Cleveland as national figures mark the passing. Other items note the Louisiana referendum defeat, anti race track gambling law, and state political shifts across Mississippi and Texas.
Master Charles Carr marked his ninth birthday at his grandmother Mrs. A B Carr's home yesterday with dinner for friends. The afternoon featured favorite children games as part of the celebration.
Insure your Live Stock with Boyett and Myers. Office phone 250, residence phones 128 and 257. A. M. Parker and wife J. Sidney Emily Miss Laula Bul ers of Dallas, D. C. DeMaret and son Ed from Hamilton returned from a two days outing at Bowman's slough on Navasota river. They report catching plenty of fish and killing a number of squirrels.
John Daly Jr. of Dunn and Daly distributes campaign literature for Texas Attorney General R. V. Davidson's bid for reelection. Daly portrays Davidson as essential for Texas welfare amid current circumstances.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m by the Rev Dr A M MacLaughlin of Hillsboro Westminster League at 7 45 p m as usual Full attendance urged by Pastor Rev Hamilton
The Christian churches in Chicago join to form The Memorial Church of Christ Baptists and Disciples uniting under one name after endorsing a union basis. They will share missionary offerings and hold their first combined meeting on June 21. Local societies merge their activities and arrangements are being finalized.
In Constantinople on June 26 the sultan awarded the Grand Cordon of Cherakat to Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel, the president’s daughter. The honor is Turkey’s highest order, given for special favor as a gesture to win U S friendship.
Cincinnati report notes Lieutenant Colonel Ammon Augur of the United States Army, stationed at Fort Thomas Kentucky, died after a lingering illness following two months there.
Mrs. Shelton died from injuries after a cow gored her at a farm ten miles east of Weatherford Texas. The incident occurred on June 26 and prompted local authorities to report the fatality.
A fire leveled the D. H. Martin & Co abattoir and nearby beef warehouse in the southwestern Philadelphia district. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 150000 dollars.
A Windhoek dispatch reports a diamond field near Luderitz Bay in German Southwest Africa covering about ten square miles has been discovered. The find, described from Damara Land, signals a major mining potential for the region.
June 26 report from Chicago describes a newly organized baseball league featuring four teams: one Chinamen, one Italians, one Hebrews, and a mixed team of various nationalities. The league aims to showcase diverse players in a novel world sport setting.
Publicity over her divorce suit has faded as Mrs. Frank Jay Gould remains under doctor care at home. Her condition is described as serious.
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