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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1905
Page
2
The issue notes court is in session at Waller County with felony cases listed including murder and six for assault to murder. It records civil dockets with damage suits and about forty divorces, reflecting a busy docket in a local newspaper from March 15, 1905.
A Bryan writer reports from Humble Texas where a booming oil field fuels a 3000 plus population and intense activity. A gas well fire flames 75 feet high as hundreds of derricks glow at night and rocks and lumber are hurled by blowouts.
List of names under GENTS and various first names and surnames for the week ending March 13 1905 including TES LA Arrant Adline Averhart Mittie Rawford Sarah Carter Mary arrison William Morton Daisy yton Rosie Stearn Jennie illiams Henrietta Wilson Carrie Watson Cora Walker Silva Blackwell W B Bell James Bennett W A Crane W D Franklin C W K Davis Mathe line Jenkins J T Madrie Felis Mack J M Philips Cleveland Shampine Simon Schlemma Bros Wallace Anderson.
The writer describes a diverse scene half a mile away, noting a blend of slumlike sights and elite pretensions from Harvard and Yale, warning a young man to ignore seductive temptations. He plans to stay if health allows, to save money and gain experience.
An 1880s British medical warning urges against taking mint or digestive tablets after meals. It claims drugs cannot digest food, only decompose it, and promotes Mi-o-na as the sole remedy to reduce stomach irritation and improve digestion. E. J. Jenkins, a trusted local pharmacist, offers a money back guarantee for Mi-o-na.
Austin March 14 Judge A W Terrell denounced in the house a move to revolutionize rules saying it serves railroad bills Mr Cobbs countered there are other bills beyond railroads needing focus Dorsey Brown won approval to proceed with the Texas and New Orleans segregation bill with an amendment tying eligibility to a Dallas to Rusk branch line and free track use at the penitentiary The railroad commission scheduled two hours for eulogies to John H Reagan at a March 21 public hearing
Austin March 14 The Moore case closed with both sides resting after seven hours and a half of argument per side A right to call Judge McFall was reserved for later testimony Assistant State Attorney General Martin opened for the state Judge R L Batts spoke for the defense and did not finish his address
In Gauze Texas J W Starcener discharged his shotgun while loading it and shot his wife in the hip. She died after suffering blood poisoning. Eight children survive. Separate items report a Mexican man Juan Martinez found dead from leg wound bleeding, and Methodist minister Rev P A Edwards dying of paralysis.
The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit in Samuel M. Clyatt v United States. It upheld the antipeonage statute but ruled the record failed to prove Gordon and Riley were in custody, so the charge of returning them to involuntary servitude could not be sustained.
Valparaiso Chile March 14. Pisa gua forty four miles north of Iquique with a 20000 population is being abandoned as hundreds have died from bubonic plague. Police open deserted houses to find bodies in advanced decay.
The national board of fire underwriters will urge withdrawal of all fire insurers in Arkansas due to the anti compact law enforcement risk. The bill takes effect March 23 and unrevoked policies in Arkansas would be cancelled. In Los Angeles a freshet caused the Seventh Street Bridge to collapse injuring fifteen, with one likely fatal, and two men reported drowned.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Morgan presenting a translation of the Santo Domingo constitution, ordered printed as a public document. Enid sheriff arrests carpenters and bartenders for working on Sunday in Oklahoma.
The Bryan city council enacts an election ordinance for city officers including Marshal Secretary and three council members to be held at city hall on the first Tuesday in April following January 17 1905. The presiding officer and appointees shall conduct in line with the city charter ordinances and state election laws. Signed by M Spell and R H Harrison with date April 4 8S B C Mayor.
An impromptu shooting event organized by Edgar Peter of Cole Hardware at Allen Academy grounds attracted a large crowd. Scores included Young 97 of 100, Miller 84 of 100, Covey 69 of 76, and others, with special rifle trick shooting by Young and Miller highlighted.
Members of Camp J. B. Robertson U C V are ordered to meet at the Bryan courthouse at 2 p m on Saturday March 18 for officer elections dues payment and to pass resolutions on the death of John H Reagan by order of Commander B F Leman Adjutant W G Mitchell
For a few days only a two story residence on the east side near the Methodist church is offered for sale cheap. Also ten lots forming one full block in the northern part of town, south and in front of Mrs. A. M. Rhodes’s residence. Apply to ge V. B. Hudson.
Advertising rates for moving picture shows advertised with contact E. J. Lamkin at Parks and Waldrop's for inquiries and bookings.
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