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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1907
Page
4
W K Marriott invited to attend the State Inland Waterways convention at Victoria on April 4. The governor signed a new law repealing occupation taxes on merchants brokers bankers dentists photographers toll bridges land agents attorneys conveyancers livery stables vehicles wagon yards grain elevators cotton seed cotton wool and hide buyers, effective January 1 1908.
Speaker Love names Representative Davis of Brazos to receive Hon. William Jennings Bryan when he visits Austin to address the legislature. The Eagle urges local capitalists to form a cotton mill venture, using the available site for a modern mill, potentially with outside investment, to process cotton locally from raw material to finished product. Other Texas mills show success, making Bryan's project seem feasible.
Mrs. Frances Chmelesky 59 6 16 native of Poland died Monday night at 10 30 at her son L F Chmelesky’s home in this city after a three month illness. She leaves husband two sons and two daughters and was a devout member of St Joseph's church. Funeral at 10 this morning from the Chmelesky home with services at St Joseph's. The report also notes a separate item about F L Howe Jr a mascot from the 20th Kansas searching for his parents in Kansas and Kentucky while touring the country with his wife and child.
San Antonio hosts the Annual Jolly Show spring carnival Knights of Omaha and Battle of Flowers with new features for the week of April 16 to 20. The I N G N R R offers very low excursion fares to San Antonio. check with ticket agents D. J. Price, Geo. D. Hunter, and Py BaP Ae for details and travel from Palestine Texas.
John B. Hines promotes his insurance agency inviting liberal share of customers in 1907 with careful prompt service. Office upstairs in Smith Building reachable by phone 161.
Senator Bailey received a rousing homecoming in Gainesville Texas on March 25 with a carriage parade by four white horses and ten thousand cheering supporters. He urged Texans to back Culberson for the Democratic presidential nomination next year or direct support to Bryan if Culberson runs. He called for a law banning cross holdings where one Texas corporation holds stock in another. A banquet for Bailey drew several hundred attendees along with many legislators.
Denison March 25. General Superintendent E M Alvord orders red shirts tabooed for section men on Katy lines north of Denison. Foremen must enforce the rule or risk job loss as the practice provoked a near accident when an engineer mistook a red flag for a section shirt. Expect riots among Mexican workers.
Fire at the A. G. Spaulding & Bro. sporting goods house on Wabash near Monroe caused extensive damage across five floors. The blaze began in the basement and burned for about an hour before discovery. Loss estimated at 350000. Cause under investigation.
It is reported that the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico railway will donate 70 000 acres of land along its line to attract Italians to Texas. The company will also sell small plots on easy terms to assist settlers. The Italian government backs the plan to promote Italian agricultural immigration.
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