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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
4
Montgomery March 27 Sheriff Hood withdrew permission for a negro meeting at the county courthouse after an inflammatory editorial in the Colored Alabamian. He said the article stirs racial prejudice and endangers harmony between whites and blacks, warning anti Taft leaders.
Henry Orlaskey, ten, of Benton Harbor, admits he fired a shot that killed his eight year old sister Louise on July 26 1907. He says two unknown youths did not fire and the dying girl promised not to reveal the shooter. The case ended eight months after the accident with the boy’s tearful confession.
Police report multiple window robberies in Fort Worth with several incidents. Policeman John Lane fired at a fleeing intruder who escaped. Dr Bond’s home lost a purse, W P White’s trousers with $38 were stolen, and Homer Wadkins fired on a would be burglar at his home.
Durham White Stevens, diplomat, died at St Francis hospital after being shot by In Whan Chang a Korean. Peritonitis caused death after six intestinal perforations revealed by surgery. Chang expressed pleasure at Stevens’s death. Chun awaits murder charges alongside him.
In Jackson on March 26 the Eighth district Republicans held a double barreled convention with two sets of delegates elected. Regulars chose Wesley Crayton and M. J. Mulvihill as national delegates and Jere Blow with Jon. Cranberry as alternates, backing Roosevelt and likely Taft. Foraker faction selected African American officers and delegates Percy Howard and Rev. J. Lt. Gerrett to vote for Foraker.
Cotton mill officials in Boston say the pre existing wage scale may be restored with business recovery. Prices for goods and raw materials have fallen, likely pushing wages to a lower level overall. If the Fall River scale reduces wages 13 to 14 percent in May, other mills may match the cut, though officials do not foresee strikes amid current reductions.
In South San Francisco two daring robbers blew open the post office and seized about $2,000 in coin and stamps. A posse, mainly state police, began pursuit of the thieves.
A parish priest resolves a domestic quarrel by mishearing a husband’s insult. The old woman seeks separation but the priest convinces her that being called an object is acceptable, ending in her cheerful return and no further disputes.
Esmeralda county grand jury indicts Rickey president of State Bank and Trust on embezzlement charges. Report alleges he favored the state as a creditor and used bank assets to convert bonds to cash. Also notes rehabilitation committee conflicts of interest and depositor funds paying expenses. Noted educator Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hall dies in New York.
London reports Premier Campbell-Bannerman is suffering weakness and frail health as of March 26.
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