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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1907
Page
4
Navasota authorities face a surge of rabid dog concerns prompting talk of a muzzling ordinance. Residents report increased sightings and fear of attacks as officials weigh legal controls and public safety measures.
Governor Campbell signs new law making gambling a felony with emergency clause in effect. Captain Bill McDonald, ex-ranger and state revenue agent, convenes Austin tax assessors and urges them to value property at full taxable value to boost the state treasury.
Capt. O Padget of the Texas Brewers Association with Judge Wheeler of Galveston and service men arrived in Navasota and filed charges against Humphrey Miller the colored porter at Chas Heil s saloon alleging two whiskey sales violated the Sunday law. The parties say the charges contain minute details and await court action with interest.
A local note in Galveston discusses a dog mat ordinance, calling it a good measure that could scarcely be improved, with readers weighing potential refinements.
The piece argues against allowing dogs to run at large even with muzzles and considers a proposed $2.5 cent muzzle tax impractical. It defends valuable dogs and praises devoted dog lovers, while noting State Press’ admiration for dogs of high merit and referencing Fred Emerson Brooks’ Dutchman story as context.
Four year data show 15,662,000 bale production versus 15,181,000 bale consumption with an average surplus of 481,000 bales. Authors say policy aims to match supply with demand, supporting diversified farming in the South while the cotton market stabilizes and prices remain fair.
In Bowie Texas on March 28 Constable Wales was shot in the shoulder and City Marshal Adams grazed near the eye. A bystander Simpson was wounded in the arm. Walker Hargroves and Robert Hargroves fled after the exchange. the house was barricaded and the suspect later offered to surrender with guards.
A baby camel was born aboard the Gentry Bros circus train traveling from Smithville to Waco on the Katy. The Egyptian mother, raised near Cairo, gave birth to a calf named Waco, reportedly the first such birth in Texas. the moment was photographed as the calf nursed.
A Sofia dispatch reports Roumanian refugees describe insurgent peasantry committing savage acts in the Balkans. Landlords are said to have been burned to death, with bodies and limbs placed in hay or straw. Children are reported hacked to death.
Cash Cummings fell from a two story window in Lindsay on March 28 fracturing a leg and was treated for injuries at the scene.
An advertisement outlines that unsatisfactory work will be redone free of charge or exchanged. Missing or damaged items must be reported within three days with a list included. errors or charges are noted. Articles left unclaimed after thirty days are sold for charges and cash terms apply.
A cluttered ad page offers Jno B Hines insurance services with Smith Building office and phone 161, Lexus Bakery promotions with baking and special orders, Mrs Otto Boehmed advertising, Proctor's Spring Millinery, T A Satter items, and Mrs B White's furniture store selling or renting sewing machines with small payments.
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