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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
2
A letter explains that by the August term of the Commissioners' Court Brazos county will choose a County Superintendent of Schools. The position carries a salary of thirteen to fourteen hundred dollars annually and will influence local educational quality for years. The choice is framed as crucial for county ranks in Texas education.
State Superintendent R. B. Cousins has written a letter to county judges and commissioners in counties covered by the new law outlining its provisions and implications.
A May 7 cyclone in Pleasant Grove Texas wrecked several houses. Mr Martin was fatally injured when his house was blown half a mile. his child and a Stevens grandchild were killed. Mr Robertson and another brother lost homes. near Pilot Point two cyclones caused building demolitions with no casualties reported.
In Palestine Texas on May 7, five year old Jimmie Naismith shot his three year old brother John C. with a small twenty two caliber gun during play. The wound to the head proved fatal after a few hours, a sorrowful accident that shocked the family.
Interred at Palestine Texas on May 7 are the remains of Mrs. George M. Dilley who died at Danbury New York. The funeral details reflect a local memorial for the late Mrs. Dilley with the body returned to the Texas locality for burial.
The revival led by Evangelist Lovie Pierce Law at the Methodist church in Bryan produced 32 conversions and 8 restorations at the morning service. A total of 63 new members joined or were promised, with 46 additions to the Methodist church and others choosing Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, or Christian churches.
A Chicago west bound express on the Baltimore and Ohio road collided with a fast freight eastbound at Rosbys Rock eight miles east of Wheeling. J L Painter of Burton West Virginia and C G Warner of Bellaire Ohio were killed. Engineer C A Riley of Wheeling was fatally injured. Cause alleged as orders misunderstanding. Both engines and cars wrecked. passengers escaped with shock.
In a fit of insanity Walter Charles Davis shot and killed six members of a family. Victims include Orson R. Bush 57 and his wife and young son, W. B. Bard a carpenter with ties to St. Louis and Denver, M. E. Seinton a surveyor recently from New York, and Mrs. Lillian D. Carothers an elderly boarder.
Mrs Augustine Castello de Romeo Rubio, mother of Mrs Diaz wife of the Mexican president, died Monday after a brief illness. President Diaz and Mrs Diaz, along with relatives, were at the bedside when she passed. Death was due to pneumonia.
A mother and two young children perished in a blaze that razed a Beaver Brook block near Hazelton. The victims were identified as Mrs. Joseph Ditcavri and her two children, all residents of the three-house cluster destroyed in the fire. The May 7 incident left the minor's husband bereaved.
Elgin Butter Sales reports weekly output at 537000 pounds for the week ending May 7. The figure reflects regional production in Elgin, Illinois, with dairy market activity and processing capacity noting steady output for the period.
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