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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
3
Richard Mays and J M Ralston face re election in the 6th and 20th districts as J L Fountain contests Hardy and Mays in the 45th district. A joint debate in Corsicana precedes the Interstate Inland Waterway League convention in Lake Charles on May 22 23 1906.
TheVisitor essay argues life should be measured by heart throb moments, thoughts, feelings, and noble acts rather than calendar years. It cites a boy who felt his life counted by experiences, urging readers to fill each day with duty and noble living regardless of age.
The Boston cigar makers strike began Monday affecting about 1,200 workers. Seven of the largest factories are involved while smaller shops largely accept the new union wage schedule raising rates by 50 cents to 2 dollars per 1 000 in various grades.
In New York on May 7 Mrs Mary Waters and her 22 year old daughter Agatha were shot dead at 144 West Seventy sixth street. Police report says the mother acted in temporary insanity fatally killing herself and her daughter before Mr Waters found them.
The Mexican War Veterans association and the Dames of 1846 held their annual gathering at the First Methodist church in Dallas. Addresses of welcome were given by J. Farnsworth for the Dallas Commercial Club and by Hon. R. C. Porter, with responses from Abe Harris and Louis F. Beeler. A musical program followed, featuring Hallie Beverly and remarks by Mrs. Moore Murdock.
In Dallas on May 8 the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas gathered at St. Matthew's Cathedral for its annual convocation. Holy communion preceded the business session, called to order by Bishop Garrett. Secretary Judge Richard Morgan, in office since 1874, read last year's minutes as Bishop Garrett delivered an encouraging address on growth over the past year.
Floyd Frisbie a former lieutenant in the Philippines was found dead in his bed in El Paso on Monday. His head was badly cut and authorities planned an investigation. Frisbie enlisted from Corpus Christi in 1898 and had just returned from service in the Philippines.
Over twelve hundred guests attended a reception at the Arlington hotel in Washington in honor of Speaker Cannon on his seventieth birthday. President Roosevelt and many officials attended as well as visitors from outside cities.
An elderly man died of exposure in Midlothian Texas. bees suffer in Navarro County. a limb killed Will Sterling near Beaumont. Venezuelan secretary in London. French nationalists weak in elections. Andrew Martin's son drowns near Sherman. A government plant lab planned for southwest Texas. Several business houses burned at Blackburn Oklahoma. S. K. Prestidge found dead near Eastland Texas. Heart failure cited. A storm damages a house in Saratoga Texas. Mr Huggins injured. 1000 live quail seized from Pocasset Oklahoma to Wichita Kansas. Washington Park track in Chicago being subdivided. Edwin Clark, a New York broker, commits suicide. J M Crosby dies in Eureka Springs Arkansas. Girl injured by train near Terrell Texas. Grayson County fruit and truck depot planned at Denison. H T Hart shot in Picayune Mississippi by policeman J L George. Nathan Peritz dies in Austin en route to New York. Denver train wreck near Clarendon Texas. coach unhurt. Presbyterian Book of Common Worship planned. compared to Episcopal book. Sydney Graves of Galveston and Laura Nicholl wed in Dorchester Massachusetts.
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