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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
4
A wreck near Contich, six miles from Antwerp, involves the Antwerp express colliding with a pilgrim train. About fifty dead and over one hundred injured, with station crews, clergy, physicians, and an ambulance corps from Amiens aiding at Contich. The locomotive reportedly jumped the track, wrecking the last cars of the pilgrim train.
Robert Holmes purchasing agent for the Commonwealth Edison company was found in a downtown alley with a deep facial wound and missing valuables. Police investigate after the coroner reports no strangling marks and a fatal skull fracture.
A large forty five horse power touring car carrying owner John C. Ellsworth, the chauffeur, and four passengers plunged from Sumption Prairie road in South Bend, Indiana, flipping over after losing control. Injured include E. R. Ellis, secretary of the American Trust Company, with a broken right arm, and Leeper, among others.
A report lists injuries after a collision involving Samuel Good Samuel Lentz John C Ellsworth and H G Erard the chauffeur. The incident left a broken nose a back sprain bruises and a lacerated leg with partial details on surrounding property matters.
In Cleveland on May 21 the Forest City streetcar company agreed to leave seniority rights to arbitrators, clearing a major hurdle to a peaceful settlement. Overnight violence saw several dynamite blasts damage cars and minor injuries from broken glass, but no serious injuries occurred.
Amarillo reports a cold wave on Thursday with the thermometer at 58 degrees. Texline records 36 and Childress 65 as chilly conditions spread across the Panhandle.
In a speech Twain recalls that publishers paid for 50,000 volumes annually for five years, while his books were sold via subscription. He notes that publishers unloaded 250,000 volumes in four years, plus 241,000 additional copies, funding a farm house and a long vacation as he works on five more books.
In Oakland California on May 21 the second section of Southern Pacific No 16 Oregon Express derailed at Pinole after a broken rail. Express Messenger Cummins died. Fireman Cody and engineer R J Ward are fatally injured. Birmingham may recover with chest injuries. Rodehoven suffered a fractured ankle. Several others injured.
A vehicle incident occurred but Trai remained upright and no passengers were injured.
Baltimore May 21 Rev. W. R. Anderson of New York and Rev. Dr. John L. Nelson of Berea Ohio were elected bishops of the Methodist church.
New York May 21 stock market opened quietly with subdued trading as investors waited for further cues. Investors eyed early moves in industrials and rail shares while volume remained light across major exchanges.
Mr and Mrs Mat Vitopil lose their baby last night causing many friends to express sympathy. Funeral arrangements are not learned by The Fagle at this time.
The article notes that a bridge has been damaged and will require repairs as soon as possible, aided by cables to secure the structure. The river has run down, and remedial work is planned promptly to restore passage.
Mr. W. T. James, secretary of the school board, asks that anyone missing from the city census report the pupil names to him at once.
An advertisement extols a stove that is always ready and requires no skill to operate. It claims no smoke, no smell, no ashes, and safety, economy, and cleanliness while performing any wood or coal stove task at a lower ticker price.
In yesterday afternoon’s college game the seniors defeated the bachelors 9 to 2 in seven innings. The contest featured early offense by the seniors and solid defense to secure the run rule.
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