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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
4
Arthur Griffith, a young man, drowned near Lawton. An unknown negro drowned in Scott creek near Beggs. W. P. Allen named branch pilot at Sabine. New waterworks and sewers at Cordoba cost $1,800,000.
In Comanche Texas on May 25 Henry Carter was shot and killed near the town. O W Roberts was arrested following the incident tied to a misunderstanding over pasturage.
A Lahaina wireless telegram reports the agreement by striking Japanese plantation laborers to return to work has been abrogated. The message comes from Honolulu dated May 25.
A promotional note touts Satinola as a guaranteed remedy to fade tan, freckles, pimples, liver spots, blackheads, and discolored skin in 10 to 20 days. It claims soft clear skin and offers a 50 cent price, with testimonials including Miss Alace Lirette describing complete clearing after two packages.
Ardmore May 25 Secretary of the Treasury Shaw praised Indian Territory for turning wilderness into a garden spot and urged admission to the Union. He highlighted growth, demand for expanded markets, and early completion of the Isthmian canal, with a speech rich in statistics and cheers.
Former Arkansas congressman RR Breckinridge resigns from the Dawes commission over a presidential order allocating Cherokee lands to Richard C. Adams. He led Delaware Cherokee affairs, protested the ruling, and offered his resignation after complying with the decision.
Gilford Butler of Salna Kansas was fatally injured when Katy flyer No 5 struck him as he slept on the track near Caney. The collision crushed his skull and he died shortly after.
The Thirteenth annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment convened in Lawton on May 25 with a love feast of the blue and the gray led by Colonel Reeves, staff adjutant of the United Confederate Veterans. Perry will host the next meeting.
Muskogee May 25 potato growers in Indian Territory formed a new organization to secure better prices cheaper freight rates and improved shipping facilities for their produce.
Final rejection of union demands, led by express drivers, left both sides without a peace move. Authorities deployed police protection as employers sent goods citywide, while a mystery private effort sought to broker terms with managers. Mayor Dunne ordered 1000 extra policemen sworn in to cover potential disturbances.
Santa Fe passenger train No. 658 on the Hutchinson branch collided with freight cars due to an open switch. Mail Clerk C. G. Wolf of Kansas City was killed. Engineer John Snyder and Fireman A. C. Vaughn were severely hurt after leaping clear. Five others sustained minor injuries.
In Franklin Texas on May 25 Nathan Trim six year old son of Mrs Nora Trim was run over by a local freight while switching in the yards and was cut into shreds. No witnesses reported seeing the accident but it is believed he was struck as he started to cross the track.
The First National Bank of Lexington Oklahoma failed to open on Wednesday May 25. Vice President Lawrance Voltz said cash on hand was insufficient for business needs and the bank closed temporarily. He expects a short closure, attributing the failure to inability to realize on collateral.
The interstate commerce committee heard arguments in the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas v railroads southward and from Chicago, excluding the Great Northern and Union Pacific. The suit charges freight rates from cattle states to markets as unjust and excessive. Rockwall Texas reports a gin and two houses blown down Thursday.
An unconfirmed report from Manila on May 26 stated that the Russian and Japanese fleets clashed south of Formosa and that Japan was defeated.
The governor of Baku a lieutenant and a bystander were killed when a bomb hurled into a carriage struck the governor’s car. A coachman was fatally hurt. The incident occurs in Baku Caucasia on May 25 with others injured. General Linevitch reports Japanese trenches north of Changtufu were attacked on May 21 and evacuees retreated. Harbin reports railroad and telegraph lines to Vladivostok are working and denies fortress isolation.
The London Times correspondent reports Lieutenant General Linovitch has decided to recall General Kuropatkin, signaling a major shift in command from Petersburg. The move impacts Russian military leadership amid ongoing operations and reflects strategic realignment during the conflict.
Manuel Fernandez del Valle Jr a Mexican national killed himself in his Lower Broadway office. The night watchman heard a pistol blast and found Del Valle in a chair with a towel around his neck and his feet on another. A torn mutilated portrait of a woman lay beside the body.
New York reports Wm. M. Zeigler capitalist and Arctic explorer promoter dies at his country home near Noroton Connecticut. Survived by widow and one son. Funeral set for Saturday noon. Zeigler, born September 1843 in Beaver County Pennsylvania, built a fortune in baking powder after early printer trade schooling. He had been invalid since a runaway accident last October and suffered a stroke of apoplexy last Saturday.
In Ensenada San Quentin area a stage carrying $700 government funds for road workers near San Quintin was halted eighteen miles south of Ensenada. Driver Pancho Arans was shot in the neck and appears dead. Estrada, the guarded rural messenger, is accused of the attack and theft. A posse pursued the suspects.
Ten one story buildings of the National Fireworks company plant at West Hanover, Rockland Mass, were destroyed by an explosion in the mixing room. Of 100 workers, one man Arthur Cate was seriously injured and four girls slightly injured by the blast. A similar explosion occurred about two years ago. monetary loss described as small.
Results show Dallas 1 Temple 0 in Texas League. Fort Worth 7 Waco 1. Austin 6 Corsicana 0. Houston 2 Beaumont 1 in South Texas League. Galveston 2 San Antonio North Texas League. Paris 2 Texarkana 1. Greenville 8 Clarksville 2. Nashville 2 Shreveport 1. Little Rock 5 Atlanta 0. Montgomery 9 Memphis 1. New Orleans 3 Birmingham 2 in ten innings.
The fragment lists multiple baseball results with city pair scores and references to ten or thirteen innings. Teams named include St. Louis Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington Detroit New York Brooklyn Pittsburg Cincinnati and others. No full game context or dates are provided.
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