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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1905
Page
2
Opie Read, a popular platform speaker, will give a humorous lecture at the Grand Opera House in Bryan on November 8 at 8:30 p m. Reserved seats go on sale at Haswell's. General admission is 1.00 with 7 cents added for tax. Season-ticket holders urged to reserve early.
Mrs Emma Hunt 55 died Saturday at her Macy home and was buried Sunday at 11 at House burying ground. A long time Brazos County resident and Methodist member, she leaves three sons Marvin George and Willie Hunt.
Public notice lists LADIES and GENTS letters as unclaimed for the week ending Nov 6 1905. Names include Lizzie Anderson Margaret Jones Mary Johnson Luiza Green Cynthia Gilbert Millie Hamilton Annie Mancel Esther Mays Anna Bedick Eliza Roberson Lena Taylor Emma Scurry Lizzie Thomas Ozaline Thompson Lizzie Watson B H Caldwell Elvin Chappell W W Flint Emmett Jones J M Johnson L A Green W R German Jeff Harris Geo Avery Thos Keyser P B Keyser A A Kloc Danville Lee Pete Lewis Jim Linton Ike Miner Olmstead McGee Charles McKee M M Reneger John Sabo Larry Smith West Turner. Sale note mentions silk possibly cheaper than moneyback at Wagner Brandon Co 288.
Advance notice proclaims Rose Ivy the Dynamo Woman will perform at the opera house Thursday night. The singer has graced stages before Europe’s crowned heads and once served as understudy to Melba, the renowned Australian prima donna.
Train and special excursion rates listed for Dallas and Houston events including Dallas Account Fair and Races, Baptist convention, and Carnival in Houston. Dates range November 9 to 20 with specific train times and return limits. Children’s half rate noted for Carnival. Other towns include Navasota circus and Paso with limited sale dates.
San Jose reports the death of Clarance von Bokelen a Santa Clara high school student from a crushed skull suffered during a football game. The tragedy highlights dangers of the sport and prompts medical and school responses.
Upsher County Texas went dry by a small majority while Jacksboro voted to incorporate by a narrow margin. Other notes include oil leases filed at Lawton, whiskey seized in Tulsa, and several local incidents and appointments across Oklahoma and Texas.
The second annual Texas Leaf Tobacco Growers meeting will be held in Houston on November 14. Topics promise to cover tobacco growing profits in East Texas and related industry issues. The note cites low excursion rates by I and G N R R and mentions Palestine Texas.
Columbus reports a heated Ohio campaign closing with starkly different party polls. Republican Senator Foraker claimed Herrick would win by at least 83,000 while Democrat Chairman Garber projected Pattison ahead by 36,000, leaving the final outcome uncertain.
The campaign centers on political bossism saloon regulation and railroad rates. Governor Herrick faces opposition from the Anti Saloon League Democrats and Republicans defend his administration as sound. The Brannock law changes spark dispute with local Cincinnati boss accusations, with Ohio likely moving to alternate year elections.
Philadelphia reports Republican and reform leaders claiming victory with Penrose predicting a strong majority for the Republican ticket. City workers estimate at least 33,000 in favor, while law and order groups prepare prosecutions and warrants for illegal voters. Louisville centers on mayoral race with Barth and O Neal both claiming victory and Democratic leaders asserting control of the state legislature and a U S senator win.
Montgomery and Bedford City dispatches report Jere Harrington a famed Alabama recantuer known for 21 years at a Montgomery cafe collapsed and died at 55 Richmond and Bedford County also note a fatal mountain road runaway killing John Vaughan his wife and a 12 year old niece All quiet in Middlesboro as troops patrol after the disturbance.
In Wills Point Texas on November 6 the body of farmer Tom Bowden was found three miles south of town with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Police and investigators begin a homicide inquiry. Autopsy to determine time and weapon used. Local officials urge anyone with information to come forward.
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