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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
1
Cincinnati November 6 Judge Taft said he will not travel to Texas this winter for hunting and no arrangements exist. He denied owning land in Texas stating the ranch belongs to his brother's wife Mrs C P Taft and he has no interest or ownership there.
Galveston reports 228138 bales of cotton exported in the week, a new weekly record, with season total at 1072036 bales. Muskogee sees a woman arrested for attempted arson at Wagester millinery, Fire Chief Temple aiding. Fort Worth residents raise 59700 to fund a third packing house by Nelson Morris & Co.
The Nov 6 5 40 am quake in Plauen shattered homes and sent residents fleeing. The tremor lasted minutes with explosions and thunderous sounds as 60 to 70 shocks daily earlier this week gave way to stronger but less frequent quakes. Nearby medicinal springs rose 15 degrees in temperature. In Washington Samuel Gompers says he is not seeking re election but will stay with the American Federation of Labor and serve if the convention wishes. He remains AFL president and will attend the Denver meeting.
Governor Campbell orders swift state investigation into Night Riders threats and arson reports in Franklin. General Newton and Ranger Captain Rogers likely to travel to Franklin after a farmer P. W. Petway allegedly received a Night Riders note and two Holland gins were burned. The governor vows to apprehend lawbreakers.
Austin reports Colonel Cecil A. Lyon doubts the commissioner of insurance and banking Love can subpoena him to reveal fire insurance company reinsurers in foreign concerns. Lyon offers to provide papers in Houston if his attorney approves, signaling readiness to comply for satisfaction.
Austin reports the governor says he will not depart the state and has no intention of going to Battle Creek or other resorts. He may travel to Mineral Wells in a few days and is expected to testify in the Fishville schol book case.
Earnest Dickson twenty one year old right end for Arthur Kansas university football team died in an Austin sanitarium after a game injury caused by a chest kick leading to peritonitis and pneumonia. His body was sent to Rogers Arkansas for burial.
Fort Worth November 6 report that both the Frisco and Santa Fe railroads plan to extend to San Saba, a major cotton market, where the city has raised its bonus to 75000 dollars for the first railroad to reach the city, triggering a rush to enter San Saba first.
Bonham Texas November 6 Home of W L Kirkwood eight miles east of town burned as family slept They escaped through a window from a smoke filled room The house and contents were destroyed Loss estimated at four thousand dollars.
A fire at the Bliss Electrical school on the District line edge near La Coma Park forced about 200 students to flee in nightclothes. The three story frame building, previously the North La Coma hotel, burned completely, with losses estimated over 50000 dollars. Students reportedly escaped with all personal effects lost.
The German coasting steamer Archimedes was wrecked off Danzig during a snow storm. Ten crewmen drowned, and only three survivors were rescued from the wrecked vessel.
Arkansas City bank the Citizens and Farmers State Bank shut its doors. The bank commissioner has been notified and no statement is available at this time.
Monongahela Pennsylvania November 6 James White faces charges of stealing a hog chain weighing 2000 pounds from a local property. The case outlines theft of livestock equipment and lists White as the accused.
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