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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1907
Page
2
The Daily Eagle notes its post office entry in Bryan Texas as a second class matter and mentions local hobby interest in Beaumont Enterprise. It places Baton Rouge Louisiana at political storm center while referencing a Ute Indians dispute over work.
Governor Blanchard of Louisiana unlikely to leave the state during his term. Abe Mulkey proposes preachers eat only roosters to avoid interfering with barnyard lay members.
A report notes a Japanese national in Mexico who was denied admission to Texas and then took his life. The piece questions whether the man believed heaven would be better than his denied entry.
The remark challenges whether any federal judge can strike down state legislature acts, questioning the value of state government if such veto powers exist. It frames a constitutional tension between federal oversight and state sovereignty.
A brief note recalls peanut honey’s appeal likened to Hymettus bees celebrated in verse and lore. The text frames the product as delicious and storied, linking it to ancient praise of sacred honey from the famed Attic hill.
Old Crimp arrived yesterday and last night with a blizzard, rain, sleet and snow. The appearance disrupted local plans as wintry conditions affected travel and activities.
Texas editors comment on intrastate politics by noting their superior grasp of Alabama and North Carolina affairs compared with the respective state governors. The remark underscores editorial confidence in regional insights over state leadership.
The Marathon rubber factory in Brewster County notes it does not manufacture rubber necks or consciences, nor elastic currency or constitutions, clarifying its product scope and dispelling rumors.
The short cotton crop and low prices, plus financial turmoil, create tough conditions. Yet resilience endures as rural areas press on despite hardship.
The Beaumont Enterprise notes fifteen mile horseback patrol exhausts officers who will retire. One officer was killed and buried, a presumed burial follows the incident.
It is reported that five thousand marriages in an Indiana town over five years have been declared void. The piece notes that those who did not want a divorce could still remarry easily.
The Roosevelt administration will not deposit any government funds in Southern banks. Money from the East will be sent to the West, and cotton states are viewed as step children in Uncle Sam's household.
The piece notes that new twenty dollar gold pieces lack In God we trust. It cites a Roosevelt era claim of independence for a county. Louis Stuyvesant Chanler refuses a Bryan dinner invitation, possibly due to spending on his own boom. A man dies in New York of myxedema linked to contaminated currency. The disease is described as rare.
The priests, scribes and Pharisees accused Jesus of deceiving the people and winning their belief. A similar appeal to ignorance is still used against reform advocates, often with the same damaging effect.
The quip suggests the sharp irony of speakers who rail against demagoguery while being among its loudest practitioners. It highlights the hypocrisy of vocal critics who mirror the behavior they condemn. The remark questions integrity and political rhetoric.
King Edward of England reached 66 last Saturday. The monarch, once a high roller in youth, now reflects on sobriety and the weight of age.
A Houston man sent a bank check for three dollars from Orange and asked that the remittance be issued as a postal money order. The incident is described as panic in its most aggravated form.
The remark suggests Roosevelt may face public doubt if he accepts a third term after insisting he would not. The quote frames the issue as a test of eligibility for national leadership versus a mock presidency in an Ananias club.
If only legislation favorable to trusts and monopolies will draw capital to Texas, it is better for the state to keep capital out. The view argues that capital wary of sound regulation should refrain from Texas rather than retreat from proper state oversight.
The piece criticizes politicians who simultaneously support the democratic ideal while undermine the national and state administrations. It imagines a military trial for such actions, implying severe punishment for perceived treachery.
Attorney General Davidson has filed suit against one hundred twenty Texas millers for violating anti trust laws. The statement quotes Longfellow to emphasize patience and precision in justice.
Some Democratic papers attack William Jennings Bryan for his continued runs, ignoring his 1904 self renunciation and his energetic campaign for the party amid what observers call temporary folly and misguided leadership.
The text argues publishers expect relief from extortion by the paper trust from the administration or the Republican Congress, contends tariff reform was a broken promise by Roosevelt as his second term began, and claims the party that built tariff fosters trusts should be voted out for leaders opposed to protection.
Austin November 11 The Texas governor J T M Campbell designates Thanksgiving Day November 1907 as a legal holiday in line with the president's proclamation. The proclamation thanks divine gifts and calls for national gratitude for peace prosperity and blessings to the state and union. State Treasurer Spaks says the treasury may receive about 150000 dollars in cash if depositories comply aiding payment of warrants. funds expected to cover daily needs for about two weeks.
In New York on November 11 the financial district began the week in good spirits as trust companies at the center of runs conducted normal business. Gold continued to flow from Europe to the United States with new engagements of metal reported by Mercantile Trust of St. Louis for 500000 dollars and Illinois Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago for 200000 dollars both at London. These are among the first direct gold dealings from London by St. Louis and raise total engaged gold since stringency began to 51831810 dollars, while the United States has secured most of the 3000000 dollars offered in London markets.
London reports the United States secured almost the entire 600,000 sterling gold available Monday in an open market operation. With no competition the price fell to 77s 11 1 2d per ounce.
San Antonio reports that the Baptist general convention will convene next year in Fort Worth. The announcement names Fort Worth as the host city for the statewide religious gathering.
Teal's Comedy Company staged at the opera house presenting Too Rich to Marry a light farce with dances vaudeville acts and the Orpheus Comedy Four. The show featured Corinne Carkeek Co A Figg and Geo F Ford in humorous roles and ran two hours despite snow and sleet with lively applause.
New York reports Secretary Cortelyou doubled the time for payment of customs duties to ninety six hours amid strained currency conditions. The change was made at the request of W Wickham Smith for George Borgenfeldt & Co and other importers.
A large gold coin shipment valued at 425000 arrived for the First National Bank marking the first gold import by a Pittsburg bank from Europe. Additional consignments arrived for the Bank of Pittsburg Farmers Deposit National Bank and Mellon National Bank. The Pittsburg Stock Exchange directed a one day closure Monday.
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