Reynolds Resigns and Declares Break with Bandits
Reynolds announces resignation and states he will no longer associate with the bandits. The move signals a public break and aims to distance himself from the group’s activities.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
1
Reynolds announces resignation and states he will no longer associate with the bandits. The move signals a public break and aims to distance himself from the group’s activities.
Dr. Virgil Reynolds, American consul at Ceiba, resigns writing I will not serve in a country governed by bandits. He cites anarchy in Honduras after Honduran soldiers raided ranches linked to exile Timoteo Miralda and pillaged homes of the poor. He notes officials condoned abuses and calls the situation almost indescribable.
Texarkana on November 18 reports John Woodley and his wife hosting friends when a blaze broke out in their residence. They were unaware until the house began falling in. The couple escaped with their hair badly scorched.
Dallas officials expect representatives of Schware child Sulzberger of Chicago to meet with local businessmen soon. The aim is a $100,000 bonus for establishing a packing plant in Dallas, signaling a major industrial development for the city.
Denton Texas on November 18 Alexander Robertson an attorney filed suit in district court seeking to annul the charter of Denton and to recover allegedly illegally assessed taxes.
Seguin Texas November 18 Miss Margaret Grein daughter of a prominent resident died from burns she suffered when her clothing caught fire at her brother's residence several days ago.
Kobe dispatch reports Japan’s fleet of 110 surface warships reviewed by the emperor on Wednesday. Submarines not counted among vessels. Weather at the ceremony described as perfect.
Hereford Texas November 18 XIT ranch manager Bovinia John Armstrong was shot and killed Dan Williams was arrested Both men were prominent cattlemen and each carried a Winchester rifle at the time of the tragedy
Montsville Alabama on November 18 announces plans for a new $100,000 compress facility to serve the local area. The project aims to enhance storage and processing capacity for regional businesses and farmers.
The residence across from police headquarters was robbed with burglars taking over $100 in cash a $175 watch and assorted jewelry from Mrs Mary McCreary on November 18.
In Austin on November 12 the supreme court overruled motions for rehearing in the Mertens and Baird school district cases. The ruling preserves the injunction against bonds based on an illegal 20 cent tax levy, deems the Mertens district invalid for spanning more than one county, and notes no action on Shreveport Houston and Gulf railway recognition while Groveton Lufkin and Northern remains a common carrier.
Hon. Wm. J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan arrived in Corpus Christi and attended the waterways convention after breakfast at the State hotel. Bryan urged redirecting Philippine funds to improve U S waterways and later joined friends on Padre Island for a duck hunt.
In Paducah Kentucky on November 18 Pie Swafford was shot to death by Frank Sams after a dispute over a division fence.
President Kennedy of the Altus Roswell and El Paso railway and other officials inspect the route in Childress Texas. Laying of steel rails will begin in sixty days extending westward through Lubbock county to shorten the distance to Kansas City by eighty miles.
Gene Dundell, sixteen, confessed to killing Ernest Walsh, twelve, a Black boy, by beating him with a rock, robbing him of $2, and tossing the body into a creek after luring him into the woods in Hamilton Georgia.
Demise reported from Ashtabula as William S McKinnon state treasurer passes away at his home Tuesday. He was fifty four and had suffered ill health for more than a year.
EeOe Billek, condemned for murdering five members of the Varal family, was sentenced by Judge Burns to be hanged on December 11. The case drew wide attention as Billek and his supporters pursued liberty up to the U S Supreme Court.
The navy department will send letters to about 1,000 navy yard employees nationwide announcing salary increases from 4 to 10 percent.
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