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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
1
At work neatly done and satisfaction guaranteed. Look for the Red Boot sign. Nex James and Nunn advertise Dr R H Harrison office at Emmet and Maloney's Drug Store Bryan Texas. Calls answered day or night. office hours 9 to 12 a m and 2 to 4 p m. Office phone 66, residence 31.
Norfolk Va Nov 21 A great sensation swept the AFL as President Gompers read an original document detailing an alleged October bribe offer from a man claiming to represent the Manufacturers' Association. The offer promised immunity from exposure and lifelong financial security if he aided in exposing AFL leaders. The address drew caustic attacks on manufacturers and ended with a large show of support for Gompers including Victor Berger and the Illinois Mine Workers union backing him.
In a dated statement from New York on November 21, Broughton Brandenburg president of the National Institution of Immigration and a magazine writer denies attempting to bribe Samuel Gompers. He says he was the intended victim of a plot and that Gompers seeks to blunt forthcoming material about the AFL. Brandenburg recounts meetings and a hotel exchange, noting a trap that he evaded and that he provided a fictitious typewritten page to mislead Gompers.
Piggott Arkansas November 21 Miss Wright burned to death near the town as her bedridden mother could not save her from the blaze.
Washington reports reveal more than 100 letters from former Senator Brown to Mrs. Bradley and a smaller set from her to him presented as key evidence in the murder case against Mrs. Bradley. The messages show endearing terms and plans to live together, with references to gifts and travels, including mentions of Los Angeles.
Birmingham Nov 21 Chairman J O Thompson head of Alabama Republican state committee says the Alabama delegation will go to the national convention uninstructed to vote for President Roosevelt. Thompson is seen as the party leader in Alabama and his statement carries weight.
In Shawnee Oklahoma on November 21 Senators Henry M Teller and Charles Curtis of the senate committee concluded questioning over a hundred witnesses in a probe of alleged Indian land frauds and departed for Washington. The committee will keep its report secret until Congress convenes.
Atlanta on November 21 John R Mock freight agent for Seaboard Air Line was arrested on a warrant from the American Surety Company of New York and charged with embezzling 6600. He was committed to jail in default of bail.
Brigadier General George E. Pond retired from the U S Army died in Winston-Salem after an apoplectic stroke suffered on November 21. He passed away several hours later.
Lawton Oklahoma November 22 W P Wolf aged ninety one died in this city. Wolf had been a member of the Odd Fellows since 1838 and was said to be the oldest living Odd Fellow.
In Scranton Pennsylvania the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad switchmen walked out in the local yards, halting yard operations and signaling a labor dispute.
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