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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1905
Page
6
On Tuesday November 28 the opera house presents the popular musical comedy A Trip to Egypt by C Herbert Kerr. The show boasts elaborate production with all items supplied by the company and no house scenery. Electrical effects are spectacular and costumes are unprecedented for the city.
Yale defeated Harvard 6 to 0 before about 30,000 spectators in Cambridge Massachusetts. The game featured a muffed punt and showcased Yale’s offensive drive to secure the victory.
Yale capitalized on a muffed punt by Harvard in the second half as their captain recovered and scored a touchdown. The game featured a tailback play and a notable celebration by Yale players after the score.
The Dover coast endures the worst gale in three years with the admiralty pier partly submerged and the London boat train unable to reach the pier due to huge seas and flying shingle across the rails.
Little Rock and Memphis will remain in the Southern Baseball league. President Kavanaugh was re-elected and empowered to draw up the playing schedule. Salary limit was set well below 3000 dollars a month. Exch club limited to fourteen players. Season opens April 11.
Brief items report a $200000 Ann Arbor high school project, fatal collisions and killings in Oklahoma and Texas, a shipyard and rail news in Missouri and Kansas, and social notes including church meetings in Memphis and Dallas. Names include Peter Line, Peter Updegraft, S E Blazer, D P Alexander, James McIntyre, and others.
Washington reports farm wealth in 1905 totaled 6.415 billion dollars, the highest in any country. Corn hay wheat and rice set new value records, with overall farm value up 6.13 billion over five years. Southern banks show large deposits with regional gains led by Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Indian Territory.
In St Louis on November 27, a jury found Senator Burton of Kansas guilty on all six counts. Penalties range up to two years imprisonment and $1000 fine per count, plus permanent disqualification from federal office. His Senate seat becomes vacant. elected term ends March 4, 1907. Counsel planned a new trial application.
On Rusk street a resort fight with knives left Bud Clayton dead and Sol Smith seriously wounded. A third man, Elliott, surrendered to the sheriff. A fourth negro was slashed in the incident.
J W Wilson a Texas and Pacific brakeman fell from the top of a car as a freight train crossed the Colorado river and landed on a sandbar. He was not missed by the train crew but was found by passersby who heard his cries. His left leg was found to be badly shattered.
Fire at the state insane asylum in Little Rock gutted the laundry early Sunday, estimated at five thousand dollars. The main building housing 950 patients was spared as the hose burst and additional fire units assisted until flames were brought under control.
Lucian B Hornaday was stabbed by his brother D Roscoe Hornaday near Gibsonville North Carolina. He died fifteen minutes after the quarrel turned violent as the two men returning from a neighbor's home fought.
In Atlanta on November 27 Dr. T. Kenyon from Dawson Georgia shot and killed R. E. Dickerson in a quarrel over a young lady. Kenyon was wounded and is expected to recover.
City of Mexico reports no yellow fever case in the republic on November 27. Official notes confirm health status as clear with no current outbreak or suspected cases. Local authorities emphasize continued vigilance and preventive measures in all regions.
The New York World reports Richard A. McCurdy resigns as president of Mutual Life Insurance. His son Robert H. McCurdy and son-in-law Louis A. Thebaud also resign. A tentative offer to James B. Forgan of First National Bank of Chicago was declined.
George W. Perkins testified before the insurance investigating committee that in 1901 J P Morgan Co paid 56 720 to Central National Bank and New York Security and Trust to take up loans for Edward E McCall and Andrew Hamilton at the request of New York Life president McCall.
General A. Clark, retiring vice president and general manager of the Tennessee Central, says he will join the Yoakum lines as vice president in charge of construction and operation of the Colorado Southern New Orleans and Pacific. The road will run Baton Rouge to Beaumont Texas, absorbing the Beaumont and Northern and extending to Houston.
Washington November 27 President Roosevelt removed William S Lieb assistant United States treasurer at Philadelphia for constant and persistent violation of civil service law while in office.
Tokio reports the steamer Ikuta bound for Lio Tung peninsula collided with the steamer Fukura near Mutsure close to Shimoniziki. The Ikuta sank at once and most passengers were saved while eleven remain missing.
Tulsa Oklahoma will start free mail delivery while Cherokee land office moves to Muskogee. Purcell grand jury returns 137 true bills. Choctaw council seeks consolidated land office at Coalgate. Santa Fe plans big rail improvements near Wheeler. A gas gusher arrives from Santa Fe road near Wheeler. Several Texas incidents report deaths and closures.
Reinforcements reach Sebastopol after rail route damage between Inkerman and the city. Entry points from Admiralty Point are guarded with mu t ineers quartered there and sailors effectively held as prisoners. Rinaker named receiver for Enterprise Bank of Allegheny Pa by the currency comptroller. Thomas Rinaker, lawyer and former Illinois legislator.
It is reported that Governor Davis and ex-Congressman Dinsmore had a personal clash at Fayettesville Sunday night. No serious damage was done.
Ward Rich aged twenty five is jailed on dual counts of robbing the Bedford post office and Edward Euless store six months prior. Over $200 stolen. He faces trial in district court next week with federal prosecution to follow over the post office robbery claim.
The U S Supreme Court affirms Vermont district court ruling in the case of Mrs Mary Mable Rogers under death sentence for her husband’s murder. It rejects the plea of state jurisdiction. if neither governor nor state courts act, the execution proceeds on December 8.
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