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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1906
Page
2
A Bogus Chitton dispatch reports a Jackson Mississippi post office robbery. An unknown thief blew open the safe and took $1,000 then stole a horse and vanished leaving no clue to identify the culprit.
The case against J Hill Gooch, alleged mob leader, charged with first degree murder in the lynching of three negroes in Springfield Missouri, was called and continued to the March term on defense motion. Bronzed and Busy President Roosevelt worked in the White House and read mail before a cabinet meeting. Shelby M Cullom, nephew and Arizona supreme court clerk, died of consumption at 38 in Phoenix.
Major Charles J. Hoyt a former Union army paymaster and later collector of customs is dead in New Orleans on November 27. In Cincinnati the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad raised switchmen pay by four cents per hour on November 27.
In Winona Mississippi a confrontation between George Simpson and William Mitchell left Simpson dead. The wagon carrying Mitchells toppled as a runaway horse injured occupants, with Joseph and William Mitchell gravely hurt and expected to die.
In Birmingham on Monday 172 counts were read against Gordon Dubose former president of the First National Bank of Ensley now defunct He faces charges of misappropriating about 40000 in bank funds He was a 40000 stockholder who reportedly covered losses by transferring his stock The losses stemmed from cotton speculation The court recessed until Tuesday for prosecutors to finish reading the indictment.
A four foot long guard resembling the famous Big Stick is sent to President Roosevelt via Congressman Grant B. Mouser of Marion Ohio. The message asks Roosevelt to include the emblem in his next message to Congress and to tell lawmakers to be good. The item comes from trusting Democratic supporters in Marion.
A major fire in New Britain Connecticut Tuesday morning destroyed the handsome Young Men's Christian Association building and spread to several nearby structures causing losses exceeding 100000 dollars. The general alarm was raised moments after discovery.
El Reno Oklahoma November 27 Non commissioned officers and privates of Companies B C and D of the Twenty fifth infantry have been mustered out of the army. Major Kirk and the battalion of the Twenty six infantry inspect. Officers at Fort Reno seemed more affected than the men. Major Penrose praised the troops and said the three companies will go to Washington for an appeal to the president.
Poplar Creek in Winona Mississippi reports George Simpson stabbed to death by William Mitchell during a dispute over a road, authorities say. The fatal confrontation occurred near Poplar Creek with investigation underway.
Providence report states Mrs. Charles G. Checkley and her two young children died after she turned on gas and lay with them in the home Monday night. A note left blamed no one and expressed unhappiness.
Political prisoners totaling 299 have been deported from Warsaw to the northern region of Russia, authorities report. The transfer follows ongoing wartime security measures and shifts in prisoner relocations.
Booker T. Washington said Andrew Carnegie buys shoes made by negro students at Tuskegee Alabama where the institute employs over 1,500 students from 36 states and 12 foreign countries. He noted 2,000,000 bricks produced last year and an endowment of 1.5 million with property valued at 800 thousand. Washington urged labor honor and highlighted 6,000 graduates.
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