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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1907
Page
2
The notice notes Texas cities enact ordinances to protect ice buyers from meltage losses. It cites Bryan and a quote about Texas pride, dated October 3, 1907, with Carnes & Wallace as publishers.
A Pennsylvania judge ruled that a rooster may crow at all hours, an unusual decision that sparked discussions about animal rights and local noise norms. The ruling drew attention from residents and political commentators alike who ponder the implications for rural and urban communities.
Commissioner Colquitt warns that any statement claiming all Texas commercial clubs are railroad controlled risks overstatement. He cautions discussing influence and control with haste and urges careful attribution.
Spectators gathered at Alpine depot platform as several bales of cotton were displayed. The cotton, shipped recently to a mattress factory newly opened in town, drew many first time observers including adults curious about the sight.
The Galveston News notes rumors that Standard Oil money may influence Texas educational institutions soon. About 3,500,000 Texans are waiting to learn who would benefit from such funding.
The Fort Worth Star notes over a thousand registrations at the state university and that the A and M College turns away many daily applicants, viewing this as a sign of growing prosperity in intellect and progress toward law and order.
The plan to erect a home for indigent ex slaves who aided and protected masters' families during the war has merit but likely lacks support. Old negroes would not be used much for political purposes, reducing its appeal.
Beaumont Enterprise argues the Agricultural and Mechanical College is overcrowded and must expand to educate Texas youths in agriculture and mechanical arts, urging state funding as the best investment for the future.
The Indiana Methodist conference for the first time in years refuses to elect Vice-President Fairbanks a delegate to the quadrennial general conference in Baltimore. The rebuff could influence reactions before the Republican national convention and might affect his presidential nomination prospects.
In Kansas a folk remedy using onions and salt is cited as a snake bite treatment during the prohibition era. The brief notes local practice and its cultural context.
Bay City Tribute reports County Surveyor Carrington demonstrates by experiment that the gall of the snake that injected venom may cure the patient. Sundry doctors prescribe varied remedies for wounds from poisonous reptiles, but the old fashioned snake medicine remains especially favored by fishermen.
The schedule lists games from Oct 5 to Nov 28 including Texas at Dallas, LSU, Oklahoma, Tulane, Baylor and Texas at Austin with a Houston game possible. Returning players Joe Utay and others head the squad with several new men. Positions show back Flinchum Taylor Wadlington halves Utay Hamilton Caldwell Schroeter Allen Barnes quarter Kelley Legget center Schmidt Heidel berg tackles Cornell Dale J Ross Hooker guards Moore Dale I Lillard ends Symes Deware Martin Frazier Maness Beesley.
C S Gainer reports active oil prospecting on Teal Prairie across the river from Mumford. Shallow wells have yielded oil bearing sand, a deep well is being drilled, and surface indications are strong. Local interest is high. Fuller earth is plentiful along the river bank on the Robinson county side.
Washington reports cotton condition at 67.7 percent through Sept 23, below Aug 27 reading and below 1907. The Cotton Census records 1,430,265 bales ginned this period, up from 1,199,423 last year, with 2,177 active ginners and 95 of 70 counties not yet heard from.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce inaugurated a plan to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River via canals along the Ohio, Tennessee, Coosa and Okmulgee rivers. The 1872 government survey estimated a $32,000,000 cost. Senator Bacon is expected to seek a new route survey in the next Congress.
Harrisburg Oct 2 Ten of fourteen men tied to the capitol prosecutions have been indicted by the Dauphin county grand jury on conspiracy charges. Six true bills cover all named except four men linked to John H Sandersons Pennsylvania Bronze.
The American auxiliary schooner John R. Bradley arrived at Smiths Sound with Dr. F. H. Cook in command. The expedition plans to cross Ells Island in spring and attempt to reach the North Pole by the Polar Sea route.
Mr. J R Miller of Mellican and Miss Horten e Lillian Walker wed on Tuesday evening at the Wellborn home of Mr. and Mrs LeFebvre. Rev W M Foster officiated on the verandah before about three hundred guests with a reception style supper later. The couple left for a wedding trip and received warm congratulations from friends including the LeFebvres.
Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the Texas Woman's College. The school opened two years ago and has earned praise from management and friends. Enrollment reached 100 on the anniversary and is expected to rise by forty or fifty more this year.
The county superintendent announces school openings on October 7 and his plan to visit schools four days a week in the country. He will be at the office Wednesdays and Saturdays and urges teachers to file certificate records and provide daily programs to help organize instruction.
The Brazos Union lodge No. 129 A F and A M issues a call for a 8 o'clock meeting for work in the B A and F C degree. All members are urged to attend. W F Gibbs W M.
In New York on October 2, elevator operator John Edgehill was killed when a lift began to rise after he left the car on the ninth floor. He became wedged between the car and the shaft ceiling as the ascent continued, his ribs cracking as the mechanism moved almost imperceptibly.
An edict dated September 30 declares compulsory education for all Chinese people and mandates teaching the citizens the principles of constitutional government to prepare them to elect representatives when a parliament is formed.
Free Will Baptist General conference convened in Nashville on October 2 with Rev. T. E. Pedon of Aden North Carolina presiding He also heads the theological seminary at Aden Representatives from every state were present.
An advertisement declares Stein-Bloch Smart Clothes the fore most ready-to-wear garments in America. It claims careful tailoring and patient workmanship create a superior fit and style that will improve appearance, inviting readers to prove the claim. The copy suggests readers may gain more than the company.
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