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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
2
Amid sharp campaign talk in Bryan Texas October 8 1908 leaders trade jibes about William J Bryan and John W Kern while campaigns and circus events fade. The piece mocks political grandstanding and notes oil lease disputes and road costs as voters brace for November politics.
Two large circuses tour Texas but restrict performances to populous centers due to a separate per show tax. If the country schoolboy could vote he would inform the politician responsible for that tax.
Disjointed notes mention Roosevelt Bryan Taft on a shared platform, plus a jail delivery thwarted by Deputy Conlee in a county jail. Report cites screw hole in wall, soap filled crevice, and white prisoners involved in a planned escape attempt, with guards inspecting the jail.
In district court Wednesday the state of Texas v Felix Brown and George Childress saw applications for rehearing overruled and notices of appeal filed. Brown, convicted of murder in the August Mudville killing of Harry Williams, receives a life term. circumstantial evidence supported the verdict. Childress, convicted of assault with intent to murder after shooting his brother's eye, drew two years. Also Wolff v Houston and Texas Central Railway Co involved rehearing denial and notice of appeal.
In December 1906 a cannon was destroyed by fire at the compress platform causing about 125000 dollars in damages across several plaintiffs. The trial took two weeks of the current term. A solid car of canned goods was shipped north by Bryan's wholesale house. For sale three lots of ground spring wagon and two good ponies. 262 W. 8. Johnson.
Notice describes a young Jersey cow with a young calf for sale on J N Cole’s property at Ash Pond in Brazos bottom, currently leased for hunting, subject to a legal agreement dated October 19. Also mentions W R Parker, Thompson Creek trustee, saying all district 17 schools in Brazos County resume Monday October 12.
A brief item notes a ring event with Vick and five others described in sparse OCR text. Readable names and precise details are limited. The context suggests a boxing or wrestling style feed but exact event, location, or outcome are unclear.
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