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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
4
Assistant Secretary Latta began a hunt for the president at a wilderness camp near Stamboul La. on Oct 8. Latta stayed the night awaiting the president and brought personal letters. The camp, eight miles from the house, features a dry site and well furnished tent with a cook named Jack Powell.
Rev Henry Van Renselaer known as Father Van was a New York priest and former fire department chaplain who died at St Vincent's hospital from Bright's disease. Once reborn Catholic in 1887, he joined the Jesuits and later served St Francis Xavier parish while turning his wealth to church charities and supporting athletics and youth theater.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Jose reports Acajutla captured in late September by Hondurean land forces after a battle with Salvadoran army. The vessel arrived in San Francisco October 8 bringing the news from Panama and nearby stations.
Washington on October 8 Assistant Secretary of State Atlee dismissed as an absurd canard the San Francisco report that Honduras land forces had captured the port of Acajutla.
In Chattanooga on October 8 D. D. Edwards who admitted during his trial for murder that he may have killed fourteen men attacked the day jailer to seize his pistols and kill the jailer. Two men needed to overpower the deranged man.
Montgomery reports a Boston note claimed he vanished from school but his father says Booker T Washington Jr. is in New York on a business trip with his consent and will return to classes in a couple of days.
In Pratt City Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Co mine No 5 a motor car hit sixty pound of powder causing a blast. White miners Gus Burton and Robert Cunningham suffered severe burns and may die while Will Cook, a Black miner, escaped with lighter injuries. Denison orders clubhouses closed by county attorney.
Turner in Chattanooga Ohio claims guilt for killing his child wife Lillie Turner. He says infidelity provoked the crime and describes the murder with a knife in hand. Defense pleads temporary insanity to save his life.
August Hartje, Pittsburgh manufacturer, asks Pennsylvania Superior Court to reopen his sensational divorce case claiming new letters between his wife Mrs Mary Hartje and her former coachman Thomas Madine expose alleged infidelity. He cites letters from London and Paris intermediaries and a possible hotel staff collusion, plus Sisters Ida Scott and other correspondences. Hartje vows further revelations and a Belfast residence for Madine.
In Sweetwater Texas on October 8 a two year old boy, son of W R Hope, was killed when a shotgun in the yard discharged as it was pulled into the house by a child. The hammer striking a chair caused the gun to fire, tearing away one side of the infant’s head while he slept.
Fire at Center Texas on October 8 consumes five brick business buildings and contents causing nearly 40000 dollars in losses. Insurance coverage totals about 15000 dollars. Post office and large amount of mail also burned.
County officers conducted the first local raid in Tyler under the new search and seizure law. They seized a gallon jug, two quart bottles and a pint bottle of whisky from an upstairs room. Officers say the goods were shipped from Mineola in a trunk checked as baggage.
Bay City Texas October 8 The rice warehouse of Plotner and Stoddard at Buckeye burned with about 6000 bushels of rough rice lost. The building measured sixty by three hundred twenty six feet and was insured for 7500 dollars. The rice was fully insured and the loss is about 35000 dollars.
In Tyler Texas a quarrel between two Black youths left Horace Springs with a fatal head injury from a rock. He died from the blow. Authorities investigate the incident and await further word on charges.
Head nearly severed as James Lawrence, 65, station agent at Elkhart Texas, is run over by a train and dies instantly. An aged widow is left. El Reno Oklahoma will soon have a new hotel with about 100 rooms.
An explosion at Teague caused injuries to several men on October 8 in Ennis Texas. Local responders rushed to the scene and transported the wounded for treatment.
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