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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
4
Secretary Latta reports heavy rain hampered hunting near Stamboul on the Tensas river. The party delayed leaving camp, no bear sighted yet, but dogs indicated a possible real bear while deer were shot on Monday. The president spent time reading and talking with guides and hunters.
At the international conference of cotton growers and spinners in Atlanta, planters and warehouse advocates push direct sale to Europe and America. Spinners seek reliable delivery and fair pricing, while warehouses would supply graded cotton via selling agents, reducing middlemen.
In Ralston Oklahoma on October 9 the new farm home of Jay Cochran four miles southwest of town burned with all contents. The family escaped in night clothing as the roof collapsed. In San Marcos Texas on October 9 Florintana Rodriguez pleaded guilty to criminal assault and received a twelve year penitentiary term.
Mrs Julia Scott wife of Eugene F Scott died in Pawhuska Oklahoma Territory from blood poisoning that began with a pin scratch on her chin She leaves a husband and three children Funeral notices and death details appear amid other tidings from Austin Texas Travis County Farmers Union sets cotton price at 15 cents for the day
J. S. Witwer showcases a night blooming cereus in Dallas on October 9 with five beautiful flowers in bloom, drawing local attention to the rare plant specimen.
In Guymon Oklahoma a wife of J M Elgan was shot three times on the second floor of Griffith hotel and died. Her husband shot himself but is expected to survive. The couple had separated with the wife working as a hotel maid. In New Orleans the Amalgamated Association reports about 70 000 members on its biennial convention with a net gain of 12000 in two years and death benefits totaling 28500 paid since the prior convention.
Thomas O'Brien, 97, died in Austin leaving ten grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. In Davenport Oklahoma a boy named Ben Dye suffered a critical gunshot wound in an accident caused by his cousin William Dye who was found moaning over him.
The annual report filed with the governor shows the industrial department turning a net profit of 2100 from brooms, mat tresses, and cane chairs. Over 10,000 brooms were produced and 53 percent of materials remain on hand. Indigent pupils fell from 48 to 43 percent this year.
Charles H. Deere of Moline Illinois head of the family iron and implement firm lies critically ill at the Lakota hotel. Relatives gather at his bedside as physicians keep strict visitors. He had earlier been ill at a private hospital and recently relapsed after a brief sense of improvement.
In Chicago, St Louis, New York and Massachusetts firms with United Typothetae leaders sue the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union to bar strikes over the eight hour day and closed shop. Judge Thompson grants a temporary injunction with a full hearing set for Saturday. In Peoria Heights, citizens damage Peoria Railway track over a franchise dispute and guard track and barns to prevent repairs.
A string of small calamities and events across Oklahoma and Texas unfolds from a fire destroying the Guymon Democrat to a near Norfolk ships mud incident. Notable items include a Santa Fe land condemnation suit at Ardmore, a fatal fall near Sparks, and a floodless gun duel near Honeys Grove.
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