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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
5
Liverpool opened four points higher than expected but U S markets did not follow, leaving a narrow day and close near Wednesday. Local spot prices rose 1-16 cent with strict low middling 3-1 16c and middling 8 7-16c marked. Port receipts surge across the belt amid heavy selling, total U S port arrivals Wednesday night at 1,618,835 bales versus 1,156,658 last year.
An Indian man Henry Standing Bear a Sioux and Carlisle alumnus is arraigned in New York on bigamy charges. The complainant Hazel Moran a Smith College graduate of St Louis says they married in May and traveled to London for exhibitions. She alleges he has a Sioux wife and three children in Pine Tree South Dakota. He is held on bail for a Monday hearing.
Funeral services over the body of Benjamin H. Ridgley, late consul general to the City of Mexico, were held at Calvary Episcopal church. Interment followed at Cave Hill cemetery. In Dallas, Stokes Clark, under indictment for killing Ranger Homer White at Weatherford, was fined $10 for vagrancy with the fine withheld on condition of leaving town.
Fort Worth on October 15 reports that Governor Haskell will address crowds at Union Station on October 19 while traveling to Dallas for the state fair. A large citizen delegation will accompany him to Dallas.
In Scranton on October 15 Andrew Zadjura of Jessup, enraged by his wife filing for divorce, shot her dead and then committed suicide.
Fire leveled the Barber Asphalt plant in Venice NL and damaged several nearby homes. East St. Louis fire crews aided the blaze, with losses estimated around 150000 dollars. In Waco, the baseball association reorganized under D D Fairchild as owner with five directors chosen and plans for a strong team underway.
Berlin reports the German balloon Busley descended into the North Sea on October 15. A passing steamer rescued two men aboard, with the fate of others unknown.
In Jamestown New York on October 15 George Mosher stepped in front of a moving train and was killed. Witnesses reported the tragic incident as railroad workers secured the scene.
Robert Fulton was born November 14 1765 in Little Britain Lancaster county Virginia. His biographers describe him as a self made man and note little about his father’s finances while highlighting the senior Fulton as a prominent Lancaster figure. The Fulton line traces to Kilkenny Ireland and Scotland with early American migration before 1735.
An explorer describes a sand throwing fourmilion that digs a funnel hole, then ambushes passing insects with a storm of sand. The blinded visitor rolls to the bottom, is dispatched, and stored in the fourmilion’s underground larder for later meals.
New York October 15 A Democratic national campaign fund statement shows receipts of 100 and over totaling 90 172 36 with 225 962 88 disbursed and a 22 604 67 balance. The appeal asks for an additional 100000 to finish the speaking tour literature and headquarters costs.
The Democratic National Committee released a statement citing Timothy Healy of the International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen as saying Daniel J. Keefe has been promised the position of commissioner general of immigration. Healy said the offer, allegedly discussed in Washington, rests on Keefe's support for Taft.
The Chicago National Baseball League champions arrived home from Detroit to a cheering crowd. National Commission members accompanied the players as ovations followed the train. At the station fans carried in a welcome home and an exhibition game with Detroit is set for Sunday.
Chicago Oct 15. C W Howard former agent for Pacific Express and Texas and Pacific at Burton La turns himself in to police asking to be sent back. He says he is wanted on embezzlement charges for appropriating company funds for personal use.
In Fremont Nebraska on October 15 a riot in the railroad yards left one dead another fatally wounded and a third seriously injured. J Tony was killed by stabbing and gunfire while Patsy Pascoe and Joseph Tueno suffered multiple stab wounds. Authorities say the clash began over a board bill and sixteen rioters were arrested.
Camden New Jersey reports C T Redfield fell into the Delaware River and drowned.
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