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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
6
Countess of Warwick leaves New York after a three week stay praising the city as the most wonderful she had seen. She said she saw everything of importance including the skyscrapers and regretted not staying longer.
In Terre Haute on October 16 Abe Bury and his wife fought over who would cook breakfast. Abe punched his wife after she refused to cook while he went to work. The judge noted the assault and battery without setting a domestic breakfast law precedent. the $1 fine plus costs likely sparks more kitchen scuffles in the Bury home.
J W Davis was shot and killed on Meridian Mississippi main street Tuesday night by Webb and Francis J Key, brothers in law. Davis had married the Key sisters, faced family trouble, was warned against returning to Mississippi, and later reentered the state last Monday.
Congressman Burleson left Austin for Washington. A black dock laborer was shot to death at Galveston. Ed Sheldon was arrested. President Roosevelt swam in Bearlake at 40 degrees. Dr. Josephine Kingsley is dead in San Antonio. NRA head J. A. Crain to visit Austin on Nov 29. Clarence A. King killed by shotgun accident near Ryan. Harris county first to summon a negro juror. Sixteen Creek nation members oppose Oklahoma statehood in Washington. J W Wells named assistant general manager of Texas Midland railroad. Denton man buys 18 000 acres in Bailey county at 10 per acre. Jim Stanford shot near Goliad. Tyler post office extension bids called. $40 000 appropriation. Trinity and Brazos Valley must serve Dallas to Waxahachie intermediate points.
A vivid collection credits opera figures Luigi Lablache and Giulia Grisi with calming danger through song. Jennie Lind is praised for averting a theater fire with a performance, while other stars use music to deter assailants, free captives, and influence criminals in Mexico and beyond.
A drunken patron caused a disturbance at a local restaurant prompting staff to intervene. Police were called after the man refused to calm down, leading to a brief confrontation before he was escorted out.
In San Francisco a disturbance at 422 Fell Street after logger Joseph King crashed into a laundry window. The proprietor and an employee were wounded, police arrived, and a clash between whites, the crowd, and Japanese inside led to many injuries and several arrests as officers used clubs to restore order.
La Salle December 4 President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America was operated on Monday for appendicitis. The operation lasted about thirty five minutes under anesthesia. The operation was successful. He rallied after removal of the vermiform appendix and rests easily though still in serious condition. Recovery expected to be delayed by poor general health. Mitchell had hernia surgery six months ago and never fully recovered. A conference with Vice-President Lewis and Secretary Wilson was held Sunday to arrange union affairs during the operation and illness.
Horace Hood editor and part owner of The Montgomery Journal and long time Alabama press figure has been appointed sheriff of Montgomery County. Hood, a veteran editor in Montgomery and Bryan leader in the South, is noted for his many years in the newspaper field.
President Finley states railroads in the South are not opposed and see growing support from shippers and travelers. He notes 836 plants were installed along Southern lines and many old facilities expanded, while urging prompt, fair Supreme Court action to protect railroad property and public interest.
In Richmond on October 15 the episcopal convention saw the house of bishops and clergy in favor of the archbishop plan while the laity rejected it. Mississippi and Georgia bishops urged continued work among southern blacks as Rt Rev Samuel Ferguson spoke for Cape Palmas. A commission was formed to raise 5 million dollars for disabled clergy relief.
Fitzgerald Florida October 15 during the trial of Hall charged with burglary in Judge Whipple's court James Green a Civil War veteran aged senior citizen fell from his chair and died from apoplexy in the courtroom the incident halted proceedings.
Washington reports the comptroller of the currency announces the failure of the First National Bank of Dresden due to risky loans to local woolen manufacturers. Robert Lyon, a bank examiner, is named temporary receiver.
American engineers report ongoing movement at the Cucharacha slide at the south end of the Culebra cut. The landmass, a historic obstacle since French attempts, remains active through the wet season with about 500,000 yards of dirt in motion that must be removed, though gradually to avoid hindrance.
Le Eclair reports M Capezza has devised a combined aeroplane and dirigible balloon able to carry five passengers in addition to 20 000 pounds, with a fifteen hour endurance in flight.
William Leonard of Sherman files in Fifteenth district court for $10,000 damages against Oscar Stoehner claiming his wife was struck by a baseball thrown in a street at Denison, resulting in painful and permanent injuries.
In Port View near Pittsburg on October 16 a slate fall in a coal mine killed a man and a girl and likely fatally injured the girls mother.
In Abbeville on October 16 Thomas F. Rich stabbed his father W. F. Rich to death with a pocket knife and seriously wounded Alonzo Lawton at Mount Carmel.
In New Orleans on October 16 only 100 bales of cotton reached market as shipments were hindered by the levee strike.
Fort Worth on October 16 reports Peter Wilkin son an eighty three year old negro fell dead as he was about to retire in his bed.
Rev. Albert Heintz, pastor of the German Baptist church in Dallas, has died. He was a longtime local clergyman remembered for his service to the German community.
Austin October 15 The state insurance department is preparing blank forms to be sent to all Texas insurers for the 1908 reports. Chief Clerk Thweatt says the forms will differ in some respects from those used in former years due to changes.
W L Adams died in his yard in Fort Worth on October 16. A nov 1 warning bans all game in Texas is noted as looming. Assistant Attorney General Hawkins approved Texas and Gulf railway charter amendment extending from Timpson to Center Shelby County, a seventeen mile line, to align with the Santa Fe merger provisions.
Milan as of Oct 16 reports a general strike here has been called off. Officials announced the cessation of mass walkouts and returned to normal operations, ending a period of widespread work stoppages in the city.
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