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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1905
Page
4
Crown and Bri alty reports an officer Norwood's store case involving P stairs over Burt. Aims to clarify the incident and identify involved parties. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
An advertisement outlines tornado insurance policies and low rate life and accident coverages. It promotes policies at 1.00 per month with various death, indemnity, sickness, and limb loss benefits, plus livestock life insurance and cotton incentives for holders in town or on farms.
The Supreme Court reversed and remanded the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Co v J L Lester from Bexar County. Lester, an engineer, was injured in a crash and awarded 10000 damages. The railroad challenged juror poll taxes affecting verdict validity. The court held jurors with unpaid poll taxes were disqualified and that enough qualified jurors could be found in Bexar County.
Beaumont October 23 John Moore a mill sealer was found dead and mutilated on the Santa Fe right of way a mile and a half north of Loeb. He was last seen in a rural saloon Saturday night leaving with a companion and his body was placed on the track and run over. He leaves a young attorney general David Davidson president of the First National Bank in his private business and to visit his brother Colonel W Davidson. The attorney general says life insurance matters may be investigated when time allows and the railroad case remains under review.
Baltimore reports the death of Professor Judd aged about 35 a former United States Geological Survey assistant and Georgetown University lecturer found hanged in his garret on Old Frederick road. He had suffered mental illness last year losing his government post and undergoing ten months of treatment before his discharge about two weeks prior.
Incendiary fire wrecks the historic Oakdale residence of Captain Frederic H. Bugher in Ludlow estate at Oakdale Long Island where Admiral Dewey honeymooned. Mrs. Bugher says looters staged the blaze to cover the theft, with losses estimated above $30,000. The second such fire in days unsettles the millionaire colony.
In Jefferson City the governor's mansion suffered about $10,000 in damage from a 3 am fire. Governor Folk, his wife and guests fled to a nearby hotel as smoke filled the hall. Folk saved portraits of former governors while firefighters battled the blaze for over an hour. the 1872 mansion cost over $75,000 and insurance covers most losses.
Ozark Alabama October 23 President's special train crossed the line from Georgia into Alabama early Monday morning. The schedule was arranged so as to insure the president maximum rest during his sleeping hours.
In Montgomery Alabama the president and party arrived moments early. The executive spoke briefly from the rear platform of his car. His remarks were met with hearty cheers as he addressed the assembled crowd.
The armored cruiser West Virginia reached the mouth of the Mississippi River at seven o clock Monday morning and anchored before taking the president north after his New Orleans visit.
Railroad workers celebrate the reopening as Texas and Pacific and Katy begin sending out trains. Officials report resumed traffic after a practice delay affecting service weeks.
New York reports Monday trading opening with cotton up 11 to 12 points. Market shows excitement as prices move higher and activity remains strong throughout the session.
The University of Texas routed Baylor College 39 to 0 in Austin with three touchdowns after nine minutes of play and a first half score on a line plunge. In Sherman, Agricultural and Mechanical College beat Austin College 18 to 11 in a hard fought game.
A fragmented bulletin notes multiple Oklahoma and Texas incidents. Birchfield stabbed. Miller died from poisoning in El Reno. Knox killed by train near Oklahoma City. Rail wrecks, fires, and accidents abound. Sherman voters approve $30,000 bonds. Various legal cases, poison, gas, and smuggling cases are reported along with weather and labor news.
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