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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1905
Page
2
A fire destroyed the Bartlett oil mill, with Caldwell News Chronicle noting the incident may lower cotton prices by about two dollars per ton and prompting farmers to reassess the value of a local oil mill. The piece also cites commentary from the Italy Herald about guiding a student and a tongue in cheek jab about political hopes for 1908.
Week ending Oct 23 1905 lists advertised letters including ladies and gents with many names such as Brown Janie Chester Mary Cooper Sarah Ford D J and Green Francis. Also a Texas Bakery daily fresh bread cakes and lady fingers with prompt special orders via phone 89 by Mrs Otto Boehme proprietor.
State Insurance Commissioner Clay announces policy holders unions will form in Texas with a Dallas meeting on November 15 to plan organization. About 150000 Texas policy holders are affected with New York Life Mutual Life and Equitable holding 65000 in the state. The goal is a voice in selecting trustees and directors for better protection. The attorney general rules logging roads incur an occupation tax under the Love bill despite railroad commission stance. Angelina and Neches River Railway Co taxed as a logging road case referenced.
A fire at W. R. Shaver’s restaurant in McKinney quickly spread to Neatherby and Bumpass, destroying both buildings. Rooming-house upstairs housed Will Lowery, a student who died in the flames. A nearby Dr. Abbott barn burned, killing six horses. $35,000 total losses reported. In Clarksville, J F Watkins sold a bale of long staple cotton at 13 cents per pound.
Federal officers report rapid lifting of quarantines across Louisiana parishes including Grant Iberia Caldwell Point Coupee St Marys Carroll and Calcasieu as Mississippi towns end embargoes on travel. Jackson and Mobile resist abrogating quarantines while Lake Providence and Tallulah report fever eradication and only one new case by Tuesday noon.
New Orleans reports ideal weather and 63 cases under treatment, a daily tally seen in August. Discharges rise and authorities anticipate the wind up of the fight this week as faith nationwide holds in final victory over the fever.
A Washington dispatch reports rumors of cabinet reshuffles after Roosevelt resumes work in Congress. Expected changes within six months include three new members and at least two major shifts, with Shaw leaving to pursue the presidential race and Cortelyou moving to treasury. Moody may depart, to be replaced by Bonaparte, forcing a navy head change to Mayer.
Otto Klotz was fatally stabbed at Naperville by Joseph Raggi an Italian. Davis I T Oct 24 good cotton prices bring farmers forty miles with their staple. Gainesville Tex reports more buildings under way than ever before with no idle carpenter in town.
A mule belonging to R Neal near Rattan Delta county aged forty seven years has died. The blind animal had no teeth and relied on bran mash and soft feed. It survived a piano box burial attempt sixteen years ago until the box rotted and it died in Paris Texas on October 24.
A wreck west of Brownwood Texas between Bangs and Santa Anna left an engine exploded and several cars burned after a string of cars with brakes off ran into a westbound freight. The crew jumped to safety. A man in the caboose is missing and feared dead or burned.
Beaumont Oct 24 T S Bass of this city insured for 60000 dollars with New York Life sent proxies to Thomas Lawson of Boston for use at the forthcoming annual meeting. Lawson has received thousands of proxies from across the country for the best advantage of policy holders.
Fort Worth report says Governor Hogg’s condition is improving and he can rest in bed and sleep naturally. Doctors expect he may soon sit up and walk a little as a mattress is raised to support a semi recline. Austin note adds a separate accident where Willis Johnson, a Black boy, was kicked by a horse with likely fatal outcome.
Report from Santiago de Chile states at least ten people were killed during Monday riots. Separate dispatches note a heavy frost in Mississippi with temperatures near 36 degrees in Jackson, and Moscow reports railroad workers will strike until their demands are met and arrested unionists are freed.
Major General Leonard Wood arrives in Manila and assumes command of the military department of the Philippines while Major General Corbin is absent. The move places Wood in immediate leadership over operations and defense in the archipelago.
The Bryan city council invites sealed proposals from banks associations or individuals in Brazos County to act as city funds depository. Proposals must be delivered to the City Secretary by 8 p.m. on October 27, 1905. Highest interest offered wins, with bid guarantees and right to reject proposals.
Office in Taliaferro building opposite Court House lists multiple land tracts near Bryan Texas. Properties include 400 acres on Brazos river with 120 acres bottom land and eight houses at 12.50 per acre, 111 acres of black sandy land six miles north at 15.00 per acre, 15334 acres on mail route with a 4 room residence and 2 room tenant house at 10.00 per acre, plus 60 acres black sandy land fifteen miles north with a four room house at 640.00 for 60 acres. Also 242 acres eight miles from Bryan with 9 room residence and two tenant houses at 10.00 per acre, and 274 acres twelve miles north east with five room residence at 5.00 per acre. Terms easy.
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