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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
2
In Bryan Texas on October 31 1907 reports say Wall Street bears growl and threaten to break into the Farmers' Union cotton warehouses amid market tensions and fears of a panic impacting local granaries and merchants.
President Roosevelt will not attend the Houston Island Waterways meeting in person but will participate in spirit. Local officials expect discussion on waterway planning and related projects.
E. H. Harriman counsels investors to convert watch chains into stock purchases. He notes he himself holds stocks and implies market readiness to shift capital toward equities.
A letter argues against Japanese immigration to Brazil while asserting they are welcomed there and unwelcome in the United States, reflecting hostile wartime sentiments limiting minority movement and integration.
The Houston Post notes that no prize baby has risen to the presidency in United States history, and comments on such headlines appearing in newspapers and the public imagination.
The first cabinet meeting in 115 days was held last week as the nation continued to function with no executive head for nearly four months. The event marks a noted pause in leadership during a period of political transition.
The people of India grow restive under British domination and demand home rule as they face high taxes and no voice in government.
A speaker at the Beaumont truckers fair asserted butter costs less to produce per pound than pork. The remark is directed at Brazos County farmers to consider in their planning.
Editorial notes rising excitement over ending the hereditary Lords as a modern anachronism akin to slavery and polygamy. The piece frames reform as essential in this age.
Edison asserts that future homes will be built with concrete, marking a shift in residential construction. He argues durability and climate resilience will define the new standard for domestic architecture.
A builder asserts a three story house can be cast in one solid piece, including stairways and bathtub, in twelve hours at a cost of 1000 dollars. He emphasizes speed and affordability for the project.
Fifteen Illinois Republican congressmen opened the boom for the presidential nomination on Tuesday. Speaker Cannon responded with a blunt, decisive line saying, Boys, do as you please.
A Louisiana gubernatorial candidate, Mr Sanders, promotes a slogan about fewer factions and more factories. The message raises questions about whether he could be persuaded to relocate and run for office in Texas.
News notes gold has been found in Brown county attracting fortune seekers while Brazos county soil is also reported to hold gold. Progressive farmers are said to know the proper extraction methods.
The farmer who owns his home with many domestic animals, corn in the crib, forage in the barn, and no unpaid balance on merchants' books, is not worrying about high prices or politics.
As prohibition territories expand, liquor sales rise with mislabeled medicines. The Internal Revenue Bureau plans scrutiny to separate legitimate remedies from intoxicating beverages in masquerade cases.
President Niell of the Union was elected an honorary member of the Association of General Managers of Texas Railroads but declined the honor. Some Farmers Union members viewed the proposed relation as an entangling alliance.
Weather reports say heavy spring rains wiped out many young Meleagris, threatening turkey shortages for Thanksgiving. Citizens urged to adapt menus with a goose or a duck if available, or fall back on a Portly hen.
The capitol chamber in Washington grows crowded and desks may be removed so representatives sit on benches. The notion evokes memories of a rural schoolhouse at the forks of the creek for the legislators.
Dr Edward A Ayers told the New York College of Medicine that mosquitoes cause about 250000 deaths each year. He ties the bites to five diseases including yellow fever dengue and malaria and argues eradicating disease carriers would end most deaths besides old age and accidents.
The Eagle announces its relocation to the ground floor of the Zimmer man building two doors below Cole Hardware Co. New phone 36 for printing services. Facilities increased and patrons’ needs will be better served.
In Orange Texas on October 30 Mrs W W Patterson was burned to death when a lamp exploded as she carried it. The lamp’s burning fluid doused her clothing and she perished shortly after the blaze consumed her house.
The Clearing House association in Houston on October 30 decided no more funds will be shipped outside the city for the present. Funds will remain to protect local commercial interests.
A blaze at J R Stockwell's barn near Waldron destroyed the barn and its contents including 500 bushels of wheat 20 tons of millet one horse and many farm implements with no insurance.
In Binger Oklahoma on October 30 unknown robbers used nitroglycerin to blast open the safe of the Binger Mercantile company and took $100 in postal funds left by Postmaster McWilliams. This marks the third robbery at the store within the year.
In McAlester Oklahoma Territory on October 30 Phil Withers and George Robertson were killed near the Dow coal mining camp ten miles from here. A black man was badly wounded and expected to die.
All records in the state treasury department were broken Monday in the school land division as $115,000 was received. It is dug and payable Nov. 1.
New York bond sales on Tuesday totaled 80.08 with the day’s figures showing a close at 297. The brief market update notes this reading as part of ongoing trading activity and yields.
About fifty feathers were plucked from six ostriches at the Dallas fair grounds Tuesday night. The feathers, valued at 100 dollars, led owners to estimate total damage near 1000 dollars. A pair of men were arrested in connection with the incident.
Palestine Oct 90 Charles Menete conductor on the Texas railroad was accidentally shot while passing a saloon. A party was examining a pistol belonging to a policeman when the weapon was discharged accidentally.
Ottawa reports a strip of land about 600 feet wide and extending for miles will transfer from Canada to the United States in Alaska following the summer joint survey.
Chattanooga dispatch reports Robert A. Duboise president of the University of the South died in Sewanee Tuesday night. The university leadership and Tennessee academic community mourn the loss of a longtime educator and administrator.
Currency Payments Limited reports banks in Vicksburg Mississippi are restricting currency disbursements to a limited per-day amount per depositor as of October 30. The note indicates tightening cash withdrawals amid unspecified conditions affecting daily access to funds.
On Tuesday 96,000 bushels of wheat were shipped from Kansas City marking a sizable move in regional grain traffic.
Free tests are mailed to catarrh sufferers at no cost or obligation. Dr. Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy combines oils and petrolatum for nose and throat relief. If catarrh extends inward a restorative is advised. write Racine Wis for a sample and book. Books offer topics on various ailments.
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