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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
1
Julius Turner, 69, hanged himself in the Clay County jail after killing his wife and wounding his son in a jealous shooting near the county church on June 29. The son survives, recovering, while Turner had long been estranged from his wife and died a remorseful, mental collapse.
Rev. Dr. Newman of Texas, church historian, addressed the European Baptists in session at Berlin on Baptists as Pioneers in Liberty of Conscience. He contrasted American liberty with European oppression and urged full liberty of conscience.
The Dutch government is understood to reply to Castro with a statement that Gelderland did not salute the Venezuelan flag in La Guaira due to naval practice. It notes a Venezuelan consul claim was not accepted, and Dutch colonists in Suracao express indignation after leafleting incident.
Austin reports the end of the fiscal year with $800,000 cash available to start the new year. deficiencies total about $50,000. It will take $3,578,671 to run the state government next year. Adjutant General Newton notes the Texas rifle team finished forty second out of fifty.
After a long debate the Central Federated union in New York endorsed the Elevator Constructors and Millwrights union resolution to defeat the Republican party and pledged support to William Jennings Bryan and the Democratic party in the coming election.
Chairman Ayres of the county Democratic committee says Norman Mack head of the national committee will dispatch a representative to Texas to solicit funds for the campaign. Texans will be urged to contribute to the national effort while state election costs are said to be covered locally. Each $1 contributor will receive a receipt from the national committee.
An August 31 estimate tallies damage from the central business fire at 1.4 million dollars. Sixty two businesses suffered serious harm or destruction across manufacturing lines, wholesale dry goods, millinery, clothing, and smaller shops.
From Tabriz a dispatch says Revolutionists issued an ultimatum to the shah demanding a ministry from their party, exile of reactionaries from Teheran, full amnesty, and immediate convening of the national assembly within five days.
Earl of Rosse died in London on Sunday after a long life noted in society and science circles. He was widely known for his contributions to astronomy and his leadership in British cultural affairs.
Delegates in Fort Worth announce opposition to a fixed cotton minimum price citing the 15 cent floor last year and favor states managing their own crops with flexible methods.
Washington August 31 The Senate Finance Committee chaired by Senator Hopkins of Illinois will lead a second subcommittee effort to draft the tariff revision bill. Members include Burrows Penrose Money and Taliferro with Burrows’ group already examining administrative features and cost of production comparisons between the United States and competing nations.
New York report states Rabbi Wolinsky of Brooklyn married a third wife, Mrs. Shinnsky, a widow about seventy. He claims age over 106, with roughly 175 descendants. The arrangement followed the deaths of his second wife and Mrs. Shinnsky’s late husband, and a license was obtained.
The Grand Army of the Republic began its forty-second national encampment in Toledo with a welcome from Mayor Whitlock. The main events unfold Wednesday with a parade, a Lincoln club reception for W H Tait Senator Foraker Governor Harris and others, and anticipated visits by Governor Willson of Kentucky. City decorations glow with flags and electric lights as veterans are housed in hotels and homes to general praise.
Huntsville report says Charles Eaton, an elderly one-armed man jailed for illicit distilling, walked over 100 miles from Winchester Tennessee to Huntsville to serve the remaining ten days of his sentence after being released to visit his sick wife. He arrived at the county jail to complete his term.
Budd Goodwin of the New York Athletic Club won the annual Marathon race from the Battery to Coney Island, a 13 mile course. He clocked four hours and thirty minutes, beating the previous record by fifteen minutes after a grueling endurance test with thirty swimmers.
The battleships Alabama and Maine, leading the American fleet on its world cruise, have reached Aden on August 31. The vessels join the squadron as it continues its voyage.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on August 31 Edna Sorenson nine years old caught fire in her back yard and died in agony after the incident, authorities reported.
Mrs Frederick Coates started a fire with coal oil in Ashtabula Ohio and died later at a hospital. The incident occurred August 31 with officials investigating the blaze.
The International Exposition planned for 1912 in Tokio has been postponed until 1917 as announced from Tokio.
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