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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1906
Page
4
J W Batts offers in Taliaferro building opposite Court House Brazos County unique set of abstract books in office. For sale five room house and two lots on east side near Main Street in good neighborhood. Improvements in good repair. Price 1100 dollars for a few days only. Terms reasonable.
Shreveport reports Steve and P Z Hart of Powhattan La fought Coley and Duke Howard in a road duel. Steve Hart was fatally shot, his brother and one of the negroes were lightly wounded. The negroes escaped and posses pursue them, aimed at lynching if caught. The clash followed an insult to Mrs Hart days earlier.
Monterey Mexico Sept 3 W J Ryan general freight and passenger agent of the Mexican Central railway says construction will begin soon on the Central line from Mexico City to Tampico. Heavy rains delayed progress but a contract is let for the first fifty kilometers and work is expected to start this month.
News item from Troy Texas reports A. D. Nelson severely injured when caught by saws while loading guns for the Maedgen Grash company. Doctors expect he will recover though his arm was cut to pieces and his body and face were torn. The article also notes Hon. W. J. Bryce decided not to visit New Zealand.
In Paris Texas on September 3 a baby slipped from its mother's arms into a kettle of hot preserves while she was canning. The child, the wife of Tom Watson a Black resident near Petty, died from the burns.
Chicago Tribune reports Paul Stensland former Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president left Gibraltar for Africa after trail from Amero England. He traveled via Morocco to Tangier and Tangier where $12,000 was found in a Tangier bank. Olson seeks to recover funds for depositors.
An elephant named Ruth belonging to Blaxander & Collins show dies at Eagle LakeTexas after a trip from Hamburg and New York. Officials believe she may have ingested poison while in transit. The animal was three years old and had been with the circus since shipment from Germany.
Attorney W. H. Allen has been retained to push certification of the reorganized Republican ticket in Terrell Texas. He travels across the state and expects mandamus actions to compel secretary of state certification within days.
On the B N Ferguson farm near Iowa Park Texas four mules were killed when lightning struck, injuring driver S B Strader who survived. The other four surviving mules were also injured but not fatally. The report notes additional drownings and assaults in Cuero and Muskogee, with arrests following a beating death.
W J Bryan departed Jersey City by a five car special train with over 100 Nebraska supporters en route to Lincoln for a welcome. He noted mixed reactions to Federal railroad ownership and predicted further campaign speeches in St Louis Louisville Cincinnati Radford and in the South. Coler hosted a luncheon at Brooklyn with Bryan and Mrs Bryan. visitors included ex Governor McMillin and others from Alabama and Tennessee.
Bud Hill, an engineer for a concrete crew near Caney in Indian Territory, was struck by a northbound freight train and killed. He was mangled beyond recognition but identified by papers and an ID slip reading to contact the R B C Society in Fort Worth. His wife was notified at Durant.
In Wawona California on September 3 a lone bandit stopped a stage near Ahwahnee and forced passengers to surrender cash. Bishop Wertemner of New York lost $7.50 and A For mishee of Brooklyn $13. Passengers obtained snapshots of the masked robber. The stage was driven by Bright Gillespie who once escorted President Roosevelt through the park.
In Fairview Oklahoma on September 3 13 year old Harry Lester son of miller John Lester fell head first into a wheat pit while repairing the engine at his father's mill. He was dead when found.
Everett Sayre son of farmer W A Sayre Pawnee county Oklahoma cut a calf's neck. the knife slipped, struck Sayre in the eye destroying sight. Also a lightning strike injures a six year old girl in Deer Creek Oklahoma to recover.
The transport Sheridan, aground off Honolulu after striking rocks, began abandonment Sunday evening. Tugs had tried to pull the ship free and all baggage from the stranded vessel has been removed.
Open season for dove hunting is underway in the Austin area with activities starting September 3. Hunters are urged to follow local regulations and safety guidelines.
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