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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
3
Train schedules show northbound No 3 at 1 38 p m and No 5 at 12 46 a m, southbound No 2 at 3 40 p m and No 6 at 2 48 a m. Local items note oysters at Edinburgs and fresh Saratoga potatoes chips, numerous city visitors, sales ads, marriage licenses issued, beer saloon permit planned, and residents traveling to Denton Dallas Calvert Millican and Marlin.
Dr J W Cavitt at EB Jenkins Drug Store. H T Lewis awarded contract for two story residence for John E Astin on corner opposite J Webb Howell. For sale small wagon. Misses Singleton arrive from Fort Worth for Villa Maria Academy. Baker Lexus offers fresh baked cakes and special orders. W C Davis reports 8000 attendees at Teague Labor Day address with Rufus Hardy present. Bryanites returning from Galveston wreck in Strang head on collision. several injured and some fatalities. Singer sewing machines offered by T A Satterwhite in Bryan. Dr Shoop Health Coffee imitates real coffee and free samples at J M Lawrence & Co. S W Buchanan meat market proclaims best meats with new fixtures on Bryan Street.
George W. Perkins of New York, a key figure in the alleged harvester trust, visits Chicago to discuss settling an anti trust suit against International Harvester Company of America in Texas. A surrender to Texas authorities, a fine under 50,000 dollars, and an injunction to stop Texas operations are reportedly on the table, with final negotiations expected. The move could avoid a constitutional test of Texas search and seizure laws.
Colfax Washington September 3 hobos find signs at county borders warning of work within Whitman county Sheriff Fred Ratcliff mobilizes labor by arresting every hobo and farming them out to farmers under one dollar payment per day hobos must work or face the chain gang ten hoboes have been farmed out so far the three who finished their terms used earnings to flee the county jurisdiction
Mrs Cloe Colt wife of Olcott Colt formerly of Hartford Conn was badly injured in a collision between a runabout wagon and a trolley car They were both bruised The motorman and conductor of the trolley car were arrested At the hospital Mrs Colt was paralyzed from the waist down and suffered internal injuries Mr Colt was bruised all over and injured about the head
In Buffalo on September 3 two Polish youths Tony Carola and Guiseppe Zoppa aged about thirteen were electrocuted while on a high voltage tower linking the Niagara Falls power plant to the Lackawanna steel mill. Their bodies hung for nearly three hours as blue flames flashed around them before they could be rescued or declared dead.
Three children of John Ralschie Melvin Clara and Alvin were poisoned after berrying near Ettrick Wisconsin. Melvin aged eight died before a doctor arrived and Clara aged ten died shortly after. The physicians cannot explain the poisoning and the remaining child is reported ill.
Direct mail from New York to South American points will be resumed immediately after an April suspension. Except for routes south of Bahia Brazil, all mail will be sent direct by steamers from New York. Lyndhurst police officer George Cassidy was fatally shot while attempting to arrest two burglars. one burglar killed himself in a swamp as a crowd pursued them.
Buenos Ayres reports a revolution is imminent in Corrientes province. Gatebo Oklahoma records Harrisos cotton gin fire burning. Loss estimated at 7500 dollars.
In New Jersey on September 3 Miss May O'Hagen was alone in a hay mow when James Moran, a young farmer, forcedly removed a ladder and held her captive until she promised to marry him. Moran had pursued her from a neighboring farm as the family attended church, and he finally convinced her to wed after she feared missing dinner.
Military and civil authorities in Antique province Panay Island Philippines report appeals from natives and foreigners about a gang that tickles sleeping residents by poking lances through floor cracks. Some tickling incidents have been fatal and panic spreads in the province. Residents are advised to seal floor cracks or sleep elevated.
In Banks county Georgia James K Wright killed himself in a remote area after a quarrel with his wife over a trivial matter. He tied a halt chain to a pine and jumped from a sapling, breaking his neck. his body was found two days later about a quarter mile from home.
Newport Arkansas September 3 About a year ago Master Walter Huffman was bitten on the wrist by a pet Albino possum. The wound healed then a bump appeared and two operations failed to cure the trouble. A physician finally used a strong medicine to eat away dead flesh and a small piece of bone from the animal's tooth was removed. Authorities hope the wound will now heal with no further trouble.
Waxahachie Texas September 3 John Hudson was arraigned in county court on a charge of abandoning his wife. He pleaded guilty and was fined 100 dollars.
An ad copy touts Preventics as harmless cold remedies from Race, Wisconsin. It promises free samples on request and claims Preventics can prevent grippe and pneumonia with no quinine or laxatives. The blurred text sells the product as safer and effective for fever, chills, and throat discomfort, urging readers to mail for samples.
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