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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
1
Dispatches report a blaze in Niigata Ichigo province eighteen miles northwest of Tokio that destroyed about 4000 houses. Authorities rush aid to victims as destitution and suffering are described amid the disaster.
Two women reported a beating at a Ninth Street tenement. Police found Mrs. Lillian Fay with a dozen stab wounds. carpenter John W. Foster claimed he bought her from her husband for $3. Fay was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in serious condition. Foster was imprisoned.
Mrs. Martha de Billier wife of broker William de Billier was found dead seated at the dining room table in their apartments. Her husband, returning from work, reported she had heart trouble and had not replied to his afternoon calls. Coroner Dooly investigated the death.
American Consul Edwards in El Paso demands Mexican authorities free four boys Henry Aguirre Frank Medina Robert Rechy and Catanio Lopez arrested by rurales after crossing the border with a target gun. He warns the issue will be taken to the U S state department if not liberated promptly.
Jerry Mitchell the jeweler charged with killing Captain Bonner at Laporte was released on a 10000 bond. Bondsmen include J. S. Rice Joseph S. Meyer J. M. Geiselman John J. Faai H. McCurtin and J. N. Taub. The total wealth backing the bond is estimated between 3 million and 5 million dollars.
A Fort Worth brick building collapse at Salsberg prompted a miraculous escape by about a score of workmen. Houston daily cotton receipts range 7000 to 14000 bales as Texas gas line and Wells Fargo moves are discussed. Asa Moody founder of Luling dies returning from that city. Post office at Woodbine reports burglary and stolen stamps.
Coaled at Honolulu five cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers with the supply ship Solace completing refueling and provisioning at the harbor on September 4.
Rentes remained firm on the Paris bourse as Germany acts over Morocco. Various local notices appear, including ads for boarding school girls, broom purchases, turnip seed, and feed store offerings.
Frank P. Sargent, commissioner of immigration for the commerce and labor department, died in Washington today at age 45 after months with a stomach ailment. A Vermont native born in Orange, he led the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen from 1865 to 1902, served on the industrial commission, declined bureau of engraving and printing chief, and had governed immigration since 1903. He was a thirty second degree Mason and member of the National Civic Federation.
Former Senator Thurston of Nebraska told Republicans at national headquarters that voter apathy is really contentment with the current Republican administration. He predicted a Republican win in Nebraska in November, saying Taft and Sherman will carry the state despite past Populist shifts.
New York union No. 10 of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks denounces a mailed card bearing the official seal and a Gompers picture as unauthorized and fraudulent. Officers vow to prosecute those responsible and deny any union endorsement of the Democratic nominee.
Eugene W. Chafin, Prohibition party presidential candidate, arrived in Portland Oregon after a western trip delivering addresses. He says he is highly gratified by the growth of his cause and the support he has seen.
W J Bryan spoke at the fair grounds and the Tabitha Home for the Aged delivering two dedication speeches to hundreds. Herman Ridder of New York, a Democratic campaign manager, joined him for a talk on the political scene especially among German voters. Bryan commented on Taft’s Vermont result and warned against Republican overconfidence.
In Mobile on Sept 4, William O Sossaman, 17, is killed by Henry Leech, 16, during a pretend duel. A revolver was loaded as Leech fetched another, and Sossaman jumped between the participants to stop the scene. The pistol discharged, fatally wounding Sossaman.
A. B. Waters of Tampa Florida jumped from a third story window at the Preston hotel in Hot Springs Arkansas, clearing fifty feet to the pavement. He tore up currency before leaping and tossed it into a room wash basin. He died half an hour later.
Utica reports Hezekiah Monk dies at eighty five after a life spent as a public charge since birth in Herkimer county poor house. Monk lived all his days within the public assistance system and died in the same era of his early life.
Scooba Mississippi area was nearly wiped out by a fierce blaze as of September 4, with extensive damage reported to homes and buildings. Firefighters fought the flames through the night, and the extent of losses prompted urgent recovery efforts for residents.
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