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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
4
An early 20th century appeal promotes Preventics as harmless cold pills from Dr. Shoop Racine Wis. The ad claims Preventics curb colds and grippe if taken at the sneeze stage, promising safer outcomes and possible pneumonia prevention. It urges readers to mail for samples and a booklet.
Chester Pennsylvania September 5 Monroe Graham a dispatch bearer who rode with General Sheridan on his famed twenty mile ride from Winchester died at his Village Green home. He often recounted his role at Grand Army gatherings describing how he volunteered to reach Sheridan during a battle and return with orders as cannon rang and Sheridan rode to the front with him.
The National Association of Letter Carriers held its sixteenth annual session in Canton Ohio with delegates from all regions. Membership stands at 20 740 up 3 220 in the past year. Topics include building a home for aged and incapacitated carriers at Colorado Springs and establishing a pension system with adequate income. Sick benefit proposed to rise to 10 dollars weekly. First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock to deliver the principal address.
Pittsburg sept 5 a remarkable will was filed for probate here in the form of a letter written by John Kelly a tombstone maker who on Aug 1 killed himself He left a letter to his relatives which starts then to the funeral Flannery is a good undertaker Proceedings as ordinary Kelly then divides an estate valued at 2500 dollars among his stepmother brothers and sisters The whole of the letter was filed as his will.
Austin defeated San Antonio 4 to 1 on Wednesday to clinch the 1907 Texas Baseball League pennant. Also reported is a Memphis incident where Jim Dukes was fined 19 dollars for a single cuss word after drunkenness and disorderly conduct. In Parkersburg a telegram announced former U S Judge John J. Jackson died in Atlantic City at age 83.
New York on September 5 the taking of testimony in the suit against the Standard Oil Company was postponed until September 17 to allow counsel to prepare statements from the company books.
Tacoma reports a fire at the Webb hotel in Shelton, twenty miles from Tacoma. Fifteen persons are feared dead with seven bodies recovered. Names include Miss Bailey and Mrs. Mudge, both of Shelton, among the missing.
The New York firm Watson and Company, grain and commission brokers, is announced as failing on the New York Stock Exchange. The firm has recently been very active in selling railroad stocks.
A lightning strike in Buckhorn Falls North Carolina toppled a tree onto a house housing seventy men. Seven men were killed and ten injured in the incident reported on September 5.
In St Petersburg on September 5 Grand Duke Constantine cousin of the emperor is declared insane. An administrator will oversee his children and estate.
Baltimore report says Elmer Jones, 19, beat his mother Mrs. Mary A Jones at 125 Pearl Street after returning from drinking. Captain George Henry intervened, arresting him as the assailant. The mother, self-supporting on a small alimony and boarders, lamented her son’s drinking and offered forgiveness.
Jennings Louisiana September 5 one more 5000 barrel gusher has been added to the Jennings field This well is No 16 This makes the second well producers have brought in within the past week The outlook is very encouraging at the present The daily production is about 2509 barrels.
Oklahoma City hosts the tenth annual National Firemen's Association of America convention with over 500 delegates present. President McNeil of Fayetteville N C called the meeting to order amid factional tensions over the gathering date causing eastern delegates to miss the event.
Royston Georgia on September 5 notes eleven year old John Lester Hays weighs 125 pounds stands 5 feet 2 inches tall with chest 32 inches and waist 33 inches. Report includes family weights: father 185 and mother 179 pounds. Washington records another note of death by asphyxiation of William H Abercrombie former US consul at Nagashi Japan aged 65 in Stoneleigh Court apartments on September 5.
Senator and Mrs Depew of New York are touring England during a visit that highlights American political figures abroad. The pair travel through notable locales as part of their overseas itinerary.
An unknown man jumped from the bridge into Niagara Falls, plunging 192 feet, in a fatal accident reported at Niagara Falls. No identity was released as authorities investigated the incident.
A vivid 19th century scene describes a cold crowded Saturday night in southeast London. Hucksters push wares, costermongers shout, and families crowd stalls as bodies shake with hunger and cold. Children shiver, pigs glare from high faces, gin shops brim, and a looming sense of poverty and festivity clash amid cries and foul scents.
A quote attributed to Holmes urges delaying heavy use of knowledge and timber until they are seasoned. The remark emphasizes patience and readiness before applying resources or insights to work or building projects.
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