Ambush French Troops In China Net Deser 100
An ambush in a gully nets a hundred Chinese captives or casualties as French troops engage in a confrontation described in the report.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1908
Page
1
French-Troop Ambush Near Tonkin Border
News from the Tonkin border reports an ambush of 100 French troops near Lanyao. Captain Fleury and Lieutenant Delatre were killed early. French forces retook the village twice as 500 to 600 Chinese troops defended the hills. Grappled fighting with head-taking and gore described by distant sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Empress of India
China
Lanyao
Tonkin
Fleury
Delatre
Man Found Hanging In County Jail After Bridge Escape
Alexander Smith aged forty, who fled in night clothes and climbed a bridge days earlier, was found in the county jail with a blanket tied around his neck and suspended from the ceiling. He was rescued barely alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Alexander Smith
Fire destroys hay and houses in Waco blaze
A fire in Waco on September 5 destroyed 4,000 bales of hay owned by Mrs. C. G. Moran and burned the homes of A. Kunz and J. D. Hardy. The Crouch Grain company building also caught fire but was put out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
C. G. Moran
A. Kunz
J. D. Hardy
Crouch Grain Company
Ferocious tiger mauls trainer at Coney Island arena
Rajah the Bengal tiger attacked trainer Henri Falkendorth in front of 500 spectators at Bostock arena in Coney Island. Falkendorth received a deep scalp wound requiring 35 stitches and doctors fear brain concussion. Rajah’s mate Moki and eight lions were also part of the act. Attendants intervened as the tiger leaped from his pedestal, sending spectators into a panic and forcing a hasty retreat to the cage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rajah
Moki
Henri Falkendorth
Bostock
Coney Island
Falkendorth
Bank Clearing Report Shows Week End Sept 4 Aggregate
Bradstreets weekly bank clearing total for the week ending Sept 4 amounts to 2 550 277 000, up from 2 153 660 000 the prior week and 2 147 524 000 a year earlier. Galveston suit filed by Moritz and Pin of Hamburg seeks 28 000 and 35 000 damages and a receiver for Galveston Cotton Seed Meal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet
Galveston
Moritz & Pincase
Hamburg
Germany
Galveston Cottonseed Meal Company
Revolver Near Body in Austin Death
Charles Liester Hoff was found dead with a bullet hole in his temple in Austin. A revolver lay near the body and his business affairs were arranged, indicating a possible suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Charles Liesterhoff
Fire in yard ends in wife’s death in Paducah
J F Dalton of Calloway county fired after hearing a noise in his yard assuming night riders were near. The shot killed his wife in Paducah Kentucky on September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah, Ky
J. F. Dalton
Calloway County
Aldredge Dies in Dallas at 63 After Ill Health
Hon George N Aldredge died at his Dallas residence Saturday morning after returning from Colorado Springs where health concerns prompted his travel. Aired in the city for 35 years he served as Dallas and Bills district attorney in 1876 and later as district court judge. An renowned orator he drew national notice and spoke before the American Bankers Association. Born in Georgia he was 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
George N. Aldredge
Colorado Springs
Colo
Amarillo
Fort Worth
R. W. Baird
Aldredge
R. M. Womack
Rockwall
Texas and Pacific Railway
Judge Aldredge
Bills
American Bankers’ Association
Palmer and Buckner
Democratic Party
Georgia
Taken Out and Hanged by Georgians in Damascus
Albany Ga Sept 5 John Towne a Black man accused of assault on Mrs Joseph Wheeler was captured at Damascus Ga He was taken out and hanged by citizens of the town There was no excitement at Damascus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
John Towne
Joseph Wheeler
Damascus
Governor to name Nash successor per Democratic ticket
In Austin on September 5 the governor was advised of the death of Dallas District Judge Thomas F. Nash. He said he would appoint the nominee on the Democratic ticket to fill the vacancy, in line with the general rule. The Terrell election law provides that the Democratic county executive committee will nominate a candidate to be voted on in November. In the primaries Nash had been nominated to succeed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Thomas F. Nash
Dallas
Nash
Terrell
Democratic County Executive Committee
Davidson Refuses to Decide in Pa nol a Timber Case
Austin Sept 5 Attorney General Davidson refused to decide the Mc Lean vs Knight case seeking an injunction to restrain the land commissioner from awarding timber land in Panola County. A motion to dissolve was sent to Panola district clerk. The state argues the suit can only proceed by the Supreme Court mandamus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Davidson
Panola County
Panola
Supreme Court
Idle Men in Glasgow Threaten Bread Riots
Glasgow reports estimated 100000 idle men as of September 5. Bread riots threatened amid rising unemployment and food shortages in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Collision Kills Train Crews Near Paradise
Fatal head on crash between a westbound Northern Pacific passenger train and a freight train near Paradise, seventy miles west of Missoula Montana. Both engineers and firemen dead. Head Brakeman Dixon of the freight and one tramp are seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific Railway
Robert Cunningham Dies in Birmingham at Seventy Two
Birmingham on September 5 reports the death of Robert Cunningham a well known traveling man aged seventy two. He was widely known across the region and his passing is noted in local obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Robert Cunningham
Slaying In Jackson Leaves One Dead
Jackson Tennessee September 5 Jerry Neal a negro section hand was slain Two other negroes were arrested in connection with the shooting causing a deadly incident in the area with authorities taking custody of suspects for investigation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Tenn
Jerry Neal
Four Umpires to Oversight World Series Games
The national baseball commission announces that four umpires will officiate world championship games. Two from the National League and two from the American League will be chosen, under the direction of the commission chairman. The rule, section 14, has been enacted with approval from both leagues. A rich coal vein was discovered twenty miles west of Gainesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
National
Gainesville
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