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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1908
Page
4
New York reports a vivid fall fashion scene with Parisian neckwear, high lace stocks, and Pierrot ruches shaping women's attire. Hair styles shift to soft pompadours and Grecian knots, while tailored coats in serge and velvet coats gain prominence. Velvet demand rises and plaid coats with plain skirts remain popular for upcoming seasons.
Police note the confession of Chester S Jordan in the Honorah Jordan murder case largely covers the events. They found the victim's mutilated remains at his Somerville home and credit his account for leading to the missing thighs and scalp. Jordan admits striking her after a dispute, then claims amnesia until the next morning. He pleads guilty in police court and the case is set for Sept. 11 awaiting further proceedings.
W J Bryan delivered two dedication speeches at the fair grounds and Tabitha Home for the Aged. Herman Ridder of New York visited to discuss the campaign. Ridder reported on western politics and German voters as Taft comments on the Vermont result were recounted. Bryan noted Republican overconfidence in several regions.
In Mobile on September 4 a mock duel between William O Sosssaman and Henry Leech ended tragically when Leech, a sixteen year old, loaded a revolver and it fired. Sosssaman, seventeen, leaped between the two principals and was killed as the pistol discharged.
A. B. Waters of Tampa Florida leapt from a third floor window at the Preston hotel in Hot Springs Arkansas. He tore up a handful of currency and tossed it into a wash basin before the fall. He died within thirty minutes.
An elderly Utica man died after living as a public charge for eighty five years. He was born in He lived in the same house for eighty five years and had been dependent on public aid his entire life.
Dr J H Watson fatally shoots Miss Ethel Edsall and Carl Horne on North Church Street and then commits suicide. Edsall dies soon after while Horne dies at the scene. Watson reportedly acted over alleged romantic objections at the Southwestern Telephone Co exchange in Hillsboro Texas.
The bulletin details a sequence of disturbances crossing the continent from September 5 onward, with warm and cool waves affecting the Pacific slope, great central valleys, and eastern states. It warns of frosts north of latitude 38 and potential light killing frosts in some areas, plus advisories for sea travelers about a Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico storm.
In New York on September 4 a man identified as John W. Foster was found with Mrs. Lillian Fay, a 29 year old woman, bearing a dozen stab wounds in her West Ninth Street apartment. Foster claimed he bought the woman from her husband for $3. Mrs. Fay was hospitalized in serious condition.
Mrs. Martha de Billier wife of William de Billier a broker was found dead seated at the dining room table in the De Billier apartments by her husband. He returned home when she did not answer the afternoon call. Coroner Dooly was informed of her heart trouble.
El Paso reports American Consul Edwards demanded the release of four boys Henry Aguirre Frank Medina Robert Rechy and Catanio Lopez arrested by Mexican rurales after crossing the border with a target gun. He warned he will seek state department action if they are not freed promptly.
In Houston on September 4, jeweler Jerry Mitchell charged with killing Captain Bonner at Laporte is released on a ten thousand dollar bond. The total value of bondsmen pledging ranges from three to five million dollars. Bondsmen include J. S. Rice, Joseph S. Meyer, J. M. Geiselman, John J. Fant, H. McCurtin, and J. N. Taub.
Houston reports daily cotton receipts between 7 000 and 14 000 bales. A Fort Worth building collapse spared workers. Asa Moody founder of Luling dies en route home. Wells Fargo plans Texas HQ move from Houston to Fort Worth. Gas line project from Petrolia to Wichita Falls costs 100 000 dollars. Gag pricing set at 60 cents per 1000 cubic feet. Woodbine postoffice burglarized for money and stamps. railroad picks used to break the cash register.
Highlights include Magellan ships reaching Spain in 1521 completing the first voyage around the world, Montreal capitulating to Britain in 1760, and Plattsburgh taken by British forces in 1814. Other notes cover births, dedications, and notable incidents through the 19th century.
Youngstown Ohio September 5 Republican campaign formally opened with a large parade and crowd from Columbus Dayton Cincinnati Cleveland and Canton. Speakers included Arthur I Vorys Governor Andrew L Harris and Governor Charles E Hughes of New York. Beveridge of Indiana also spoke as part of a well attended city program. International Commercial Congress Prague opens with delegates from the United States England Germany and more discussing global trade and commerce rules. Frank J D La Lanne of Philadelphia represents the United States at the congress.
Wheat shipments Thursday reached 158 000 bushels, as Kansas City reports a busy export and local grain movement. The figure highlights trading activity and regional supply levels for the day.
Sheffield Alabama September 4 g 1 Bliss a capitalist and president of the First National Bank of Florence died of paralysis.
Judge Taft did not go bass fishing Friday on Middleleys Island Ohio as he faced a flood of correspondence and ongoing business.
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