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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
4
In Fort Worth on September 6 an unknown crippled man sleeping beside a rail was killed when a switch engine rolled over his foot. The unseen danger ended with his head severed as the locomotive passed. His companion Henry Alger witnessed the strange accident.
In Shelbyville Indiana on September 6 a race clash erupts after five Black men assault Policeman Starkey. A posse captures two suspects Steve Marshall and Robert Marshall, both jailed. others flee. Nightfall brings street crowds and threats but no fresh violence.
Alfred Harrison reports the schooner Duchess of Bedford of the Angelo American Arctic expedition may be lost north of Mackenzie river after seventy days missing with three onboard members Captain Mikkelson Dane Ernest Leffing of Chicago and J N Marks feared dead. One dog team returned suggesting no chance of recovery.
J W Taylor a leading Waco attorney was severely injured north of Temple when he walked off the rear end of a sleeper His head was split an arm broken and internal injuries noted He was moved to Waco in critical condition The Texas city council enacted an ice sellers scales ordinance for wagon deliveries Campell and Bryan Invited To Lincoln Banquet September 24 invites sent to many Democrats including Governor Campbell Kern and Bryan set to speak 欧美日韩
Peter Lamana father of eight year old kidnapped and killed boy has disappeared. Police fear gang involved in the child’s murder carried him away. He last spoke Aug. 28 in Baton Rouge at the state penitentiary where six killers are held. Lamana and officers pursue the four leaders who escaped.
Grant Fergusson, a former Baltimore and Ohio conductor, reports from Aguas Calientes Mexico that Edward Stover and W B Speed have been released by order of the Mexican government without charges. The two Americans were imprisoned over a year ago on a murder accusation they did not commit.
Pittsburg on Sept 6 reports Peter Boyle, 65, dragged his wife from their bed with their infant, then shot her in the head and killed himself. The woman died at a hospital where Boyle had been long hospitalized, marking a deadly domestic crisis.
In Bellingham Washington on September 6 a mob of about 1000 white men raided mills and lodging houses, beating six Hindus and driving 750 Indian natives toward Canada. Police were paralyzed and Sikhs were jailed while the city hall corridors were guarded.
Isaiah Lampson, a Black man, entered Baltimore City Hall and took about fifty to sixty letters addressed to Mayor Mahwoo. He carried them to his home and opened them, including a draft for 900 dollars. This marked a second entry. previously he claimed the mayoral office and resisted capture.
Elkton reports the 74 year old Union veteran James Andrew pardoned after 38 years behind Cecil county jail. He served in the Civil War two years and after furlough returned, later deserting and facing a long sentence for an attempted assault. He escaped repeatedly and spent time in a Baltimore asylum before final release with plans to live out his days in the alms house.
John Swallen of Wooster Ohio a 250 pound man survived a 27 foot fall from scaffold on an iron bridge over the Pennsylvania line tracks He landed on his stomach sustaining only a serious stomach wound and a sprained wrist after losing consciousness from the impact Survivors credit his large stomach with cushioning the fall.
London reports that Brazil has ordered three dreadnaught class battleships from British firms. The Armstrongs will build two ships while Vickers Son and Maxim construct one. Earlier items had claimed a Russian program, clarified now as Brazilian government contracting.
George Hammell, Jackson County’s oldest man and likely Indiana’s, died at the county poor asylum in Brownstown. Born July 10, 1798 in Germany, he came to America in 1833 and moved to the county in 185. 活
Guthrie Sept 6 Territorial bank commissioner Herbert H Smock issued a call to Oklahoma state banks for their condition at the close of business Sept 3 The notice covers 297 banks statewide and seeks prompt returns to complete the financial survey.
Honey Grove Texas plans to install electric street lights soon as part of a municipal improvement announced on September 6. The initiative aims to brighten avenues and enhance safety for residents and visitors.
State dairy and food bureau investigators report widespread adulteration in so called soft drinks. Commissioner Foust cites cheap Philadelphia fountains selling penny to three cent lemonade and soda water laced with saccharin and dyes. He notes poisoned drinks threaten health, recalls a defeated bill to curb sales, and warns mineral waters often carry dangerous additives.
Fire at the Schumacher Grocery company building at 414 Washington Street caused near total loss of stock and extensive water damage to Magnolia Brewery. A boy climbed a rickety ladder to fight the blaze with a hose, and narrowly escaped danger as the grocery roof collapsed and flames renewed.
Twenty two young Filipinos educated in the United States have arrived in Manila to serve the government for a period equal to their time abroad. Graduates from normal, engineering, and agricultural courses will join the Philippine board of education, while law graduates will receive other employment under government auspices.
In Barnett Texas on September 6 a five year old boy, son of Lloyd of Althea, was kicked by a mule while playing. The force crushed his skull, surgeons removed a portion of bone, and officials say the child will recover.
Baton Rouge September 6 The state board of equalization raised sugar lands assessments by 1.5 million dollars while rice and cotton lands may show slight reductions. Sugar and rice lands have been separated for equalization from improvements.
Steubenville report says Ralph Elliott stole a mother hen with fifteen chicks then cooked and ate the hen. The orphaned chicks were adopted by a female water spaniel that now tends them at night, keeping them close.
In Haileyville I T on September 6 the double funeral for sisters Jennie and Hannah Powell drew the largest crowd in town history as residents mourned their drowning in Dow Lake.
In Little Rock on September 6 the Arkansas penitentiary board heard testimony from Guy B. Tucker about infested flour used for convict meals. The board ordered destruction of on hand flour and a fresh noon meal supply. W B H Hartin the prison commissary clerk was censured for failing to inspect the flour.
Henry McCracken, a Skidmore farmer, was summoned as a juror. While collecting a horse in a pasture near his home he was bitten on the calf by a large rattlesnake. He cut out the poisoned flesh with a knife and bled the wound, and was reported not in danger.
Fifteen dogs have died in Marlin Texas over several days after eating poisoned food spread along various streets. An investigation is underway to determine the culprit and motive.
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