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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1905
Page
4
The State Fair of Texas announces a grand Twentieth Annual Fair from Sept 30 to Oct 16, 1905. Fifteen hundred Dallas citizens fund a fireproof auditorium and $90,000 in premiums and attractions. Sixteen days of livestock displays, thirteen days of horse racing with $30,000 in purses, and a homeseekers showcase of Texas resources.
J W Batts advertises numerous properties near Bryan including 111 acres six miles north priced at 15 per acre, 15314 acres on mail route with house and pasture, 50 acres north with residence and improvements, 242 acres eight miles from Bryan with multiple buildings, 974 acres northeast with timber, five and ten room houses, and city lots with prices from Five hundred to three thousand dollars. Terms easy and bargains noted
Official yellow fever report through Thursday lists 36 new New Orleans cases bringing total to 2177 with 804 deaths. Included are Father Green of the Jesuit college and Sister Emily of Hotel Dieu. other notable cases include George W. Nott Jr. and a revenue cutter crew member. Additional reports cover Leesville Terre Bonne parish St Bernard and towns like Tallulah Donaldsonville and Vicksburg with multiple new cases and a few deaths.
Muskogee reports the constitutional convention adopts a stance that statehood for Oklahoma cannot satisfy the people regardless of Congress action. Fort Gibson is named capital of the proposed state. A four member congressional slate is chosen for November 7 elections, with J. R. Thomas and C. L. Long Republicans and D. C. McCurtain and Joseph Lahay Ciremore Democrats. McCurtain is Choctaw nation chief’s son. Lahay is a Cherokee.
Shawnee Oklahoma September 8 Mrs J M Brown wife of a Bellmont physician and Mrs B B Dawkins wife of a local merchant were arrested on murder and concealment charges tied to the death of a newborn baby born to Mrs Dawkins. Brown posted a 5000 bond and Dawkins posted a smaller bond.
Niagara Falls N Y Sept 8 The United Typothetae of America unanimously adopts a resolution pledging members to resist any eight hour day movement by the International Typographical Union. Officers elected include President H G Ellis Boston VP William Green New York Secretary John McIntyre New York Treasurer T F E Donnelly Executive committee F I Ellick Dallas Tex.
In Los Angeles on Sept 8 reporters note a large Piute gathering at Pahrump ranch along Ivaheah Bullfrog road. About 200 tribe members from Nevada Arizona and beyond attend the Tecopa anniversary. Gambling games opened the event followed by a large dance with multiple tribes paying respects to the dead chief.
Reports say worst rioting nears end as General Sakumo assumes authority under an emergency ordinance. He shows conciliatory tone, warns of extreme measures, deploys guards, and avoids heavy military display. Arrests top 800 and six killed amid street clashes and car arson.
A violent mob surrounded and attacked the home minister of home affairs in Tokyo. The crowd entered, set the house on fire, and clashed with police and firemen. Casualties included one dead and fourteen mortally wounded, with the mob signaling to press the emperor to reject the treaty.
Reports from Tokio describe a grave situation with government censorship of telegrams and martial law in effect. Pekin notes astonishment at vague peace terms and suggests possible undisclosed understanding between Japan and Russia influencing the settlement.
San Francisco report quotes Billy Nolan, Nelson's manager, saying he objected to Jeffries as referee not for honesty but due to betting shifts and possible collusion with Britt. He would not allow Nelson to fight next Saturday if Jeffries referees and cites telegrams and payment demands as the basis for his view.
Wooster Ohio September 8 Captain Taggart on the witness stand in the Taggart divorce case branded ex Judge Smyser as a scandalous villifier and accused him of using congressman status to obtain a war department order for a court martial. Smyser denied the charge and produced a letter he claimed signed as a congressman.
Muskogee Sept. 8 The land office in the Seminole nation shut by order of the Dawes commission on Governor Brown's recommendation. It opened to allot forty acres to Seminole infants entitled under a recent act, with about 100000 acres remaining to be allotted. Most land is poor, a few good tracts exist, and fears arise that allocations will be random.
Williamstown Massachusetts September 8 The American Mathematical Societys twelfth annual summer meeting begins at Williams College with many leading college professors in attendance. Papers on mathematical subjects occupy the opening sessions.
The Letter Carriers' Association will erect a tuberculosis victims home in Colorado Springs, on 160 acres donated by local citizens beside the Childs-Drexel home for union printers.
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