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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
4
Owner due to bad health offers 500 acres west of town with improved 5 wire fencing, three houses, large barn, eight hog sheds, 40 acres hog proof, a reliable well and windmill, a perennial creek, 300 acres pasture with Bermuda grass. Also 100 hogs and 100 cattle available with the land or sold separately. prices by inquiry.
Austin authorities and A S Busby reached a settlement after a prolonged conference. Busby, once assistant financial agent, admits a shortage and agrees to pay 7500 dollars to the state within fifteen days to satisfy the alleged 25000 dollar shortage.
Bonham Texas September 10 The jury convicted Dick Moore of killing A McLaughlin at Paris last March and sentenced him to twenty years in the penitentiary. The trial moved from Paris to Bonham and drew wide interest.
Bert S. Bailey aged 25 was fatally run over by Santa Fe freight No 37 at Virginia Point across from Galveston. He was reportedly asleep on the track when the train moved cars over him. Bailey showed membership in good standing with the Mineola lodge of Modern Woodmen of the World.
More than 600 miners of the Texas and Pacific Coal company, largely Italian, struck for higher wages after a Labor Day picnic. They marched to Mineral City and back, some workers not joining the union remain willing to work. brick works continue operating.
Fletcher McDaniel, 17, son of Mrs. McDaniel of four miles east of Lewisville, was fatally shot in the head by a target rifle in an accident. The rifle was in the hands of his younger brother.
In Beaumont Texas on September 10 Dan Gill a Black man and Henry Smith were in a dispute in Red Town. Smith was shot and killed by a double barrel shotgun loaded with buckshot. Gill was arrested.
The man found near the railroad track in Wills Point Texas on September 10 has been identified as Joseph Goebel of Grand Saline. He remains unconscious with slight hopes for recovery. He is about twenty four years old.
The attorney general approves issuing sixty thousand dollars in Waco schoolhouse bonds. The St. Louis Southwestern railway reports gross earnings of 3,022,296 with 606,191 from passenger fares and 1,992,588 from freights, leaving a deficit after expenses. A request for Manuel S. Penvida’s extradition is granted. Governor Lanham to speak at the girls' industrial school opening. A giant Texas map, sixteen feet square, is being created by Dr. W B Phillips for the World’s Fair exhibit. Charles P. Scrivener of Austin draws the map.
At night an unknown assailant fired on a negro cabin on J. T. Sullivan's Red Oak area farm in Waxahachie Texas. George Hill was wounded in the left shoulder and Jess Bruce was hit by shot in an arm. Both injuries described as not serious. The two men were picking cotton at the time.
A heavy electrical stormearly Thursday morning knocked the power house offline temporarily ending its operations.
Tom P. Abeel a wealthy citizen of Waco died in Rome New York on September 10. The report notes his passing as a significant local loss to the community.
Leopold J. Stern of Baltimore surrendered in Toronto after being indicted in Washington for alleged postal frauds. Judge Winchester heard that Stern would cooperate with investigations, but a U S warrant was en route and he was remanded without bail until Friday.
Stanford University reports Samuel Jackson Barnett and a physics party returned after months of survey work along the Alaskan coast. They investigated unusual magnetic disturbances that hindered navigation with near record deflections near Skagway due to an abundance of magnetic rock forming an almost perfect local magnetic pole.
British experts with long experience in South African gold regions examined camps in the districts of Mexico and Nichochan. They state there is no comparison with South Africa and predict Mexico will become a leading global producer. El Oro camp is deemed superior to Rhodesia in every respect. Experts returned to England to file their report.
At the Crosse Pointe track a front tire on Barney Oldfield's racing car burned and exploded during a ten mile event. Oldfield remained in the car with minor injuries while spectator Frank Shorar died after being hurled against the fence and treated in an ambulance. Oldfield suffered cuts and a broken rib.
Michaelson a 30 year jewelry manufacturer of John Street filed a bankruptcy petition showing liabilities of 53000 and assets of 10000. Attorneys say he was driven into bankruptcy by the embezzlement of 17000 by a brother who has disappeared.
Chicago police arrest eight men including six teamsters a receiving clerk and a retail grocer in a bid to curb a broad theft ring that has cost wholesalers thousands of dollars in recent weeks. Further arrests are expected.
Insurance ad from Insurance Co of New York proclaims oldest and strongest, offering policies on desirable plans. Contact phone number 250 for details.
A large crowd in Belgrade demonstrated against newspapers defending recently arrested army officers. The protest targeted the Turkish legation area and was dispersed by police after some protesters were lightly injured.
The executive committee of the United Society of Christian Endeavor votes to hold the twenty second international convention in Baltimore from July 5 to 10, 1905.
In Taos county, grasshoppers have devastated Picuris Indian crop fields. Officials say federal aid is needed to support the tribe through winter and to supply grain in the spring.
William A. Hoffman shot Dr. William Brandt to death at his home near Maestown Illinois and warned of more killings before harming himself. He gave his wife $2 for their infant daughter Mary and left planning further murders as Monroe County searches for him. motive cited as a rejected allowance.
Dispatches from Constantinople report continuing Christian unease in Beirut with mass exodus to the hills and no fresh disturbances. Rear Admiral Cotton says 500 marines and bluejackets from the Brooklyn and San Francisco could be landed if needed, while Albanians in Kirk-Kiliseh resist orders and plunder fears rise. Troop concentration reaches twenty seven battalions in the district as imperial orders push fortification repairs at Adrianople Chatalja Erzeroom and the Bosphorus.
Paris reports Nazim Pasha, wali of Syria, orders a thorough inquiry into Beirut disorder and vows punishment for the guilty. Consuls decide not to request Marines as tensions ease and refugees return home. Early findings indicate police participated in looting. former vali Reishid Pasha failed to restrain them.
Washington dispatch says the French ambassador demanded the governor be removed from Beirut. Minister Leischman reports the move aims to restore order and protect American interests. State Department approves. no new disorder details in Beirut.
United States Minister Leischman insists on the Turkish government dismissing Reishid Pasha, vali of Beirut, due to safety concerns for Americans. The Porte has not replied, while Nazim Pasha’s Beirut arrival is greeted with enthusiasm and consuls continue to deal with the current vali.
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