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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
2
A compilation of varied notes from Bryan Texas topics including local politics cultural items and regional observations. Mentions snow in Chicago peanut threshers for Brazos county crops and upcoming National Corn Exposition prizes while touching on local names and potential community changes.
A proposed liquor dealers group requires oath to uphold Baskin McGregor law including Sunday closing no music and no screens and to press charges against violators. The Lone Star press notes Mose Harris, once a reporter, now editor of The Texas Republic, is tied to the item and cited as a colorful figure in Texas journalism.
At the Missouri annual conference in Moberly on September 4 a resolution was adopted prohibiting any quarterly conference from recommending a candidate for the ministry who uses tobacco. The measure will soon apply to lay membership as well.
The paper trust raises prices by fifty percent and now high tariff papers push for repeal of duties on wood pulp and related materials used in paper making, arguing the duty harms industry and printing presses.
The Palestine Herald asserts Anderson County grows the finest wrapper tobacco in the United States, urging farmers not to sleep on their rights. It notes Anderson’s proximity to Brazos and similar climate and soil.
John Defee was acquitted of murdering his brother Tom Defee at the family home near Midway Madison county after the state evidence. District Attorney J M Ralston urged a not guilty verdict and the jury discharged him. H H South murder in the second degree case was continued.
A sequence of names including Stuart, T. C. Elliott, J. L. Edge, W. R. Parker, T. E. Taylor, E. H. Edge, W. J. Meads, H. T. Wheeles, J. R. Eden, Geo. P. Edge, W. B. Eidson, Phillip End ler, W. B. English, Albert Schultz, F. W. Locke, Sam Luther, J. T. Newcomb, S. J. Eaves, A. Moore, John Fickey, J. D. George, J. L. Wheeless appears in a local notice or list of names.
W. S. Mial announces lease of Ash Pond on his Brazos bottom place for five years. He warns that the land is protected and any trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Dated October 4.
For sale is 38 acres of land inside city limits with a good four room house and an underground cistern in the southwestern town section. Valued at about 2000 dollars, asking price 1200 dollars. Contact W. C. Davis at 258.
Millinery shop opens today at the corner of Eugene Edge. The event marks a new retail offering in the area with storefront sampling and potential grand opening promotions.
Mrs John Wallace wife of a Woods county farmer was burned to death when her skirts caught fire from a kitchen stove as she did laundry. In the same area two young Davis children perished in a stable fire they started while playing. Three other children escaped.
Boise Idaho reports the jury to try United States Senator Borah was completed Tuesday afternoon. Counsel for the government stated the alleged offense is a misdemeanor rather than a felony.
Tabitha Johnson fifteen daughter of George R Johnson near Leland was seriously burned in Ennis Texas when a ten gallon coffee can exploded while she boiled coffee for cotton pickers. Boiling liquid splashed over her face causing severe swelling and injuries.
Four men were blown into the Ohio river and drowned when a gasoline tank exploded on the yacht Blanche M in Gallapolis on September 25. The incident occurred as the vessel burned and sank in the river.
N J Johnson, a Black man, sues the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas for 1500 dollars claiming injury to feelings after an auditor cursed him. Johnson had mistaken the train auditor for a newsboy while attempting to buy candy and a newspaper, provoking the alleged humiliation.
Secretary Root wired Governor Campbell expressing thanks for the Texas invitation and saying he will spend Sept 28 in San Antonio as guest of the International club, with the governor attending.
James Chaney a young white laborer for N Thigpen on English Bayou was chopped to death by a black man in a woods dispute. The ax buried through his shoulder, the murderer escaped, a second black man witnessed the event, Chaney's parents live near Oakdale and his body was taken there for burial. A negro was arrested nearby but released.
In Fort Worth on September 25 a young woman dressed as a boy drove a double seated rig with only a dog for company. She guided the vehicle to a residence where she was given a female name and offered shelter. The girl refused to reveal her identity or origin, fueling police intrigue and investigation.
Collector James Haynes issues notice under Texas game laws warning that anyone who kills protected game on the Mexican side of the river and brings it into Texas will be arrested. The advisory reflects cross border wildlife controls and enforcement priorities.
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