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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
1
Governor announces J. Abbott a Dallas chemist to lead the new pure food commission. Headquarters will be in Denton with a salary of 2900 dollars annually. The appointment follows the Thirtieth Legislature creating the office.
Cyerus Bald, eighty five, of Kane county, killed himself by eating paris green on Thursday after confessing he murdered his wife by smashing her skull with a hammer. Mrs Baldwin was found dead Wednesday and believed to be murdered, though no direct proof existed.
Galveston Chamber of Commerce files with the attorney general a suit against the railroad commission to compel removal of rate differentials on the Brownsville railroad arguing Galveston distance to Houston is shorter for cotton and merchandise. Several prominent Galveston shippers are plaintiffs and the case stirs statewide interest.
Havre reports a blaze consuming six hundred bales of cotton aboard the steamer Madawaska from Galveston. The fire caused an estimated loss of 484000 dollars.
A portion of the Katy's bridge over South Pronk Creek six miles south of Waxahachie caught fire and burned. No injuries reported and investigation pending to determine cause and extent of damage to the structure.
The mass layoffs in major plants have left thousands unemployed in Chicago as factories cut workforces.
McKinney Texas September 26 The case of the state versus Mayfield Fannin charged with criminal assault pending in district court here has been dismissed as the prosecuting witness has married another defendant in the case and is out of the jurisdiction of the court.
In Madisonville Texas on September 26 the boiler of the J. M. Kent gin exploded killing a man named Merritt and fatally injuring Joe Holliday. The blast wiped out the gin and damaged other town property.
Shreveport reports sufficient artesian water for all purposes despite contrary rumors. Officials confirmed the city’s groundwater level remains adequate to meet consumer demand.
Saranac Lake New York September 26 Hotel Ampersand was destroyed by fire with losses estimated at 270000 dollars.
Poem and obituary notes Roy Boyer who died in New Mexico on Saturday September 21 1907. Text laments his youth and beauty, recalls his kindness and friendships, and marks his burial with timeless reflection on his sudden absence from loved ones.
New York reports a six year old boy Andrew Jenevose dies after rival boys push him into a five foot roof tank where he sailed a homemade boat. His sisters witnessed the incident before the trio fled. Father recovered him but he did not survive.
Louisville report says Dr Samuel Bradley city livestock inspector was held for grand jury on charges of accepting a bribe embezzlement and misappropriating property. Bonds set at 6000 for Bradley and 1000 for an accessory Lawrence Schang. Trial testimony alleged he demanded bribes before approving meats and condemned and sold confiscated meat for profit.
Muskogee county reports show every Democratic ticket winner while Frank Hubbard the lone Republican candidate for Congress carried the county by four votes. Final count overseen by William H. Murray after D. I. Middleton resigned. A Porter fire destroys much of the town of Porter with 500 residents at risk.
Four Muskogee banks including First National Commercial National City National and Bank of Commerce stepped in to aid the Canadian Valley bank after it closed on Tuesday. Depositors will be paid 50 cents on the dollar.
Taft’s world tour draws intense local attention as officials plan to navigate his path through Siberia and European Russia. The press debates a Russo American convention while rumors persist that Taft aims to negotiate a bilateral treaty.
Mrs Harry K Thaw cannot visit her husband this week due to a severe cold in New York. She remains at home as doctors monitor her condition and advise rest.
Oakland City Indiana September 26 James Dossett wife and baby burned to death during the destruction of their home Agnew Pennsylvania September 26 Laying his neck on a railroad rail a car cut off the head of Thomas McDermott
A Bristol Tenn trial report details Ack Hale accused of assault and murder of Lillie Davis. Witnesses describe slapping, forcing whisky, and gunfire in city park and cemetery, with two young girls corroborating mistreatment before Hale and Davis entered Best Hill Cemetery. Police testimony notes the dying girl with a pistol and empty bottle nearby. Mother of Davis testifies to daughter's fidelity to home.
In Jesup Georgia two Black men were captured and jailed for murder and criminal assault of Mrs Marvin Overstreet near Surrency. Manzie Brown confessed to the first attack ten days ago and Washington denies guilt in the last assault. Mrs Overstreet’s head was hacked with an ax but she is hoped to recover.
Dr Peyton Randolph Henderson a prominent Kentucky physician and scion of an old family died by suicide in his Louisville residence. He shot himself twice in the head in his own room. his wife entering the room found him cradled in her arms as he collapsed.
In Columbus Ohio on Sept 26 Mrs Lucy Kelly visited an undertaker and killed herself by swallowing carbolic acid after embracing her lover Howard Rhoades who died after taking the same poison the previous day.
Earthquakes during the night of September 22 damaged many houses and churches in Guatemala. the coffee district remained unaffected.
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