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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
4
President Harrington reports the Agricultural and Mechanical College is overflowing with about 600 students on campus. Twenty four extra tents are ordered and one old building is converted to barracks to create space, but some applicants and on campus students must be turned away.
Austin Sept 26 A communication to the railroad commission from President Neill and three officers of the Farmers Union denies that Peters statement urging a one cent passenger fare reflects union sentiment. The notice says the resolution was introduced but voted down.
Austin reports an epidemic of dengue fever with mild cases keeping patients in bed for a few days. Doctors say dengue is the most prevalent disease in the city, with cases also in Bastrop and other inland Texas towns.
Chancey R Benefield of Dallas and Lotta Willams, a well known Indianapolis resident, wed in an automobile en route from the courthouse to catch a 3:15 train to Chicago. The groom had urgent business. she was visiting Terre Haute. They telephoned for a minister and license at 2:40 p.m. and the wedding occurred before departure.
Cameron Texas September 26 Theo Horstmann a prominent Buckholts citizen was shot by unknown assailants in that town. One bullet struck his chest another hit his arm and leg. Officials are investigating and no suspect is named. He was a well to do local figure.
A Havana report states a conspiracy to start a Cuban revolution was discovered with instructions from Governor Magoon. Shadowing of suspicious individuals followed for days, with claims the movement is backed by New York capitalists. In Texas a stock company, led by Dr. T J McFarland, bought Burdette wells property for about 1000 acres and intends to run a sanitarium and hotel.
New York inquiry in the trust case centers on Corsicana Refining Company of Texas. Government witnesses Folger and Payne testified they held Standard Oil stock related to Corsicana since 1898 and 1901 and later bought Corsicana stock by verbal agreement with John D. Archbold to be paid over ten years. Milburn attends McKinley monument unveiling after Friday adjournment.
The Canadian Valley Trust company closed its doors after failing to raise a $1,000,000 bond. Banks agreed to backstop the firm if funded, but no reopening occurred. The bank, capital $100,000 with $200,000 deposits, served mainly small deposits and promised dollar-for-dollar payment to depositors and staff.
The New York local of the Commercial Telegraphers union voted to call out all leased wire operators if sanctioned by national officers and to urge a national call for brokers and press telegraphers nationwide to quit work. The move supports striking workers against Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies.
President Roosevelt traveled from Oyster Bay to Long Island City aboard a Long Island Rail Road train that lasted under an hour. The journey narrowly avoided a collision with an automobile party when the engineer applied emergency brakes. At Long Island City the president thanked the engineer and then boarded a tug to Jersey City before continuing to Washington. He said the Louisiana cane brakes trip would finish his vacation.
Dr L T Armstrong United States veterinary inspector based in Fort Worth died at Pope hospital Muskogee from pneumonia after a vacation in Indiana. He leaves a widow and several children in Texas.
Secretary Root traveled Thursday afternoon to meet President Diaz of Mexico. He rode in the private car Signette attached to a Pennsylvania railroad train, accompanied by Mrs. Root Miss Root Percival Gassett the private secretary for this occasion and two servants.
In Houston on September 26 A F Scott of Bessmay Texas died while under chloroform during a dental procedure. Twenty two teeth were to be extracted. four remained when the dentist found he had died.
Vice President Fairbanks informed the Texas State fair management that he cannot attend on October 24. He has been asked to propose a new date for his appearance.
Washington reports President Roosevelt has returned after an absence of three and a half months from the capital, marking the end of his long trip away.
At the annual meeting in Boston H. Clay Pierce Eben Richards W H Dudley and W L Wagner were re elected as directors. President Richard reported gross earnings for the year with a rise of 1509361 and a net gain of 316505. He noted a one third wage increase across the system offset by Mexican government approved rate hikes.
J D Ganter offers all work fully guaranteed from the Dunn and Daly block located with Holmes and Pa services.
Dr. R H Harrison offers prompt calls day or night from Emmet and Maloney's Drug Store in Bryan Texas. Office hours 9 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Office phone 66 residence 313.
A small historical note identifies a dentist’s office located upstairs above the Smith Drug Company building. No additional context or dates are provided.
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