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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1906
Page
4
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The Fort Worth Star lauds Bryan for proposing a trolley line to connect Bryan with A and M College to reduce congestion and expand capacity. The Bryan Eagle notes a new naturalization law effective Sept. 27 and reports on increased cotton patch population near Fort Worth after vagrants faced penalties.
The text lauds William Jennings Bryan as a remarkable figure admired worldwide yet fiercely opposed. It notes global honors during his world tour and domestic reception in New York, contrasting intense praise with relentless criticism and wealth backed attacks. Bryan’s potential presidential fate is questioned but his enduring influence framed as guiding his principles.
The Alpine Avalanche notes that great leaders gain fame beyond their official role, citing Charlemagne William Pitt and Thomas Jefferson as examples of individuals who towered above ordinary officeholders across history.
Fire swept the Boston and Northern Street Railway yard on Washington avenue Chelsea burning about eighty cars. The blaze destroyed buildings and a large portion of rolling stock. Estimated loss reaches 300000 dollars and investigators suspect incendiary origin.
A tropical hurricane raged for over twelve hours from thirty-five to sixty mph, tearing telegraph lines, causing rail washouts, flooding tracks, and sinking three barges on the Mississippi near South Port. Vessels avoided entry at the mouth of the Mississippi as Lake Pontchartrain rose five feet above normal. Damages centered on tide-related effects along the Gulf coast.
Telegraph service to New Orleans via Birmingham was the only line functioning, though sporadic and unsatisfactory, as a Gulf coast storm disrupted nearly all communications from Mobile and Pensacola to New Orleans.
Reports from the Gulf coast indicate damage feared from a Wednesday night storm. Communications to Mobile and Pensacola are down and no reliable counts exist along the eastern gulf coast as crews await updates. New Orleans barometer ran low at 29.26 reflecting unusual pressure in the region.
Houston September 27 B B Menefee of Houston and W A Bell of Trinity sold their sawmill and timber lands in San Jacinto and Waller counties near Riverside to Long Year Lumber Co of Houston for 49000 dollars. About 10000 acres of valuable long and short leaf pine are included in the property.
A dispatch from Paris dated April 28 reports a bond discovered beneath the library window of former President Loubet at Montelimar. The finding is noted by the Journal.
The article discusses when Ascot races began, noting rival dates tied to the Duke of Cumberland, Queen Anne, and James I. It suggests Ascot emerged gradually from a germ of the turf rather than a single founding event, with Queen Anne as a key early patron. References include the 1727 Racing Calendar and London Chronicle accounts.
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