16 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1912
Page
1
Reports from South Central Russia describe brutal hunger as peasants in Orenburg sell their children to Khirgiz nomads in a bid to secure food amid famine. The AP notes dire conditions and widespread starvation among rural families.
The annual meeting of the southwest Episcopal Church mission department opened in Austin with fees at Mt. David’s church. Tighop Winchester of Arkansas delivered remarks at Hermon and All Saints chapel. Bishop Lord presided as Governor Colnwitt and the city mayor welcomed delegates. The session will continue.
Dr Odom and Mr Karten reported meningitis cases along the Navapota river beyond Reliance. In nearby Wenelahborhoni two more cases were found, with exposure in a house tied to a prior frat outbreak. authorities warn several residents may have been exposed and students are returning to St Moliance School as testing continues.
A petition circulated by Mr. Rd 8. Derden urges authorities to modify quarantine regulations now in force. It proposes relaxing restrictions for those who can prove they have not been in places with men from outside, and suggests allowing travel by train if qualified. Derden told The Eagle ninety five percent of those seen, including merchants and professionals, had signed. The action awaiting city town council and board of health decision.
In Houston Texas on January 16 a marriage license was issued for Meadows and Miss Tertha Rown a school teacher. Meadows had been granted a divorce days earlier after the alleged murder of Miss Alle Pastup whose body was found in a trunk aboard a ship. Miss Crown testified for the defense in the case.
District Judge Bimmons presides as the jury in the Snead Boyce case convenes Wednesday morning. The ledger notes focus on the Snead children and the ongoing school question while sources report Moyer and others moving toward Canada and Texas amid the legal proceedings.
Agricultural agent of the Cotton Belt railroad reports a wreck of Potton Melter passenger train No 2 near Mimo. Mr Stewart was killed, three other persons trapped in wreckage, Me Blewnet the only fatality noted.
Representative Burleson of Texas petitions President Taft against the war department action removing the Sixth Cavalry and Twenty third Infantry from the Texas border. He urges investigation of conditions in Mexico before any further troop movements. Taft plans to refer the matter to the Secretary of War. An unrelated note from Panhandle, Texas reports a sudden cattle market improvement.
An explosion struck Premier Yuan Shi Kai’s cart in Pekin as he headed to the imperial court, killing several soldiers and injuring seventeen others including civilians. The blast triggered a mass scramble. attackers were seized and imprisoned as guards ringed the area.
A major blaze in southern districts of a Japanese city has rendered about thirty thousand residents homeless. Authorities report rapid spread and overwhelmed shelters as firefighting efforts continue through the night.
New York on January 18 the Liverpool cotton acting conference committee led by secretary Simpeos arrived to join American brokers in coordinating measures against forgery. The group will hold a conference here tomorrow and meet Southern cotton buyers in Memphis Saturday to push the new factory system of safeguard.
Details of testimony given in Washington as lawmakers question Amini about matters before a senate investigating committee. Report notes Amini faced questions, with references to a public hearing on postal service concerns and city officials from Denver and other locations mentioned in the fragmented account.
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