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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
2
A note indicates mailing status as second class matter at the post office.
Dr. Oscar H. Cooper resigns Baylor College presidency. Garden truck demand rises with spring millinery and marriage licenses. Mayor Holt aims to transform Houston into a terrestrial paradise. Congressman Lanham travels to Texas advocating gubernatorial bid. 1900s Texas to see vast railroad building and oil-led investment surge after Beaumont discovery.
Supt. J. M. Lee has been transferred from Houston to Austin to lead the western division of the H. and T. C. from Hempstead to Liano. The first division office from Houston to Hearne is abolished. Child's leather caps priced at 25 cents at Coulter's.
Prof Nathaniel Colyer and Miss Dena Maves wed at 4 30 yesterday afternoon at Mrs Lucy King’s residence with Rev Jewell Howard officiating. The couple, well known in Bryan, will shortly depart for Houston after celebrations and congratulations from friends.
Farmers plant cotton and plow corn as H. E. Marley remains on the sick list. A crowd attended singing at Thompson Creek. Pearl Browning returns from Kurten, Ola Wilson visits Benchley, and Tal Tobias from Kurten visits. Belle Halton and R. H. Halton were ill, Dr. Curry went to Bryan, Ran Smith and son visited from Claydon Prairie, Annie Mays leaves for Houston.
The Juarez bull fight turns violent when premier matador Jarrigo is tossed by a enraged fifth bull. His clothing is torn and his leg and hip lacerated, ending the fighter's career prospects. American spectators cheer the bull while Mexican onlookers hiss amid potential clashes.
Flood has completely receded in Emory river at Harriman Tennessee. Six of twelve industries flooded by high water have resumed operations. Remaining industries expected to be running by Thursday morning.
Austin reports March land receipts and lease interest from the school university and other lands totaled 181764.57 dollars. Dr J H Miller of Paris sold 600 cattle at 50 dollars each. Mark Alkire of Dallas had his horse and buggy stolen while at the opera.
A dispatch to the foreign secretary from Lord Cromer reports that British and Belgian locomotives are being set to work in Egypt. He notes American firms win orders through rapid execution and standardization, but British firms match or exceed in design when needed. British engines also outperform American in coal consumption and rival Belgian quality.
Postmaster Guyer of Clayton New Mexico reports to the postmaster general that on March 26 Searles entered the office asking for stamps and opened fire. Guyer says he returned fire with a nearby revolver, killing Searles, who allegedly made no statement beyond requesting stamps.
Investigation shows Nelson mine at Dayton not on fire and not burning. Sixty people left orphaned or widowed after 16 miners were killed. George Swafford died of injuries. Miners blame lack of Sunday sprinkling. others cite coal dust and gas as the likely cause.
Constantinople announces that Christian insecurity stems from Macedonian committee arms and dynamite imports. The porte says it has issued protective instructions to safeguard inhabitants of the disturbed district in response to ambassadors’ representations.
Report from Rome states Henry White secretary of the U S embassy in London will succeed George von L Meyer as ambassador in London. White has just arrived at Florence with his family en route to England and has heard nothing official. Meyer had been expected to resign.
At the annual stockholders meeting in Fort Worth Texas the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad Company elected old directors. Officers chosen include President B F Yoakum St Louis and Vice President L B Comer Fort Worth with J S Jones Fort Worth as secretary and auditor L O Williams Fort Worth as treasurer and F H Hamilton St Louis as assistant secretary and assistant treasurer.
Vienna reports a doubt in the state department whether the move to elevate the minister to Austria Hungary in Washington and the American minister to Austria Hungary to ambassadors will go through. It is believed the change will be enacted.
The governess named Allart, who on Monday attempted to assassinate M. Trepoff, prefect of police, had been imprisoned in February for participation in student disturbances. She was released a couple days before the attempt by order of Trepoff due to poor health.
Three missing tourists from a party of four who attempted the Rax Alps ascent in Lower Austria have been found alive, though half frozen. The remaining member of the expedition was discovered deceased.
The Western Passenger Association, the country’s largest group uniting railroads west of Chicago and St. Louis and many eastern lines, is doomed to dissolution.
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