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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
4
The Boers have filed claims seeking more than 300 million dollars from the British government for property destruction during the war. Dallas voters adopt the elective commission form of municipal government by a large majority, as the commission idea gains steady favor.
During a large turnout at a special session in Austin, Bell leads the field with Campbell second as the race for governor shapes up. The contest centers on these two, though other candidates remain in contention.
After lengthy parleys and political maneuvering the legislature finally addressed the Terrell election law and adjourned Tuesday night at nine o'clock.
Two new instruments arrive at the mechanical engineering laboratory. One reads draft variations as fine as one one-hundredth of an inch suitable for power plants and ventilation. The other steam meter measures steam flow in cubic feet or horse power with a direct dial readout.
A letter to the department of Mechanical Engineering states an order for a No 5 Humphryes Hydraulic Ram will be shipped free of charge. It is signed by D A Carpenter vice-president of Humphryes Manufacturing Co Mansfield Ohio and references El Paso and State Agricultural College Colorado class of 92.
The Workers Institute of the Bryan Baptist Association meets with Reliance church on the Saturday before the fifth Sunday April 28. Devotional exercises at 10 a.m. led by W.8. Edge. Sermon on Our Obligations to God by Dr. George B. Butler. Consecration Its Meaning and Blessings at 2 p.m. S. R. McClung and J. M. Bullock. Board meeting and missionary report at 3 p.m. Lecture on Wild Oats by A. W. Buchanan at 8 p.m. Sunday services include Sunday school at 10 a.m. and a 11 a.m. sermon on World Wide Evangelism by G. A. Foster with missionary map illustrations. Sunday school mass meeting at 2 p.m. Address on the school and its hindrances illustrated with charts by J. M. Smith of Montgomery. Song by the choir. Closing program led by J. R. Smith and J. M. Bullock, Chairmen.
A fragment describing a wedding at sunset beside grassy hills. The narrator recalls a marein the meadow, a sunlit rimson glow, and a calm cow named as a cherished pet while the couple shares a quiet moment.
Bulletin traces a Harvard Yale clash with teams arriving in sack suits and red or blue collars. A dress protest over buttons leads to a refereed inquiry. Yale faces penalties for field conduct and yardage, spectators charged to view a prize fight ad, and the game ends with Harvard ending the session amid high excitement.
A letter arrived Monday from an Indian student asking about the college and expressing intent to enroll in a few months. The A and M College is praised for its renowned course, located in a major cotton and rice region near cattle ranches, attracting distant visitors and inquiries.
A note from The Battalion quotes Andru Karnegie promoting phonetic spelling as a time saving reform. The committee would simplify English to spell as it sounds, with examples like estethetic, philosoph, and rubarb, while acknowledging it may take time to implement.
The H and T C announces excursion tickets with set sale dates. St Louis April 14 15, limit April 19. Dallas April 9 and morning 10 for Methodist Educational Convention at 5.95. Dallas April 15 16 and morning 17 for Masonic Convention at 5.95. New Orleans April 22 23 and 21 for Confederate Reunion at 9.10. Special through train Monday April 23 passes Bryan at 4:40 p.m. Limit May 7.
The next Scientific Association gathering occurs on Friday April 13 with President Harrington and Professor Bennett speaking. The full program will be announced later. All interested, whether members or not, are invited to attend this meeting.
Leslie's Weekly notes poodles are easiest to train while dachshunds resist, not from stupidity but overconfidence. Collies show flattery and unreliability, used in Vienna militia roles. Fox terriers become natural acrobats, mastering somersaults for treats with rapid training and repeated turns.
A New York Herald excerpt notes superstition around launch days and cursed locomotives. It contrasts machines built alike, one reliable and the other plagued by malfunctions, accidents, and even drivers quitting. A famed “hearse” engine on the South Florida railroad killed many, yet harmed none of its own parts before being broken up.
The excerpt notes a type of person who yo-yoes between kindness and flattery. It praises sweet talkers with good hearts while warning that real flattery, if insincere, lacks genuine warmth. It highlights the appeal of agreeable words, especially in women, and the fine line between praise and manipulation.
The first Western Australia church, built in Perth by soldiers after 1829, was made almost entirely of bulrushes. It served as a Sunday chapel, an amateur theater on weekdays, and functioned as barracks throughout its existence.
The pawnbroker sign originated with Lombard bakers who borrowed it from the Medici of Florence. The house founder was a physician whose descendants became bankers and brokers and kept the golden pills as their emblem. When elevated to nobility they adopted six golden pills on a blue shield.
Thoughtful quotation from Henry Drummond on joy and compassion. It notes the hungry old crave love more than bread and suggests giving a garment of praise to the needy is more valuable than providing blankets.
A lighthearted note from the Indianapolis Star remarks that new posters or ideas emerge constantly as people grow to believe they are mature enough to judge them.
A Philadelphia Record summarises reports by scholars and historians detailing legendary and claimed giant human remains across Europe and the Mediterranean. It cites measurements from tombs and skeletal finds in Paris Rome Tenerife and Bohemia, noting debates by Sir Hans Sloane and others on whether these were humans or mammoth fossils.
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