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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1901
Page
2
Bryan must attract a cotton mill to sustain its cotton market status. Good roads are urged to boost prosperity and wagon shipments. The paper notes revival attendance, rising imperial ideas, and political chatter about rail consolidation and regional issues. General Cassius M. Clay is depicted as ready to defend Kentucky.
A Farm and Ranch saying a key distinction lies in spending. The successful man spends less than his income while the unsuccessful one spends more, and the total income level explains little.
The Bonham Favorite reports growing excitement as new cotton mills ignite industrial activity in Texas. The editorial notes fires in the furnace promise more mills and industries, and asks when Bryan will address this key question to spur growth.
A note from Exposition Saloon proclaims it houses the town’s oldest beer, drawing curiosity from patrons and locals alike as they sample historical brews and share stories of the tavern’s long-running tradition.
Prof Ferdinand Hueppe argues a combined meat and vegetable diet yields superior mental and physical development. He contrasts with vegetarian animals, notes temperamental effects, and cites leaders like Caesar Napoleon and Lincoln as examples. He suggests two of three Americans eat too much meat.
Evangelist George Stuart arrived last night as guest of Mr and Mrs W E Saunders. The first revival service is at 11 o clock this morning under the tent on the plaza near the H T C depot. Stuart will preach his first Bryan sermon. Ministers invite all to attend for the town and Christian cause.
Exchange A D Cleveland of St Louis and S W Bertram of New York check in along with Heywood celebrities, Geo R Langtree of New York, B T Peacock of Kansas City, E H Astin of Mumford, Miss McCay arrive at the hotel
Smoke Sabrosa top market force noted with exposition. 133 Good barbers and courteous treatment kept with no delay at the Union Barber Shop. Allen, Apner & Bibes advertise. Features J E Price Kurten A E Bass New York D P Wilson Hearne W H Bamilin Florence.
Havana reports govern or general Wood orders suppressing The Discuscion after a Friday illustration titled The Cuban Calvary depicted a Cuban with General Wool and President McKinley as thieves. Editor Coronado arrested but released on bail. Capote pleaded for publication to continue, with potential charges to Editor Coronado.
London orders halt on purchasing mules and horses in the United States and directs stock under contract to New Orleans for swift shipment abroad. Colonel DeBurgh, head of the British Army in the U S, is en route to the West and due soon. May 1 set to end shipping. last animals expected aboard by then. The Geneva Pearson and Evan Ness injunction suit is linked to the stoppage, though British reps deny influence.
New Orleans April 6. The Boer injunction to stop mules for the British army in South Africa was not acted on in the United States circuit court today. A supplemental petition was filed by the Boers, and the other side asked for time to consider. The case was adjourned until next Tuesday.
In LaPorte Indiana on April 6 a 14 year old girl named Cora Theisen who had vanished from Chicago last June was found. She had used the name Cora Ingall and was taken in by Mrs J W Hewitt adopted as an orphan. Her clothes were worn and she studied well at the public schools triggering local sympathy. A letter to an aunt in Germany led to her identity being revealed.
Peter von Struve and M. T. Tugan-Baronoffsky, noted political economists and Marxist leaders, were ordered to leave St Petersburg after being arrested during the recent riots.
The navy department awarded the contract to Union Iron Works of San Francisco to build the 23 knot protected cruiser Milwaukee at a price of $2,825,000. The award was announced in Washington on April 6.
The Topeka city council canvassed municipal returns and found a 12 vote margin electing Hughes, a Republican, as mayor. His opponent had led by 11 votes before the canvass.
Hostilities at Whitehall between General Cassius M. Clay and officers have ceased as the writ of possession is withdrawn. Sheriff Colyer escaped injury during the clash. Deputies arrest Bowlin, one of Clay’s guards, and seize a weapon. No further reports from the barricaded Whitehall are available due to danger.
The April incident at General Cassius M. Clay's Whitehall estate in Lexington involved Clay and two bodyguards against Sheriff Colyer, Deputy Terrill, and Frank Mason over a writ for furniture owned by Clay's daughter. The stand-off ended with shots fired, retreat, and no arrest. The dispute stems from Clay's daughter Mary B. Clay seeking release of property from his estranged wife Dora Richardson Brock.
Rev. F. M. Haygood, a widely known Baptist minister who preached in nearly every southern state, died in Atlanta on April 6 at age 84. His funeral influence and long service marked a notable religious career.
The text explains that a spider's body holds four masses each with many tiny holes through which threads pass. About 1000 threads per hole combine to form the single thread the spider spins, meaning a spider’s thread is made from over 4 000 individual threads joined together.
A witty Chicago Record quip cautions against proposing by letter after a man’s note is misplaced. The joke recalls a duel of suitors as a letter ends up sent to a different admirer. The piece unfolds as light social humor from the era.
Following the Federal census showing 4105 for the Arkansas side, local business leaders and citizens urged a new count. The completed enumeration estimates 6000 on the Arkansas side, with the Texas side aggregating roughly 8000 more, yielding a combined city population near 15000 across both state lines.
A corn fed philosopher jokes about becoming a great poet by writing something incomprehensible in a style no one understands. The remark appears in the Indianapolis Press as a witty reflection on literary pretension.
In a lighthearted courtroom exchange Mrs. Jopps tells the judge her husband is well meaning but 80 percent unfinished and hard to please, sparking a gentle ribbing about marital fault. The comic line highlights domestic humor in a legal setting.
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