Train wreck devastates passenger engine near Hearne
Jones, an assistant mail clerk, was stunned in the wreck. Trainmaster Bisbee and claim agents Crowder and Herring were present on the train. Freight engine 118, in the yards at the time, pulled the passenger train to Hearne after a delay of about an hour. the passenger engine was badly damaged and hauled to Houston yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisbee
Crowder
Herring
Hearne
Houston
Wreck on H. and T. C. Train Strikes Split Switch
Northbound passenger train No. 1 struck a split switch near the yards and derailed onto a siding, ramming a loaded coal car. Conductor Singer and Engineer Wilson escaped after jumping from the cab as the engine No. 73 and several freight cars were damaged. Passengers were shaken. injuries varied from minor to leg and side injuries for Walter Knox and other listed travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Wilson
Walter Knox
G. M. Winstead
Houston
C. W. Carr
Chas. Marks
Ennis
Houston Lumbermen Convention Travel Deals 1902
The Houston and Texas Central Railroad offers reduced round trip tickets for the Lumberman's Convention in Houston from April 6 to 10 1902. Sale dates are April 6 and 7 with travel to arrive in Houston by April 8, tickets must depart Houston by April 12. A Lumberman Special to Mexico City departs April 10 at 11 15 p m via Sunset Route stopping at all route points. Delegates may receive extended ticket limits. For rates and details contact Carl F Drake Austin Texas or M L Robbins T J Anderson Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Mexico City
Republic
Carl F. Drake
Austin Tex
M. L. Robbins
T. J. Anderson
G. P
Houston, Tex
Hotel Arrivals and Guests Listed in Exchanges
A compiled list of hotel arrivals and arrivals at exchanges includes C W Nelson of Houston and other named guests from cities such as St Louis Dallas Chicago and New Orleans. The note lists visitors at Tucker House and Central and mentions several individuals by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Nelson
Houston
Guy M Bryan
City
J M Cooper
St Louis
M Winstead
L Bisbee
W Carr
D Herring
Waco
E Steinhart
T D Crisbee
Franklin
Quanah
Harrison
New Orleans
Fairfield
Chicago
Wilson Nacogdoches
FE Paine
Dallas
R Jackson
Boston
Local Notes From Harvey April 7
Farmers progressing well with work. Mrs Murphy visits Mr and Mrs Dyess. Mr and Mrs Nash visiting the Dyess household this week. Luther Holligan of Holligan Chapel attended services. Mozart club met Friday with a pleasant program led by Miss Willi McCullough reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Dyess
Nash
Luther Holligan
Holligan Chapel
Mozart Club
Willi McCullough
Easter events and church dedication at Brightlight
The club will hold open sessions at term end. Brightlight church is to be dedicated the first Sunday in May. The building is a fine structure and the community is proud. Mr and Mrs J D Jones hosted an Easter hunt for children. Miss Pattie McClung entertained friends last night. M D
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life of
Mendelsohn
Brightlight Church
J.D. Jones
Farmers Plow and Visitors Populace in Cottonwood
April 7 report from Cottonwood notes farmers plowing and thinning corn while residents and visitors mingle. Local movements include Willie Hudspeth traveling to Wheelock and Sam Dunn with family visiting Sunday. An April 12 singing is announced at Mrs. Thomas’s residence inviting all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Hudspeth
Wheelock
Sam Dunn
Susie McWhorter
Tabor
Dee Robinson
Walter McIver
Henry Hudspeth
Bryan
Carmeon
Rain In Needed Morn Brightens Kurten Scene
April 7 report from Kurten notes a heavy need for rain. Mrs. Henderson had a week of illness but shows improvement. Miss Ola Wilson returns from Benchley with a pleasant visit. A Literary society gathering Saturday night entertained briefly. Mr Ballard Moore and father traveled to Bryan Tuesday. Correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard Moore
Bryan
Destitution in Zapata County: Officials Seek Immediate Aid
Letters from Zapata County officials report severe destitution across the drought stricken region. They request immediate relief of essentials—corn, beans, lard, coffee, and sugar—for about 1200 people and note cattle losses and widespread hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Ignacio
Lozano
Wallis
Sophn
Zapata County
Valis
Soohn
Zapata
President Chosen at Texas A and M College
The board of trustees at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas elected Prof. David F. Houston president after a four hour ballot among candidates from across the state. Houston, dean of the Texas State University faculty, is a South Carolinian with ten years at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
David F. Houston
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
H. B. Stoddard
Bryan
F. H. Robertson
T. R. Day
Henderson
S. H. Flake
Navasota
A. E. Easley
Clarence W. Ousley
Galveston
James M. Skinner
West Virginia
E. F. Comegys
Gainesville
Charles Rogan
Austin
John H. Cochran
Milam County
A. J. Beaty
Fort Worth
R. L. Abbott
Wells Thompson
Columbus
Q. F. Anderson
Whitewright
Wilbur Colvin
Georgia
H. C. Pritchet
Huntsville
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Texas State University
Ex Governor Eagle Refuses to Resign from Capitol Commission
Former Arkansas governor James P. Eagle declines Gov. Davis request to resign from the state capitol commission saying he has committed no offense. Davis also resigns as vice president of the Baptist State Association, a move announced to Eagle who is president of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Little Rock
James P. Eagle
State Capitol Commission
Davis
Eagle
Baptist State Association
Association
Boy Shot In Richmond Dies After Surgery In Galveston
Ralph Speaks a 14 year old boy died at Sealy Hospital in Galveston after being shot in Richmond by a peer with a 22 calibre rifle. The shot caused paralysis of the lower limbs, and death followed an operation to relieve the paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Ralph Speaks
Richmond
Sealy Hospital
Blast Accident Kills Man in Texas Cistern Work
Erick McCarty was killed instantly when a blast discharged accidentally while he and Mr Belew worked in a cistern, five miles southeast of Cedar Hill Texas. Belew was badly crippled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar, Hill, Tex
Erick McCarty
Mr. Belew
McCarty
Belew
Cholera Toll at Manila Rises as Quarantine Breach Causes Death
Cholera cases reach 175 with 137 deaths reported by noon Monday in Manila. Native residents push to break quarantine, and one native has been killed during the breaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bonneville
Dimity
the Daily Eagle
Connelly & Carnes
Isu
Lumberman’s Convention
Tucker House
Geo W Seale
Mumford
L Curry
Hempstead
Central
GW Maxwell
J L Gregory
M W Elam
Oliver Winger
R E Jolley
James Cooper
A J Neff
Emmet’s
Pioneers
Hunter
Ghatham
Emma
Miss Maude Elliott
Walter Holden
Yellow Kid
Kurten
Zapats
College
Nabors Bros
Nabors Brothers
Rin
John Wittman
GSE
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Otto Boehme
Texas
Bryan, Texas
Life Insurance Company
P. I. Boys
Stevenson Machine & Repair Company
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