Post Office Records Second Class Mail Entry
The notice indicates mail matter entered at the post office as second class for mailing. It records the handling category and dates for processing under postal regulations.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1902
Page
2
The notice indicates mail matter entered at the post office as second class for mailing. It records the handling category and dates for processing under postal regulations.
President Roosevelt declares the new meat trust as his problem and asserts control over the meat industry policy. He frames the trust as a personal stake in national supply and market regulation.
A torrential spell drenches Texas as storms deliver a rapid infusion of water across multiple counties. Farmers hope the rainfall aids crops while officials monitor flood risk and grid conditions in the aftermath. Local reservoirs report rising levels and runoff concerns persist.
Congressman Lanham, confident his bid for governor will be resolved, has departed for Washington to resume duties in Congress.
Relief efforts gather from numerous regions as shipments head to Za pata County to aid residents enduring hardship. The move shows organized state response with multiple agencies coordinating deliveries and volunteers assisting distribution centers.
A man was shot in the head in Beaumont but the bullet was flattened and caused no serious damage.
Hon. Walter T. Burns of Houston is appointed by the president as judge of the new southern federal judicial district in Texas. James W. Ownby of Paris will serve as district attorney.
Death claims Dr. Talmage a man whose eloquence thrilled tens of thousands for nearly fifty years and stirred countless hearts to noble aims. His influence remains stupendous and ever- lasting, affecting even those in narrow worldly careers.
Friends in Bryan report the death of A. B. Ballard on the Southern Pacific near Sabinal at 3 AM. A North Carolina native, he came to Bryan a decade ago, worked as a salesman and later ran his own business. He married Nellie Harris in 1899 and leaves a wife and one child. The funeral at 3 PM today will be held at W. W. Harris’s residence under Knights of the Maccabees auspices.
A compact roster of names and cities shows hotel arrivals and exchange entries. Notable names include Fuller Miller Taylor Edel Wynne Wil son Powell Roberts Hogue Keeland Hogsett Pounds Leverett Harper March and May dates appear in the mix.
A 40 inch silk embroidered grass linen described as available at Wagner and Brandon's. The listing notes the fabric width and shop location with no further specifications or pricing details.
Public interest swells in Bryan for next Friday when Major General Fitzhugh Lee U S A arrives to deliver War and Peace in the United States and Cuba at the opera house. Confederates U D C and military units plan warm welcomes at depots as towns prepare for a packed audience and related arrangements.
Trains passing Bryan April 21 and 22 offer round trip Dallas tickets fare 4.90 with continuous passage each way. Other trains April 22 and 23 offer tickets to Dallas and return fare 5.40. Tickets valid to leave Dallas by April 26 1902. Cair W S Wilson Agent. Also notice for U D C called meeting April 15 at 3 pm at Mrs Albert Buchanans home. attendance urged by Mrs Wm A Banks.
Grand opening ball at Wootan Wells on April 11 with a gun shoot on April 12 and 13. Bryan line informs passengers on April 11 at 10 20 a m H and T C will sell round trip tickets to Wootan Station fare 1 limit April 13th. W S Wilson Agent.
The Brooklyn yacht club announces an ocean race from Montauk Point to Gravesend Bay via Sandy Hook as part of its annual cruise. The July cruise will run eastward along Long Island Sound to Shelter Island before returning to Montauk Point for the start.
Frederick Sutton's will filed in Lake county probate names John Alexander Dowie, Zionist leader also known as Elijah I, as heir to about 50 000 dollars mostly in New Zealand. A codicil adds Sutton's sister and three brothers in New Zealand to the legacy.
Private advices report sculptress Miss Isabel Corbley Minor has won the commission to sculpt the first bust of King Edward after his June coronation. Around the same time she will wed Harold M. Vernon. Miss Minor is the daughter of a Cleveland, Ohio, resident. Vernon hails from Lexington, Kentucky.
A partial text fragment suggests a forthcoming action or program. The readable portion implies a mindset toward completing a task, but lacks specifics on who, what, or where.
Philip Haas a fourteen year old Freshman at Manual Training High School was arrested by Secret Service Agent Donnella on the charge of making counterfeit nickels and quarters. The agent asserts Haas used dies and molds from the school’s working department. The counterfeits are crude.
Federal authorities plan to levy over 2 million dollars in inheritance tax on the will of Daniel Wells Jr. The estate is valued at about 15 million dollars. The will includes bequests to charitable institutions, with the tax amounting to roughly 2 million if collected under the law.
A Kovno dispatch reports seven members of a Jewish family living near the city were murdered by robbers who beat them with axes and then burned their house. The crime occurred near the capital of the govern ment of Kovno, as the attackers destroyed the residence.
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