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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
3
Northbound trains No. 1 No. 8 and No. 6 listed with departure times 10 18 am 1 45 pm and 2 17 am. Southbound Nos. 2 4 and 6 shown at 1 45 pm 4 22 pm and 2 60 am. Nos 3 and 4 described as fast trains stopping only at principal stations.
R Girdles and corsets dominate shop notices at Coulter's with 49 cent Norwood summer corsets and 10 cent bleach vests. Misses Pearl Zulch and Hattie Webb return from Houston while Col A M Rhodes heads to Cameroon and J C Manning visits from Macy. For rent and boarding offered, while Gibbs, Webb Bros and Hunter Chatham promote footwear and fabrics amid a flurry of town visits and sales.
A string of tragic events and incidents from multiple states includes the death of George Schmidt hit by a train in Jefferson City, a fatal shooting of Claude Stokes in Graveton, and George W. Ryan killed by his ex-wife in Spring Hill. Also noted are severe hail in Venus, a tornado near Caddo Mills, and various crimes and accidents across the region.
Hotel arrivals list with names from multiple cities. Bryan Ice Storage announces a new ice depot next to Levy Bros furniture. Captain John Q. Tabor promoted to assistant general manager of Waters-Pierce Oil Co with Houston HQ. Ice storage and social notices include contest winners, upcoming wedding of Miss Myrtie Mae Conway to Ervin Hugh Astin, and a Bryan Sunday school picnic at Lake Station in Leon County with details to follow.
Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania denounced Gen. Jacob H. Smith for Samar campaign orders, calling him a disgrace to the uniform and urging the president to strip him of his uniform within 48 hours. His speech drew strong Democratic applause and some Republican approval, notable as a former Republican who joined the Democrats over Spanish war issues.
Washington April 29 The senate agreed to house amendments to the oleomargarine bill as passed by the senate and it now goes to the president for signature. Mr Simmons of New York addressed the senate opposing the Philippines government bill urging that Filipinos be turned over to island inhabitants and denouncing alleged cruelties by the American army calling on the president to investigate and condemn them.
The conferees have a final agreement on the Chinese exclusion bill. It repeals the temporary extension and reenacts laws until altered by law, extends them to island territories where applicable, allows entry for exhibition purposes, and keeps certification provisions in the Philippine islands.
In Wallen near Fort Wayne Indiana a Grand Rapids and Indiana excursion train collided with a freight train late Sunday night. Two coaches overturned and more than eighty people were injured though none seriously according to early reports.
In New Jersey on April 29 Constable Charles Engelbrecht was shot to death along a lonely stretch near Haake Hill. Police hunt for a bartender believed linked to the murder continuing.
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