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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
1
Judge Caron in Quebec ordered the release of Col. John F. Gaynor and Capt. B. D. Greene after finding discrepancies between U S charges and extradition warrants and noting missing dates. The decision upheld habeas corpus and freed the prisoners.
Elks reunion day two featured a parade of uniformed Elks and a prize drill with 1750 dollars in awards. Emphasis was on appearance bearing costume originality and line, plus special prizes for marching bands. The contest influenced the choice of next year’s reunion site as Richmond’s withdrawal narrowed the field to Baltimore and Saratoga Springs.
In San Francisco on August 13 review of uniform rank drills began at 9:30 a.m. The imperial palace of Knights of Khorassan met at Pythian castle and Rathbone Sisters at Native Son's hall. The grand parade at 3 p.m. drew twenty five brigades plus thousands of Knights along main city streets.
New plans approved by the municipal art commission allocate over 250000 for renovations at New York City Hall. A marriage bureau will occupy basement offices while the rotunda and corridors are renovated and the mayor's office is updated to a white enamel colonial style.
A blaze in an upper flat at 1 Park Avenue Chicago fatally burned a woman and a man while a second man was slighted injured. Firemen extinguished the fire in a few minutes.
Men occupying the top floor sustained injuries while fighting flames before firemen arrived. The origin of the fire remains undetermined.
An official telegram from Cape Haytien reports many people were incinerated during the Petit Grave fire on Saturday. The message notes the Crete A Pierot Firminist gunboat blockade of Cape Haytien has not been recognized by the American government.
Mrs Annie White of Verde Arizona, widow of an eighth Infantry soldier, heads to New York to press charges against General Chaffee for alleged cruelties at Camp McDowell. She claims he burned their home and drove off cattle and warns she will shoot him unless she gains satisfaction or official action.
The Cincinnati sails from Porto Cabello to Barcelona under orders to reach the crisis point. The Topeka may follow to Barcelona while Marietta sits at the Orinoco mouth, as Castro seeks asylum options. Three American ships guard key positions amid uncertain reports of looting and fighting.
A Moros attack on Camp Vi car s outpost in the Philippines leaves Sergeant Foley and Private Care dead and Private Van Dorn badly wounded. About a dozen Moros armed with spears swords and bolos crawled to the sentinels and fled after the assault as relief troops arrived. The incident may prompt action against Bacolod, a fortified town.
Reports from Manila say premature relaxation by American officials allowed cholera to reemerge. Lieutenant Assistant Surgeon Rhoades predicts the disease will not be eradicated until heavy rains come in October as naval authorities fret over renewed contagion and continuing convoy risks.
The National Society of the Army of the Philippines holds its reunion in Council Bluffs Iowa with General Irving Hale and Generals Funston MacArthur Wheaton and King among early arrivals. A general meeting follows registration and a reception at headquarters. Manila observes the fourth anniversary of its 1898 capture by American forces. Constabulary Inspector William Schemerhorn of Seattle was mortally wounded in a fight with landrones at Iligan Mindanao.
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