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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
3
Local items list Northbound and Southbound train times and stops then a long roster of local business updates. Norwood’s shop ads feature madras shirting pants and 100 pairs blankets plus multiple clothing and accessory buys and notices about rentals and social news in Bryan.
Obituary note reports General Hazen Kington died December 5 in Tahlequah Indian Territory at age 61. The brief item mentions federal officials and a National Council measure related to district funding and capital plans, but specifics are unclear.
In Westmoreland County Virginia police report William P. Taylor Jr killed by Herbert Marks after Taylor sought to settle an insult to a cousin. J Q Stiff and Willie Heflin were wounded. Marks surrendered after the shooting at Marks residence.
New York, Dec. 5. A forthcoming index will show that if a man bought his yearly supplies on Dec 1 they would cost 101 37 dollars, vs 72 45 dollars on July 1 1897 the record low and 121 75 dollars on Jan 1 1860. The prices now top all years since modern manufacturing and farm efficiency began expanding.
The Houston grand lodge elected new officers for the Masonic year with William Clark named Grand Master and William Fry named Deputy Grand Master. Other officers include William Janes, B F Frymier, John Watson and W W Peevey filling vacancies. A later note mentions a race riot in Opp Alabama with fatalities and a posse forming to pursue suspects.
A telegram from the sub committee states the new agricultural experiment station will be located at Troupe in Smith county. The site was chosen for soil quality railroad access and central location near Smith Cherokee and Rusk counties.
Amarillo Texas December 5 Hon W B Plemmons died here from a stroke of apoplexy. A native of Macon county North Carolina he was raised on a farm and joined the Confederate army before seventeen serving about four years in Lee and Stonewall Jacksons corps. Pickton Texas December 5 Maud James four year old daughter of R O James died from burns from benzine explosion Sunday morning her brother also badly burned.
Ex-Governor William Jenkins, ousted by President Roosevelt, publicly denies insanity charges and claims the public misquoted him in the president’s statement. Separately, soprano Calve withdraws from singing due to acute bronchitis and plans to resume December 25 in New York after travel to Florida for a throat specialist.
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