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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1901
Page
8
A local shop advertises holiday gifts for men, promising curated selections from fine furnishings and practical wearables. It emphasizes avoiding trinkets and offering items he will appreciate and use, targeting Christmas shoppers with tailored men's fashion options.
A fine display of elegant silk neckwear in Puffs Imperial Ascots Four-in-hands Bat Wings and more. Prices quoted at 25c 50c and 91c with varied holiday effects.
A box item offers fine silk and satin suspenders with sterling silver and gold plated buckles. Prices listed are 1.00 1.50 2.00 and 2.50 dollars.
Advertises men's dress and undress gloves in new gray and tan shades. Silk lined options priced at 1 and 1.50 dollars. Dog skin gloves with fur tops offered at 75 cents and 1 dollar. Wool gloves at 50 cents.
Boxed mufflers priced at 1 and 1.50 dollars feature quilted silk in beautiful patterns. Large handkerchief mufflers offer rich Oriental and embroidered effects at 5 cents, 1 dollar, 1.50 dollars, and 2 dollars.
Navy department action leaves Historian Maclay with three days grace to show cause before dismissal. The department plans a reasonable time to quit naval service while ending further Schley case discussion. Also notes Crane declines treasury portfolio and Admiral Schley travels to New York for holidays.
Washington reports that diplomatic resources are exhausted as Chile and Argentina sever relations after the Argentine minister withdraws from Chile. Chilean officials say their proposal to refer the dispute to Great Britain as arbitrator was theirs, suggesting a potential path to peaceful settlement.
Smoking Jackets made of self plaided golf materials offered in patterns at $5 $7.50 and $10. Fine Silk and Gloria Umbrellas with natural wood and sterling trimmed handles priced $1.50 $2.50 $3 and $5. Fine Valises and Leather Suit Cases in latest styles ranging from $1 to $10 each.
In Constantinople on December 23 Spencer Eddy the U.S. charge d affaires protested a Beyrout Syria notification demanding naturalized Americans renounce their naturalization within 15 days or face expulsion from Turkey. Turkish foreign minister Tewfik Pasha denied knowledge of the matter but will investigate and provide a definite reply.
In Peoria Illinois on December 23 the Retail Coal Dealers association raised prices by 20 percent. Coal now sells at 10 cents per bushel in forty bushel lots as St Louis dealers bid mine operators $2.00 to $2.50 per ton. Miners have raised prices, and only two days of supply remain, with some industries at risk of closing unless supply improves.
The jury found Lawyer Alex Sullivan guilty of conspiracy to abet a fugitive from justice before Judge Smith. As punishment the jury imposed a fine of 2000 dollars, with no prison sentence.
In Huntington West Virginia on December 22 a family quarrel in Central City left William Lafferty fatally wounded after a son Burt fired at him and the father, in turn, shot at Burt. Rebecca Lafferty was seriously wounded when she intervened. Neighbors say Lafferty abused his wife prior to the shooting. In Pittsburgh a 69 year old man John W Moore killed his son in law Thomas Mawhinney after a quarrel over alleged abuse, then surrendered at a police station.
In Burnet Texas Dr F M Simcock and Constable James W Murray fought over a disturbance, both mortally wounded after exchanging shots. Murray leaves a widow and family while Simcock leaves a young widow and baby. Neighbors and friends until the fatal clash.
Advertises Cambric and linen handkerchiefs in plain white and hem stitched finishes at 1c to 25c. Includes linen and silk initial handkerchiefs at 25c, plain white silk at 50c to 85c, extra large imported options at 1.50 to 2.00, and colored border silk handkerchiefs from 25c to 1.00.
A local shop advertises gold plated cuff buttons priced at 50¢ to $1 and $1.50, in sets of 250. It also lists gold plated and solid gold scarf pins ranging from 25e to 3.0, indicating a wide range of items and prices for men’s jewelry.
Catalog notes list boys items with prices including gloves 50c loggins 50c 75c caps 25c 50c shirts 50c 75c and 1 ties 25c 50c shoes in Vici Kid Box Call and Patent Vici priced from 1.50 to 3 dollars for shoppers seeking affordable apparel.
In Ben Bennett's restaurant on Main Street a shooting occurred Sunday. Ben Bennett and Jake Deboard were shot, Bennett in the left shoulder and Deboard in the left thigh. Eleven shots were fired. physicians say neither is dangerously wounded.
Dayton H. Miller, treasurer of a coal company, died from wounds after being shot at Tom's Creek on Friday. The assailant was Chas. Foy, described as a drunken African American man, and the incident occurred in Bristol, Tennessee.
New York on December 23 reports a seat on the New York Stock Exchange selling for 75000 dollars, the highest price ever paid.
Whit Robinson of Hillsboro Texas was arrested in Davenport Washington by Sheriff Saterfield of Hillsboro. He is wanted on several indictments. The brief item also notes other regional incidents including a Beaumont strike settlement and a fatal highwaymen attack near Mineral Wells.
The notice requests Morning Eagle readers to place a box on their gate post or nearby to protect deliveries from wind and dogs. It mentions fresh mutton fat and beef pork and other market products and lists John W Hicks as contact.
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