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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
4
A historic reprint notes Christmas themes from The Eagle dated December 25, 1904. It presents verses on Christ’s birth and worship by shepherds and wise men, contrasting old nativity stars with the risen Lord and calls on believers to praise and bow before Him. The piece includes a secondary line citing Malcolm Carnes.
The Bryan Eagle argues for tougher enforcement of pistol carry and murder statutes, claiming current law exists but is not applied. It condemns light penalties for murder and compares harsher punishment to the lighter penalty for possessing a gun, urging Texas to back stricter enforcement. The Beaumont Enterprise quotes Yale’s Hadley on laws evaded by lacking public sentiment.
A reflective essay on newspapers shaping public opinion and the role of media in education. It notes the Panama Canal completion date, farmer with mules, religious views on force, and political contrasts between Bryan and Taft. Includes varied opinions on economy, religion, and politics with regional references to Texas and Del Rio.
Washington December 24 Major Francis G Irwin of the Second Cavalry will retire from active service tomorrow after more than thirty one years in the army He is a Kentucky native and U S Military Academy graduate class of 1882 He recently held a rank of major and has been stationed at Fort Des Moines.
Former featherweight champion Abe Attell and Biz Mackey of Cincinnati are signed for the main bout at the Southern Athletic Club tomorrow night. The ten round fight will be at 122 pounds at ringside. Devalson Buchanan of Harvey visited the city Thursday.
A countywide report praises improving school attendance and teacher dedication since October. Progress highlights include Blanton Cottonwood districts fundraising for supplies, Edge rebuilding their school with local taxes, Wellborn installing comfortable buildings and patent desks, and Bethel expanding staff and libraries. Rye and Reliance show notable improvements. aim is better facilities and teaching for all Brazos county schools.
Arkansas State Teachers association announces its four day conference in Little Rock starting Monday with speakers including J B Aswell Kirkland and Dr Russel of Wisconsin. Local committee reports strong attendance from counties statewide as sessions run the four days. Also retail merchants note postpone meeting to December 28 at 3 pm at Carnegie hall replacing K P hall.
January is the last month to pay taxes without penalty. City Secretary Mo B. Hines asks taxpayers to settle taxes promptly to ease office workload.
Fruit cakes and fancy cakes offered by Mrs Otto Boehme. Fresh pine scented fruit cakes and assorted confections described as neat and tasty for holiday enjoyment.
Santiago opens the fourth international American conference with delegates from most American states. The United States sends leaders from Harvard Yale Wisconsin California and government experts including Col. William C. Gorgas and William H. Holmes to discuss hygiene quarantine commerce and citizen rights across the Americas.
The annual sportsmen's show at Mechanics Building runs for about two weeks featuring indoor rifle shooting under the National Rifle Shooting Association, an athletic carnival, a fly casting tournament, and new moving pictures of fishing and hunting.
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