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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
2
The Bryan area reports a calm Christmas with both white and black residents urging a separate streetcar law in Houston. Mention of Riggins lacking a new hearing by the state supreme court and planning to seek relief from the federal supreme court. Uncle Sam’s role in South American affairs noted over Philippine concerns.
December 22 1902 report from Cottonwood notes good community health and festive preparations for Christmas. Miss Nellie Hudspeth returns from Austin to holiday at home while Mrs M A Shaw visits Mrs Annie Locke. Family visits include Fannie Locke and I T McGee in Galveston and George Town’s McHenry Hudspeth. Jessie Gilpin family visits Reynolds. Henry Locke of Bryan spends holidays locally. Edgar Carter heads to Bryan. Roy Zimmerman from Fickey is here. Harnest Elliott departs for West Texas to inspect land.
More than 130000 Knights Templar across the English speaking world united at noon yesterday to honor Gen Henry Bates Stoddard in Bryan. Sentiments praised Stoddard and urged the order to champion Christian virtues. Stoddard urged members to live by the teachings of Immanuel. Eminent Commander Sam R Henderson led ceremonies in Ivanhoe Commandery with toasts to Col Mott and other officers. A telegram was sent to Sir Knight T J Garrett of Calvert. The Bryan Eagle advertises blank books and office supplies as local agents for M P Exline Co. Dallas Texas.
The Bulletin notes improvements for D. F. Holland. Residents and families travel to Bryan and Galveston for events, including the Zuber Buchanan wedding in Bryan. Mr. Tobias of Kurton, the Cloud families, and several Outlaw and Smith members are among visitors. A Christmas farewell party at W. H. Morgan’s marks the week’s social circle.
Clarence M Mackay plans a New Year's surprise for Postal Telegraph Company employees. A committee considers gifting to staff with ten or more years of service, ranking recipients in three divisions by 10, 15, and 20 years. Eighty names appear on a circulating list.
J S Van Buren of the China Commercial Steamship company says a regular Hong Kong to Mexico and Pacific coast service could begin April 1 next year. He is negotiating with London ship owners to charter four to five steamers, routing via Japanese ports to Mazatlan and then to a Pacific coast port likely San Francisco. If successful, the company plans to build its own steamers.
A Tombstone posse found an open express box near the railroad grade after a stage holdup near Fairbanks. Christmas packages lay unopened, a torn twenty dollar bill was found, and the robbers fled with little loot, estimated at about twenty five dollars. Two men, likely tramps, were involved.
Superior Judge Shaw declares the will of the late Col. Blanton Duncan invalid and grants the estate to Katherine Lewis, the daughter. Lewis sued for reversal claiming her father lacked mental competence when the will was drawn up. Duncan had left his estate to many, from judges who had tried cases for him to his Chinese servant.
In Butte, Jeffries fell to Jack Munroe and Tom Sharkey declares plans to reenter boxing. He challenges Jeffries or Munroe for any bout with a side bet from 1000 to 5000 dollars and will post a forfeit to seal the match if accepted.
The Chattanooga Medicine Co presents the Cardus Weather Chart and Calendar for 1903. Twelve 18x20 inch sheets show monthly calendars with large days and DeVoe weather signals predicting daily forecasts. Limited copies may be obtained for 10 cents each by sending stamps to Chattanooga Tennessee.
A New York firm has offered to establish a regular steamship line linking Chile Argentina Brazil and the United States. An American syndicate proposes building a drainage system for Santiago at a cost of 7.5 million dollars.
New York reports that Tokyo based Times correspondent says Japanese political parties have begun talks. A compromise may be possible by dropping the land tax, with naval funds to come from other sources.
James Kildee aged 105 and believed the oldest resident of the state died in Danville on December 25. The obituary notes his long life and residence in Illinois.
On a New Orleans bound train from New York a newsboy with toy snakes caused fifty Italians to panic before the Bay St. Louis bridge. Immigrants rushed to the door and leaped onto the bridge, injuring many as the crew pulled them back aboard and resumed the journey.
Colonel Henry Clay Lockwood, age sixty three, died in Bellevue hospital after a brief illness. A lawyer by training, he joined the Union Army in 1862 and earned a brevet major rank for gallantry at Fort Fisher in 1865. He authored "The Abolition of the Presidency" proposing a plural executive and other works.
An official of the Winterborough Rapid Transit Company of New York denies the firm is pursuing the building of an underground railroad in Chicago, despite recent assertions.
Knoxville Knox County Dec 25 The Knoxville Knitting Mill company asks the Associated Press to state that Monday's fire did not originate in their plant as first reported. The knitting mills were not damaged.
Rome reports there is no foundation for illness rumors about the pope. The pontiff is in good health and excellent spirits, having not retired until ten o clock Tuesday and celebrating mass in his private chapel.
Wichita dispatch reports J A White editor of the Cordell Beacon fatally shot A J Johnson at Cordell Oklahoma Tuesday night following an old quarrel. The incident occurred in Cordell as the two men clashed over a long standing dispute.
Howard Elis a respected New York lawyer and former United States consul in Holland collapsed and died on Broadway in a sudden death incident.
News in brief reports a Fort Worth horse show is assured while noting a spate of Texas events: shootings, factory openings, rail orders, a suicide, fatal injuries, deaths of veterans, a bulldog rescue, wage increases, a stabbing, wagon wheel accident, and numerous local incidents including marriage licenses, oil field activity, and a long-standing Ellis County resident's death.
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt joins Cajun hunter Dellyfeet on a quest in West End and Charters Street New Orion. A staged alligator capture ends with a ten foot prize worth $12.60 as the party returns by canoe.
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