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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
2
A readable fragment notes Fitzsimmons seems to like family jars and has knocked out his brother in law. It also references Andrew Carnegie fearing death and a Venezuelan revolution impacting President Castro if England and Germany shift guns. A playful New Year resolutions quip ends the piece.
The piece notes famine in Russia with peasants facing starvation and fathers selling daughters for oxen, linking monarchy to mass misery. It predicts war coverage around Venezuela and fears propaganda from avowed instigators. It calls for laws to protect birds from insect pests and warns of unrestrained gun owners harming wildlife and communities.
In Fort Worth a hammer fell sixty feet on a man and left him practically unhurt. Hours later a brick struck another man on the head from a six story building and he returned to work within an hour. The report notes no further explanation, suggesting a humorous extrapolation.
Conductor J. D. Keen battled a masked robber on the Louisville and Nashville express near South Louisville at 2:30 AM. Keen fired a Winchester, wounding the bandit as the train paused and passengers woke to the commotion. passenger Joseph Redford and a man named Moore were robbed of $25. A search team hurried to the scene.
Austin reports a sharp death rate among Confederate veterans in the last three months. On Jan 1 the pension bureau will issue warrants for 6520 old soldiers at 7.40 dollars per quarter, 120 fewer than the prior period due to deaths. Other notes include salt transport bids to Fort Worth and stricter tax enforcement on saloons handling cigars.
Miss Helen Kurrley was fatally injured and her family hurt when a natural gas explosion rocked a Delaware home on December 30 as she went to the cellar to light a fire for breakfast. The blast caused extensive damage and injuries to others in the household.
News from New York reports a precious metal discovery in Alabama with ore averaging 36 dollars per ton over sixty days. A twenty stamp mill already exists near Anniston and another mill is under construction as capitalists from New York Philadelphia and Washington move to fund mining.
Berlin dispatch reports King George of Saxony orders public account of Crown Princess Louise elopement. Protests blame royal treatment, sectarian tensions, and alleged long preparation. Princess writes from Munich that Tuscany seeks confinement, while she seeks freedom for her children to choose.
A gas leak filled the cellar and caused an explosion that wrecked three sides of the house. Five family members were blown through the structure. Miss Kerrley was fatally injured and her mother seriously hurt. The other three sustained minor injuries.
A private car attached to the Memphis St Louis Iron Mountain passenger train overturned near Wynne Arkansas. Superintendent A J Davidson of the Frisco and a party of St Louis and New York capitalists escaped with bruises and slight injuries after the car rolled down an embankment before a telegraph pole stopped its course. Names of the party could not be secured.
George Gardner of Lowell Mass the light heavy weight champion defeated Kid Carter of Brooklyn in a six round decision. The fight was rough from start to finish with Gardner holding the edge each round. Carter grew groggy late but saved himself with constant clinching as the final bell rang. Both fighters were bloodied at the end.
Indianapolis dispatch reports national convention leaders expect miners to demand an 18 to 20 percent wage rise at the coming session. The last raise, three years ago in Columbus, was from 15 to 20 percent. A statistician has been employed by the miners.
Perry Oklahoma December 20 Sheriff Foster and a Noble county posse captured James and William Evans after a long pursuit Monday night. A large cash haul was found on one prisoner, including 10 800 in bills with 22 43 in pennies. The men are jailed in Perry.
Washington reports Captain A. D. Lynch chief of the division of insolvent national banks in the comptroller of the currency has resigned due to ill health. F. F. Oldham of Cincinnati, attorney and special agent for the comptroller, is selected to fill the vacancy.
Berlin reports that on December 30 the Saxony Lutheran clergy issued an order removing the crown princess from public prayers. The action reflects tensions within the royal circle and church practice amid ongoing political changes.
Four alleged cripples and beggars caused a disturbance at the State Line restaurant in Texarkana Texas. They allegedly abused the proprietor's wife after she charged them for their meals. Police were summoned as the group fled, with one suspect captured and descriptions noting a loud deaf mute and a leaping “legless wonder.”
A Cincinnati based company worth about one million dollars plans an eight mile Sour Lake to Santa Fe line to transport oil to the gulf. The project seeks to challenge the Standard Oil monopoly in the Beaumont area.
The State Teachers association holds its twenty fourth annual session at the State University in Austin. President Prather delivers the welcome address as Governor Sayers addresses teachers of Texas on greetings to teachers of Texas.
An open switch on the Monon line at Quincy Indiana caused an encounter with an outbound freight. Several stock cars were damaged in the incident reported December 30.
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