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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
1
Howell and Newton solicit your grocery account for February with a complete well assorted stock of high quality goods including exclusive special lines. They promise prompt efficient service and list telephones 23 and 150.
President elect Taft will serve as principal in an unusual ceremony, honoring a notable figure. The event draws attention for its distinctive format and prominent participants.
Grand Master of Ohio Masons Charlie Hoskinson of Zanesville to appoint Hon. William H. Taft as a Mason at sight in Cincinnati on February 18. Taft to attend ceremonies in the Scottish Rite cathedral where the grand master will preside with a distinguished company of Masons.
Nashville February reports say Judge Hart Gravely frames the current proceeding as jurors on trial not counts against Colonel Duncan Cooper Rankin Cooper or Jobo Sharn or former Senator Carmack. A fourth venire of 500 men nearly filled the courtroom as Whitworth matters await panel scrutiny.
Miss Helen Maloney of Philadelphia wed Arthur Herbert Osbone of New York in a February ceremony at a Catholic church in N J. Rev Stephen Lyons officiated with church sanction.
Austin Feb 2 Senate final passage of Senator Masterson drainage bill amending the drainage act and curing defects. Meachum bill creates a board of examiners for trained nurses. Also a rail consolidation measure, corporation court expansion, and debate on submission and Sunday baseball. Representative Pierce of Webb County is critically ill.
Hon Norman E. Mack of Buffalo chairman of the national Democratic committee testified before the federal grand jury investigating the Panama canal libel case against the New York World. He appeared about half an hour and was excused.
The Imperial Order of Red Men lodge in Hot Springs Ark buys the Burling ton hotel site on Park Avenue to rebuild as a national sanitarium for members. A water piping franchise from the hot springs to the property will be granted to the government and the national organization supports the project with an assessment.
New Orleans on February 2 reports the Taft banquet will cost 25 dollars per attendee on Friday February 12. executive committee expects at least 1000 guests and a military band from Fort Barancas Florida will perform for the event. Washington notes a Senate approved bill on opium import prohibition pending presidential action.
In Dallas Lizzie Jones is struck on the head with an ax by Charles Jones who then fled. He hid in trees and reportedly died from a self inflicted throat wound. In San Antonio W H Irvin charged with Edmond Gabriel murder is granted $10 000 bail after a long habeas corpus fight and venue change to Comal county.
Austin Hickman of Ennis sues the Houston and Texas Central railroad for 100000 in damages for injuries from a freight train incident December 2 in Waxahachie district court. Hickman says his hands and feet were mangled.
Panamanian national assembly votes unanimously to condemn Rainey for alleged slander against President Obaldia in the U S congress. The protest notes assertions should be judged by the official status of the maker. The Pacific Mail steamer Newport lines the report.
The Newport made the first passage Tuesday through the newly deepened Pacific entrance to the canal, now 35 feet deep. Few witnesses watched as the boat departed its dock and steamed past Naos Island, the Newport adorned with hunting decor.
Reports from Jonesville Louisiana and Vir dalia Louisiana describe an experiment turning cockleburrs into a cultivation product. A mill at Vir dalia is said to have success, prompting large scale gathering and potential plantations to rival cotton.
In Muskogee Oklahoma a federal jury found Geo McDow a former railway mail clerk guilty of rifling mails and stealing funds while operating between Ardmore and McAlester on the Choc taw railroad. The case follows the Ardmore McAlester run. The report notes the verdict came February 2.
Boston February 2 President Roosevelt rejects a $10 000 legacy from Benjamin Hatley East Somerville recluse who died December 16 1907 Will valued the estate at 150 000 The president informs Hatley heirs attorney group he will not accept the legacy.
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