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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1901
Page
2
The Daily Eagle notes a February 5, 1901 issue with a quip about a boll weevil convention. It references Mrs Nation’s hatchet image and reports Bryar’s crash in the road near the girls' industrial school. Senator Wayland and Representative Fountain are praised for their work with the school.
A New York Herald writer extols love as the force that convinces a Greenland fisherman to believe in distant lands where snow never falls and flowers bloom. The Greenland girl sits beside him on an iceberg, imagining moonlit pavilions, dancing maidens, and warmth beyond the polar cold.
A glacier scene fades from grim survival to a dreamlike vision as a girl shares six months of Arctic night with her family. A boy nearby works enchantment, transforming darkness into a future of distant cities, spice groves, open seas, and a world free from storms.
Mr Dred Dawson died at his Sutton home Tuesday noon after several weeks of illness. A Robertson county resident since 1832 he lived there over 68 years and once fought Indians in the area. His brother William was killed by natives. He traveled widely by private conveyance and refused railroad travel. He was well liked, upright and had owned considerable property. Hearne Democrat.
Dr Geo R Tabor, county and city health officer, announces free vaccination for any Brazos County resident daily except Sundays from 3 to 5 p m at his office. Home visits charged at the regular visit price.
The article explains how snow stores moisture for summer rivers and irrigation, preventing drought if rain fell instead. It notes regional misunderstandings about snow's value, arguing its role as soil protection and a blanket against wind, with the Salt Lake Valley as a familiar example.
Senate leaders announced nightly sessions starting tomorrow to push the ship subsidy bill toward passage as unfinished business after the District of Columbia appropriation bill. Senator Aldrich predicted the measure would prevail despite past filibusters while other actions included bank charters and a Crow Indian treaty vote.
The war department issues a general order under army reorganization directing the discontinuance of the sale of beer wine and intoxicating liquors on all military reservations and army transports. The order was issued Monday and is concise in its terms.
The house committee on appropriations completes the sundry civil appropriation bill at 59,703,084 dollars, 10,889,197 below estimates and 5,748,221 below the current year. River and harbor work under contract totals 6,840,623 dollars, about half last year’s. Hawaii debt from annexation is provided at 3,447,535 dollars. Public buildings under construction receive 6,746,625 dollars.
The house committee on military affairs finished the army appropriation bill aligned with the recent reorganization plan. It provides about $118,000,000, below the war department’s $130,000,000 estimate, with the quartermasters department receiving the largest share at $57,150,000.
Through the secretary of state the senate has received from Lord Pauncefote the British ambassador an acknowledgment of the senate resolution on the queen's death dated February 3. He expresses gratitude for the tribute and says he has conveyed the text to his government.
In Brownwood Texas on February 5 a one legged bogar caused a scene in a saloon. After being asked to leave he removed his wooden leg and smashed twelve glass panes in under a minute. A brawl followed with the owner taking part and the man badly beaten with a pistol butt.
Robert F. Hill, 28, was executed by hanging in the county jail at Camden, N J, for the murder of his wife, 23. The execution was carried out without incident and Hill showed no fear prior to death.
An aging drummer recalls a reckless poker night in the early Colorado mining era. He jokes about pedro and five spots, angers the crowd, and is tossed from a second story window. A bullet injures his ear and leg, leaving him lame for life under vigilante eyes.
Benjamin West’s Death of Nelson connects to an anecdote about Nelson admiring West’s Death of Wolfe. At a dinner Nelson regrets not loving art, jokes about another Wolfe, and expresses hope to die in the next battle, a wish later realized as he sailed to his final voyage.
A north of Ireland estate owner notices a poorly dressed laborer named Mat and invites him to collect a suit. Visitors later see Mat still in tatters because he kept the old clothes at home to be mended, saving the new suit.
Henry S. Watson the illustrator reached Naples with limited European travel knowledge. He sketched village scenes and faced a language barrier at a small inn. To convey the wake up call he drew himself in bed with the sun, clock at six, and a chambermaid knocking, which finally woke him on the tick.
A man named Uncle Si from Upcreek sits at a lunch counter stool after a dental visit and orders coffee. The counter girl answers with playful banter, and Uncle Si responds with a grin noting the exchange.
The fragment lists a Mount Holyoke student and casual mentions of meals hash and meat balls. It cites quotes from the Boston Journal and Omaha World-Herald about reviews and a baby and a weary journalist. An Atchison Globe line closes the snippet.
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