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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1901
Page
2
Committees have been appointed to purchase machinery for a cotton mill at Gonzales. Hill is described as wary about the presidency rumor, with noted political capital tied to the Kansas City convention and a noted refusal of the vice-presidency.
The Navasota Examiner notes older bachelors and widowers push an endowment idea. Promoters intend to enlist ten friends who contribute $200 each, with the first to marry winning the pot, then others reinvest. Organizing will be strict as some fear the girls are after promoters.
W. S. Wilson, agent, announces two excursion deals. Fort Worth round trip tickets are $6.20 with signing and stamping in Fort Worth by Feb 15 for return. Mardi Gras trips to New Orleans cost $13.80 with signing and stamping in New Orleans by Mar 1, 1901 for return.
A Houston Business League guide stresses active officers and directors, local press cooperation, and prudent budgeting. It warns against hype or rapid schemes, urges disciplined dues collection, audited expenses, and non political stance unless city welfare is at stake.
A business leadership calls for strong community organization to guide public opinion toward universally beneficial projects. It argues that the cost of building an effective commercial organization yields the best returns for merchants and property owners.
A column lists hotel arrivals with numerous guest names including JF Morrison St Louis C W Haw ley Louisville JL Bowman Memphis H Bullman Dallas Wo OM Mc Veigh Fort Worth H O Sehuttle Milwaukee H Angell San Francisco John A Kennedy Daline da W Taylor Richmond VA RT Burwell Houston John 8 Black Waco PL Person Louisville Pat Leahy Waco GS Goodenoo Kalamazoo s Oberdorfer Baltimore Lon Mc Giure St Louis Byron Fields Chicago S FE Apner and wife Brenham Pat Leahy Waco J Q Adams C E Bullard Madisonville DH Lowery Era.
The report of my departure from Bryan is false. after the legislature adjourns I will resume my medical practice. My brother Dr W C Fountain will run the office in the interim. Mrs Lillie Thompson Richter endorses Premium Baking Powder as superior and offers a money back guarantee via J M Lawrence Co and Cole Bros 41tf.
A humorous exchange between Tom and Rob about long words. Rob claims a word is the longest. Tom counters with playful etymology and puns. The dialogue ends with Tom declaring beleaguered as a word spanning metaphorical miles between ends.
During a U S visit Michael Gunn and Gilbert and Sullivan collaborators tested candidates for chorus. A hopeful produced an Italian accent prompting the stage manager to demand less Mediterranean and more Whitechapel. Gunn asked his nationality revealing the singer was Irish.
A Chicago News brief notes Quinn objects to private marked letters after Finn’s promotion to corporal He fears the label misleads readers about his rank The item critiques army pomposity and its effects on perception
An observer cites a Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph quote noting a writer arguing odors may cause deafness while another boarder remarks on loud music. The snippet reflects a humorous exchange about sensational claims in a newspaper.
In a light anecdote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a cheeky Wintergreen charms Mrs. De Young on their first meeting by asking if her hair is prematurely gray. The quick quip breaks ice with humor and social formality.
Comic exchange from a 19th century column where a sister questions her brother Freddy about her new beau. Freddy teases her long hair while hinting at cautious optimism about the romance.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland married Duke Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin in a morning ceremony at 11 30 o clock. The bride and groom traveled to the church in a golden state carriage followed by a royal procession and were greeted by cheering crowds.
Five hundred Christian Scientists appealed again to the assembly committee on public health to report the Bell bill adversely. Dr Frank Van Fleet of New York dismissed biblical miracles as parables and said Christian Scientists cannot cure smallpox by prayer. Mrs Laura Lathrop testified miracles occur daily including claimed hair restoration by faith.
W T Stead reports from London that King Edward and his ministers favor a cooperative approach to the Nicaragua canal dispute with the United States. They deem the Clayton Bulwer treaty effectively dead and argue for actions showing unity in the English speaking world to start the new reign.
From St. Petersburg dated February 7 a Baku disaster reports hundreds may die as a massive blaze consumes 100 large tenements and vast stocks of mazout naptha and Rothschild reservoirs. Explosions at Tinmouse lake amid burning mazout killed many spectators.
Reports confirm Captain Walter F. Jones and Chinese party were massacred on Mongolia borders near Pekin with bodies mutilated and burned. Prince Konoye notes Japan must resist Russian influence in Manchuria. Sea Witch destroyed by fire in Manila with crew suspected of arson. In San Juan, Balbas Borda and two commissioners sail to Washington to protest the Hallender law.
Canton reports intensely cold weather causing widespread suffering with more than 100 deaths attributed to the extreme cold. City officials warn residents to seek shelter and conserve heat as temperatures remain near record lows.
Glasgow reports thirty three new smallpox cases on February 7. Public health officials urge vaccination and early reporting to prevent further spread.
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