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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
2
The San Antonio Express notes Walter Baker of Waco may again pursue the governorship. The piece highlights historic underrepresentation in Congress and calls for greater support for Denton’s girls industrial school beyond a site and cash donation.
The H. and T. C. railroad offers round trip tickets to New Orleans from February 5 to 10 with a fare of $1.40. Tickets must be stamped in New Orleans by February 17, 1902 for return. Transit limit is one day each direction.
The Bryan Gun Club event at Clarke's pasture offered a Tiffany made gold medal valued at $125. W. Nabors previously held the medal and defended it in a tie shoot against Alf Wilson. Thomas won the tie break by four birds to five, securing the prize in a 12-entry competition judged by R. M. Nall and H. A. Burger.
Low excursion rates apply to events in Laredo Washington's birthday celebration San Antonio O F state meeting Waco Green's brigade reunion Dallas People's party convention New Orleans Mardi Gras. Tickets on sale on specified dates. Full details from nearest ticket agent or D J Price G P T A Palestine Texas.
H. J. Trainer, 82, fell against a stove in Bedford Indiana and burned to death. Mutilated Bills Renewed reports say over one million dollars in mutilated currency shipped from the sub treasury to Washington for exchange in a nationwide transfer totaling 1,296,000 dollars.
Chicago details emerge after the death of Adam Worth alias Henry J. Raymond known as The Napoleon of Crime. Worth admits to authorizing Pinkerton to reveal the Gainsborough theft and describes how the painting, cut from its frame in London, was moved via Paris to America and concealed for 15 years before its return to Chicago owner in April last year.
The Morgan line will shift its New Orleans headquarters to Galveston. The Southern Pacific executive committee, after talks in New York with J. B. Stubbs and Mr. Harriman, ordered the move. Freight for Texas and the western regions will route via Galveston within 60 to 90 days, with plans for Galveston terminals, a shipyard, depots, warehouses, cotton compresses, and elevators.
In Galveston on February 7 three Santa Fe railway workers suffocated in a tank car that had held Beaumont oil. Owen Byrne died, and his brother Pat Byrne and Joseph Day were not expected to survive after gas incapacitated them while attempting a rescue near the railroad carpenter shops.
Rev. F. L. Kregel a 76 year old Baptist minister was killed in the Missouri Pacific yards in Fort Smith Arkansas when struck by a backing switch engine while crossing the track. His legs and arms were severed in the incident.
The Texas grand lodge of Odd Fellows adjourned in San Antonio on February 7 to convene in Dallas in 1908. The afternoon focused on routine business and preparations for final adjournment.
Laredo will host a three day international celebration February 21 to 23 with electric lit bull fights sham battles and a capture of the city by Indians. Ten day Monterey excursion tickets allow a Laredo stopover to view Mexican life and customs. For details contact the nearest ticket agent or D J Price G P and T A J G N RR Palestine Tex.
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