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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1903
Page
3
Schedule details list northbound passenger leaves at 4 25 p m connects with main line east west. Southbound passenger arrives 7 15 p m leaves next morning 8 a m. Additional times include 10 20 am 1 27 pm 2 15 pm 2 00 pm 4 16 pm 2 46 pm with stopping notes.
Local notes list Norwood's selling white madras shirts and children's shoes with new spring stock arriving daily. Several residents including Eugene Edge, Judge W G Taliaferro, Gen H B Stoddard, Rev E L Shettles and families travel to Calvert Beaumont Marlin and Houston. House rental ads appear with A H Gralan offering a four room residence near the graded school.
Dr D H Clark Mrs J H Watts and daughter Miss Annie of Galveston visiting friends in Bryan R G Corsets sold at Coulters Norwoods one dollar plow shoes and showcases for sale Hall's drug store Mrs G Ackerman and daughter returned to Navasota after visit to Maj J Mooring Sheriff Nunn returned with jail breaker Clark Hudson First National bank reports loans and deposits Norwood coat dress goods laces and hats in Bryan S H Allphin and R V Kernole guests of Mrs Dell Ivy to New Orleans Kurten correspondent urges attention to Farmer's Institute exhibition by Miss Hutson at Bryan Academic Institute Daughters of the Confederacy meeting postponed to Feb 18 dues due by members
Austin reporters note a proposed substitute to election bills. It preserves party ballots at tax funded primaries, caps precinct size, requires party poll tax receipts, and allows voters to pick ballots in booths. Provisions ensure ballot secrecy and mixed primaries, with city and district variations. Georgetown case: John Ransom, convicted killer, to hang April 3 after appeal.
Burt Norwood travels to St Louis and Chicago to secure bulk stock as his Bryan business grows toward a high standard of excellence. Local merchants press low prices and large quantities, while Rev. Q L Morrow speaks on voting beliefs at the courthouse. A Presbyterian ladies reception, hog cholera losses, and a farmers convention trip are noted alongside ads for lighting and sales.
Report from Houston says the Rock Island has purchased the Houston and Texas Central railway for 7.5 million dollars, giving the buyer full ownership. The deal consolidates control of regional rail operations and expands the Rio Grande system.
Dallas Feb 10 D E Hoyt brakeman loses both legs in a Santa Fe train collision and dies shortly after at the scene or en route to a hospital. The accident occurred in Dallas Texas as officials assess cause and safety measures.
In Houston on February 10 Ella Koenig was charged with killing Camille Valentine but was acquitted in ten minutes after the jury began deliberations.
Washington reports say negotiators guard protocol details while Bowen refuses to sign as Germany and Italy press for preferential treatment. They seek a share of customs receipts to cover $740,000 due after the original ultimatum to President Castro, proposing monthly installments over eight months. Bowen insists on equal terms and refuses signed protocols until objections are removed.
Philadelphia Feb 10. Following the wreck at Graceland New Jersey a meeting at the operating offices of the Reading and Jersey Central systems decided to adopt an entire set of new and revised rules to govern dispatching and operation of passenger and freight trains on the joint network.
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