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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1901
Page
1
The Topeka courtroom hears Mrs. Nation in the nuisance case against The Senate saloon proprietors. She argues with citations while the judge orders her to sit. A cold wind from an opened window disrupts proceedings as the marshal controls the sash and Nation defies the restraint.
Carrie Nation led 500 supporters from the statehouse grounds to smash a notorious joint, damage a livery barn’s fixtures, and raid a cold storage plant for whisky. She addressed a mass meeting, was arrested four times, and pledged to continue raids until Topeka’s joints are closed. The crowd included Washington College students, ministers, and local businessmen. It proceeded in orderly formation without incident.
Atchison Kansas February 18 B P Waggener general attorney for the Missouri Pacific railroad urges treating depots as common burglars after depot break ins at Goffs and Effingham by temperance crusaders He condemns the raids and says proprietors at both towns will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law a penitentiary offense is charged at Goffs and the company claims protection as a common carrier under the law
In WellingtonKansas on February 18 a mass meeting with about 1000 attendees endorsed an ultimatum for jointists to abandon their goods and fixtures by Friday. Topeka reports quiet amid raids by home defenders. authorities warn violations of the prohibitory law will trigger further attacks. Winfield issues a circular from Determined Women threatening demolition of a building if a liquor carnival continues. Saloonkeepers relocate goods to homes and vow to defend property.
In Atlanta on February 18 the bodies of Mrs. M. Wilson and William Hamilton were found near Bolton. Mrs. Wilson was shot in the temple and the revolver lay beside her. The couple’s bodies were burned in a woods fire, Hamilton badly burned, fueling mystery over whether they died by their own act or foul play.
President McKinley seeks a standing army of 150000 with a request to add 50000 more if Philippines conditions don’t improve. In Arizona a dynamite mine explosion near Duncan kills one and entombs eight. seven reportedly die at Ash Peak mine, nine trapped, two survive. Texas and New Mexico reports cover telegraph and telephone regulation, cocaine sale bans, and sine die adjournment. Baku fire fatalities total 127 with many injured. Britain eyeing tariff talk with Russia. Carnival opens in New Orleans with Rex arrival and Krewe parades and opera performances.
Tomorrow evening Rex and Co will host a ball night with both organizations set to provide entertainment and dancing for attendees.
In Paducah Kentucky on February 18 1900 Mrs Clein Ferguson 40 died from the shock at her home after learning her husband is jailed in Metropolis for the killing of Crouch. The chained husband will attend the funeral under guard. Also reports of a defense in Rutherford county Tennessee and a lynching in Dyersburg Tennessee.
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