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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1907
Page
2
A broad Bryan gathering aims to engage all residents in civic matters at an upcoming meeting. Organizers invite local officials and community members to attend and participate in discussions shaping the town's future.
A special meeting of Bryan citizens is called for 8 o'clock at the K of P hall to hear Hamilton Bros Construction Co of Chicago present a proposal to install a sewerage system. Mr. Hamilton will attend as a senior firm member. Mayor Butler urges full turnout to discuss the proposal and Bryan's water condition.
The bar of this city formed a committee to prepare a petition for the legislature through Representative W. C. Davis. The appeal argues civic benefits and the town’s suitability as the site for the new Civil Appeals Court. Details are omitted as readers are familiar with the matters involved.
S. H. Dunlap & Co plans a large expansion with a new engine and boiler system, presses, condensers, elevators, and a stocked lumber yard. Lumber shipments are arriving, and S. H. Dunlap will lead the enlarged operation to drive success.
A Pennsylvania furniture dealer cites a Kansas church fund drive to oppose mail order merchandising. Merchants donated but the final list shows John Smith jeweler with a cash only entry beside Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward. After the dedication, the town reportedly stopped mail orders.
In Austin on February 20 Senator Bailey continued his testimony saying he would have accepted employment with Waters-Pierce Oil and denying that Texans demanded senators be investigated for private deals. He asserted most former committee members were honorable and denied influencing the probe, while acknowledging one dissenting voice. He criticized Grinnan-Davidson and McFall actions, lauded Potter and Paulus, and noted he attended Tom Smith's funeral after the session. W L Carwile testified about a rumored Bailey gift of a horse to O Neal, basing it on two Memphis informants and a report from Atlanta, noting if true O Neal should not be on the committee.
In New York on February 20 many sought to hear Thaw cross examine Evelyn as Jerome pressed for letters from Ted Marks. Evelyn testified she gave the letters to Thaw now with Hartridge, while defense counsel remained silent. She recalled Marks writing she might be placed on the stage and denied a nude cast.
An advertisement from Henry Berger notes an oversight left him off the official ballot in the democratic primary. Voters in Terrell may scratch names and add candidates still in the race and Berger urges participation.
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