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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
1
Savanna la Mar Jamaica reports a dramatic incident on the American brig Sunlight where first officer H G Gardner of Maine shot the second mate over a color dispute. The crew deserted the ship, Gardner was overpowered by police and jailed amid a hostile mob outside the brig.
Kings county grand jury presents a plan to annul the charters of Brooklyn traction firms and to have the city own operate surface and elevated lines. It cites intolerable conditions and accuses Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials of hesitation to fix evils while deeming a three cent fare profitable.
Archbishop Kain received Rome's mandate to seek a coadjutor and called consultors and irremovable rectors to select three names. A meeting is set for January 6 at Kenrick Seminary to decide on a coadjutor bishop with right of succession, aligning with clergy wishes and excluding an auxiliary bishop.
Texas health officials order resumed quarantine inspections at Laredo and Eagle Pass to screen travelers from Mexico amid bubonic plague reports. Governor Sayers notes no Southwest Texas normal college founding due to unfinished buildings. December receipts to state treasurer total $197,551 from land sales and public funds.
Fort Worth reports W. H. Weeks, general passenger agent of the Cotton Belt, resigns to join the Kansas City Stockyards as southern representative with headquarters here. H. M. Kirkpatrick is named traveling agent for the same company, succeeding J. M. Wilson.
A Mexican man was killed Tuesday night in Beaumont while allegedly burglarizing a saloon. In a separate fight at a dance twenty miles away Joe Wingate was dangerously wounded, Sam Rose stabbed in the breast, and Morris Caruthers badly cut. All victims described as white.
Madrid dispatch reports Moors under British protection were killed by fellow Moors between Tangier and Tetuan. Kabyles near Melilla quiet as European powers align with Spain on Morocco policy.
The Spanish sloop of war Infanta Isabel sailed from Algiers bound for Morocco. General Chat takes command of the Spanish expeditionary forces.
London reports the government of Portugal is sending warships to Morocco to safeguard Portuguese interests in the region amid tensions and territorial interests.
Spanish cruiser Rio de la Plata has been ordered to Tangier with further assignments including Barcelona Spain as of December 31. The move reflects shifting patrol duties in the Mediterranean region during the year end.
George Chapman, awaiting his primary trial, faced additional charges of murdering his first and second wives in London. An autopsy on exhumed bodies showed poisoning. He sought Consul General Evans for protection and had traveled from America to London in 1893. He was arraigned October 27 on suspicion of poisoning a young woman alleged to be his wife.
Rev. Dr. Marks, 80, a retired Methodist clergyman, died near Shelbyville Tennessee after four years of a rare cartilaginous bone growth that encased his torso. Doctors in New York and Chicago failed to diagnose the condition, and pressure from the growth on the heart and lungs is blamed for his death.
Chicago December 31 report says J P Morgan & Co will announce consolidation of the Erie Lehigh Valley and Reading railroads early next year. Stocks to be pooled to issue large common shares. Jersey Central now controlled by Reading. Plan has been in contemplation for a year awaiting Lehigh Valley shares.
The monarch’s condition has deteriorated over the past days due to the public excitement about the crown princess elopement, compounded by his advanced age and frailty. The strain has depressed his spirits and affected his judgment.
The Hague arbitration court will hear the French claims against Guatemala, with both sides agreeing to submit. The dispute mirrors earlier Venezuela claims and follows Paris and The Hague talks.
In Hobart Oklahoma on Tuesday Albert McLean and William Wilson, employees of the Phoenix theatre, dueled with revolvers after a quarrel. Wilson was killed. McLean was wounded but expected to recover.
The Age Herald reports from Chattanooga that manager James Meehan confirms the closure of a national malleable iron combine. Seventeen leading U S malleable firms merge with capital stock estimated between 16 and 20 million dollars. The deal will trigger improvements at the Ross Meehan Foundry in Birmingham.
In Wichita Falls Texas on Tuesday deputies arrested William Gobel after a shooting at Mrs Kierst's residence eight miles north of Iowa Park. Joe Kierst was shot in the breast and neck and is dying. Gobel bears a deep throat cut and knife wounds on his hands. Gobel says he acted in self defense.
Dresden reports the king appoints a seven member court to try the divorce suit the crown prince plans against the crown princess. Prof Durschmann from Leipsic consults with court physicians as the king's illness prompts concern in the royal family.
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