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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1901
Page
2
The Daily Eagle cites Senator Hanna avoiding backing weekly papers and aiming to edit the congressional daily record. It argues for lower interest rates to spur investment and unlock the state’s resources, urging lawmakers to act on the financially straight business proposition.
The Allen Academy assembly marks the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century with speeches by W. A. Watkins J. N. Henderson A. J. Buchanan Rev. Jewell Howard and Profs. J. H. and R. O. Allen. Music by Hollman Wren Wittman Stubenrauch and family enhances a solemn observance as bells and whistles signal the new era.
Exchange E E Taylor M C Armstrong Dallas J M Sloan Navasota W J Ratliff Frank Smith and wife Byron Miller New Orleans R D Pardue Brownwood F E Vanzandt M Flournoy Navasota Cole Spell City Miss Duke Iola.
Congressman John J. Lentz declares he will contest Emmett Tompkins’s seat in the House alleging a wide bribery scheme. He cites student inducements, voter residency abuses, imported voters, and millions in alleged funds directed by Republican leaders. The filing lists 29 specifications of bribery and illegal voting. In Galveston, Captain Sibley reports government torpedo station equipment damaged by the storm, with losses totaling about $50,000 including torpedoes and the casemate.
Caseneau McLeod aged 56 was found dead with a bullet wound in his head and a pistol nearby in his Richmond residence. Authorities believe suicide. McLeod, born in Galveston Texas, served as a Confederate era private and as secretary to Fitzhugh Lee and P. W. McKinney and longtime secretary of the tobacco exchange.
A blaze wiped out the Bellaire Stamping company plant in Harvey Illinois causing about 400000 dollars in damage and leaving 700 workers unemployed. The insured value on the plant stood at 875000 dollars.
Rev Hannibal Goodwin longtime rector of House of Prayer Newark New Jersey died at 78 after 20 years in post and 13 years retirement He invented a well known film for photographic work and won recent litigation over it He was Yale and General Theological Seminary trained and earlier served Bordentown Trenton and San Francisco churches. Queen Wilhelmina to wed Duke Henry Feb 7 1901 in The Hague. Newman Illinois recluse Carnot dies aged near 80 hoarding wealth. Fort Dodge Iowa cigar tax crackdown targets dealers. Seattle Assayer Wing reports 46 tons of precious metals in 1900 with Klondike Alaska yields leading total. Nome output noted.
German minister Baron von Ketteler was killed in June last and his murderer was beheaded Monday in Pekin with many spectators watching the execution.
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