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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1901
Page
2
Dr J L Fountain, representative in the legislature, has been appointed to the committees of finance, education and public debt. A Caldwell News Chronicle comment questions merchants who expect others to advertise and attract trade without contributing themselves.
A large Bryan Business League gathering at city hall approved 2000 printed copies of a circular backing a girls industrial school at A and M College. The group formed a fund committee to send representatives to Austin and elected Dr. J L Fountain to attend a state convention in Austin later this month. A boll weevil convention was planned for Bryan in February with entomologist F W Mally invited to speak to farmers. Membership drive expanded as all present enrolled, urging every white male of good character to join and aid town development.
London reports indicate Britain will act this week on the amended canal area text. A rejection would surprise but no firm decision is promised. The Davis amendment is the main obstacle, with potential to ease tensions and align on Suez policy under Egyptian control.
Cadet Joseph Barnes testifies before a congressional investigation at West Point on January 15 about the Kellar Booz fight and the alleged code that upper classmen should whip fourth classmen. Congressman Briggs challenges the code as cowardly and unmanly.
The first undersea telephone based on Pupin’s patent will be laid for the U S government by Bell Telephone. After securing patents abroad, Pupin offered the discovery to AT&T which bought an option to Jan 1 1901 and then financed a test line from Bedford Station to New Bedford Albany and Pittsburg with underwater segments and glass insulated coils. The test impressed AT&T and the option was exercised before it expired.
Chattanooga reports Sheffield Alabama postoffice broken into Monday night. Safe opened and funds secured. total amount not stated. Inspector headquarters in Chattanooga received advices confirming the incident.
Washington January 15 The president is daily gaining strength and everything points to a speedy recovery He attends to more business than at any time since his illness but does not expect to go into his office for several days yet.
Nashville report says E W Carmack won the United States Senate seat as the state legislature cast its ballots on January 15. He succeeds the previous incumbent and takes office after the approval of the chamber.
The piece surveys figures from science arts and industry. It notes the Prince of Wales writing verse Sir William Huggins becoming Royal Society president Chester A Arthur’s rise to office Bishop Potter lamenting canned food future Hays of Southern Pacific born 1858 Oscar Loew joining Tokyo Imperial University with a 7000 salary Christine Nilsson preserves mementos Tom L Johnson criticizes tipping Captain Dreyfus in Paris Mme Dreyfus and the Dreyfus family relocate Colonel Gross recalls a $19000 spoon and a flooded mine aftermath.
The piece surveys varied topics from honors and immigration to wages and trains. It notes the Legion of Honor’s status, Finns arriving in 1899 with few returns, and a Paris expo prize winner who earns seven fifty weekly for a family of four. It also touches on rail travel, new words from the South African war, and a Saco bric a brac gag.
The article advises rotted manure for gardens and heavy stable manure for unfruitful orchards. It notes cool dry onion set storage, space per tree, and avoiding crowding. It favors removing stunted trees, planning windbreaks with close growing evergreens, and double rows for lasting foliage.
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