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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
2
The Tehuacana community supports a push for an Industrial school for girls. Press reports say Beaumont is cooling from an oil boom. Brazos county farmers and neighbors are urged to attend the boll weevil convention planned for early February to discuss mitigating the pest damage.
Civil Service examinations will be held in multiple locations in March and April to fill government posts for young men and women. Over 8000 appointments were made last year without political influence. No fees are charged. Write Columbian Correspondence College, Washington, D. C., for free information on exam places and dates.
Quiet spell follows cold wet spell as road crew repairs bog near post office. Dr. C A Sherrill visits from Cookes Point while Will Norcross returns home on sick list. J W Mitchell back from Burleson county carpenter work. Grandmother Cahill's house sees sickness including Mike Hannafin. Adolph Stasney adds to his home. Local opinion hints at daily mail service to Smetana Post Office. Jennie Mitchell ill several days. Illuminator.
The Fickey area reports a sharp frost and ice this morning. Local residents share visits and travel to Houston and New York plans. Families including Mrs. Wheeless and Lizzie, and visitors like Ballard Moore and Dan Boyett are noted amid school progress under Prof. John Moore.
Local notes record Rev Bul lock filled regular appointment on Sunday with visitors including Clarence Elliott Rosa Mamie Harris Tobe Tobias Emily Stevener and family I V Freeman Nellie Hudspeth Laura Presnal and Morgan Cross J H Thomas of Wixon and others visiting in Cottonwood Also upcoming pound party at R B Elliots marks the social week The Potts Baking Powder Co testimonial extols Premium Baking Powder quality and leavening The New State House is noted with manager T H Glancy approval and praise
Italian Miss Marie Cedroni arrives in New York to seize Guatemala funds for arms purchases claiming damages from calumny. Her attorney reports no trace of funds in the city. The Guatemala Italy arbitration awarded $6000 for seminary costs, but denied compensation for calumny.
Cadets Mahaffey Dockery and Pegram testified as congressional investigators grilled them about hazing at the academy. Chairman Dick used sharp sarcasm to press for details while the cadets endured a grueling session, some leaving the stand in a breathless condition after exposure to descriptions of numerous hazing forms.
Colorado faces a coal shortage as a statewide mining strike halts production across districts and threatens manufacturing. A joint legislative commission will investigate how the southern region is affected while miners vow to hold firm.
A New York Tribune report explains that waterproof coats now use cloth with no rubber lining, offering lighter, cheaper options from $25 to $40. Despite the rise of waterproof cloth, the traditional Mackintosh and rubber coats remain in demand for outdoor work, with manufacturers expanding output to meet urban demand.
The New York Press notes global gold stocks, coin and bullion totaling about 4.8 billion dollars today. It recalls how post Columbus the discovered Americas released hoarded Peruvian and Mexican gold, averting any future gold famine since then.
William Court Gully has been elected speaker of the house of commons for the third time. The role carries a $25,000 annual salary and a $20,000 annual pension, plus a peerage on retirement. The speaker enjoys precedence as the first commoner of England and is provided a grand mansion at the palace of Westminster during tenure.
The British Commander In Chief will be the sixteenth to hold the post with Lord Roberts succeeding the Duke of Leinster and following a line of Irish born holders such as Lord Cadogan, the Duke of Wellington, and Lord Wolseley. The first appointment dates to 174. The trend shows Irishmen occupying the role in an almost continuous sequence since the late seventeenth century.
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