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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
2
Senator Quay wins another Pennsylvania senatorial seat while Tillman is re elected in South Carolina. Wells plans a bid for governor from Brownsville. Bryan property spending exceeds a thousand dollars. Rural free mail delivery to start in Tarrant and Johnson counties with five routes. Texas cities begin adopting northern style luxuries.
The Galveston News surveys Texas towns reporting on plans for improvement and growth. Building sentiment and a broad factory movement mark the year as promising for industrial progress, with the paper crediting itself for encouragement and stimulus across localities.
The department of agriculture reports it purchased and delivered 13,531,469 seed packages worth $676,573 to congressmen for electioneering. Seeds may go to constituents or be sold to dealers. About forty representatives from city districts reportedly have no use for them.
George Wood displayed genuine Mexican boll weevils in their winter retreat to an Examiner reporter. Two cotton stalk scraps showed five weevils thriving, dismissing fears of dormancy. He urged prompt action, recommending thorough gathering and burning of old stalks before planting the new crop.
Camp J. B. Robertson calls all members and the public to attend a Sunday January 20 3 p.m. gathering at the opera house to commemorate Robert E. Lee with exercises. Full attendance expected by order of H. B. Stoddard commander and W. G. Mitchell adjutant. All invited to honor liberty right and patriotism at the shrine.
Henry Henry and Stella M Henry wed in the city Wednesday at 4 30 pm in Rev A M Stewart’s home ceremony. The couple, raised in Brazos county, plan to establish their home in Bryan and receive warm wishes from friends and the Eagle.
Washington scene recalls celebration as Matthew Quay enters the Senate amid an ovation with galleries rising in applause. The day also features debate on the army reorganization and postal law codification with lawmakers weighing amendments to aid mail employees.
Sir William Huggins becomes Royal Society president at 76, George H Phillips labeled Chicago corn king. Lord Curzon Oxford graduate and Royal Society fellow. Dr Nansen shy in society. Representative Littlefield escorts two deer from Maine woods. Lang brothers met the Pope in Oberammergau costumes. Moltke autograph book holds Ludwig II poem. De Wet honors Rhodes, Davis suffers stage fright after 30 years speaking. Drexel Biddle invited to British Royal Meteorological Society fellowship. Theodore Martin withdraws Stratford memorial plan. Rockefeller buys Westchester land for a grand Sleepy Hollow park and artificial lake.
The senate finance committee proposes halving the tax on proprietary medicines and perfumes in the war revenue bill, excluding chewing gum which may stay at full rate. The house had removed taxes on these items, and leaders seek a unanimous report with a decision expected early next week. Texas gains three congressmen under the new apportionment bill signed by the president, with at large elections until redistricting.
The committee on military affairs unanimously denounced hazing at West Point Military Academy. They urged an amendment to the academy bill directing the secretary of war to have the superintendent enforce rules to prevent hazing. Cadets found guilty would be expelled and barred from reappointment to the corps or U S army.
Lincoln January 18 The Nebraska legislature voted Thursday on two United States Senators but produced no result as no candidate achieved the required majority.
Springfield Illinois January 18 The contest among Illinois Republican candidates for the United States Senate ended abruptly as ex Governor Tanner and Messrs Cannon Hitt and Prince withdrew leaving incumbent United States Senator Cullom with no opposition.
A New York City death reveals Murray Hall a Sixth Avenue employment agency owner who dressed as a man to run the business. Hall died of left breast cancer and coroner Lucca says the deceased was a 42 year old woman with a wife who died two years earlier. Neighbors recall two marriages and a life lived as a man for business purposes. Also Miss Alta Rockefeller wed in a quiet ceremony in New York City to E Parmlee Prentice, a Chicago lawyer, at her parents home.
Adolph Barrosse died in New Orleans on Thursday at age 94. Born in San Domingo, he moved to the city as an infant and was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars. He held many political positions and leaves 10 children along with 45 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The New York Sun notes fashion features for the season including silk tassels and gold accents replacing drop buttons, scarlet and gold in outfits, gold or silk cord lacing on bodices, Louis XIV heels, colored suede slippers, large furs and varied muffs, buckles on belts and rosettes, hats made from bird breast feathers, pink rose coifs, Alsatian black tulle bows, and velvet bows for evening wear.
The note highlights average man’s weight about 140 pounds six ounces equating to 15 men per ton. It mentions Chinese mandarins saving chopsticks after feasts. In Britain 55 MPs are railway directors plus 11 foreign railway directors and several large railway contractors. A cigarette factory opened in Mexico City with President Diaz present. The 4 cent stamp for Buffalo Pan American Expo features a motor vehicle.
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