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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1902
Page
2
The Walker county truck growers association will plant tomatoes potatoes cantaloupes cucumbers and other vegetables for shipment. The first carload of new cabbage has been shipped from Southwest Texas netting growers $1.05 per hundred weight. One grower near Byeville expects to realize $5 000 on his crop.
A girl’s club from Midway in Madison County has cleaned grass and weeds from the cemetery and now seeks help from older residents. The effort brings credit to the community for civic spirit and youth involvement.
A Virginia couple at a Hagerstown hotel accidentally blew out the gas while on their honeymoon. They went to supper instead of bed and avoided serious harm. They faced closer watch for the rest of their stay but calmly continued their trip.
The Stock Journal notes pressure from Texas labor unions leads to the removal of convicts from railroad work. It argues farmers should replace convict labor on state farms and that prisoners can be employed on public roads, expanding work opportunities for inmates.
The Eagle reports on a prospectus for the book Power and Power Transmission by E. W. Kerr and M. E. Asst. Prof. Mech. Eng. at A. & M. College of Texas. The 356 page cloth volume with 364 figures costs $2 and is described as a textbook for mechanical engineering courses.
Gen H B Stoddard grand master of Knights Templar visited Galveston Thursday night to install officers of San Felipe de Austin commandery. A banquet followed praised as a flow of soul and feast of reason with eloquence from the heart. The article also notes Southern Pacific spending 80,000 dollars to widen embankment and deepen gravel foundations for new track standards for stability and safety.
The Madisonville Meteor reports the death of Mrs. Ellen Allphin after her clothing caught fire while burning rags in a fireplace. She reached a water bucket too late, the flames intensified, and she suffered burns over most of her right side, dying Friday morning after two days of agony.
The wealthy classes of major cities flood the antique market where finely made pieces fetch astounding prices. Even conservative Mexican buyers are beginning to participate in this popular trend as manufacturers rush to meet demand.
A report notes locals seek wood or clay to craft Aztec and Toltec images for sale to wealthy American visitors. The craft is driven by demand from tourists seeking authentic relics and commands high prices in the market.
The Central Texas Fair association at Bryan perfected finances for annual fairs. At a meeting W. S. Howell was elected president and Paul Bradley secretary. A full board of directors was elected, promising to preserve agricultural features rather than convert exhibitions into grand hippodromes according to Farm and Ranch.
The Madisonville Meteor quotes a Huntsville dispatch noting Madison County yet holds water. No creek is completely dry, stock water remains, and cattle keep value. Farmers plow under and prepare corn ground awaiting the first rain.
A Friday blaze in Winona Mississippi wiped out six brick structures totaling an estimated 50 000 dollars with 30 000 dollars insured. The J Harris Dry Goods and Shoe company Southern Express C H Aldredge Ed Loggin and H W Lamb suffered the heaviest losses as the business district faced threatened damage before the flames were checked.
Five complete shiploads of U S agricultural machinery will be sent from New York and Philadelphia to the Black Sea within six weeks totaling at least 36000 tons. The Othello will sail from Philadelphia with over 10000 tons for Odessa and Novorossisk. McCormick Harvester, Deering, Johnson Harvester and Plano, Altman-Miller firms are among those shipping.
Senator Morgan, chair of the Senate committee on interoceanic canals, prepared a partial report for committee members after the Panama company offered to sell its property for 40000 dollars. The report argues the company cannot provide a good title and criticizes the move as delaying canal legislation. The committee will discuss it at a meeting next Monday.
Edward H. Britton of New Orleans sues the Texas State Fair Association in U S circuit court seeking 30000 damages for injuries alleged from seat collapse during the Chicago fire exhibition at the fair grounds two years ago. He claims permanent hip injury.
Denison Tex Jan 25 Katy authorities received word of a possible hold up of the southbound passenger train No 3 due at 3 20 am Armed guard of four men plus five volunteers boarded the train at Muskogee and rode through to Denison returning on No 4 No attempt was made to stop either train.
In Salt Lake City Utah R Senayaka a Ceylon tea merchant reported missing in Chicago was located by associates in Utah where he traveled to investigate irrigation. Edward 8 Grece of Detroit learned of the update in Chicago.
In Watonga a 5 year old girl, daughter of John Sober, was fatally burned when her dress caught fire from a spark off the stove. The tragedy occurred January 25 in Guthrie Oklahoma Territory.
Reported in Dubois New Jersey region a drunken melee among Polish miners left Andrew Jalowski with a likely fatal gunshot wound. Other items note Robert Catlett of Sevier County Tennessee released on bond, Frank Templeton named receiver for Ennis Mercantile, and multiple local incidents across Illinois Texas and Arkansas.
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