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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
1
London January 29 The new Parliament opens with King Edward and Queen Alexandra in the House of Lords, flanked by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The king reads the speech as crowds cheer from Westminster. The coming session is seen as pivotal with large budget and naval, army, and education expenditures.
Archbishop William H. O Connell was invested with the pallium at Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston in a ceremony led by Cardinal Gibbons. The rite featured a 1600-voice choir, a high mass, and a sermon by Rev L K Hearney. The pallium, a white wool ban with four black crosses, was placed on the archbishop after the procession and sermon.
Dr. M Francis of the A and M College had an appendicitis operation in Galveston on Sunday. Friends are glad he is progressing well and Mrs. Francis remains by his side.
The Imperial Orchestra plays throughout the evening at the rink offering a rare musical treat for lovers of fine music.
Financial stringency boosts enlistment in the U S Army at San Antonio's Ninth Infantry garri son while other units show similar gains. Many ex-soldiers fill city jobs, including over 60 percent of San Antonio streetcar workers, highlighting difficulties in retaining private troops and prompting talk of new congressional measures.
New York January 29 crowds fill the court as Mr Littleton pleads for Harry K Thaw. He argues for ordinary trial rules and presumption of innocence while outlining Thaw's troubled history from birth to the tragic night. Justice Dowling presides as spectators watch closely.
In the case of Don ald Merrill versus the Colonial Security company the supreme court orders funds on deposit in the state treasury to be divided between foreign and domestic creditors. About 32 000 dollars will be distributed by the state receiver next week reducing Texas creditors by roughly ten percent.
Desperate encounter in a burning Fort Worth house on January 29 ends with Policeman Williams subduing Marshall Cole. Both men tumbled down the stairs but remained locked in combat. Cole was fined fifty dollars in county court.
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company paid the comptroller 12563 dollars gross receipts tax on 837562 dollars receipts for the past quarter in Austin.
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