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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
2
During the sixth performance a shoulder strap on a New York actress's dress broke, drawing attention as one paper described it as a bad bust, highlighting a wardrobe mishap amid the show.
A Wednesday fire swept the Wantsville Item and its telephone exchange after ice weighed on electric wires. Fred B. Robinson reports both facilities will be reestablished promptly.
Blanton School House notes Lester Newman of Bryan passed through Friday en route to Macy. Rousseau Ball of Tabor and Dr. Drummond visited Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Parker called on Cottonwood Saturday. Mrs. Callie Francis of Bryan visited friends and relatives. Harry Parker is on the sick list. Sky Lark.
Benchley notes rapid weather change with Saturday’s heat giving way to freezing. Local illness updates include Mrs. Etta Payne improving after sickness in Edge, and Mrs. Ben Bond, Mrs. Lizzie Slaughter and Louis Glaze’s family on sick lists. Social events include a dance at G B Franklin’s and a planned musical entertainment at Mrs. H E Maniey on Feb 1.
Rain greeted Sunday in Benchley as crowds enjoyed a Friday dance hosted by Mr. and Mrs. GB Franklin. George and Robert Seale of Mumford attended, and Bro Kelly halted preaching due to bad weather. A musicale is planned March 1 at H. E. Manley’s residence with all invited.
Low excursion rates apply to multiple events with sale dates listed. Destinations include Laredo Washington birthday celebration San Antonio I O O F state meeting Waco Green's brigade reunion Dallas Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Details available from ticket agents or D J Price G P T Pyce.
Advertises Rex Dyspepsia Tablets to cure sour stomach indigestion and heartburn. Claims druggists will refund money if not cured. Priced at 60 cents. M H James, leading druggist, Bryan Texas.
Cottonwood reports cold weather and sickness with several local visits. Annie Locke is very sick. Joe Thomas was in the community last Saturday. Emily Zimmerman and son from Kurteen visited relatives here. Nora Parker was here last Wednesday. S K Locke visited Sunday. Willie Thomas visited Alexandria last week. Jodie Shaw visited here last week. Joe Sample and wife visited Monday. Periwinkle.
Advertisement proclaims Quinorila cures malaria in four days with a money refund if it fails. Drugstore leader M. H. James promotes the remedy in Bryan promising 50 cents per package with refund if fever or malaria is not cured.
Washington reports a senate discussion on whether press dispatch censorship exists in Manila. A War Department official said no censorship remains and General Greely affirmed the press is entirely free. Opponents claimed copies filed with military authorities amounted to censorship.
E J Iver Nash of San Francisco concluded his testimony before the senate immigration committee on Chinese exclusion. He argued trade with China is not hurt by exclusion and noted smuggling payments from 50 to 1000 dollars, up to 2500 for immoral work. He warned against banning Chinese labor on ships as it impedes American merchant seamen. The committee adjourned to meet again next Paceday.
Washington reports President Roosevelt plans to renominate Webster Flannigan as collector of internal revenues for the third Texas district. The nominations include Cicero Barrett as surveyor of customs in Louisville and Charles Harris as collector of customs for Brazos de Santiago. Postmaster appointments list John Wood in Columbus Mississippi Clara Mortimer in Crystal Springs Mississippi Joseph F Roach in Atlanta Texas and Theodore Ray in Midland Texas.
Representative Ray of New York, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, introduces a modified anti anarchist bill. It provides that when an attack on the president or a successor does not result in death the penalty shall be life imprisonment instead of death.
Washington January 80 Representative Gibson of Tennessee introduces a lengthy bill backed by several southern Republicans to punish election fraud in Congress votes. It makes interference with voting a misdemeanor or punishable by a 300 dollar fine or two years hard labor.
Henry Kitman age 70 a prominent Confederate veteran and former officer under Beauregard in the Civil War died in San Antonio after fifty years residence. He was born in Germany and survived by four children, two of whom served in the American army during the Spanish American War.
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