Weathered Week and Headlines From The Daily Eagle 1901
The July 17 1901 issue reports on a Pennsylvanian steel strike involving seventy four thousand workers and a Missouri governor urging fasting and rain. It notes a New York girl returning a ring after seeing a lover whip a horse. Other items mention railroad labor politics, straw hats for heat, a castor oil test well in Grimes maty abandoned to quicksand with plans for two more wells, and a Montgomery Alabama lynching. It also alleges Olive Schreiner faces British pressure in South Africa and possible imprisonment behind wire in a distant location amid broader imperial tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caston Oil Company
Grimes *Maty
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Promised to Cure Indigestion
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets claim to cure sour stomach and heartburn with a refund from druggists who fail. Price fifty cents. M. H. James, Bryan Texas, prominent local druggist, markets the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. James
Bryan
Texas
Special Edition Initiative to Boost Bryan Trade
The Eagle plans a big special edition this year to promote Bryan’s business and the fall cotton and corn crops. It will feature strong write ups of the fair and local trade, with illustrated content and advertising canvases for business men. Readers are invited to reserve ad space to reach the trading public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Eagle
Bryan
For Sale Draft Horses by J W Thomason Bryan Texas
A pair of large draft horses offered for sale. Interested buyers should call or write J W Thomason at the post office in Bryan Texas. 193.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Thomason
Bryan
Texas
E. A. Berry
Brazos
J. A. Myers
Quiet at Pittsburg steel plants amid ongoing strike
No new developments in the Pittsburg steel strike as early activity remains muted. Plants including Painters Mill, Lindsay, Motrutcheon, Clarks, Solar Iron Works, Mousagehala and Star Tin Plate report quiet conditions with Painters Mill only partially operating and Hungarian workers seen cleaning yards. About 19,000 skilled workers are idle along with up to 74,000 unskilled in affected mills, while leaders hint at a possible settlement within days.
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Pittsburg
Paints Mill
Lindsay
Motrutcheon
Clarks
Solar Iron Works
Mousagehala
Star Tin Plate
Alabama
Harper
Albrecht
Combine
Amalgamated
Shaffer
United States Steel Corporation
Say
Amalgamated Association
Ministers of Denver Move to Overthrow Thng Rule
Denver ministers plan to form a vigilance committee allied with police to establish broad power and law and order, aiming to uplift the community. They deny seeking political control, comparing their scope to Tamanny in New York, under judge drafted plan. Seattle dispatch notes Dawson gold shipments reach 5 million and a Lake Creek placer strike, with Dawson fruit prices low and traders losing money.
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Denver
Thng
Tammaay’s
New York
Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Hootulingna River
Lake Creek
Teslin
Special Ep worth League trains for convention day
San Francisco reports trains arriving every half hour with most delegates expected before opening on Thursday. The Los Angeles chorus of 750 singers joins the night concert. Visitor accommodations run smoothly as preparations proceed for a harmonious convention. Cripple Creek hosts the Trans Mississippi congress with about 1000 delegates from across the west. Walter Gresham presided. welcome remarks were given by Colorado Governor J B Orman and Cripple Creek Mayor F J Crane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Epworth League
Los Angeles
Great
Cripple Creek
Col
Trans- Mississippi Congress
Odd Fellows Hall
West
Congress
Walter Gresham
Galveston
J. B. Orman
Colorado
F. J. Crane
Nelson Franklin Victor
W. E. Stanley
Kansas
Train attack near Tierra Blanca leaves several dead
At Tierra Blanca on the Vera Cruz and Pacific line a large armed group attacked a train. Seven men aboard were killed. A rural force from Cordova pursued the attackers, whose motive remains unknown and may involve former railroad workers.
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Cordova
Mex
Vera Cruz and Pacific
Tierra Blanca
Noted New Orleans businessman Charles Albea dies from heat
New Orleans on July 16 reports the death of Charles F. Albea a prominent local businessman and former United States appraiser from heat. Also mentioned is the asphyxiation of William A. King a well known figure and Grace King’s brother at his home in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Charles F. Albea
United States
William A. King
Grace King
Wholesale Killing in New Mexico Mexican and Black Workers Clash
Reports from Hereford Texas describe a violent clash at a Rock Island extension camp near Liberty New Mexico where Mexican and Black workers fought after prior killings. Fifteen Black workers were killed and many wounded. Mexican casualties unknown. Also noted are military postings in San Antonio and other Texan towns with staff movements, a Confederate Veterans meeting urging Johnston monument funding, a Corsicana child fatally injured by a head injury, and pea shotgun use against grasshoppers in Mount Calm.
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Hereford
Tex
New Rock Island
New Mexico
Here
Spencer's
Liberty
N. M
Little interest in Texas special election results
Mahank Texas July 16 report shows low turnout with Wooten receiving 38 votes and Lindsley 12 in the special congressional election.
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Mahank
Tex
Wooten
Lindsley
Hanged by mob in Cortland over death of Sallie Swoope
In Cortland, Montgomery County, a mob of Black residents lynched Alex Herman after he was charged with killing Sallie Swoope. Authorities attempted to transport him by train to Tuscumbia, but the train was seized, Herman hanged, and his body riddled with bullets. He allegedly confessed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cortland
Alex Herman
Sallie Swoope
Herman
Tuscumbia
Steel Chief Schwab Talks Strike Stand
In New York on July 16 President O M Schwab of United States Steel and other officials declined to discuss the strike situation. He met with J P Morgan and others but gave no hint of their attitude or conclusions to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
O. M. Schwab
United States Steel Company
Schwab
J. P. Morgan
Strike Idle Mines Halt Wyoming Valley Power
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on June 16 reports a stationary firemen strike shutting most Wyoming valley mines. Conservative estimates show about 43 000 workers idled due to the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
West Virginia Investors Plan Five Oil Wells at St Jo
C H Watt representing West Virginia capitalists closes contract to sink five wells in the St Jo oil district and to develop local asphalt deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jo, Tex
C. H. Watt
West Virginia
Rain Deluges Wide Kansas City Area With Thunderstorms
Rain spread across 89 miles around Kansas City with reports of thunderstorms and cooler temperatures across the region. Nebraska and Western Iowa saw an inch or more of rain starting at 2 o'clock, according to late July weather data.
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Kansas City
Omaha
Stern
Nebraska
Western Iowa
Packing Plant Destroyed in Wichita Fire
Packing plant of Jacob Dodd & Sons in Wichita Kansas was totally destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. Local fire crews battled the blaze, with damage extending to surrounding facilities and nearby structures. No further details on casualties or cause were provided.
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Wichita
Kas
Jacob Dodd & Sons
San Francisco Accepts Carnegie Library Donation
The board of supervisors approved a resolution accepting Andrew Carnegie's offer of $750,000 for a public library in San Francisco. The gift aims to fund construction and endowment for the city library system.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Andrew Carnegie
Cartridges Explode Beside Waco Courthouse
Deputy Earnest Reed placed 45 caliber cartridges in saddlebags outside the Waco courthouse when several exploded tearing a hole in the leather. The horse, tied nearby, was uninjured and did not startle. The sun heated leather theory sparked speculation on the incident.
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Waco
Tex
Earnest Reed
The Sweetest Music and Economic Echoes From Brenham
A poem contrasts a lover’s simple art with grand music and aging beauty. It shifts to a critique from the Brenham Banner arguing that exporting half a billion dollars more than imported harms the nation, linking it to Spain’s sixteenth century gold accumulation and resource strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham Banner
Spain
Move to the Kandy Kitchen building and optical testing
Lem B. Hall announces a move to a larger store in the Kandy Kitchen building and welcomes customers. Prof. Hearne the optician will offer free eye tests at the permanent location, taking responsibility for his work. 93
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandy
Hearne
Lem B. Hall
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Offer From Bryan Pharmacist
The advertisement promotes Rex Dyspepsia Tablets for dyspepsia and indigestion with a refund guarantee if not cured. M. H. James, a leading Bryan Texas druggist, notes price at 50 cents per package and urges readers to remember the Rex Dyspepsia Tablets name.
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Blair
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
the Daily Eagle
Connelly & Carnes
Pennsylvania
Misssouri
Olive Schreiner
South Africa
Dreyfus
Emme
S Prescription Pharmacy
Emmer’s Prescription Pourwacy
Tammany
Gould
The
Klondike
San Antonio
Q. 8S. Roberts
Department of Texas
Philippines
McKibbin
Simpson
John L. Bulls
Cuba
Byrne
St. Paul
Peter Cleary
General Johnston
Paris
United Confederate Veterans
Sayers
Albert Sydney Johnston
Corsicana
W. B. Anthony
Mount Calm
Missouri
Kala
B. S. Read
Cardus
Mitchell
Cardui
Willie Mitchell
Ladies Advisory Department
Chattanooga
Tenn
S.W. Buchanan
Heptol
Bran
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