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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1901
Page
2
Celeste in North Texas will build a cotton mill of 3500 spindles capacity and expect steady operation by September 1. Some observers say Hogg should not run for governor again given defeated amendments.
Calvert’s young men organize an athletic association to raise funds for gymnasium equipment. They plan to locate their hall in the city park, with strong citizen support and encouragement to push the project to success.
The C W and B V railroad provides gravel for a 15 acre artificial lake on Ottorf Bros property one mile from Marlin. About 150 teams are at work building the lake and surrounding park, to be improved and managed as a private enterprise by the Ottorf brothers.
Fort Worth reports George Gould praising Texas travel plans. He notes enthusiasm for exploring the Brazos Valley and aims to begin I N G N railroad work into Waco by next August. He asserts no delays in visiting Fort Worth.
A reflection on McKinley’s second inauguration in Washington, noting the press describes it as marking the empire idea. The piece contrasts past patriotism with modern incentives of wealth and power shaping leaders, while invoking the founders and universal human liberty.
The March term of the district court opened with Judge J C Scott and District Attorney W B Hudson presiding. Grand jurors L D McGee foreman and others were empaneled, with bailiffs appointed including C L Baker Louis Reed F W Yeager and others as door bailiff.
Rev Jewell Howard of the Christian church preached to a packed crowd at the Bryan Methodist church. He cited Numbers 32 20 23 and warned that sin will find you out, urging enforcement of laws and Christian unity. Rev EK L Shettles will speak at the Christian church Sunday night, with another large union meeting planned.
The duo presented a lively show with singing dancing juggling sketches and several other acts. Their trapeze routine was described as among the best seen in this city.
Reports from Hook proving grounds describe a powerful new American explosive. Tests show seven inches of armor penetration before detonation and a mass of flame. officials keep details secret and hail the inventor as American.
The War Department revoked the six month extension granted to Clark & Co. of Galveston to dredge and finish the Buffalo bayou ship channel. The $342,530 contract from last June aimed for a 19 by 15 foot channel 28 miles to Morgan's Cut, but the dredging has not started and the contract is forfeited.
Marion Holderman and James Beatty were arrested in Vinita on charges of holding excessive Cherokee Nation land. Holderman, indicted on two counts under the Curtis law of June 28 1898, allegedly owns 6000 acres. Test of the law’s constitutionality is planned.
Peter Guto heri, about 70, a respected Festus resident, killed himself with carbolic acid after foreclosure of his home mortgage. A looking glass and a revolver were by his side as a planned backup. His sons held the mortgage and foreclosed, and his death is blamed on distress over the loss, leaving a large family.
In Little Rock on March 4, Charles E. Scarborough a white man about 25 was killed at the convict camp near England by Warden Frank Barton during an escape attempt. A coroner's inquest was held and Barton was exonerated.
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