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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
4
A Louisiana prohibition campaign has released its official programme detailing goals and activities. The document outlines key strategies, messaging points, event plans, and the expected timeline for the voter outreach effort.
The Louisiana Anti-Saloon league announced a plan to push prohibition when the legislature meets in May. It seeks backing from forces that carried three southern states to prohibition within a year, amid saloon opposition and recent testing shows. Speaker will include C. W. Trickett, assistant attorney general of Kansas.
United States Brewers association board in Chicago announces a publicity campaign to counteract the prohibition wave. Brewers from across the country met after returning from New Orleans noting dry towns in Georgia Alabama and Texas as failures. The group will survey liquor conditions nationwide and publish findings and plan the Milwaukee convention for June 6 and 7.
Ellwood T. Hance prominent Detroit financier and former postmaster, first vice president of Union Trust, killed himself at his family residence on March 6. Friends cite long depression over financial troubles and poor health as motives, with a planned two to three month vacation and salary awaiting him.
A fire on the top floor of a five story New York City school on One Hundred Ninth Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway sent students outside to the yard. All children escaped, were sent home, and police kept exits clear as parents gathered.
A strong March gale began Friday from the southwest, hitting Chicago with winds up to 55 mph. The storm toppled chimneys and damaged several downtown store fronts, causing havoc in the business district.
Fort Worth on March 6 a pretty seventeen year old runaway girl was arrested after a brother in a distant place sent instructions. The girl says she will not return home unless taken by force.
Washington notes report both houses adjourned Thursday to honor the memory of Vermont senator Proctor. Other items include Peru’s death of British minister Beauclerk, and various local notices such as marriage proposals in Edwardsville and career moves for George Hunter in Texas. Health Coffee touted as a quick coffee substitute with no real coffee.
Be it ordained by Bryan City Council an election of Mayor and two at large council members for two year terms and one council member for the unexpired year term will be held at City Hall on the first Tuesday in April next the seventh day of the month. The presiding officer and others named will conduct in accord with city charter ordinances and state election laws. Adopted February 14 1908. Frank Clarke J E Butler Secretaries. Bryan Texas Feb 14 1908.
Real estate brief invites offers on farm lands in Wellborn Texas. Prompt description submissions asked of Wilson & Erskine for pricing and sale arrangements.
Real estate notice offers one half block from market with six rooms in a brick house. Features include a cistern, shade trees and a price of 75900 with small cash payment and easy terms. J. W. Batts listed.
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