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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1902
Page
2
The notice announces candidates for Bryan mayor in the April election J S Mooring seeks re election Dr R H Harrison also runs for mayor and J B Stevenson runs for Alderman T A Searcy is listed in the public notice of candidates in the newspaper printed March 9 1902
The piece argues for immediate action to attract a railroad into Bryan Texas to safeguard merchants and trade from northern or southern routes. It calls for unity among citizens, financial participation by locals, and contact with railroad officials to secure a line into Madisonville or Centreville.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McLendon and Mrs. True arrived from Calvert yesterday, welcome at their home.
Rev E L Shettles of Bryan reports over 12000 in subscriptions for a new church in Bryan plans are ready and the contract will be let for the edifice pews and windows cost about 2500 making the total about 15000 The church will feature memorial windows honoring Dr John and Dr Philpott for their services to Methodism in the region The move is praised as advancing Methodism and Bryan community progress
Telegram from DeLong Rice announces Governor Bob Taylor will appear in Bryan on March 27 at the opera house under Baptist Sunday school auspices. The event features a male quartet and a new lecture The Old Plantation. Reserved seats go on sale Monday the 17th.
Miss May Stewart presents three runs in this city with Romeo and Juliet The Sculptors Dream and The Merchant of Venice The troupe shows handsome costumes and special scenery Miss Stewart delivers powerful portrayals of Juliet and Portia marking her as both student and actress.
London March 8 Reverend Joseph Parker sharply rebuked King Edward in a City Temple sermon applauded by the congregation. Parker criticized the king for brewing beer during a visit to Lord Burton and attending a Sunday concert, arguing the king’s actions undermine the English Sabbath and nonconformist worship.
Miss Alice Roosevelt will not accompany Mr Reid to King Edward's coronation in London. The president decided she should not go citing extreme youth and international conditions as the reasons after considering cancelling and noting an invitation to visit the German imperial court was forthcoming.
Representative Morris of Minnesota issues a reply to Chairman Payne regarding Cuban concessions. He argues the Morris proposal aimed to avoid hostility to the president and Ways and Means, preserve harmony in the Republican party, and reassure domestic sugar producers. He says details were left to the committee and criticizes public statements during GOP conferences.
Joe Choynski of Chicago defeated Wild Bill Hanrahan of New York in the fifth round of a scheduled 25 round match at Music Hall in Louisville. A fierce exchange ended with a stiff left to Bills jaw and a follow up right that knocked Hanrahan out of the fight.
Will Johinson escaped from the Howard county jail in Big Springs Texas by cutting through two feet of stone with a knife and crawling through the hole. He had been brought in as an attached witness in the district court from Fort Worth where he served a jail sentence. He was the only inmate in the jail at the time.
Dalhart Texas March 8 A report from Santa Rosa New Mexico says a westbound passenger train on the Chicago Rock Island and Mexican slid into boxcars after a switch was thrown injuring two train men who were not seriously hurt.
An engineer died and a second person was seriously injured when a passenger train on the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf railway left the tracks 14 miles east of Hydro. The engine plunged down a steep embankment after jumping the rail.
Representative Richardson of Tennessee, chair man of the Democratic congressional committee, has called a meeting of the committee for March 14 for organization and for the transaction of other business.
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