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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1901
Page
2
The Bryan Eagle reports W R Johnston is a candidate for alderman in the upcoming April city election. The notice appears in a second class mail edition published March 23, 1901, under By Connelly and Carnes.
A disjointed fragmentary item notes a point of order ending the anti firee-pres bill in the senate. It mentions a Chicago saloon man clashing with Champion Jim, a police intervention, and a vivid quip about the fighter’s squeezing nickname. Also references a Parisian society note about Mrs Spreckles and a fashion description.
Brenham Texas hosts its twentieth annual carnival manifest riverstock and poultry exhibit under the Brenham Fire Department auspices. May 16 and 17 2001 feature livestock and poultry premiums. The secretary of the Fire Department will mail copies to interested parties. The event includes flower parade bids and society activities as Brenham welcomes neighbors near and far.
The Royal Tyrolean Concert troupe directed by the Red path Lyceum Bureau brings twelve specialty artists including the Meier family and the Merzthaler quartet. It tours America at 900 dollars per week, with performances tied to YMCA courses. the final American show is in Philadelphia on April 15 before sailing to Europe on April 18 from New York.
London reports parliamentary papers reveal Kitchener and Botha discussing an armistice path to peace. Terms include crown colony administration, equal language rights, franchise timelines, and protection of church and orphan funds, with independence debated and debts to be settled.
A dispatch jokes about a Kansas boy climbing a corn stalk to see corn progress. A trio cuts the stalk to rescue him. the stalk grows faster, the boy subsists on raw corn, and four bushels of cobs are reportedly dropped. The note mentions Carnegie libraries skeptically.
The house has adopted the Senate resolution calling for adjournment of the legislature on April 9. The governor also announced plans to call a special session.
Notice to the public that 16 receipts for money due and no purchases or orders on Bryan Water Ice Light and Power Plant will be recognized unless signed by J.N. Cole treasurer or by superintendent W. H. Heriman. Bryan W. L. & PF Co.
Mrs Lizzie Naramore killed her six children aged 10 to months with an axe and a club in a farm house near Coldbrook Massachusetts then tried to take her own life. She lay bleeding on a bed as neighbors found the scene and the children’s bodies in two beds. Her husband was away at work. she later spoke of the killings and showed signs of sorrow without explaining motive. A second report from Waterville Maine notes Jacob Dearborn killed his three children with an axe in Clinton Me.
Harvey Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Growers' association, calls cotton producers across southern states to meet at the county seats on April 6 to adopt a plan curtailing next season's acreage. He urges quick action before seed is planted and warns that current prices around 6 cents for cotton will leave planters unable to meet obligations for guano, mules, and other farming materials.
General Wo gack accepts Russian withdrawal from disputed ground at Tien Tsin if Britain withdraws as well. He demands the rail line remain unproven until diplomatic settlement. The two powers plan a morning pullback to reduce tensions.
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