This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1903
Page
2
The Bryan Eagle quotes editorials from the Houston Post praising constitutional analysis of Galveston’s government as unconstitutional. It discusses local self government, state sovereignty, and Galveston’s 90 percent vote for commission form of government, noting no violation of local authority.
Telegrams from Adjutant General Scurry and Texas officials describe inspections by army officers to assess militia arms and equipment under section 13. Forty seven towns, sixty two units to be visited starting mid-April, with all members present and oath on file. Governor’s adjutant general urges full attendance and readiness.
An old classified item from Coulter's lists items for sale including clear white pearl buttons, machine oil, fire proof lamp chimneys, and girdle corsets with prices noted. The snippet presents a compact ad style typical of a small-town shop.
Liverpool spot declined 2 points. May and June cotton futures moved to 5.18 5.22 then closed 5.20. Middling uplands at 5.34 with 7,000 bales sold. New York opened low but closed steady near 9.85. Southern markets steady. New Orleans 913 16 for middling. port receipts 18,208 bales. Week totals and future arrivals listed. Greenville levee break cited as factor for expected price rise.
The Liverpool spot market opened quiet with spots down 2 points. Middling at 6.34 yesterday 5.36. sales 7,000 bales. receipts 17,000. exports 500. American receipts 11,400. New York spots dull. Middling 10.05unchanged. sales 91. delivered on contract 300. New Orleans spots quiet. Middling 9 13 16 yesterday 9 18 16. sales 627.
The Texas railroad commission members Messrs Storey and Mayfield urge the G H and A merger be not passed by the legislature. They say the ruling should serve Texas interests even against what Hogg labels free pass packing legislators.
R and G offer corsets across styles including girdle medium waists straight front and empire summer versions all priced at 50 cents each.
Two cases describe new R and G corset styles with embroideries and laces. Colored madras for waists noted along with large pearl buttons in all sizes.
Buffalo march 27 the ashland avenue murder inquest into Edwin L Burdick's death concluded judge murphy ordered an official inquiry into Arthur R Pennell who featured in the case while Burdick's reputation was shown in a true light witnesses testified he was a loving father forgiving husband and victim of false friends authorities may not fix the crime on another and the case remains unsettled the description notes a parallel reference to a British war office case and a newspaper portrait about the alleged charges
Paris reports say investigators found no usable letters from the war office among Major General MacDonald’s effects aside from dazed scribbles. The magistrate notes several war office letters delivered days before his death were likely destroyed by him, with one ultimatum purportedly ordering immediate departure for Ceylon.
John Redmond describes the land bill as far reaching and important. He notes a 100,000,000 pound loan to buy out landlords plus a nonrepaid bonus of at least 000,000 and says it advances past measures of the English government. He credits the land conference and national movement for coercion’s end and says landlords seek unity with Ireland.
The New Orleans cotton exchange weighs joining New York in a plan to curb bucket shops. An agreement with telegraph firms would bar futures quotes to firms not listed by the exchange, with Secretary King drafting the list. If ratified, bucket shops nationwide could face serious disruption or elimination.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.