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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1906
Page
4
Monroe Edge announces rapid sale of 2000 acres of farm lands in recent days as evidence of market strength. They note circulating circulars praising Bryan and Brazos County and urge buyers to visit and sellers to bring properties, with demand for several farms priced 500 to 1000 dollars.
A party of stock men and commission firm representatives arrived in Austin on May 1 for a conference with the attorney general to review alleged anti trust violations by Fort Worth Livestock Exchange members. Delegates include Ike T. Pryor and John T. Lytle of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association, George T. Reynolds of Godair Crowley, Sansom of Cassidy Southwestern, and Fort Worth attorney Canty.
The East Lenda Christian church in Fort Worth presses ahead with a campaign to raise ten thousand dollars for a new plan building. Pastor Rev. W. H Gooch leads the effort citing the injunction Owe no man anything.
Frank M. Aldridge aged forty, manager of mills and logging for Kirby Lumber, toppled from his chair and died in his office in Houston on May 1 at 10 am while talking with Manager B F Bonner and Receiver J S Rice. He was a well known lumber man, survived by wife and two children. Cause listed as paralysis of the heart.
Mary McKitrick aged 108, believed oldest woman in America, killed herself in Uniontown by cutting her throat with a carving knife. She said God had forgotten her and she felt neglected as friends and most children had died.
Prominent Texans and cotton spinners attend a conference at the Willard hotel in Washington on May 1 to discuss securing better baling. Attendees include Judge C. W. Ogden of San Antonio F R Bennett of Houston Calvin of the Farmers union and Miller and Davis of the Farmers union. John A. Wray nominated for postmaster at Laredo.
The British steamer Blanefield was sunk by the bark Kate Thomas off Beachyhead Tuesday while en route from Antwerp to Callao. Five persons drown, the captain and nine crew landed at New Haven. Fourteen others believed saved. Cargo valued at $250,000.
Pasadena police report thieves removed the 300 pound cornerstone of the North Pasadena Methodist church on Monday night. The newly completed building housed coins and small valuables worth about ten dollars inside the stone before it was pried out and taken from the premises.
Smith County shipped thirty-six solid cars of strawberries from Tyler on Monday May 1, distributing berries to markets. The move underscores a strong local harvest and transport effort coordinated by Tyler producers.
Ed Cate a Texas and Pacific railway switchman was struck and killed by a switch engine at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. His body was dragged some distance. He was single and well known. Also Natchez flood breaks Concordia levee flooding 2006 acres and washing away two miles of Texas and Pacific tracks.
The seventeenth annual congress of the Society of Sons of the American Revolution opened in Boston on Monday May 1.
In Washington on May 1 the House halted a discussion on seed distribution during the agricultural appropriation debate. Alabama’s Mr. Burnett urged rural support for free seeds while New York’s Mr. Wadsworth moved to stop the debate. Texas's Mr. Burleson criticized the policy as graft as Grange circles favored ending the seed program. The motion carried 97 to 62.
Newport Arkansas May 1 The Bank of Newport did not open. a door notice cited directors deciding to close until matters are adjusted. With deposits over 100000 and assets not obtainable, the closure spurred fear across Newport business circles. The trouble centers on a failed 100000 loan to a manufacturing firm last year.
New York May 1 The April grand jury returned a presentment to Recorder Golf saying it did not investigate political contributions by insurance companies after Jerome advised against it. Recorder Goff accepted the presentment and discharged the jury but noted it had not done its full duty while praising its work in highlighting the district attorney’s responsibility.
In Mount Carmel Pennsylvania on May 1 a clash between idle miners and a constabulary force left about twenty injured, with three likely to die. Foreign workers threw rocks at officers protecting non union miners. Lieutenant Smith was arrested for assault and battery with intent to kill and held on $500 bail along with three miners.
Federal detachments scouting Monday in the Gardidara valley Island of Samar clashed with Pulajanes. Several insurgents were killed and their supplies destroyed. No troop casualties were reported.
London May 1. The passenger steamer Courier with crew of nine and about twenty excursionists foundered soon after leaving Sark. It sank immediately. Three crew members and one passenger were drowned. all others were rescued.
Paris May 1 detachments of cavalry and infantry departed to take up positions on the outskirts as tensions rise around the city.
Chicago May 1 a written list of charges against Dowie supported by affidavits was presented to him and he was given until Wednesday to reply.
New York May 1 reports that the total amount transmitted by telegraph to San Francisco on Monday totaled 3 400 000 dollars.
Mrs. Lombard pitches Dora Simpson to three friends as a hardworking but unlucky dressmaker with an ailing brother to support. Dora has tried stenography and cooking, took up sewing as a last resort, hates every stitch, and has worked four days for Lombard while customers have dropped off.
Rhomberg, Bavarian born son of a peasant, became Paris's pioneering male dressmaker. A May 1730 sighting showed his coat of arms a corset and scissors, symbolizing disguising flaws and highlighting beauty. He amassed wealth and left heirs 50 000 francs yearly.
The text explains fulminate of mercury as a primary explosive with high sensitivity to shock and its ability to detonate other substances. It notes the need for rapid heat and oxygen generation, compares to gunpowder where saltpeter provides oxygen, and describes how heat causes rapid gas expansion leading to explosion.
A freight steamer unloading at Mariupol discovered cargo customs disputes after 100 pieces of machinery were recorded. Number 87 was missing, but two No 88 items appeared, leading officials to fine the ship 500 rubles for short cargo and 1000 rubles for Smuggling for duplicating No 88.
The text explains how thunder arises from lightning heating air and causing rapid expansion and compression followed by a rush of air. A straight spark yields a sharp clap while a long crooked path produces a sequence of sounds with a rattling quality and echoes from clouds. The echoes are described as rolling and rumbling.
Classical lore links the Achilles tendon to the hero Thetis who dipped him in the Styx to grant invulnerability. The only vulnerable spot remained the heel, through which Paris dealt a fatal wound, according to myth.
A fragment shows a line about dying hair as doctors would claim danger. A speaker recalls an uncle who dyed his hair last spring and, within three weeks, married a widow with children.
A loquacious lady regrets missing a lecture last night, noting viewers said it was excellent. Mr Frockcoat asks how the news spread as the event remains 48 hours postponed.
A trapped rat may be tamed by offering water only from a spoon. The creature quickly learns to recognize the hand that provides this vital necessity.
In tropical forests East Indian tailor birds defend eggs and nestlings from monkeys snakes and other threats by weaving a hidden nest. A female uses her long slender bill as a needle to sew leaves with a plant fiber thread and a dead seat to create a suspended protected nest that bears no weight for predators to reach.
A Maine water body near Orrington and Bangor is described as a miniature inland ocean. It appears as a small pond yet exhibits regular tides despite being distant from sea or river. Over a century of studies failed to yield a solid explanation for the tidal phenomenon.
In Lyons 1571 printers labored from 2 am to 8 or 9 pm, a typical six to fourteen hour range. Other trades ran from 4 am to 9 pm or 5 am to 10 pm. Workers often shared a street, while the master artisan kept a maison with shop on the ground floor, living rooms above, and garret storage.
Capsicum, the source of many pepper varieties, originates in tropical Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It grows wild and cultivated in these regions and serves as a common food seasoning. Medical theorists note its extensive use suggests it acts as a natural stomach tonic in tropical countries.
Across the globe legends persist of captured mermaids from Bangor in Bel fast lough to Edam, with tales of Ha rlem custody. The era of sixth century to 1408 shows enduring belief and travel of sea maidens in old lore.
A London Queen essay argues that pursuit of health becomes a vice as continuous worry about one’s health undermines the constitution faster than port wine acts as a deterrent.
A classroom exchange explores miracles and the boundary between science and faith. A student cites a parent’s remark about turning night into day, prompting discussion of miraculous events and their place in daily life.
London Mail notes sea water was once used in some English seaside towns for bread dough. Fresh rain or spring water leaven, sea water mixed in dough adds natural salinity. While sea water suits bread, it spoils other dishes. magnesium chloride loses its harsh taste during heating, leaving mild mineral residues.
The article cites Rev Samuel Peters blue laws and a Connecticut river natural history passage describing a rock chasm where floods force iron lead and cork downstream. It also reports hail in Ardmore May 1 killing cattle and notes a riddle about diamonds leaving no ash when burned.
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