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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
2
The Daily Eagle notes a 16 inch bore gun destined for New York harbor. It claims a 21 mile shell range and 3 000 pound projectiles, with 1 000 pounds of powder. The piece says the weapon is for ornament and deterrence, not attack, and will make enormous noise.
The column criticizes the House for advancing 149 private pension bills with no debate, arguing members reward allies and voters while condemning government robbing as common. Farm and Ranch.
The body of our new Soda Fountain is made of Mexican Onyx and features a handsome design. Syrup jars are porcelain lined with rubber faucets and no metal parts to cause contamination. Construction is hygienic and includes the latest improvements.
From Dimmit Tex May 1 1902 W S D writes of wind and no rain grass improving cattle thriving with eight calves kept loco dying across plains area old settlers say loco will trouble less in years to come yearlings valued 15 to 17 dollars dry conditions forewarn a likely poor crop but some land planted may yield moisture only four inches in driest spots Protracted Presbyterian meeting in Dimmitt and local improvements including telephone post office and shop doctors considered but appetite jokes remain good bye readers Eagle remains the aim to do better next time
List of letters remaining for the week ending May 5 1902 includes Bradley Pearlly Anderson James Barker Mary Bables T B Bishop Bettie Brown Willie Carter Mellie Hulie Fields Julia Fields Andrew Harrison Tempia Flewell Tim Hawkins Eliza Foster Eliza Jones Sallie Gross Joe McQuater Alice Palmer G W Mores Mary Peebles Jane Richardson Emma Shelton Sarah Vahnson Smith Williams Delcie Thornton Will Wilson Drue Washington Dan Wallace Ander n. One cent charge per piece. call and say advertised with date. Tyler Haswell, Postmaster.
Los Angeles May 6 After a two hours debate the anti colored women side won the day as the convention voted to accept the compromise amendment adopted earlier in New York Sections 2 and 3 of article 2 were discussed with Section 2 adopted and Section 3 to come up today The color issue dominated the session while Decker forces appear to be gaining ground
In Fort Smith Arkansas Judge Rodgers sentenced Abel McGilberry Isaac King and Morris Cooper all Choctaw Indians to life imprisonment for killing John B Drake in the Choctaw Nation The cases dated back years and ended with the sentence to Leavenworth Kansas The Indians had venue changes from the Indian Territory and three co defendants died since indictment An appeal to the U S Supreme Court will follow
In Mexia Texas on May 6 a family dispute led to a fight three miles north of Armour. Sum Weeks and a man named Robertson were killed while two others named Robertson and Demming were wounded. No arrests have been reported.
Mrs. James House, 35, of South McAlester I T., committed death by self to take 15 grains of morphine. She left tender messages but gave no motive. She had married Mr. House six months ago, previously Mrs. Lenora Anderson. Her mother and sister killed themselves in earlier years.
In Manila on May 6 eighty four Moro prisoners under guard attempted to break away from a dining group. A pre arranged signal caused Moros to surge between guards and soldiers. the company opened fire, killing 35 and capturing 9. the remaining fugitives escaped.
A report from Anadarko dated May 6 describes a waterspout at Foss on the Choctaw railroad in which 12 people are said to have drowned. The Washita river is reported to have risen about 10 feet, prompting residents along the riverfront to flee to higher ground.
A list of names and cities including W O N Hammond Baltimore Albert Bloom Cincinnati Geo H Holman St Louis D8S Cage Houston MG Field Baltimore A D Adams Waco J L D Bevens Jr Dallas E E Harner Kansas City C L Robinhood St Louis Will McNalty New York J H McDonough Dallas G Mark New York W A Wilkerson Corsicana W B Bailey New Orleans JI W Hudson Dallas Hall Campbell Houston R E Donovan M B Walker Waco shows guest arrivals by city and railroad era names.
John Ward a former section hand died in Corsicana Texas after an unusually large Sunday meal. He had been without work for some time and often visited a local Catholic convent for food. He consumed the feast and died within hours of finishing it.
Coupon books offer ten percent discount for cash and access to the best meats at ten cents per unit. John W. Hick's City Market is the referenced location, with the address 134.
Reports note severe drought in Colorado with guardwatch on streams, heavy rains in St Louis, old Spanish warship wrecks sold for scrap, Maine soap firms form a 1 million capital, Austin Street Railway bought for 100000, Confederate home care fund set at 12000, Texas governor to open Methodist conference in Dallas, gold assay around 280 per ton in Kansas, Italian dowager queen to consider veil, Mont Pelee active in the Danish West Indies, Hutchins man Andrew Shook dies from gunshot wounds, Dallas Confederate reunion cost about 58000, Weatherford man B W Cook aquitted in murder case, Lewis Creek grain elevator destroyed with 10000 bushels corn and 5000 bushels wheat burned.
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