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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1901
Page
2
The Caldwell News-Chronicle notes Barlesson county farmers report fine corn crops statewide while Texas awaits Boston capitalists and a Chicago crowd. Oil prospects rise as reports suggest wells may yield water alongside oil, prompting cautious optimism.
Mr. Jeaup notes admiration from New York brethren for Texas citizenship and vast resources including land and a four million dollar free school fund.
The Railway Age states that 5908 miles of railroad are under contract to be built this year nationwide. About 4000 miles lie in the South and 2059 miles in the Southwest. Texas leads with 76 percent of miles under contract, while Oklahoma and Indian Territory total 612 miles.
Mr William Broach died Friday night at 8 15 at his Brazos county home near Tabor after a long illness. Born in North Carolina April 10 1819 he would have turned 82. Survived by wife and nine children including J L M B roach of Tabor D M Broach of Lyons W W Broach of Merle Robert Broach Rutledge Ala Ed Elliott Edge Ella Watson Montgomery Ala W K Broach Tyler. Funeral from family residence today.
The Eagle condemns the repeal of the stock law in Bryan while urging enforcement and a return to the statute. It argues streets yards shade trees and sanitation suffer without a stock law and calls for action by the council to seek a majority view and re enactment.
The Houston Post notes that trends toward railroad consolidation bring nearer possibilities of government ownership, signaling a shift in control and policy direction.
George F Baer, a veteran corporation lawyer, financier and railroad man, is named president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. A Somerset County native aged 58, Baer began in law, led the Berks county bar, joined Reading as resident solicitor in 1872, and has served on its board of managers for 15 years. He also chairs the Franklin and Marshall College board of trustees and is active in Democratic politics.
Miss Horton Barter of San Francisco, nearly blind since infancy, plans to take the stage and seek recognition as an actress. With courage, patience, and mental ability, she believes determination can overcome her handicap and lead to success in theatre.
Miss Barter, blind, has learned education and skills from piano and lace making to sewing and cooking. She remains bright and cheerful, despite losing both parents, and rejects melancholy as a habit, saying she can be cheerful about others' fortunes.
Philander Chase Knox of Pittsburgh selected to replace Attorney General Griggs. Knox, a prominent corporation lawyer and former president of Pennsylvania’s bar association, is a longtime McKinley ally noted for his racing horse team and athletic interests. Born May 6 1853 in Brownsville Pa he studied at Union College and formed a law partnership in 1877.
A corn fed philosopher muses about becoming a great poet by writing something unknown in a style nobody can understand as quoted by the Indianapolis Press. The wry remark frames creative pretension with a hint of satire about literary seriousness.
Rev E O Taylor of Boston will speak at city churches on a university grade course free to all. Topics include Citizenship in the Light of Christ and Paul, That Boy of Yours, Microbes and Men, and Modern Science vs the Liquor Traffic. Lectures start tonight and continue through Tuesday with illustrated chemical experiments.
American pride rises as Dorothea Klumpke of San Francisco is elected the first foreign member of the council of the Astronomical Society of France She is also the first woman to earn a Doctor of Science degree in France and to be an astronomer at the Paris observatory Born to German parents in San Francisco she studied in Europe after leaving home at age eighteen Her sisters include a noted painter a renowned musician and a physician The young astronomer has devoted her life to mathematics and celestial studies.
The city council, with Mayor J.8. Mooring presiding, met in regular session Friday night. The regular monthly meeting time was moved from the second Friday to the second Monday at 5 o'clock. A board of equalization was appointed, with H. O. Boatwright, John M. Lawrence, and John B. Mike each paid $25. The stock law was repealed, taking effect at 8 yesterday morning.
The document lists assets and liabilities including loans and discounts, overdrafts secured and unsecured, U S bonds to secure circulation, premiums on bonds, stocks and securities, bank buildings and fixtures, mortgages, amounts due from national and state banks, checks, currency items, and a redemption fund. It shows lawful money reserve and total liabilities at 817,658.13.029 0,000 00 1,585 11,627 56 2,050 35 23,970 41 3,004 50 8,061 31 2,311 82 2,000 00 269 36
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