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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1903
Page
4
J. W. Batts offers abstract books and numerous properties for sale near the Brazos County area. Listings include 105 acres one mile from the courthouse with 25 cultivated, 6-wire fencing, and a price of 1500. A quarter to half blocks near Allen Academy priced from 250 to 1250, and a 13 acre south town tract with a 4 room house priced 1000. Rentals noted at 9 per month.
Mrs. James Morton of near Flanders New Jersey defended her injured husband for nearly an hour with a pitchfork after a dehorned bull attacked him. Neighbors drove off the bull and Morton suffered multiple rib fractures and severe head and chest injuries.
Mrs Thomas B Leonard of Syracuse New York was seriously mauled on her home piazza by two ferocious dogs. The attack left twenty bite marks on her face and arms a large piece of flesh torn from her lower lip and part of her right cheek. A colored helper drove the animals away and physicians say she will likely survive though scarred.
In New York on the Third Avenue line a fuse sparked a fire as an open car ran. The motorman ignored cries to stop, the conductor jumped early, and after racing three quarters of a mile the motorman shut off power and leaped off as flames engulfed the car. Passengers suffered serious injuries.
Paris May 11 French minister reports that Con ger notified China of Russian assurances on Manchuria given to the United States via Ambassador McCormick and Cassini. Russian charge d affaires in Pekin conveyed similar assurances to Chinese officials. Officials and Chinese officials are not gravely concerned and feel relieved by Washington advices on Hay Cassini talks and the Japanese minister. Concerns remain over possible entanglements if Britain joins joint action.
The Dallas Commercial Club’s third annual trade excursion departed Dallas on the Texas and New Orleans road. Rain delayed but did not dampen the welcome in Kent, Crandaell, and Kent where excursionists were hospitably entertained and well hosted.
Eclectic Examiners list includes M. E. Daniel Honey Grove C W Johnson San Antonio L S Downe Galveston W J Bell Gainesville Q Helbing Bonham E L Fox Houston C D Hudson Waco J H White Queen City Chas Dowell Ennis To the board of homopathic medical examiners J W Crowe Dallas F L Griffiths Austin W R Owen San Antonio J R Pollock Fort Worth eGo D Streeter Waco C F Thornhill Paris C E Johnson Sherman W N Mercer Galveston H B Silas Gainesville
Indianapolis May 11 Booth Tarkington the author has passed the crisis in a grave typhoid fever episode.
The Texas Supreme Court grants a mandamus in Patterson vs Terrell. Patterson sought land in Scurry County before lease expiration and should have owned the land as it was on the market with no irregularities blocking him. Scarlet Fever Outbreak on the Columbia at New York Navy Yard Sails Over 1000 aboard with three cases reported.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra, with a large royal entourage, arrived in Scotland for their first ceremonial visit. Crowds gathered as they rode in carriages to the railroad station amid cheering crowds.
Alfred Taylor aged 24 and Mrs. E. B. Renney aged 61 drowned in the Kaw River near Armourdale Kansas City Sunday night while boating. Mrs. Renney had come from Coffeyville with her railroad worker husband.
Report from Irrelevant Report Panama on April 11 notes the Panama Canal Company allegedly offered Colombia 12 million dollars of the 40 million the United States pays for canal property.
Has never seen Miss Daisy Leiter daughter of Z F Leiter of Washington and sister of Lady Curzon of Kedleston and refutes rumors he plans to marry her Major General Baden Powell states he has not met Miss Leiter.
London May 11 the admiralty states the sudden sailing of the cruisers Drake Brilliant and Rainbow from Portland to Gibraltar holds no political significance and is not connected with events in Morocco.
Nashville chosen as next year’s meeting place by the Southern Baptist convention in Savannah Georgia. Foreign missions pledges reached 280000 dollars. A dispute arose between Rev A J W and the convention over funds entrusted to the Cubans with the home board asserting he would not account for them. Dr Diaz also claimed back salary exceeding 10000 dollars.
Manila May 11 reports quarantining of vessels bound for San Francisco resumed due to cholera. The epidemic shows slight gains in Luzon as authorities enforce measures to curb spread.
Former treasury department special agent William H. Theobald says smuggling is at its peak in U S history. He cites rising illicit trade as evidence of intensified illegal import activity and government enforcement challenges.
A column contrasts the proverb keep your mouth shut with tales of pursuit and folly, noting many missteps come from spoken words and drink. It also recounts the historical spread of zero from India to Europe via Arab traders and the shift from Roman to Hindoo numeration in medieval education.
The article discusses how an audience’s warm reception helps start a performance yet can disrupt the illusion when a star receives extended applause. It notes the tension between artistic immersion and celebrity acknowledgment, citing a McClure's quote about a performer becoming recognizably Miss Jones or Miss Morris during bows.
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