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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1902
Page
1
Italian stonemason dead with bullet wounds near Yonkers. Every pocket cut except one held a decoy letter from a purported brother urging swift travel for work, suggesting a vendetta. Victim had dealings with prominent Italian bankers. brother’s traceable remains unfound. Police suspect the letter as a ruse.
The Texas Baptist convention chose R. C. Buckner as president with G. W. Carroll W. B. Denson and J. c. Burkhart as vice presidents and F. M. McConnell A. E. Baten as secretaries. Dr. B. H. Carroll presented a gavel from the old Waco live oak. Buckner noted an olive tree gavel from Palestine. A Mexican Baptist quartet sang as nearly 100000 dollars were raised for Baylor University endowment.
Wm G Ames of Louisville and Vandervilt graduate leads as division engineer for the Cuba Railroad company building 300 miles from Sancti Spiritus to Santiago de Cuba. Completion expected by December 1 with trains soon. The company plans sugar mills along the line and owns all land without government concessions.
The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern with Emperor William aboard reached Port Victoria. Escorting German cruisers and British torpedo boats accompanied the arrival. An imposing naval display greeted the emperor with ships dressed and crews manned, while salutes were fired in welcome.
Nellie Corcoran died after 20 days in a coma at St Vincent’s hospital. The New York case puzzled doctors citywide as her condition began October 18 at the home where she worked as a servant. Despite heroic efforts and exams by hundreds of physicians, awakenings failed.
In Shares and Bonds Copenhagen November 8 the commission from the Danish West Indies company reports a capital of about $1,000,000 partly in shares and partly in bonds. The firm will purchase three 5000 ton steamers for its West Indian routes and add several smaller steamers for local service.
Congressman Thompson of Tuskegee telegrammed President Roosevelt urging a visit to Tuskegee during his upcoming southern tour and promising a cordial welcome. Tuskegee, seat of Booker T. Washington’s negro school, is noted in Montgomery Alabama.
New York November 10 finishers representing about 250 workers have voted to extend the strike in the city’s silverware factories. They will quit work at once demanding a nine hour workday. Nearly 1000 men are currently out.
Six thousand coal miners at Lievin Pas de Calais met and refused the arbitrators ruling for a wage increase. They decided to continue the strike despite the decision.
Frisco railway company announces purchase of six city blocks in Dallas, aiming to expand its rail yard and freight facilities amid regional growth plans. The deal consolidates railroad assets and may affect local land valuation and traffic patterns.
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