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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1902
Page
2
The column calls for Bryan involvement with the Business League, urges wheat and cotton crop warnings about the green and boll bugs, and comments on Roosevelt and southern Republican politics. It promotes monthly dues of twenty five cents for league membership and outlines subscription practices.
An 1621 Plymouth account by Edward Winslow recounts the feast that became Thanksgiving and the settlers’ harvest, feasting with Massasoit and his men. The piece notes the holiday’s uneven early history before becoming annual, then shifts to President Roosevelt bear hunting in Mississippi with light jabs at politicians.
President Gompers addresses the New Orleans convention of the American Federation of Labor urging adoption of an eight hour workday. He argues the philosophy and necessity of reducing daily hours are underappreciated and misunderstood.
The passage argues that reducing working hours boosts production through new machinery and finer division of labor. It says more leisure makes workers larger consumers, driving industry and commerce, and that nations with shorter hours tend to satisfy domestic needs and gain foreign markets.
The I and G N announces round trip fares to Houston for the carnival from Nov 16 to 21 at 3.30, Nov 17 at 1, and Nov 20 at 1 with return limits set for Nov 19 and 23 respectively.
Notice warns that all persons found trespassing upon the railroad tank for any purpose will be prosecuted. Signed by M. Parker, President Fin Feather Club. 98
H. and T. C. announce excursion fares to Houston from November 16 to 21 at 3.30 round trip with limit November 23. Special trains via Bryan November 18 and 21 offer round trips for 1.00. tickets on the 18 return with regular trains 18 19 20, and on the 21 return 21 22 23. Also round trip to Waco at 3.45 with limit November 16. Waco notices and a local sale on 10c oil and lamp chimneys from Joulter’s six day sale.
President Roosevelt and party reached Smedes Mississippi for a bear hunt on the Little Sunflower. A crowd of nearby plantation workers watched as Roosevelt in hunting attire led the party toward the camp while plans to guard the hunt and avoid interference were set.
The official Gazette declares Caracas the capital and seat of executive power as revolutionary forces are disbanded. Government forces attacked rebels at midnight near San Mateo after discovering ammunition shortages, forcing a retreat. General Matos and several allied generals, with a sixty horse escort, were moving toward Nirgua or Tucatan as potential escape routes. The government captured Matos’s hammock, cap and slippers linking him to the Mochist party.
Fort Worth reports S B Burnett purchased a carload of pedigreed Durham bulls from United States Senator J W Bailey for shipment from Kentucky. He also shipped about 1000 head of heifers from Burk Station on the Fort Worth and Denver road, retained from the W H Jennings sale to Gray county, dipped and said to be in excellent condition.
Pleas McDonald's barn in Terrell Texas was struck by lightning and burned to ashes. The fire destroyed the structure and its contents. No injuries were reported.
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