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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1902
Page
4
South half of block near Allen Academy with about 1.25 acres. Includes cottage tenant house and well. Price 550 dollars. Front on Railroad street, Otto Boehme’s property. Also lots near schoolhouse at 100 dollars each and other city property offered. Will sell part or all.
A letter from a Texas observer to General Passenger Agent D J Price lauds the International and Great Northern system for its solid track and comfortable coaches from its Palestine shops. He cites a Chicago 400 endorsement from November 1902 and notes the I G N surpasses older railroads in North and East.
The I. and G. N. announces Houston Carnival sales with round trip tickets from November 16 to 21 at 3.30 dollars. On November 17, evening sale offers round trips at 1.00 dollars with return by November 19. On November 20 evening another sale at 1.00 dollars with return by November 23.
The Cincinnati led the pack at midnight as the Alabama, with a white bone in her teeth and phosphorescent spray on her bows, surged past Culebra light after a long dash from Hampton Roads. The Alabama beat rivals Machias Indiana Kearsage and Massachusetts in a landmark long distance contest, narrowly missing first place after a thirty five mile handicap.
President Roosevelt returns to Washington and reviews a mass of business. He holds talks with Senators Burrows Scott and Lodge as he finishes the annual message to Congress and plans to send it by December 2. The president will consult Republican leaders next week.
In Austin General Frederick D. Grant visiting Fort Sam Houston for a salute of eleven guns in his honor. Governor Sayers meets with Grant while Rusk penitentiary reports artesian wells pumping 800000 gallons daily and sugar mill grinding to begin December 1. Santa Fe Railway pleads guilty to anti rebate law violation. pays $5000 penalty.
Dr R H Gibbons told a Scranton strike commission that miners face pleurisy gout neuralgia asthma bronchitis sciatica and other diseases. He predicted a future medical exam before work and said children under fifteen should never be allowed in mines due to predisposition to miners asthma. He outlined surface indicators of the illness.
Miss Bertha Sheldon, escorted home by another man from her workplace, was shot in the arm by G. A. Gar Mngton, a student, who then killed himself. Neighbors reported the crime occurred after the alleged escort left with sheldon from the store.
A. Lazo Arriaga, Guatemala’s minister to the U S, reports official dispatches deny large loss of life or property. The coffee crop in the affected district is partly ruined but most plantations are expected to recover. Authorities credit rapid relief measures with preserving peace and order and deny robber bands among refugees.
The Socialist group came within about four hundred votes of controlling the American Federation of Labor convention in New Orleans. Debate stretched through nearly the whole day with leading figures such as D A Hayes James Duncan and President Gompers opposing the Socialists and Victor Berger Max Hayes and W B Wilson for the Berger amendment. The roll call ended at 4744 against and 4344 for the amendment with miners voting solidly in support. No business occurred beyond the debate and the committee report on the Gompers Shaffer incident.
Morrison of the American Federation of Labor said an error occurred in footing the vote on the Socialist resolution. The tally was 4897 against 4171 for, a loss by 726 votes. The dispute between carpenters and woodworkers was referred to a joint committee of five from each side to meet within sixty days.
Brownwood Texas November 21 The Union hotel near the Frisco station burned at 2 am Thursday claiming the life of R S Carlisle representative of the Guarantee Loan and Banking company of Dallas He was a sub agent and his body was recovered burned.
The funeral of Rt. Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson bishop of Mississippi was held Thursday at St. Andrew's church in Jackson. Bishop Gailor of Tennessee officiated with participation from bishops of Georgia Louisiana and Dallas. The remains were interred beneath St Colombo's chapel.
The political revolution brings Dom Elias Fernandez Albano to preside the new cabinet formed after the resignation on November 15. Senor Domingo Amunategui is named minister of foreign affairs and Senor Ricardo Cruzat becomes minister of finance.
In Cleburne on November 21 Judge Poindexter awarded custody of the child to Mrs. Sarah Eddy after habeas corpus proceedings. Mr. Eddy had secured the child at Alvarado, but the court ruled against him. Both parties are recent arrivals from Tennessee.
A thunderstorm hit the B Lantry & Son powderhouse at Santry Spur eight miles south of Ada. Lightning blew up two cars of giant powder, demolishing the camp. About three hundred men worked to extract rock for the crusher. Several injured, none killed.
Belgrade Nov 21 reports that General Markviz formed a new cabinet in which a radical majority holds ministerial posts. Three ministers are military men including the premier, minister of war, and minister of foreign affairs. The latter is Lieutenant Colonel Eutonoco.
Were Deported. Three of the eight Chinese who reached Mobile from Progresso by steamer were deported on the same vessel Thursday. The remaining five, with proper papers, were permitted to proceed to their hometown of New Orleans.
Oliver Johnson shot himself to death at Mount Sylvan in Smith County Texas. The incident is recorded as a suicide at the rural location, with no additional details provided about motive or circumstances.
Washington reports boost for Nicaragua option following Colombia talks. Secretary Hay may draft treaties with Nicaragua and Costa Rica aligned to prior protocols and present them with a Colombia pact to the Senate next session, letting it choose among routes. The United States nears the practical end of concessions on Colombia talks.
In New York City a doctor led selection of crippled children for a visit by Dr Adolph Lorenz. Roughly 25 000 NYC children have hip diseases likely to become lifelong cripples without proper hospital care. Statewide similarly large figures spur a drive for a new hospital with a proposed $100000 from the legislature.
J M Brown and his daughter Mollis Brown were jailed on a family mistreatment charge after arriving from Coleman County. A crowd met them at the depot as they traveled by wagon. Brown claimed the girl was his wife, later admitting the relationship while the girl, near motherhood, claimed she was Brown's wife.
A party of capitalists in Llano Texas have closed a deal to resume operations at the Heath gold mine after several days of negotiations. Local officials and investors anticipate renewed production and job stability as the mine reopens.
Mrs. Nat Thompson wife of a prominent citizen died at Chicota Paris Navy 21 well known throughout north Texas.
News in brief reports El Rosario volcano in Guatemala causing widespread devastation and loss of life. The item notes other varied incidents including a death by air compressor in South McAlester Oklahoma, a Texas farmer found dead with a gunshot, and several sports and local notices.
A lighthearted tale of Jimmy a lively road horse known for humor pranks. He sneaks his nose into a lemonade picnic to trigger a sneeze scaring the children, scatters a flock of sheep for sport, and frightens timid visitors. He teases a visiting girl cousin by showing his teeth then appears repentant.
The article surveys various national foot types from Ireland France Scotland and beyond. It notes size shape and characteristics such as webbed toes in Russians and high arches in Arabs. It claims Americans developing the smallest feet and Teutonic and Scandinavian nations the largest.
A Chicago visitor on summer vacation talks with a Wisconsin lake resort proprietor about acreage. The proprietor discloses about forty acres and hints a nearby resort owned by the Widder Simmons. He remarks they plan to join next October, surprising the guest with the discovery.
Harper's Bazar notes a distinctive caramel aroma in French coffee said to come from adding butter and powdered sugar during roasting. For over three pounds of beans, a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of sugar are melted onto the beans to coat them and preserve aroma.
A German speaker explains a dancer’s fatigue caused a companion’s collapse after three consecutive dances. The officer notes the happiness overwhelmed her nerves, prompting the speaker to depart to avoid further harm.
The Boston Advertiser argues that Friday is especially lucky due to the power of odd numbers. It notes that six is double three, an odd number famed for charm, making Friday doubly charming and lucky.
Frank learns to ride and responds to a question about bouncing on a trotting horse. He explains he does not bounce hard and stays up nearly all the time, in a light humor piece from the Little Chronicle.
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