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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1908
Page
5
A Grant Allen essay argues that love-based marriage will endure while marriages for wealth, rank, or convenience fade. He predicts future norms reject cousin unions and arranged matches, favoring natural impulse over external guidance from parents or authorities for the happiness of both individual and society.
A village cricket match between local tradesmen near Nottingham disrupted by an onfield argument. The bowler struck fat butcher on the head with a ball, the wicket keeper grocer and others reacting as the umpire undertaker called play.
At Milner’s first Pretoria reception officers faced a hat shortage. One shop held four silk hats and refused sale, offering ten minute rentals at 10 shillings each. Four gentlemen hired hats in sequence, then returned them, a neatly framed act praised by the Pall Mall Gazette as fair to all.
George R. Sheldon files contributors for the recent national campaign showing 12 330 donors and total raising 1 579 578 27 dollars. Major gifts include Charles P Taft 110 000 Union league New York 34 777 Union league Philadelphia 22 500 Larz Anderson 25 000 Andrew Carnegie 20 090 J P Morgan 20 000. Net funds disbursed at New York and Chicago headquarters 1 035 368 03. States raised 620 150 turned to Republican state committees.
New York police say Joseph Montifiore Meyers claimed European capital backing of 200 million dollars. Meyers, who spent months in Pittsburgh courting financiers for large plans, was extradited and charged with larceny of five bonds worth 4500. He boasted acquaintance with prominent people and dined with financiers while pursuing oil property deals with Col J M Guffey.
Memorial services in Memphis honored the late United States Senator Carmack who died in Nashville weeks ago. The event drew perhaps the largest crowd for such services, with crowded seating and many refused entry due to lack of standing room. Speakers included Congressman John Sharp Williams, Mayor James H. Malone, and Thomas B. Turley alongside other close friends.
Washington November 23 Attorney General Bonaparte petitions the U S Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the Seventh Circuit reversal of Judge Landis in the Standard Oil case The AG argues the court of appeals lacked jurisdiction when it overturned the ruling and upheld a $29 000 000 fine for anti trust violations.
The death toll from the Mississippi river packet Carter explosion near Bayou Coula rose to nine with the discovery of a Negro roustabout early Monday. Authorities continue recovery efforts and identification of victims.
Teheran reports the shah has decided the people shall not have a constitution. A proclamation to that effect has been posted in the mosques, signaling a firm stance by the monarchy. The Navy unit in Teheran confirms the political move.
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