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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1905
Page
2
The St Paul railroad system imposes a Sunday rest rule with no Sunday excursions or extra trains and directs freight crews to headquarters by Saturday night. General Passenger Agent Miller cites rest for workers and safety of Sunday operations as core reasons, signaling a shift toward moderation amid the era's practical realities.
The editor argues development should prioritize human life over wealth and risk. A railroad man benefits from a Sunday rest and abstaining from drinking, making safer workers. The piece urges Americans to value human beings as the core of civilization and progress.
Miss Dora Battle travels to Waxahachie due to her sister Mrs. Joe Wiley’s illness. Monarch canned goods are sold at cost at Fountain & Co due to soiled labels. Texas Bakery advertises fresh bread cakes and phone orders. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Schwarz and daughter visit. Schwarz with Gaskill carnival company. Brazos county expects a light corn crop. corn shipped to Bryan in carload lots. Edgar Frazier, 3 months, dies and is buried. Frazier family receives sympathy. District Texas Bankers Association meeting planned in January with about sixty financiers. invitation urged to hold it locally to promote town prestige.
Victoria B C November 24 reports Russia proposes to withdraw six army corps from Manchuria while leaving three corps with 322000 men and 1400 guns in place for the time being.
Torrential rains have fallen for two weeks in Monterey Mexico with continued weather concerns reported on November 24.
Reports indicate W. P. Sandlin killed in Alpine Texas. J. C. Sikes' gun destroyed by fire in De Leon. Winds caused damage near Chickasha Indian Territory. Human bones unearthed in El Paso. A gag found in place. A near Paris Texas a negro man arrested for cutting a cow and skinning it. Elizabeth Shortridge dies in Austin at age eighty eight. Gus Burnett given life in Crockett for killing Peter Burns. City Attorney Robertson of Denison dead at seventy nine.
Senator Burton testified this morning describing his conversation with Thomas B. Harkan. He emphasized that before the Rialto employment discussion began the train they rode from St. Louis to Chicago had crossed the Mississippi and was in Illinois, outside the court's jurisdiction.
At the Baptist Missionary Association's closing session in Dallas on November 24 a memorial favoring unity was received from the Buffalo church of the Trinity River association. The committee urged harmony. For state missions, $15,000 was raised. Corresponding Secretary Newburn resigned. Recording Secretary Sims was elected but would consider the offer.
Large attendance marks the semi centennial Texas Presbyterians synod in Houston with Moderator Johnson presiding. Trustees of Austin College report flourishing condition. A Fort Worth church letter accusing Rev. William Caldwell of orthodox preaching was ruled out of order and referred to the judicial committee. Caldwell case set as first order for Friday.
Thirty two candidates were initiated by the grand protector as officers were elected across Texas. Names include Mrs L C Garrison Greenville chaplain Mrs Rush Denison grand guide Mrs Harris Wallace grand guardian R L Knight Murphy grand sentinel and others with trustees and supreme representatives named. The Lone Star degree team of Dallas assisted the initiation in Mineral Wells.
Dallas hosts the final day of the Episcopal missionary meeting with speakers Dr. Lloyd of New York Rev. Charles Aves of Galveston and Bishops Kin solving and Garrett addressing attendees. Little Rock was chosen as next meeting site.
Four African American men were held up eight miles from Texarkana by two white men. The assailants brandished pistols and fired, killing one victim with a heart shot. The others escaped. Two convict guards were arrested.
The Citizens' National bank and the First National bank have consolidated under the name of the First National bank. They set a capital stock of $50,000 and retain the old First National officers in their posts.
F Waller, one of the injured workers from a leaking ammonia pipe at the Houston Packing company plant, died from his injuries on November 24 in Houston.
Warsaw reports Russian teachers are being expelled from Polish schools. SEVENTEEN men at work in a Long Island Railroad tunnel were injured by a dynamite explosion at the bottom of a seventy foot shaft near Third Avenue. All are believed to recover.
In Laredo on November 24 an unnamed Mexican man, Luis Gonzales, tried to save a 5 cent skiff fare by fording the river and was caught in an under tow and drowned.
C. Waite of Monroe Louisiana was shot three times in the back while in the country and died shortly after. Thomas Maddox was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Seattle on November 24 George Adame cashier of the United States assay office was arrested by a secret service agent on a charge of being short 3600 in his accounts.
John J. Weatherly associate editor of the Mobile Register died here of heart trouble after eight weeks of illness. He formerly worked with papers in Jackson and Memphis Tennessee and was a Tennessee native.
A Northern Ireland lady recovering from illness enjoyed an egg and remarked on its deliciousness. She then laments the egg’s rarity among the poor, noting the contrast between abundance and want in a quiet, reflective aside.
A brief sketch recalls Mary, daughter of MrI. Mary’s father, who experiments with incubating poultry in a barn. Neighbors show interest as one asks if Mary has chicks yet. She responds they are making some, in a simple country scene from Lippincott’s Magazine.
In a memory from a classroom moment Billy Bliven asked Miss Parseigh how old she was. One girl recalled her reaction. She did not anger, she was flattered thinking she appeared very young for his bold question.
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