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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1902
Page
2
A northern church dismissed its minister after he preached against open-work stockings. He accepted the decision and said he would continue his crusade against such works of the devil. Weather forecaster Foster predicted November weather, now forecasting a severe midwinter blizzard around December 2 to 8, likely hitting southern states hardest.
A member-elect plans to introduce a bill to establish a dispensary system modeled on South Carolina. Supporters say it curbs alcoholic consumption and abolishes saloons, while also addressing illegal “blind tiger” operations viewed by some as worse than saloons.
Incomplete returns from recent elections show socialist support rising from 125 000 in 1900 to over 500 000 in 1902 with local gains of 300 to 400 percent. Observers say the movement has supplanted populism as the country’s third party and could reach a million votes by 1904 per a Washington correspondent.
For sale on the east side near the new residence of R. S. Webb, five and a half lots with 160 feet frontage on College Street. A big bargain with easy terms. Agent Cliff A. Adams invites inquiries.
The Austin Statesman reports University of Texas fears the Thanksgiving match with A and M College after mixed results. Trinity, Tulane, and Tulane scores show A and M’s improvement, while UT's low 6 points versus Tulane raises concern. The game promises a hot contest with strong eastern competition behind UT.
I and G N announce Christmas excursion rates with limited return periods and set sale dates from November through December. Destinations include Houston Fort Worth Galveston and many southern states plus Mexico. Tickets available via I G N agents with full particulars and costs on request. D J Price G P and T A L Price 2nd VP and GM Palestine Texas.
Bivalves embalmed like Egan's beef provoke a grim aside by a bacteriologist as the speaker laments the day of death. The poem mentions a morgue visit and mocks caterers, noting formaldehyde as inadequate for ice.
Weather cleared and mud dried as the Ethel Tucker stock company drew a better audience for Wanted the Earth a lively comedy with well cast parts. The company remains through the week with a Thanksgiving matinee Thursday afternoon and tonight presents The Outcast Wife a melodrama.
In Paris French officials held a reconstruction of the scene in Mrs. Gore s death as De Rydzewski re enacted the final moments. The examination showed the revolver discharged by accident striking Mrs. Gore as he lay fully clothed on the bed. The body remains at the morgue under supervision with American doctors to perform a second autopsy. Former husband Thomas Gore issues a public statement praising her character and explains their separation over her music studies.
The unidentified young white man found unconscious near Bridge Junction near West Memphis Arkansas remains unnamed as hundreds view the morgue remains. Police hold the suspect Black a negro but no concrete evidence links him to the murder. The police deem the death a clear homicide.
Monday morning at 5 o'clock McKay, a night watchman at the Dallas post office, was knocked in the head near Harwood and Live Oak streets. A deep gash from his nose to his left temple left him senseless as assailants fled.
Hurricane swept San Urbano province in Santa Fe. One hundred houses destroyed, five people killed, several injured. Rail and telegraph lines disrupted as relief efforts begin.
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