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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
1
Real estate ad listing several parcels near Allen Academy and local landmarks. Includes South half block, about 1.25 acres near echo house, stall and tenant housed on site, brick cistern, and prices ranging from 100 to 1250 dollars with easy terms. Also mentions lots four blocks from Main Street and proximity to a school, plus Otto Boehme property and various city plots for sale.
Saratoga October 1 summary of an agreed ticket from Senator Hill headquarters naming Coler for governor and a full slate including Bulger Preston Most Cannen Herman Vanauken Gray with McLaughlin leading in talks. Kings County delegates stir change rumors while Hill’s camp presses nomination amid party divisions.
At Saratoga on October 1 the Democratic state convention debated seating Ninth District delegates led by ex Chief of Police Devery and rival Goodwin. Rumors warned of trouble if Devery were not seated, as he vowed to appeal on the floor. Credentials favored seating neither side, sparking uproar as Devery claimed disfranchisement and denounced the process.
At a Georgia Democratic gathering in Atlanta on October 1 a disruptive gallery disrupted proceedings as Devery supporters clashed with officials. The credentials committee disqualified Devery and Goodwin delegates for corruption, the majority report upheld, and Martin W. Littleton was named permanent chairman as the platform and state ticket were adopted. The governor race centered on Joseph M. Terrell with a split over a Supreme Court vacancy between John Candler and John P. Ross.
Butte Missouri Oct 1 The Heinz fusion committee merging labor Populist ranks with amalgamated Republicans backs Judge W L Holloway for associate justice of the supreme court and Martin Dee for Congress to oppose Senator W A Clark.
In New York a 9 year old boy Freddie Peopole and his companion Richard Houser were killed by electric current. Peopole climbed an iron pole to recover a hat and touched the live wire. Houser, believing his friend stunned, climbed up and was fatally shocked while trying to free him. Both bodies burned as the current continued until shut off.
War drill at Fort Riley Kansas reenacted a convoy raid with blue army pushing south from Salina receiving supplies from Topeka. Rail networks were simulated as broken, forcing wagon train supply lines while Brown army raiders attacked a defended train, yielding a realistic, exciting result.
London reports praise for Charles Thomas Ritchie as chancellor of the exchequer amid talk of tax reductions in 1908. Sir Michael Hicks Beach predicted a $45,000,000 rise in the current year, while a treasury statement shows revenue for the first half up by $36,500,000.
The steamer Moana reports several Australian ships lost during gales in the South seas. The schooner Sybil, carrying 116 aboard, departed Solomon Island in April for Queensland and was never heard from again. The steamer Quirange with 30 aboard also foundered.
Prince Chun, brother to the heir, is noted in Pekin dispatches dated October 1 as part of the royal line and court developments surrounding the succession. The report emphasizes familial connections within the imperial family.
The envoy who went to Berlin to apologize for Baron Von Kettler's murder has wed a daughter of Yang Lu, grand secretary to the throne. The match aims to secure an heir to the throne, combining high level German and Chinese royal lineages.
In Louisville on October 1 the option on the New Louisville Jockey Club was effected. Control shifts from W. E. Applegate and Charles Bollinger to Charles E. Price M J Winn and J C Boardman. Capital stock rises and a new clubhouse paddock stables to be built.
Health Officer Doty ends quarantine season for Cuban ports. From now on passengers will be passed without detention at Hoffman Island.
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