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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
2
The OCTOBER 18 1901 issue reports ongoing troubles for Miss Stone while President Roosevelt backs the Isthmian canal. It notes unique New York preachers, a Wall Street windfall of $30000, and Republican tensions over Gage loan plans as Boer War bond concerns rise.
Cure for dyspepsia and indigestion with Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. All druggists refund money if not cured. Price 50 cents. M. H. James, Bryan Texas, leading druggist. Also offers Havana cigarette and a mail offer for 100 Express aid cigarettes. 102
The Navasota Examiner reports a mysterious night intrusion into the sleeping apartment of Miss Alice Cone. Her auburn hair was severed near the base of three plaits with a wall hanging pair of scissors. No drugged effects, no chloroform, and limited clues emerge.
H T C R R offers a Sunday excursion via special train to Houston and Galveston on Oct 20. Pass Bryan at 3 am. Round trip fares are 1.75 to Houston and 2.00 to Galveston. Return by regular trains by 7 am Oct 21 to Houston or 8 pm Oct 20 to Galveston, or by special train at 11 pm Oct 20.
Prof. R H Price details soil and crop guidance for sandy lands including kainit and acid phosphate costs around four to five dollars per acre. He favors red Creole and Bermuda onions with transplanting, and highlights Dwarf Champion tomatoes and Triumph potatoes for profit and risk considerations. He urges buying seeds through the Association and testing germination at College Station.
The Eagle reports the marriage of R. P. Andrews of Harvey to Rhoda McClusky of Blum Texas. The ceremony occurred at the bride’s home and the couple plan to arrive at Bryan on an early train. Andrews is a Harvey native from a well known family and the union is welcomed by many friends.
John M. Caldwell has returned from shopping and unveils an exquisite wedding gift line with more items to arrive in a few days.
Pete T. Colgan paymaster of the Virginia Iron furnaces was shot and robbed of $2000 while en route from the bank to pay workers. Hidden robbers fled into the hills after dropping $500. Colgan is expected to recover.
Nashville reports the preliminary hearing of Annie Rogers alias Maud Williams. Bound over to the grand jury on 10000 bond after suspicion she knew details of the Wagner Montana Northern Express robbery. She claimed the money was obtained honestly and protested her treatment.
Plattsburg New York Warren Dow aged 73 longtime deputy United States marshal since 1858 and founder of the Jeffersonian at Malone and the Plattsburgh Sentinel. He helped deport more Chinese immigrants to San Francisco for China than any other official after the Chinese exclusion law.
Judge J D Kimbell of Hot Springs died in Little Rock at age 67. A North Carolina native, he moved to Arkansas in 1836 and held numerous public offices, last serving as a state senator. He introduced the 1899 bill for a new million dollar state capitol.
Ithaca N Y Oct 17 President Schurmann reports Cornell University's current student registration exceeds last year by 268. Based on prior figures the total registration this year would reach 3260 compared with 2980 a year ago.
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