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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
2
Brazos county race notices set district clerk and county clerk candidates. H O Jones seeks district clerk, G W McMichael seeks re election as county clerk. Also notes on Victoria livery fire, corn yield forecasts, and Texas governor candidates list from multiple parties.
The annual report to the secretary of the interior shows 17,299,230 pupils in U S schools for the year ended June 30 1901 an increase of 278 520 from the prior year This figure excludes colleges and special schools. Texas rail traffic expands prompting 275 engines and 500 cars orders by Texas roads.
The Eagle notes Horace O. Jones of the Providence neighborhood announces his bid for Brazos County District Clerk. Jones says he canvassed most of the county, plans to visit voters personally, and seeks favorable consideration. Born and raised in Brazos County, he attended A. and M. College and is described as qualified and of exemplary character.
Reports from Birmingham indicate three white men and eight negroes killed in a race riot at Littleton twenty three miles from the city. Deputies rush to restore order as rioters outnumber whites and seize a coal company powder magazine.
County Clerk candidate G W McMichael announces his bid for re election in Brazos County The Eagle praises his tenure as efficient and careful noting the office handles property records and requires steady competence to serve the county's interests.
The merry-go-round in Bryan hosts a popularity contest with one vote per ticket and a $15 parasol prize. Tickets run Oct 17 to Oct 30 with special round trips priced at 6.15. sales on certain dates. Exhibition at Parks & Waldrop’s. Voting restricted to white residents.
Birmingham report says order was restored at Littleton Alabama after negroes dispersed. Deputy sheriffs returned to Birmingham with wounded white man Joe Thompson. Ira Creel reappeared unharmed after a night in the woods. One Negro, John Baer, wounded but improving. Will Tolbert missing and severely wounded. Thompson died en route to Birmingham. Deputy officials dispute origin of the trouble. In Hartford, Connecticut, 17 year old Charles R. Gager died from a spine injury suffered in a football game three weeks earlier.
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