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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1902
Page
2
Bryan’s town touts rising cotton and goods sales as merchants supply ample stock and set prices. Roosevelt is accused of meddling with prominent figures, including Speaker Henderson, while calls for a rematch between Col. Watterson and the “400” echo a clash over moneyed influence.
Seventy eight people are reported dead at a Birmingham church as a stampede during a Baptist association event is blamed on a choir dispute. The crowd mistook the shout fight for fire triggering the fatal crush.
Admiral Schley and his wife thank Mayor Harrison and President Saunders of the Bryan Business League for the Texas invitation and say their Texas itinerary is fixed, so they will be in Dallas during the Central Texas fair.
Peter Hernia was hanged in Hackensack New Jersey for killing a man over about five cents worth of dog meat. Authorities suggested he may have thought he faced the meat trust. In Houston public schools Germ proff filters are now in use to combat lead microbes described as most destructive in the city. Armor plate filters distributed around business streets were proposed to improve health.
The Eagle notes a special Business League meeting at K P Hall Tuesday night at 8 30 inviting the city business men to attend and meet Dr Houston president of A and M College.
Reported cotton receipts to date by yard include Lawrence Warehouse 4860 bales Brick Warehouse 8400 Deens and Smith Yard 1031 Round Bales 1510
Parties indebted to the Bryan Water Light & Power Co. are notified that their service will be cut off without further notice unless they settle by Sept. 25, 1902. Bryan Water Light & Power Co., 250 W. H. Harman, Supt.
Marlin and Waco will run a special train passing Bryan Sunday September 21 at 9 32 a m Tickets good only on the special train both ways Waco fare 1 50 Marlin 1 00 return times 8 30 p m from Waco and 9 45 p m from Marlin Sept 21 W S Wilson Agent Jeff Franklin sells meats and market goods 251 T store polishing services 250 Myers heating stoves Read's Drug Store 250 Bill Kelly delivered 100 head of cattle to Sellmore Heaters at Cole Hardware Co 256
Senator Bard of Los Angeles shows stronger health and improved condition as doctors express cautious hope that the crisis has passed though warning that he remains in danger. The latest report says convalescence may begin, with the physician noting that risk has not fully ended.
In a premature explosion at a railroad camp near El Paso Texas on the El Paso and Southwestern line Jesus Hernandez was killed two Mexican workers fatally injured and a fourth badly hurt Others had to be dug from debris to prevent suffocation in the incident reported September 20.
Word from Pearl Colorado reports fires threatening the town of Loraine Wyoming on September 20. Inhabitants have mobilized to fight the blaze with day and night patrols deployed. Fire lines are within a mile of the town as volunteers work to protect surrounding meadows.
Alexandria Louisiana September 20 The Heywood well at Anse La came in Friday as a gusher of no mean proportions It is an eight inch bore and is spouting 25 feet above the derrick This proves a new oil field which assures a home supply of fuel oil for central and southern Louisiana consumers.
Paris reports Secretary Hay's note to the powers on Roumania widely published, while newspapers refrain from comment. The Romanian minister called at the U S embassy for information and was shown a copy of Hay's note.
Chattanooga Tennessee September 20 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen at their biennial convention discussed the miners strike and appropriated one thousand dollars to aid it.
The weekly bank statement shows clearinghouse banks held 1,642,050 dollars less reserve than the legal requirements, indicating a reserve deficiency in New York.
C B Bruton, a prominent Houston county farmer, was killed at Wherry's gin west of Crockett on Friday after being caught in the shafting. It is reported he died instantly.
Oklahoma city reports Choctaw site eastbound freight train collided with Sells-Downs show train killing three persons and wounding twenty three others. The show train occupants bore the casualties. conductor died crushed. Two sleeping cars demolished as occupants pinned under wreckage. Freight engine missing its engineer who fled. cause undetermined pending search.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America adopts a resolution arguing that the Monroe doctrine applies to labor unions, denying foreign organizations any right to encroach on its jurisdiction. The issue arose from reports of English unions attempting to enter American trade territory and will be raised at the next American Federation of Labor convention.
Des Moines reports Baltimore was selected as the convention city for the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows for the coming year. Hot Springs and Eureka Springs had competed for the honor, with Baltimore prevailing among the candidates. An Old Man Killed in Texas.
Harvey Logan, alleged Montana train robber, indicted in Knoxville on 19 counts under a war rant with trial set for November 17. A ranchman near Colorado Springs killed himself to avoid jury service. The Gaffey well No 4 at Sour Lake, Texas, roars on with record gas. Corsicana oil shows 1102 wells, 584 producers, 22 gassers. An aged Yoakum veteran Joseph Schnite was killed cleaning a well. Cattle shipments flood Nuetes County, Texas to avert famine. Alice station ships over 200 cars of green hides amid active trade. A McDade man near Austin was killed in self defense. Beardless lightning strikes a Beardstown man. A Pawnee pioneer slain at his door. wallet missing. Ira Williams arrested at Paducah, Ky, for leading a gang. A Quincy man hangs himself after sunstroke. A Decatur boy badly wounded by a cat. A Sturgeon girl burned to death while tending a stove. Creek governor Pleasant Porter calls a tribal governors meeting at South McAlester on Sept 26 on statehood plans. Indians reportedly oppose statehood with Oklahoma. Trainmaster Edwin Ives killed in Emporia yards. Grant Garrett pleads guilty to wife murder in Texas, life term. A Missouri salesman injured near Decaturville. Brakeman S J Cramer killed at Poplar Bluff. Painter James S Cole fatally injured at Fort Leavenworth.
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