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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1901
Page
1
British forces announce capture of additional artillery pieces, prompting debates in London over war strategy. Officials caution against complacency as supplies and reinforcements are reassessed amid ongoing operations.
London reports severe criticism of General Botha’s raid into Natal and a bleak financial mood. Kitchener’s loss of two guns sparks anxiety as Boer leaders plan, while British forces face uncertain manpower. Natal’s shaky recovery tempts raiders, and rumors hint at a new issue of consols to fund deficits.
London reports four notable Boer successes as the war’s setbacks mount. Boers kill 68 officers and men, wound 63, capture five guns and 300 men, while Kruger and Leyds urge intervention from Roosevelt and the czar. Government criticism erupts over Kitchener’s resources.
In The Hague Baron von Lynden sends Boer appeal for arbitration to legations and council with intent to discuss at first council meeting. London reports US claims to deportation from the Transvaal to be settled without US involvement with testimony collection and possible witness hearings.
In Pittsburg on September 21 striking tin plate workers refuse the New York settlement and plan to form a separate union to be composed solely of tin plate workers. They accuse the Amalgamated association of neglecting them and aim to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor while most other strikers return to mills.
George Bradshaw the carpenter who refused to walk under the flag in the McKinley memorial parade was brought to Guthrie and placed in Logan county jail for protection after mobs in Oklahoma City chased him. He declared I am an anarchist and criticized authorities as subsidized.
A 40 000 strong crowd attacked Chimo China on Sept 2 to force an indemnity tax cut but were repelled after the magistrate fortified the walls. In Texas a Red River county shooting leaves a man dead by a stray bullet while a Miss Laura Conger wed Lt. Fred E. Buchanan in Chicago. Frost similarly touched Guthrie Oklahoma on Sept 2 with a light frost reported Friday morning.
The frost was not heavy enough to kill vegetation but is the earliest on record in Oklahoma and, combined with last week's extreme cold, is causing significant damage to cotton crops.
The comptroller of the currency authorized the First National Bank of Center to commence business with capital stock of 80 000 dollars and the State National Bank of Quanah to begin business with 50 000 dollars.
The White Ribbon Special will arrive in Fort Worth on November 14 with national executive committee members delegates and visitors for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union national convention. The seven day event marks the first time the convention is held in the South.
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