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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
4
Auction notes list multiple parcels near Allen Academy and schoolhouse. Various lots and cottages offered with prices from 100 to 1250 dollars, including brick cisterns and frontages. Land near Main Street and railroad frontage advertised with flexible sale options.
In a September dispatch from Amsterdam the Boer generals Botha DeWet and Delarey issue a manifesto appealing to Europe and America for charitable contributions. They recount widespread destruction in the liberated territories and say Britain’s aid, even multiplied tenfold, would not cover war losses.
American shipping interests in the Orinoco River urge the state and navy departments to deploy a warship to protect steamers and keep navigation open. The Marietta recently operated there with good results, but the absence of a U S naval presence risks renewed disturbance.
A Russian wedding in Werba near Moscow ended in disaster when a cigarette sparked a fire. Panic caused stampede injuries as more than 100 guests, including women and children, were suffocated or burned to death within minutes.
A letter to Prof. W. R. Leonard from his son Lieutenant Leonard of the Twentieth Regiment U S Army at Cebu reveals cholera deaths reach twenty daily while soldiers largely stay healthy.
Revenue agents will urge all district attorneys to file injunctions to bar lawyers who have not paid their occupation tax from practicing law until the tax is settled. The effort cites the relevant statute and aims for immediate action.
Mathis a white man and Orlando Lester a Be gro were executed in Oxford Mississippi for the murder of deputy U S marshals John and Hugh Montgomery who were slain during their attempt to arrest Mathis. The case centers on the Montgomery brothers who were killed in the line of duty.
A German merchant, arriving from Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, says Venezuelan gunboats flying the American flag surprised and bombarded Ciudad Bolivar. The statement was made to officials in Port of Spain in September 1964.
York Pennsylvania September 24 County Treasurer William Thompson was arrested on embezzlement charges involving 72578 and placed under a 50000 bond.
The Koelnische Zeitung questions Secretary Hay over Roumania’s Jewish legislation. It says foreign subjects should not force another state’s jurisdiction and Germany is not obliged to lead. It suggests Roumania should reconsider laws seen as hopeless and may drop the Jewish question.
The. New York Republican convention at Saratoga on Sept 24 named a full slate headed by Governor Odell of Orange. Higginss of Cattaraugus was chosen lieutenant governor. John O'Brien of Clinton became secretary of state. John Madison as attorney general. B N Miller of Cortland as comptroller. E A Bond of Jefferson as engineer. W E Werner of Monroe named to the court of appeals. The platform backs President Roosevelt. G Wickser of Erie and Henry P B Coman named as further ticket members.
In Chicago on September 24 the plan to form a national packing house combination has been abandoned for now. The move stalled due to the Roosevelt administration’s stance on trusts and the tariff policy affecting cattle. The future of the proposed agreement remains uncertain as political pressure influences industrial consolidation.
In Port Arthur Texas a riot erupts after a Mexican killed a man named Smith. Deputy marshal Beaumon leads a search for the suspect who is at large as a mob forms. About 200 Mexicans are reported in the refinery area amid growing fear of lynching and more trouble.
Bondholders from Cordova and Santa Fe in Argentina appeal to President General Roca through the British Foreign Office urging pressure on defaulting municipalities to pay overdue interest on loans in arrears since 1891 to protect national credit.
The State Confederate Home medical board examined 30 recently admitted inmates in Austin on September 24 and rejected sixteen on the grounds they are physically able to earn their own livelihood.
An epidemic of diphtheria is sweeping Gause Texas with several children ill and deaths, including Cecil Moore, son of C Moore. The toll has risen but fatalities are easing.
Flint Michigan September 24 H Durant withdrawn as Democratic candidate for governor due to paralysis three weeks ago and slow recovery at home in this city.
New York report states A. R. Specht & Co of the Consolidated Stock Exchange has suspended paying liabilities not specified. The firm has been in business for about two years and its status is unclear.
Arthur Martin, shot by Sam Patterson at Abilene Texas, died Sunday night from wounds suffered Saturday afternoon. The weapon used was a 429 caliber target rifle.
New York on September 1964 a gale of market activity pushes a stock exchange seat price to 83000 dollars the highest on record.
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