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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
1
By direction of the City Council of Bryan and mayoral authority, an absolute quarantine against the outside world is ordered. J.T. Maloney signs as mayor, enforcing the emergency measure locally.
Bryan Texas city officials meet to enact a strict quarantine against the outside world. The move follows a petition from the Baptial Academy board and citizens, backed by local physicians who report no meningitis cases but urge precaution. Quarantine blocks trains and dirt roads into the city until health officers say otherwise, affecting business but prioritizing public health and school safety.
In Allay Texas on January 1, County Attorney Baskin moved to dismiss the indictment against A. G. Boyce Jr for abducting Lena Snead. Judge R H Tuck ruled the absence insufficient, ending the case.
Meningitis news reports show Cooke County schools ordered closed to prevent spread while Dexter Woodbine and Hillsboro report deaths and cases. Houston sees two cases with improvement expected. Thornton imposes quarantine as Dallas records three deaths reversed and overall improvement.
Auto wreck in darkness on a canal near Brookville drives two youths to drown. only the driver, Prodertek, escapes, is found ashore by the river and treated for possible pneumonia. The car lies embedded in the water as rescuers recover two bodies by noon.
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