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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
2
A garbled weather note reports snow and ice in the northwest and Wyoming Nevada area while the central and eastern states face the hottest day of the year. The fragment mentions morning conditions and a cold front near Yellowstone and May 1811 as a reference point.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that railroads in Ohio Michigan Indiana and Illinois may charge higher rates for interstate travel than intrastate fares. State law fixed rates at two cents per mile for passengers, with permission to raise until May 1, 109. The commission noted the need to eventually distinguish between state and interstate rate classifications.
A San Antonio family of five, including a man named Wey Me Willman his wife and three children, were injured when a trolley car struck their bushy vehicle last night. Authorities reported the accident occurred near a city intersection and all five were transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries described as painful though non life threatening. The report notes no serious fatalities and ongoing investigations to determine fault and exact cause.
A May completion near Oakwoods Texas covers a $2,000 acre taunch project. A repair and adjustment of sewing machines was accepted. A. Satterwhite, salesman and collector for Singer Sewing Machine Company, provided the service. Phone 7.
Fragmented text records a city school board meeting with apologies and thanks from a former figure. Discussion centers on combining science and mathematics labs, recruiting a high qualified professor, and opening teaching department plans for an advanced university style program.
Fragmentary lines mention a manager Freman at a Texas Mall and a superintendent linked to Trinity Valley railroad with vague references to Palestine. Details are unreadable, making the exact event, place, and dates indeterminable from the scanned text.
The document reports a reorganization move for the Odd Fellows Lodge in Tyasonneville, with a new lodge name and number retained. It notes past members who transferred from other lodges and the grand secretary’s involvement, plus historical context of the order’s growth, franchises, and charitable assets such as homes and orphan facilities.
A dated notice fragment invites Brazos County residents to a poultry and stock association meeting at the city hall on Saturday at 2:10. It requests broad attendance, urges members to join, and hints at a later poultry show. Names listed include JENKINS, W. GRAHAM, GEO. A. ADAMS.
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