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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
3
Northbound No 1 at 1 27 PM Northbound No 8 at 1 27 PM Northbound No B5 at 2 15 PM Southbound No 2 at 2 00 PM Southbound No 4 at 4 16 PM Southbound No 6 at 2 46 PM Nos 8 and 4 are fast trains stopping only at principal stations
I and G N schedule lists No 102 passenger to San Antonio leaving at 7 30 a m and No 108 passenger from San Antonio arriving at 4 00 p m.
Multiple short items note summer heat lingers while Coulter’s offers suspenders and bleach vests. People visiting or returning from nearby towns, house for rent, bicycle repairs, and local trades appear. Minor ads mention cattle horses for sale and a barbecue in Hudspeth’s pasture.
Announcement of a special train to Galveston on August 7 1902 with round trip tickets sold by H T C at 3 25 p m for a systemfare Good to return on any G H N train until August 10 1902 details include agents and school placement notes and local community notices about meetings sales and family travels
The Ladies of the Methodist church invite children to a Tacky Party on Friday August eighth at Mrs. Jim Webb's home from 5:50 p.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is 15 cents or two for a quarter with prizes awarded. Bring the children.
Local ad states a closing sale of remaining stock of crockery ware at cost. No plates or cups and saucers left. Address 210 W. J. Coulter. Owners offer limited inventory and urge quick visits.
The secretary of state certifies to district and county attorneys the names of 500 domestic corporations that failed to file affidavits by Aug 1 asserting they are not part of any pool or trust. 132 foreign firms also failed, including several insurance providers that withdrew from Texas and various oil concerns. Prosecutions aim to forfeit the right to do business.
Rev W A Lewis a Baptist preacher was brought from Hempstead county Arkansas by U S Deputy Marshal H B Holman and jailed on charges of aiding a counterfeiter to escape An alleged escape followed after the counterfeiter was arrested and reportedly aided by Lewis A large meeting was underway in the preacher's neighborhood and he was slated to preach Monday night but officers did not delay to permit the appointment
United States deputy marshals on Frisco routes intercepted whisky shipments between Paris and Fort Smith to be used at the Choctaw nation election. Many packages were seized and other liquor was destroyed, but officials fear substantial quantities reached polling places. Some election workers allegedly began obtaining liquor supplies a week earlier.
In Dallas on Tuesday Robert Stowe aged 15 son of John Stowe of 327 Preston street drowned after cramps while swimming in Exall lake. He clung to a companion who freed himself and survived. revive efforts failed.
Salt Lake City reports the Great Salt Lake has the lowest level since records began. The water has fallen nearly six feet since 1894, and the eastern shore shows a recession of about three quarters of a mile.
Miss Agnes Register returned home after visiting Benson. Claude Thompson and Luther Holligan spent days in Grimes county. Paul Dansby of Bryan visited his sister Merv. E A Peters and family attended local events. Edna Todd injured, recovering. Weeden children improving after moccasin bite. Sly Jim.
The next sale of lots along the I N G N line will be at Penelope in Hill county ten miles north of Le Roy. Tickets from Bryan to Penelope are two dollars round trip with sales on August 1 for trains arriving in Penelope and a deadline of August 14. A brakeman W Penn from Austin was injured switching cars and hospitalized in Palestine. Miss Mittenthal is en route home to Hillsboro after visiting relatives in Madisonville. S M Derden lists various second hand items for sale near Bryan.
At the Modern Woodmen district meeting in Iowa City an address by W. J. Bryan preceded a premature fireworks explosion that caused a panic in the crowded grandstand. Four men were slightly burned and suffered severe injuries.
In Scranton on August 6 James Elias of Wandling reported his residence near the Richmondale colliery partly wrecked by dynamite. The blast ripped the front of the house with the lower floor badly damaged while occupants on the upper floor escaped with minor injuries.
The Red Rock stage was held up by a highwayman on Tuesday while en route to the town. The robber boarded the coach and lifted the treasure box. the exact contents remain unknown. Local authorities investigate the incident.
A major blaze in Washington Louisiana Tuesday afternoon wiped out thirty-five business structures in the downtown area. The loss runs about $100,000 with roughly one third covered by insurance.
Standard Oil company announces a 35 cent dividend payable September 1. The prior dividend was 10 dollars per share declared May 6.
Reval reports Emperor William of Germany arrived by ship and was received with great ceremony by the czar, marking a significant maritime entry during the Aug events.
News in Brief reports Miss Elsie Garrett of Brenham was thrown from a carriage and badly hurt. Also Vesta LaRue of Denison died after drinking ecarbolic acid. Two convicts escaped near Hillsboro. Mineola to have an Evening Herald. Hunt County Confederate Veterans dissolved. Albert Knight of Rockdale drowned. Old Settlers reunion set for Alvarado on Aug 21 and 22. August J Schulenberg, Houston bartender, died by suicide.
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