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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1899
Page
3
Hearne area update lists outbound and inbound trains with times to San Antonio and other destinations. Local news notes frequent visitors, sales ads, and social happenings including visits from Galveston, Marlin, Calvert, and Corsicana residents. The column mentions revival closures, railroad interests, and Bryanite attendance at regional reunion.
The local Italian society distributed flour bacon salt and more to about two hundred flood sufferers funded by King Humbert the Italian government and domestic societies. The relief committee includes C Nicolini J Mustachia G Figari A Zananti M Scardino August Guifre and D Rossi. Chas Edinburg opens restaurant in Zennati block offering regular meals 35 cents and round the clock lunches.
Local notes report hot dry weather with no rain since July affecting cotton yields. Sickness touches several residents including Offa Williams, Bessie Combest, and Bessie Williams. Visits from Mack Cooner and Will Sillers families noted. Rev. S. C. Martin leads revival with Revs. McClung and Foster assisting. 19 baptized, others by letter or reclamation, including 75 year old Aunt Rachel Sims.
Henderson Texas Aug 7 jurors return a verdict of murder in the first degree against Jim Nite for his role in the Longview bank robbery. Life imprisonment follows. Attorneys plan a new trial citing absence of material witnesses. Nite previously avoided a life sentence at Tyler.
Visitors listed include W. M. Foster from City, W. E. Campbell from Greenville, F. A. Guseke, Claud Mitchell from Houston, J. Ehn son from San Antonio, W. D. Foster, F. D. Bittle from College, A. W. Brande from Weldon NC, Jake Harris from Paducah, J. B. Cruse, W. KE. Neeley from Iola, and Ed Heslop from Brazos Bottom.
Notice warns that water and electric light service will be cut off for those who have not paid their bills unless payment is made on or before August 10. The company states no further indulgence will be allowed. Contact at 219 Bryan Water Ice Light & Power Bo. Also notice offers business college information at 223 office of A B Ballard & Co H J Ebner.
A roundup of Texas events notes multiple fatalities including two daughters of Oscar Maine from a Dowie coal oil fire origin unknown, and Ed Washington killed by a train in Richmond. Also reports deaths, injuries, civic projects, and local incidents across cities such as Bolivar, Gatesville, McKinney, Schulenburg, Fort Worth, Terrell, Sherman, Edna, Abilene, Presidio, and Denton with dates, valuations, and forthcoming developments.
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