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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1899
Page
4
The Dreyfus case opened in Rennes at 7 o'clock with packed court space. Dreyfus arrived with a pale face, saluted the judge, and prepared to face the proceedings amid a crowd of officers and onlookers.
Reports from Little Rock describe a race riot in Paragould Greene County with a vigilante group forcing black residents to flee. A mayoral plea for protection failed as hundreds left, while white citizens debated law and order with conflicting actions, amid murder claims and widespread fear.
Washington August 7 The heaviest battery planned for any world vessel would equip the battleships Georgia New Jersey and Pennsylvania under congress approval and Admiral O Neill chief of ordnance. Each would displace about 18500 tons and be armored to class as armored cruisers with plans for large main and secondary batteries and multiple turret arrangements.
Chicago reports a gravity switch on the Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad yard at the Indiana line. A hump in the track and a gradual incline move cars to scales and onto the desired tracks, saving hundreds of dollars daily in labor and steam. It enables one engine to do more work and speeds weighing and shifting of cars.
City officers include Mayor A Adams and Marshal T P Boyett with city secretary Henry G Rhodes. County officers list Judge A G Board and Sheriff T G Nunn. Churches named span Baptist Methodist Episcopal Catholic and Presbyterian with pastors R D Wilson J B Cochran Rev Herbert E Bowers J D West J L Andrews and A M Stewart. Various lodges and civic groups are listed with meeting schedules and officers.
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