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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1902
Page
2
A Navasota report notes Congressman Ball urged a Brazos levee to improve navigation. He said federal aid would be limited to making the river navigable and recommended a conference of affected parties. A committee will meet with planters and business leaders to push state assistance.
Reports of powerful shocks devastate Los Animas California and St. Louis Obispo with gaping fissures and sudden hills. Citizens flee in terror as Santa Barbara county suffers widespread destruction. seventy shocks occurred in a single day.
The Huntsville Post urges residents to stop doom talking and start building a vibrant town by working together. It argues a town becomes what its people choose to make it, whether dead or thriving.
The Huntsville Post presents thirty six columns across six pages with well written advertisements from Huntsville merchants. It highlights Huntsville as a thriving trading point and promotional hub.
Col E Peters of Calvert, president of the Texas Cotton Growers association, urged a timely meeting to plan a Brazos river levee. He suggested Bryan as the central, accessible location for interested parties within a hundred miles along the river to attend and organize. Bryan’s business league was urged to act on the proposal.
Large crowds gathered along the procession route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey as police lined the route. Early arrivals set up camps while clouds hovered and the king pressed on despite recent illness. an aged archbishop reportedly collapsed during the long ceremony.
A town businessman laments residents buying goods in a far city, swayed by city papers full of ads. He notes no price advantage for certain items, yet the home merchant fails to advertise while the city rival thrives, drawing customers away to buy elsewhere.
Late yesterday afternoon Lathe Loughridge and George O Neal were involved in a difficulty where Loughridge was stabbed in the abdomen but the knife blade broke. Doctors say the wound not serious. O Neal was arrested.
Mrs. R. V. Kernole and Mrs. Charles Knoblauch have returned from a trip to San Antonio.
Tuition at Bryan Academic and Collegiate Institute drops to 1.50 to 3.50 dollars per month as the report notes unusually low charges for students.
The Southern Pacific offers September and October second class one way tickets to California for 25.00 from Texas main line points on the Houston and Texas Central and Southern Pacific systems. East of Houston rates add local fare. Galveston rate is 26.45. Stop overs are allowed. Inquiries to local agents.
The I and G N announces a sale of lots along its line at Penelope Hill County ten miles north of Le Roy on August 4. Round trip fare Bryan to Penelope set at $2. Tickets go on sale for trains arriving August 1 with a limit August 16. dtf
Washington D C National Encampment G A R offers low rates with ticket sales October 2 3 and 4 and limit October 17 with extension to November 3 Summer excursion rates to Texas and to points north and east with daily sales Read first to September 30 limit October 8 Marlin Texas health resort offers low year round excursion rates tickets sold daily limit 60 days for return Information from I G N ticket agent or D J Price Palestine Texas
Thousands pack streets near Temple Bar and Buckingham Palace as King Edward’s health is affirmed and the procession assembles. Spectators cheer the royal family and naval guards while colonial premiers and Fijians in attire attract interest during the Westminster Abbey segment.
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