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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
3
Local notices list railway schedules for north and south bound trains, post hours, shop and business openings, and notices from merchants. It notes specific people visiting Bryan, sales and parties, and library and theater promotions reflecting daily life in the era.
Suspects detained as Laredo officials push for a strict quarantine. Dr H J Hamilton of the Marine Hospital Service heads to Monterey for an investigation after travellers report yellow fever. If confirmed, rigid controls may be enforced within days to curb spread.
In Orizaba Mexico yellow fever rises despite hopes of decline. Reports from Merida and Yucatan show abatement. Washington notes a Laredo telegram confirming cases and one death at Victoria Mexico. Six Ward Line crew members from Tampico and Havana are hospitalized on Limeburn Island due to fever.
Aug 12 reports describe boll worms and boll weevils in Montgomery County Alabama Cleburne and Bonham Texas Denison and Whitesboro Texas with caterpillars devouring bolls and weeds swarming black bugs. locals warn prospects reddened by pests despite earlier bright outlooks.
A compiled roster shows arrivals from Houston Dallas Galveston St Louis New Orleans and Joplin with numerous individuals and company names such as Jack C Taylor Co and Harvey. The list reads like a social or business guest log with abbreviated entries and multiple surnames.
The state treasury lease department reports fewer acres under lease as land is sold to settlers and cowmen. About 14.0 million acres remain leased, down from 15.0 million a year ago, with re-leasing rare as purchasers prefer acquisition. In Austin the Girls Industrial School names Amelia Sprague as fine and industrial arts teacher. A black bug has appeared near Bryan.
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