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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
3
Fragmented timetable lists four trains with numbers and times for northbound and southbound services. Entries include Northbound No 1 at 12 80 p m Southbound No 2 at 5 55 p m Northbound No 8 at 1 55 p m Southbound No 4 at 8 00 a m.
James Leonard and others visit the city while relatives arrive from Houston and Hearne. Notices list meals and saloon offerings, rental ads, a cemetery fundraiser game, and social gatherings at homes and churches. Local professionals and students advertise enrollments and partnerships as the railroad celebration approaches.
Hotel arrivals include guests from Evansville Dallas St Joseph Wellborn Houston Louisville Cincinnati Waco Cincinnati Iola Millican Brenham Edge College and more. Notable names: Aycock Fran cis Evansville J N Goodwin Wellborn H Booth W G Palmer Julius Harris A L Eaton AH Peterson P H Arrington Bernard Blum J N Thompson J Sutherland and others.
Sealed bids will be received up to 4 p m on August 25 for the privilege to sell ice cream soda lemonade cigars tobacco and other treats at the barbecue grounds on August 30 W E Saunders Chin n Mrs W W Waldrops private school opens September 8 with Mrs M Nagle taking charge until Mrs Waldrop resumes duties
A recent evening performance at a New York insane asylum drew a crowded audience. Lunatics and attendants took part with Owen Geoghegan of New York among the stars. Inmates painted the scenery and a burlesque on the Mikado was staged as the afterpiece.
Eight men convicted of the Humphreys lynching were transported from Palestine to the Texas state penitentiary at Rusk under guard. The condemned, led by Sheriff Cook and Captain McDonald, included Joe Wilkerson and Walter Wilkerson. Two key witnesses were freed after testifying. A confessional statement by Joe Wilkerson followed sentencing.
Authors with claims against Harper and Broson royalties were assured last week that they will be paid. The business showed a profit last year but not enough to cover debt interest. Company assets amount to about 5 million dollars, though much is tied up in goodwill.
The New York Press notes that major life insurance firms train key staff to think in five to seven figure sums. In New York Life’s offices a check book forbids stubs showing less than 150000, while smaller checks come from other books.
The next Vermont legislature is expected to appropriate funds for a statue of Justin S. Morrill to be placed in the statuary hall of the U S Capitol in Washington.
The Eagle advertises a full line of legal blanks including affidavits, contracts, deeds, quit claims, deeds of trust, leases, notes, powers of attorney and releases. Prices listed for small quantities with quotes on larger orders from Eagle office.
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