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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
3
Rail timetable details list south and north bound trains with arrival and departure times. Local notices mention visits, rentals, sales, and business ads from Hearne to Bryan with multiple residents and businesses cited.
Will S Higgs and W S McCulloch acquire the stock and grocery interests of Thos W Higgs and operate as Higgs and McCulloch at the same stand. The transfer preserves existing policy and staff Walter Higgs and Robert Smith stay. The partners thank patrons and invite continued support, promising cotton sales free of charge and top market pricing for farm produce.
An entertainment event is set for Thursday August 31 at 8 30 p m on the lawn of Col and Mrs M W Sims. George K Maluf and his sister born in the Holy Land near Damascus will present a program with Mt Lebanon views native costume singing in Arabic and other numbers. Admission 15 cents for children 25 cents for adults. 229
Houston and Galveston excursion rates announced with round trip prices and return limits. A Dallas popular excursion follows train times near Sept 2 and 4. Classified items include a leaping horn saddle and mandolin for sale. Local notices report residents traveling, job moves, and business appointments in Bryan and nearby towns.
Oklahoma Board of Health quarantines against Texas and Louisiana with immediate effect. Texas travelers must show sealed health certificates listing passenger details and a statement of no infection or exposure in the previous ten days. those without credentials are denied admission to Oklahoma. Interstate tickets must be endorsed noting possible delay due to quarantine.
Passengers report health certificates were often bought in Indian Territory with no proper verification. The new Texas rule requires written oath of origin rather than certificates. Victims complained about certificates bought en route as trains were checked. Dr. Tabor flags Mississippi conditions as poor and warns Memphis should be viewed cautiously. Bananas shipments into Texas are banned. One Italian detainee was held at Arthur City camp after failing to justify travel.
Justice Ward conducted an inquest in Waco on August 29 and ruled that Roland Clark died from leaping into a well and striking his neck on the curb.
Guthrie August 29. The St Louis Union Trust company guarantees Orient Railway Company payments to American Car and Foundry for equipment up to 72 million dollars. The guarantee accompanies the first purchase of fifty ballast cars of 80 000 pounds capacity each to be bought over time.
The Eagle announces an important meeting of the Business League at K of P hall this evening at six oclock. The annual election of officers tops the agenda along with a discussion on street sprinkling and other matters including free mail delivery for Bryan. Attend and make it a rousing gathering.
In German West Africa near Kowoni a detachment of marines and sailors from the cruiser Buzzard surprised about 1000 insurgent natives. About seventy three insurgents were killed and many were driven into the Rifiji River where they drowned. No German casualties reported.
Fritz Lehman died yesterday at 11 am after a period of poor health. A German-born Bryan resident for 29 years, he was 459th year old, a Lutheran, and member of the Sons of Herman and Knights of Honor. He leaves his wife Josephine Blasek and children Mary Josephine and Henry, with brothers and many friends mourning. Funeral set for 10 am today at the family home.
A fire at Pennsylvania Traffic Co in Johnstown Pennsylvania caused total loss of the building and stock near the elevator shaft. The August 29 report cites an 11 pm start and an estimated 500000 dollar loss, largely insured.
Paris reports another sugar market collapse after the death of Ernest Cronier chairman of the Say Sugar refinery board. Shares dropped 390 points from 970 to 680 and market operations were suspended amid the shock.
Butte Montana August 29 James Davis electrician age thirty is dead the tenth victim of the street car accident that occurred last Sunday night He is survived by a wife and three children.
At a board of health meeting, Mayor Chambliss was ordered to institute a quarantine against Memphis as strict as the current New Orleans measure.
Tokio reports a sharp market drop as peace prospects worsen. The exchange shares fell about 20 yen, marking the heaviest decline on the list.
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