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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1902
Page
4
Train timetable notes passenger departures and arrivals for several routes. Northbound is listed with departure times at 4:45 pm and 7:10 pm from unnamed junctions. Southbound and fast services 8 and 4 operate only at principal stations with posted times throughout the day.
Snippets list daily happenings in Bryan with visits from C. A. Glenn of Stone City and Dr. Curry of Benchley, sales promos at Coulter's and the Racket Store, school supplies, trunks and stationery, church services, music classes led by Miss Florence Fox, a bus theft report, and residents traveling or visiting nearby towns. items mention local venues like the Eagle, Baptist church, and the courthouse, plus upcoming events and sale notices.
Miss Virginia West resumes music instruction at the graded school with the new year and opening of school. Public patronage is solicited.
Cotton receipts to date list Lawrence Warehouse and Brick Warehouse totals with scattered ads and notices. Entries mention job seekers, Florence Fox music graduate, Bryan Grocery Co promotions, local residents traveling, and small ads for services and goods.
Madison county residents engage brisk trade as bids open for city hall repairs and painting. City officials set a bid deadline of Friday Sept 12 at 8 30 p m with right to reject all bids. Musicians class resumes and local merchants advertise goods and services. Mexico assists cotton growers with railway transport to compete with imports.
New Orleans on August 30 reports a conference arranged by Mayor Capdeville between President Caldwell of the Cumberland Telephone company, striking linemen representatives, and business interests aimed at settlement. Despite talks, wire cutters continue work and have disabled many telephones.
New York Aug 30 William E Hagan noted handwriting expert dies at his Troy home born 1825 in the city of his death He counted the Davis will Molineaux and Kennedy Dolly Reynolds cases among his important suits He fell from a tower San Angelo Aug 30 information says R A Tucker died from injuries after a fall from a wind mill tower while working on the Schaner ranch with relatives in Brazos county
In Washington on August 30 President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor departed Weetington for New Orleans where a Labor Day public celebration is planned and he will deliver an address. In Bryan Texas on August 30 a lively cottonseed war between Houston mills and local mills pushed cottonseed to 23 a ton briefly before normal conditions returned and prices fell to 16.
The strike situation at the Katy shops in Denison Texas remains unchanged as the shops stay shut. A committee of the strikers remains in conference with William O Herin, superintendent of motive power and machinery.
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