Local News and Rail News Highlights in 1899 Eagle
A Bryan Texas weekly item notes jail escape with smallpox in Lockhart, discuss Hanna administration critics, Irish generals in South Africa, and a suggestion to attract a Free Baptist College to Bryan. Also mentions Texas Railway News with an Houstone& Texas Central report showing 1899 gross earnings of 3,805,626 and expenses 2,414,001.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockhart
Texas Railway News and Illustrator
Texas Railway Club
Iloustone& Texas Central
Pioneer Railroad of Texas
For Rent 40 Acres Near Town in Texas
Lease available for a 40 acre tract with good land and improvements. Apply to Mrs. E C Pearson Bryan or write Clarence Pearson Madisonville Texas.
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E.C. Pearson
Bryan
Clarence Pearson
Madisonville
Texas
D&w
Local merchants urged for holiday trade support
The Eagle praises state cities for holiday entertainments but urges residents to patronize home merchants who have prepared liberal stocks. Citizens are reminded these merchants pay city taxes and support institutions, and they contribute to the prosperity of neighbors in business, professional life, and home.
Mrs. Eula Royder Dies Near Bryan At 20
Mrs. Eula Royder wife of George Royder and about 20 years old died at her mother Mrs. Wyatt’s home eight miles east of Bryan. She was buried at the Bethel cemetery Wednesday with Rev. A. M. Stewart presiding. The Eagle extends sympathy to the husband and relatives.
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Eula Royder
George Royder
Hotel Arrivals
A list of hotel arrivals includes H A DePrez St Louis W J Armstrong Dallas E J Gueringer St Louis Frank Greidenweis St Louis B F Bridges Dallas E A Muncey Dallas G B Randle Rochdale A A Farley Baltimore J B Naylor New York J M Lewis Calvert J Agg Edna J Ulmner San Antonio H M Hubbard St Louis SS French Dallas F G Talbott Carthage Mo M Morris Agent Air Ship Co R B Hubbard Tyler.
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H A DePrez
St. Louis
W J Armstrong
Dallas
E J Gueringer
Frank Greidenweis
F Bridges
E A Muncey
G B Randle
Rochdale
A A Farley
Baltimore
J B Naylor
New York
J M Lewis
Calvert
J Agg
Edna
J Ulmner
San Antonio
H M Hubbard
French
G Talbott
Carthage
Wholesale Grocers and Tobacco Jobbers Form Association
Kansas City December meeting drafts an association of wholesale grocers and tobacco jobbers from Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory and Missouri to resist trusts. A January meeting will finalize organization and gain representation on the National Wholesale Grocers association executive committee. The group discusses trust policies including the tobacco trust rebate ban on orders above one billion pounds monthly.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Missouri
St. Louis
National Wholesale Grocer's Association
The
Tobacco Trust
Reading hosiery mill fire kills two and injures many
Reading Pennsylvania December seventh fire at the Noide and Horst hosiery mill destroyed the plant. Two burned bodies recovered, with as many as three deaths feared and about sixty workers injured. Cause cited as gasoline explosion in the singeing room. Loss about 275000 dollars with 150000 dollars insured.
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Reading
Noide & Horst
Bates county farmer confesses in Edlinger murder case
Amos Phillips of Bates county near Fort Scott admits involvement in the murder of Leopold Edlinger a farm hand. He says Red and George Smith brothers and others formed a gang of professional thieves across southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. Sheriff's guards protect the jail amid mob fears.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Amos Phillips
Bates County
Red
George Smith
Leopold Edlinger
Missouri
Kansas
El Reno man linked to fatal confrontation over divorce
John Curtis son of Robert Curtis a wealthy ranch owner in Caddo county involved in a dispute with Pete Thompson and Henry Smith near El Reno. Curtis killed Thompson and fatally wounded Smith amid divorce proceedings. Curtis also holds farms in Canadian county and a large Caddo county ranch. Howell Michigan letter from John M Palmer denies support for Bryan and predicts a 100000 vote win against Bryan in Illinois.
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el Reno
John Curtis
Robert Curtis
Pete Thompson
Henry Smith
Thompson
Smith
Curtis
Caddo County
Canadian County
Howell, Mich
John M. Palmer
Bryan
Illinois
Fire Works Company Assigned After Factory Fire and Lawsuits
New York reports Pains' Fire Works company has assigned assets and liabilities of about 70000 each due to a summer factory fire and damage suits from an exhibition accident in Columbus Ohio. In Crenshaw county a 15 year old son of Widow Rhodes killed William Jones and mortally wounded John Pruitt during a bid to enter his mother's home. Shamokin miners threaten a general strike in the coal region unless the Susquehanna Coal company meets demands.
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New York
Pains’ Fire Works Company
Columbus
Montgomery
Ala
Crenshaw County
Rhodes
William Jones
John Pruitt
Shamokin
Susquehanna Coal Company
Couple dies in murder suicide in Adel Iowa
Adel Iowa December 8 Joseph Huttheus beat his wife to death with a club then shot himself. He was about 65 and married around 40 years. Also New York report says the US will resist Britain's acquisition of the Gallipago islands near Ecuador.
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Adel
Joseph Huttheus
New York
United States
Great Britain
Gallipago Islands
Ecuador
Ex-Governor Hubbard Lecture in Memphis for School Library
Our Southland notes Gov Hubbard of Texas and former minister to Japan gave a stirring lecture on The South Present and to come. The talk at the opera house will be a benefit for the public school library with 50 cent admission. City council acts on routine items and plans adjourned session. park oversight to Alderman Wipprecht.
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Memphis
Hubbard
Texas
Japan
Boston
Galveston
Union
Harrison
Wipprecht
Shakespeare Club Plans Meeting at Mrs Sims Home
The Shakespeare Club will hold its next regular meeting at the residence of Mrs. M. W. Sims next Saturday night. A full attendance is especially desired as the program is unusually interesting.
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Shakespeare Club
M. W. Sims
Katy Railway Announces Reduced Round Trip Fares in Texas
The M. K. and T. R y will offer round trip tickets between all Texas line points at one and one third fare. Tickets go on sale December 28 24 20 26 31 and January 1 and are valid for return by January 3 1900.
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Katy
Texas
Katy Plyer to Kansas and Missouri Trains with Sleepers
Tickets on sale December 19th and 20th valid for return within 30 days. Travel on the Katy Plyer vestibuled train with through sleepers and free reclining chair cars between Kansas City and St. Louis. Inquiries to Katy Ticket Agents or W. G. Caner.
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Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
Katy
Texas Emigration Drive Offers Christmas Holiday Tickets
Rock Island line promotes Christmas round trips to mountain Nebraska Kansas and Missouri to celebrate Texas ties. Tickets are valid for December 19 20 with a 30 day return limit. Inquiries go to Cras B Sugar G P A Fort Worth Texas at coupon ticket agents.
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Rock Island
Texas
Lone Star
Mountain Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Cras
B. Sugar
Fost Worth
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Fay
Leggins
Connelly
Palmer & Carnes
Colorado
Hanna
South Africa
Baller
Metheun
White
Gatacre
Forester
Kelly-Kenny
Lord Wolseley
Wellington
Free Baptist College
Emmel
Emmel’s Standard
Emmel’s
Prescription Pharmacy
Loving Cattle Syndicate
George B. Loving
Fort Worth
Tex
W. H. Stevens
Charles Goodnight
Texas Panhandle
J. W. Light
Chickasha
I. T
Farmer
Palmer
Mekes
Boy
America
Our
Southland
W. G. Caner
Bess
Grice & Zimmerman’ S
M. F. Heenan
Bryan Water, Ice, Light and Power Company
Kimd
Levy
Kodak
Tyler Haswell
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