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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1899
Page
7
District snippets note county court January 15 and several city visitors. Railway timetables show Hearne to San Antonio routes with multiple No. posts and arrivals. Local ads promote coffee at Kernole’s, Spurr’s brands, and bread offerings at Texas Bakery, plus a recovered escapee and a burglary case.
Church activities include election of Sunday school officials, a sermon by Rev. J. M. Bullock, and a community dinner. Also noted are a dance honoring Miss Mary Johnston, the funeral of Norma Catherine Foster, restaurant moves, a stray horse report with reward, local visits, and upcoming events and sales.
The Bryan post office lists remaining letters for the week ending Dec 26. A one cent charge is added for each advertised item. Patrons should call and say advertised when claiming letters, with date. Signed Tyler Haswell, P. M.
Remains of 151 sailors from the Maine arrive in Washington on a special train. A guard from Texas led by Jerry Shea escorts caskets to Arlington where simple funeral rites will be held with the President, cabinet, and naval officers expected to attend. Wreaths ordered for each coffin.
General Gilb ert S. Carpenter has retired after 40 years of service and command of the Eighteenth Infantry in the Philippines. His retirement creates vacancies and prompts anticipated promotions among regular and volunteer officers, with names such as MacArthur and Bates mentioned for major posts. Structurally, other items note an inquest into a Bohemian laborer near Eau Claire, a Knights of Zion meeting dispute in Chicago, a near freezing incident near Chattanooga, a plague report in Noumea, a Denver stockmen convention call for Fort Worth, and a projected $50,000 Lawton fund total.
Notable guests listed as arrivals from various cities including Geo R Ray Iola T R Cochran St Louis J W McGlasson Waco D R Emerson Marlin D McNaughton Marquez John Hild Houston M C Cornell Baltimore C C Ellison Cameron L W Frain Kansas City P M Raysor City Major Smith Navasota Ward Temple man Navasota C B King New York.
Readable entries show cotton receipt locations and yard names in Lawrence region. Listing includes Lawrence Warehouse and multiple yards such as Dawson's Yard Holloman's Yard Wilson's Yard Bowman's Yard with corresponding numeric values or codes.
Notices describe patents on mechanical inventions with emphasis on obtaining patents and the Prices Law. An office is located in the Taliaferro building near the courthouse.
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