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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
2
Dr. W. A. Adams formerly of this city now in Ft. Worth reports fifty accidents from fireworks in Ft. Worth and urges state and municipal strict prevention measures to curb the dangerous practice during the holidays.
Central Mrs Ada Ector New Boston A I Barker and wife Houston Monroe Edge O J Bryant J A Shelly Bry an J H Spaulding Cameron Dave Shannon and wife Willow Hole Eo Walker Philadelphia Wm Gibson Boone Kirk Navasota W Carr Houston 8 H Dolson San Antonio George Leach City A K Addison Huntsville D P McAlpine Calvert E E White Frank Pool H Duret Mumford C KE Butskin J W Terry CW BV Miss Collins Madisonville
Two hundred acres of land two miles southwest of Bryan for sale. Prairie land with about 40 acres in timber and balance cultivated. Includes four tenement houses, four wells and cribs, productive land. Also a residence in southern Bryan with five acres, orchard, gardens, barn and sheds. Call to see. d27 19
Allen Academy will admit a few more boys at the opening of the second half year in January. The current roll is 66 with representation from about twenty cities and towns in and out of the state. J.H. and R. O. Auten, Principals.
Dr Fountain states the Bryan departure rumor is unfounded and he will resume practice after the legislature adjourns. His brother Dr W C Fountain will run the office in the interim.
Round trip rail tickets offered by J. H. and T. C. Railway to Texas and Louisiana at one and one third regular rate. Sale limited to January 3. Additional excursion to Colorado Springs Denver Pueblo and points in Kansas and Missouri at one and one fifth rate. limit January 20, 1901. Agent W. S. Wilson.
J. W. Barron, notary public at Sanders Bros. & Co., offers to write deeds releases deeds of trust and vendor’s lien notes, take acknowledgments, and assist Confederate veterans with pension affidavits at no charge. Has a full stock of warranty deeds.
In Pekin a Morning Post review notes 250000 residents in the American quarters with markets thriving under a small provost marshal force. The piece praises American municipal governance and contrasts it with German and British influence, while citing related dispatches on British-German tensions and indemnity talks in Europe.
A Christmas Eve clash at Adams and Knowlton's camp on Chase stream in Upper Kennebec, Maine, drew local police and physicians from 30 miles away. The dispute between Protestant Wild Hennessey and Catholic Philip Ouliette escalated from fists to axes and improvised weapons, drawing about 80 men into a brutal fight with 20 plus injured.
Adjutant General Scurry believes Auditor Morris's death may delay final approval of Texas war claims. Scurry handled most dealings with Morris, and much testimony was oral with no written record, possibly requiring duplication in writing before action on the claims.
Washington reports an order placed by the sultan with the Cramps for a warship. The contract is believed to be about 2,500,000 dollars, providing ample margin for settling claims against the Turkish government.
Washington reports a renewed push to obtain congressional recognition for Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson for his actions in sinking the Merrimac at Santiago harbor. Secretary Long supports any proposal aligned with his recommendation, aided by Hobson's illness sympathy.
Henry L. Wilbur a 42 year old son of cocoa and chocolate maker H O Wilbur was thrown from his horse and killed while riding to join the Chester Valley hunt in Philadelphia. Other dispatches report Governor Samford’s arrival in Montgomery and the Boers’ military actions near Britstown and De Aar, plus a Dallas child death from misused carbolic acid.
Dallas dispatch says the sheriff's department was alerted to a safe robbery at a Carrollton store about 15 miles from the city Tuesday night.
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