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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
3
Busy Bryan page lists street rail time cards and No. 100 to No. 103 schedules with arrivals and connections. Local notes mention premium talk, people visiting, rentals, duck hunting, and holiday greetings plus small ads for real estate, hotels, and services.
Mr J D Battle promotes a petition to the legislature to raise wages for convict sergeants and guards, arguing current compensation lags behind other state workers. The drive spans counties with convict labor and seeks favorable action.
Dr J L Fountain states he will leave Bryan and resume his medical practice after adjournment. Until then his brother Dr W C Fountain will run the office. The message clears rumors of his departure as unfounded.
A list of hotel arrivals includes Thomas of Houston AC Abbott festival attendees Jno H Dalton from H Baylor Wilson Navasota Abe Edel from Cincinnati Mav Duff and wife New York BC Duffie Houston Jno E Astin Mumford Millican Lillian Bell Marsh GE Marsh Pankey WE Lee Hollis AC Abbott Chicago J A Brown Katie Brown Iola Rush McQueen Brenham W L Turner Rogers Prairie Celia Knight and Zara Knight Rockdale H E Smit.
Mrs Alexander Capperton, Walter Scott’s servant at Kirkhill Scotland, died recently. She joined at age sixteen and recalled Scott’s 5 am stairs footsteps for buttermilk and porridge. She served with him until his death and received a lock of hair from Mrs Lockhart.
The Buchanan Brothers advertise a holiday sale featuring up-to-date runabouts at exceptionally low prices and a superb assortment of plush lap robes available in Bryan.
In Kentucky the fact that Senator Joe Blackburn has not tasted liquor for eighteen months and vows never to drink again astonishes many. He never drank to excess but now is a total teetotaler, a claim that shocks some of his Kentuckian acquaintances.
A Rhode Island inventor introduces a new sled steering device. It uses a pair of levers with handles on the ends and flag blocks at the base pushes against the ground when lifted. The system aims to steer without removing boots from the sled.
In New York a safety precaution alters the temporary Dewey arch as one arm of a statue is amputated to prevent harm to pedestrians beneath the deteriorating structure. The arch is being cut into pieces for removal.
In Todianapolis December 28 William H. Smythe grand secretary of Free and Accepted Masons of Indiana lies recovering after a mysterious shooting in his office. Police and detectives scramble for clues while friends deny knowledge and theories swirl about a blonde woman and possible self injury. The missing revolver adds to the perplexing case as investigations continue.
Manila reports a December push by the Fortieth infantry in northern Mindanao. Jiminez town and the inland insurgent stronghold were seized. Langaran coast town fell to 100 troops who dispersed the enemy, with several killed or captured. Some troops returned to Cagayan to support Brigadier General Kobbe’s campaign. MacArthur’s proclamation leads to arrests in Manila, including prominent figures. One prisoner was shot trying to escape.
Paris and London dispatches report Dreyfus pressing for a reopened inquiry provoking consternation in Paris. Rochefort claims a 1894 document implicates the Emperor, fueling talk of a secret Nationalist conclave and a revived case amid public excitement.
A blizzard rages in Walsenburg and surrounding areas for 36 hours with cattlemen fearing heavy stock losses on the range. Mount Blanco reports unprecedented snow as miners at 11 000 feet on Coronado and other mines face possible shortages and starvation risk. Meanwhile Chicago reports Rock Island directors approving a line extension to El Paso connecting with the Southern Pacific to create a Chicago to Los Angeles route, with construction already underway.
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