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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
5
Hudson and Wilson Attorneys at Law announce practice in county state and federal courts. Special attention to business in Brazos and Robinson counties. For sale Bryn.
A stark account notes the earthquake as one of the world’s greatest calamities, underscoring how disaster intensifies work stoppages and widens human suffering across nations.
Rome reports Calabria and Sicily suffer massive earthquake damage. Messina alone lists 12 000 dead with fears of higher totals as widespread looting, fires, and collapsed prisons disrupt relief efforts. European leaders pledge aid and count casualties run to tens of thousands.
A December 29 report details widespread destruction in Palmi and Bagnara with vast casualties and injuries. San Giovanni village was flooded by a tidal wave 2,500 feet inland while Palmi and Bagnara populations of 10,000 and 7,500 are cited.
Premier Gioletti received Deputy Felice's message from Messina confirming the city’s complete destruction by fire after the earthquake. The telegram estimates tens of thousands of deaths in Mesina.
After holiday shutdown the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company plant in Ensley Alabama has restarted and now employs more than 1,000 workers. Department heads say steady operation is expected for many months.
Mayor Maloney said a Bryan city council meeting will be convened soon to implement the mass meeting's Carnegie hall directives and seek taxpayer permission for a bond issue to fund the people's wishes. Also notes a lease ad for 10 acres and house near the railroad tower and a January 1909 sale by Hunter and Chatham offering spring furnishings and winter goods savings with a page 2 ad reference.
In Tyler after the annual conference session that sent Rev. T. H. Morris to Bryan, a conversation questioned whether Morris would be sent to Bailey or to the other Democrat in Bryan. The exchange reflects local political maneuvering surrounding the minister and the town’s party dynamics.
Judge Edward Dwyer returns from Austin after conferring with Governor Campbell on the Baskin-McGregor law enforcement and brings the Bexar county officials commissions that had been held up. Sheriff Lindsey also called on the governor.
Telephone reports from Danville Kentucky say the mountaineers Berry Simpson Rube West and George Stanley left Paint Rock Kentucky and moved into Scott County Tennessee near West's old home. They are surrounded by friends and relatives and their position is described as more formidable than ever.
Investigation continues into the Taft center fire that destroyed six white owned stores. Local theory claims black residents started the blazes to drive out whites in a town heavily populated by Black residents.
H A Graham of Mexia was thrown from a carriage when his team balked at an engine whistle. He suffered a fractured skull and died an hour later at age sixty. He was a well known local resident.
Stamford Texas December 29 The contract for the first section of the Stamford and Northwestern railroad was let to J L McSpadden of Fort Worth. The line will extend 125 miles.
Fragmentary exchange mentions an apology for missing a party and references to art shows and reduced prices at Til Jan. There are scattered names and vague references without a coherent event or location to summarize.
A note records Dr W H Lawrence, dentist, in connection with Haswell's Book Store. The entry cites his involvement or presence at the bookstore location, reflecting a local business or personal note in the time period.
J W Batts offers Abstr Books of Brazos County Lane Titles and property listings. Includes one and a half lots with a six-room house two blocks from Main Street, corner brick lot with cistern and stable priced at 1050 dollars. Also two lots and a new five room cottage with bath in southeast town offered at 2000 dollars with terms to sale purchaser.
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