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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1907
Page
7
Passenger train schedules list No. 3 and No. 5 northbound and No. 2 and No. 6 southbound with times, along with No. 102 northbound and No. 101 southbound. The page also contains numerous short items: names visiting Bryan, shop ads, rent notices, and business notices from local residents and merchants.
Regular monthly city council meeting last night included reports from the secretary marshall and fiscal agent. The finance committee reviewed December 12 to January 9 07 collections and recommended sale of a city lot north of Main and east of block 107 for 1250. An request by Bryan Water and Light for more time to improve service was denied.
W. B. Patton and company presented his new western play The Slow Poke last night to a good crowd in Bryan. Miss Stevens as Sarah provided notable comic relief amid frequent applause and positive overall support.
A Bryan Roller Rink event drew many college and local residents with music from the Bryan band. Miss Nellie Cole and Mr. Johnnie Collins won the prize for the most graceful skating.
Last night pupils of Texas Woman's College directed by Prof Lillebridge staged a successful recital at Carnegie Hall with a large turnout. A fuller report will appear in tomorrow's issue. Stray and stolen notices warn of a black Poland China sow and a brindle cow missing from Howell Bros farm near Bryan with rewards offered. Ed Kiams White Sale starts Saturday Jan 5 offering muslin wear and linens. Mrs Mary Lawrence advertisement and Wilson Edge sale notes follow.
Guthrie January 11 committee of the whole adopts rights prohibiting debt imprisonment and limits on verdicts in civil and minor criminal cases. Under the last section a person charged with murder and convicted of manslaughter cannot be charged with murder again after a new trial.
The assassin of Lieutenant Pavioff, military procurator of St Petersburg, was executed at Lisy nos near Cronstadt. He refused the sacrament and died amid a cheer for the revolution. The head of the killer was severed and stored at the political police HQ for identification.
A tidal wave devastated Dutch East Indian islands south of Achin. An official brief dispatch reports 300 persons perished on Tanana Island and forty drowned on Simalu Island.
Notice announces that after February 1 poll tax payments for the current year cannot be made and a 10 percent delinquent penalty will be added to all unpaid property taxes. The delinquent tax list will be prepared for publication by Frank Clarke, City Secretary.
The First Baptist Church scheduled Sunday school at 9 45 a m with newly elected superintendent Mr F M Law and officers taking duties. Public worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m led by the pastor. B Y P U planned programs at 6 30 p m with President Mr I J White and other officers.
An OCR fragment advertises metal elastic fire and waterproof cement paint by B. Stocker and painting of roofs for a week. It urges re roofing and repair of leaky tin and shingle roofs and promotes insurance consulting by Jno B. Hines with contact details 161 and 162 Prudence.
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