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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
2
A 1901 Texas community pages brief notes on hot Fourth of July weather. Mentions Rockdale civic figure George Stuart, Navasota mayor prayer, a push for a Free Baptist College in Bryan, and optimism about roads. Reports on cotton acreage rise and oil fears at Spiniel Top Heights. Calls for a permanent women’s group at the Farmers Congress.
An advertisement promotes Rex Dyspepsia Tablets to cure sour stomach indigestion and heartburn. Druggists refund money if not cured. Price fifty cents. M. H. James, Bryan Texas, advertised as the leading druggist.
The George Stuart meeting at Rockdale plans a trip with IT and G N. tickets priced at 1.00. The train departs Bryan at 8:00 a.m. and returns from Rockdale at 5:10 p.m., arriving in Bryan at 7:50 p.m.
In Cottonwood Texas on July 1 Mrs Lula Fuller remains ill. Death claims Lizzie Locke aged 1 year 5 months, buried Beckham graveyard. family extends sympathy. Local visits include Kurten and Edge residents. rain last week boosts cotton prospects if insects are controlled. Health reported good. Ethel Jones ill. Bryan visits noted. School Girl.
Sealed bids will be received until July 10 1901 for eighty cords of good average wood for City Schools. Sixty cords to be delivered at the white school and twenty at the colored school. Wood must be on the ground by August 25 1901. Do not bid if you cannot comply. J A Myers chairman Com.
The advertisement promotes Rex Dyspepsia Tablets for dyspepsia and indigestion with a refund offer if not cured. It lists M. H. James, a Bryan Texas druggist, as a leading seller and notes a five cent price per package.
William Nard, wanted in Waynesboro for first degree murder, died after leaping from a moving Cotton Belt train near Stamps Arkansas while handcuffed to Sheriff T S White. Nard had escaped from jail in Waynesboro and was being transported after capture in Waco Texas.
An explosion at Huntsville Penitentiary kills black convict Ed Bouldin when an oil valve error causes gas from a pumped oil to ignite after a torch is lit. Also reports Itasca Cotton mill begins cloth production with first cut sheetings. Williams Arizona destruction. El Paso fire wipes Williams business district. Waxahachie stabbing wounds. James Born jailed. William Stone dies after horse accident near Duncan I T.
Bonham Texas July 3 two men attempted to swim Red River toward the north bank One man Reed grew exhausted and drowned The other barely reached the shore Beeville Texas July 3 John Raymond a saddler was accidentally killed while handling a pistol The ball struck his breast instantly leaving a bride of three weeks
In Kountze Texas officials note the charbon outbreak has subsided due to ample fresh water for stock. Sulphur Springs Texas Geo Clifton killed while assisting in digging a well when a windlass struck his neck. In Austin Adjutant General Scurry orders Texas volunteer guard to assemble July 19 27 for annual camp. In Paris Texas farmers report watermelon crop near failure due to bugs and dry weather. Leesville Texas prohibition election results favoring prohibition 138 to 36.
Weather reports from Washington and cities nationwide show continued hot conditions with several dozen deaths and hundreds of prostrations. Thunderstorms offer limited relief as temperatures hover above 90 degrees and a cooling trend remains distant.
Saginaw Michigan July 3 ex state senator and prominent local figure George Davenport was killed by lightning while in the region. His death removes a noted political presence and community leader from the area leaving a gap in regional leadership.
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