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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
3
Partial OCR segment shows time stamps and directions West Bound East Bound with a vague route between Hearne and San Antonio. No clear date or full context, but hints at train or bus times and directional labels.
Horace Cavitt ill. Betsy shop ads for butter and millinery. Bethel visitors Sam Benson, Dick Skains, Lam Holden, J. W. Benson, J. T. Sawyer in town. Exposition saloon beer and cigars advertised. Road repairs and flood damage update from Calvert and Navasota river bridge. Mail chaos in Bryan. Various residents reported ill or affected by flooding. local officials plan bridge repairs and road work. SHEET MUSIC ads and insurance notices conclude the item.
Sealed bids due July 18 1899 for 80 cards of good split wood 60 for white shoos and 20 for colored school bids filed with J A Myers committee reserves right to reject any and all bids J A Myers chairman M Parker M H James committee 17336
Griffin Jackson, an elderly Black man, was shot near the colored Methodist church in Freedmantown at 7 30 PM by Charlie Robertson a Black barber. Levi Neal a Colored Policeman witnessed the killing and Robertson was jailed after allegedly aiming at his wife and firing a second shot. Jackson lay in the street as a crowd gathered with damages noted at the scene. Robertson claimed no knowledge of an attempted second shooting and said he did not know if he shot his wife.
Parties there met Austin officials seeking state aid for flood sufferers in Brazos whose crops and labor support have vanished. Rail crews plan to finish Campbell's creek bridge today and then complete Spring and Pinoak creek bridges with many culverts and washouts between Benchley and Hearne. No estimate given for repair duration. Trains on I G N lines resume service as of yesterday.
In Madras a schoolboy met the Prince of Wales and, when asked about a compass, blurted out a witty response. The prince laughed at the boy’s mispronounced honorific calling the compass a royal compass and himself a prismatic highness.
Washington orders three more volunteer regiments for Otis in the Philippines. Governor Hogg’s Fourth of July speech at Tammany rally advocates free coinage at 16 to 1, challenging Van Wyck and drawing strong support from Bryan. The crowd surged as Hogg urged unity with Tammany for a Bryan-led national ticket. Reports from Dallas and Waco describe railway, flood, and agricultural impacts in Texas communities.
The red water carries minerals including petroleum and gypsum, risking crop failure if flood levels submerge vegetation. The Hearne dispatch notes trains running to Bremond and many plan private transport, with mail hopes via the International and Great Northern by Sunday amid uncertainty.
Wood carving becomes a recognized occupation for women and a fad among society girls. The text notes skilled tool handling, quick learning, and the appeal of making beautiful wood objects. It claims carving is cleaner than painting and offers expressive opportunity with refined tastes.
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