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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1900
Page
2
The notice names MO M LAWRENCE as candidate for Brazos County treasurer in the upcoming November election. It also lists possible re election for county treasurer and an as a candidate for county attorney of Brazos County in the same November election.
The Houston and Texas Central will offer round trip fares from Bryan to Houston for 3 30, to La Port 4 10, to Galveston 4 95, with tickets valid through July 30. From July 23 to 29 inclusive the Sunset route sells round trip tickets at 50 cents between Houston La Port Galveston Laport and La Port Houston, valid only on sale day.
Exchange records show James Dunlap from New York and M Sloan from Navasota among arrivals. Other names include J A CI, St Louis. M Pinski, New Orleans. W Pitt Barnes, St Louis. OT Hefley, Dallas. A M Kennedy, Mexia. J Cohen, Cincinnati. W E Neal, Denison. C P Carlton, Marlin. J B Hillard, Caldwell. E G Palmer, Rogers Prairie. T KE Stevenson, College. W Page Edge, H Kurten. Kurten.
Bids are invited for eighty cords of dry straight split wood for Bryan Graded School with a August 1 deadline and September 1 delivery on the ground. The right to reject all bids is reserved. Also notice of a special Bryan to Waco train July 22 with round trip fare $1.25 and return options.
A Coleman county disaster after a cloudburst left at least 10 bodies recovered and 25 missing. Rescuers Spath and Euleisstine died saving four girls on horseback as Hoards creek swelled into a mile wide flood. Fort Worth reports crews search remains ongoing and crop damage severe. Santa Fe railroad suffered 11 bridges and four miles of track west of Coleman Junction.
Finley Anderson testifies in the Powers case that on January 24 Caleb Powers discussed organizing mountaineers to travel to Frankfort to intimidate the legislature and, if needed, kill Democrats to secure a Republican majority. He said Powers vowed Goebel would not live to be governor and would kill him if necessary.
Desperate street fighting breaks out in Stevenson on the Frazer River as 300 Japanese face 500 Chinese amid a large fishing town strike involving thousands of Japanese, white workers, and Chinese.Police fail to intervene as the melee ends with many Chinese noses broken and cues cut, while Japanese claim victory.
A southbound freight train sidetracked for a northbound local when a double header crashed into the standing train near Meridian Texas depot. Three engines and two heavy trains collapsed amid cattle and watermelons, with A Fisk killed and engineers W H Bassinger and Frank Brooks severely injured. Other crew injured but not seriously.
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