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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1901
Page
2
The Daily Eagle notes the Central Texas fair is shaping up to be a winner. It mentions England facing India tensions as bearing on news and reports Caldwell gains a broom factory with 50,000 handles arriving to start production. The edition promotes advertising in Brazos and surrounding counties.
The Eagle presents a detailed Beeville Texas city schools catalogue featuring faculty, multiple graduating classes, public buildings, and many prominent homes, conveying a strong impression of the town and its educational footprint.
At a regular board meeting President J. H. Connell named honorary vice presidents for numerous counties including Brazos Brazoria Burleson Grimes Washington Madison Waller Walker Montgomery Leon and more. Directors also decided to provide amusements at the fairgrounds each night during the fair.
Cure dyspepsia and sour stomach with Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. All druggists refund if not cured. Price fifty cents. M H James, leading druggist, Bryan Texas.
Millican notes reflect a two week visit by Miss Jones to Miss Dunlap and a return to Bryan. Mrs E McGregor and son Robert travel to Stoneham Grimes county by train. Local death of Mrs Streetman from black jaundice and burial at Bethel. Local business moves with 8 C Williams headed to Palmer to start a grocery business. Families report illnesses and visits among Grimes county residents. Hunting and fishing excursion near the Navasota River draws Bryan visitors.
Public notice from W. H. Harman superintendent warns all indebted patrons to pay by the 28th of the month. The company emphasizes overdue debts must be settled and hints at pursuing other collection methods if payments are not made.
A reader is urged to use Boschee's German Syrup for severe throat and lung troubles. The ad contrasts cheap remedies with a climate move and promotes the syrup as a worldwide cure that heals tissue, reduces inflammation, eases expectoration, and aids sleep. Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co. sells it, with Green's Prize Almanac recommended.
The Texas Farmers Congress starts its third annual session at the A aug College this week. Gov. George T. Jester and Harvie P. Jordan are among speakers. Sessions cover independent society meetings, lectures on farming topics, and a large exhibit of agricultural products and livestock from Texas.
An advertisement claiming Quinoria cures malaria in four days urges purchase at 50 cents per package. It states druggists refund money if bills fever or malaria is not cured and credits M. H. James as Bryan’s leading druggist.
London reports that Mrs Kruger's death may pressure her husband to abandon the conflict. Mr Kruger is said to be greatly despondent over military actions and the Kruger and Botha factions weigh retreat. Dutch physicians warn of heart strain amid ongoing strain, while South Africans claim Botha could surrender if Kruger approves.
In central Chi Li disaffection fuels banditti across 80 districts. Local officials offer little suppression due to reluctance or inability. Viceroy Li Hung Chang is preoccupied. Soldiers formerly allied with banditti are among the attackers, with 100 killed in a recent clash. Yuan Shih Kai’s Shan Tung troops are trusted to act, but impact uncertain. Pacification appears unlikely as uprisings threaten elsewhere. Official appeals reach Li Hung Chang.
In district 25 Missouri 6500 miners and 10 operators plus equal miners met since June 1 to agree the new wage scale. They reached consensus on all points except Midland mine No 1 and Novinger subdistrict No 4 where miners seek 75 cents a ton while operators cap at 72 1/2 cents. A four member joint committee will settle the remaining issue.
Reports from Leavenworth Kansas describe heavy bank cutting on the Missouri river east of Waldron. A new channel formed four days ago and an island of about 1000 acres is washing away, threatening farms of Fred Myers and J Robbe and endangering the railroad bridge over the Platte.
Surveyors for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad have arrived in Guthrie having completed a line from Chandler. They plan further westward work but withheld their exact route. The company advances track laying on the Blackwell and Southwestern extension through Blaine County and will cross Custer and Washita counties in the Kiowa and Comanche reservation, aiming to start soon after the opening.
Fred Stewart a Black saloonkeeper from Texarkana was killed by a shotgun ambush while en route to Holman Arkansas to visit family. A second Black man was arrested and jailed on suspicion of involvement. The shooting occurred Saturday night 12 miles north of Texarkana.
Elgin Texas on July 22 and August Green a Swedish farmer killed himself with a shotgun. Officials cite temporary insanity as possible cause. His wife died about six months earlier leaving six small children to his care.
A Pennsylvania avenue tenement fire near 8 am killed the mother and three children while the husband is badly burned. An oil can exploded, starting the blaze.
W J Thompson a leading banker and prominent citizen died in Little Rock on July 22 from apo plexy. He was among the city's wealthiest residents and held various public and financial posts.
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