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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1900
Page
3
Readable lines show northbound and southbound train numbers with times and a monetary value. The fragment lists Northbound No. 1 at 12 30 p m and Southbound No. 2 at 8 55 p m alongside Northbound No. 8 at 1 55 a m and Southbound No. 4 with a price of 200 dollars.
Local items report Mrs. Julia Wipprecht visiting Houston and John H. Royder from Wellborn, Captain Adone from Calvert, and Miss Sara Clarke returning to Hempstead. The notice mentions Edison fans at a lodge, a Reliance road Baptist picnic, Barnett Sims house party near Hearne, and a ball game where Bryan defeated Navajo 18 to 9.
Great interest grips Washington shipyards as Cramps Union Ironworks Newport News Neafie and Levy bid for five battleships six armored cruisers. Trigg Bath Iron Works Nixon and others expected for protracted cruisers. Armor circular issued for 85 700 tons bids opened August 10. O'Neil notes no Krupp armor required.
Mrs. Lucinda A Dansby died in Bryan on Sunday June 17 age 80 years 6 months 19 days She lived in Brazos county many years and had seven children two survive D M Dansby of Bryan and Mrs Flournoy Cole of the county. Funeral from Dansby residence at 3 pm burial at Steep Hollow cemetery. A railroad survey will push south from Bryan under Capt Harris likely passing near the College with a goal to connect with I N G N. Bryan could gain a division end with round house and repair shops, boosting population and prosperity.
Hotel arrivals list include Dowzer, Higgins, Baker, Rolle, Meniger, Bowers, Trammell, Reid, White, Bowman, Young, Sessions, Banks, Harris, and others from cities like St Louis, Navasota, Palestine, Dallas, Ennis, College, San Antonio, Corsicana, Grosebeck, Fort Worth. Marriage licenses issued to Rance Garry with Isabella Shelly and T P Batthke with Miss Janie E Lewis. Misses Winnie and Emily Thomas return from Bryan. Mrs James Mallony departs to New Orleans. Commissioner's court attends to equalization. Steele of Allenfarm seen in town.
In Kansas City a large Union grain elevator burned, with a total loss over 100000. The structure valued at 70000 held 30000 worth of wheat, and an adjoining warehouse burned for 15000, routing large material and disrupting storage. Emmett E. McInnis of Sherman Texas was named a cadet at West Point.
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