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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
3
Fragmentary timetable shows bus and train routes with northbound and southbound numbers. The legible items reference principal stations and services while timing clues suggest an 18 a.m. departure window.
Various Bryan area items note shoppers at Coulter's in Coulter's, Edinburg and Dallas sausage promotions. People travel to Ennis, Kurten, Houston, Palestine, Millican. school openings planned. recent marriages, baptisms, visits and picnics reported along with local commerce and barbecue gatherings.
Tickets on the H T C line to Houston and Galveston available after a Bryan train. Houston fare 1.75 dollars Galveston 2 dollars. Last departure from Houston 10:60 a m June 28 Galveston 7 a m June 23. Tickets only for a single train. W S Wilson Agent.
Telegrams from Yokohama report France purchased the Promontory of Katai near Hong Kong to establish a naval hospital for its fleet in Oriental waters. The move alarms British authorities at Hong Kong who protested the acquisition as undermining their position.
The city reports the alleged solution to the Hill mystery is unfounded. Attorney Moss will exhume the deceased Charles Hill to check for scars or distinguishing marks, which heirs must describe to claim the $142,000 estate.
Wilkesbarre Pa June 19 With a special national convention set for July 17 there is little expectation of major coal strike developments before then. Some bituminous districts may act like central Pennsylvania in cutting soft coal production by one third while anthracite markets see more coal arriving than labor leaders planned.
Nelson Anderson Jr., 17, son of a prominent Brigham merchant, vanished. His straw hat was found with a letter demanding $5000 for his release, warning of grievous harm if payment fails. Sheriff notified and search underway with no trace yet.
A about 30 year old prisoner attempted suicide in the Gainesville Texas city calaboose on June 19 using suspenders. He tied one end to an iron bar window and the other to his neck, was found by officers shortly after and removed from the noose, nearly dead.
Monterrey June 19 Mining men returning from Sonora report the three years of drouth seriously hindering prospecting and mining efforts in the state. The drought impacts the West slope of the Sierra Madre and areas to the west.
Congressman A F Fox of Mississippi and Miss Annette Brandon of Georgia married in New York at the First Presbyterian Church. The ceremony united Fox and Brandon in a formal city church wedding.
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