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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1903
Page
2
Reports from Bryan show Temple planning a 260000 cotton mill and Texas boasting tobacco quality rivaling Cuba. Houston gains new factories, southern railcars bear Pacific marks, and labor unions face anti trust law exemptions. An insane Kalamazoo man swallows nails, while Henry George’s single tax idea grows in England.
A discussion questions whether women will pay poll taxes to vote and suggests swapping sexes on voting eligibility as men, the larger portion, may not qualify. The tone notes the political contention around suffrage and tax requirements.
Penitentiary inspector Cliff A. Adams told Eagle reporters of a fierce hail storm Friday in Brazoria county. At the Harlan farm the hailstones were as large as chicken eggs, breaking windows and denuding trees while piling six inches deep in places. Rabbits died and dogs were killed. a mail carrier was knocked from his horse. Adams ate hail ice cream at dinner, and despite housing convicts the storm’s damage was limited as crops were not yet in.
Jas D. Martin and Lula Belle Tucker were married Sunday at 4 30 p m by Rev 8 C Martin in Steep Hollow. Only Rev Martin’s family attended. The bride, daughter of Geo D Tucker, has lived in Bryan, while the groom, son of Mrs J W Martin, works at a local hardware firm. The couple will begin housekeeping soon with friends’ good wishes.
All the newest ready to wear hats light and airy with trim med and pattern styles offered at 99 Coulter's.
Clear skies and bright sun attended the opening of the new Methodist Episcopal Church South in Bryan. The pressed brick Gothic structure cost 18000 dollars, seats 800-1000, features a pipe organ and fine oak, and hosted a packed congregation for morning and evening services with sermons by Dr. Rankin and pastor Rev. E L Shettles. Financial collection helped pay down the balance due.
Hotel arrivals list includes patrons from multiple cities such as Chicago Beaumont St Louis New York and San Antonio. Names include M Patterson W Brush H Rutherford J T Smith Tyler H Clerment Jr Port Lavaca W A Walker T M Butler and many others.
Brief item notes a remark by Webb Bros. challenging a person with the question Are you an Indian and asserting clothing as a remedy for spring wear. The exchange reflects a historical retail or self-help phrasing from Webb Bros.
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