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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1900
Page
2
The report notes Roberts pressing the British with a five to one numerical advantage, but foresees heavier casualties and fierce fighting ahead before Pretoria is reached.
A Wills Point Chronicle item notes broad mineral finds in Texas with gold in Johnson county and coal in Wood county while oil appears widely. It argues that despite initial Republican support among many Black Texans, Democrats have built schools and churches and provided work, shaping state funding for education.
Denton county survivals tally tops state record after five tornadoes strike in a single day. Kansas previously held the record for most tornadoes in one day, as weather officials note the sequence and damage assessments unfold.
A roster of hotel arrivals includes CB Battle and J W Hassel in Texas, C N Williamson in City, CE Gerrande in St Louis, A P Ireland in Chicago, W C Brashear in Houston, NN Hughes in Austin, Jack Steele in McKinney, W A Wilson in Nacogdoches, CW Carr in Houston, B T Frederick in Houston, B Nichols in T P Buffington, Dr F B Johnson in Anderson, W H Norris in Houston, M H Forsyth in Philadelphia, Will Goldstein in St Louis, H M Zimmerman in Portsmouth, S M Wilson in Rochdale, Jae H Rice in Corsicana, Hugh Burns in Taylor, W R Clark in Hearne, J W Skains in Edge, J A Lee in Young W, Lee in Kurten, D L Williams in Dallas, 5 P Cruise in Lake Charles, J Conaway in AJ Conaway, J E Hadley in New York.
Hon. R. L. Henry requests the Sagle announce his public speech at the Bryan courthouse at 2 p m on Saturday May 12. He offers a division of time with his opponent Hon. T. S. Henderson.
The wood yard at the old creamery offers cord wood and stove wood in any quantity from 10 cents up with home delivery. Buyers are asked to pay the driver as the seller cannot return change. Signed B. H. Knowles, June.
The College Rose Chapter of the Eastern Star holds its regular meeting in the Mess hall parlors at 8 p.m. All members are invited. Mrs. Lena A. Banks and K. K. Hooper sign as W.M. and Sec. respectively.
For sale oak dining room table ten feet long offered cheaply. Apply at this office.
Washington reports include Teller urging sympathy for the Boers in the British contest, a secret session on armor plate, and passage of a pension law expansion increasing widow income. The National Guard appropriation was raised to one million dollars. Presidential nominations and military promotions are listed, plus postmaster appointment in Honolulu.
May 8 report from Atlanta describes a major blaze at the Ware Furniture company plant near Mari Etta Street. Forty cottages housing workers burned, hundreds of thousands of feet of hardwood lumber destroyed, with two injured and total losses around 200000 dollars, half insured. The city’s fire department fought high winds and rapid spread, leaving 300 workers unemployed.
The Atlanta city council adopted a resolution calling Mayor James G. Woodward to resign after a Sunday sermon by Rev. L. G. Broughton attacking the mayor. The measure demands vacating before the next council meeting in two weeks. The mayor’s term ends January 1 next.
In Greenville Texas on May 8 the court granted G L Stanley a new trial after he had been convicted of manslaughter two weeks earlier and sentenced to fifteen years. The jury had impaneled Stanley who pleaded guilty and received a five year sentence.
A washed out trestle on the Black Ridge line three miles south of St. Charles Missouri wrecked the Katy Flyer. Fireman John Boyle was killed and engineer L D Palmer fatally injured. all passengers escaped unharmed.
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