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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
2
By vote of the Business League a mass meeting of the citizens of Bryan and Brazos county is called at the courthouse in Bryan at 3 p m on Monday May 19 to arrange plans for a barbecue for the Hood's Brigade reunion in Bryan on June 27 all ex Confederates and friends are invited to attend and participate.
The undersigned H. H. Henry and R. L. Brogdon announce the purchase of C. F. Moore's feed and grain business and readiness to operate at Moore's old stand with a full stock. August Kern remains with the firm and invites his former customers to trade with the new partnership. Phone 53.
County commissioners court of Brazos county will convene as a board of equalization on the second Monday in June 1902 the 9th day of the month to equalize county taxes. By order of G. W. McMichael.
A brilliant meteor flashed through the sky Tuesday evening leaving sparkling fragments. It was described as a large sky rocket with a hissing sound noted by witnesses. Also mentions Konecny Bros cattle storage and Allen Academy area building lots for sale via Cliff A Adams.
A summer normal session runs May 29 through July 8 in Nava sota Texas with goals to help teachers obtain or raise state certificates, accommodate many teachers for professional development, and offer preparatory work for college entry or back subject refreshers. Faculty includes Profs Bizzell, Davis, and Kooken. lectures on civics and sciences will be free, adding value for teachers and progressive youths alike.
Bryan post office lists letters awaiting pickup including Allen Mattie Bagen Will Benford Sallie Barns John Brewer Mary Brown Walter Bryant Ethel Caulkin W J Barner Nora Crosby L B Collins M E Davis J Johnson Millie Elmore Aron Handy EJ Elenor Jaush Holland Emma France Charley Huddleston E F Hawkins Thim Johnom Sallie Hill Jas A Jr Jackom Berdel Jordan Silvia Marshall Ella Nipon Mattie Parnell Mattie Robush Fannie Sheppard Anna Sanders Lizzie Tidwell Eliza Tafford Toby Williams Dencil Williams F L Woods Nancy Watson Fannie separate notes show other addressees and a Bryan post office weekly list through May 12 1902</S:
Terrific reports from St Vincent describe a massive eruption of the Soufriere volcano in the northern region. Immense flaming columns and colored fire billow from the crater as lava and ashes rain down. The devastation prevents access to the burning area and casualty estimates remain unknown.
Trans-Siberian railway nearly finished with tunnel of 1.5 miles to be opened later this year. Construction engineer George Janson says line ready for general traffic by year-end. Local items note a Young Men’s Christian Association concert tonight at 8:30 p.m. and Levy Bros. fruit jars plus Keneeny Bros. cold storage meat.
Sir Robert Llewellyn reports from St Vincent that east coast between Robin Rock and Georgetown is devastated with about 1600 lives lost. Estates and families killed, hundreds of bodies buried, cattle dead, and eruptions continue though moderating.
The cruiser Dixie departed New York on May 14 carrying food sufficient for Martinique for a week. The cargo includes $5000 in medicines and three army surgeons accompany the expedition. Col. D. L. Brainard arranged three carloads of supplies from Philadelphia, with the remainder purchased locally.
Final appraisal of Jacob Rogers estate shows the Metropolitan Museum of Art will receive 5.5479 million dollars as the legacy. The late locomotive builder left a substantial sum boosting the museum’s endowment.
A Naples dispatch reports Mount Vesuvius active with lava flowing from the crater toward Pompeii and hot cinders erupting at intervals. The Journal notes ongoing volcanic activity observed from Naples.
The signal station reports a conflagration seen Tuesday night toward Fort de France in Martinique, with details awaiting confirmation from maritime observers.
Wiley Garrett of Bryan Steam laundry was caught in a belt Tuesday evening, his clothing torn off and bruised. he will likely be laid up for several days.
A mild earthquake was felt Tuesday afternoon in St Thomas Dominica West Indies causing public excitement as residents rushed from homes but no damage occurred and tremors ceased without incident.
United States Attorney Speed has begun action to arrest and prosecute several white residents of Pottawatomie County for attempting to dispossess Helen Bonner a colored homesteader in Cleveland County. They allegedly threatened to kill her if she did not relinquish the claim and leave. Bonner won the homestead against white men before the interior department.
The bodies of 21 year old Jesse Bloodgood and 21 year old Alfred Smith were found in an abandoned Black Diamond Coal company air shaft near Review Mo. It is believed they entered out of curiosity and were overcome by black damp. They had been dead over a week.
J A Diffenbaugh a prominent Masonic and Elk figure has been adjudged insane in Helena. The former exalted ruler of the Elks of Baltimore recently attempted suicide by slashing his throat and wrists with a razor during a mental crisis.
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