The Daily Eagle 1899 Bryan Texas Edition Highlights Taxes and Empire
The item notes Cecil Rhodes and a balloon escape plan during the Kimberley siege, plus an exchange on rival towns due to factory growth. It cites the New York World on ongoing war taxes after the Spanish American War, totaling over 300 million annually, with imperialism and militarism under critique. It also advertises holiday jewelry from Jno M Caldwell at 312.
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New York
Spain
Cuba
Remains of Hobart Funeral Attended by Nation’s Leaders
Paterson New Jersey November 25 funeral for Garret A Hobart vice president prompts widespread mourning. President McKinley cabinet members and Supreme Court justices attend along with senators and representatives. 82 pallbearers and a large floral display accompany rites at the church and cemetery.
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Congress
Paterson
N. J
Garret A. Hobart
United States
Broadway
Carroll Hall
Church of the Redeemer
Hobart
McKinley
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Senate
House
Senate Police
Capture of Buencamino Behind Insurrection Aims to Peace
Buencamino, longtime Filipino leader, surrendered to American forces after retreating with Aguinaldo's son and a companion. He was shipped to Manila for confinement, claiming he sought peace. Otis and Wheaton noted insurgents retreating north and government in the Philippines progressing with cooperative local sentiment and renewed sugar production.
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Manila
Buencamino
Williston
Tarlac
Aguinaldo
Tomas Maxarine
Manaogo
Hare
Thirtythird Infantry
Manoago
Wheaton
Cronin
Gen. Wheaton
Brutus
Smith
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Otis
Filipino Congress
Imus
Negros
Spain
Houston & Northern surveyors to visit Madisonville
The Madisonville Meteor reports Hon. M. Y. Randolph received a letter from the Houston and Northern railway promoters. It states a surveying party will soon visit the area on the route north to Corsicana or Ennis and will seek interviews with local business leaders.
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Madisonville
M. Y. Randolph
Houston & Northern Railway
Corsicana
Ennis
Mr. Randolph
Hotel Arrivals Report from Dallas and Houston Guests
Guests listed include Jno E Astin Mumford Jno Hild Harry Boyles John A Stewart P 8 Tilson J C Renfro J F Love N y McDaffie with Houston and Dallas affiliations in a brief hotel arrivals note. The column names guests and cities indicate a social or business travel update from the period.
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Jno E Astin
Mumford
Jno Hild
Houston
Harry Boyles
John A Stewart
Tilson
College
J C Renfro
J F Love
Franklin
McDaffie
Dallas
Hard to Please Them All on Brazos River News
A Bra zo s bottom planter complains to an Eagle man that the paper neglects river updates while another planter argues against a river rise story. The Eagle accepts an invitation to the Texas Tobacco Growers third annual concert and ball in Houston on December 14 1899 at Turner Hall with Joe Saladiner of Bryan on the reception committee.
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Brazos River
Eagle
The
Texas Tobacco Growers
Houston
Texas
Turner Hall
Joe Saladiner
Bryan
Vote Given to Taylor in Nelson County Court Ruling
Court of Appeals affirms injunction keeping Taylor's 1197 Nelson County votes. Judges concur that Goebel's request to dissolve the injunction is denied. Votes counted for W. P. Taylor rather than W. S. Taylor as ordered by Nelson County Judge Jones. Cairo dispatch reports Khalifa defeated by Anglo-Egyptian forces near Gadid.
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Court of Appeals
Nelson County
Frankfort
Taylor
Goebel
W. P
W.s.taylor
Jones
W. Taylor
Cairo
Lord Cromer
Kitchener
Wingate
Khalifa
Gadid
Osman Digna
Consolidation of Navy Bureaus Proposed in Long Plan
Washington reports that Secretary Long may recommend consolidating the bureaus of construction and repairs steam engineering and equipments into a single department to handle ship construction and repair questions. Assistant Secretary Allen notes friction among bureaus, with opposing views from Rear Admirals Hichborn Melville and Bradford. Congress unlikely to act. Americus cotton theft scandal involves negro samplers stealing 40 to 50 pounds per bale from warehouses. In Washington the president aims to retire General Shafter as major general, keeping him in volunteer service until action by Congress.
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Washington
Long
Allen
Hichborn
Melville
Bradford
Congress
Americus
Liverpool
General Shafter
Shafter
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Connelly
Palmer & Carnes
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberly
Jno. M. Caldwell’s
Mants
Impor
Tant
Houston & Northern
COOD
Tve
Oicars
Bob Acres
Yara Cuba
Portuondo
Arthurettes
Cameo
Young Fritz
General Arthur
el Principe de Gales
Hoffman House
Yara
Emmel’s Phariiacy
Bank Safe Brown
St. Louis
Troy Exchange
Troy
Isis
Little Rock
Fones Bros. Hardware Company
Secretary Long
Navy Department
James & Castles
China
Rockers
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Burt Norwood
Kodak
Tyler Haswell
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