Local notices and town chatter from Bryan Eagle
Local news items mention Prof B C Pittuck visiting Victoria, several residents arriving or leaving for the Dallas fair, rent notices for properties and stores, and multiple callers like T C Nano and J N Mustachia. Advertisements note cotton seed hulls for sale, wind mill repairs by F C Cain, and a gin fire near Cottonwood with $1000 insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Clarke
Hempstead
W. G. Talliaferro
Calvert
A. L. Banks
College
City
T.C. Nano
Dallas
C. F. Moore
T. F. Bullock
Eagle
D. G
R. E. Jolly
G. W. Graham
John Ferguson
J. H. Reed
Bob Shaw
Harvey
Gus Stevener
Woman shoots Saxton brother of Mrs McKinley in Canton
Canton Ohio October 8 George D Saxton brother of Mrs William McKinley was shot dead at 6 10 pm in front of the Eva Althouse home. A woman named Mrs George, formerly married to Sample C George, is in custody on suspicion of murder after a three day absence from her home. The case connects to a prior divorce and damages suit. White House received the news as Mrs McKinley attended a reception and prepared for a funeral Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, O
George D. Saxton
William McKinley
Eva B. Althouse
George Althouse
Anna
George
Althouse
M. O. Barber
Saxton
Dakota
State Supreme Court
Washington
Prairie Fire and Local Notices From Dickens to Gonzales
A two day prairie fire burns northwest of Dickens Texas covering about 15 miles with 3 to 5 mile width. nearby Gonzales reports a hanging murder case as Jim Barber is executed. Other items note foreign troops in Pekin and regional rail/housing developments plus local telegraph work and cotton seed experiments.
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Dickens
Tex
Buckle
Floyd County
Dickens County
J. W. Johnson
King
Russell
Johnson
Moving pictures wow Dewey Wargraph at opera house
Last night the Dewy Wargraph and Edison Magniscope show impressed sightseers with smooth operation and vivid scenes. War scenes featuring the Spanish-American conflict and the Texas battleship drew strong applause as the apparatus performed well and audiences praised the varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Texas
Tilted Earth by French Inventor Sparks Speculation
Invention outlines a method by M Fouche, vice president of the French Astronomical Society, to alter the earth's axis by digging a circular equatorial trench in Africa or South America and filling it with sea water to make the globe tilt. The piece notes the idea may be academic or promotional and adds a playful suggestion about melting polar ice if France gains influence abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Fouche
French Astronomical Society
Africa
South America
Equator
France
First Photographs and Early Daguerreotype Tales
This piece recounts the birth of photography led by John Draper in America, with moving objects proving challenging on the daguerreotype plate. It cites Morse in Paris observing Daguerre’s work and notes a 30 minute sitting for Draper’s sister Catherine, plus early class formation in Boston in 1840 and diary excerpts from Edward Everett Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John Draper
University of New York
Catherine Draper
Miss Draper
Boston
Daguerre
Gourod
Paris
Edward Everett Hale
Harvard
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Sam Sancer
Bryan
G.N
Hearne
Hearn
San Antonio
T. C
B. C. Pittuck
Victo
Ria
John B. Mike
Will Astin
Bethel
Wilcox
Benchley
J.C. Blume
Dr. Geo. R. Tabor
Dallas Fair
Ira Gooch
McClelland
Sue McClelland
Dow
Frank Clarke
Ashville, N
W. J. Roberts
Bryanites
J. W. Shepard
Kurten
F.C. Cain
M. & P. Bank
J. N. Mustachia
Eugene C. Blake
Dr. West
Bremond
Presbyterian Church
George Henserling
H. T. Palmer
Arch Graham
Rock Prairie
A. W. Dyess
Malinda
Lula Pate
EDN Glapes Shoes
John B. Stetson
Webb Bros
Canton
Anna George
Walker, Minn
Sutherland
Flat Mouth
Walker Marshal O'Connor
General Bacon
Bacon
Sugar Point
Walker
Pekin
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Gonzales
Jim Barber
Lillie Wadsworth
Ada Conway
Henry Conway
Floyd Wadsworth
Thompson’s Creek
Amelia Fitzwilliam
Galveston
W. W. Harris
Western Union Telegraph Office
Haswell
Exchange Hotel
Ullman
Chicago
T Lock
Westlake
Beauchamp
Omaha
Annistead
Houston
George Clute
R Clute
Montezuma
Mobley
Hyde Park
Swenson
Yaas
Indianapolis Journal
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