Daily Eagle Classifieds by Connelly and Carnes
Per week 25c per month 40c. Entered at the post office as second class mail matter. Advertising rates listed for weekly and monthly subscriptions.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1902
Page
2
Per week 25c per month 40c. Entered at the post office as second class mail matter. Advertising rates listed for weekly and monthly subscriptions.
Notices describe obituary and resolutions as a paid class matter while death related news is free to publish. The policy outlines charges for non news notices from lodges associations or individuals. It sets two cent per line fine for non news matter and invites submissions of death related items without charge.
Senator Culberson acts for Brazos navigation and levees. Bryan is set to be the state's chief amusement center next week. The state board of education may boost per capita apportionment. Gov. Odell attacks President Baer, the self appointed vice-gerent of the Almighty.
The Church Review praises New Zealand for a strike free society and government backed welfare. It notes disputes are settled in courts, workers are cared for by employers, pensions for aged workers, and state ownership of postal, express, telegraph, and rail systems with a planned coal mine to lower prices.
Honest business methods drive the Gentry Bros famed trained animal exhibition now the largest in the world. The season brings a larger show with a superb street display planned for Wednesday Oct 15. Performances are at 2 and 8 p.m. daily.
The article notes Morgan's hostility to Roosevelt, delaying interference in the coal strike to undermine the president's renomination. It cites an October 16 total lunar eclipse, lasting 19 minutes, as a notable attraction at the Central Texas fair.
In old Madison county the sight is striking with no paupers or prisoners in the jail. Only one county convict is working out a fine as noted by the Madisonville Meteor.
A mocked marriage notice mocks Miss Sylvia Rowe and Mr. James Carnahan saying she is plain and childish and he a loafer who relies on his parents. The piece lampoons their future together with scornful remarks about cooking and character. Also mentions electric light globes and Myers, 264.
A call to Bryan households to report lodging and meal capacity during the fair. Citizens should list the number they can lodge or provide both lodging and meals, plus daily prices and single meal or one night room rates. Contact Malcolm Carnes of the Eagle or J. M. Hare at Norwood's.
Exhibits for the textile department at the fair are being received at the exhibition hall on the grounds. No entries can be received after 10 a.m. Monday. 265 Babies' Rubens at Norwood's. 265
In Gainesville Texas on October 11 the crew cleaning the wrecked Santa Fe freight train two miles north of the Red River bridge found the body of an unknown white man trapped beneath a boxcar. He is believed to have been a stowaway who perished in the wreck and his remains were brought to town for burial.
William H. Hunt governor of Porto Rico sails for San Juan aboard the steamship Ponce, accompanied by his wife and daughters after an extended stay in the United States.
In a conflict between striking coal miners and gendarmes at St Etienne one striker was killed several wounded and four gendarmes injured as the strike spreads reports from Paris dated Oct 11.
Leon Anderson, 22, a switchman in Sherman Texas, fell beneath a Frisco engine and lost both legs above the knee. The tragedy follows a transport disaster with thirteen deaths on the Manila to San Francisco run.
The notice lists today’s 11 o'clock Methodist court house service and tonight's service, followed by advertisements for heavy fabrics at Wagner & Brandon's. It mentions Camel's Hair suiting 50c, Norwood's 265 offers tailor made skirts, and items like Shetland floss and White broadcloth with various prices. Also notes Jacob Bullock and William Jacob Bullock visiting the city.
The Methodist ladies build a large dining hall at the fair grounds to serve meals lunches and coffee all four days and nights of the fair. They offer oysters in any style and invite the public to enjoy good service. Something new Cockrell coons. 65 266
The city orders street and alley cleaning with all rubbish and containers removed from back doors of business houses. T. P. Boyett, City Marshal, advises compliance and provides contact for details. The notice appears amid local business notices and rental listings.
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