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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1899
Page
3
The article lists H. and T. C. and G.N. time tables with North and Southbound trains, departures and arrivals between Hearne and San Antonio, including No. 9 leaving Hearne at 10 p.m. and No. 10 arriving, plus morning and evening slots for various routes.
Local notes report fair forecast from the Weather Bureau and seed sales, repairs on plank walks, and houses for rent. Citizens visit from Edge and Macy while markets rise and cotton mills gain traction. Businesses tout shoes and glass, while residents plan church events and restaurant hours.
Minister Wu Ting Fang denounces exclusion as unjust and urges repeal to aid U S China trade. He argues Americans benefited by Chinese laborers and endorses the open door policy, saying China welcomes all traders without race or color and that repeal serves national interests.
Internal revenue officers move to probe transfer companies in multiple districts over receipts for trunks delivered to hotels or residences in another city. Receipts may incur stamp tax under the 1898 act. Other items note the Baker McCoy feud moving to San Francisco’s Presidio and a British agent shipping mules from Evansville to South Africa via New Orleans and St. Louis.
Immense forest fires rage in Parsons West Virginia with millions of feet of lumber burned as flames sweep through the mountains on October 19. Local crews battle the blaze amid heavy smoke and threatened timber resources.
Local ad promotes Irish potatoes and sweet yam potatoes at 20 cents per bucket and eggs at 10 cents per dozen available today only at J B Mike’s.
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