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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1898
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text shows references to leaves numbered No 1 No 2 No 3 No 4 and a note East Bound with a time around 12 50 p m 00845 a ca, but no complete event or context.
John D. Conlee B. L. Reed and many others were in the city yesterday. Oysters, liveries, sales, and various rentals advertised alongside local visits, illnesses, and community events from Ira Gooch to J. M. Hare. Lightning danger noted near Uncle Mark Wilcox's home.
Sam Hall was found dead last night in a buggy in front of Wet ter's shop on north Main street. The death looks like an overdose of narcotic, per the attending physician. The body was moved to the home of Hall's mother after a report to Marshal Boyett around midnight. Hall was raised in Bryan.
A farmer recounts tramp encounters including a bee swarm trap where a thief tried to milk his own bees for cash. An Irish water carrier taunts a city gentleman with clever deflection. A widow politely refuses a suitor offering marriage.
A historical overview explains submarine mines and torpedoes, focusing on electric control systems. It describes contact and electro contact mines, shore switches, ground mines, and the telescope method that determines when to detonate. The article notes many inventions use electricity to regulate firing and safety for friendly vessels.
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