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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1900
Page
2
Mrs Fannie Reese Pugh arrives in the city to establish a young ladies academy for seventh grade or higher. The plan includes French German and Spanish and a charter with diplomas. Graduates would be prepared for college and university studies. The move aims to make Bryan an ideal educational center.
Hotel guests listed include J F Erskine Stranger G W Best Columbus J G Graves Houston R F Curtis Chicago E P Maddox Fort Worth R R Claridge Palestine C P Curtis Corsicana C M Spinks Meridian Mies Chas 8 Cheesborough Galveston J A Isaacs Louisville C W Carr J N Sullivan Houston J A Rodgers New York E L Reddick Philadelphia J N Goodwin Wellborn C D Golding J M Lee Houston O B Preston M H Miller W L Brigance Navasota Guy Hall Dallas R J Martin Pankey W P Harrison Houston C C Harrison Washington D C R Hudspeth Brazos county Tom Frame Sol Mabry Macy John Ferguson Harvey W Pool Millican LW Morgan
Miss Lilian Parks, graduate of Nash College music department Sherman, seeks a few pupils for instruction and advancement in music. She offers competent guidance.
Katie Nowlin offers her saddle pony Billy for sale as she leaves town. Interested buyers should contact Mrs. L. E. Johnston in Bryan for arrangements.
A large Madison County gathering included many named locals such as J G Conn J T Conn Miss Becca Hill Miss Virgie Robinson J Windsor A J Simpson L Simpson Dan Mc Iver Elbert Williams W B Williams F P Moseley J M Gibbs and numerous others in a spirited county celebration reflecting strong local participation and fellowship.
Houston Galveston excursion trains run September 9 3:00 a m with H T C selling round trip tickets fare two dollars to Houston dollars one seventy five to Galveston. Departures from Galveston 8 25 p m Sept 9 and 7 10 a m Sept 10. Houston departure valid through 9 20 a m Sept 10 1900. Agent W S Wilson 239.
Roland B. Molineux among eight Sing Sing death row candidates all described as checker players. Each prisoner keeps a checker board in his cell and games are shared by shouted moves for both sides. Molineux is noted as the best player among them.
D I Andrews of Nashua New Hampshire claims a method to temper copper to steel hardness. The 80 year old says his secret could revolutionize science and plans to sell a fractional interest to fund development. He seeks $50 000 for a one third stake with earlier talks valuing the U S rights at about 1 000 000.
New Orleans reports Secretary Jer’s annual cotton crop assessment for 1890-1900 shows 12 month total 456,416 bales, down 1.83 percent from 1898-99. Value per bale stands at 88.55 dollars, total crop value 36.7 million. Spindles in the south reach 6.26 million with 663 mills, and southern consumption surges with new mills and modern machinery.
Austin reports that the upcoming Texas legislature faces a major redistricting job tied to the recent U S census. Changes to the basis of representation may alter the number of congressmen, with potential extra sessions pending national action and intense county-to-county jockeying in both congressional and senatorial maps. Dallas notes indictments for arson involving C H Alexander over the Eakins residence fire, while Bridgeport reports a farmer Wash Alexander found hanged, Guthrie cites the terse death of Searcy Welly, and Manchester notes spinners considering a temporary halt due to cotton shortages.
Montgomery report details a killing by John Beverly who shot John A. Johnson in Rutledge after an incident involving Beverley’s sister. Other items include Ali Mahomet Bey’s defeat in Teheran, tentative peace treaty ratifications in The Hague, Lamar County local option results, a Mesquite killing, a Bonham shooting, a Washington Labor Day observance.
Immersion of Dr Peters formerly pastor of Bloomingdale Reformed church New York took place Friday night at Calvary Baptist church. Rev Robert S MacArthur performed the ceremony. Peters resigning over doctrinal differences is noted as a popular, athletic young minister who left a lucrative charge for baptism.
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