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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1898
Page
2
The fragment references Robert L. Henry of Waco for Congress seventh district and Sam R. Henderson of Bryan for the fifty fifth district. No dates or outcomes are provided.
Notices from Waco and Navasota detail a large house party at the Padgitt home on Austin street to stay through the Ross Clark wedding before returning. The item mentions health, weather, local literary events, sickness, and a sales report from the Navasota Examiner, plus local commerce and soda fountain ads.
Reports from Washington to Sept 20 show four new yellow fever cases in New Orleans and five at Harvey's Canal opposite the city. No deaths, a case in Jackson Miss. is serious while Taylor adds two new cases. Mississippi totals reach 109 cases with seven deaths, a 12 percent fatality rate.
The story centers on Madeline Bailey who marries moonshiner Joe Preston causing disinheritance while Henry Preston is wrongly convicted of harming a government officer. Gov beliefs, pardons, and a Gettysburg veteran father lead to a pardon and a mica mine discovery. An Irish lad and a Black character add comedy amid a Tennessee setting. McDuff Simpson promotes bulb varieties for fall planting.
The Bryan Water Light and Power Company invites citizens to wire buildings with plain wiring and cord drops at no charge for the first thirty days when contracts are made within the period. Installations must be on streets served by the company lines, with monthly advance payments and a one year contract.
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