This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1900
Page
2
A satirical poem recounts Maud resisting a Census man’s intrusive questions with wit and bold defiance. The verse mocks officious inquiry and social norms, portraying Maud’s clever reply to a pompous quizzer as playful rebellion.
A fragmented verse passage features lines about Eve, Maudie, and a Whittier connection. The speaker mocks a census taker while urging someone to move on. The rough, humorous tone recalls frontier street talk and rural boasts.
New Orleans dispatch reports a mob seized 14 black suspects from Ponchatoula jail and hanged four, Isaiah Rollins 13 Nathaniel Bowman 47 Charles Elliott 20 George Bickham 20, after forcing confessions. Sheriff refused to surrender keys as white citizen committees spread through the parish. panic and fleeing among the Black population follow.
Arlington Cotton and Grain company struck an oil flow while boring to 420 feet, causing excitement. The oil appears substantial and similar in appearance to Corsicana oil. Owners will test its commercial value at once.
A mob of about 400 negroes gathered at W. S. Hodge's cotton plantation after a 10 cent per hundred demand was rejected. Hodge shot the leader amid a four hour siege while Mrs. Hodge stood by with a revolver. Resolved by neighboring planters, arms obtained locally, and threats persist. Separate notices include a bridge contract in Alexandria and party machinery in Hartford with Bronson nominated for governor. broom corn prices in Arcola rise sharply.
The central list records guests and their origins including C F Gerrande Houston H Elrod College J Maver and wife FeWorth J A Shary Chicago J M Sloan Navasota W B Bryan Louisville Guy M Bryan City W Ll Mc Donald Dallas H F Scheer St. Louis Joe Matecki W T Jones Bryan Miss Hattie Bush Benchley High Palestine Mrs D B Yardley Ennis W D Yardley Harvey.
The notice explains submitting a dollar for Census Guessing Contest subscriptions. Fill the blank with name town and your guess. Certificates are numbered and issued after the guess is made, with stubs returned. The top prize is 15000 dollars and there are other prizes.
A New York Central official was asked about Senator Depew’s pay. A Gotham writer claimed Depew currently earns sixty thousand dollars a year, though prior reports put his salary at fifty thousand. The anecdote notes a push to become president and Vanderbilt’s offer to raise pay to sixty thousand to match the presidential level.
Lord Beauchamp governor of New South Wales dined at a banquet deep in Newcastle collieries. Seventy guests sat in a chamber ninety by fifteen by nine feet as electric lights flags evergreen and carpets turned the mine into an elegant dining room.
The M. Bonneville estate advertises partition of brick buildings farms tenant houses and lots. For information contact Mrs Zelia Bonneville in Bryan Texas dated September 18 1900.
The Eagle offers a full line of legal blanks including Affidavits, Bills of Sale, various deeds and mortgages, Deed of Trust, Power of Attorney, Release and Transfer of Vendor's Lien, Promissory Note, Real Estate Lease, and related forms. Prices vary by quantity. contact Eagle for bulk pricing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.