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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1899
Page
4
Reports from Chicago and other points warn of a coal famine this winter due to prosperity hurting supply. Railroads and lake carriers struggle to move coal as tariffs rise and demand shifts to other goods, signaling tighter coal markets and higher prices.
A mysterious illness resembling smallpox prompts Springfield health officials and doctors to vaccinate children and quarantine cases. Mayor Hall orders case reporting and quarantines while penitentiary and jail treat outbreaks as potential smallpox. In Little Rock, 200 foreign corporations have filed articles under a new state act, with penalties for noncompliance.
Reports from Little Rock Joliet San Francisco Washington Jackson Flatonia outline elopement marriage and possible charges in Arkansas, a box car murder in Illinois, Crocker estate control of Southern Pacific in California, Chinese exclusion talks in the Philippines, a post office death in Mississippi, a Chicago mayoral bid, a Texan shooting survived by the target, and related violence updates with multiple named places and figures.
Denver report confirms Charles N. White, 49, noted Hereford cattle breeder with Kansas and Texas farms, died at his Denver home from stomach disease. The obituary notes his wealth and status in ranching circles.
City officers include Mayor Dr R H Harrison and Marshal T P Boyett. Clerks, treasurers, and aldermen listed along with church denominations and pastors. County officers, judges, and tax officials named. Various lodge and fraternal group meeting times and leaders documented.
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