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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1925
Page
5
William Jennings Bryan famed three time Democratic presidential nominee died at his Payton Tennessee home on Sunday afternoon. Physicians attributed the death to apoplexy after Bryan retired for a rest following a large dinner. He spoke of going to wage his fight for fundamentalism moments before entering his room.
Mrs. Bryan reported her husband W J Bryan collapsed after they thought he slept long enough. McCartney found him not breathing and physicians and neighbor A B Andrews were summoned. Efforts to locate his son and daughter in California continued while Mrs. Bryan hoped for burial in Arlington Cemetery. Bryan had just prepared his speech for distribution and said he would campaign for fundamentalism.
Texas tax commissioner Edward Edwards warned that motor bus competition continues to erode railroad passenger traffic. He noted 1924 intangible railroad values rose only due to freight gains, while passenger revenue declined on several lines. If passenger revenue had kept pace, values might have reached about $120 million.
Neighbor explains residents balk at buying meat for the cat, noting stingy attitudes in the community. The remark highlights a small domestic dispute over pet care.
The Galveston city commission authorized 75000 bonds for an incinerator and other Texas items note bond approvals for Flatonia sewer and waterworks. Projects include Corpus Christi port work, Arcansas Pass channel, and a planned Fort Worth to Plainview Lubbock railroad. Officials discuss X ray for state hospitals, cotton acreage expansion in the South Plains, and helium supply concerns in Fort Worth.
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