17 Apr 1914
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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1914
Page
1
We cordially invite you to a demonstration of National Biscuit Co package goods. Opportunity to sample varieties and learn serving suggestions. Come and bring your friends Saturday April 18th 1914.
A Saturday offer promises a free cracker with every pound of assorted cakes purchased at twenty five cents. Customers are urged to call or phone to place orders for the pound and receive the free crackers.
New York April 17 My Associates Press reports actress Ethel Adams known privately as Mrs Herbert Kats died of cancer. Her husband spent $1000000 on radio therapy treatment in a bid to save her.
Texas oil firms keep oil in storage as prices drop. Many Terra oil producers hold back shipments while market stays weak. Pittsburgh report notes crude wax tumble of ten cents a barrel with hopes prices will rebound.
Washington April 17 Huerta presses new demand to trade salute for gun, while President Wilson and officials reject the stipulation. Bryan telegraphs Huerta to avoid interference with Carranza and Villa and to continue the situation as ordered. The exchange signals a tense moment as U S policy weighs Huerta’s remaining days in power.
In New York a deadly tenement fire killed eleven residents and injured many. The blaze trapped occupants on the ground floor of a Rye street store and caused a frantic rescue where a captain saved a man before ladders failed. Elsewhere, the Farmers defeated Presbyterians in a baseball game, with strong pitching by King of Olean and key hits by Biggers and Croome.
President Wilson announces the wedding of his daughter Eleanor to Treasury Secretary McAdoo for May 7. The ceremony will be attended by the Vice President, the First Lady, Cabinet members, and the immediate family.
A fragmentary report notes mailitants burning an English theatre in Great Yarmouth as part of unrest. Details are unclear from the damaged OCR text.
A terse distress notice describes Teamer II facing difficulties and then being declared safe. The fragment mentions Keyneyhunk, Walum Apel, and an unspecified vessel or group, with unclear context about location or cause. Further readable names include GNhDOwn AtearRy and tream.
The article reports that Gov. Soetls will testify before the Senate committee on Panama toll repeal. The witness is summoned to family court proceedings and the testimony is expected to indicate support for the toll repeal.
New York reports show the mayor ousted amid political crisis. City officials, including council members, face scrutiny as the situation impacts governance and public trust.
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