05 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
1
British market notes show August trade push for vegetables fruits and meats including beet, vest, sausage and hams. Vendors advertise timely offerings to boost sales and entice shoppers amid seasonal supplies from suppliers and markets across towns.
The piece notes cotton receipts in Trazoa County with prices quoted in Bryan rising from 7.06 to 12.50 per unit. The Bryan Cotton Oil Company pays 30.00 per ton, and seed prices show a boost from last August. Movements indicate early crop movement in Marazion/Mrazon County as the season progresses, with warehouse receipts listed in Lawrence and Calon wards. There are broader notes on Manhattan surface-line strikes and police measures, plus Cameron Compress Company reporting an initial bale and upcoming delivery to Germany.
Fragmentary London scene shows a prisoner claiming theft and vagabond life while mockingly pleading for leniency. The judge presses with questions about a hypothetical expedition near Elephant Island and Shackleton references amid garbled dialogue and unclear details.
London reports major gains as British forces advance beyond a mile on a 2000 yard sector north of Poitiers. Russian forces claim to have crossed the Sereth south of Prodi, with German recapture denied by Berlin. German sorties on French positions repulsed. violent bombardment hits Thiaumont and Fleury works near the front.
The State Department renewed representations to Mexico for the release of HA. Duan, an American metallurgist imprisoned in Mexico City on charges of selling dynamite. The dispatch notes the renewed effort amid a backdrop of international tension and wartime detentions.
The Fort Aon post hospital was formally opened last week, with sick soldiers from camps in the Rio Grande Valley visiting. Major William N. Rispham urged civilians to send flowers and cheer, praising Browneville women for daily contributions to the nurses’ offerings and hospital comfort efforts.
Local ad reiterates an aluminum sale at Reid Bros with focus on the continuing discount offer and in-store availability. The fragmentary notice emphasizes the price event and directs customers to the Reid Bros location for purchases.
Sayar Bava lor Cardenas today announced a municipal election will be held in Matamoros on September 20. Tata will be the first election held here in three years.
Amended dispatches report Will Towery the negro killer pursued after Charlen Vaughn’s murder. Cecil Towery was captured and jailed at Jal after deputies located him in an automobile with Towery and his brother. Authorities fear further confrontations as they close in on Jim Vaughn. Nordica estate case favors heirs over husband George B Young.
Fragmentary report notes a conscious person found on a raft amid a flood in Glabberme Cen Medocad region. The text mentions recovery efforts and unclear further lunsas are known.
By Aug 6 New York reports a ballot among 486,006 rail system employees shows 90 to 1 support for a contractor strike. The tally will be reviewed Monday as union representatives prepare for decisive action.
James Poersorenday reports on the convention where candidates Boy Ferguson and others accept nominations for governor. Attendees promise support and address party unity as they anticipate the state assembly meeting and democratic display in August.
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