13 May 1916
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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
1
Hardy Newton offers fresh strawberries in plenty of fine quality with crates available for $1.75 for preserving uses. Phone now to arrange Tuesday or Wednesday morning delivery along with other seasonal fruits and vegetables.
A Paris dispatch notes German casualties on the Verdun front amid renewed heavy bombardments and fierce assaults. It cites widespread destruction in East Prussia including looted homes, demolished churches, and mass displacement, with Berlin officials signaling continuing pressure on Allied lines.
May 13 Harlin Associated Press report from Texas describes a 11-year-old boy receiving a long prison sentence for a school killing. The piece notes the case stirred questions about examination pressure and discipline at a southwest Texas school. A teacher reprimand precedes the event, with broader context about a Children’s Day celebration and Sunday School plans.
Dispatches from Columbus New Mexico report mobilization of New Mexico militia and a larger force of American troops to pursue Villa raiders believed operating in the mountains between Aver Chihuahua and Culberson's Ranch, while Major Langhorne leads cavalry to press bandits from the north.
County Cork records show auto factories prospering on Brass County money. The teenes register reveals 14 automobiles registered in the past month, bringing the total to 18 277 in the county.
Washington May 13 The cotton use in April totaled five hundred and one thousand bales exclusive of linters For the first nine months of the season four million six hundred thousand bales were used The figures from the census bureau show a notable increase over last year’s levels
Judge W H Nall died this morning at his Mt Belman home Texas and will be buried tomorrow afternoon from the south bound train line. He was a brother of R M Nall of Trywnend and a resident of Jirran and Dragos County. Funeral services will be conducted under the auspices of the Mason Lodge.
A May 11 parade in New York drew nearly 150000 men and women to showcase public support for war preparation. The event featured organized marching, with bands playing patriotic tunes as participants moved for hours through the streets. Notable attendees included community leaders and church figures, and the day rested on calm weather and orderly conduct.
Washington reports General Arian, head of the rebellion against former Dominican President Sim Ret, still undecided about serving as war minister after changes and recalls within the rebel movement. The U S state department notes attempts to compel Domrell to retire as events unfold in Santo Domingo.
The 1916 Mothers Day program at First Baptist Sunday School features recitations and songs by students, including My Mother's Pace and Mother's Love, with a call to Bryan residents to attend in memory of mothers. The notice, signed by AN MOORE JR, Sunday School Superintendent, hopes for over 40 attendees and invites all to wear white.
One of the greatest engineering feats of the age will give irrigation to thousands of acres. Work was completed here on the Elephant Butte project forming the reservoir holding a substantial amount of water to relieve arid regions in New Mexico and Texas.
Chief Jenkins, Witla Fueht and Jobe Reid returned yesterday from New Hrawntals with Bryan View firefighters. They attended a volunteers' meeting where Jenkine reparia testified and the parade was praised as the best ever seen at the state meeting.
A two hundred six thousand regular army and land men at peace strength with potential to expand to two hundred fifty four thousand in war was agreed upon today by House and Senate conference on the army reorganization bill. The temporary figure will be admitted to both houses.
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