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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1913
Page
1
M'kinney minister Dr King addressed the college student body in chapel, preaching on The best Thing for Man from Ecclesiastes 12 13. He arrived in the afternoon and expressed approval of the school and its students. Dr Klug also arrived Saturday afternoon and was favorably impressed after a tour of the facilities.
Atlas Powder Company files legal action against the Secretary of State over state franchise tax requirements for foreign corporations. The suit contends state law imposes tax on interstate commerce and seeks relief from the secretary’s enforcement.
One hundred and seventy nine soldiers on a Mobile and Ohio special train were en route to Meridian to join the Mississippi Alabama Joint State Patrol when the Mobile wreck occurred. The trestle collapse killed many, injured many more, and left wreckage entangled with bodies. Major Taylor commanded the U S Army troops from Port Morgan and Port Haranras. The disaster, described as a battlefield, halted rescue as responders worked amidst mangled remains and wreckage.
October 28 1910 reports describe a severe cold snap across the South with record snow in Atlanta Birmingham Knoxville Chattanooga and Asheville. North Texas experiences frost while cotton prices rise as December futures jump amid weak demand and drought concerns.
A Tammany figure calls for a grand jury probe into claims by mayoral candidate Joan Purroy Mitchell that the Democratic organization coerced voters for use on election day. Judge Malone orders the charges investigated.
An advertisement touts the White Swan mattress as lasting and top quality, with a variety of beds including brass iron and Ariel wood. It promotes sales on runabouts and top buggies, trade-ins, and a chance to win a buggy with a whip purchase.
A bold appeal seeks individual readers as customers and invites complaints to tailor service. The ad promises to please the purchaser by adjusting methods, goods, and management. It emphasizes personal attention and asks for feedback on quality and satisfaction. Fostered in a period voice, it invites direct, candid criticism to achieve harmony.
A&M College has begun basketball practice with about thirty men out for the team. Captain JA Peterson has been elected, and G P Knox is manager. Promising material indicates a strong season ahead and attached schedule to be announced.
Albany Oct. 9 Gov Sulzer and aides discuss the feasibility of accepting a Progressive party nomination for New York Assemblyman from the sixth district. Sulzer says he favors the idea but will leave the final decision to his wife as the conference ends.
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