Open Football Rules Adopted by Intercollegiate Committee
The 1906 rules committee approved major changes to curb brutality while preserving play. Ten yards in three downs replace five, forward passes allowed, touchdowns count when a pass crosses the goal line, six men on the line of scrimmage, and a central board will review officials. Codification by Walter Camp and W T Reid will be released with a meeting set for April 14.
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Walter Camp
W. T. Reid
Harvard
Called Meeting of City Council Sets New Committee Terms
A called city council session at city hall with Mayor J E Butler and aldermen present ended with all committees declared vacant. New committees were appointed for finance street fire water and lights cemetery and a special three member audit panel was formed to oversee the city books. The city secretary faced a charges process while purchasing authority was removed from the office and committee terms were set to one year. Adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Butler
R. T. Boyle
J. E. Covey
W.S. Howell
Batts
Covey
Priddy
Butte
Howell
Boyle
Batte, Covey and Priddy
How Japs Keep Strong Book Review
An optimistic column extols Japanese endurance and diet, citing digestive health as the key. It promotes Mi-o-nac stomach remedy sold by Jenkins' drug store in Bryan with a money back guarantee on every 50 cent package if it fails to help.
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Japan
Bryan
Jenkins’ Drug Store
E. Jenkins
Miona
Teacher in Terrell Charged With Attempted Assault
J Y Lamm a 28 year old unmarried school teacher at College Mound is charged with attempting to criminally assault Miss Ona Tankersley 16. Lamm boarded with the girl’s father and was pursued by Constable Henry Hart of Elmo after the incident. Tankersley screamed and fled to her father’s room.
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Terrell
Tex
J. Y. Lamm
College Mound
Ona Tankersley
Lamm
Tashtesley
Henry Hart
Elmo
Greenville
Accidental Gun Discharge Kills Miner in Krebs Area
In South McAlester on April 13 Thomas Blasco, a Krebs miner, died after a gun discharged when it fell from a doorway. The blast wounded his wife who stood behind him. she is reported to recover.
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South McAlester
Thomas Blasco
Krebs
Blasco
Smoot Case Argument Opens Opposition Senator Reed Smoot
John G. Carlisle opened arguments for those opposing Senator Reed Smoot of Utah as he seeks to retain his seat. The hearing took place in Washington on Thursday April 13.
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John G. Carlisle
Utah
Washington
Reed Smoot
Fort Worth Man Found Dead in El Paso
Brief notices report R L Boaz of Fort Worth dead in El Paso and James Avery of Dallas shot dead by another man. Also Clyde Decker a boy at Pirtle I T loses a foot to a train, and Jimmie Jones a ferryman drowns four miles from Boswell.
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R. L. Boaz
Fort Worth
el Paso
James Avery
Dallas
Pirtle
I. T
Clyde Decker
Terren
Tex
Jimmie Jones
Boswell
England
France
Manchester
Nottingham
Glasgow
London
Spectacular Brittany Wedding Feasts Astonish Guests
A Brittany wedding drew about 1200 guests with three bullocks slaughtered for meat. The banquet featured heavy wine consumption and forty barrels of cider, illustrating the grand scale of a regional rite.
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France
Brittany
Paris
The Currant praised as a highly nutritious food
The currant of commerce is celebrated as very nutritious with Greece berries said to contain over three times the nourishment of lean beef. Authorities claim currants should be eaten daily, offering apple like benefits in greater amount and providing usable nourishment for body building and nerve support.
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Greece
Snake Hunting With Noses In Australian Aboriginal Lore
An Australian aborigine tracks snakes by scent and sight, using night vision and a forked stick. He follows zigzag tracks in moss and leaves, then blinds the snake by pinning it and breaking its neck or crushing its back.
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Rules Committee
Houston Post
Caaa
THE
Bryan Ice, Storage & Coal Company
Saad
Eagle Office
Eagle
Crosset
Oxford
MO. M. Caldwell Jeweter
Sherwood
Ford's Saloon
DR. Co. F. Andrews
Texas
Crown
Burt Norwid
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney’s
Glay Robinson & Company
Stock Yard
Kansas City, MO
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