Bryan Cotton Plants Expanded for New Season
The Bryan area readies for the cotton crop with major upgrades at the Bryan Cotton Oil Mill under Manager J Webb Howell. Capacity rises to 76 tons with four presses and added linters, magnets to catch metal, and a rebuilt hull house. The Bryan Press Company compress expands to handle 2000 bales, while four gins including Parker and Dunlap build new facilities with safety boilers, four saw stands, and a Reagan round bale line. Local spinners buyers merchants stay, promising top cotton prices.
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Bryan
J. Webb Howell
Hull House
G. 5. Parker
H. Dunlap & Co
Howell
Farmers' Union Mass Meeting Oversees Warehouse Plan
Brazos County Farmers Union held a mass meeting at the court house with J. H. White presiding. About $2000 has been secured for stock, and committees were named to locate and finance a warehouse in Bryan ahead of the cotton season.
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Brazos County
J. P. Gilpin
T. P. Hall
Hugo Stasny
W. J. Brogdon
J. D. Castle
A. W. Cloud
P.L. Barron
W. E. Graham
C. H.B. Graham
J. L. Stasny
John Wilcox
Geo. P Edge
Plant Overhaul Underway At Palermo Bros Gin
A nearly new four valve Atlas engine is installed with pneumatic elevator and hydraulic press, five gun stands, and full plant overhaul. Palermo Bros begin a new two story gin house in the town’s north with Atlas engine and boiler, five gin stands and double box hydraulic press.
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Atlas
Palermo Bros
Contract Let for New Bryan Water Plant Building
Manager T. J. Preston of the Bryan Water Light and Power Company announced the letting of a contract to D. C. Wheelock and J. W. Allen to erect a one story 50 by 60 foot brick plant building with a metal roof. Construction starts now and should be finished by September 15. The site replaces the old structure and will join the existing brick plant. The project aims to double duplicate machinery capacity and improve service. Allen is an established local contractor, Wheelock a bricklayer contractor recently arrived from San Antonio.
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T. J. Preston
Ryan Water, Light and Power Company
Messrs
D. C. Wheelock
J. W. Allen
Preston
Allen
Bryan
Wheelock
San Antonio
Christian Youth Club Calls Meeting at First Christian
Enrolled members of the Young Men's Club at the First Christian church and those who wish to join are asked to meet tonight at 8:30 in the office of the undersigned for permanent organization. Geo. A. Adams, President.
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First Christian Church
Geo. A. Adams
Texas Railroads Report Strong Eleven Month Earnings
Austin reports thirty two leading Texas railroads earners for eleven months ending May show freight income rising to 64 million dollars from 50 million. Gross earnings reach 92 million up from 72 million while operating expenses climb to 66 million and income from operations to 26 million.
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Austin
Texas
Insurance
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York
Campbell
Brumby
Houston
Editors Fined for Contempt by Hot Springs Judge
Hot Springs July 17 editors Amis and Schaefer of the Daily Bulletin were found guilty of contempt of court by Judge Sumpter. Each was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to ten days in jail, with the sentence suspended for good behavior. The contempt arose from publishing an editorial after their imprisonment for refusing to pay fines on a reviews conviction for contempt of the same tribunal. Amis is pastor of the First Baptist church.
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Hot Springs
Amis
Schaefer
Daily Bulletin
First Baptist Church
Carter Dies Suddenly In Yorkhaven At 51
Hon Lewis Carter, president of the Yorkhaven Water and Power Co, died suddenly at home of apoplexy. A financier and paper manufacturer, he directed construction of a two mile masonry dam on the Susquehanna, with power transmitted to points about 100 miles away.
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New York
Lewis Carter
Yorkhaven Water and Power Company
Yorkhaven
Carter
Susquehanna
Holston Kills Wife in Jealousy Fatal Knifing
Fort Smith July 17. At his home A. I. Holston a well known educator kissed his wife then cut her throat killing her instantly. The motive alleged jealousy.
Bankhead Ratified for U S Senate Seat in Alabama
In Montgomery on July 17 the Alabama legislature in joint session ratified John H. Bankhead as United States senator to succeed the late Morgan for a six year term beginning March 4 last.
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Montgomery
Ala
John H. Bankhead
United States Senate
Morgan
Turkish arrest linked to Therapia embassy blast
Constantinople reports a young merchant was arrested over the bomb explosion in front of the American embassy summer quarters at Therapia. In Teheran, a Mussulian woman's detention sparked near massacre. authorities intervened as twenty Jews were injured and the ghetto was guarded.
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Constantinople
Therapia
Teheran
Escaped detainee recaptured after train escape near Amarillo
Will Easterwood, cuffed for aggravated assault, jumped from a moving train to escape Ellis county officers near Amarillo Texas on July 17. He was later arrested in Hereford county. In Shanghai a female teacher from a girls seminary is severely harmed on a charge related to a July 6 revolutionary plot that affected the Anhui governor.
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Amarillo
Tex
Will Easterwood
Ellis County
Here
Hereford County
Shanghai
Anhui
Blade Passes Through Eyeball Stabbing in Shiner
John Luedeke was stabbed in the eyeball with a knife blade passing through and destroying his sight. El Roy Mauldin was arrested in connection with the attack in Shiner Texas on July 17.
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Shiner
Tex
John Luedeke
el Roy Mauldin
Fire at Gulf Compress plant destroys cotton
Argenta Ark July 17 The Gulf Compress company plant burned along with 2400 bales of cotton. The plant valued at 65 000 dollars and the cotton at 149 416 dollars.
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Argenta
Ark
Gulf Compress Company
Wood and Ranch for Sale Near Bryan on I N G N
Ten thousand cords of wood in the stump for sale ten miles from Bryan on the I. and N. Also ranch available in 100 and 200 acre lots. Apply to J. L. Fountain. 200.
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Bryan
J. L. Fountain
Ladies Notice On Orphan's Home Box Contributions
All donations to the orphan's home box must be delivered to Mrs Evans by Thursday morning July 18 189.
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Orphan's Home Box
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Bryan County
of Brazos
Richelieu
Richélieu
Richelieu White
Royal Ann
E. J. Fountain
the Daily Eagle
Carnes & Wallace
Bryan Press Company
Farmers’ Union Mass Meeting
Emmel & Maloney
Bryan Water, Light & Power Co
Wheelock & Allen
Bankhead
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
Parker Building
Tom
The
Oliver Typewriter
J. D. Ganter
Jewe'er and
Optician
J. F. Eaves
Smith Building
Shoop
J. W. Batts
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Dr. Shoop
Mace
Monroe Edge
Bryan, Texas
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