Bryan Texs Eagle urges local growth and honest trade
The Daily Eagle urges Bryan readers to support home merchants over mail order catalogs, improve local commerce ahead of cotton season, and promote good roads, bridges, schools, and churches. It notes north Texas crop reports are weak due to boll weevil and calls for community pride and propertied growth. It also mentions Japan’s 1911 Tokyo World Fair and bets on local oil mills compresses and guns boosting economy.
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Eagle
Brazos County
Plan to supply towns from Waco to Houston with power
Joseph J. Henry of Denver and aides visited Bryan to study a proposed lignite based power plant to supply electric light and power to public utilities and private users from Waco to Houston. They met with Bryan Water Light and Power officials and plan to canvass towns in lignite regions, aiming to foster industrial growth and benefit Bryan.
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Waco
Houston
Texas
Preston
Bryan
Henry
Wood and ranch for sale near Bryan on the I and G N
Ten thousand cords of wood in the stump for sale ten miles from Bryan on the I G N. Also my ranch in 100 and 200 acre lots. Apply to J L Fountain. 200
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Bryan
J. L. Fountain
Dinner for Ex-Slaves at Capt Wilson’s Brazos Plantation
A large dinner gathering honored ex slaves of Col. T. D. Wilson at Capt. A. F. Wilson’s 1100 acre Brazos bottom plantation near Carrs Switch above Mumford. About 125 to 175 attendees enjoyed a holiday on the farm with long tables under trees, a barbecue feast, and a dancing platform. Capt. Wilson and Capt. Bob Adams hosted Bryan friends and local guests.
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A. F. Wilson
Brazos Bottom Plantation
Carr’s Switch
Mumford
Capt
Col
T. D. Wilson
Col. Wilson
Capt. Wilson
Bermuda
Bryan
Luke Batte
Mattie Lethridge
Nathan Adams
Albert
Tom Murphy
Shep
Nelson Wilson
Burt Redman
Grace Caldwell
J. A. Myers
W. W
Charles Gainer
Baker Loftin
Jim McNutt
Milton Sims
P. A. Reed
George Dunn
Bob Adams
Young Men's Club of Christian Church Formed
The Young Men's Club of the Christian church expands to twenty members and adopts by laws and a constitution. President Geo A Adams hosts a meeting to set up religious educational and social committees with names like Jas J Ray R P Leman Harlan McGee Joe B Reed and W S Colard as membership committee. The group plans to meet at Adams office until the new church is completed and a room is fitted upstairs. Free samples of Dr Shoop Health Coffee are offered at local store J M Lawrence & Co to replace real coffee for stomach heart or kidney concerns.
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Joe B. Reed
W.S. Colard
Mr. Adams
Christian Church
Dr. Shoop
J. M. Lawrence & Co
Lamana trial widens as defendants face evidence
In Louisiana the Lamana kidnapping case moves toward trial with prosecutors closing their case. Testimony links the Gebbia household to the plot while Campischiano faces limited charges. A new claim suggests Leonardo Gebbia urged killing the boy due to public outrage.
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Hahnville
New Orleans
Gebbin
Campischiano
Gendusa
Lamana
Genduea
Philip Paterno
de Paulla
Leonardo Gebbia
Gebbit
Johnson Stops Fitzsimmons in Second Round Bout
In Philadelphia on June 18 Jack Johnson defeated Bob Fitzsimmons in the second round of a six round match at the Washington Sporting Club. Fitzsimmons showed diminished form while Johnson controlled the bout from the start landing a decisive to jaw blow that ended the contest. The referee stopped the bout as Fitzsimmons failed to rise, drawing subdued reactions from the crowd.
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Jack Johnson
Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Bob” Fitzsimmons
Washington Sporting Club
Johnson
Keenen
Straus Seeks Pacific Field Insight on Commerce Labor
Secretary Oscar S Straus arrived in Seattle aboard the lighthouse tender Heather to study field work of his department. He met with the Chamber of Commerce and shipping representatives to discuss coast interests. In Lexington Kentucky Ray Mac Carthy is badly injured and Lena Welburn seriously hurt after a car crash near the city.
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Seattle
Oscar RB. Straus
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Heather
Pacific Coast
Chamber of Commerce
Lexington
Ray MacCarthy
Lena Welburn
Richmond Levering
Indian Oil Refining Company
Carl Schroate
Ticket Agent Arrested for Refusing to Sell at New Rate
Charlotte July 18 T Witherspoon ticket agent for Southern Railway was arrested for refusing to sell a ticket at 2 14 cents per mile under a new legislative rate.
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Charlotte
N. C
T. Witherspoon
Southern Railway Company
Oldest River Captain No More in New Orleans
New Orleans mourns Captain John Kouns aged eighty one the city’s oldest river captain whose death ends a long career guiding steamboats on the Mississippi riverfront.
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New Orleans
John Kouns
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E. J. Fountain
the Daily Eagle
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Japan
Tokio
Joseph J. Henry
Denver
L. C. Duncan
T. B. Burbridge
Gulf Coast
Christ
Emmel & Maloney
Brazos Bottom
Young Men’s Club OF
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
A. Adams
Parker Building
Jam
Oliver Typewriter
J.D. Ganter
Jewe'er
Optician
J. F. Eaves
Smith Building
Snote
Shoop
J. W. Batts
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Mace
Monroe Edge
Bryan, Texas
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