Local Commissioner Ballot Names Released
For Commissioner Prec. No 5 J C Blume re election Archie L Smith For Commissioner Prec. No 2 W L Edge Ballot slate shown in the county list.
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A. G. Board
Lamar Bathba
T. W. Parker
MO. M. Lawrence
Henry Berger
J. B. Priddy
O. L. Wilcox
J. C. Blume
Archie L. Smith
W. L. Edge
Justice
L. D. McGee
W. Gillie Mitchell
Cc. L. Baker
R F D Circulation Drive and Local News Notes
The Eagle launches a new push to boost R F D circulation on county routes with door to door solicitations. This paper highlights local items from Bry an weeds, beef price trends, dancing union decisions, and political previews.
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The
Eagle
Morning Eagle
Investigation progress at A and M College amid faculty witness hearings
The ongoing inquiry at A and M College resumed with Judge Sam R. Scott representing President Harrington. Alumni and parents committees, students, and spectators attended as eleven witnesses were questioned about college conditions and the thirteenth charge. No sensational findings or night sessions.
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Servahy
A. & M. College
Sam R. Scott
Waco
Harrington
Burmeister
M. W. H. Ferneaux
Dallas
T. S. Jennings
Caldwell County
Plan to Conquer Cotton Warehouses Union Likely Backed
Farmers favor a statewide warehouse consolidation plan proposed after a Monday conference. President Neill reports strong support and letters praising the scheme, which would unify 323 independent warehouses into a central system with reports, coded communications, rail sidings, and a Fort Worth selling agency. Williamson County tax rolls show about 21 million dollars in increased valuations under full rendition.
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Neill
Farmers’ Union
Fort Worth
Williamson County
Fireproof Paint Demonstration And Real Estate Offer
A practical demonstration of the S. and S. Fire Proof Paint will be held at 9 a.m. today opposite Haswell's Book Store. A free, one quarter block of ground with a five-room house in a good neighborhood on the east side of town is offered at $1,000 with terms: one-quarter cash and the balance in one, two, and three years at 8 percent interest. J. W. Batts.
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Haswell’s
J. W. Batts
Walker's Five and Ten Cent Store Tin Ware Sale
Ladies urged to visit Walker's Five and Ten Cent Store for a big sale on tin ware and kitchen items. The event promises best values yet and starts Friday at 9 o'clock sharp.
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Walker
Governor Johnson Delivers KU Commencement Address
Lawrence Kan June 10 University of Kansas held its thirty fourth commencement exercises Governor John A Johnson of Minnesota spoke to the graduates in a notable ceremony confirming the university's traditional celebratory tone and significance for the region.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Bryan University Graduates
Mr Geo M Brandon Jr and Mr Geo G Chance of this city graduated with the large class from the State university Tuesday. Brandon earned A B and Chance earned C B. The young men have made splendid records at school and friends at home share in the pleasure of their achievement.
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Bryan University
Geo. M. Brandon, Jr
Geo. G. Chance
State University
Torrential Rain Describes Destructive Denison Storm
A torrential rain with near cyclonic wind and lightning swept Denison on Wednesday morning. The two hour event caused people to seek shelter in cellars and reports say corn oats and cotton were leveled and beaten into the mud, claiming the heaviest downpour of the year.
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Denison
Fire destroys Buck Cooper saloon and livery stable
A large early morning fire in Fort Worth destroyed Buck Cooper's saloon and the North Fort Worth livery stable. The loss was about $10,000. Inhabitants on the second floor leaped from windows to escape as flames engulfed the buildings and several people were injured.
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Fort Worth
Buck Cooper
North Fort Worth
Three Hundred Poisoned at Paris Automobile Club Banquet
Paris June 10. Three hundred persons including Marquis de Dion president of the Automobile club were poisoned by ptomaines at a banquet of the club. Ptomaine poisoning is blamed on a duck dish. One dead and many others in serious condition.
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Paris
Marquis de Dion
Automobile Club
Carnival of Roses dazzles Portland fans
In Portland Oregon on June 10 the Carnival of Roses dazzled spectators with a stunning display and festive atmosphere marking a grand summer event.
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Portland, Ore
Adjutant General Newton Wed Marriage in Austin
Adjutant General Newton married Miss Annie Boswell Rumpel on Wednesday at the First Cumberland Presbyterian church in Austin. ceremony announced in local news.
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Austin
Newton
Annie Boswell Rumpel
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bryan opposed in Forrest County Democratic convention
In Forrest County Mississippi delegates were instructed to back only Bryan supporters but the resolutions failed. Meanwhile the convention adopted unanimously the motion to place John Sharp Williams in second on the national ticket.
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United States
John Mitchell
Texas
Dallas
America
Hattiesburg
Miss
W. J. Bryan
Forrest County
John Sharp Williams
Levee Breach Floods 25,000 Acres Near Westdale
A Grand Cane dispatch reports Red River broke through the levee near Westdale in Red River parish. The flood submerged 25,000 acres of crops and drowned substantial stock. Westdale lies about forty miles southeast of Shreveport.
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New Orleans
Grand Cane
Red River
Westdale
Red River Parish
Shreveport
Millers National Federation Opens Sixth Convention
Detroit at the sixth annual Millers National Federation meeting hosts nearly 400 delegates from across the United States as the convention opens in Detroit Michigan on June 10.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
The
Millers’ National Federation
Archbishop Nikon of Georgia Assassinated in Tiflis
On Wednesday morning in Tiflis the archbishop was killed on a step of the synod building. The attacker is described as a revolutionist.
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Tiflis
Nikon
Georgia
Pilkington Ends Life Over Financial Worries
Mobile report states J. W. Pilkington committed suicide due to distress over financial matters. The death is noted as self inflicted with no other parties involved. Authorities are handling the case as a suicide.
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Mobile
J. W. Pilkington
Large Egg Receipts and a Lightning Story
New York reports egg receipts of 34 557 cases on Tuesday. A London Graphic joke recounts a railway carriage scene where a benevolent man asks a deaf old lady if she has tried electricity and she replies she was struck by lightning last summer.
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New York
London Graphic
Cheeky remark in Chicago News mocks mistaken kiss
The dialogue mocks a kiss mistaken for a brother and calls the act “cheap” judging it like a Friday remnant at a Monday bargain sale. The taunt targets Stella and Mabel in a sharp, period style.
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Stella
Mabel
Chicago News
Foreign doctor notes foreign object in eye
After careful examination a doctor explains a foreign substance is lodged in the eye. Dennis reacts with a local quip about the French and his work with them.
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Dennis
The Idea Sparks Curious Exchange Between Kadleys
Mrs Kadley asks why a woman watches her and Mr Kadley replies the watcher may be studying their staring. The brief exchange reveals social curiosity in an everyday moment.
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Mrs. Kadley
Origin of the term parson and its link to persona
The piece traces parson to Latin per sona meaning a person and links the parson to persona ecclesiae the church's representative. It notes Blackstone’s claim that parson derives from persona and that the church is represented by him as a body corporate to defend its rights. It also explains how parse originated from the Latin pars and the teacher’s question qua pars orationis.
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Parson
Blackstone
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