Houston & Texas Central Officials Visit Bryan Compress
A party of Houston and Texas Central railroad officials toured Bryan yesterday on a northbound special train. They met W. Wipprecht to discuss loading cars for maximum tonnage and efficient handling of mixed lots at the seaboard in Galveston. The visitors praised the Bryan Compress management for consistent cotton handling. The party included G. Radetsky, M. Sheehan, J. A. Christian, A. A. Martin, and B. E. Nichols with W. S. Wilson guiding the rounds.
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Houston &Texas Central Railroad
Stade and Operating Departments
Bryan
W. Wipprecht
Seaboard
Galveston
Sheehan
School Board Meeting Scheduled for This Afternoon
The Eagle announces a city school board meeting at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Knights of Pythias reading room.
Texas industry and a call to home manufacture
The Daily Eagle notes Texas gains from local production and cites falls in Wall Street as past panics. It cites Falls County Fair opening, Hell's Half Acre cleanup in Ft Worth, pistol tax debates, and urges Texas to manufacture its own goods to boost prosperity alongside praise for Brazos County agriculture.
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Hell
Ft. Worth
Lampasas
Texas
Galveston News
Public education praised as finest training for children
A South educator stated in a recent lecture that democracy in public schools offers the best training for children. He added that even with Carnegie wealth, no child under his care should be deprived of a public school education.
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South
Carnegie
Texas Railroad Fare Question Sparks Debate
Officials warn that a proposed 2 cent fare plan would slow Texas rail expansion and hinder new line construction while a broad public majority voices support the idea.
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Texas
Inquirer notes Texas tare cut memory of past reform
The Gonzales Inquirer cites Texas memory of the 20th Legislature’s three cent tare reduction. It argues that proof of progress is needed beyond past claims as residents recall how such measures were framed and implemented.
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the Inquirer
Gonzales Inquirer
Texas colleges urged to attract northern students
The Brownwood Bulletin argues Texas schools should draw northern families seeking a pleasant winter climate. It says Texas colleges are improving, with building and equipment gaps shrinking, and suggests agents should tour the North to boost patronage, noting substantial annual investment in facilities.
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Texas
North
The
Bulletin
Brownwood Bulletin
Escalating Demand for Engineers at A and M College
The Galveston News notes rising demand for civil engineering graduates from the A and M College. Of twenty graduates and three postgraduates last June, all secured civil engineering work with salaries from 125 to 50 dollars per month. Many undergraduates also work in summers, and there are many open requests for engineers.
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The
Eagle
A. and M. College
Galveston News
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Kyle
Buchanan Moore Summer Work For A&M Students In Fruit Orchards
Undergraduates at A and M were offered special summer employment in fruit orchards. Crop failures limited options this season, but a Texas Nursery Company in Sherman and a large Arkansas firm praised student work. If next year’s crop is good, 25 to 30 students may work in Texas orchards until July 20 and then move to Arkansas and Missouri, with later rotations to Colorado and New York after harvest. A major Arkansas fruit company seeks a contract for three hundred trees each season.
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Ates
J. S. Kerr
Texas Nursery Company
Sherman
Arkansas Fruit Company
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Colorado
New York
Court actions include foreclosures and divorces in district court
Johnnie McFerran et al sue Ward Templeman et al on a note and for foreclosure, value about 2400 dollars with interest, tried before Judge Scott. Michael Mooring and Nancy Mooring receive a divorce, Elizabeth Silas and Charlie Silas divorce granted, Vincy Patterson and Joe Patterson divorce granted. The grand jury returns three more felony indictments, totaling ten to date.
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Johnnie McFerran
Ward Templeman
Reii
Scott
Michael Mooring
Nancy Mooring
Elizabeth Silas
Charlie Silas
Vincy Patterson
Joe Patterson
Miss Berryman Announces School Music Class Reopening
Miss Berryman thanks patrons for past favors and announces the music class will reopen with the public schools on Monday September 9. Piano instruction and fall stringed instruments offered.
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Berryman
Snakes Stop Work at Glastonbury Sawmill
In Meriden Connecticut on September 5 woodchoppers employed by A R Johnson quit work at his portable sawmill in Dark Hollow Glastonbury fearing rattlesnakes. Thousands of railroad ties await loading as crews refuse after encounters with non poisonious and rattlesnakes amid a dreath in the woods.
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Meriden
Conn
A. R. Johnson
Dark Hollow
Glastonbury
Johnson
Barber Sued Over Missing Whiskers in Parksville
George Palmer, a wealthy farmer near Parksville New York, sues John H Reisler of New York City for 2000 damages after a barber's employee trimmed off his beard while Palmer slept. A towel woke him to find his facial hair gone and he immediately sought legal remedy.
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Parksville
N. Y
George Palmer
Here
Supreme Court
John H. Reisler
New York City
Palmer
Reisler
Jtill
Two Arrests Made in Ardmore Shooting Case
In Ardmore on Sept five federal officials arrested Bert Joiner son of a prominent citizen and Lawrence Musgriaves a companion. Joiner is held on murder charges and Musgriaves is charged as an accessory in the shooting of eighteen year old Miss Robbie Weir who died after the incident.
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Ardmore
Robbie Weir
Neighors
Bert Joiner
Lawrence Musgriaves
Joiner
Tragic Horse Accident Takes Child At Beaumont
Ollie Ferringer ten year old daughter of Gerhard Ferringer was thrown from a horse dragged nearly 100 yards and trampled by the animal before succumbing at Sisters hospital in Beaumont.
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Beaumont
Ollie Ferringer
Gerhard Ferringer
Sisters’ Hospital
Property lease notice warns of hunting use
W S Mial announces that Ash Pond on his Brazos bottom place is leased for hunting for five years and warns trespassers will be prosecuted. The notice is dated October 4.
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Brazos
Charles Brown Dead Veteran Inventor of Bell Buoy
Charles Brown age eighty from Memphis dies. A veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars he invented the Bell buoy used in American ports. He served in the 60s under Admirals Farragut and Porter and was commended for gallantry in action.
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Memphis
Charles Brown
Farragut
Porter
Prayer for public schools observed nationwide
New York on September 5 reports that next Sunday will be a day of special prayer for the public schools. The plan, proposed by the Natural Reform Association, has been endorsed by the Presbyterian general assembly and other church conventions. The fall term begins the day after in New York and many other areas.
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New York
Natural Reform Association
Presbyterian General Assembly
New New York
Miss McLelland Reopens Music Class This Monday
Miss Sue McLelland announces the reopening of her music class on Monday September 9 inviting former pupils and new students for piano and stringed instrument instruction. She extends thanks for patronage received.
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Sue McLelland
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E. J. Fountain
Just
White
Japan
the Daily Eagle
Carnes & Wallace
International Harvester Company
Brazos County
Wall Street
Falls County Fair and Racing Association
Marlin
Hardware Merchants Association
Emmel
Emmel & Maloney Druggists
Buchanan Moore
District Court
Snakes
Barber Misunderstood
W.S. Mial
America
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
A. Adams
Cannons Insurance
Parker Building
Sam
Oliver
Cavitt
Howard R. Cavitt
C. E. Bullock & CO
Haswell’s Book Store
CRAIN
Willis House
W. C. Fountain
W. F. Miller
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