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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
2
John Divoky aged 44 in Brenham Texas hanged himself from a cross of railroad ties after tying a rope around his neck and lifting himself with spikes. The act followed a recent divorce and was carried out facing the east as he died.
H C Robinson Sr leaves Bryan today to join his wife and son in San Antonio with daughter Alma to follow later. A prominent local businessman and former president of the Bryan telephone exchange, he cites health and closer business ties in the new city. Household goods already shipped. friends extend best wishes.
An eighteen year old girl dressed in men's clothing was found in a box car at Sherman Texas on April 2. She was with a man about thirty who claimed they were siblings but offered no statement. The girl wore a large cowboy hat.
Two deaths occurred among the colored residents yesterday. Patsy Nettles, a 54 year old woman, died at her home at 11 o'clock and was buried in the colored cemetery at 2 this afternoon. Nancy Tucker, 24, died at her home at 8:30 yesterday morning and was shipped to Navajo last night for burial.
The signal corps plans by May 1 to set up an aero center at San Antonio that will serve as the headquarters for the first aeroplane squadron consisting of eight planes.
John T. Scott of Houston, president of the First National Bank, elected class A director of the Regional Reserve Bank at Dallas, succeeding Oscar Wells. He will represent banks of 100000 dollar capital and the directors will meet April 6 to elect a governor for the board.
In Hempfield, a country weekly, editor Norton Carr aimed to print the naked truth about village life. A paragraph about a Congregational Church service, describing a hot day, a preacher in a black alpaca coat, a Mozart piano out of tune, and a small audience, was left out of publication.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train bound for St. Louis raced to reach help after Mrs. George Hill went into labor at New Haven Missouri. The baby was born between Valley Park and Kirkwood as the train neared St. Louis, and shoppers provided infant clothing at once. Mother and child were reported well upon arrival.
Austin April 2 The governor vetoed a bill cutting the wholesale druggists tax for selling alcohol in quantities of one gallon or more from 375 to 50. The veto blocks the reduced levy targeting large alcohol sales.
Mrs Wilkanowski 57 confessed killing her husband and was denied bail at an examining trial in Marlin Texas. Sheriff described charred remains found at two sites on the home and $769 found inside. Frank Wilkanowski noted his father held 690 acres in Falls County. No testimony was presented by the defense.
The March 1915 coldest in Texas history reported by Houston weather observers. Mean March temperatures were several degrees below normal across East Texas with early corn losses and delayed roasting ears. Houston saw 53.4 F, 9.6 F below the 24 year normal, with 1.54 inches of rain.
March featured twelve clear days, seven partly cloudy and twelve cloudy. Sleet on March 8 and dense fog on March 29 marked the month. Accumulated temperature deficiency since January 1 reached 262 degrees, averaging 2.9 degrees per day.
Passengers aboard the Nils report smooth loading at Progreso and Merida controlled by Carranza. Four more steamers are en route after a cargo of sisal reached Galveston on April 2.
County Surveyor H. Q. Jones reports to The Eagle that he and Engineer A. B. Carson have nearly completed the survey of the Bryan road district No. 1 in Brazos County and will submit their land report to the commissioners court at the April 12 meeting. The court and the good roads advisory committee were to meet at the courthouse at 2 30 this afternoon.
Rome reports growing antiwar sentiment across Austria as food shortages bite. Violent demonstrations erupt in several cities, with Vienna seeing a crowd try to pelt the war office windows before police and troops restore order. Wounded and numerous arrests are reported.
Oklahoma Senate votes to impeach Corporation Commissioner A P Watson. He is found guilty on two of nine articles and removed from office after separate votes on each article.
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas announced the nationwide prohibition drive will be renewed with greater vigor at the next session. He said he expected Republican and Democratic support for the constitutional amendment and for local prohibition in the District of Columbia.
New York reports cash contributions to the Belgian relief fund exceeded one million dollars by Tuesday night the largest amount raised by a committee for foreign charity. Actual food supplies sent to Belgium total more than 1.55 million dollars to date.
The El Paso report states Villa orders the death penalty for all who make or circulate counterfeit money. The story notes bridges or border activity with authorities pursuing violators as cases circulate nationwide. The article also mentions U S population surpassing 100 million with census figures and Treasury estimates differing by about 16 thousand.
Fiesta San Jacinto runs April 19 to 24 with Battles of Flowers on April 23. Season tickets on sale daily April 18 to 24, with a limit through April 25. Very low fares advertised for certain trains. See Ticket Agent for details at I. & G. N. Ry.
List of property transfers including L Stephan to O Martinson lot 3 block 53 Oak Grove Park Bryan. James V Collins to P J Foster 20 acres W C Sparks survey Brazos County. J H McCullough to H H Williamson lots 3 4 block 1 Winter Addition Bryan. Charlie Wisnowski to B Kaczer et al two tracts 362% acres H Mitchell and Samuel Johnson 320-acre surveys Brazos County. J T Kelly to D A Kelly two tracts 103% acres S F Austin league No 9 Brazos County. D A Kelly to W H Jackson two tracts 10314 acres S F Austin league No 9. Anton Zak to J F Zak lots 6 7 block 179 Bryan. New transfers total. Market values listed per entry.
Secretary Garrison deflects requests for inside information with a parable about two men with a stolen watch. The piece quotes Senator John Sharp Williams praising John Thornton of Louisiana for unwavering civic conscience and integrity. Thornton retires from public life on March 4 after decades in the Senate.
A dialect notice shows O'Brien inviting Flannigan to come home for supper. Flannigan agrees and jokes about angering his wife, noting it is past suppertime. The exchange captures regional speech and domestic humor.
Associated Press dispatches from Rome Amsterdam and Paris report denials by the Turkish and Russian ambassadors that Turkey seeks a separate peace with Russia. Other items note German bombing at Mulheim and Neuenburg, Tyne trawlers sunk by U-10, and Allied bombing of an aviation camp near Handegaeme with about thirty bombs.
Berlin reports ongoing heavy artillery fire between the Meuse and Moselle with infantry actions in and near the forest of Le Petre. German counter attacks caused heavy losses for the French, who now hold only two blockhouses in the area.
A jumble of quoted lines from multiple papers presents satirical remarks on marriage religion and politics. The Washington Post is cited on divorce costs, Trinity Church leaders weigh in, and a Kansas City Times dialogue hints at ministerial doubt.
A Kansas City Journal snippet records a humorous exchange about facial hair. The speaker laments failure to grow a mustache while attributing the issue to shading from the nose, highlighting lighthearted social humor.
A quotation contrasts a trusting wife with a wary grocer, labeling women as suspicious creatures and men as less trusting. The passage uses terse humor to reflect gendered perceptions in everyday encounters.
A London Globe vignette shows a debtor eager to settle a small bill but confessing inability to pay, while the creditor expresses thanks. The exchange captures thrift and financial strain in a concise domestic scene.
Two United States tugs from the Norfolk Navy Yard reached Newport News today and tied up alongside the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. Col lector Hamilton and officials boarded the ship as U S artillerymen with bayonets blocked questions.
Reports from London on April 2 say Germany widened its submarine range by sinking a British steamer at South Point near the Spanish coast.
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