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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
2
Torreon Mexico April 3 Villa's rebels seized the city after six days of fierce combat. Federals suffered about 1000 killed and 2500 wounded with unknown prisoners. rebels counted around 500 killed and 1500 wounded as men fled toward the hills west of Torreon. Villa expects total federal destruction.
President Wilson announced John Lind, his personal representative in Mexico, sails from Vera Cruz for the United States tomorrow for a vacation and will return to Mexico after his rest.
The game ended after four innings as Wellborn refused to continue and Koppe took the mound. The 6 to 4 score stood with players disputing rules and calling for justice as fans urged Bryan Eagle Printing Co. to report the incident.
Several country gentlemen tell The Eagle editor they fear curb setting around the courthouse makes streets too narrow for teams tied near the square. They worry passing automobiles will frighten horses as they pass very close to the vehicles.
The Eagle reports Mayor Harris and City Attorney Young confronted about twenty colored damsels of the city with no visible means of support yesterday afternoon. They were given two weeks to find work or seek greener pastures.
Mayor W. W. Harris told The Eagle he approves the paper's stand against loud autos on Main Street and will arrest offenders if needed. He urges reasonable speed and noise limits, warns of fines, and asks residents to cooperate with traffic ordinances to prevent complaints.
Advertisement touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a surgical dressing that relieves pain and heals promptly. Claims are made it prevents blood poisoning and offers 25 cents or one dollar and five cents pricing.
Anti leaders say a Fort Worth constructive convention may be called off after Bryan T. Barry resigned from the State committee, weakening the plan. Senator Q A Watson argues the meeting would be a rump conven tion if held, while South Texas backs Ferguson for governor.
Teague Texas April 2 The dam of the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad here washed away Tuesday night releasing fifteen acres of water five to twenty feet deep This tank was the water supply for the stops at this place The dam will be rebuilt at once.
Bryan T. Barry of Dallas resigns as chairman of the committee to organize a "constructive" Democrats convention in Fort Worth and withdraws from further action. Senator Quintus A. Watson confirms the withdrawal after a long discussion. Barry cites lack of support for the Fort Worth meeting and notes his notice to halt the convention.
Lieutenant Lankmeyer, an aviator, died today in Munich Bavaria after the propeller of his aircraft broke during flight. The crash occurred near the city as the emergency response was dispatched to the scene.
About twenty five high school boys hiked to Gentry on April 1 in their annual event. Each boy carried a lunch and ice cream cones were sent ahead. This marks the second hike since the program began, with parental permission noted by officials.
Electrician Smith and his assistants have started installing the poles for the arc lights on Main street. Two foundations are in place and the others are being laid as fast as the concrete men can work. Seven poles in all, each about twenty eight feet high.
Express messenger R C Fletcher faced a pistol wielding bandit on a Seaboard Air Line passenger train by a water tank near Comer Georgia. Fletcher drew his pistol and shot back in a duel wounding the robber in the arm. The bandit dropped his weapon and leaped from the train escaping.
A Dayton Ohio firm promotes a free Tango necklace and Evelyn Thaw bracelet with a 50 cent Gum offer. The scheme targets women in New York and large cities, shipping a box of Spearmint Gum with each order while supplies last. Only two orders per party, no dealer orders.
The steamer Newfoundland arrived at St John s Newfoundland with details of the sealing vessel Southern Cross disaster. The 170 crew perished when ice floes crushed the steamer and sank it. Fifty men were saved, many already dead, after two days adrift in blizzard conditions. Rescue ships search for survivors or bodies.
Henry Collins, a Black man, was captured Sunday night in Millican while in the home of Lon Komer and his family who had just returned from church. He had burglarized a Black resident’s house about a month earlier stealing an overcoat and a pistol but escaped officers. He was taken to Bryan, jailed, waived examining trial, and was remanded after failing to post $500 bond.
An advertisement for a 320 page sex education book by Winfield Scott Hall. Describes plain truths about sex life, marriage happiness, manhood and womanhood, abuses, diseases, and social issues. Claims scientific accuracy and wide readership from nurses to teachers. Priced at $1.00 plus 10 cent postage from Miami Publishing Company.
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