Commercial Club Weekly Meeting Highlights and Notes
The Commercial Club directors met at 10 a m with President A W Wilkerson presiding. Finance committee reported on monthly dues receipts and other income while forecasting weather and celestial events affecting trade and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
A. W. Wilkerson
H. A. Burger
L. L. Minnis
EK. J. Fountain
J. T. Maloney
Clarence Ousley
J. A. Moore
J. M. Lawrence
J. W. Howell
M. E. Wallace
R. S. Webb
Bryan Commercial Club Elects Officers and Approves Resolution
The Bryan Commercial Club elected E. Fountain as president for the year and A. M. Waldrop as vice president. Directors, including W. H. Cole J. Li Edge and R. S. Webb, praised retiring president A. W. Wilkerson, and a unanimous resolution thanked him for twelve months of service. The secretary was tasked to study free mail delivery requirements for Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Cole
J. Li. Edge
R. S. Webb
E. J. Fountain
Povntain
Bryan
Bravog County
M. F E. Wallace
Bryan Commercial Club
A. W. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
J. T. Maloney
H. L. Mecknight
Weather forecast hints at strong disturbances and warm waves
The bulletin from April 10 1915 warns of multiple disturbances crossing the continent April 10 to 16 and 14 to 18 bringing warmer temperatures and good crop weather. It forecasts stronger storms especially west of meridian 90 with limited precipitation and near term changes around April 12 and April 18 to 27 across Pacific coast to eastern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Foster
Washington
Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
Great Central Valleys
Meridian 90
Wilson silent Western trip aims for speeches
Washington reports President Wilson plans a delayed Western trip to San Francisco for the exposition once foreign affairs permit. Advisers want him to speak across the nation before Congress reconvenes, but the trip isn’t a campaign tour and no official candidacy launch is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Life in a German submarine commander’s interview at Kiel
A Philadelphia Press interview with a Kiel based German sub commander reveals the extreme physical strain and nerve testing life of undersea sailors. It details cramped quarters limited rations heated air sickness sleepiness and constant peril from leaks and machinery failure as crews carry their coffins aboard.
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Kiel
Honolulu
Honolulu Harbor
Philadelphia Press
Birthday Honors for Luke Ieo Democrat of Nashville
Luke Ieo of Nashville born April 12 1879 in Tennessee earned A B in 1899 M A in 1900 from the University of the South and LL B in 1903 from Columbia Law School. A thirty second degree Mason, he married Louise Warner on November 1 1906 and was elected U S Senator January 23 1911 on the first ballot receiving 68 votes. term expires March 3 1917.
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Luke I.eo
Nashville
Tenn
University of the South
Columbia Law School
Columbia University
New York City
Louise Warner
United States Senate
Canada Called On For More Troops
Lord Kitchener called on Canada for a second expeditionary force. Premier Sir Robert Borden told Parliament that 101,580 Canadians are in military service and 34,430 have already been dispatched. Two armored machine gun units are mobilizing in Toronto and Montreal, with mounted rifles in 13 regiments for service in Egypt.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Ont
Lord Kitchener
Canada
Robert Borden
Borden
Dominion
Toronto
Montreal
Mounted Rifles
Egypt
Commissioners Court Reports Road District Property Valuation
The regular session led by Judge Maloney reviewed lands in road district No 1. County Surveyor H C Jones reported real estate values totaling 6 025 664 dollars and noted taxes needed to support 400 000 in road bonds will be assessed this session.
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Commissioners’ Court
Maloney
H. C. Jones
New Engine Delivered for Bryan & Central Texas Interurban
A Houston sourced oil burner engine arrived today to replace the old Hearne and Brazos Valley unit. Bryan and Central Texas Interurban reports the engine is in first class condition and service is expected to resume soon with the new motor car arriving from Houston in the next few days.
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Houston
Bryan & Central Texas Interurban
Hearne & Brazos Valley
Turner
The
Ierurban
Vacations and Desertion According to Chicago Welfare
The Chicago bureau of public welfare explains desertion by five factors: wife not tall or capable, wife unwilling to work, both spouses American born, unemployment, and too many children. Psychologists suggest the wife should be tall and massive to sustain a happy home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Second Avenue
America
Monroe M. Goldstein
National Desertion Bureau
Goldstein
California
Europe
New York
Doc Potter
Sixth Avenue
Forty Third Street
Doc
Bureau of Public Welfare
Fiesta San Jacinto Excursions and Low Rail Fares
Fiesta San Jacinto runs April 19 to 24 with Battles of Flowers on April 23 and season tickets on sale April 18 to 24. Very low fares announced for certain trains, with a cutoff date of April 25. See Ticket Agent, Lt. & G. N. Ry for details.
Local Produce Market Rates and Livestock Prices
The notice lists itemized prices from a local produce market including Butter 20¢ per pound, Turkeys 10¢ per pound, Ducks 8? per pound, Hogs 54¢ per pound, Oats 62¢ per bushel, Corn $1.05 per bushel, Prairie hay $12 per ton, Bermuda hay $18 per ton, Alfalfa $20 per ton, with other items like Tlens Fryers and Teese priced per dozen or per dogen. It compiles various livestock, feeds, and hides price data for vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Grading Court House Yard Under County Supervision
County forces under Road Overseer Brown are shaping and filling the court house yard. It will be sloped and grassed to become one of the prettiest spots in the city.
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Brown
Court House Yard
Saving the Poor Horse Tale at Station
A kindly old lady alights from a train and refuses to let the cabman place her bag on the cab roof saying the team has enough weight to pull. She keeps the bag on her lap while insisting on safety, a vignette vouched by The Christian Advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Advocate
Public sale of Brazos County Texas property in Claflin case
United States District Court Southern District of New York orders public sale of 553.5 acres in Brazos County Texas held by The H B Claflin Company and receivers Joseph Marindale and Frederic Juilliard. Auction at Brazos County courthouse Bryan Texas on January 11 1915 at noon. Auctioneer W B Hudson. Sale includes leases and all real property interests described in 1902 deed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
John C. Eames
H. B. Claflin Company
Joseph B. Mari‘ndale
Frederic A. Juilliard
Brazos County Court House
Bryan
County of
Brazos
State of Texas
W. B. Hudson
H. B. Claffin Company
James Hope League
Brazoliver
Elean Gray
Anne Sheppard
Brazos River
J. H. Collett
Horace B. Claflin
Agnes Claflin
John Claflin
Elizabeth Claflin
Arthur B
From Other Viewpoints News Snippets
A collection of brief items from various papers. Senators, politicians and diplomats are quoted or lampooned on topics from U S blockade notes to neutral stance in Europe. Railroads report February earnings gains while political banter and jokes color the chatter across multiple papers.
Public sale of Brazos County property under 1915 decree
Receivers invite bids on leaseholds in Brazos County Texas with sale terms aligning to the January 15 1915 decree. Bids may be cash or mixed with credit and must include a $1000 certified check. Copies of the decree and terms available from Baker Botts Parker & Garwood in Houston or receivers’ solicitors in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Texas
Messers. Baker, Botts
Parker & Garwood
Commercial Bank
Houston
Wall Street
Borough of
Manhattan
City of New York
State of New York
Joseph RB. Martindale
Frederic A. Juillard
Husband rescues despairing wife in Catron Ky
Mrs Bettie Bullock writes that after years of womanly troubles and failed treatments her husband bought Cardui the woman’s tonic. She reports regained strength walking two miles and doing work. The ad urges others to try Cardui with druggist advice and a 64 page instruction book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catron, Ky
Bettie Bullock
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California Pacific
Foster
Weather Bureau
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Great Northern Railway
Ingomar
Louisville Courier- Journal
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Kern
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Austria
Washington Star
Sam
Chicago News
Houston Post
Rushmore, Bisbee & Stern
Solicitors
Receivers
N. Y
Ment
Cardus
Cardui
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
I. W. Harper
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