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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
6
Associated Press reports Frank S. White was nominated for the short term as Alabama senator. A second primary will be needed for the governor.
The Bryan Commercial Club showcased its activity at the annual banquet with a strong program, speeches on good roads and charter reform, nominations for a new board, and plans to push community development including roads, schools, and electrification. The event featured Major L. J. Melnnis, Judge J. W. Doremus, and others, with reflections on past efforts and a push for future growth.
Sixty armed men swam the Rio Grande and entered Madero three miles south of Mission. They shot up the town and fled back into Mexico after word reached local authorities. The incident sparked widespread anger and talk of forming a home guard.
Governor Colquitt in Austin received a letter from Secretary Bryan forwarding a British Embassy expression of thanks. The note, from Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, cites Admiral Cradock and Essex’s visit to Galveston and the courtesy shown by Texas officials during the voyage.
The pasture along the Navasota river is posted as required by law and warns that trespassing or hunting is prohibited. Tiolatows will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Signed by MRS. H. KURTEN, SR.
King Gustav underwent a two hour operation for stomach ulceration in Stockholm. He withstood the surgery and is expected to recover. The Queen will remain at his hospital bedside during convalescence.
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed E. Phillips of Upshur County for shipping liquor in his trunk as baggage without labeling. The ruling dates to an April session reported by Associated Press from Austin Texas.
A. Davis, famed proprietor of the New York restaurant, bought the White Kitchen from J. H. Wyatt. Davis will close his old restaurant but keep the New York name at the new site and pledges top service. Wyatt plans to move from Bryan with no immediate new plans.
Prof. T. W. Parker, Brazos County superintendent, earned a faculty post at Baylor University’s summer school in Waco. He will teach sciences and geography, accepting the offer.
William H. Hand, South Carolina high school inspector, urges compulsory attendance in Southern states. He cites high illiteracy among white children and argues universal compulsory education is just and necessary, despite objections about cost and race. He condemns widespread nonattendance and calls for state action to ensure schooling for all children.
Eight hundred Spaniards from Torreon arrived on American soil today. They refused to cross the boundary until American Consul Carothers could assure them he could not help them at present in their contest to remain in Mexico.
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