Liberty Bonds Sales Across Brazos County Reach Peak
The Eagle reports nearly 200000 in Liberty Bond purchases in Brazos County with detailed precinct tallies. Corrections note mislisted buyers and precinct transfers, listing amounts for Millican Wellborn College Stevie's Store Harvey Kurten Tabor Edge Smetana Bryan Nos. 10 and 11 and other local entities.
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Brazos County
Millican
Wellborn
P. L. Barron
W. &. Graham
Marjorie Neeley
A. G. Neeley
Gladys Barron
Db. Burkhalter
V. D Burkhalter
P. E. Wade
Irving J. Shepherd
E. A. Siecke
Eugene P. Humbert
M. G. Sowarby
Asbury
Hugh S. Dowling
I Dow
Gertrude Ware
V. Angele
L. Endler
Stevie’s
W. E. Moore
John Milberger
Smetana
Winnie Jones
P. H. Harvey
Frank Kadanka
Clara Kasarek
Antone Zemanek
Martin Glowski
John Kasarek
Tom Uhyrek
D. G. Cunningham
T. C. Rubin
John F. Turek
Bryan
C. D. Ettle
Doane
W. J. Coulter & Co
B. S. Read
Joe Boriski
R. L. Brogdon
George W Smith
Bryan Council
K C
Protection Engine Co
C. H Holmes
Henry Block
Vincent Millberger
N. A. Stewart
C. G. Wetter
W. W. Wilson
Brazos
S. C. Woitan
L. J. Krenek
T. O. Gotcher
J. F. Barron
E. J. Lynch
Frank Zubik
S. W. Law
August John
Julius B. Christian
F. J.garth
John Mullon Lee
Walter Holmes
T. A. Satterwhite
W. H. Haynes
R. M
Mickie Warns Subscriber Face To Face
A reader criticizes a man who dodges his newspaper payment at the post office calling him a mischievous polecat and an ornery hyena. The speaker warns that confronting him publicly was poor judgment and hints at potential legal action.
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Mickie
Ten Mile Zone Law Test Case Hearing in High Court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals postponed oral arguments in the habeas corpus suit testing the ten mile zone law. G H Hollingsworth of Fort Worth faces liquor sales within the zone and is jailed pending today’s hearing with $3,000 bail. The suit, led by Leonard M Levy and McLean Scott and McLean, argues eight grounds including conflicts with local option laws, prior federal law, police powers, title defects, multiple subjects, vagueness, and army camp shifts.
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Associated Press
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Tex
G. H. Hollingsworth
Fort Worth
Hollingsworth
Leonard M. Levy
McLean
Scott
Scott and McLean
Congress
Liberty Day in Bryan Planned As War Activities Top Theme
Bryan hosts Liberty Day with speeches from a prominent speaker arranged via the federal reserve bank, and the A and M college band set to perform. Five airplanes will fly in from Ellington Field as committees organize stages at Main and Twenty fifth streets and close stores at noon for the event.
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A. and M. College
Bryan
Ellington Field
J. Z. Maloney
John M. Lawrence
O. 8. Johnson
The
Commercial Club
Ed. E. Talmage
W. C. Davis
W. 8
Barron
David Reid
Roy Hudspeth
C. L. Benson
J. Tom Smith
S. E. Eberstadt
A. M. Waldrop
Wilson Bradley
O. S. Johnson
T. C. Nunn
John Conlee
Louis White
L. BE. Morehead
Low Baker
Main
Twenty-fifth Streets
Public Order Committee
Liberty day speaker announced for Friday afternoon
Judge J. T. Maloney announced that Prof. Hall, formerly with the Belgian relief commission led by Herbert Hoover, will be the speaker at the Liberty day celebration Friday at 3 o'clock.
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J. T. Maloney
Prof. Hall
Belgian Relief Commission
Herbert Hoover
Looks Mighty Good at Wixon Creek Well
J. D Adams, president of Blanche L Petroleum, reports in town that the Wixon Creek well has penetrated rock and found gas blowing and bubbling in quantity for fuel. The rock is 97 feet thick, the drill is continuing past 500 feet through blue gumbo.
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J. D Adams
Blanche L Petroleum Association
Wixon Creek
Aviators Die in Callfield Crash Near Wichita Falls
Two aviators were killed when their airplane fell fifty feet near Callfield. Lieutenant Stephen Warner of Maplewood New Jersey a flying instructor and Cadet Edwin Cryer of Allegheny County Pennsylvania died as the machine caught fire and burned after the crash.
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Wichita Falls
Stephen Warner
Maplewood
N. J
Edwin Cryer
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Callfield
Allen Smith Plans Canning Factory Growth Start
Miss Martha Gillespie orders a large canning outfit for Allen Smith signaling growth for a local canning operation. The No. 1 factory size costs 150 dollars and can process 1 000 to 2 500 cans daily. The setup on North Main Street will connect with the I and G N railway for flexible toll cash or outright purchase arrangements.
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Martha Gillespie
Allen Smith
Edge
Mr. Wilcox
Houston
Allen
North Main Street
International
Great Northern Railway
Smith
Gillespie
Arkansas
Ranchman Ben Meckel Freed on $3,000 Bond
San Angelo April 24. Ben F. Meckel of Sutton County ranching charged with uttering un patriotic sentiments by Sonora grand jury was released on three thousand dollar bond Tuesday.
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San Angelo
Tex
Ben F. Meckel
Sutton County
Sonora
Judge Silas Hare Named to Fill Freeman Vacancy
Judge Silas Hare of Sherman has been appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy in the fifteenth judicial district court caused by the resignation of Judge T. C. Freeman. The announcement comes from Austin on April 24.
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Austin
Tex
Silas Hare
Sherman
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
T. C. Freeman
Argentine Economy Gains Momentum as War Prolongs
Buenos Aires reports stronger financial conditions with higher confidence in government credit. Argentines trade National Mortgage bank cedulas at par for the first time, signaling widespread investor trust and active exchange of government-backed securities amid wartime financing.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Republic
National Mortgage Bank
Credulas Hipotecarias
Stock Exchange
Irigoyen
Hobby Will Award A. and M. Diplomas
Governor W P Hobby will attend the annual commencement at A and M College on Tuesday May 28 to award diplomas and honor war certificates. Mrs Hobby will join him as guests of the institution. This marks his first visit to the college in his current official role.
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W. P. Hobby
Bizzel
A. and
M. College
Liberty loan subscriptions reach 1.7 billion dollars
Washington reports today that subscriptions to the Liberty loan amount to 1,700,940,850 dollars. The figure reflects the continuing drive to fund war efforts as the nationwide campaign proceeds.
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Associated Press
Washington
lLiberty Loan
Destruction heavy at Zeebrugge raid bases
Survivors report the Zeebrugge raid destroyed every gun on the mole, wrecked sheds along its length, and blew up large munitions stores. Germans believed attackers American, shouting It’s the Americans as they fled. Flame throwers aided destruction.
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Associated Press
London
Zeebrugge
Mole
Kentish
Austrian masses stirred by Czernin retirement
Washington April 24 The stir caused by the retirement Count Czernin among Germans of Austria is not lessened say dispatches. Parliamentarians informed the government of the anxiety of the masses and dispatches say the hostility against the new minister Baron Burian is not lessening.
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Associated Praga
Washington
Count Czernin
Austria
Baron Burian
Rural teachers and preachers called to college
President W B Bizzell of A and M College calls a rural life conference at the college beginning June 24 to mobilize rural schools ministers health and organization. The two meetings will cover rural schools and rural pastors with invited national leaders to address war related problems and rural war effort.
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W. B. Bizzell
A. and M. College
Bizzell
United States
Washington
Textile Association Meeting Set at A and M College
Prof J B Bagley announces the Texas Textile Association meeting at A and M College on May 2. Activities include building inspections 9 to 12, textile building tour 12:15 to 1, banquet 1, business session after, welcome by Dr W B Bizzell, and a full program on textile education labor and management with speakers from Waxahachie Sherman College Station Dallas and Denison. Dinner and evening events follow in Bryan.
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J. B. Bagley
A. and M College
Texas Textile Association
Sbisa
W. B. Bizzell
M. College
William Howorth
Waxahachie
Dan H. Pool
Sherman
College Station
N. H. Gibson
West
F. H. Burdine
Dallas
J. W. Cagle
Denison
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bryan
Tarred and feathered farmer near McPherson after alleged remarks
Walter Cooperider a farmer nine miles southwest of McPherson Kansas was tarred and feathered Monday night over alleged disloyal remarks. His bedridden 90 year old father T J Cooperider was forced to kiss the flag.
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McPherson
Kan
Walter Cooperider
T. J Cooperider
Emergency fleet contracts for twenty two steel freighters
The Emergency Fleet Corporation awarded a contract for twenty two steel freighters totaling 204 600 tons. Washington officials announced the order on April 24, establishing a major step in wartime sea lift capacity.
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Associated Press
Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Guilty Of Attempt India Revolution In San Francisco
In San Francisco on April 24 a jury found twenty nine persons including Hindus former German consular officers and business men guilty of conspiracy to violate U S neutrality by plotting revolution in India against British rule. Sentencing set for next Tuesday with appeals to the Supreme Court possible. Defense counsel Herman Ram Chandra was shot in court yesterday by Ram Singh who was then killed by U S Marshal Holohan.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
United States
India
United States Supreme Court
Herman Ram Chandra
Austrian Powder Factories Destroyed by Explosions
Swiss dispatch reports German newspapers say two large powder factories near Salzburg 150 miles southwest of Vienna were destroyed by incendiary explosions. Heavy casualties are feared.
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Associated Press
London
Switzerland
Salzburg
Vienna
President Opposes War Declarations
President Wilson indicated in a conference with Senator King of Utah that he opposed a declaration of war against Bulgaria and Turkey at this time. King said he would not press his resolution and would seek a declaration only if warranted. The president was ready to present information and reasons to the senate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
King
Utah
Bulgaria
Turkey
Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee
Swiss Flag Will Preserve The Ships
Berne April 24 Germany informs Switzerland that ships loaded with cereals may pass free even if they fly an enemy flag as long as the Swiss flag is flown beside the vessel's national flag.
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Associated Presa
Berne
Germany
Switzerland
Motor Transport Service 15 Created By War Department
Washington reports the War Department created a Motor Transport Service to replace the motors division of the quartermaster's corps. A general officer, unnamed, will head the new service and act as an assistant to the quartermaster general.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Quartermaster’s Corps
Quartermaster General
Sebesta Acquitted by Peden Decision
KE. A. Pedan, federal food administrator for Texas, announces the Sebesta case from Bryan. The record shows a small sale of three pounds of flour by a clerk, the purchaser left with the goods, and Sebesta refunding the price. The special examiner found a violation but the record does not prove wilful conduct or justify license revocation.
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KE. A. Pedan
Texas
Sebesta
Bryan
John M. Sebesta
German Attacks on Flanders Front Fail Despite Heavy Losses
London reports that strong German assaults near Dranoutre on the Flanders front were repulsed by French forces. Heavy infantry attacks continued this morning in the Albert sector north of the Somme and between the Somme and Avre rivers, with French and British artillery inflicting severe German losses.
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Flanders
Albert Sector
Somme
Avre
Associated Press
London
Dranoutre
Flanders Front
War Office
Albert
Germans Begin Heavy Bombardments In Somme Front
April 24 report says Germans opened a heavy bombardment of British positions in the Somme sector at 4 am, attacking both sides of the River Lawe. British forces reportedly drove back the Germans northwest of Albert and dispersed a large German concentration northwest of Merville.
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C Associate&o Preas Britishe Eecdganetion
France
Somme
Lawe
Albert
Merville
Germans Set Up Little on Sammies
American forces in France face continued gas shelling along the front northwest of Toul. Artillery fire eases slightly with a notable rise in rifle and machine gun attacks near Leichprey.
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Associated Press
France
Toul
Leichprey
American Casualty List Shows WWI Losses by Category
The Associated Press reports on April 24 that the casualty list contains forty three names. Killed in action six died of wounds three died of disease eleven wounded severely ten wounded slightly thirteen.
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Associated Press
Washington
Heaviest German Bombardment Hits Front Near Somme
Paris reports an extremely heavy German artillery bombardment along the Franco British line between the Somme and the Avre. The region includes Hangard en Santerre and Villers-Bretonneux as the war office notes intensified fire.
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Associated Press
Paris
Somme
Avre
Hangard En Santerre
Villers-Bretonneux
War Office
Swiss Declines Claim On Dr Karl Muck Citizenship
Associated Press reports Switzerland will not press its claim to Swiss citizenship for Dr Karl Muck the Boston conductor interned as a dangerous German. The move removes the possibility of diplomatic difficulties over the case.
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Associated Press
Washington
Switzerland
Karl Muck
Boston
Burned German Books by El Campo Students
In Houston Texas on April 24 a crowd of El Campo school students burned German language textbooks on the street. The El Campo band joined the event and played patriotic selections by the bonfire. The school board had just moved to ban German in schools, but the policy would start with the 18 1919 term.
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Houston
Tex
el Campo
Detroit Street Car Strike Closes Service
Detroit street car service is at a standstill as 500 of 3000 car men strike for higher wages. A few cars started early but were returned to the barn, halting transit across the city.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Mich
German Railroad Women Activate Prussian Service
In Prussia about 107000 women work in railroad service. Railway minister von Breitenbach told the Prussian house of deputies the figures and praised the women's performance, saying their capabilities astonish.
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Associated Press
New York
von Breitenbach
House of Deputies
Japanese Foreign Minister Motono Resigns in Siberia Controversy
Viscount Motono resigns as Japanese foreign minister with intervention in Siberia cited as a likely cause. Baron Goto is named his successor in the Reuters dispatch from London dated April 24.
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Associated Press
London
Viscount Motono
Reuter
Siberia
Motono
Baron Goto
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