Indiana Coal Mine War Flares Into Gun Battle
National Guardsmen fired on an ambush during state takeover of mines in St. Antion? St. Anton? Ind. The guards returned fire and later fighting spread over the area. Automatic rifles were used and casualties could not be confirmed by 3 p.m. The mines were seized to supply coal for state institutions by government order.
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Associated Press
St. Aunton
Ind
Muskogee
Okla
Cleveland
United Mine Workers of America
John Wilkinson
Contempt Charges Raised Over Texas Railroad Strike
Five Cleburne railroad workers face contempt complaints filed by Department of Justice agents and U S marshals for alleged violations of the federal strike injunction protecting the Santa Fe railroad. Earlier, D B Haynie of Smithville faces contempt charges related to an attack on Katy railroad workers near Smithville. he was released on bond pending August 11.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Cleburne Railroad
Department of Justice
United States
Dallas
Santa Fe
Smithville
San Antonio
Austin
D. B. Haynie
Katy
Haynie
Board of Control to Visit College in Legislative Prep
Dr. W B Bizzell president of A and M College returns from Austin after discussing 1923 24 support with the board of control. Board members S B Cowell L W Tittle and Dr H H Harrington will spend the week at the college reviewing its needs before submitting recommendations to the 38th legislature meeting in January.
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W. B. Bizzell
A. & M. College
Austin
Board of Control
A. & M.college
Bizzell
S. B. Cowell
L W. Tittle
H. H. Harrington
Lumber Deal In Texas And Louisiana Sealed
Randall Moore of the Commercial National Bank announced the purchase of Miller Link Lumber Company sawmill timber properties in South Texas and Southwest Louisiana for 800000 by a company headed by A. J. Peavy of Shreveport.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Miller-Link Lumber Company
South
Texas
Louisiana
A. J. Peavy
Randall Moore
Commercial National Bank
Cotton Market Dips as Futures End 20 Points Lower
Cotton futures closed twenty points lower with local spot quotes at twenty cents middling basis.
Senator Gooding Demands Munsey Investigation
Washington August 4 Frank A Musey owner and publisher of the New York Herald was charged in the Senate by Senator Gooding of Idaho chairman of the republican agricultural bloc. He demanded Munsey be investigated and urged the Senate probe the St Louis Globe Democrat and other newspapers critical of the tariff bill.
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Washington, D. C
Frank A. Musey
New York Herald
Senate
Santor Gooding
Idaho
Republican Agricultural Bloc
Europe
Munsey
Gooding
St. Louise
First Bale of 1922 Brazos Cotton Brought to Bryan
The first standard bale of Brazos county 1922 cotton was brought to Bryan about 11 am Tuesday, ginned at 6 pm, and sold Wednesday morning. Raised by Jim Fashone of Riverside, the bale weighed 546 pounds and sold for 136.50 to A K Brown of Busn & Witherspoon Wa Co. Premiums totaled about 202.50 including donations from local firms.
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Brazos County
Bryan
C. L. Eden
Jim Fashone
Riverside
A. K. Brown
Busn & Witherspoon
Waco
Brown
Fashone
Eagle
Bryan Daily
First Round Bale Ginned for Frank Mecalit
On Tuesday morning C. L. Eden ginned a 229 pound bale for Frank Mecalit near Smetana and paid 22 1 2 cents per pound for the cotton while donating the ginning. Mecalit expressed satisfaction with the price and deal.
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C. L. Eden
Frank Mecalit
Smetana
Mr. Mecalit
Grass Fire On College Boulevard Draws Fire Crews
A grass fire near oil stations on College Boulevard prompted a 2 PM alarm. Firemen extinguished the blaze with no damage. Spectators hindered apparatus as bystanders watched. Shoppers T. C. Wade and son James Jim Pearson and Joe Norwood of Wellborn were among Bryan merchants today.
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College Boulevard
T. C. Wade
James
Jim Pearson
Joe Norwood
Wellborn
Bryan
Germany France in Run on Finances over War Debts
Paris Aug 4 The Associated Press reports German banks moved between 60 and 70 million francs to Holland and Switzerland in the last forty eight hours. The withdrawals came from deposits in American and other foreign banks in Paris amid French penalties for Germanys failure to pay a ten million dollar instalment on prewar private debts.
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Paris
France
Holland
Switzerland
Associated Press
Germany
Mexia Oil Town Growth Noted in Bryan Visit
Col N P Houx of Mexia Evening News visits Bryan to recall Mexia history once a small town boycotted by fast trains. He notes Mexia grew to about 20 000 residents and became the largest town between Dallas and Houston. Governor Neff once sent Ranger Captain Frank Harmar, triggering a crowd count change.
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N. P. Houx
Mexia Evening News
Bryan
Eagle
Frank Harmar
Mexia
Frank
Unsightly road signs in Brazos County discussed
Rev J J Pipkin urges the Eagle to note the proliferation of unsightly road signs and billboards along the Bryan to College Station highway. Prof S E Gideon warns they harm scenery. Williamson county authorities have ordered removal of such signs.
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Brazos County
J. J. Pipkin
Eagle
Bryan
College
S. E. Gideon
Austin
Williamson County Commissioners Court
Williamson County
Revival at Kurten Sees Strong Church Growth
The Kurten revival closed Sunday afternoon with significant impact. Sixteen additions to the churches occurred, fourteen by baptism, and over sixty church members rededicated their lives to service.
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Kurten
Sheriff Moorehead Returns From Trip To Inspect Cotton War
Sheriff L E Moorehead reports progress from Millican Brazos Bottom and the Government Dam area near Navasota as farmers battle the cotton leaf worm by day and night. The visit emphasizes efforts to curb the pest’s damage to crops.
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L. E. Moorehead
Millican
Brazos Bottom
Government Dam
Navasota
Dr Reppert Advises Control Of Cotton Leaf Worm Pests
In a bulletin from the Agricultural Extension Service Dr R R Reppert warns the army worm invasion threatens cotton crops. He endorses dusting with dry powdered lead arsenate or Paris Green with lime, or calcium arsenate as alternatives, stressing prompt action to save the crop.
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Reppert
Agricultural & Mechanical College
R. R. Reppert
Bulletin
South Texas
Important Bryan Chamber of Commerce Meeting Held
Bryan Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday at 10 with President W H Cole presiding and S Eberstadt at the desk. Attendees and visitors listed as officers and directors discussed future property and educational plans for Brazos County and named highway and educational committees to pursue state and federal road aid and set up activity committees.
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Bryan Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Cole
S. &. Eberstadt
Lee J. Rountree
W. B. Bizzell
A. 0. Jackson
R. O. Allen
L. L. McInnis
Jno
E. H Astin
A. D. Jackson
John M. Caldwell
Prsident Cole
Brazos County
E. H. Astin
J. E. Covey
W. S
Cream Route Planned for Brazos County Agriculture
Carl Wipprecht and County Agent C. L. Benson tour Brazos County to map a daily cream route for farmers to deliver cream to the route each day.
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Brazos County
Carl Wipprecht
C. L. Benson
Six Men Whipped at Gainesville Railway Shops Incident
Six men employed in the Santa Fe Railway shops at Gainesville Texas were seized by unidentified assailants and whipped with wet ropes last night. Two of the six had not returned to work, while two of the four who did return received medical attention. The assailants warned the workers never to return to railroad employment under threat of death.
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Eagle
Gainesville
Texas
Santa Fe
Here
Central Texas Farmers To Attend Midway Field Day
Central Texas farmers are invited to the Midway Experiment Station Field Day on August 9 between Temple and Belton. Researchers from Substation No. 5 and College Station will discuss cotton root rot control progress and cultural methods, along with agronomic field crop results and horticultural tips.
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A. D. Jackson
College Station
Texas
Central Texas
Midway
Temple
Belton
J. J. Taubenhaus
Bell County
Rev Bird Leads Bryan Rotary Club Meeting
Rev S Moylan Bird chaired the Bryan Rotary Club lunch at Green Parrot Tea Room with Mayor Haswell and Supt Madison Hall joining a lively program. Speakers included Prof S E Gideon Hon Oak McKenzie Prof R O Allen Chas Greisser and Coach C B Hudson among others.
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S. Moylan Bird
Bryan Rotary Club
Green Parrot Tea Room
Tyler Haswell
Madison Hall
S. E. Gideon
Austin
Oak McKenzie
R. O. Allen
Chas. Greisser
Radio Fame
C. B. Hudson
Milton Fountain
E. E. McAdams
Greisser
Houston Rotary Club
McKenzie
Hudson
Allen
Gideon
Bryan
College
Bird
M. E. Wallace
W. H. Cole
M. L. Parker
Gabe Cazell
T. K. Lawrence
David Reid
W. R. Fairman
W. S. Barron
J. T. S. Park
L. G. Jones
Rotary
Chas. B. Hudson
J. H. Farris
Jnc
A Moore
D. L. Wilson
B. A. Sims
E. P. Humbert
H. H Williamson
Wilson Bradley
Ir. Park
S. E. Gideone
John M. Lawrence
Jim James
Sam Eberstadt
Curtis L. Benson
C. S. Beckwith
D. W. H. Oliver
Law Henderson
J. F. Oates
Inventor Bell Laid To Rest On High Mountain Peak
The body of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell will be interred atop Bevin Breach Mountain, the highest point on the Bell estate in Eastern Nova Scotia. Funeral rites will be simple with Stevenson’s Requiem while messages of condolence arrive from officials and engineering societies. The Bryan Telephone Service paused for one minute in memory of Bell.
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Stevenson
Dr. Bell
Bell Telephone Company
Nova Scotia
Associated Press
Sydney
Alexander Graham Bell
Bevin Breach Mountain
Sunet
Bell
Robert Louis Stevenson
William Howard Taft
U. S
James J. Davis
New York
Bryan
Sims
United States
Red Cross reports great progress in Brazos county
July was busy as Red Cross nurse Miss Crosse lectured at the A and M College summer short course. She spoke on personal hygiene prenatal care baby care and community health for nine hours across five days. Her service included 259 visits across infant welfare pre natal child welfare home and clinic activities and clinic attendance. Mr. and Mrs Murray A Miller and daughter of Houston visit Bryan before returning home.
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Brazos County
Red Cross
A. & M. College
Red Cross Committee
Miss Crosse
Schoor
Baptists fall to Presbyterians in error-filled game
Bob Mawhinney pitched well for the Presbyterians allowing two hits and eight strikeouts as nine errors hampered the Baptists. Griffin battled on the mound for the Baptists but received less support. Key plays included Mawhinney attempting to field a bunt and Weinztel stealing bases with several extra-base hits.
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C. S. Beckwith
The
Baptists
Bob” Mawhinney
Fettle
Mawhinney
Griffin
Weinzter
Baker
Haygood
Locke
Arnett
Jackson
Weinztel
Wilcox
Cavitt
Allen
Smith
Graham
Bullock
Presbyterians
Dallas Man Frank Webb Vacationing in Bryan with Family
Frank Webb of Dallas is spending a week in Bryan with his family for a short vacation, enjoying local sights and relaxed downtime away from home.
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Frank Webb
Dallas
Bryan
Judge Gaines Moves to Strike Ferguson From Ballot
Judge John W. Gaines files a formal motion with State Chairman Frank C. Davis to remove James E. Ferguson of Bell County from the Democratic primary ballot for U S senator. The move follows Gaines plans to rally Democratic leaders in Dallas and Fort Worth to back the effort, with potential court action if the committee does not act.
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James E. Ferguson
Bell County
Frank C. Davis
John W. Gaines
San Antonio
Gaines
Dallas
Ferguson
Charles A. Culberson
North Texas
Fort Worth
Davis
Austin
Thirty-seventh District Court
Bexar County
W. W. Walling
Supreme Court of Texas
Texas
Augus
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