Useless Pressure From Davis on Texas Institute
The Eagle criticizes Mr. Fred W. Davis for a supposed drive to lead a farmer’s institute claiming it unnecessary and harmful. It argues Texas needs less ceremonial officeholders and more scientific farming at A. and M. college, suggesting Davis should seek a different job or be dropped from payroll.
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The
Eagle
Fred W. Davis
Farmer’s Institute
Davis
Austin
Mr. Davis
Texas
M. College
State of Texas
A. and
Ultimatums, Demands and a President at the Rail Strike
The essay argues Wilson uses European diplomacy lessons to counter railroad workers wage demands and threats of strike. It praises the president for resisting coercive tactics, asserting two million voters cannot override constitutional limits, and defends workers’ right to seek higher pay while condemning the coercive mood and proposed U.S. railroad nationalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Paris
Versailles
Congress
Railroad
United States
White House
Europe
Proposal to create a standing army sparks budget debate
In a public discourse on government spending, critics argue that higher military and government expenditures reduce individual purchasing power. The proposal for a standing army is shown as a focal point in broader fiscal questions.
City grafters defend road plans in Brazos county
A Brazos county reader rebukes critics of a million and a half road bond plan. He argues eight honest neighbors can be persuaded to serve as road commissioners, says roads benefit Bryan and the outlying county, and dismisses a city versus country conflict as baseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Steep Hollow
Bryan
Fever tick eradication plan urged in Brazos county division
The piece advocates a county dipping program to kill fever ticks within a year. It cites U S department of agriculture figures, notes costs of 50 cents per head and 4 000 tick eggs per female, and includes testimonials from dairymen in Houston about milk yield and earnings increases after dipping. It argues dipping cattle in arsenical solution will free Brazos county of fever tick in a year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Federal
Houston
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
G. S. Adams
Dairyman
Route 2
Fred Kleimann
Route A
Brazos County
Army preparedness plan costs and risks questioned
The author derides a universal training scheme proposing a $900 million yearly army cost for half a million men, arguing it repeats wartime debt every twenty years, overstates needs, and arms for brigadiers rather than a practical peace time force, calling it exaggerated and misaligned with a exhausted world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The Tick Dip Vote Shows Farmer Mistrust in Dipping
The vote last Saturday indicates many farmers in Brazos oppose cattle tick eradication due to fears of dipping. A mistaken Austin dispatch suggested fatal dipping, underscoring the need for government‑approved strength and an intelligent inspector. A public information campaign is urged to ease compliance and reduce penalties.
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Eagle
Austin
Brazos County
Brazos
State supplies textbooks raise questions about older geographies
The article questions whether free state supplied textbooks will end the sale of aged texts. It references a title page noting George Edwards and his Old Grandfather rode a geography book, suggesting concerns about discontinuing such editions and the fate of older educational volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saale
George Edwards
The Passing of Annotated Volumes in 1919
The author laments modern library practices that force turning in books after a year for fumigation and reissue. He recalls the charm of dog-eared pages, marginal doodles, and children tracing fly leaves to imagine history. He advocates preserved, annotated volumes as a richer educational tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Lloyd Garrison
Freight transport shifts from steam roads to truck lines
The article notes a growing dominance of motor truck lines over freight cars in major farming districts. It highlights daily expansion of truck services, the decline of freight car use, and a quiet yet steady transportation revolution favoring truck lines serving small towns and farmers directly.
Miss Jones and Mr Goodnight Married Sunday
A quiet home wedding occurred Sunday at 11 am in Bryan where Miss Essie Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs John D Jones Harvey became the bride of Claude Goodnight of Dallas Minister Rev John Rawles presided Flower girls Irene and Inez Higgs nieces of the bride attended Music by Mrs Luther Smith The couple left on the noon train for Dallas to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie Higgs
Essie Jones
John D. Jones
Harvey
Claude Goodnight
Dallas
John Rawles
Irene
Inez Higgs
Gatesville
Higgs
Bryan
Mrs. Goodnight
Fiume Disorders Patched Under Allied Commission
Rome August 12 The allied commission appointed by the supreme council to investigate recent disorders at Fiume has concluded its work and evolved a solution for the difficulties satisfactory to France without offending the pride of Italy a newspaper here says.
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Fiume
Rome
Allied Commission
Supreme Council
France
Italy
Good Roads Draw Attention to State Visitors Draw
The Daily Eagle reports L. S. Franklin, campaign manager, praising good roads drives at Reliance church and Tabor school. He argues Texas must advertise its roads like California and Colorado, warns farmers may gain from better roads, and urges Bryan merchants to educate rural voters about the plan under eight commissioners.
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Daily Eagle
Reliance Church
Franklin
Good Roads
Reliance
Bryan
Tabor School
California
Louis Lipsitz
Dallas
Ellis County
Texas
United States
Denver
Colorado
Brazos
Parker Saga From Fort Parker to Texas Frontiers
The narrative recounts Cynthia Ann Parker and the Parker family moving to Texas in 1883, the 1834 Parker Fort near Groesbeck, the 1836 May 19 raid by Comanches, and the captivity of Cynthia Ann and John Parker. It notes the fates of captives Mrs Kellogg and Mrs Plummer, the murder of James Parker, and tales of rescuers like William Donohoe who freed captives and aided families returned to Missouri and Illinois.
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Cynthia Ann Parker
Old Fort Parker
Prairies
Texas
Rangers
Quanah Parker
Parker
Cole County
Illinois
Georgia
Old Bedford County
Tennessee
Navasota
Groesbeck
Parkers
Plummers
Nixons
Kelloggs
Frodts
Dwights
Faulkenburgs
Duty
Eilas Bates
Goliad
San Jacinto
Alamo
James W. Parker
Nixon
Bates
Anglia
Benjamin Parker
Cynthia Ann
John
Cynthia
Nacogdoches
Rocky Mountains
Santa Fe
Donohoe
Independence
Mrs. Plimmer
Anderson County
John Parker
Capture of Cynthia Ann Parker saga in Texas frontier era
The narrative recounts Cynthia Ann Parker taken at Fort Parker in 1836 by Comanches, her 25 years among tribes, and ultimate discovery by Ranger forces led by Sul Ross and Killiher. It details Van Dorn’s 1858 campaign, the Cedar Mountains engagement, the rescue near Pease River, and her life as Nocona’s wife before dying in Anderson County with her son Quanah Parker rising as a Comanche leader.
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John
New World
Cynthia Ann Parker
Fort Parker
Cynthia Ann
Harl van Dorn
United States
Fort Belknap
van Dorn
Sul Ross
Texas
Ross
Wichita Mountains
Wichita Village
Wichita River
Buffalo Hump
Wichita
Buffalo
California
Cucter
Cynthia
Father
Parker
Cio Nocona
Texas Rangers
Palo Pinto County
Cedar Mountains
Pease River
Sultoss
Nocona
Killiher
Sul Rosy
Old Fort Parker
Hess
Anderson County
Great Plains
Lexas
Quanah Parker
Wichita Falls
Indian Territory
Savage West
Pioneers Gather At Wellborn Home To Recall Old Days
Wellborn August 12 Mrs George F Lee hosted a group of pioneer women from Wellborn and nearby areas in a reflection on long lives. Attendees included D M Dansby Burt Carroll G W Norwood Lizzie Eidson C A Robinson W H McVey Dollie McCulloch Sam Williams Martha Holland. Ice cream and cake followed with musical numbers.
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Wellborn
George F. Lee
D. M. Dansby
Burt Carroll
G. W. Norwood
Lizzie Eidson
C. A. Robinson
W. H. McVey
Dollie McCulloch
Sam Williams
Martha Holland
Mrs. Lee
Miss Helen
63 Years Old But Enlisted All The Same In Anaconda
Anaconda Montana August 9 Anaconda's oldest defender Ped Matheson is sixty three and served in France with two sons in the army He says he lied about his age when enlisting two years ago and he also served in the Spanish war with the third cavalry He urges renewing subscriptions to the Houston Post and voting for Carolyn Kern in the Post automobile contest with twenty thousand votes per yearly subscription
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Anaconda
Mont
Montana
Matheson
France
Third Cavalry
The
Houston Post
Bryan
Carolyn Kern
Texas and Oklahoma Run Deficits as Census Reports
The census bureau shows seven states ran deficits in 1918 while thirty had surpluses. Texas exceeded revenues by 2,108,817 dollars, Oklahoma by 2,108,114, with the national fiscal totals at 588,305,000 in revenue and 499,342,000 in government cost. Public debt per capita sits at 4.86, while New York leads with 181,000,000 indebtedness.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
New York
Massachusetts
Bryan Brazos and Burleson new name for Peavine Road
The Bryan Brazos and Burleson interurban, renamed under a lease, will receive its steam locomotive and coach equipment and begin combined freight and passenger service into the bottoms. L M Levinson, in charge of repairs, reports the track in good condition after extensive labor by a crew of about thirty men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan, Brazos and Burleson
Aiway
Bryan
Central Texas
L. M. Levinson
Pershing Recalled No Orders Sent to Return
Paris reports General Pershing recalled to the United States and may abandon his Belgium visit. Washington officials deny any orders to recall him and say there is no reason to summon Pershing now. The White House and War Department both state no immediate recall order exists.
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Pershing
Washington
Paris
Cneral Pershing
United States
Albert
Belgium
Oport
Baker
General March
General Pershing
White House
War Department
Army
Bowel Regulator Herbine Sold at Local Drug Stores
Herb ine advertised as a bowel regulator aiding liver and stomach restoring strength. Sold by Jenkins Drug Store and M H James in a period health notice.
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Jenkins’ Drug Store
M. H. James
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Miss Jones
MR. Goodnight
Rio Grande
Anton
Wellborn Home
Bryan, Brazos and
Burleson
Peavine’ Road
Arive
Levinson
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