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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
2
The author proposes revaluing railroads and dividing earnings: six percent to owners, taxes to the public coffers, funds for upkeep and expansion by a government commission, and any remaining profit to unions for distribution. Regulatory enforcement would continue on labor management, aiming for a more American, public-spirited system.
The piece questions a report that Frank P. Walsh called the world a vast jail with King George as the jailer. It argues the world is not a jail, notes Russia Mexico Japan and others enjoy freedom, and says George holds little real power under the British constitution.
Dallas mayors office declares that street and bridge and garbage department workers on strike this afternoon will be discharged and barred from future city employment under the current administration. Teamsters with the gar bage department demand higher pay.
San Antonio reports Major General Dickman commander of the southern department left the city today to assume border duties. The departure marks a shift in post during escalating concerns along the frontier.
The piece argues intervention may be necessary after the abduction of Lieutenants Davis and Peterson. It claims Mexico shows no respect for the United States, Carranza is unable to protect citizens, and prices would rise with war. It discusses public opinion, diplomacy, and the risk of a border expedition.
The piece describes a split among supporters including Jim of Bastrop Joe of New York City and McNealus of Dallas at a Fort Worth gathering. Joe stays within the party while Jim goes it alone amid Texas Democratic politics and Jeffersonian themes. It rails against perceived bolshevik shifts and predicts party loyalty tests with the governor race looming.
The statement by Field Agent Kinnard questions whether the Texas commissioner of agriculture should be a separate elective office. It argues that splitting duties with A and M College causes duplication, funding conflicts, and political contention, and suggests abolition of the Davis office while praising the college’s extension work.
A collage of satirical lines drawing on public figures and events. Notes on actresses, New York trends, bankruptcy lawyers, German trade, moonshine, and a postal scheme. Mentions mass media, Mexico, Texas rangers, occupation policies, and party dynamics with a wry, editorial tone.
A Corpus Christi library scene shows a middle aged woman studying a football guide to discuss the game with her eldest son. The piece urges readers to take an interest in others activities to gain loyalty and trust.
The article argues that careful buying lowers living costs. It urges consumers, especially homemakers, to use a forthcoming fair price schedule from Mr. Peden’s committee. By comparing prices with the schedule, buyers can challenge overcharges and pressure dealers to price fairly, reducing profiteering and benefiting all.
The article argues the South does not oppose Black progress, noting state laws apply to both races, Black education expands with well-funded schools, churches are built with white support, and Black citizens are safeguarded and disciplined within Southern society.
The War Department proposes a practicable youth military program. Men aged 19 will join regular divisions for three months and then report for two years on residence health and family obligations. The plan targets an annual class of 600000 for intensive instruction to enable rapid mobilization.
Engineers say repairs to Pitts bridge over the Brazos will likely cost about 12 000 with bids on a cost plus percentage basis. The county has not acted on bids which include cost plus 20 or 25 percent amid uncertainties from sunk piers and needed cofferdams.
Dallas August 19 The pub lic weighers law from the thirty sixth legislature bars non public weighers or deputies from issuing weight certificates or sheets for future sales. The attorney general's opinion could invalidate farmer sale receipts used for cottonseed value. Cotton seed and gin business in Texas face severe handicap until guidance is issued.
Washington reports 36,013 enlistments after authority to reorganize the national guard. Texas provides a large portion, while twenty seven states lack any organizations. The count comes from the military bureau after more than a month since authorization.
Anxiety grows in Casa Blanca as no news arrives from the giant airplane Goliath after it left Mogador for Dakar Saturday. Officials say the remote regions over which it flew make a wreck conclusion premature.
Washington August 18 The parcel post sale of vast supplies of surplus foodstuffs which the war department is putting on the market was inaugurated today with every postmaster throughout the country furnished with a price list from which the consumer may order. Individuals order direct from the postmaster who will base his requisitions on the volume of foodstuffs ordered.
The British admiralty confirms the sinking Monday of several Bolshevik battleships by British naval forces in an engagement in the Gulf of Finland.
Bryan postmaster Lawrence in Bryan is taking orders for groceries including beans corned beef corn peas flour rice tomatoes bacon and more. Goods are at Fort Sam Houston with transportation paid by buyers and shipments by parcel post freight or express. orders must be in sack lots and backed by collective purchase groups.
August 19 Butler reports a riot at the Standard Steel Car company plant two miles from town. Over a score of persons were injured and several seriously wounded as strikers clashed with non-union men and employees. Troops and police guarding the works rushed to the scene.
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