Fifth mail plane takes up flight in transcontinental test
Five air mail planes operate on the second day of a five day transcontinental test from San Francisco to New York. Weather delays hindered some legs while Cheyenne reported a successful night flight and passages near Omaha confirmed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cheyenne
New York
Wyoming
San Francisco
Omaha
Wyo
Collison
Laramie
Neb
Cheyenne Wyo
Frank Yager
H. A. Collison
Jack Knight
Obama
City Commission Passes Budget As Advertised
The City Commission approved the budget as advertised after a regular session on Tuesday night with no public objections. Attending were Mayor Tyler Haswell, Mayor L. L. McInnis, Wilson Bradley, E. J. Jenkins, City Manager E. E. McAdams, and City Secretary Guy P. Bittle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Haswell
L. L. MelInnis
Wilson Bradley
E. J. Jenkins
E. E. McAdams
Guy P. Bittle
George Washington Mount of Pershing Euthanized in New Haven
George Washington a bay gelding with a war record and Pershing's mount when he reviewed the Fourth Division in Paris was killed by the Humane Society Monday due to enfeebled condition. The horse owned by Col. Paul Waterman of the National Guard had served on the Mexican border in 1916 and in France where he survived a gas attack.
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Associated T’ress
New Haven
Conn
George Washington
Pershing
Paris
The
Humane Society
Col
Paul Waterman
National Guard
France
Stallings Transacts Business With Bryan Merchants
W. D. Stallings of near Tabor was seen this morning conducting important business with Bryan merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Stallings
Near Tabor
Bryan Merchants
Spectacular City Fire Kills Two Firemen in Brooklyn
A dramatic blaze at New Plaza Hall in Brooklyn collapsed roof and wall killing two firemen and injuring forty seven, per police tally. Firefighters Raymond Farrell and James Sullivan, from the same engine company, died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Plaza Hall
Brooklyn
Raymond Farrell
James Sullivan
Coolidge Plans Clemency For Some War Act Violators
President Coolidge said he would show clemency to some war act violators while acknowledging others remain rightly punished for crimes they were convicted of. The statement came during White House discussions with visitors.
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Coolidge
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Evicted Philippine Leader Charges His Successor
Manila Aug 21 Associated Press Quezon, who resigned as president of the Philippine senate, charged Governor General Wood with bias. He claimed May or Rodriguez Manila, a postholder named by Wood, is an ex convict from Bilibid prison. Quezon says Rodriguez served a year for abducting a woman and aided in the murder of J P Berry of the 27th United States Infantry.
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Cal
Manuel Quezon
Phillipine Senate
Wood
Rodriguez Manila
Bilibid
Quezon
Rodriquez
J. P. Berry
27Th
United States Infantry
Park Board Adopts Plan for Washington Park Preservation
The Washington State Park commission in its first meeting selects a definite landscape plan and survey for Old Washington Park. Members present include Mrs A E Becker Mrs J Wallace Brosig and Mrs Lee J Rountree with Brosig named chairwoman. The editorial urges Texans to support preserving the historic Brazos site and funding a memorial park for Texas fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Park
Washington State Park Commission
Park
A. E. Becker
Brenham
J. Wallace Brosig
Navasota
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
W. S. Houston
Somerville
Sterling Smith
Chappel Hill
Brosig
Old Washington
Old Town
Brazos River
Texas
Cotton Market Slips as Futures End 5 Points Lower
Cotton futures close five points down while local spot prices hold at 28 1 8 cents middling basis. New interest centers on midsession trading as supply data influences the market outlook.
Cole Hardware Co Repairs Masonry Front Street
The Cole Hardware Company is making repairs in the masonry along the street front, aiming to restore the storefront. Work proceeds with visible scaffolding and construction activity.
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The
Cole Hardware Co
Brazos County Road Needs Considered by Chamber of Commerce
Brazos County road problems were discussed at the Bryan Chamber of Commerce meeting. A four member committee was appointed to confer with the commissioners court on better roads. The group urged deferring redesignation of East and West Highway until Brazos County can have a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
D. L. Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
E. E McAdams
J. D. Martin
W. C. Davis
J. E. Covey
Hamilton
T.A. Hamilton
L G. N. Railway
Marlin
Bryan
Wilson Bradley
Mumford
S. E. Eberstadt
Lee J. Rountree
Eberstadt
W. H. Cole
J. H. Dulaney
E. J. Fountain
J. M. Gordon
J. Webb Howell
M. L. Parker
T. K. Lawrence
E. E. McAdams
L. L. MelInnis
Lee Rountree
M. E. Wallace
Brazos County Auto Licenses Issued Last Week
The Brazos County records list automobile licenses issued since August 14 to individuals and entities including Larry and Miss Lola McGee P A Tardy C R Elkins P M Smith City Grocery Edd Scott Travis B Bryan Howell & Co A R Bettis Raymond Mallo James Wilson Jr C G Hemp fling Chas B Jones Simon Stewart W R Powers Jr Mrs Bessie M Blackwell J E Reed Martha Glowers B Dodson F R Dabos W P Campbell Bruno Martinelli Miss Amelia Orsak.
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Brazos County
Larry
Lola McGee
P. A. Tardy
C. R. Elkins
P. M. Smith
City Grocery
Edd Scott
Travis B. Bryan, Howell & Co
A. R. Bettis
Raymond Mallow
James Wilson Jr
C. G. Hempfling
Chas. B. Jones
Simon Stewart
W. R. Powers Jr
Bessie M. Blackwell
Powers Auto Tour Through Texas and New Mexico
Mr and Mrs W L Powers travel through Texas, Mexico and New Mexico by car visiting Austin San Antonio El Paso Juarez Santa Fe Las Cruces Hot Springs and Albuquerque. They plan to return to Bryan before local public schools reopen.
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W. L. Powers
Texas
Mexico
New Mexico
Austin
San Antonio
el Paso
Juarez
Santa Fe
Las Cruces
Hot Springs
Dayail National Forest Reserve
Albuquerque
Bryan
Judge M. M. White of Temple in Bryan visit praised town
Judge M. M. White of Temple toured Bryan and College Station with his son Todd R. White of the Bryan-College Traction Co. He praised the area as splendid and progressive, noting well kept homes and paved streets. He said newcomers often harbor wrong impressions until they visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge M. M. White
Temple
Todd R. White
Bryan-College Traction Company
Judge White
Bryan
College
Brazos
West Texas
Mail Train Robbed Near Okesa Oklahoma
Five masked bandits looted mail and express cars on the Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train No 123 near Okesa Oklahoma shortly after midnight and escaped with about twenty registered packages. Fireman B D Tower is in Pawhuska hospital with probable fractured skull from the assault. Alma Baron of Caldwell is guest of Mrs Ruby Boriskie.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Kansas and Texas
Okeasa
Oklahoma
B. D. Tower
Pawhuska Hospital
Elderly Man Struck By Car On College Highway
Charles Niley of Houston, reportedly returning from North Texas, was struck on the Bryan College Highway Tuesday night and badly bruised. He was taken to Bryan hospital after being found by Dr. B A Sims. the driver fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Niley
Houston
North Texas
Bryan College Highway
Bryan Hospital
B. A. Sims
Bryan
Baptist Women Meet in Circles at First Baptist Church
The Woman's Auxiliary of the First Baptist church gathered in six circles on Monday afternoon despite hot weather. Circles 1 through 6 met at various homes and the church, with members listed among attendees including Mrs. Tom Higgs, Mrs. Lock McNeeley, and Mrs. E H P Baine. Activities included mission lessons, devotions, a pastor letter read, and social refreshments.
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First Baptist Church
Circle No. 1
Dave Jolly
South Washington Street
Tom Higgs
Boatwright
Mesdames
H. O. Boatwright
R. S. Webb
Sam M. Hunter
D. C. Vick
FE. F. Parks
Lock McNeeley
Dames
Paul Dansby
H. P. Dansby
J. L. Reese
S. E. Locke
W. J. Walker
Marshall
J. C. Williams
J. F. Lavender
Green Stallings
Skelton
Eliza Beard
R. W. Persons
MecNeeley
Circle No. 3
E. H. P. Baine
Ss. Howell
E. J. Fountain
Jno. A. Held
Albert Buchanan
W. S. Howell
J. E. Brown
W. S. Higgs
G. M. Brandon
Jno
A. Held
Lillian Howard
Aurea Rhodes
N. A. Sewart
J. A. Myres
Mesdames M. B. Smith
Minnie Estill
N. A. Stewart
W. S. Johnson
Nannie Berryman
Circle No. 5
FE. E. McAdams
P. G. Gunter
H. P. Smith
E. E. McAdams
Bill Wimberly
D. L. Wilson
Forrest Jones
M. K. Thornton
Ernest Elliott
H. C. Fender
Circle No. 6
Nannie Rohde
Washington Avenue
J. W. Dyer
J. T. Maloney
Hill Wilson
F. A. Bunting
Charles S. Gainer
Old Guard Texas Rangers to Hold Annual Meeting
Menard Texas expects a large turnout for the Old Guard ex rangers annual meeting on September 6 7 and 8. Delegations from Menard and nearby counties will attend with races ball games polo rodeo contests and a free barbecue on the entertainment agenda. About seventy five surviving former rangers are anticipated to participate and share memories of early ranger days.
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Associated Press
Menard
Tex
Old Guard
Texas Rangers
Texas
Son of Local Couple Arrives Home After Navy Service
John A. Held Jr. returned from a three year United States Navy service and received an honorable discharge on August 14. He arrived Sunday from San Francisco and is visiting his mother and family on West 26th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Held Jr
John A. Held
San Francisco
California
United States Navy
Bryan
West 26Th Street
Kurten Community Fair Plans Advanced In Bryan
Mrs Henry Kurten and Mrs Tal Tobias with Miss Laura Belle Roten held meetings in Bryan Tuesday to finalize arrangements for the Kurten community fair on October 12. They reported strong support from Bryan merchants for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kurten
Tal Tobias
Laura Belle Roten
Bryan
Kurten
Business Brisk in New York Says Wilson on Return
Sam B. Wilson, back from a buying trip Sunday night, reports strong business and confident sentiment in New York. Manufacturers and jobbers hold full stocks, ready to wear goods brisk, woolen goods steady with possible price rises, and building active. Labor is steady, and northern loyalty to Harding is noted with broad support for Coolidge amid unsettled world conditions.
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Sam B. Wilson
New York
Harding
Wilson
Coolidge
Former Texas legislator held on charge in Arkansas
Hood Hill a former Texas legislator and ex head of the Pharr State Bank was held in Pine Bluff on telegram instructions from Pharr. He insisted on his innocence and said he would bond out once charges are learned. Hill had worked in drilling near Dexter and on a Jonets tract project for Par Oil Company in Pine Bluff.
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Texas
Arkansas
Associated Press
Pine Bluff
Ark
Hood Hill
Pharr State Bank
Pharr
Hill
J. Frank Henry
Bond
Hill and Jones Drilling Company
Dexter
Jones
Par Oil Company
Jonets
Reserve Officer Killed as Barn Collapses in Rain
First Lieutenant Walter Hirs chemiller of Pittsburgh, a reserve officer in the Army Air Service, was killed when an old barn collapsed while 19 officers sheltered from rain at Camp Meade Maryland. Eighteen others were injured, with two reported seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR Service
Associated Press
Camp Meade
Maryland
Walter Hirschemiller
Pittsburgh
Army Air Service
Photographer Joe Sosolik Attends National School at Winona Lake
Jos Sosolik proprietor of the College Studio reports attending a photographers school at Winona Lake Indiana run by the National Photographers Association of America. Prominent lecturers include Will Towles Piere McDonald and a Harris & Ewing representative. About 110 photographers from across the United States are present. Sosolik praises the instruction and expects to return to College soon after reading the Eagle in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos Sosolik
Winona Lake
Indiana
National Photographers Association of America
Will Towles
Washington, D. C
Harris
Harris & Ewing
Piere McDonald
New York
Sosolik
Eagle
Davidson Tours Texas to Promote Law and Order
Lieutenant Governor T. W. Davidson left Marshall for a statewide speaking tour on law and order and anti mob violence, likely away from his Austin office until September 1. He will address the Old Settlers at Sherman, Confederate Veterans in Nacona, and attend a Lubbock jubilee tied to the new Technological College location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Nacona
Lubbock
Associated Press
Marshall
T. W. Davidson
Texas
Law and Order
Old Settlers
Connee
Technological College
Wife of minister beaten in Cross Plains attack
Mrs L Jackson wife of a Methodist preacher was seized from her Cross Plains home by three masked men and tied to a thicket where she was severely whipped with switches. The husband a respected local minister reports no known motive and police have yet to make an arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Plains
Health Officer Bizzell Returns From East Texas
W. S. Bizzell of the state health department in charge of anti mosquito and sanitary work returned to Bryan Tuesday from a visit to East Texas. He has recently been put in charge of the work in the whole of East Texas and his duties are now more general. Areas visited included Groveton Livingston Trinity Huntsville and Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Bizzell
State Health Department
Bryan
East Texas
Bizzell
Groveton
Livingston
Trinity
Huntsville
Palestine
M. M. Vance Suffers Fractured Hip After Wagon Fall
M. M. Vance, a wood hauler, suffered a bad hip fracture when his wood wagon bolted after his horse was frightened by playing children. The resulting fall left him unconscious with severe injuries. doctors fear lifelong crippling. He was moved from hospital to home for rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M Vance
M. M. Vance
Mr. Vance
Submarine No. 70 Sinks Off Awaji Island
The Japanese submarine No. 70 sank off Awaji Island after a trial trip. Eighty three sailors are reported missing, with 37 dock workers among the casualties and five survivors including the captain chief officer and engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
Awaji Island
Trustees Urged to Pick Up State Aid Applications
County Superintendent D. J. McDonald asks all school trustees seeking state aid to visit his office and obtain the application blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. McDonald
Beason Praises Brazos County During East Texas Vacation
County Agent Beason returned from a 700 mile trip through eight East Texas counties praising Brazos County. He addressed Rotary clubs in Marshall and spoke at Lufkin Rural Life Conference about community spirit led by Brazos County Day and Tabor. He noted crops were generally poor but expressed optimism for East Texas agriculture.
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Brazos County
Beason
East Texas
Alto, Crockett
Henderson
Carthage
Beckville
Marshall
Mt. Enterprise
Nacogdoches
Tatum
Lufkin
Benson
Rotary
Marshall Rotarians
Bryan
Bryan Rotary Club
Rural Life Conference
Jeff D. Ray
Tabor
E. A. Earp
Drew Seminary
Madison
New Jersey
S. E. Eberstadt
Hughes Springs
East
Texas
Mrs Henry Ford rebukes resorters for modern dresses
Mrs Henry Ford sharply criticized women and girls in overalls and short stockings who mobbed her party at Michigamme near Marquette requesting autographs. She said the attire showed poor taste and judgment and she preferred not to sign autographs or look at them.
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Associated Press
Marquette
Mich
Henry Ford
Upper Peninsula
Michigamme
Here
Ford-Edison-Firestone
Iron Mountain
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Commission
Phillipine
Associated Press Manila
Politi
Park Board
Chamber Commerce
M. M. White
Temple IN
Okla
Alma Baron of
Caldwell
Ruby Boriskie
College Road
Baptist
Joe Sosolik
T.W. Davidson
Mrs. Henry Ford
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