Germany to Ratify London Pact Despite Reichstag Vote
Berlin official returns say Germany will sign the London agreement on the Dawes reparation plan regardless of Reichstag approval. If the Reichstag refuses, the body will be dissolved, officials announced. France’s Senate ratified the Treaty of Lausanne, following the Chamber of Deputies, with Great Britain Italy and Japan already ratified.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Reichstag
Chamber
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Near East
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Automobile Hit by Frisco Train In Brady
A husband wife and child were badly injured when an automobile was struck by a Frisco train at Brady. The accident highlights safety concerns near railroad crossings and the need for caution by motorists.
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Frisco
Brady
Auto crash near Brady kills two year old child
Mr and Mrs Marion Coots were badly injured and their two year old child killed when their car was struck by a Frisco passenger train near Brady yesterday. A second child was injured in the collision.
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Associated Press
Brady
Marion Coots
Standstill on Brenham Highway Grading Jobs
Grading work on the new north and south highway in Washington county is at a standstill due to the disappearance of Luther McMillen the Austin road contractor who held the contract. The commissioners court met to review the situation and will consider a bonding company reply next Monday.
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Brenham
Washington County
Luther McMillen
Austin
Weather forecast for Bryan area in Louisiana
The Weather Bureau reports for Bryan and vicinity in New Orleans area: tonight and Thursday will be partly cloudy.
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New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
Auto Wreck Kills Charles Schiehine Jr In Rockdale
At Rockdale on the Rockdale Thorndale highway a Ford roadster carrying Charles Schiehine Jr 19 died almost instantly when it struck a wagon and a second wagon tongue penetrated the car. Miss Charlsey Gregory was critically injured with skull fractures and Jack Clifton suffered facial injuries. The funeral for Schiehine will be held this afternoon at Rockdale Cemetery with Rev N H Melbert delivering the address.
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Rockdale
Charles Schiehine, Jr
Ford
Thorndale
Sheihine
Charlsey Gregory
Jack Clofton
Cameron Hospital
Jack Clifton
H. T. Clifton
Charles Scheihine
Rockdale City
N. H. Melbert
Houston
Bryan letter confirms support for Crisp for speaker
From the Houston Post files dated August 27 1899 Lee J Rountree reports William J Bryan sent word he voted for C F Crisp for speaker of the National House. He dismisses stories claiming otherwise as untrue.
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The
Houston Post
Taylor
Lee J. Rountree
William J. Bryan
C. F. Crisp
National House
Ward family returns home after Bryan visit
Mr and Mrs C H Ward and their baby came back today to their Cis co home after visiting Bryan as guests of Dr and Mrs John A Held.
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C. H. Ward
Baby
Cisco
Bryan
John A. Held
Texas Democrats Move to Free Delegates from Pledges
Resolutions framed in Austin to represent at the Democratic Platform Convention next Tuesday releasing loyal delegates from pledges to James Ferguson and Barry Miller due to alleged violations of previous primary pledges. In Houston the Republican committee postponed governor candidate action until after the state convention with Dallas set to meet September 5. Mrs Illsley of Houston named Superintendent of Public Instruction and Capt Frank Ogburn of Dallas named Land Commissioner.
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Associated Press
Austin
Democratic Platform
James Ferguson
Barry Miller
Houston
Republican Executive Committee
Dallas
F. E. Illsley
Frank Ogburn
Cotton buyer J L Mullino dies after river finding
J L Mullino of Hillsboro, a prominent Central Texas cotton buyer, was found in a dazed condition on the Bosque River bank at China Springs, 15 miles north of Waco. He died later in a Waco sanitarium from acute indigestion.
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WACO
Associated Press
Bosque River
China Springs
Here
J. L. Mullino
Hillsboro
Texas
Miss Helen Higgins Weds Edward Davis in Campus Ceremony
Miss M Helen Higgins and Mr Edward Everett Davis were married at the A and M College campus in Nacogdoches. Rev R C White officiated. The couple plans a honeymoon to Houston and Mexico City before settling in Nacogdoches. Higgins is state agent of the home demonstration department and Davis is a professor of education at the State Teachers College.
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M. Helen Higgins
Edward Everett Davis
Nacogdoches
A. and M. College
R. C. White
College
Miss Higgins
Home Demonstration Department
Tempie Davis
Belton
Dallas
Mrs. Davis
Houston
Mexico City
M. Higgins
Whitesboro
Grayson County
Texas
Extension Service
A. and
M. College
E. E. Davis
State Teachers’ College
Leopold and Loeb case pushed by State’s Attorney
State's Attorney Robert Crowe resumed his attack on the mercy plea for Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb. He challenged defense alienist testimony and the asserted mental illnesses of the defendants in the Franks murder case. Miss Ela Smith of San Antonio joined Artie Lou Smith and Coulter Smith for a visit with the Edge family in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert Crowe
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Crowe
Ela Smith
San Antonio
Artie Lou Smith
J. Tom and Coulter Smith
Artie Lou
M. S. Edge
Washington Park contract boosts Texas shrine plans
The Washington State Park Commission met in Navasota to approve landscape plans by Ram sey & Son and to contract a Brenham firm to grade park driveways. The board aims to preserve the park’s natural beauty and mark it as a Texas shrine near the Brazos river, site of the 1836 Texas Declaration and first Texas Capitol.
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Washington State Park Commission
Navasota
J. Wallace Brosig
Arthur E. Becker
Brenham
M. Sledge Houston
Somerville
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
F. T. Ramsey & Son
Austin
State Board of Water Engi
Neers
Texas
Washington State Park
Brazos River
Washington, Brazos and
Grimes
Congress of the Republic of Texas
Miriam Ferguson Wins Democratic Nomination for Texas Governor
Temple August 25 Miriam Amanda Ferguson wife of former Governor James E Ferguson wins the Democratic run off for Texas governor. She speaks of joy at the nomination and the responsibility it brings noting the people’s confidence in the Ferguson family and praising Jim Ferguson’s name. She grew up in Bell County and attended Baylor College Belton. Her children Ouida and Dorrace, and grandson Ernest Nalle figure in her life and campaign.
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Associated Press
Temple
Miriam Amanda Ferguson
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Jim
Joe L. Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Bell County
Tennessee
Cotton Belt
Ernest Nalle
Ernest
New York
Heat Wave Ruins Brazos County Crops
The extreme dry hot weather continues in Brazos County with scant rain and severe drought. Local long time residents say it is among the hottest periods ever seen. Upland crops are reported at about half the previous year, while the sweet potato crop is cut very short.
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Brazos County
R Franze of the Vixon community visits Bryan
R Franze of the Vixon community was in Bryan today on business.
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R. Franze
Vixon
Bryan
Rotary meeting pushes for Bryan playground project
At the Bryan Rotary gathering after lunch the program spotlighted a city playground for recreation. County Attorney Oak McKenzie urged immediate steps and partnership with civic groups. Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce members pledged support while underwriters discussed backing the Bryan high school's football equipment fund.
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S. Moylan Bird
H. T. Schovassa
Oak MccKenzie
Bryan
Plos
Lions
Jess Cook
Tom Suber
Lions Club
Rotary
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
City Commission
Bryan Woman’s Club
Casey
T. A. Adams
Rotary Meeting
W.S. Barron
Beckwith
S. M. Bird
J. W. Black
T. B. Bryan
Wilson Bradley
J. F. Casey
Gabe Cazell
W. B. Cline
W. F. Davis
R. M. Dansby
S. E. Eberstadt
W.E. Farmer
EJ. Fermier
E. J. Fountain
H. C. Fulgham
C. E. Greisser
O. W. Goolsbee
C. F. Hillier
Madison Hall
W. W. Hall
Kay Haswell
Tyler Haswell
E. P. Humbert
Forrest Jones
T. K. Lawrence
W. H. Lawrence
J. M. Lawrence, Jr
Ivan Langford
J A. Moore, Jr
Oak McKenzie
A. S. McSwain
Roy Montgomery
J. W. Payne
J. T. S. Park
M. L. Parker
David Reid
J. L. Reese
Charles Sosolik
H. T. Schovajsa
M. E. Wallace
D. L. Wilson
C. G. Walker
T. R. White
I. E. Warren
E. E. Yeager
Tom Buber
The
J. J. Owen
Waco
Victor P. Gayle
F. D. Vance
Bennie Baskin
Allen Academy
Philip L. Johnson
Bill Oliver
Trant Hunnicutt
Ben Kaplan
Wallace Wilcox
Joe Lloyd
Joe Sellers
Sam Trant
J. W. Hamilton
Lawrence Griffin
Donald Held
H. D. Cuykendall
Bryan Eagle
Gabbard Marries in Wisconsin During Vacation
Letcher P. Gabbard chief of the Farm and Ranch Economics division at A and M College spent his vacation in Madison Wisconsin and married Mildred Isabelle Haggarty on August 12 at Knapp Wisconsin The couple returned to Bryan and visited Colorado before settling at the Edge apartment in Bryan The Eagle joins well wishers from the Experiment Station staff and Mrs Gabbard is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Haggarty
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Letcher P. Gabbard
Bryan
Gabbard
A. & M. College
Madison
Wisconsin
Mildred Isabelle Haggarty
Thomas Haggarty
Knapp
College
Colorado
Klennedsons
Fort Collins
Mr. Gabbard
Kentucky
Gibbs in Dallas on business for W F Gibbs & Son
W F Gibbs travels to Dallas today on firm business for W F Gibbs & Son, engaging in duties tied to the family enterprise.
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W. F. Gibbs
Dallas
W. F. Gibbs & Son
Boy finds body of aged father in debris of fire
In Houston on August 27 Herman Lentschke a 68 year old watchman at Texas Barrel Works died in a plant fire. His son 15 spent the night searching the ruins and found the body today. The blaze caused about 30000 dollars in damage when a spark from the boiler area ignited shavings.
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Texas Barrel Works
Houston
Associated Press
Herman Lentschke
Extension Service Outlines Leaf Worm Fight in Cotton
The Texas extension service directs farmers to monitor for the cotton leaf worm and apply poison promptly. Calcium arsenate or arsenate of lead mixed with hydrated lime is recommended, with dusting or spraying methods and specific mixing ratios. Paris green requires caution due to potential sores.
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T. O. Walton
A. & M. College
F. L. Thomas
Arabic Damaged Off New York By Storm
The White Star liner Arabic was slightly damaged when a hurricane force storm struck off New York. Crew and passengers reported heavy seas and minor impacts as the vessel rode high waves. No injuries are reported and the ship proceeded to port under escort.
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White Star Liner
New York
Passengers Injured as Arabic Encounters Hurricane
Passengers on the White Star liner Arabic flying from Hamburg to New York were injured when the vessel met a hurricane last night. The radiogram reports gale damage and states the ship will dock here this afternoon.
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Associated Press
New, York
White Star
Hamburg
New York
Litt Returns to Bryan Purchases Firm Sole Ownership
H Litt returns to Bryan and buys out brother in law H Rozner after selling his half of Litt Rozner firm. He becomes sole proprietor of the business. Rozner plans to tour as a fruit salesman.
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H. Litt
Bryan
Litt & Rozner
Houston
H. Rozner
Rozner
Young Battle at Fort Worth
Gunplay erupts in Fort Worth as Ralph Duncan is shot after a flurry of shots from several men. Police investigate as bystanders report the melee began after an argument outside a local venue. No further injuries confirmed.
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Young
Fort Worth
One Man Killed in Fort Worth Shootings
Ralph Duncan was shot and killed in Fort Worth. W S Phillips was arrested and charged with murder. The incident followed many shots from pistols and rifles fired by multiple men. Duncan worked for garage owner Bob Braziel. Phillips ran a garage. Braziel testified he fired at Phillips after the shooting while riding in a car with Duncan.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Ralph Duncan
W. S. Phillips
Duncan
Bob Braziel
Phillips
Braziel
National Defense Day Plans Outlined for Houston
Captain Joseph Yuditsky of the Cavalry Recruiting Officer writes to Mayor Haswell about National Defense Day on September 12 marking the sixth anniversary of the St Mihiel battle and Pershing’s retirement. The day tests defense plans, promotes local mobilization, and fosters patriotism with parades speeches and community participation.
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Joseph Yuditsky
Cavalry
U. S. Army
Old Federal Building
Houston
Texas
Tyler Haswell
Secretary of War
St. Mihiel
John J. Pershing
National Defense
War Department
General Defense
Wedding Set for 10 O Clock at Presbyterian Church
Correction announces the wedding of Miss Cornelia Ada mps of Bryan to Don Martin of Austin will take place at 10 oclock Thursday morning at the Presbyterian church not 10:20 as earlier listed.
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Cornelia Adamps
Bryan
Don Martin
Austin
Presbyterian Church
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Brenham Highway
Texas Democratic Party
Helen Higgins
Edward Davis
Washington Park
Miriam A. Ferguson
Neff
Pat M. Neff
Boy Scouts
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