Presidents Wedding Day Announced
President Wilson and Mrs Norman Galt will marry December eighteen at Mrs Galt's residence in Washington. Only close family and the president's household will attend. No invitations or honeymoon plans will be announced, with a departure for the South expected soon after the ceremony. Reverends Sylvester Beach and H C Smith are expected to officiate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Norman Galt
Diate
South
Sylvester Beach
Princeton
H. C. Smith
Knights of Pythias Veterans Night in Bryan
About fifty members responded to a roll call meeting of the Knights of Pythias lodge in Bryan. W. S. Wilson Sr., a charter member, attended as part of a banquet where F. L. Henderson served as toastmaster. Tom Conley of Marlin praised Py thianism, highlighted the lodge Christmas fund benefiting the poor, and urged ongoing community service.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
W. S. Wilson
F. L. Henderson
Tom Conley
Marlin
Texas
Order
Manking
J. T. Malony
J. D. Garner
P. S. Park
Slow Building Growth Hits Bryan Lumberyards
Local lumber yard managers report building in Bryan and nearby areas is nearly at a standstill with only a few new houses in progress. Farmers buy repair lumber, but home construction remains scarce.
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Bryan
Bohemian Farmer Relocates to West Texas
J. F. Kapchinsky, a well known Bohemian farmer from near Kosarek, shipped his household goods and left with his family for West, Texas, where he plans to settle as his future home.
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J. F. Kapchinsky
Kosarek
West, Texas
Villa Reported To Have Disappeared After Defeat
Nogales Ariz Dec 1 Reports reaching General Alvaro Obregon Carranza military chief indicate Francisco Villa the insurgent leader has disappeared following Dieguez victory at Hermosillo Three hundred Villa soldiers were wounded six hundred surrendered south of Magdalena and 200 gave up at Liano The remaining forces are demoralized and surrendering in small groups with trains two locomotives abandoned at Magdalena.
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Associated Press
Nogales
Ariz
Carranza
Manuel Dieguez
Hermosilla
Francisco Villa
Alvaro Obregon
Dieguez
Hermosillo
Villa
Magdalena
Liano
Jose Rodriguez
Preliminary City Survey For Brazos County Roads
Engineers G R Abney and A McCormick, awarded the Brazos County good roads contract, have nearly finished surveying city streets from the courthouse to the city limits. Streets mapped include Washington, Anderson, Mosely, and Dallas. McCormick says urban surveying will finish in three days and rural work will start afterward.
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G. R. Abney
A. McCormick
Brazos County
Court House
Washington Avenue
Anderson Street
Mosely Street
Dallas Street
Entered Guilty Plea in Aggravated Assault Case
Will Price, a Black man, pleaded guilty in county court to simple assault this morning after being charged with aggravated assault. Judge Maloney fined him five dollars plus costs. the fine was paid and he was released from custody.
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Will Price
Maloney
Christmas Seal Campaign Drives Texas Health Efforts
Red Cross Christmas seals funds will support Texas hospital building and public health programs. The Texas Public Health Association acts as state agent. Projects include county hospital construction, the Walter Colquit Memorial Hospital in Galveston, and a law to create county hospitals. Mrs. P. M. Raysor chairs the effort in Bryan.
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Red Cross
National Red Cross Society
National Association For the Study
Texas Public Health Association
Texas
Walter Colquit
Galveston
Carlsbad
Dallas
State Conference of Charities and Correction
Board of Health
State Medical Association
P. M. Raysor
Bryan
British retreat in Mesopotamia and Greek Macedonia bases
The British army in Mesopotamia is retreating toward Kut el Amara per an official notice. German sources report Greece has turned over Macedonian operations to the Entente and Serbian troops are being treated with leniency as they retreat. The Middleton and Clan McLean were sunk in the Mediterranean with four dead and nineteen landed at Malta. The Ford peace expedition with 146 Americans sails on Oscar II to visit war camps, with Bryan expected to join in The Hague.
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Associated Press
London
Mesopotamia
Townsend
Kutelama
Greece
Greecian Macedonia
Athens
Berlin
New York
Henry Ford
Europe
Villa May Raid American Border
Washington dispatch reports General Villa plans raids on American territory along the border in response to Carranza recognition. Major General Funston informs the War Department that border garrisons are strong enough for any emergency, though he doubts Villa will act.
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Washington
Carranza
Villa
Funston
War Department
Tenney Takes Over Shirley Hotel at College
F H Tenney and family relocate from Tenaha Texas to assume management of the Shirley Hotel at College. Tenney brings extensive hotel experience and is expected to help the venture succeed amid changes following Hostetter's resignation to pursue business in Bryan. The Eagle welcomes the Tenneys and wishes Hostetters success in Bryan.
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F. H. Tenney
Tenaha
Texas
Shirley
College
Tenney
Chang
Hostetter
Bryan
Fourteen Dead and Five Injured in West Virginia Mine Explosion
In Boomer West Virginia fourteen miners are dead and five injured after yesterday’s explosion at the mine. Six workers remain missing as rescue teams continue search efforts.
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Boomer
W. Va
Powder Plant Explodes Again in Wilmington
A small explosion at a powder plant in Wilmington today caused excitement after yesterday's disaster that killed thirty one people. No injuries reported this morning. The cause of yesterday's blast remains undetermined.
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Wilmington
Associated Press
Del
Wound That Heals Only By Degrees
Quotation from Othello reflecting on a wound that cannot fully heal and improves only with time and gradual care. The line underscores themes of sorrow and slow recovery.
Formal Protest by Pastors Association Over Carnival Features
The Pastors Association reports illegal gambling features at a Bryan carnival, protests their presence, and urges legal steps to prevent future occurrences. They express sympathy with firemen and vow to act, urging the mayor, county judge, and county attorney to address the issue after meetings with Elk Lodge representatives and carnival authorities.
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Pastors’ Association
Bryan
Elks’ Lodge
Fire alarms after flue fire at Wilson home
Early morning blaze at the home of Mr and Mrs A F Wilson on East Monroe street triggered a fire alarm but the fire wagon and truck were recalled before leaving the station.
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A. F. Wilson
East Monroe Street
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K. OF P. Veterans’ Night
Nary Surveys
Dee
College Station
Bryan Cotton Oil
Middleton
Clan McLean
Mediterranean
Orn
Malta
L. D. Hanna
North Dakota
William Jennings Bryan
Hague
Rew Leslee
Shirley Hotel
F. H. Tenny and Family
College Hotel
Bryan Public Utilities
H. D. Lbr Co
Oo Beetees Peeeer
Nival
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