Mrs Albert Patrick Dies After Tireless Rescue Effort
Tulsa December 19 Mrs Albert T Patrick wife of the man who faced murder conviction for the Rice case died at her bedside with husband and children. She spent a fortune advocating for his release and never ceased hoping or working through his long fight for freedom. Her death follows a tale of devotion and a hard won release.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Essemes
Court of Appeals Allows Jewelers to Price Cut Waltham Watches
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Waltham Watch Company cannot restrain a jeweler from cutting prices on their watches, marking a significant decision in pricing disputes.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Waltham Watch Company
Becker's Mother Dies Ignorant of Son's Fate
The mother of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker died today, unaware her son faces execution for the Rosenthal murder. She believed he was in a sanitarium, and she did not know of his impending fate.
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Becker
Associated Press
New York
Charles Becker
Rosenthal
German Officer Sentenced for Sabre Attack in Zabern
Strassburg December 19 A court martial sentenced Lieut Baron von Forstner to forty three days imprisonment for cutting down a lame shoemaker with his sabre at Zabern during the Zabern riots. Soldiers testified both of the shoemaker's arms were pinioned as the officer claimed self defense.
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Associated Press
Strassburg
Germany
Baron von Forstner
Zabern
von Forstner
Beautify Courthouse Yard Planned by Bryan City
The Daily Eagle reports Bryan will beautify the courthouse square with ornamental lights at four corners and a light atop the tower. Plans include clock faces, leveled lawn resodding flower beds trees shrubs and fountains with Civic Club cooperation after the new jail is completed and old structures removed.
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Daily Eagle
Court House Square
Bryan
Jordan T. Lawler
Court House Tower
Briscoe Leads Bryan Baptist Academy Recital at Church
Mr Addison H Briscoe director of the Bryan Baptist Academy music department presented pupils in the first public recital of the year at the First Baptist Church Thursday evening December 18 at 8 15 o clock. He was assisted by Mrs Wilbur C Davis and Mrs J Webb Howell in an excellent program.
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Daily Eagle
Addison H. Briscoe
Bryan Baptist Academy
First Baptist Church
Briscoe
Wilbur C. Davis
J. Webb Howell
Recital Pleases City Audience At Evening Concert
The city church auditorium hosted a refined recital featuring young sopranos and trained pupils under Mr Briscoe. In the first section titled Music de Salon, Ruby Ganaway Winnie...
Texas Inventors Earn Weekly Patent Grants
Spellman and Murray announce U S patent office grants to Texas residents for the week ending December 13, 1913. Recipients include Curtis M Ballenger Lubbock dental appliance George H Cleveland San Antonio railway script Marcos de la Garza El Paso solar heating apparatus S E Driscoll Shiro window sash fastener Joshua Gibbs Furth wagon brake Clayton F Holmes Beaumont smoke separator Cylde A Lake Dallas brick mason s steel trig Douglas B McCall Rogers protector John F Milton Texarkana valve William P Moss Richmond fountain brush Sidney Quayle Hillsboro remedial appliance Ora Spencer Cuero foot acceler ator knee Adolph Stavinoha Engle harrow cultivator Warren Wagner Burkburnett under reamer.
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Curtis M. Ballenger
Lubbock
George H. Cleveland
San Antonio
Marcos de la Garza
el Paso
S. E. Driscoll
Shiro
L. Driscoll
A. B. Farris
Joshua Gibbs
Furth
Clayton F. Holmes
Beaumont
J. Frieds
Cylde A. Lake
Dallas
Douglas B. McCall
Rogers
Protector
John F. Milton
Texarkana
Valve
William P. Moss
Richmond
Fountain Brush
Sidney Quayle
Hillsboro
Ora Spencer
Cuero
Foot Accelerator
Knee
Aided Flood Sufferers Through Local Donations
Millie Brown received donations of clothing footwear hats socks bed clothes and more from residents including P Landry W M Lee E W Brown R R Price Azzia Dawkins Sue Nettles Rufus Nettles Nancy Boatwright W M Hudson Jennie Ewing Birdie Scott Henrietta Williams Francis Nash Annie Oliphant Rachel Green Helen Jones Maria Calhoun B Anderson Mary Burrell Lem Cooper Pinkie Moore Whit Moore Mary Green Nancy Cooper Ella Lee T Moore Joe Cooper Janie Brown M L Laws Texana Laws Mary I Gill Ida Willie Brown W Hill Tom Burrill Lethia Hall Lizzie Jenkins Jessie Jenkins Ellen Keys Georgia Scott Mellie Brown and A Castle to relieve seventy flood victims.
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Daily Eagle
Millie Brown
P. Landry
W. M. Lee
E. W. Brown
R. R. Price
Azzia Dawkins
Sue Nettles
Rufus Nettles
Nancy Boatwright
W. M. Hudson
Jennie Ewing
Birdie Scott
Henrietta Williams
Francis Nash
Annie Oliphant
Rachel Green
Helen Jones
Maria Calhoun
B. Anderson
Mary Burrell
Lem Cooper
Pinkie Moore
Whit Moore
Mary Green
Nancy Cooper
Ella Lee
T Moore
Joe Cooper
Janie Brown
M. L. Laws
Texana Laws
Ida Willie Brown
W. Hill
Tom Burrell
Lethia Hall
Lizzie Jenkins
Jessie Jenkins
Ellen Keys
Georgia Scott
Mellie Brown
A. Castle
Crap Shooters Acquitted by Jury on Main Street
A group of men arrested for dice shooting on Main Street were all acquitted by the jury except one. The sole guilty verdict was set aside by the Justice of the Peace on the grounds that one man cannot shoot dice alone. The acquittal stemmed from insufficient evidence.
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Daily Eagle
Main Street
Justice of the Peace
Banks May Loan on Farm Mortgages
Washington report details currency bill amendments allowing National banks to loan on five year farm mortgages and authorizing central reserve banks to loan up to one third of time deposits or twenty five percent of capital for farm mortgages. The measure envisions a government backed currency and a regional reserve bank system supervised by a Federal reserve board. A separate note mentions Senator Ashurst proposing a 350000 dollar barbed wire fence along the Mexican border.
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Associated Press
Washington
Crawford, Owen and
Nelson
Central Reserve
Crawford
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
Ashurst
President Signs Hetch Hetchy Bill for San Francisco Water
Washington reports the president signed the Hetch Hetchy bill authorizing the San Francisco water supply project. A statement asserts it will not impair the beauty of the public domain.
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Associated Press
Washington
San Francisco
Resolutions of Respect for Asa John Robbins
The Young Men's Bible Class of the Methodist Sunday School expresses admiration and sympathy for Asa John Robbins who sacrificed his life to aid the distressed. Resolutions note his faith and selfless act and request minutes reflect the tribute, with copies sent to his parents and The Bryan Eagle.
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Christ
Methodist Sunday School
Aca
Bryan Eagle
R. P. Lee
Senators retain clearing house exam system in currency bill
Democrats modify currency bill but keep current bank examination and reports for clearing houses. They drop the deposits guarantees though uncertainty remains on that feature. Hitchcock’s plan to raise the gold reserve from 35 to 45 percent is tabled. President Wilson to take a three week holiday likely in Mississippi or Carolina coast.
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Associated Preasy
Washington
Senate Democrats
Owen
Hitchcock
Associated
Chinese Parliament Termination Sought in Quorum Crisis
Shi Kai faces a petition approved by the Vice President General Yuen Heng and governors calling for termination of the Chinese Parliament. The body has failed to reach a quorum since convening seven months ago while the Administrative Council, recently appointed, will consider the decree.
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Associated Press
Peking
Yaun
Shi Kai
Yuen Heng
Yuan
Administrative Council
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