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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1915
Page
3
Three brief quakes rattle the Isthmus of Panama over three days, the latest on Tuesday. No damage reported and residents were frightened. Reports from canal-area points note no destruction or injuries.
The city council settled with A. Proudfoot, paving contractor, over $800 retained from the contract price. $250 was kept to fix broken curb sections on Main Street, $550 paid to Proudfoot. W. J. Ratliff held the curb repair contract. one pavement defect found and to be repaired soon.
Chicago reports all grains including corn oats rye and barley and wheat trading Tuesday at the highest prices for the season in many years. Trading volume in corn and oats was very large with commission houses driving most buying and sellers mainly taking profits.
The 1915 wheat crop, not yet harvested, was being sold for export with July wheat leading gains. July prices rose about five cents per bushel from early quotes and closed with a nervous 4 to 4 1/2 cent gain versus Monday night. May wheat surpassed Monday’s peak war price, reaching $1.46 1/2.
William Travers Jerome retired from the Thaw case yesterday and his absence ends nine years of Jerome shadowing Thaw. Thaw pleaded not guilty to conspiracy with trial now set for February 23. He will remain in the Tombs. Jerome was dismissed by the State Attorney General due to expense.
Austin January 27 equal suffrage won the first fight today when the constitutional amendment committee reported the woman suffrage resolution favorably to the House with only one dissenting vote Beard of Harris. The Bank of Texas bill was reported unfavorably in the House. The bill reducing the members of the House to 93 was reported favorably.
In Houston yesterday afternoon three men robbed the Guaranty State Bank of over five thousand dollars. A two mile trail of silver from the loot guided officers to their room where a pistol duel occurred. The trio were wounded, unidentified, and hospital bound with most of the money recovered.
The bulletin predicts a cross continental disturbance February 1 to 5 with a warm wave January 31 to February 4 and a cool wave February 2 to 7. Week temperatures rise slightly with most precipitation in Northeastern regions and a general deficiency. Next disturbance reaches Pacific coast around February 5 and traverses the Pacific slope by February 6 to 7 and the great central valleys by February 9.
The report predicts a cool wave crossing the Pacific slope around February 5 and 8 with warmer periods near February 18 and 20 to August 18, plus frost risk by mid February in southern areas. It forecasts divided rainfall patterns, a droath in division 1 from February 20 to April 20 and below normal rain April to August, advising growers to plant for less than usual rain.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker urges equal recognition for farm women in the $10 million ten year plan to improve agricultural conditions. She warns against funding bias toward extension and urges emphasis on home economics and homemaking to raise productivity and morale among rural families.
Two registered Jersey bull calves at 15 dollars each or two for 25. Three purebred Berkshire brood sows at 18 dollars each. Bargain. Will trade for milk cows. Phone 1438. L. M. Gandy.
Geneva reports a Crown Prince message stating Germans and Austrians will win, shed blood, and hope Russia and France recognize English aims. He says America should show fair play while fighting remains light along the front.
London dispatch reports Russia reopening attacks in East Prussia after months of rest, driving back German forces near Tilsit and Gumbinnen as Austro German pressure grows. Turks renew Caucasus offensive to force Russian troop redeployment, while Germans and Austrians push toward the Roumanian frontier amid war fears.
Paris reports that French artillery yesterday shot down a German aeroplane. The exact location was not disclosed by official sources.
A Farm and Fireside excerpt discusses three American eye laying contests with Leghorns and Wyandottes leading. It argues no breed is inherently superior for egg yield and credits the breeder and management as the decisive factor behind hens’ performance.
A. W. Dyess of Harvey visited the city and urged the commissioners to build a sample stretch of road as an example if the good roads bond issue passes. He supported the plan and said funds would not be used for experiments.
Berlin reports a German aeroplane bombed British supply depots at Dunkirk during a night expedition. A British counterattack near La Basse failed. In Central Poland German forces pushed Russian outposts and penetrated into main Russian positions.
Reuters dispatch reports Turkish forces destroyed fifty Greek villages around Kars in Southern Trans-Caucasia. Many Greeks were captured and some killed.
Vienna dispatches say the press and city authorities demand confiscation of all grain flour and meal. Markets in Vienna Budapest and Prague offer almost none as the press warns of catastrophe. It denounces Hungarians charged with hiding thousands of tons of grain.
The liner Tennessee carried eight land refugees from Asia Minor to Alexandria Egypt as of January 29, bringing new arrivals from the troubled region to join local refugee efforts and relief.
Skits joke shows a wife misinterpreting a war loss as a theatre ticket. Skids explains the misunderstanding about the loss of the U-5, highlighting light wartime humor in Puck.
In Buffalo the Exchange resumes trading with sentiment that workers displaced can return to street life. The Epoch notes relief as the public mood improves and markets reopen, easing economic unease.
A Washington Star excerpt recalls a wife hosting a reception yesterday. A guest joined the receiving line and staged a lighthearted ruse that made her smile and say she was glad to see him after three years.
A neighbor asks about the baby. The new father replies that all is well and quips that a baby brightens up the household, noting they now have the gas going most of the night. The exchange comes from the New York Globe.
A London Sketch quips about a waiter who jokes that two brothers and a cousin are in Portland prison and three sisters in Paddington workhouses. The waiter notes the common first question from strangers or a German connection.
Roland Duren, colored, was released on a $1,000 bond after an examining trial for shooting his stepson Morgan Levi at Steep Hollow. He awaits grand jury action at the March term of the district court.
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