Notice to Debtors and Creditors Winnie Jones Estate
Administrator H C Boatwright notifies all indebted to the Winnie Jones estate to settle and all claimants to present claims. Proceedings held in Brazos County Court during January term 1920. Claims to be sent to the administrator at the First National Bank of Bryan Texas. January 22, 1920.
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Winnie Jones
Brazos County
Texas
J. T. Maloney
Said County
First National Bank of
Bryan
A. D
Garden seeds in bulk and papers from Haswell's Book Store
Bulk garden seed line arrives with accompanying papers from Haswell's Book Store. Store advertises new stock for gardeners and readers, inviting customers to view the bulk offering and related literature.
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Haswell’s
Smith Byars and Miss Smith Wed at Harvey Home
Samuel A Byars and Gladys Smith wed Monday at 2 pm at the bride’s parents home in Harvey. They departed for Denison to begin married life. The groom works at the Denison express office and is noted for fine character. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charley Smith, is beloved by many in her community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Byars
Gladys Smith
Harvey
Denison
Express
Charley Smith
Egg prices fall as Topeka reports drop in cases
Topeka reports eggs down $3.55 a case since Tuesday with producers paying $14.50 a case and predicting further declines until 45¢ eggs return to consumers. Retailers offer fresh eggs as low as 52¢ a dozen, a 20¢ weekly drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Open Shop Association Formed in Texas Conference
In San Antonio a 15-city Texas gathering launched an Interstate Open Shop association to cover Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and New Mexico. Gillespie Stacy of Austin said a planning committee is named and the group will refuse to bar non union labor while not acquiescing to closed shop demands and will not restrict union labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
San Antonio
Gillespie Stacy
Stacy
Supreme Court Refuses Review in Whiskey Transport Case
Washington February 2 The Supreme Court refused to review Lucian C Laughter case on transporting whiskey from Louisiana into the Camp Bowie military zone. He received a fifteen month sentence at Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Lucian C. Laughter
Louisiana
Camp Bowie
Fort Worth
New Orders For Fall Delivery Of Cotton Staples Run Ahead
New York reports fall delivery orders for ginghams flannels blankets and other staple cotton goods far ahead of expectations. Mills allot product to regular buyers through October while prices rise from a year ago. Bleached cottons ginghams percales rise. imports grow exports slow. production increasing. 666 ad ends text.
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New York
Government finds opal of unrest among the farmers
Washington reports indications of a widespread farmer unrest likely to disturb the economy. A post office survey of over 40 000 answers from 200 000 questionnaires cites labor shortages, middleman profits, and weak farmer consumer contact as primary grievances, with many fearing farm consolidation or departure from farming.
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Washington
Post Office Department
George L. Wood
Postoffice Department
Senate Postoffice Committee
James I. Blakslee
Blakslee
New England
Middle Western States
Georgia
Eastern Agricultural Section
East Chatham
N. Y
Missouri
Parcel Post Direct
Legal End of War Sought to Settle Claims
London officials name a committee to decide an official date for ending the world war and announce that thousands of pounds in legal proceedings await resolution pending that decision.
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London
Denver Carpenters Demand $10 for Eight Hours Work
About 1500 union carpenters in Denver plan to press employers on April 1 for a wage scale of $10 for eight hours, a $2 daily increase over the current rate, per Peter Johnson president of the local district council, in a Sunday statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Peter Johnson
District Council of Carpenters
Habitual Constipation Cured in 14 to 21 Days
A medicated laxative syrup Tonig-Laxative called LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN is promoted to treat habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief with regular 14 to 21 day use to establish regular bowel action and is described as pleasant in taste.
Picked force sent to quell Yaqui uprising in Sonora
Washington reports a picked military police unit from Mexico City sails to Sonora to suppress the Yaqui rebellion. The Yaquis have raided towns after General Calles called for extermination as the only solution, terrorizing the region.
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Washington
Mexico City
Sonora
Calles
Poll Tax Payments Bring Heavy Early Voting Into 1920 Primary
Poll tax payments closed with many residents rushing to register. County totals show 2496 paid across precincts while city hall and courthouse offices stayed open to midnight. Hudspeth expects to tally counts by gender later, with about 500 women in the county and 504 men among city voters totaling 620 at the city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudspeth
Court House
Bittle
Steeles Store
Oakes
SD Cioliinn
Aera Ds
PRR Eee
Price of cotton price movement in last week stays narrow
New Orleans February 2. The week closed with little price change in cotton. The 65 to 79 point range and weekly declines of 22 to 66 points reflect bearish euros concerns and tight money. Middling finished at 89.88 cents.
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New Orleans
Europe
London
Texas
Influenza cases dip in St. Louis as epidemic continues
St. Louis Mo Jan 31 reports 528 new influenza cases today, the first day since January 19 that cases fell below the prior day total. Officials note the spread appears easing but warn the outbreak remains active.
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St. Louis
League of Red Cross to meet in Geneva March second
Preparations are complete for the general council meeting of the League of Red Cross Societies to be held in Geneva on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
General Council of the
League of Red Cross Societies
Peace Concluded Between Esthenia and Russian Soviet
A wireless message from Moscow reports that peace was definitively concluded this morning between Esthenia and the Russian Soviet government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Esthenia
Moscow
Bromo Quin ine Labeled Box Prompts Questionable Claim
An old advertisement notes a single Bromo Quinine product with E. W. Grove's signature on the box and claims tablets remove the cause of colds grip and influenza.
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E. W. Grove
French Lad Finds Doughboy Daddy and Was Adopted
George Pierrot a 13 year old French stowaway who sought his doughboy daddie was claimed by Mrs. Lieut. Howell French of Columbus Ohio as her adopted son. Lieutenant French met him in Dijon and cared for him until the Argonne offensive when he returned him to school. Mrs. French requests immigration authorities reverse the deportation order.
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New York
George Pierrot
America
West Cornifax
Howell French
Columbus
French
Dijon
France
Argonne
George
Earl Graham Post American Legion Organized Here
The Earl Graham post American Legion was organized at Carnegie library with about 150 ex service men present. Officers were named C. B. Hudson post commander T. C. Nunn Jr vice commander D S Buchanan post adjutant Travis Bryan finance officer Ranson Cole post historian and executive committeemen. An executive meeting was set to draft by laws and constitution. Earl Graham, a local hero who died in France, is honored by the post name. The Legion aims to aid veterans and lobbies for beneficial legislation.
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Earl Graham
American Legion
Carnegie Library
C. B. Hudson
T. C. Nunn, Jr
R. C. Stone
D. S. Buchanan
Travis Bryan
Ranson Cole
O. A. Ashworth
Paul Ferguson
L. A. Spell
J. A. Lightfoot
F. G. Tungate
France
DeWitt Graham
Belle Ranson
Paris
United States
Congress
Railroads Suffered Heavy Losses From Raids in 1920
Official reports identify sixty four rail attacks in 1920 Mexico, mainly in the north and on the Mexico City Vera Cruz Isthmus lines. Railroads lost fifty thousand dollars in locomotives freight cars and passenger cars plus a quarter million dollars of freight and baggage from rebel raids.
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Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Isthmus
666 Cure Claims for Malaria and Fevers
An advertisement asserts that 666 has proven it will cure malaria chills fever bilious fever colds and la grippe. The claim targets multiple illnesses with a single remedy and markets a health product for broad use.
Carranza Proclaims Himself Dictator of Mexico
President Carranza declares he will not transfer power to the July presidential choice and proclaims himself dictator of Mexico, according to a Mexico City dispatch received by a local Mexican newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
San Antonio
Mexico
Mexico City
Imports of 750 Million From Europe in 1919 Best Yet
New York February 2 imports from Europe in 1919 reached about 750 million dollars compared with 318 million in 1918. National City bank reports partial December data and forecasts 1919 will rise about 125 percent from 1918. Britain France and Italy supplied the largest share.
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New York
Europe
National City Bank
Great Britain
France
Italy
Ecuador’s Tamayo to Visit United States Soon
Guayaquil reports Jose Luis Tamayo newly elected president of Ecuador will begin a visit to the United States within three months. The announcement outlines a forthcoming diplomatic tour.
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United States
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Jose Luis Tamayo
Diamond Dyes Promise New-Like Garments for Women
A vintage ad claims Diamond Dyes can revive faded fabrics for any fiber from wool to linen. It asserts easy direct instructions in each package and promises garments like new for women using the product.
Military training bill costs over a billion yearly
A Senate minority report contends the army reorganization bill with compulsory training will cost taxpayers more than a billion dollars annually. It argues the measure would perpetuate war powers and entrench the president as a de facto dictator in peacetime.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
McKellar
Tennssee
Sheppard
Texas
E F Parks & Co Secures Record Twenty Year Bryan Lease
Ira Gooch of Navasota and E F Parks and company of Bryan file a 72 000 rental lease on the Gooch block at Bryan and 25th street for twenty years. Parks plans a model furniture store with major renovations and in lease period will handle all repairs.
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Brazos County
Ira Gooch
Navasota
E. F. Parks and Company
Bryan
25Th Street
The
Eagle
Parks
Texas Republicans to confer on campaign finances
Fort Worth January 31 A meeting of the Republican executive committee has been called for Monday by chairman L H McKee to discuss campaign funds.
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Fort Worth
Texas Republican Council
L. H. McKee
Mexico Names Ambassador and Spanish Minister Arrives
Mexico City reports Colonel Manuel B. Alcalde will be Mexican consul in Berlin per foreign office announcement. Marquis Joaquin Gonzales, newly appointed Spanish minister to Mexico, arrived in the capital yesterday.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Manuel B. Alcalde
Berlin
Foreign Office
Joaquin Gonzales
Ban On One Step And Jazz Dances In Leyton
Leyton authorities ban the one step and jazz dancing in city hall. Officials say the dances are not in good form and incite immorality, reflecting a moral standards push by the municipal government.
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Leyton, Eng
J M Arnold of Wellborn in Bryan on business
J M Arnold from Wellborn traveled to Bryan for a business engagement today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Arnold
Wellborn
Bryan
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Takes on Blood Purity Belief
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifier and iron supplement that boosts energy, appetite, and color in the cheeks. Claims no patent medicine status and notes quinine and iron as key ingredients. Also notes long-standing popularity and household trust over thirty-five years.
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GROVE
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Cash & Carry
Are Cash & Carr
ALLIS
Vana
Star Brand
Lizers
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
H. C. Boatwright
AGH
Swift
Red Steer Fertilizers
Swift and Company
Swift & Company
Fertilizer Works
Atlanta, Ga
Charlotte
N. C
Shreveport
Mm. J. Tremont
Bryan, Texas
Yaquis
French Lad
Earl Graham Post
Kellar
Tennessee
E. F. Parks & GD
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