Benton Execution Body Wounds Questioned
Washington reports hinge on Benton case as Secretary Bryan may seek Benton's body to determine cause of death. Examination could reveal firing squad or single shot, with weapon type. Talks of intervention recur but President opposes action. Mobile speech cited in stance against new territories and possible revolutionaries joining the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Senate
Bryan
Mexico
United States
Butter Fat Prices Drop Prompt Expert Explanation
In a statement from J W Ridgway secretary treasurer of the Texas Creameries Association and professor of dairy husbandry at A and M College he explains that mild winter and large winter production, coupled with imports from Denmark Austria Argentina and Russia, have driven butter fat prices down this season. He urges dairymen to remain patient as creameries work toward normal conditions amid widespread oversupply and rising imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ridgway
Texas Creameries Association
A. & M. College
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Dakotas
Gulf
California
Denmark
Austria
Argentine
Russia
United States
Wellborn Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Ben Hyden was in Bryan on business. J. P. Royder and two sons left for Hockley to spend a few days. W. A. Cooner visits his sister Mrs. J. M. Williams this week. Brandon Trussell offers portrait sittings. Will Battle and wife return to Bryan after visiting Wellborn relatives. Grace Gandy returns home from Bryan. Mrs. T. J. Harrol and Mrs. M. B. Dew are in Bryan this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Neeley
Edell Royder
Hockley
Lucile Graham
Rock Prairie
Bryan
T. H. Royder
Howell Gandy
Wellborn
W. E. Gandy
J. M. Williams
Shepherd of the Hills
J. H. Royder
G. C. Royder
W. J. Pool
Katy
Vivian Royder
J. L. Royder
J. L. Hensarling
Navasota
G. F. Lee
H. T. Dyess
Minter Springs
Brazos County
Millican
Jefferson
Fidell Royder
Meekins
Johnson
M. B Autrey
Elizabeth Gandy
Onie
Nannie Williams
Brandon Trussell
Minnie Foster
Joan Royder
B. Trussell
Ben Hyden
J. P. Royder
W. A. Cooner
Will Battle
Grace Gandy
T. J. Harrol
Mon
Reader urges fund to send Confederate veterans to Jacksonville reunion
Z R Guess of Fortieth Mississippi writes to The Eagle praising a Bryan fundraiser to send aged Confederates to the Jacksonville Florida reunion. He notes some veterans cannot travel or afford it, offers to pay his own way, and recalls marching with Joseph E Johnson during Sherman’s campaign fifty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Eagle
Eagle
Jacksonville
Florida
Bryan
Joseph E. Johnson
Sherman
General Johnson
Z. R. Guess
Company D
Fortieth Mississippi
Activities of Women Across Nations and Roles
A compilation of various facts about women in different countries and roles. It covers steamship captains in Norway, designers and workers in Germany and Russia, public figures in the United States, and recent social changes such as dress, wages, and legal status. The report notes campaigns for rights, tax implications, and notable achievements by individual women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Norway
London
Germany
Russia
Chile
Medill McCormick
Queen Mary
England
Philadelphia
Nevada
United States
Mustapha
Pasha
City Primary Keeps City Council Seats Unchanged
Saturday’s city Democratic primary produced no change in council personnel. Mayor W W Harris captured 86 percent renomination, Aldermen Vick and Levy led the aldermen slate, with Vick finishing well ahead. Final vote tallies show strong support for the incumbent leadership and executive committee selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Harris
Vick and
Levy
Vick
Nancy Hanks
Spring Term Opens March 2 Courts Names Grand Jurors
The district court spring term begins Monday March 2. Grand jurors listed include W M Turner J M Collier W E Bush N A Cotham T E Bullock S R Dunn B A Hugghins D D Burkhalter Tom Dyess J N Broadway Alex McCallum W J Graham H L Hensarling R N Batten E H Astin Guy P Bittle R Z Dowling Co R L Jones G H Echols J M Boretzky J H Burden Kan Selly T J Caywood J S Barker S B Clay J D Martin S E Locke J A Blume J W Crenshaw Robert Fuqua J T Crane J O Mainard T W Drew J J Jones Jay W Harris and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Turner
J. M. Collier
W. E. Bush
N. A. Cotham
T. E. Bullock
S. R. Dunn
B. A. Hugghins
D. D. Burkhalter
Tom Dyess
J. N. Broadway
Alex McCallum
W. J. Graham
H. L. Hensarling
R. N. Batten
E. H. Astin
Guy P. Bittle
R. Z. Dowling
Various social notes on women and events in New York and beyond
A collage of items features opinions on women prisoners in New York City, Miss Bessie Beatty inheriting funds for poor children, Dodge City women forming a good habits club, and others. It notes Miss Hogarth from Dickens, housing expansion for play rooms, honors for Gertrude Beeks tied to the Panama cleanup, a proposed domestic service draft, and New York Socialist women opening a naturalization bureau. Also mentions a potential 1916 vote, a ban on divorce with remarrying, a Geisha license for a former Korean governor’s teacher, and New York City’s woman led civic groups.另
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioner
Corrections
New York City
Bessie Beatty
San Francisco
Hogarth
Agnes
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield
London
J. E. Ulhlein
Gertrude Beeks
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Germany
New York State
Naturalization Instructtion Bureau
Ransdell
Louisana
Korea
University City Cal
O Police
Gifford Pinchot
Ogden Reid
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Tribute to Jim Cooper and Joe McGee in verse
A concise elegiac couplet honors Jim Cooper for unpretentious duty and steadfast integrity. It contrasts his ready sacrifice and public spirit with a close, loyal friendship to Joe McGee, underscoring their shared values and dedication.
Postmaster Appointed at Tabor Occupies Thompson Store
J. K. Pressnal is named postmaster at Tabor to fill the vacancy left by W. E. Thompson who has moved away. Pressnal has purchased the Thompson store, which houses the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Pressnal
Tabor
W. E. Thompson
Mr. Pressnal
Thompson
Weather Forecast From 1914: Disturbances Across Continent
Washington forecast notes a cross continental disturbance Feb 24 to 28 and a warm wave Feb 23 to 27 with above normal temperatures. It predicts multiple waves through March 4, frost risks in the Northeast, varied precipitation, and a late March cold spell damaging winter grain. The forecast links seismic activity to electro magnetic forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Foster
Washington
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
Great Central Valleys
Atlantic Coast
South America
Congo
Africa
Australia
Philippines
Labor leaders refuse to debark from Umgeni ship
Nine labor leaders deported from South Africa on January 27 announce they will stay aboard the steamer Umgeni in Gravesend England rather than disembark. One leader intends to go ashore as Arthur Henderson is refused permission to board. The group says they will remain aboard until the ship sails back to Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend
England
South Africa
Arthur Henderson
Africa
British labor leaders join welcome shore gathering
In Gravesend England Feb 24 labor leaders yielded to please British labor men and all came ashore for a big welcome, marking a public show of support as the delegation arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend
England
Benton Said Mexican Citizen By Rebels Evidence Sought
Mexican rebels claim William S. Benton was a Mexican citizen based on reports he once held minor offices under Diaz and was mayor of a small estate settlement. Officials say Chihuahua records are being searched to verify the facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
William S. Benton
Diaz
Juarez
Federico Gonzales Garza
Benton
Chihuahua
Marian Leicher
Gustave Bauch
Papers Call It Plain Murder Across Britain
British press denounces the Benton execution as plain murder. In Parliament, the Foreign Office states it cannot aid Mexico through British intervention, emphasizing a sincere desire for pacification but no plan to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
England
Great Britain
Benton
British
Foreign Office
Mexico
House of Commons
Divorce suit withdrawn in England pair agrees to separation
London Feb 24 The divorce case of Alexander Broderick Lesie Melville versus his wife naming the Earl of Fitzwilliams as co respondent was withdrawn today as the couple agreed to a separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
England
Alexander Broderick Lesie Melville
Earl of Fitzwilliams
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Isadora Duncan
Paris
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Roberta W. Wyeth
Italy
Georgia
Massachusetts
Denver
Helen King Robinson
Colorado
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Stock Exchange
Sarah Eckroyd
Pennsdale
Christian Alliance Church
Avis
Bertha Krupp
Krupp Gun Works
Berlin
Vassar College
Olga Meyendorff
International Training School
Women's Aerial League of England
Atlantic Ocean
Sylvania Pankhurst
Woman's Social and Political Union
Elizabeth Townsend
Weymouth
Katherine B. Davis
Harris
Wee Wa
Irtarnot
Fee Adore
Poe
Wilson Bradley
District Court
Petit Jurors
James Wilson Jr
John S. Smith
W. J. Riley
J. C. Cloud
C. L. Andrews
R. F E. Blanton
M. 8. Edge
C. L. Wilcox
C. M. Cole
R. L. Buchanan
M. W. Sims Jr
J. M. Atkins
J. B. Carroll
W. B. Eidson
F. H. Pool
J. W. Burroughs
Moon
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Japan
Jim Cooper
Joe McGee
Wad
Spion
Tuckers Livery Stable
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