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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
1
Henry Waller, a 33 year old farmer from the Minden area, planned and carried out the murder of John Nelson Reeves, his wife, and three children at their home on Christmas Eve. Three Black helpers reportedly confessed, were jailed in Baton Rouge, and alleged to be accomplices.
The League to Enforce Peace says joining a world peace league would not jeopardize the Monroe doctrine. It notes U S treaties since 1913 require arbitration and investigation by an international commission before any war, with reports due within a year, binding the U S to submit disputes.
The British freight steamship Chicago City, sailing from Bristol, was fired on and stopped by a German submarine December 14, about 120 miles off Fastnet. The crew said a British destroyer arrived after the firing, saving the ship from sinking. The submarine was reported as 200 feet long and of a new type.
Pittsburg reports a Coke shortage caused by car scarcity handicapping iron and steel mills. The Associated Press notes the lack of fuel is limiting operations while the stock market reacts to peace rumors.
Five men robbed the First State Bank at Hagerman 15 miles northwest of Sherman early this morning and escaped in a car with $5,000. Shots were exchanged with nearby residents but no injuries were reported. Six explosions were needed to open the bank safe.
A and M College will adjust drills and classes to align with the new army bill and ROTC setup starting February 3. Freshmen and sophomores will have one hour of theory. juniors and seniors in ROTC gain three hours weekly. Freshmen and sophomores receive uniforms next term, while junior and senior uniformed cadets get nine dollar monthly rations.
December receipts at Bryan post office totaled 1939.60, up from 1631.14 in December 1915, a $308.46 increase and the largest December business on record. Postmaster Astin credited citizen cooperation and good spirit in handling the heavy Christmas mail.
Operations ready to start at Buzzard's Roost on the Navasota river twelve miles east of Bryan. W. B. West of Beaumont directs stock sales with C. B. Sharff, formerly with Standard Oil, as assistant. They report surface indications of a large oil and gas field and will issue further stock announcements.
Mrs Alfred Hammburger, wife of a theatre owner, urged a law in Chicago to stop children under 16 from attending movies more than twice weekly. She told the Equality League frequent attendance gives children distorted views.
Charleston dispatch reports Senator Collier will push a legislative amendment to the prohibitory law. It would let county clerks issue home permits for residents to receive up to 2 quarts of whiskey and 4 quarts of wine or 24 pints of beer, not more than twice monthly per person.
Washington officials at the naval observatory report four solar eclipses and three lunar eclipses in 1917, the maximum possible in one year. The last time four eclipses occurred was early in the last century, with the next in 1935. A total lunar eclipse will occur January 8.
New York December 30 magazines of national circulation announce price hikes for subscriptions due to higher white paper and printing costs. Several smaller magazines in the city have suspended publication.
Two marriage licenses are recorded: August L. Kern and Mary Anna Pressnal. Roy Howard and Selma Atkinson. The notices confirm legal unions between the named couples.
Washington reports a continental disturbance January 4 to 8 with a warm spell 8 through 7 and a cool spell 6 to 10. Precipitation will be light east of the Rockies, heavy rain on the Pacific coast, and heavy snow in the Northern Rockies. Temperatures rise to normal then fall, with a series of waves and a severe Alaska storm. northern rails face blizzards around January 20 and 30. Farmers urged to plan by regional patterns rather than the average.
London December 29. The Scandinavian governments have sent a joint note to the belligerents endorsing President Wilson's peace proposal. The war office reports continued fighting despite discussions of peace.
Copenhagen dispatch reports the Danish Social Democrats cabled President Wilson expressing sympathy with his peace note to belligerents and hoping for lasting peace.
New York date note records that the year's gold imports reached 684.7 million dollars, the largest amount ever entering the United States in a single year, marking a historic peak in U S gold movement.
Georgia store owner T. J. Barber of Jefferson swears Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured two of his children ages eight and six during severe croup attacks last winter. He notes his large family relies on the remedy and keeps a bottle ready at all times. Get the genuine M. H. James product.
Washington reports Turkey's reply to President Wilson's peace note is received and is substantially the same as the positions of Germany and Austria.
Paris reports the Socialistic Congress adopting resolutions urging the government to pursue stronger military and economic action to mobilize full national resources and end the war quickly.
Paris reports a German assault on a three kilometer front between Hill 304 and Dead Man's Hill northwest of Verdun. French infantry and machine guns repelled the attack, with only a single trench south of Dead Man's Hill briefly penetrated. A German reconnaissance to the north of Verdun was dispersed.
Berlin reports German forces entered French positions on Hill 304 and along the southern slope of Dead Man's. The move followed heavy fighting and marked a significant advance on the sector.
The French schooner St Louis struck a mine on December 26 and sank with three men lost, state department advices report. A British tank steamer Paul Paix also hit a mine last Sunday but was towed into Swansea.
London dispatch reports the British steamship Copsewood sunk. The Norwegian steamship Ida is also reported sunk in the same incident or action at sea.
The entente reply has been completed and will be sent to all allies before final delivery to Paris next Wednesday It will be routed to Germany via American channels The reply is longer than the German note and is expected to satisfy Washington officials
The Russian steamship Kursk from Archangel to New York struck a mine on November 29 near Kirkwall. One passenger and two crew members drowned during lifeboat launch. remaining passengers and crew were rescued after a night adrift in open boats.
Berlin reports gains in Romania with 1,400 prisoners taken along with 18 machine guns and three cannons. The town of Ratchel in Dobrudja was captured.
Assistant state chemist describes how Texas farms transformed by natural recovery over decades. Old gullied, broom sedge fields have become pine forests with richer soil and flat valleys, rejuvenating the land and erasing signs of erosion.
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