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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
7
Secretary Daniels issues general order making the Navy a training school for petty officers and enlisted men. Instruction will be carried under two heads, academic and technical, aimed at giving younger sailors a foundation for future civil life and professional skills aboard ships.
Advertisement touts SOLACE REMEDY as a German science discovery dissolving uric acid crystals and purifying blood. Claims easy use, no stomach issue, and legality under Pure Food and Drugs Law. Cites testimonials and offers free box, with pricing and mail request details.
The program will be carried on under the direction of the commanding officer assisted by all commissioned officers and qualified warrant and petty officers. Instruction periods run from 1 to 2 30 p m each weekday except Saturdays Sundays and holidays.
Seventy six fine pure bred cattle sent to A and M College at College Station Texas for inoculation against Texas fever tick by Dr M Francis. Cattle remain in pens sixty days for recovery. Losses from inoculation and treatment reduced dramatically with debts of imported stock saved. Several prominent Texas breeders, including J M Caldwell and L Ward, participate in shipments and show cattle values from 300 to 1250 dollars each.
Fever tick work by Dr Francis has saved Texas livestock interests thousands of dollars but lacks funding for proper equipment. Pens and barns are dilapidated yet the effort continues, improving cattle care and allowing Texas to showcase prize animals and attract breeding prospects.
Farm demonstration agent W F Procter reports Texas cattle feeding trials near Amarillo comparing ensilage with cake on grass. Results show a large advantage for ensilage with over 100 head and gains around 100 pounds vs 25 for cake over thirty days. The test will be fully reported.
A large crowd rang in the new year at midnight with whistles and bells, while firearms and fireworks added to the din. The I N G N railroad night crew decorated an engine with colored fusees and paraded it through the yard, creating a striking display.
A quiet New Year with banks post offices and stores closed and all business suspended. The Elks host a reception at their new club rooms this afternoon attended by Bryan and College beauty and chivalry. A grand New Year’s ball is planned for tonight.
Jack Marks from Bremond wounded at Hempstead depot after firing on several people. Constable Heard and Sheriff Perry shot him in the temple and right side as they confronted the armed man. Despite multiple shots, no others were hurt. Marks is in custody and considered fatally wounded. authorities suspect a sudden mental imbalance.
Rohde Reynolds of Houston and Fannie Mae Miller of this city wed quietly at Judge J. T. Maloney’s home around 9 pm. Reynolds, son of Mrs. Janie Reynolds of Franklin, once Bryan city electrician, now a partner in American Vulcanizing Plant. Miller, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Miller, is praised for charm and character. They will reside in Houston after the ceremony.
The Navasota Examiner-Review critiques Bryan committee for late start and outlines a united plan. It praises early aid to Millican, Galveston groceries, and Clay Station subcommittees while stressing God first, Home second, Bryan third. The column urges valley-wide cooperation to rehabilitate the flood-ravaged region and foster a stronger, more progressive population.
Fireworks accidentally ignited in Read & Stewart drug store causing quick action to move them outdoors. No property damage beyond the loss of the fireworks.
Five hundred unemployed men marched through downtown Chicago early today shouting for work. They entered restaurants and shops, damaged property by breaking windows and puncturing tires, halted streetcars, and carried banners reading We demand work not charity. Police dispersed the crowd.
Dr. R. P. Marstellar of Texas A and M College notes growing interest among Texas stock farmers in controlling hog cholera. He explains the bulletin on prevention and eradication via serum, widely publicized across the state, with about 20,000 readers in six weeks.
Citizens request more copies of the bulletin as supplies dwindle and authorities consider another installment. Demand for hog cholera serum from the college veterinary department grows weekly with new buyers, as the disease affects cattle statewide and the serum remains the sole preventive measure.
French aviator Gen Francois Xavier Bonnier flew over Jerusalem on New Year’s Eve in the first aeroplane ever seen there. He landed safely near the Pool of Siloam as vast crowds gathered to view the marvel.
Mr and Mrs C H Holmes held their annual New Year dinner with Rev and Mrs C C Wheeler and family, Mr and Mrs J L Edge, the Sim Edge family, the John Edge family, and Mr and Mrs T A Cloud and children in attendance. The hostesses dinner was praised and all enjoyed the day.
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