French Commission Ends Investigation
The French commission reviewing German cruelties reports there has been no war between civilized nations of sea savage and gruesome character. It also notes French artillery silence on German positions in Belgium and gains near St Mithiel while weather hinders Alsace fighting. Turkey claims victories against small Russian detachments on the Persian frontier, with Russian morale said broken. Germany reports progress in Western Argonne as Poland endures bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Associated Preus
Belgium
Dunkirk
Alsace
Steinbach
St. Mithiel
London
Turkey
Caucasus
Wellborn News Items Reflect Quiet Start to Year
School resumed January 4 with full attendance and renewed interest. Lola Hidson, A W Boyder Jr and others visited Bryan relatives. Ben Kidson improves after illness. Merchants stock up for the new year. A store belonging to J P Royder and Jim Royder burned last night, probably by accident. Trustee T H Royder cited in a Texas and Texans work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Hidson
A. W. Boyder Jr
Bryan
Ben Kidson
J. P. Royder
Jim Royder
Two Vagrants Arrested For Supposed Vagrancy
Deputy Worley jailed two able bodied white men on vagrancy charges after they asked for aid while unemployed. A search found a significant cash sum on their persons though no formal complaint had been filed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Worley
Worley
School Apportionment Made in State Fund
The January per capita school fund allotment is 25 cents, announced by State Superintendent W F Doughty in Austin. Based on 1,096,467 scholars, total apportionment is about $275,000, leaving $1 apportioned so far from the $8 per capita total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. F. Doughty
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Totel
Depot Walks Improve With Gravel Fill By Peek
R L Peek the local station agent reports ordering several cars of gravel to lay on the depot walks. The work will fill holes and raise the walks several inches in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Peek
International & Great Northern
Bryan Asks for Proof of War Material Shipments
Secretary of State Bryan told the German Ambassador that proof of American firms sending forbidden war materials would prompt President Wilson to intervene. The exchange centers on dumdum bullets and similar goods and whether shipments violate neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
American ship Carolyn Held Up Off Esbjerg
The American vessel Carolyn bound for Germany with cot ton is stalled at Esbjerg Denmark as no pilot will attempt to pass through German mine fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Esbjerg
Denmark
Carolyn
Germany
Free Baptist Spring Revival Set for April to May
At a church conference the Free Baptist Church announced a revival from April 18 to May 2 with Evangelist C. F. Stalker of Tama roa NL to conduct services. Stalker, known as the preacher artist, will present entertaining sketches and sermons, with audience appeal. Pastor Co. C. Wheeler invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference of the Free Baptist Church
C. F. Stalker
Tamaroa
Stalker
Bryan
The
Free Baptist Church
Co. C. Wheeler
A and M Directors Meet Governor Elect In Temple
A committee from the A and M College board and several officers met Governor elect Ferguson in Temple Texas to discuss the college budget and matters including a potential divorce from the State University. Present were Dr W B Bigzell Yke Ashburn and directors F E B Cushing Walton Poteet John L Guion I J Hart W R Bennett. Absent were Dr J Allen Kyle T A Battle and Colonel J Sheb Williams. Reappointment for Kyle Poteet and Cushing is being urged as their terms near expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
Ferguson
State University
W. B. Bigzzel
Yke Ashburn
FE. B. Cushing
Houston
Walton Poteet
Waco
John L. Guion
Ballinger
I. J. Hart
San Antonio
W. R. Bennett
Paris
J. Allen Kyle
Harris County
T. A. Battle
Falls County
J. Sheb Williams
Messrs
Poteet
Cushing
New York Stock Broker G F Stringer Commits Suicide
New York January 9 G F Stringer junior member of Stringer and Company shot and killed himself in his office. The firm’s suspension was announced at the stock exchange slope plus weather and crop forecasts fill the rest of the bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Stock Exchange
New York
G. F. Stringer
Stringer & Company
Government Report on Cotton Ginned Eight Report Totals 1914
The eighth cotton ginning report of the season shows 14,447,623 bales of 1914 cotton ginned before January 1. It compares with 13,347,721 bales last year and 12,907,405 bales in 1912, with Sea Island totals, state breakdowns, and regional figures listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Joe Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
AMR
Steen Vk
Scrporne Ik
Pte
de Pes Paiers
Wena Cdc
South Carolina
Sik
Weather bulletin predicts warm spell and delayed storms across regions
Washington reports a sequence of disturbances crossing the continent from January 10 to 19 with a warm thaw lasting eight to ten days. Temperatures should run near or slightly below normal as storms focus on the Atlantic coast. A Pacific coast disturbance arrives around January 14, with Central valleys and Eastern sections affected by the 16th to the 21st, followed by a period of milder weather and renewed storm activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Central Valleys
Pacific Slope
Allegheny Ridge
Atlantic
Alleghenies
Exra
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle Northwest
Pacific
West Indies
W. T. Foster
Washington
Pacific Coast
Cross Pacific
Outlaw
Bryan Baptist Academy Notes Renewed School Work
Bryan Baptist Academy resumed classes January 4 with most students back and several new enrollees. Former student Jack Dooley visited Legie Hall as part of a friendly rivalry between groups. Louis Rademacher, recently arrived from Nebraska to Beaumont, earned the honor of first honor man as exams begin leading to the mid term tests on January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Baptist Academy
Jack Dooley
Academy
Legie Hall
Philos
Sophies
Louis Rademacher
Nebraska
Beaumont
Model School
Bapt ist Academy Debate Draws Large Crowd at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall hosted Bryan Baptist Academy patrons for an inter-society debate on recognizing the independence of the Philippines. Judge Panel Rev C T Tally Prof Simpson Prof Miller. first prize awarded to Almer Kelly and C H Binford. Music and readings by Misses Lavender Batte Park and Rogers delighted the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hall
Bryan Baptist Academy
Cook
Lucile Smith
C. T. Tally
L.S. Garrison
F. A. White
Almer Kelly
C. H. Binford
Mr. Binford
Mr. Garrison
Reports Contagious Diseases Alert From Doctor
Dr. R. J. Hunnicutt told The Eagle that one meningitis case and one scarlet fever case have been reported recently. He noted the meningitis case is among Black residents and the scarlet fever case is a white child, with a possible investigation to uncover additional cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Hunnicutt
the Eagle Today
Cotton Crop Costs Prompt Rethinking of Southern Agriculture
R L Jackson of Collin County argues for diversifying beyond cotton due to prices and seasons. He notes Nancy Hall sweet potatoes yield 100 to 300 bushels per acre in the Black Land district and plans to rotate crops, planting onions next year and then June corn to reach harvest before frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Hall
Black Land
R. L. Jackson
Collin County
Nunn Captures Escaped Felon Robert Lamar in Brazos County
Sheriff T. C. Nunn returned from Jones County with Robert Lamar, wanted on a felony charge and aggravated assault. Lamar escaped while being moved from Brazos bottom in September 1914 and was at large until his arrest. He is jailed to await the March term Brazos County district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Nunn
Jones County
Robert Lamar
Lamar
Brazos Bottom
Nunn
Brazos County
Burglary Charge Arrest in County Jail
Henry Harrison was arrested Thursday night by Officer Worley and jailed on burglary charges. He allegedly took bran and other feed from a barn and is held to await the March term grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harrison
Worley
Harrison
Madisonville Judge M Y Randolph Dies at 66
Judge M Y Randolph of Madisonville Texas died at his home aged 66. He begun law in Huntsville with partner Judge Norman G Kittrell later of Houston and served as Madison County attorney and two terms as State Senator. Survived by a widow and five children. esteemed citizen admired in Bryan and by many friends.
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Madisonville
Tex
M. Y. Randolph
Randolph
Huntsville
Norman G. Kittrell
Houston
Madison County
Bryan
Baraca Class Officers Elected at First Baptist Church
The Baraca Sunday school class at First Baptist Church elected officers for the year. The roster includes President N. D. Cole, vice president Miller, secretary Lacey Pittman, treasurer Coulter Smith, librarian Henry Locke, press reporter Edgar Buchanan, teacher J. M. Hare, assistant teacher Dr. S. C. Richardson, hustling and lookout committee W. Talner Henry Locke Dr. Richardson, social Coulter Smith R. Smith W. Edge, and membership J. T. Smith Porter and Dean Osborne. The class is currently doing earnest work and increasing membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraca
First Baptist Church
N. D. Cole
Prof. Miller
Lacey Pittman
Coulter Smith
Henry Locke
Edgar Buchanan
J. M. Hare
S. C. Richardson
W. Jalner
Richardson
R. Smith
W. Edge
J. T. Smith
Prof. Porter
Dean Osborne
Baracas Grow Fast Inviting Bryan Young Men
In 1914 the group expanded from about twenty to seventy five members prompting relocation upstairs in the church Sunday school to accommodate all. Committees are busy and a cordial invitation is extended to every young man of Bryan to join the rapidly growing Baracas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Baracas
J A Cunningham resigns from Sam B Wilsons to join Flaxman Houston
After four years as a trusted salesman at Sam B Wilson dry goods in this city J A Cunningham resigns to become traveling salesman for Flaxman dry goods and novelty house in Houston He and his family will remain in Bryan and intend to travel from Houston Mr Cunningham thanks the public for their patronage and favors during his Bryan tenure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam B. Wilson Dry Goods
J. A. Cunningham
Flaxman Dry Goods and Novelty House
Houston
Cunningham
Bryan
Nall Purchases Buckhaulks Grocery on Post Office Block
M. G. Nall completed the purchase of G. W. Buckhauks grocery store on the post office block. He has resigned as a traveling salesman with Lawrence & Co and assumes control of the new business today. He asks friends to visit his new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Nall
G. W. Buckhauks
Mr. Nall
Lawrence & Co
Bryan Mawhinney and Marie Stone wed in Dallas ceremony
Bryan Mawhinney a local young businessman and Miss Marie Stone of Long Beach California were married in Dallas at the First Baptist Church with Rev George Truett officiating. The couple will reside with Mawhinney's mother in Bryan and are welcomed by friends and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
California
Robert S. Mawhinney
Marie Stone
Long Beach
Cal
Dallas
George Truett
First Baptist Church
Lynn Rushing
H. J. Stone
Brazos County
Prof South Resigns to Lead Barnett School in Houston
Prof H W South resigns as Cole Hardware bookkeeper to become principal of the Barnett School in Houston. He has taught at Ball High School Galveston A M College and Allen Academy. His family stays in Bryan until term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. South
Cole Hardware Company
Houston
Barnett School
Barnett
Prof. South
Ball High School
Galveston
A. & M. College
Allen Academy
Bryan
Harvey Girls Beat Bryan In Saturday Hoop Match
The Harvey girls defeated Bryan 14 to 6 on the high school court in a fast well played game. Harvey held the height and speed edge, and the match was enjoyed by all spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Bryan
Marriage Licenses for Wesley Bradley and Mamie Marden
Wesley Bradley and Mamie Marden obtained a marriage license. Joe Thomas and Lillie Williams also secured a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Bradley
Mamie Marden
Joe Thomas
Lillie Williams
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Cardinal Mercier
Berlin
Argonne Forest
Poland
Wellborn
State Department
Free Baptist Revival
Sive
Temple
Temple, Tex
N.Y
Katherine Devoe
Jessie Gilstrap
Devoe
Oregon
W. C. Lewis
Messia
Evans and
Hensarling
Mr. Lewis
Philomathesian
Car
Baptist Academy
Miss Lavender
Florine Batte
Anita Park
Lois Rogers
G. R. Hearn
South
North
Vating
Mrs. Mawhinney
Wil
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