Registration Proposed for Men Turning Twenty-One
Washington January 15. At War Department urging Senator Chamberlain introduced a bill requiring all men who reach twenty one after June 5 1917 to register. A second bill would grant furloughs to National Army men for harvest work and farming duties. A third measure would base state quotas on available first class men rather than population. The War Department rejected raising age limits beyond thirty one.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Chamberlain
Senate Military Affairs Committee
National Army
Tornado Toll Rises in the South with Many Injured
Reports from Alabama and central Georgia say sixteen or more lives lost and over one hundred injured as tornadoes hit the region yesterday and last night. Many small towns and coast cities are cut off from communication. Also: fuel administrator Garfield orders ten day coal shipments from West Virginia Kentucky and Pennsylvania to Ohio and Michigan to relieve shortages.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Washington
Garfield
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Local Visitors Fill Bryan Today From Surrounding Towns
A long list of residents from Wellborn Reliance Steep Hollow Tabor Rock Prairie Benchley and Kurten were noted in Bryan today as shoppers visitors and callers. Allies include J. K. Pressnall Charley Pressnall J. J. Richie Miss Gladys Broach and many others visiting the Eagle office or stopping by various local sites.
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Daily Eagle
George B. Hensarling
Wellborn
J. H. Hicks
Reliance
J. M. Olsen
Steep Hollow
Alec McCalum
Tabor
Luther Holligan
Brooks Atkins
Rock Prairie
J. A. D. Robinson
Wixon
Marlin
W. D. Stallings
J. K. Pressnall and
Charley
W. J. Burt
L. H. Haltom
Benchley
E. R. Lloyd
J. H. Hearn
Kurten
J. C. Lloyd
W. A. Smith
Millican
J. J. Richie
T. T. Goodwin and
Tom
Providence
R. H. Seale
J. D. Barrnett
Nall Graham of
Harvey
Eagle
Easie
J. G. W. Allen
John Sabo
P. L. Barron
Sam Jones
Jess Wheeless
Iola
C. L. Wilcox
C. M. Risinger
J. L. Cobb
Cottonwood Prairie
C. N. Shealey
J. H. Mathis
J. W. Mathis
Joe B. Walker
Alexander
Roy D. Killough
Franklin
Bryan
Mr. Killough
W. E. Taylor
Cooks Point
J. W. Crenshaw
Will Holligan
George Saxon
A. A. Dean
John H. Wilcox
W. E. Wren
Brazos
T. N. Kirby
Wilkes Dunn
Wheelock
R. H. Grant
Gladys Broach
Ike Holligan
Holligan Chapel
J. M. Conway
Negro Goes the Limit at Camp Travis
Joe Howard reports Clint Harrison a former Haswell employee now in training at Camp Travis has taken out a $10,000 life policy costing $6 a month payable to his sister in Bryan. Harrison sent a framed panorama of Bryan Black residents at the camp to Haswell’s former cook Addie. Harrison serves in the 509th battalion engineering service, Co. No. 1.
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Joe Howard
Tyler Haswell
Clint Harrison
Mr. Haswell
Camp Travis
Panorama
Debating Suffrage Question In House Vote Expected
Washington January 10 The house debates the woman suffrage constitutional amendment. A vote is to be taken at 5 oclock this evening. Suffragists say they expect to secure more than the necessary two thirds.
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Washington
Trained Nurse Endorses Tanlac in Dallas Testimony
Mrs Lena Bloomfield a trained nurse of Dallas Texas testifies to Tanlac benefits after nervous prostration headaches and stomach upset noting improved appetite sleep and energy after third bottle She cites past London New York Denver and Dallas experience and lists local Tanlac distributors.
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Lena Bloomfield
San Jacinto Street
Dallas
Texas
Taniac
Tanlac
Bryan
N. A Stewart
Wellborn
J. P. Royder
Edge
Moore & Payne
Allenfarm
Terrell Brothers
Tabor
J. K. Presnall
Ady
No Such Army Ever Raised and Trained So Quickly
Secretary Baker told the senate military affairs committee that no army of similar size has ever been raised equipped or trained so fast. He described an American force in France ready for active service with modern weapons and a million and a half troops in the field without harming national industry.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
America
France
Proposal for a state general board of education
Austin January 10. Investigating subcommittee No 10 chaired by Representative Jack Johnson recommends creating a nine member state general board of control for all educational institutions including the university and the agricultural and mechanical college. Members serve nine years with rotation to reduce political influence and are unpaid but reimbursed for travel. The board would elect an executive officer with a $7500 to $10000 salary who visits institutions and recommends elimination of duplicate studies.
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Austin
Jack Johnson
University
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Central Board
Johnson
Beason Demonstrates Farm Terracing in County
County Agent C L Beason and Assistant R B Ewing have given terracing demonstrations across the county. They terraced the George Williams farm drawing twelve colored farmers, white and black farmers show interest. Benson later attended Coleview colored clubs meeting with about one hundred attendees and plans to bring E L Black shear to address January 23.
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Eagle County
C. L. Beason
R. B. Ewing
George Williams
Williams Farm
Benson
Coleview
E. Ll. Blackshear
Blizzard Hardship and Sorrow In Harvey Report
Sickness and frost plague Harvey as grippe and pneumonia rack residents. A deadly blizzard brings deep snow drifts, record cold, and a smallpox death in a box tenant cabin. A Black community observer condemns racial prejudice and honors local aid workers.
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Pool
Bryan
Alice Cole
Green Buchanan
Red Cross
Harvey
Lish Nelson
Country Boys Not Physically Superior
The provost marshal general office reports a large scale comparison of urban and rural registrants for the selective draft. Among 35 017 city registrants 9 969 were rejected while 44 462 rural registrants had 12 432 rejections. The result is essentially a tie with city and country boys differing by only seven hundredths of a percent. Emmett Holland was down today from his home near Edge after a load of feed.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
New York
South Carolina
Emmett Holland
Edge
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel in health claim
Ad copy promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, pleasant substitute for calomel, claiming it prevents salivation and mercury toxicity. It asserts the product benefits the liver, cures biliousness and constipation, and urges readers to buy with a money back offer if not better.
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Dodson
Funeral of Capt Arrington Draws Prominent Citizens
Shortly after noon autos carried Bryan residents to Millican to attend the funeral of Capt. P. A. Arrington who died here yesterday. A large Millican crowd also attended.
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Daily Eagle
Bryan
Millican
P. A. Arrington
Peace questions at Brest Litovsk talks face deadlock
Austro Hungarian foreign minister Ceenain said Russia's allies had not replied to peace talks invitation at Brest Litovsk. German foreign secretary von Kühlmann declared the peace terms null and void due to nonacceptance by all enemy powers.
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Amsterdam
Ceenain
Russia
Pawella
Poe
Jan
Brestditowek
von Kuechiman
Brest
Army captain blamed for Funston murders captured
In Camp Funston Kansas the four men murdered at the army bank last night were captured early today. Bodies were hacked and robbed of pot. Kearney Wornall, wounded and hospitalized, identified the robber as an army captain who reportedly gave his own name.
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Associated Press
Camp Funston
Kansas
Army Bank
Kearney Wornall
Wornall
Mexican Mission to Japan Arrives For Treaty and Arm Deals
A Mexican mission to Japan seeking a treaty and purchase of arms for the Mexican army arrives by a Japanese steamship at a Pacific port. Nearby, Mrs. R. B. Dunn of Benchley visits sister Mrs. J. M. Dunn, and Hardy Weeden of Harvey visits the city today.
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Japan
Pacific
R. B. Dunn
Benchley
J. M. Dunn
Hardy Weeden
Harvey
Doctors Rea Bros Visit Hotel Bryan For Free Treatment
Visiting physicians Drs Rea Bros tour major cities offering free treatment on a one day stop at Hotel Bryan. They promise non surgical cures for liver stomach bowel and other diseases plus tuberculosis asthma bronchitis and nervous disorders. They urge couples and families to attend, with hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and medicines and appliances cost extra.
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United States
Rea
Ady
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