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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
4
A naval board debate questions building bigger dreadnoughts and longer guns. The piece argues for resolving international disputes via wireless diplomacy and arbitration rather than endless arms expansion and war.
J. R. Pipes of Tarrant County builds a mixed farming plan relying on cows hogs turkeys and crops. He sold 700 worth of butter from eight cows and finished hogs at 16 a head plus calves at 14. He reports total net profit from cows and hogs at 1012 with feed costs and water low, and finds diversification safer than cotton.
General Scott of the U S Army collapsed and died during testimony before the House Military Committee as he spoke on the administration’s preparedness program. The incident occurred while he discussed the threat of invasion and answered questions from Congressman Anthony.
The article contrasts military imagination with facts as General Scott estimates Austria could field 72 000 troops in a first wave and 108 000 in a second within six months. Representative Anthony questions the 72 000, and Scott warns of strong resistance if not established with big guns. Public excitement favors naval over army spending.
In an interview with the Waco Morning Mews the mayor expresses optimism that 1916 will bring peace and plenty. He cites strong banks, cheerful merchants, good crop prospects, and rising cotton prices as signs of upcoming growth and a wider US role in world trade.
Congress presses for U S intervention in Mexico unless Carranza acts decisively to restore order and protect foreigners. Critics claim Carranza lacks courage to seize Mexico City, amid bandit outrages that provoked strong U S public sentiment.
Texans ask what Charley Culberson plans to do as windlike questions sweep the state. The refrain mirrors Poe’s raven with the wind offering no clear answer.
The Eagle reports a city official says Grimes County residents near the long trestle crossing want to trade in Bryan but road conditions block them. They propose filling the trestle site to create a drainage road, enabling easier river crossing and local commerce. The Eagle urges the Commercial Club and commissioners to act promptly.
Notice sets uniform advance cash rates for campaign announcements across offices including Congress District County Precinct Mayo Alderman. Minimum fees listed. reinforces strict cash-in-advance rule as fair and protective, with no hardship to applicants.
The Commercial Club dinner for Brazos County farmers fostered lasting fellowship and cooperative spirit. The event united town and country, enhancing sympathy and mutual help with a message to stand together for the years ahead.
Hamilton Herald notes Congressman George Burgess has pulled out leaving Colquitt and Campbell as the main contenders. It suggests Brooks Henry Riddle and Davis will have supporters, but the play in Texas centers on Colquitt and Campbell with uncertainty over Culbertson.
Despite massive German effort for Paris and a powerful British French invasion, the Gallipoli Peninsula remains under control. The author argues that such failures should reassure alarmists fearing a swift invasion of the homeland by grandiose armies and fleets.
The Delta Courier reports a spat after Congressman Cyclona Davis urges citizens to seek service, prompting the paper to demand resignation. The exchange questions ingratitude and editorial stance in a tense regional dispute.
Classic editorial flourish imagines submarines on trial proving deadly against ships while failing at loading goats, suggesting a grand but satirical path to world domination. It mocks naval innovation and strategic arrogance with historical flair.
A Caldwell News-Chronicle item notes a widow lost a hog and advertised for it. The hog reportedly read the newspaper and ran home on seeing the paper at the post office, a playful tale of a hog recalling news and not paying.
Lee J. Rountree, editor of the Georgetown Commercial and president of the National Editorial Association, is named a colonel in the Woodmen of the World uniform rank. The notice salutes his new rank and service.
The Waco Times-Herald questions bacon labeling and meat pricing, noting hogs bought from farmers at 6c and sold at 40c a pound for sliced bacon. The paper condemns the wide margin and calls for prompt action, contrasting Billy Sunday’s earnings with that of country parsons.
A warning urges residents to avoid sending money to out of town concerns for goods. Home merchants risk losing credit if customers hide payments or fail to come clean on small charges. Local buyers are advised to use Bryan or Brazos County tax rolls as references.
General Victoriano Huerta, former Mexican dictator and Madero killer, is dead. His stormy career ended, and the passions that moved him are stilled. His days of sowing are over and the harvest is at hand.
The Progressive party executive committee orders its national convention in Chicago on the same date as the Republican gathering. Both conventions will meet together, boosting Teddy Roosevelt as the likely nominee while the Democrats appear set for an easy win.
If Bryan is not to have a canning factory then the next best thing is for every farmer to put in a home canner. A well filled pantry with all kinds of canned fruits and vegetables will help wonderfully in the plan to live at home.
Morris Sheppard's bill to reduce senator and congressman mileage allowances has little chance of passage. He aims to show he is trying to ease the freight costs burden on voters, including the poor.
The lines quoted from Huerta’s will express a wish to forgive all enemies as he neared death. The message frames his end as a search for inner peace and trust in forgiveness as a guiding principle.
A longtime Beaumont journalist recalls the blunt line calling bullets leaden pellets of death and wonders about the fire bell alarm that stirred town fever, tying memory to era of editorials and dramatic phrasing.
Peter Fogg quips that in a wise age sausages from a hog are his favorite kind of beverage. The remark is respectfully sent to Editor Blackshear of the Navasota Examiner.
Colonel Bailey of the Houston Post urges President Wilson to wear a sack coat at all times. He warns that if he wears long coats, Bob Henry and other political climbers will pull the tails off.
A skeptical note in a historical column laments repeated false hopes of oil strikes and wartime losses, mentioning ships torpedoed and a long, unending world without decisive results.
The New York Sun remarks that even after Cyclone Davis has passed, the capital will remain standing, indicating resilience and lack of catastrophic impact.
A Waco Times-Herald report profiles a farmer who grows only cotton and earns little, crafting strings as a symbol of his vow to endure poverty amid fluctuating market prices.
The governor, described as tight lipped after a firm stance, has not spoken since the initial strong statement and is noted as being notably sly by observers.
A provocative remark from Professor Scott Nearing links church arms advocacy to a critique of religious symbols, arguing the cross at steeples should be replaced with a torpedo. The comment places Montenegro among war sentiment alongside Belgium and Serbia in the era.
A terse political appeal stresses voting rights tied to tax payment. The message urges citizens to obtain a poll tax receipt to cast ballots, framing the requirement as a personal responsibility and civic duty. Local context and dates are not provided.
J R Moseley of Franklin Robertson County was shot three times at 5 pm Monday on Fourth and Austin in Waco. Joe Bell, resident of Franklin, was arrested after an exchange with Officer Head. letters in Moseley’s pocket point to family trouble as motive. Moseley rushed to hospital in critical condition.
More than a hundred refugees arrive from Parral Chihuahua reporting Villa soldiers looting ranches and seizing valuables. They say eighteen Americans were massacred and carried passports signed by Obregon, who faces border diplomacy fallout. Colonel Valles is executed in Juarez after pleading for life.
The Progressive Farmer notes there is no single best method to remove stumps. Old dry stumps may burn or be split with dynamite. green stumps favor pulling, blowing, or digging though digging is costly. Pullers and stump pullers speed large jobs, with dynamite offering quick results depending on charge placement. Here success hinges on stump type and the worker’s skill.
Local notice advertises six mules four mares and two horses for sale. Contact Chas BR Locke Zack Tex for details and pricing.
At the Texas Industrial Congress annual convention in Dallas prizes were awarded for best field crops livestock and gardens. Alvin Tiroff of Wilbarger County won the $500 grand prize with notable yields and profits across several crops.
A Buffalo Gap member writes to state boys club officials claiming he will plant crops next year despite his father's opposition. He vows to prove agriculture worth while, even if it means using a garden plow to farm an acre of grain. The note includes a quip about financiers and pools, attributed to a Boston transcript.
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