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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
1
Federal forces plan an assault on Matamoros as Blanco forces weigh a separate strike on Nuevo Laredo. Refugees from Ojinaga arrive in Marfa preparing to entrain for Fort Bliss tomorrow.
Alpine Texas report says Rebel Major Gonzales was arrested on the American side last night. He claimed intent to attack Orozco today but was captured before action.
A. T. Baker testified in Fort Worth on January 20 that Rev. J. Frank Norris said he could obtain 230000 dollars for his church at any time. The church carried thirty thousand dollars in insurance. The defense did not refute Baker’s statement as the trial proceeded.
Thirty three hundred Federal soldiers six Mexican generals and 1369 women and children who fled from Ojinaga were housed today at Fort Bliss in a barbed wire encampment guarded by U S troops. General Mercado was first to disembark and thanked the United States for the asylum offered. He asked what would become of them.
A fist fight disrupted a committee meeting in Washington as Representative Johnson of Kentucky and attorney John Shields clashed. Johnson shouted for a pistol after blows, then fled. only two clerks remained. Johnson accused Shields of lobbying.
President Wilson, amid a flood of letters, says general confidence in the economy exists though railroad conditions vary. He notes optimism without scientific analysis and suggests tariffs may stimulate business. Treasury reports many banks seek membership in the new reserve system. A radium conservation push gains testimony urging immediate action.
Report from San Antonio says General Villa asks Governor Colquitt to extradite General Salazar to Mexico for trial on the murder of American Thomas Fountain. Colquitt to refer the request to federal authorities.
An Armour & Co. employee M. F. Taylor his wife and two children were found shot dead at their Fort Worth home this afternoon. A gun lay beside Taylor. The family was last seen December 6 when Taylor said he was going to Oklahoma City.
At press time no president for the A. & M. College had been elected by the board of directors. The board mentioned Clarence Ousley of Fort Worth and W. A. Trenckmann among directors, but no other names or ballots were disclosed. A rumor circulated that the election had been dropped.
Paris reports the French foreign office has instructed its Mexican Minister to protest Huerta over suspending interest payments on Mexico's public debt. The loans are tied to customs duties and Paris signals possible forced collection of duties with tacit U.S. approval of the policy.
A submitted message discusses trusts and outlines methods to remedy what is described as the great evil. The text presents proposed steps and philosophical reasoning, urging reform and collective action.
President Wilson told Congress the trust message centers on seven aims. Prohibit interlocking directorates and curb railroad security issuance. Define restraint of trade and create a court-aiding commission. Impose penalties for unlawful business practices. Bar holding companies and limit shareholding voting power. Allow private suits to redress government judgments.
Four refugee camps were set up along the road to Marfa Texas to feed Mexican refugees as they begin the journey to the railroad. The government estimates a daily cost of about 1500 dollars to care for the refugees.
Mrs A Alred and her five year old son and two year old daughter died when their home burned after an oil fire starter exploded. The husband fled in shock as friends searched for him and the little girl's body was found clinging to a bed post.
Washington January 20 The president began reading his message promptly at 12 30 The galleries were packed and hundreds failed to gain admission to the House chamber The applause was stifled by the president's evident wish to proceed and demonstrations at times bordered on cheering
Republican Leader Mann led the applause greeting the President as he declared railroad securities policy. The President finished speaking at 12 51 p.m.
The Allen farm of 3,000 acres in Brazos County Texas owned by the John D Rogers estate has been leased to the State prison commission for five years at 36000 dollars per year. The lessor will supply all animals tools buildings water and light for farming and prisoner care. Trustees preferred a lease to a sale as the more suitable option at this time.
Associated Press reports Hamilton County Texas and surrounding areas suffer grasshopper scourge with crops devastated. Director Neill of the Farmers' Institute cites warm weather as likely cause. From Austin dated January 19.
The examining trial of Haywood Henderson and Porter Reed charged with robbing Antonio Ortiz behind a Rat Row saloon was postponed to January 16 due to the absence of the prosecuting witness Ortiz.
The adjourned City Council meeting heard petitions on pay ing West Anderson Street with property owners to cover two thirds costs. Aldermen Vick and Haswell were named to study a bond plan and report next meeting. Main Street curb work was postponed for space measurements. The gravel tests for Main Street paving met specs. Bryan & Central Texas Interurban received a track franchise with crossing rights. Colored school lights and billable electricity were approved. The session adjourned to Friday night for further talks.
Faint Os calls were heard in the Bay of Fundy this morning from the missing steamer Cobequid and its 120 aboard. Wreckage washed ashore on Grand Man Ledges, directing search efforts to that area as the vessel’s fate remained unclear.
Albany report says practically every engineer fireman and trainman on the Delaware and Hudson Railway struck to demand reinstatement of two discharged workers. Federal mediation requested. Conference with officials failed to settle the dispute. About five thousand employees are directly involved with additional impact in coal mines tied to the company.
A village near Kagoshima reports three hundred Sakura refugees buried by a collapsing cliff after a week of earthquakes and volcanic activity on Kiushiu. Fresh eruptions and an accompanying quake intensify relief needs across the island.
The January 1 1914 report shows about 200000 freight cars idle nationally the highest since 1911 with 60 percent of lines operating on a summer basis or considering it. Texas district reports sizable surplus by type and expects it to persist until crops move.
New York reports nine fatalities tied to the cold snap as temperatures plunge below zero. The city recorded record lows with Harrisville, New York, at forty three below. Relief is promised tonight or tomorrow.
A letter from F. D. Stger and Ike Ashburn urges Bryan and College citizens to improve interurban transport after a 50-person wait for a 7:30 car to the Methodist Church. The writers argue for reliable service and better arrangements to ensure community events proceed.
The court let a Navasota river bridge contract to John W. Hicks of Reliance and appropriated 150 for Brazos County Girls Caning and Poultry Club. It elected to move a tin barn to the county poor farm and convert a court house room into a ladies rest room. A Little Brazos bridge contract went to Austin Brothers of Dallas, and the new jail was accepted with S. J. Fountain’s final cost report.
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