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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
2
Reports say the German raider has armed the captured British ships St Theodore and Yarrowdale and now uses them to assist the raider. Nine Americans landed as uneasiness grows in marine circles over the raider believed to be the Moene, famed early in the war for sinking many merchant vessels.
Washington reports Consul Stewart says nine Americans from the St Theodore were taken by a German raider and landed at Pernambuco.
A posse pursuing bank robbers found three dead men Oscar Poe Will Hart and Henry Hart after a battle 18 miles southwest of Okmulgee Oklahoma. The report notes the posse recovered the bodies and continues news of the incident.
A Sunday morning collision in El Paso between the fire chief's car and a private auto killed five year old Annie Rotermund and injured four others including her mother Ola Rotermund and Fireman John Drew. Assistant Fire Chief John E Sullivan sustained minor injuries.
County Superintendent W L Powers publishes 1917 examination dates for Brazos county teachers certificates. Examinations run April 6-7, June 1-2, September 7-8, October 19-20, and December 7-8. Permanent certificate questions appear at all exams except October. Permanent tests move to Fridays and Saturdays.
St. Paul Minn Jan 22 western cities dug out from a record breaking 17 inch snowfall that buried the region last night. Train schedules were completely upset with many trains stalled in drifts.
United States military engineers with D. B. Colp of San Antonio announce the King of Trails highway from Winnipeg to Galveston and San Antonio. Bryan chosen as a passing city while the route is surveyed from San Antonio to Denison. The marked road will run northward to Winnipeg, shortening travel by 43 miles and serving major cities across North Dakota Minnesota Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas and more.
The Free Baptist congregation voted unanimously at Sunday service to build a new church. The proposed Corinthian style building would be compact with a low roof and large front columns. Plans and bids will be advertised after the committee finalizes site and specifications.
Bryan Council No. 1834 Knights of Columbus initiated a 25 member class in Villa Maria hall. An Austin degree team conferred the first three degrees. A banquet followed with toastmaster Charles Schnider of Austin. Principal speakers included Prof. John Duffy, Father Misch, and Judge J. T. Maloney. The Bryan council now has 72 members.
An explosion at the gas plant in Port Arthur Texas last night left the city without gas today.
Moritz Lodge in this city yesterday elected Sam Levy as president D 8 Hart as vice president Joe Groginski as treasurer William Gelber as secretary H Marwill as monitor Tra Gordon as assistant monitor Philip Hermer as warden Ben Marwill as guardian for the ensuing year.
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station reports inoculating between 350 and 400 head of pure bred cattle against Texas fever this season with only one death. Since Dr. Mark Francis introduced the cure, mortality from fever under importation has dropped from 95 percent to under 8 percent. The program expands to dairy cattle from several states and includes support from Chambers of Commerce, though funds and facilities remain tight as federal aid ends. The station seeks $12,010 for 1917-18 and $11,010 for 1918-19 for sheds and equipment, with further $2,500 requests for anthrax labs and vac cine work.
A list of breeders with veterinary department work is given, detailing owners and numbers of cattle including Herefords Polled Herefords Short Horns and Jersies from Texarkana Crockett Eden New Braunfels Seguin Fate Gatesville Hillsboro Waco Dallas and Denison. Names include Dr W K Read A D Bowman Sam Waring Henry Landa R C Covett Mat Zollner Jeff Davis L S Brotherton and J R Raby among others.
More than 25 000 National Guardsmen on the Mexican border are designated for return home and muster out by the War Department. About 45 000 to 50 000 guardsmen remain on border patrol as the rest depart. The move follows policy of sending home troops longest on duty, with no link to Pershing’s column movements. The list covers units from Louisiana Arkansas District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina and others.
A union welcome service honored Dr. Comber, the new pastor, at Bryan's Free Baptist church. The event featured pastors J C Welch E W Solomon Charlton H Storey and M E Weaver, prayers by Storey and Solomon, scripture by Weaver, and a sermon on being a soldier of the cross. The service echoed Christian unity and inspired renewed zeal among attendees.
Ben Foster pleaded guilty in county court to stealing clothes. He was fined $5 with costs totaling $26.85. Several civil cases will be tried this week including T. S. Hill versus the H. T. C. railroad for damages to be called this afternoon.
Advertising note for Armour's fertilizers offered by J M Saladiner. Item appears as a local sale listing with no additional details.
The charred body of Will Sadler was found early today in the ruins of a house that burned last night on the premises of J. F. Craig, Sadler's uncle, in Ennis Texas.
Senator McNealus introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a single tax system in Texas. The measure would be voted on the third Saturday in August this year.
Austin Texas January 22 The senate adopted the Henderson resolution memorializing the Texas congressional delegation to work for locating a government armor plant in Texas, a move signaling state effort to attract defense industry jobs and investment.
Clarence Williams of Houston pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Justice W. W. Gainer's court and was fined one dollar plus costs. Ernest Ford pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was fined one dollar plus costs.
J. H. Webb departed for New York to buy spring and summer goods for Webb Bros. He will stay in the wholesale centers for several weeks, personally selecting a stock to meet the community’s needs.
Secretary Daniels issued a statement defending his action in awarding Hadfields Limited a British munitions contract for armor piercing projectiles at about $200 below the lowest American bid. He rejects trade-press claims that the British urged the move to panic the American steel market.
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