Sheriff Nunn recaptures Frank Pamelia in Colorado
June chase ends with Sheriff T C Nunn returning Frank Pamelia to Brazos County Texas after a manhunt from Littleton Colorado. Nunn traced the suspect through army records telegraphs and extradition papers and secured his capture at Fort Logan Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pamelia
Tom Ropolo
Nunn
Littleton
Colorado
Pamelia
John Nunn
Bottoms
Saladiner’s
First National Bank
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Bryan
Texas
Fort Logan
Colo
T. C. Nunn
Brazos County
Denver
GETTY
Edward F. Burden
Austin
Woman Credits Foley Kidney Pills With Benefit
A Rocky Mount North Carolina resident Mrs A G Wells reports wonderful benefit from Foley Kidney Pills. The note mentions relief from rheumatic pains backache and sore muscles. The testimonial is signed M H James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Wells
Rocky Mount
N. C
M. H. James
State Farmers Union to Convene in Dallas August 14 16
President Henry N. Pope issues the official call for the fifteenth annual convention of the State Farmers Union to be held in Dallas August 14 16. Representation is four delegates per county with district delegates advisory. County meetings should select delegates and send names to the state secretary promptly. An urgent invitation goes out to all Texas district unions to join the state union in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Henry N. Pope
State Farmers’ Union
Dallas
Herbal remedy claims to cure torpid liver disorders
Ad claims Herb ine cures all disorders from an inactive liver by strengthening the liver and cleansing the bowels. The ad notes the product costs Be and is sold by M. H. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. James
French Instructor Joins Camp Kelly Aviation Post
Lieu tenant Ducos of the French flying corps reported at the Southern department headquarters on Tuesday to serve as an instructor at Camp Kelly in San Antonio Texas. Ducos is among 12 French air pilots sent to train U S army aviators in combat flying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Ducos
French Flying Corps
Southern Department
Army
Camp Kelly
France
Sixteen Women Study At A and M College
Sixteen young women are enrolled in a summer session of Texas A and M College to study rural home economics. Led by Miss Cornelia Simpson the course trains farm wives in food use, preservation, sewing, gardening and dairy work, aiming to conserve food and promote attractive, nutritious meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Cornelia Simpson
Miss Simpson
United States
Mr. Hoover
Lumbago Relief Reported From Foley Kidney Pills
A Nebraska reader Mrs. T. J. Buckhell of Hardy says a cold damp spring caused back and joint pains and that Foley Kidney Pills helped her recover. The note mentions lumbago and general aches and praises the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Buckhell
Hardy
Foley
M, H, James
Brazos Man Takes Charge of Aviation School at Cornell
Harvey Texas June 29 Captain Howard Davidson son of Dr J C Davidson of Harvey has been placed in charge of an aviation school at Cornell University Here they learn preliminaries of aviation and wireless telegraphy before being sent to other U S schools for practice The pupils are described as fine college men and Davidson expects to graduate 200 in five months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Texas
Howard Davidson
J. C. Davidson
Cornell University
United States
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
An advertisement claims hard work in stooped positions causes a back stitch and strained muscles, proposing Ballard's Snow Liniment as the essential remedy. It notes prices 25c 50c and 1.00 and lists M. H. James as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
M. H. James
First Texas Bale Nets 2500 For Red Cross War Fund
The first bale of new Texas cotton was sold at auction on the cotton exchange in New York for Red Cross. Hubbell Slack & Co of Houston donated the bale. proceeds 1500 dollars plus 1000 from exchange members expanded the Red Cross war fund. Total contributions reached 42,502.18 dollars, with New York City collectors totaling 38,298,391.29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Cotton Exchange
Red Cross
Hubbell, Slack & Co
Houston
Red Cross War Fund
New York City
Excursion to Galveston by L and G N on July 7
Tickets at popular low rates on sale for trains arriving Galveston Saturday July 7 and Sunday morning July 9, limited Monday July 9. A delightful excursion. see I and G N Ticket Agent for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
P. mm
Foley Kidney Pills Relieve Tired Women with Ailing Heads
An advertisement from Maine urges Foley Kidney Pills for tired women with back pain and nervous headaches. It claims the medicine strengthens weak kidneys, clears poisons, improves sleep, and reduces nerve pain, with a testimonial from Mrs. Frank. Available through M. H. James in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Frank
Wood
Morris
Maine
M ‘004
M. H. James
Bryan
Community Letters Sought for Brazos County Readers
The Eagle invites any Brazos county community without a letter section to join. Secure a capable correspondent to furnish a weekly letter and write the Editor for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
The
Eagle
Canning Club Contest Praised With Jewel Mathis Honorable Mention
Harvey writes from July 3 praising Bryan canning club entries last Saturday. Jewel Mathis of Steep Hollow earns honorable mention with 87 varieties, including 11 jellies all home raised except a few jars. Other contestants totaled 65 and 57 varieties amid questions on using store bought fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Harvey
Canning Club
Bryan
Little Jewel Mathis
Steep Hollow
J. C. Davidson
Randolph Ray
Literary Society
R. J. Wright
Lucy Jan Carnegie
Lane City
Lily Davidson
Wharton Advertiser
Will Goen
Woodville
Charlie Pate
Goen
Prohibition Party Blames Wilson for Halt in Prohibition
Virgil G. Hinshaw, head of the Prohibition Party, charges President Wilson with delaying prohibition by opposing delays in the food control bill. Hinshaw claims prohibition would have passed in thirty days without Wilson's interference to aid brewers in the final hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Virgil G. Hinshaw
National Committee
The
Prohibition Party
Wilson
Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad Title
Foley Cathartic Tablets praised for cleansing bowels and aiding digestion. The ad urges regular use for indigestion biliousness and bloating and promotes overall health and fitness from M. H. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
M. H. James
Negroes jailed after town wagon brawl two injured
In a Saturday evening incident a wagon carrying seven or eight African Americans broke into a fight near Constable Baker’s home. Deputies arrested three, two badly injured, and Florence Lewis was jailed for allegedly assaulting her husband with a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Blue mood remedies claim of liver stimulation and cleansing
An advertisement touts HERBINE as a purifier for the bowels and liver. It promises to tone the stomach and purge impurities, with a price of 50c and sales by M. H. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. James
U. S. Flag Flies Over London Government Buildings
By the king's order the stars and stripes flew over the parliament building and all government buildings in London. Thousands of Americans decorated private structures as well during the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
King's Order
Suffragists Arrested at White House Picket
A large police force thwarted suffragists efforts to defy authorities and picket the White House. Thirteen women were arrested for obstructing traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Germans Repulsed by French on Front North of Joly
Paris reports German forces launched repeated large-scale assaults against French lines from north of Joly to east of California plateau. The French defense held firm with a successful repulse of the attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Joly
California
Provisional Government Urges Russian People to Support Army
Petrograd reports the provisional government calls on all citizens to cast aside personal interests and unite behind the army marching to death to defend the revolution and free the Russian people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Community News From Harvey County Local Notes
Mr Goen helps hold the fort in the family’s absence. Luther Pate and Dallas visitors see John Pate. Fay Buchanan returns from Wharton and visits her parents. Mrs Devalse Buchanan improving after Caney Valley hospital stay. Will Jones ill. his Alabama father visiting. Literary society program impressed with Alta Williams de recitation and folk dance. Willard and Gladys Dowling sing. Mrs Woods recovering from illness and left for Bryan. Community telephone lines connected six families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goen
Luther Pate
Dallas
John Pate
Fay Buchanan
Wharton
Devalse Buchanan
Caney Valley Hospital
Steep Hollow Notes Rain Seekers Report Week Past
Steep Hollow reports a needed rain after a shower that aided crops. The Steep Hollow Invincibles challenge the Sala team for a ball game. Community updates include Mrs. Priscilla Andrews of Bryan attending Methodist services with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steep Hollow
Sala
Priscilla Andrews
Bryan
Methodist Church
Harry Nash
Walter Parker
D. M. Barnes
Cameron
J. G. Leutwyler
Barnes
Sam Satterwhite
Beecher Leutwyler
Brown
Reliance
Waco Man Gains 18 Pounds on Tanlac
William O. Truett, Waco railroad watchman, reports: after four years of indigestion and pain he gained 18 pounds on Tanlac. He says he now sleeps well, has less gas and pain, and feels renewed energy and health. Tanlac sold in Bryan, Wellborn, and Edge by local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O. Truett
M., K. & T. Railroad
North Sixth Street
Waco
Texas
Marlin
Missouri
Dallas
Tanlac
Russians Attack Turks in Caucasus and Capture Villages
Report from Petrograd states Russian forces advanced yesterday against Turkish troops in the Caucasus, seizing several villages. An accompanying advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a remedy for coughs, colds, croup, and hay fever with a testimonial from Mrs. Chas. Reitz of Allen Mills, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caucasus
Petrograd
Foley
Chas. Reitz
Allens Mills
M. H. James
Riots in East St Louis Claim Thirty Four Lives
East St Louis reports thirty four dead with four white and thirty black victims after unrest. National guards patrol streets as Governor Lowden contemplates further troop deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Y Associated Press
East St .Louis
Lowden
Baptist Young People of Texas hold camp and convention in Palacios
The sixteenth annual encampment and the twenty seventh annual convention of the Baptist Young People of Texas began in Palacios Texas on July 3 and runs through July 15. Noted speakers include Dr George W Truett Rev M E Dodd B W Spilman Dr J B Gambrell and Dr L R Scarborough others to speak multiple times.
Bryan Young Man Receives Army Commission in 1917
Oscar Brantley Park of Dallas has earned a first lieutenant commission in the signal section of the United States Army Officers Reserve Corps. The June 11 1917 document bears Secretary Baker’s signature and a government engraving. Park, son of Mr and Mrs P S Park of Bryan, will stay with his parents until ordered to join his unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Brantley Park
Dallas
Secretary of War
United States Army
Baker
Park
P. S. Park
Bryan
Affiliation Rules To Be More Stringent In Texas
Austin plans for standardizing admission requirements for high school graduates to the University of Texas and other state institutions. A state committee led by Prof. W I Doughty will implement uniform stricter standards across leading Texas schools by the full term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
State Committee On
W. I. Doughty
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Foley Kidney Pills Praise From Flat River Reader
Solomon Bequette of Flat River Missouri credits Foley Kidney Pills with straightening him out after two years of illness. He states the pills address rheumatic pains aching joints and swollen muscles caused by kidney trouble and provide prompt relief. M H James endorses the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Bequette
Flat River
Foley
M. H. James
Will Cross Ill in Bryan Hospital Sparks Concern
June 28 notice notes Will Cross ill again in Bryan hospital with hopes for recovery. Charlie Holden visiting relatives in Normangee. Rev Storey of Bryan Presbyterian plans a meeting at Alexander starting Sunday night July 1. Local area remains dry though some neighbors report partial rain. Alexander Sunday school moved from afternoon to morning. Mr and Mrs E T Benbow of Wixon mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Will Cross
Bryan Hospital
Charlie Holden
Normangee
Storey
Presbyterian Church
Bryan
Alexander
E. T. Benbow
Wixon
Visit by Gladys Broach and Presnals noted in Bryan
Mr and Mrs Will Presnal hosted a Sunday visit while Miss Gladys Broach was visiting in Bryan. The brief item records social hospitality and a guest presence in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Gladys Broach
Bryan
Cavitt Evans Denny Wedding Quietly Solemnized at Wheelock
The wedding of Miss Catherine Cavitt and Mr. Robert Evans Denny was quietly solemnized last Wednesday at the bride’s sister Mrs James Harvey Mitchell home in Wheelock. Rev Charlton H Storey read the service. The couple will reside in Blacksburg Virginia after a trip to Asheville North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Catherine Cavitt
Robert Evans Denny
James Harvey Mitchell
Wheelock
Charlton H. Storey
First Presbyterian Church
Bryan
Ethel
Katherine Mitchell
Denny
Asheville
North Carolina
Blacksburg
Virginia
Law Department
University of Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Beulah Arney Cavitt
Texas
Ballard's Snow Liniment Sold For Insect Bites
Stings or bites from insects cause swelling pain or itching and require prompt treatment. Ballard's Snow Liniment counteracts the poison and acts as an antiseptic and healing remedy. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles, sold by M. H. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
M. H. James
Shoe Department Slashes Prices on Slippers and Oxfords
A local shoe department advertises a wide range of footwear for men women and children with prices from 59 cents to 5 dollars. Styles include viol patent leather cloth white oxfords and slippers with discounts on big lots and up to date designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Hanna
FEM
OMI A Tivde
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Bering
State Farmers Union
A. and
M. College
Cornell
U. S
England
Waco Man
William Truett
N. A. Stewart
Wellborn
J. P. Royder
Edge
Moore & Payne,Ady
E. C. Schaff
Creston
B. Y. P. U. Camp
Bryan Young Man
Denny Cavitt
M. Bonneville
Main Street
Shoe Department
Har Bee
Cee Evans
Nation Department
Lust
Regis Duns
Ois Teh
Thraces
Tinue
Iaieid Wrest
Grand Viata
Arvades
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