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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
7
The czar issues an imperial rescript calling for renewed effort to win the war with God’s help. He asks all classes and faiths to support the army, making this the national problem for united Russia. Reports note rapid creation of a munitions board with power over private industry.
El Paso Texas June 30 reports federal authorities are searching for Felix Diaz who arrived last night but cannot be located. Reasons for his visit are unknown and Huerta disclaims all knowledge.
Associated Press reports three more arrests in the Huerta plot in El Paso on June 30. Those taken into custody include General Marcelo Caraveo and the Alderetes Frank and Alderete.
Washington on June 30 reports the government announces the greatest favorable trade balance in the country’s history. The year ended shows a surplus near one billion dollars, beating all prior records by about half a billion.
The cannery promoted by the Navasota Chamber of Commerce opened yesterday. Indications show about 10,000 bushels of tomatoes will be handled, in addition to sweet potatoes and beans.
The Bryan and Central Texas Interurban received a new freight engine from Houston shops to replace the current engine. The old engine will be sent to the shops for overhaul and repair.
The U S submarine H-3 ran aground about 120 miles south of San Francisco but is described as not in serious danger. In New York Evelyn Nesbett refuses to testify in the Thaw case citing immunity and law.
Bryan's oldest business Dunn & Daly saloon closes after more than forty years of operation. Daly retires with license expiry and property sold. fixtures bought by Harry Marwill and moved to his new location. Joe Oprsteny buys stock and rents building, with renovations planned before July 15. Dunn, founder, long esteemed in Bryan. Daly to pursue private pursuits in retirement.
Albany July 1 Governor reprieves former Police Lieutenant Becker until July 26. He states this is all he will do. Becker faces execution unless courts intervene. Local notes report tomato arrivals and prices 25 cents a crate after costs, peaches selling well, and a Nazarene camp meeting to run ten days starting July 22 conducted by Rev. P. I. Price. Mr and Mrs E C Smith welcome a new girl. Visitors W E B MclIntosh and Ben MclIntosh from Lexington arrive. A crowd from Liberty and Pin-Oak attends Woodmen Circle. corn looks healthy but needs rain.
United States cotton cultivation totals 31,539,000 acres per preliminary Department of Agriculture estimates. Comparisons show 37,406,000 planted last year and declines in abandonment to about 1 percent of planted area. Weather has been generally favorable though wet spells delayed some districts.
A cyclone struck Ottawa county near Muskogee Oklahoma killing six residents last night and causing extensive property damageaccording to local reports from Muskogee Oklahoma July 1
W M Walton former attorney general of Texas died at his Austin home on July 1 authorities announced. Walton held the post in earlier years and was a prominent legal figure in Texas.
Felix Diaz is in New York claiming he is not in El Paso. he says rivals spread reports of his El Paso presence to discredit him. He arrived July 1 and plans to conduct business in the city.
Premier Asquith reports British casualties in the Dardanelles rising to thirty eight thousand through May. Reports from Petrograd note Russian resistance with German attempts at Windau repelled. In Avonmouth eleven Americans die when the German U 38 sinks the Armenian. Washington weighs actions after a full inquiry into the sinking and charter status.
An American arriving in Laredo reports a military train from Tampico to Monterrey derailed in a canyon ten days ago. Three hundred Caranza soldiers, plus wives and children, died as passengers on roof cars were swept away. the major warned the engineer before the fatal speed crash.
London July 1. George Joseph Smith, accused of murdering three wives in bath tubs and collecting life insurance, was convicted and sentenced to die.
In El Paso on July 1 the preliminary hearing for Huerta Pascual Orzeo and four others on conspiracy to violate neutrality laws was postponed until July 12. A fragment references a widowed woman in black and her outlook toward future marriage.
A German submarine sank the British 10 000 ton bark This tlebank off London yesterday while she carried wheat. The crew was saved.
A message reports John Grissett of Anderson dangerously ill from suspected ptomaine poisoning after a meal at a Navasota restaurant last Saturday night. A later update says he is resting somewhat better but remains in danger.
Mr and Mrs Philip Hermer recently settled in Bryan, praising the Kurten community picnic held yesterday in Wm Wanthei s pasture. They commended the excellent dinner and the music led by the pastor of the German church at Kurten.
Horace McGee and Miss Hester Hensarling were secretly married at the pastor J C Welch's Bryan home at 10 o'clock last night. The couple, praised for character and social standing, will reside in Bryan and begin married life with warm wishes from friends and family.
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