Great Festival of Song at Reliance Draws Big Crowd
The Brazos County Singing Convention resumed after three years of war and held a full day at Reliance Church. President J. C. Cloud led opening, with extensive singing and a town dinner, and a committee proposed semi annual sessions and voting rights for all singers. A future tabernacle project was discussed, with a ten member committee to find a site. Floy Magness singled out for remarkable singing.
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Brazos County
Reliance Church
Grimes
Madison
Leon
Robertson
J. C. Cloud
R. ¥. Crenshaw
Committee On
I. M. Cook
Eck Smith
A. W. Buchanan
Eagle
Crenshaw
R. F. Crenshaw
Henry Denman
John Davis
Fred Murray
Miller Henderson
Marion Fry
Louis Thompson
W. B. English
J. H. Stockton
E. H. Walton
W. B. Cook
Barlia Risinger
Willis Kelley
Jack Thompson
George Jones
John Whitten
Britton Risinger
Arch Murray
Bolen Lloyd
W. A. Peteer
C. F. Francis
Will Henry
C. W. Carroll
E. B. Stedman
Floy Magness
Robert Magness
Ben Magness
Albert Keith
C. L. Francis
J. W. Parker
Jess Hicks
W. T. Conaway
E. A. Peters
Madison County
One More Death in New Plague Cases at Beaumont Texas
Beaumont Texas reports no new bubonic plague cases today but records the death of a small boy after a three day illness. Three other victims recover. Of 135 rats tested, thirteen carried plague. City pushes cleanup, removing nearly 700 tons of rubbish in two days.
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Beaumont
Tex
Tofay
Proceedings Seek Injunction On Suffrage Ratification
The American Constitutional League sues in the District of Columbia Supreme Court seeking to stop the Secretary of State from issuing a proclamation declaring the suffrage amendment ratified when the thirty sixth state acts in its favor. The suit claims West Virginia’s ratification was illegal due to fraud and Tennessee’s ratification would also be illegal.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
American Constitutional League
West Virginia
Tennessee
Profiters in both labor and capital at work
Special to the Eaple notes rising unemployment in major centers due to railroad congestion strikes and reduced building. Textile and garment workers idle as public buys less. Profiteering in wages and materials is blamed for higher costs and weaker purchasing power, risking a vicious cycle and widespread business downturn.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Den
Interuro
Ben
Stahon
Dry
Miss Ima Cook III Struck by Illness in Galveston
Miss Ima Cook daughter of Mr and Mrs I M Cook of Steep Hollow and Robertson county Home Demonstration Agent is very ill in Galveston. She was taken seriously ill with appendicitis and underwent immediate surgery. A telegram notified her parents who traveled to Galveston and await further word on her condition.
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Ima Cook
I. M. Cook
Steep Hollow
Robertson County
Galveston
J. D. Martin
Peolside
Old San Francisco Roars Fades From National Convention
A July report recalls how the city’s colorful past near the Hall of Justice and Barbary Coast has vanished. Old cafes, docks, and the famed Cliff House give way to modern development and dwindling remnants of Chinatown and Mission Dolores endure as a lone memory of the glamorous era.
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San Francisco
Sierras
Koenig
Meyers
Hall of Justice
Montana
Chinatown
Dupont Street
Frank Norris
Portsmouth Square
Dennis Keerney
Duncan Nichol
Cliff House
United States
Waverly Place
Siberia Club
China Basin
Presidio
Shanghai
South American
Nob Hill
Mission of Sorrows
Mission Dolores
Senator Davidson in Bryan on Visit
Senator Lynch Davidson of Houston visits Bryan as guest of W S Howell. He attends barbecue and meeting with Brazos county people and is described as a leading Texas figure with a record in the legislature. He is praised as honest capable worthy and a Democrat. A Willys Knight car for sale at White's Garage with price details available.
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Lynch Davidson
Houston
Texas
Bryan
W. S. Howell
Davison
Brazos County
Davidson
Willys Knight
White’s
W. E. Graham
Sherman Auto Trade School Seeks Young Men
Wanted young men to join the Sherman Auto and Traitor School to learn mechanics. Address reply to Dept. 26 Sherman Tex.
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Sherman Auto & Traitor School
Sherman, Tex
Classified Ads Bring Results
Local classified ads yield responses as buyers and sellers connect through listed items. Readers report quick leads on sales of goods and services, with several transactions completed after ad placement. Individuals note enhanced visibility and faster exchanges than traditional notices.
Man traps thousands of cotton bugs with lantern water trap
Joe Merka of near Bryan collected thousands of pests in a trap he set in his cotton field using a water kerosene mix and a lantern. The crowd in town saw the jar of insects, including boll weevils, caterpillar flies, and other pests, with Merka praising lantern traps as a simple method for farmers to combat cotton damage.
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Joe Merka
Bryan
Eagle
Mr. Merka
Merka
Texas
Bolton to Return From Eastern Electrical Tour
F C Bolton head of A and M College electrical engineering departs from College Station Texas after leading a forty student party through eastern cities on a tour of electrical plants and institutions. The group visited Pittsburg New York Albany Schenectady inspecting Westinghouse Western Electric AT and T Waterside Station and other major facilities.
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Albany
Schenectady
Westinghouse and Western Electrical Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York Edison Company
Big Kidnapping Case on Trial Tomorrow
Tombstone Arizona July 7 Two millionaires three mining executives one mayor three physicians and a commerce club secretary are named with 149 others in the State of Arizona versus Phelps Dodge and others. The kidnapping trial stems from the deportation of 1186 striking miners from Bisbee to Columbus and Hermanas New Mexico on July 12 1917. The defense may argue necessity as in the prior Wootton case, with most defendants being miners and officials.
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Tombstone
Ariz
State of Arizona
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Bisbee
Arizona
Columbus
Hermanas New Mexico
Pete Corkhill
Clarence Ingram
Harry E. Wootton Bisbee
Wooton
Warren
New Mexico
United States
Edge Picnic Set for Wednesday by Bryan Chamber
The Edge picnic for Bryan businessmen will be held Wednesday July 7. Chairman Sam B Wilson announced motorists will depart from the Chamber of Commerce corner at 10 oclock sharp and urged all to be on hand.
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Sam B. Wilson
Bryan
Edge
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Road Contract Declared Largest in U S History
A Texas firm won what is described as the largest single road construction contract in the United States, worth about 4.5 million dollars. The project covers 150 miles of hard surfaced roads and 50 miles of graded roads in Eastland County under a bond issue. The award exceeds by 500000 dollars the previous Maricopa county contract.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
United States
Maricopa County
Arizona
Texas
Ranger
Eastland County
Oldest Known Written Code Found in Nippur Tablets
Discovery at the University of Pennsylvania museum yields fragments of laws older than Hammurabi, translated by Abbe Scheil. Text covers hired servants, trespass, slaves, rentals, slave women, adultery, and property rights, suggesting a high early civilization.
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Philadelphia
Nippur
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Abbe Scheil
Paris
University of
Public Should Be Considered Before Everybody Strikes
Philadelphia July 7. The strike of shopmen on the Pennsylvania system has been deferred indefinitely after labor leaders met with government officials and W W Atterbury. Harry S Jeffrey said the decision reflects the public's primacy over rail union demands and will be reviewed by General Atterbury for a fair adjustment of grievances.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Pennsylvania
Harry S. Jeffrey
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jeffrey
Atterbury
Cox of Ohio Nominated for President at Long Democratic Convention
San Francisco June 6 Governor James M Cox of Ohio was nominated for the presidency by the Democratic National Convention after forty four ballots. A Mitchell Palmer’s withdrawal on the thirty eighth ballot shifted support to Cox and he was finally nominated by unanimous voice. Texas delegates kept solid support for McAdoo during the balloting.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
James M. Cox
Ohio
A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
Cox
William G. McAdoo
A. m
Texas
McAdoo
Roosevelt Named Vice President Nominee by Acclamation
At the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 7 delegates nominated Gov. James M. Cox for president and F. D. Roosevelt of New York for vice president by acclamation after several withdrawals. Harmony in the final hours excites leaders who plan campaign strategy with Cox in Dayton.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
James M. Cox
F. D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Dayton
Ohio
Cox
McAdoo Relieved by Cox Nomination News
Huntington N Y July 6 William G McAdoo learns Governor Cox nominated by Democrats He says I am relieved and delighted that the call did not come to me Mrs McAdoo echoes approval The McAdoo family appears happy again
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Huntington
N. Y
William G. McAdoo
Cox
Cox Urges Ratification of Woman Suffrage in Louisiana
Dayton July 7 Cox expressed the opinion in reply to an inquiry from the Louisiana Democratic central committee chairman that it is a duty the Louisiana legislature owes the Democratic party to ratify the suffrage amendment at once.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Cox
Democratic Central Committee of Louisiana
Louisiana
Democratic Party
Montgomery Ward Charged With Falsifying Roofing Cement Ad
The federal trade commission cites Montgomery Ward and Co. of Chicago in a formal complaint of unfair competition. The charge alleges the firm’s catalogue claimed liquid roofing cement contained no coal tar, a statement the FTC says is false.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Montgomery Ward and Co
Chicago
Miss Lil lie Sanders to graduate at G I A Den ton
Denton Texas July 3 Miss Lil lie Fae Sanders of Bryan will receive a Bachelor of Science degree at the close of the summer session of the College of Industrial Arts in Denton August 19. She taught Home Economics at Coleman High School last year and is re employed there next year. The College of Industrial Arts claims 2128 Texas girls enrolled this year including 1462 in regular sessions and 666 in summer sessions. This year the college will graduate 260 women for leadership roles in Texas homes and communities.
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Denton
Texas
Lillie Fae Sanders
Bryan
College of Industrial Arts
Miss Sanders
Coleman
Sy Ceteaey
Captain Chilton Recalls John A. Moore Jr gift honor
Captain Frank B. Chilton of Houston presents a bound history volume of Hood’s Texas Brigade to John A. Moore Jr of Bryan. Moore, who chaired the Bryan Chamber of Commerce entertainment committee, receives the gift in appreciation of his service to the old soldiers visiting Bryan.
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John A. Moore, Jr
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Hood
Texas Brigade
Frank B. Chilton
Houston
Chilton
Moore
Bryan
Palmer accused of abusing office to influence delegates
Chicago July 7 William Armstrong a Chicago lawyer presented documentary evidence claiming Attorney General Palmer abused the power of his office to influence delegates to the Democratic convention.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Armstrong
Palmer
Texas A. and M. Rifle Team Wins Loving Cup
The Texas A and M College rifle team captured the Loving Cup in a Southern Department competition at College Station Texas. The team scored 1652 out of 2000 to defeat New Mexico Military Institute Oklahoma and Arkansas in gallery events. New Mexico Military Institute finished second.
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College Station
Texas
Texas A. & M
Southern
Department of Military Science and Tactics
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico Military Institute
Shiloh Barbecue a Noted Community Event
A Monday barbecue at Shiloh near the A and M College, directed by V J Boriskie and J H Krenek, drew a large crowd and was a success despite morning rain. Pits were dried under a tent after rain stopped, allowing cooking to finish in time for dinner. County candidates’ speeches and Bryan band music provided ample entertainment.
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Shiloh
A. and M. College
V. J. Boriskie
J. H. Krenek
Bryan Band
Ohio to be battle ground for presidency
Columbus reports Ohio will host the presidential campaign with two native sons, Senator Harding of Marion and Governor Cox of Dayton, as nominees. Plans for formal notification of Harding and Cox appear tied to events in their home cities and dates in July.
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Ohio
Columbus
United States
Marion
Harding
Dayton
Cox
San Prancisco
Anaes
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