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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
1
While counting cash, Bryan Ice Company manager G F Sheppard left $41 on a desk and returned to find it missing. The theft occurred during a busy afternoon with many people nearby and bright sun. Authorities report several break-ins in Bryan, but this act is deemed the boldest yet.
Associated Press report from Chicago describes fractures in the new fusion party as the labor faction gains control of the convention. Senator LaFollette declines leadership candidacy amid internal divisions and the alliance with Forty-Eighters wavers as a joint finance committee forms.
The National Bank of Commerce in New York notes that recent price declines are not isolated but reflect a gradual general movement since 1919. It cites lower copper and zinc, hog and cattle prices, and declines in hides while stressing demand, credit, and production factors shaping the trend amid war aftermath.
Bryan plans a citywide weed elimination starting Monday July 19 with city crews and property owners cutting weeds on streets alleys and premises. The campaign seeks to improve sanitation curb appeal and mosquito control urging residents to finish weed cutting within ten days of notice and inspect for breeding sites.
Washington July 14 federal quarantine against interstate shipment of cotton from pink boll worm districts in Texas and Louisiana will take effect within a fortnight. Cotton growers from six states meet with the Federal Horticultural Board to seek a uniform enforcement plan and potential spillover to neighboring states. Clarence Ousley will represent the Texas Chamber of Commerce at the Washington session.
Port Arthur harbor tugs are tied up by a strike of firemen deck hands and cooks demanding higher pay and a six day week with full pay. Seven tugs and fifty men are involved. Sea going tugs are not affected.
Chicago on July 1 reports little progress in the first two hours of the new fusion party convention. An undercurrent of dissatisfaction ran through the meeting as leaders repeatedly pleaded and conferred to prevent open breaks.
Dallas July 14 three issues religious sect participation in politics labor and anti trust laws were raised by Ben F. Looney candidate for governor. He accused Baptists and Baylor University leaders including Dr S P Brooks of campaigning for Pat M Neff. He urged the press to repudiate Baptist influence on the election and warned against church tied political endorsements.
Citizens from Bryan and College appointed to appeal to the Texas Railway Commission in Austin. The joint committee seeks an adequate service for the Interurban, urging an accountant and engineer to review the current year’s records and the system’s operations.
Homer B. Miller of Austin and Bellevue, Ohio known as Johnny Appleseed Junior delivers an illustrated chalk talk on Christian Citizenship titled Rifle Shots at 8:15 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Bryan. The event follows a bizarre encounter aboard a southbound H. and T. C. train where Miller introduced himself to locals.
State Health Officer C. W. Goddard left for Beaumont to confer with Dr. White of the U S Public Health Service on extending the plague survey now nearing completion in Jefferson County to other sections of the Texas coast in the quarantine area.
A fragment urges colleagues to oppose woman suffrage in California, claiming most women prefer leaving political and governmental affairs to husbands and male relatives and warning that suffrage would bring disaster in the South and regret.
The Court of Criminal Appeals overruled E. E. Sapp's motion for rehearing and the mandate to move him to the state penitentiary arrived. A Bud Russell transfer deputy transported Sapp from Houston to Huntsville for life imprisonment. Sheriff Morehead reports Sapp is resigned, cheerful, and has no complaints.
J A Murray of Iola reports a deteriorating bridge across Old River near the Nava sota river at the long trestle Chaney crossing. The east end span hangs down near the water and people still attempt crossing, risking a serious accident. The bridge lies in Brazos county and requires attention for Grimes residents traveling to Bryan.
Mr R E L Upchurch of Bedias and Grimes county banker and businessman visited Bryan to discuss better roads rural life improvements and future development of the area The Eagle welcomes such prominent visitors to Bryan.
Assistant State Agent H H Williamson of the A and M College Extension announces the close of the Texas Farm Boys Special contest for three train tickets. On Saturday July 17 at 2 pm contestants meet at Bryan high school for a six question exam from a list of eighty two.
Grayson Farm Club boys and girls travel to Sherman to attend encampment at Austin College. The event, led by Extension agents C C Morris and Neal, includes demonstrations on cotton, club work, entertainment, and a sightseeing trip.
Sacramento reports John Reese a Florin merchant told a house committee about keeping children hidden during a state visit. The panel noted seeing only two children in the town as it examined conditions of Japanese residents on the Pacific coast.
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