Fort Worth Men sue for ear loss and injuries
Edward J. Mereford and Carl B. Mereford filed suit in the Sixty-seventh District Court seeking 5000 dollars. They accuse J. F. Taylor and S. E. Taylor of forcing entry to their home on May 30 to seize a stove, cursing them, striking Mrs. Mereford, and biting off Edward Mereford’s ear.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Sixty-seventh District Court
Edward J. Mereford
Carl B. Mereford
J. F. Taylor
Edward Mereford
Burglar Kills Traveling Man in Mineral Wells Hotel
Harry Walters a Dallas traveling man was shot and killed in a Mineral Wells hotel by a masked burglar who entered his room demanding money. The burglar escaped.
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Associated Press
Mineral Wells
Texas
Harry Walters
Dallas
Burglar Steals Cash From Cawthon Store
Last Sunday afternoon between 1 and 3 o'clock a burglar pried open the safe at A. J. Edwards store in Cawthon and took about 125 dollars in currency. Silver and checks remained untouched. nothing else was missing. Officers have been notified and a search for the culprit is underway.
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A. J. Edwards
Cawthon
July Cotton Use Report Stuns Markets
Washington July 14 Cotton used during June totaled 570 466 bales with 11 months of the marketing year reported by the Associated Press. The government release notes demand trends and adjustments for the season.
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Associated Press
Washington
Insurance advance decision set for August first in Texas
Austin, July 15. The State Fire Insurance Commission will decide in early August on granting a 38 1 3 percent mercantile rate advance for fire insurers in Texas after weeks of hearings. Arguments for and against the proposal will be heard, likely beginning August 1 after a short adjournment.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Fire Insurance Commission
Mersey rules Wilhelmina cargo award to Green Commission
Viscount Mersey awarded 78 400 pounds about 390 000 dollars to the MW Ia Green Commission Company of St. Louis for the Wilhelmina cargo seized in 1915. The case, a test on British wartime food shipments, was settled with the government paying compensation plus 5 percent interest from Sept 13, 1915.
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London
Wilhelmina
Hamburg
Great Britain
Germany
Mrs Lawson Doing Nicely After Galveston Operation
A message from Prof. W C Lawson to his son Claude reports Mrs. Lawson is doing nicely after a surgical operation in Galveston last Monday. The news will please her many Bryan friends.
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W. C. Lawson
Claude
Poultry Takes Center Stage At Texas Farm Events
Poultry will be central at the annual farmers Short Course July 24 29 and Farmers Congress July 27 29 at A and M College with a major poultry show. A poultry raisers association will form and affiliate with Texas Farmers Congress. Notable speakers Dr H J Webber and Dean W M Jardine will address both groups.
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Farmers Congress
A & M. College
Texas
Texas Farmers Congress
H. J. Webber
Graduate School
University of California
W. M. Jardine
Kansas State Agricultural College
College Station
Chaney
Marlin
Falls County
Dean Kyle
Dallas
Houston
Forgiveness and Forgetting in Imperfect Society
A reflection on imperfect people living in peace. The author argues that two actions make cohabitation possible forgiving and forgetting. The piece explores moral behavior and social harmony.
Tabor Topics Highlights and Local Notes
Crops hold steady though dryer conditions threaten limited losses to young corn. Cotton remains viable for days, rain hoped for soon. Farmers finish tasks as fishermen jokes circulate. Miss Venona McDonald visits, Rev Smith preaches at Cottonwood. Methodist meetings start Friday at Alexander. Bon Francis survives a buggy scare after a Sunday night incident. Brazos County Singing Convention thanks The Eagle for support and plans a session with the Alexander choir near Tabor. Good roads expected for attendees traveling in Henry Js.
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Venona McDonald
Bedias
Laura
Gladys Broach
Mr. Smith
Cottonwood
Alexander
Bon Francis
Brazos County
Eagle
Alexander Choir
Tabor
Henry Js
Mount Shasta as World’s Model Mountain in Legend and Trek
The National Geographic Magazine describes Mount Shasta as a creator’s master piece and the model for all world mountains. It notes the ascent is challenging but not perilous with guides, using Sisson as a base for a Timberline camp route and a one day round trip for seasoned climbers.
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Shasta
Sisson
Timberline Camp
National Geographic Magazine
Sheppard Affirms Support for Wilson Mexico Policy
Senator Mor ris Sheppard answers Laredo voters telegraphically stating he stands with Woodrow Wilson on his Mexican policy and will continue to support its continuation. The message responded to a petition from J W Daniels and 26 others asking for clear position on policy developments.
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Laredo
Washington
Morris Sheppard
Wilson
Mexico
J. W. Daniels
Senator Sheppard
Sheppard
Daniels
Woodrow Wilson
Deutschland Not 30 Large
Baltimore Md July 13 When the Deutschland s cargo was unloaded today the ship s rise revealed that her size was overestimated She is only 250 feet long and less than 25 feet wide It was reported that she was 300 feet long.
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Baltimore
Monster shark killed at Key Port with human body parts
An Associated Press report from New York dated July 13 states a large shark was killed at Key Port New Jersey after its stomach contained part of a human body. The discovery was confirmed through information received in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Key Port
New Jersey
City of Paris being rebuilt after 1916 fire
Paris Texas reports over 1,000,000 in building permits issued in the two months since a March 21, 1916 fire. Streets are widened and new structures are built fireproof. Municipal buildings destroyed will be rebuilt with bonds to be issued soon.
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Paris
Texas
City's Mountains Calm Above New York
A National Geographic Magazine excerpt describes a man made mountain in New York City as offering quiet and a view of tiny, hurried pedestrians below. It notes the mountain’s construction from earth materials, refined and assembled by human effort, praising human ingenuity.
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New York
National Geographic Magazine
Hughes to Be Formally Nominated at Carnegie Hall
New York July 13 The Republican National Committee announced Charles E Hughes will be formally notified of his nomination as the Republican standard bearer with ceremonies at Carnegie Hall on July 31 He has begun preparing his acceptance speech for the presidential race.
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Republican Party
Associated Press
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Carnegie Hall
Republican National Committee
Hughes
Ammonia Tank Explosion Kills Five in Brooklyn
An ammonia tank exploded at a Brooklyn butcher shop killing five people, with one missing and 30 injured. The blast wrecked a four story building and sent debris crashing into the street as a trolley car narrowly avoided the collapse.
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Brooklyn
Fourstory
New York
Collapse of Building Kills Three at Buffalo Plant
Three men were killed and six seriously injured when a building at the Semetzolvay Company plant in Buffalo collapsed today. Several workers suspected a lightning strike caused the tall chimney to fall, with some people reported missing.
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Buffalo
Associated Press
N. Y
Semetzolvay Company
Interurban Renews Dallas Street Crossing
The Bryan and College Interurban exchanges dirt for ballast as crews repair the Dallas Street crossing. Excavation advances to replace dirt with ballast to ease auto traffic over the car track. Management says improving holdings is a priority.
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Bryan and College
Dallas Street
Bryan
College
A Letter From the Plains from Dimmitt Texas July 9 1916
A Bryan Eagle reader in Dimmitt describes dry plains since April with wheat harvests yielding 32 to seven bushels per acre. He notes trips across West Texas, meeting friends, and a June wedding in Quanah before recounting travel with Jim Edge and Mrs. Edge. He closes with good wishes for readers and fishing.
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Dimmitt
Texas
Bryan Eagle
East Texas
R. A. Holland
W. B. Green
Big Springs
Garden City
San Angelo
Robert Lee
Reuben Holland
Elisa Pate
Brazos County
Barron
Bryan
Luther
Lubbock
Tahoka
Lamesa
Seminole
Shafter Lake
Andrews County
Quanah
Emmett O. Dixon
Beulah Lamberson
Jim Edge
Plainview
Plains
The
Eagle
New Veterinary Science Building and Auditorium Planned for A and M College
Contracts will be let in the latter part of the month for a new 100000 dollar Veterinary Science building and a 100000 dollar auditorium at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Funds become available September 1 and directors aim to proceed quickly. The auditorium will be beside Military Walk facing the mess hall. the Veterinary building will occupy the old infirmary site. The new hospital under construction should be ready for occupancy next term.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Hubbard Family Plans Attendance at Local Singing Convention
J. M. Hubbard and T. B. Hubbard of Athens plan to attend the annual Sacred Harp singing convention this afternoon. The convention, organized 46 years ago, has never missed a meeting. The event returns to its longtime site used 34 years ago, when J. M. Hubbard was elected president.
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J. M. Hubbard
T. B. Hubbard
Athens
Teather
Contractor Aves
Morris Urges Governor Bid At Open Air Rally
A few hundred residents heard N N Campbell of Greenville advocate Chas F Morris of Winnsboro for Texas governor. Campbell criticized Ferguson era taxes and state waste and cited railroad and fire insurance issues while praising Morris for economic policy and separation of state institutions from politics.
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N. N. Campbell
Greenville
Chas. F. Morris
Winnsboro
Texas
City Hall
Main Street
Mr. Campbell
J. C. Welch
The
Christian Church
Ferguson
Robertson
Campbell
Colquit
Canyon City Normal Administration
Temple
Board of Regents
Morris
Prominent Banker Visits City Amid Farm Outlook
James S. Harrison of Brendan, a prominent banker, spends the day as a guest of his brother Robert A. Harrison. He reports flat crop prospects but expects strong road investments in Bryan and Brazos County, with returns from road work seen as enormous across Texas.
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James S. Harrison
Brendan
Robert A. Harrison
Harrison
Bryan
Brazos County
Texas
Fare dispute highlights strict conductors on travel
A Pall Mall Gazette quotation recalls a passenger who lacked fare and was made to alight the vehicle. The conductor appeared indifferent to whether the passenger walked or sat.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Eight liquor licenses issued by deputy clerk in one day
Deputy County Clerk T. C. Nunn Jr. issued eight liquor licenses today and two yesterday afternoon at the clerk’s office. This marks a busy period for retail liquor license applicants.
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T. c. Nunn, Jr
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
M. H. James
Smith Drug Company
E Jenkins
Wilhelmina Cargo
Mrs. Lawson
Tabor Topics
Justice Hughes
A °& M. College
J.W. Harper
Ole Massa John
Joe Groginski
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