Four Corn stalks Teach Practical Farming Lessons
An agricultural exhibit features four corn stalks with instructional cards on seed selection and growing conditions. One tall stalk with high ear warns against poor seed, another stocky stalk promises good yield on poor prairie land, a slender stalk shows failed deep plowing, and a bulky stalk proves deep, moist soil and careful cultivation yield thirty bushels per acre. The piece promotes the sixth annual farmers short course at College Station July 26–31, linking attendance to practical farming advances and the state college’s expanded role.
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Brazos County
College Station
Farmers Short Course At A M College
The article urges Brazos County farmers to attend the A M College short course. It notes convenient electric cart service from central and northern parts of the county to Bryan for daily attendance, saving a five mile drive to College. The State press backs the instruction’s importance.
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A. & M. College
Brazos County
Bryan
The
Houston Post
Cotton Situation May Demand Domestic Market Abroad
The article argues the United States may not face a cotton surplus as European wartime needs rise. It cites European purchases exceeding normal mill requirements by about 952 thousand bales, with Germany and Austria relying on shipments and reexports to meet demand. It notes much cotton is used for explosives and that mill statistics alone cannot reveal future needs.
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United States
Galveston News
New York Journal of Commerce
Europe
England
Italy
Spain
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Germany
France
Portugal
Russia
Belgium
Switzerland
Austria
London Daily Mail
Europe’s War Cotton Demand Outpaces Supply
The piece argues Germany and Austria burn 300 tons daily while France Great Britain and Russia waste American cotton equally. It estimates Europe’s daily consumption at 4 000 bales and notes Europe has bought nearly a million bales extra in ten months, implying Europe will need all U S cotton to sustain the war another year.
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Germany
Austria
France
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
Governor Ferguson Opposes A and M Split in Texan Opinion
The Waco Times-Herald notes Governor Ferguson plans to vote against House joint resolution No. 34 to permanently separate the Agricultural and Mechanical College from the State University. It cites past land grants and the 1876 constitution, arguing a single board could avoid duplication and waste.
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B. Q. Evans
Greenville
B. Q
Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical College
State University
Republic of Texas
Coke
United States
University
Democratic Party
Ferguson
Evans
Waco Times-Herald
Speculation praised as price booster by Times-Herald
The Waco Times-Herald argues speculation lifts prices, praising wheat markets where speculation is allowed and criticizing cotton trading restrictions. It cites past cotton surges caused by traders and urges readers to judge the impact of bans on speculation and the need for a price-boosting mechanism.
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Waco Times-Herald
Texas
Times- Herald
Times-Herald
Chicago Board of Trade
Brown
Sully
Seales
Bryan Creamery Offers Farmers Cash for Necessities
The creamery will enable farmers to access cash for non farm necessities. It is presented as a great opportunity for all who will use the service.
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Bryan Creamery
Needles Job Holders and Tax Eaters Rally
The Eagle denounces "needless job holders and tax eaters" as a government plague. It cites Representative Jeff McLemore urging thrift and lower taxes, arguing taxation fuels high living costs and corrupts public life. Booker T. Washington notes lynching figures from the Tuskegee Institute records via the Houston Post.
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Eagle
Republic
Jeff McLemore
Houston
Gibbon
United States
Texas
Congress
Correction on Supreme Court salaries and extra member
Judge Hawkins warns The Eagle that salaries of Texas Supreme Court judges remain 5000 dollars a year and that constitutional amendment No 3 would add two justices without increasing pay. The letter from Hawkins dated July 14 1915 supports the correction and cites General Laws chapter 155.
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The
Eagle
State Supreme Court
Hawkins
Supreme Court
WM. E. Hawkins
Austin
Tex
Palmer Declines Debate as Gridley Campaign Prepares
Our Bob presses for a debate with Samuel Palmer in the senatorial contest while Palmer signals he is not ready. Palmer served notice he is loaded and ready when Gridley fires, signaling a potential clash ahead.
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Samuel Palmer
Gridley
Bryan Returns To Lecture Platform For Personal Observation
Mr. Bryan announces a comeback to the lecture platform with heavy emphasis on personal observation. Farmer Jim terms it a continuation of the platform performance and a speaking engagement rather than a formal address.
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Mr. Bryan
Farmer Jim
Corn Hopes Rise Across Brazos and Palo Pinto
In Bryan Eagle and Mineral Wells Index readers hear of a bountiful corn crop with ears described as large as wagon hubs and spokes, suggesting a strong harvest for Brazos County and Palo Pinto, while a terse note proclaims ownership of a mule.
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Brazos County
Bryan
Navy Secretary forms civilian scientists to invent death instruments
In a striking move amid cabinet turmoil over peace, Navy Secretary Daniels leads a civilian science corps headed by Edison to craft devices of doom for any who oppose their power. The era is described as one where many cry for peace yet true peace eludes.
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Daniels
Navy
Edison
Cotton market to open low as supply forecasts loom
The piece argues the cotton market will start weak and likely stay low after a record 16 million bales last year. It claims prices rise only if production falls and scarcity returns, noting recent cheap watermelons mirror supply-driven price drops.
Governor seeks closer Texas state University ties
Waco Times-Herald questions a retraction of accusations of overreaching higher education influence as Texans hear chatter about U S running state affairs. Houston Post notes politics within university walls and supports the Sackett resolution to separate A M from University to free the college.
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Ferguson
University of Texas
U. of T
Waco Times-Herald
Houston Post
Texas
Sackett
A. & M. College
University
Cannery Move Hopes To Save Surplus Tomatoes
The county faces hundreds of bushels of rotting tomatoes and vegetables. A cannery would provide a market for farmers crops and offer cash income when money in circulation is low.
Fragmented Civic Debate Sparks Separation Question
In a Waco note, a speaker questions the need for postage to count votes on separating two major schools. The remark challenges procedural delays and suggests the split may proceed without formal tallying.
Stay-at-homes endure soaring costs as travelers feel the heat
Read like a period column, the piece contrasts stay-at-home comfort with the higher expenses indirect to travel. It notes Colorado and California travelers and implies broad economic strain on pockets during the season.
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Colorado
California
Sackett Resolution Sparks Bipartisan Support at State Capitol
Two friends of the A. and M. College align with Governor Jim and B. Q. Evans to ensure unanimous backing for the Sackett resolution. No vote against is anticipated amid the coordinated effort across state leadership.
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A. & M. College
Jim
B. Q. Evans
A and M Short Course Attracts Wide Attendance
Bankers teachers and merchants join farmers and stockmen enrolling in the cant on course for farmers at the A and M College July 26 to 31. The event precedes the Farmers Congress and joint meetings of state road and commissioners groups. Dean Kyle expects 300 attendees with experts in dairy and animal husbandry agronomy and home economics among speakers.
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Canton
A. & M. College
Farmers’ Congress
Texas Good Roads Association
State and County Commissioners and Judges Association
FE. J. Kyle
School of Agriculture
Texas
T. H. McGregor
Austin
McGregor
Johnson County
C. 8. Thomas
E. B. Frysinger
Irvin
Thomas
Mr. Frysinger
Cotton manufacturing up in June for Census Bureau report
The Census Bureau reports cotton manufacturing rose in June by about 70 thousand bales from June of last year. June exports were down slightly by 1 187 bales compared to the previous year despite wartime conditions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
German and Austrian Prisoners Arrive at Kiev
A Novo Vremya dispatch from Kiev via Associated Press reports June arrivals show 1,141 German and Austrian officers and 60,848 men taken as prisoners. More than 10,000 of the prisoners were German.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Kiev
Novo Vremya
Grain Elevator Blown Up In Weehawken
An explosion yesterday wrecked a large grain elevator in Weehawken and severely injured about six men. The facility had been handling substantial grain exports to Europe since the war began.
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Associated Press
New York
Weehawken
Europe
Singing school at Union Hill closes after season
C V Wheeler conducted a singing school at Union Hill which closed last Friday night. The class was popular and planned two meetings monthly on the first and third Sundays from 3 to 5 PM. Music lovers are invited to attend the class meetings.
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C. V. Wheeler
Union Hill
Wood Bid Invitation for Bryan Public School Grounds
65 cords of merchantable wood to be delivered at Bryan public school grounds by September 15. Bids due by Saturday morning July 24, 1915. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. A. M. Waldrop, E. H. Edge.
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Bryan Public
A. M. Waldrop
E. H. Edge
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Bryan Eagle
Booker T. Washington
Post
Monroe N. Work
Department of Records and Research
Tuskegee Institute
Georgia
Brother Milner
Singing
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