Wilson outlines France treaty as immediate aid pact
President Wilson told the Senate the French treaty is a temporary supplement to the peace treaty with Germany, aimed at providing immediate military assistance to France under League oversight. He stressed sacred ties with France and acknowledged gratitude for its aid in securing independence, with trade details and Mexican shipments also noted.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Germany
France
League Council
Council
League of Nations
United States
America
Mexico
The
United
Offico
Department of Finance
Austria
Chile
Great Britain
Bryan County to Purchase Motorcycle for Traffic Duty
F B Johnson of Bryan wins tentative county post as motorcycle traffic officer to curb speed on main roads. He has not started work due to lacking a machine, with the court expected to decide on buying one. Johnson says speeding is a problem and he could have caught many violators last night if equipped.
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F. B. Johnson
Bryan
Johnson
Commissioner’s Court
Mr. Johnson
Jefferson County
Gregory outlines wartime secret service growth and plans
Thomas W. Gregory, former United States attorney general, told an Austin audience that within six months after wartime declaration 300000 people served in the U S secret service and no gathering could proceed without a government presence. He also said he plans to wrap up outside business in five or six years and return to Austin to live.
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Austin
Thomas W. Gregory
United States
Secret Service
French Deputies Delay German Treaty Action for Franco-American Pact
Paris reports a majority in the chamber of deputies favor delaying final ratification of the German treaty until the United States senate acts on the Franco-American treaty. Discussion of the German treaty is set to begin around August 11 and may run about three weeks.
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America
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
United States Senate
Barbecue Postponed to Favor Cooler Weather
The Commercial Club postponed the August 7 barbecue until cooler weather by unanimous vote this morning. Organizers cited difficulty obtaining fresh meat in sanitary condition for a large Bryan crowd and outdoor cooking constraints. Chairman George A. Adams was thanked for his work on the arrangements.
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Commercial Club
Bryan
George A. Adams
Abandoned Cotton Acreage Reaches Record Level
Saint Matthews South Carolina July 30 Labor shortages and bad weather cause nine and a half percent of the cotton area to be abandoned this year the largest rate on record according to President Wanamaker of the American Cotton Association.
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Saint Matthews
S. C
Wanamaker
American Cotton Association
Fish Catches Sizeable at Galveston
Galveston July 29 Salt water fishing yields unusual catches of speckled trout mackerel bluefish redfish and tarpon. Bait fishing loses caste to trolling as fishermen report redfish to 45 pounds trout to 11 pounds tarpon up to 150 pounds. Tarpon landings are hard and usually break away after hooking. Boats use skiffs launches lines extending 200 feet to clear roiled water. Hand lines and reels supplement trolling.
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Galveston
Troilers
Treaty with Colombia to be ratified
Senate foreign relations committee orders a favorable report on the twenty five million dollar indemnity treaty with Colombia pending since 1914 and expected to be ratified within days. An advertisement promotes Herbine as a bowel regulator sold by Jenkins' Drug Store and M. H. James.
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Washington
Colombia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jenkins’ Drug Store
M. H.james
Germany ready for large poundage of raw cotton to spin
Washington reports German cotton mills with about 10 million spindles could consume around 1 million bales of cotton in the next year if financing for moving US cotton is arranged. Danish and Dutch traders could supply and share credit risk with Rotterdam warehouses handling trade, aiding German mills in using large lower grade stocks.
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Washington
United States
Erwin W. Thompson
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Thompson
Germany
Rotterdam
Holland
Mr. Thompson
Russia
Plan for county road improvements by special commission
The highway committee outlines a fourteen road plan for Brazos County with state and federal aid, prioritizing main routes from Benchley to Navasota and Bryan to various crossings. It details surface types, local material use, estimated costs, and timelines from immediate graveling to multi-year permanent construction.
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Special Road Commission
Bryan
Benchley
Bryan, College, Wellborn
Millican
Navasota
Brazos County
College
Pitts Bridge
Brazos
Smetana
Kurten
Democratic
Navasota River
Pittsbridge
Madisonville Road
Democrat Crossing
Madisonsville
Tabor, Zack and
Macy
San Antonio
Macey
Harvey
Coleview
Ferguson Crossing
Carter's Creek
Carter’s Creek
Wixon Creek
Reliance
Bryan-Pitts Bridge
Clayton Prairie
Mudville
Little Brazos River
Bryan College
Providence Church
Rosprim
Jones’ Bridge
Brazos River
Jones Bridge
Wheelock
Bryan-Macey
Robertson County
James B. Dunn
Sandy Point
Brygyn
Mumford
Rock Prairie
Wellborn
Koppe Bridge
Cardus Relieves Nervous Weakness and Poor Circulation
Kathleen Florida woman Mrs Dallas Prine reports severe nervous weakness and limbs going to sleep. After two bottles of Cardus her circulation improved and strength returned enabling her to resume housework and child care. She endorses the product as safe and non habit forming.
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Kathleen
Fla
Dallas Prine
Cardus
Negro Burglar Arrested After String of Break-ins
Fred Crawford, a Black man, was arrested near Bryan by Sheriff L. E. Morehead and City Marshal Will Martin after being identified from Showers home burglary clues. He allegedly confessed to 15 to 20 country area burglaries around Bryan College Station and shipped his trunk to Ennis before plans to leave the county.
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Dany
Fred Crawford
Brazos County
L. E. Morehead
Will Martin
Crawford
Bryan
College Station
Henry Showers
Showers
Ennis
Tex
Mrs B E Hawes Dies In Bryan After Short Illness
Mrs B E Hawes died at her Bryan home last night at 9 40 o clock after a short illness. Death was attributed to old age and complications, she had reached her sixtieth year. A lifelong Bryan resident and mother of many children, she was a Baptist church member since youth. The funeral will be held at the home this afternoon at six o'clock with interment in City cemetery conducted by Dr John A Held.
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B. BE. Hawes
Bryan
Belgians Favor Ratification Of German Treaty
Brussels July 30. The foreign affairs committee of the Belgian chamber of deputies approved the ratification of the German treaty.
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Brussels
Belgian Chamber of Deputies
Quinine Product Claim and Signature Note
An ad asserts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than others for tonic and laxative effects with no nervousness side effects. It mentions a health claim about the mead’s tonic impact and notes the need to remember the full signature name E. W. GROVE.
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E. W. Grove
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Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company
Star
Ascrnts
EAGLE
F.B. Johnson
Government War Secret Service Big
Gregory
Gulf
Columbia
Wyoming Street
All American Schools
Denmark
Calomel
Leonard Schoolhouse
McCree Bridge
Florida
B. E. Hawes
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