Przemysl Recaptured as Austro German Forces Advance
Vienna dispatch says Austro German troops recaptured Przemysl after days of heavy fighting. Russians reportedly evacuated stores and ammunition from Przemysl and Lemberg as artillery approached the rail line. A submarine reportedly torpedoed a large transport, and Milan Secolo notes Italy’s king offered to mediate Russia Romania disputes.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Przemysl
Przemys
Lemberg
Paris
Milan Secolo
Russia
Rumania
Austrians Enter Przemysl as Fort Fell after Siege
The Austrian and German forces breached Przemysl after a two week bombardment, with the fortress surrender easing the threat to Warsaw. Reports describe heavy artillery use and the fort’s capitulation as pivotal in shifting German- Austrian war dynamics in early June.
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London
Przemys
Warsaw
Highway Bridges and Culverts Bulletin Overview
Bulletin from Texas A and M College presents practical guidance on bridge and culvert construction. Authored by B K Coglan with many illustrative cuts showing proper and improper methods. Copies available from D W Spence, director of the engineering experiment station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
A. & M. College
B. K. Coglan
D. W. Spence
Engineering Experiment Station
Colored Farmers' Congress Meeting Invited at Prairie View
Editor Eagle announces a State Colored Farmers' Congress meeting at Prairie View Normal College from July 28 to 30. All colored farmers interested in improving farm life methods are urged to attend and send names. Reduced rates are expected for attending colored farmers and those planning to travel.
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Eagle
State
Colored Farmers’ Congress
Prairie View Normal College
Wilsons in Canadian casualty list and German note urge
Ottawa reports Howard James Wilson of Houston Texas listed wounded with the First Canadian Division now in France. A Houston dispatch finds no trace of Wilson. In Washington President Wilson spends the day on the German note, aiming to ensure submarine commanders respect international law and restating Lusitania facts.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Ont
Howard James Wilson
Houston
Texas
France
Houston, Tex
Washington
Wilson
Germany
Austrians Withdraw from Fiemme Valley Front
Associated Press dispatch from Verona reports Austrian forces pulling back from the Fiemme valley. Northeast of Trent they nearly leveled the health resort of Martina di Castrozza, a village with eight large hotels, six owned by Germans.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Lemberg
Przemysl
Verona
Italy
Fiemme
Trent
Martina de Castrozza
State Negro Farmers' Congress President E L Blackshear Rates
Very respectfully E L Blackshear president of the State Negro Farmers Congress signs a formal rate remark honoring policy or procedure. The note underscores leadership and respect for the congress and its members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Blackshear
State Negro Farmers’ Congress
Anti Government Riots In Japan Reported By AP
An anti-government mass meeting was held in Tokyo on June 3 and rioting followed. Police confiscated the manifestos issued by the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Associated Press
Tokio
Fort Worth woman visits Bryan on rescue home project
Mrs. J. T. Lynn of Fort Worth, a noted rescue and orphanage worker, spent the day in Bryan examining Rev. Isaiah Watson of Texas City’s plan to establish a rescue home for fallen girls on the Hillcrest property. She discussed the proposition with citizens and will return home tonight.
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J. T. Lynn
Fort Worth
Texas
Bryan
Lynn
Isaiah Watson
Texas City
Watson
Hillcrest
Villa Maria Ursuline Academy Holds Fourteenth Commencement
The fourteenth annual commencement exercises of Villa Maria Ursuline Academy closed the 1914-15 session last evening at 8. Mother Mary John presided as students presented vocal numbers, piano sextets and quartets, readings, a violin piano duet, and a junior folk dance. The program reflected the school’s strong training and the Ursuline influence.
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Villa Maria Ursuline Academy
Bryan
Ursuline
Mary John
Morris
Holick
Ursuline Academy School Awards Honor Class at Villa Maria
Miss Helen Holick led the graduating class as valedictorian receiving crown, gold medal and diploma. Miss Ruth Lawler earned the Mother Mary Joseph memorial medal, while Catherine Gardner Kathleen Jacob and others won premiums and gold medals. Very Rev G T Walsh praised Ursuline work and the Villa Maria Academy program. The event featured piano numbers and a pantomime performed by students including Mildred Oser and ensemble.
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Mildred Oser
Helen Holick
Joseph Holick
College Station
Mary John
Catherine Gardner
Kathleen Jacob
J. B. Gleissner
Lois Fahey
Annie Amato
Tillie Boehme
Emma Mangum
Mother Mary Joseph
Thomas Donnelly
Ruth Lawler
Holick
G. T. Walsh
Houston
Ursuline Sisters
United States
Texas
Villa Maria Academy
Graduation Concert Highlights Voiced by Rose Maidens
Serenata by Moszkowski and Welcome Pretty Primrose Flower featured vocal classes led by H Holick and R Lawler with pianists E Mangum and M Morris. Performances included Bacarolle by Offenbach, Cavatina by Raff, At the Golden Gates patomime, and a reading A Girl at the Telephone. Valedictory by Miss Helen Holick with Very Rev. G. T. Walsh.
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Moszkowski
E. Mangum
H. Holick
R. Lawler
G. Betka
Ciro Pinsuti
Offenbach
M. Oser
L. Fahey
M. Morris
Raff
the Golden Gates
Patomime
Reading
Wollenhaupt
G. Woiton
C. Smith
M. L. Bartlett
Bond bids fall below par as court adjourns
The court heard bids from Harris Bond and Trust Company of Chicago, but bids were well below par. A R Clarke cited market nervousness and delayed bidding due to the lack of amicable U S Germany relations. The court adjourned to Monday June 14.
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A. R. Clarke
Harris Bond and Trust Company of
Chicago
United States
Germany
A M Longhorn Out Steger Honored In 1915 Yearbook
The 1915 Long Horn, A and M College student yearbook, debuts on campus and dedicates the volume to F D Steger Y M C A secretary for promoting clean athletics aiding the association building and campus social problem solutions. The cadets trust Dr W B Bizzell as new president. J R Jarvis edits with staff E C Rack H F Ellis J C Yeary associates.
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Long Horn
A. & M. College
F. D. Steger
Association
Steger
Glee Club
W. B. Bizzell
J. R. Jarvis
Brandon
E. C. Rack
Waco
H. F. Ellis
Abbott
J. C. Yeary
Farmersville
P. T. Crown
W. L. Rutan
Port Arthur
A. E. Beckmann
San Antonio
W. C. Denton
Whitewright
A. E. Burges
Weatherford
C. C. Hudspeth
Hondo
Kodak
C. J. Davis
Corsicana
W. W. Carson
Sherwood
Good Roads Bonds Not Sold in Brazos County Bid Session
A joint meeting of Brazos County road district No 1 officials and the good roads advisory committee failed to accept any of three bids for 400000 in bonds. The bids were rejected as unsatisfactory and the sale remains open to June 14 1915 with further bids invited. Bond firms cited market nervousness from tensions between Germany and the United States as a reason for not bidding.
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Commissioners’ Court
Good Roads Advisory Committee
Brazos County
Court House
Maloney
Good Roads
United States
Germany
Annual College Yearbook Credits Student Editors and Artists
The Alpine athletic editor C W Williams and Houston editors W B Gillespie and G A Saper lead the yearbook. R R Allen of Palestine is business manager, aided by W A Baracco M D Sanders FE P Menke and W Smitham. The black leather bound volume spans over 400 pages with many drawings by editors and artists D B Milner J M Burkett Mrs A B Conner L A von Rosenberg and H A Jopling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letic
C. W. Wiliams
Alpine
D. B. Milner
Henderson
J. M. Burkett
Galveston
A. B. Conner
L. A. von Rosenberg
Hallettsville
H. A. Jopling
Wharton
Census shows colored children in city outnumber whites
R W Downard reports for 1915 census that 614 white and 757 colored children aged 7 to 17 live in the city. Colored children lead by 143. Estimating five persons per scholar yields Bryan population about 6 855.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Downard
Bryan
General Stoddard Returns From San Antonio Installation
General H B Stoddard returned from San Antonio where he assisted in installing R L Ball a prominent banker and lawyer of that city into the office of grand generalissimo of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Texas. The ceremony was witnessed by 600 to 700 members and their ladies. He notes crop prospects to the east between Taylor and Hearne are poor but Taylor to San Antonio shows flourishing crops. E J Fountain Jr came home from Austin with Will Bockshear of Palestine and Mitchell Langdon of Dallas who will visit during the week.
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H. B. Stoddard
San Antonio
R. L. Ball
Knights Templar of
Texas
Order
Stoddard
Taylor and
Hearne
Taylor
E. J. Fountain Jr
Austin
Will Blackshear
Palestine
Mitchell Langdon
Dallas
Fountain Home
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G. Petia
W. Campbell
L. Boehme
Dvorak
Bryan & College
A. & M. Longhorn
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Bryan Cotton Oil
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