Oldest Musical Instrument and Kant Profile Highlighted
A paleontologist in Nebraska creates a bonaphone from rhinoceros ribs, achieving a natural octave scale with wooden ribs and shellac. Separately, Immanuel Kant, born in Konigsberg in 1724, became a renowned thinker who never traveled far yet influenced geography and natural science through philosophy.
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University of Nebraska
Henry Reider
Palaentology Department
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Immanuel Kant
Parker Astin Hardware Company Celebrates 25 Years
Bryan observes the Parker Astin Hardware Company marking 26 years of operation since its 1911 organization. The firm traces roots to 1872 and now maintains the largest stock in the Southern Pacific region between Dallas and Houston, serving a wide trade area with a focus on service and national brands.
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Bryan
Parker-Astin Hardware Company
Texas
Southern Pacific
Dallas
Houson
Centennial Opens Today at Dallas Texas Exposition
The Texas Centennial Exposition opens in Dallas with a $50,000 jeweled key embodying Gov James S Hogg s dream from a World s Fair visit Plans show a 200 acre layout with 50 buildings and lakes parks and fountains The $25 million project aims to showcase Texas history and attract hundreds of thousands of visitors while urging fair treatment of guests and avoidance of overcharging.
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Dallas
James S. Hogg
St. Louis
Texas
Greece
Rome
Lone Star State
Commonwealth
Texans
Texas highway department seeks billboard elimination statewide
The Texas highway department plans a campaign to remove billboards and roadside signs near state highways to improve landscape and traffic safety. It lauds the department as efficient and urges statewide legislation and citizen volunteer support to curb sign placement and aid beautification efforts. Cooperation across counties like Brazos is urged to protect beauty and safety.
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Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Texas
Texas Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Brazos County
Roosevelt rules out presidential bid in 1912
Twenty five years ago a Bryan Daily Eagle item quotes former President Roosevelt stating he will not seek the 1912 Republican nomination. The article notes other local news including Weatherford visitors, Bryan High School exams, Mrs. A Turasek’s Houston trip, and Dr. Mark Francis to give the Farmers Congress welcome at A and M College.
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Roosevelt
Wallace Bachelder
Frank Clarke
Weatherford
T. K. Lawrence
John B. Hines
Gulf Coast
Bryan High School
A. Turasek
Houston
John Wittman
Mark Francis
A. & M. College
Texas Farmers’ Congress
John T. Hanway
Marlin
T. A. Cheeves
R. J. Hunnicutt
Dallas
Julian Cobb
Fort Worth
Jane Taylor
Waco
L. P. Coffey
D. C. Jones Jr
KPRC
D. C. Jones
Deepwater
J. Murphy Cook
Bryan
Leila Griffin
Cook
College Station
Clemson College
South Carolina
Elizabeth Holt
Stephen F. Austin High School
College
M. S. Fogerty
Janet
Mills P. Wer
Austin
University of Texas
Black cardboard advertising poster for six pigs
Black cardboard item advertising six pigs printed by Eagle Printing Co. measuring 22 by 28 inches. The notice notes the item as a display piece produced by the printer.
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Eagle Printing Co
Landowner permission urged for public signs
Local committees are urged to contact landowners as many small signs may have been erected without owner consent. Officials warn that unauthorized postings could lead to removal actions and call for a coordinated approach to obtain proper permissions.
Pool for Bryan Urged Amid Common Heatwave
The Bryan community faces a hot Texas summer with no public pool. Residents rely on limited local tanks and the College pool, while discussions push for a self sustaining city pool. Officials note ample water and potential funds but say construction won’t begin this year.
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Texas
Bryan
Country Club
College
Texas hotels ready for Centennial visitors say officials
A statewide denial circulates that Texas hotels will be overcrowded during Centennial events. City leaders and hotel operators assert capacity is ample in Dallas Houston Fort Worth San Antonio Galveston Austin and other cities, with apartments offering hotel service and thousands of rooms prepared to accommodate visitors. The Houston Post reports no crowding expected and emphasizes welcoming hospitality.
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Texas
United States
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Galveston
Austin
Waco
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Beaumont
Houston Post
Quintuplets Enter Britannica as First Living Entries
The Dionne quintuplets were announced Sunday night as the first living children ever listed in the 168 year old Encyclopedia Britannica. They join kings queens and famous figures as fully indexed and pictured entries in the reference work.
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New York
Dionne
Texas Free Textbook Law Pivots State Education Fund
Texas uses a notably large share of state revenue to support its education system and was an early adopter of a free textbook law. The initiative reflects efforts to reduce costs for students while maintaining access to instructional materials across districts.
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Texas
Editorial on alcohol advertising and moderation stance
The piece argues against aggressive liquor advertising, citing its role in boosting consumption from 1934 to 1985 and urging moderation. It cites Dr. W G Urse, Gen Smedley Butler, and various newspapers rejecting liquor ads, while calling for civic responsibility and a No when one drink is too many.
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Hercules
Geryon
Cacus
John
America
W. G. Urse
Cook County
Christian Science Monitor
Uncle Walt Mason Turns 74 In La Jolla Birthday Note
New York reports Uncle Walt Mason, famed syndicated verse writer, celebrates his 74th birthday in La Jolla California. Born in Canada, Mason began as a roaming printer and later wrote daily rhymes for the Emporia Gazette and the New York Globe. He has produced about 8000 rhymes over 29 years and remains partly deaf while enjoying reading mystery stories and walking his dog.
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New York
Walt Mason
la Jolla
Cal
Mason
St. Louis
William Allen White
Theodor Starvis Opens Bali Decor Restaurant in New York
The Theodor Starvis, famed former Ritz maitre d hotel, opens a Bali style restaurant in East 50s. Once rich and chauffeured from Mt. Kisco, he counts Molnar and Dreiser among friends and is celebrated as a world class salad mixer who speaks five languages.
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Theodor
Theodor Starvis
Ritz
Paris
London
New York
Mt. Kisco
Bali
Molnar
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Michael Arlen
G. B. Stern
Dreiser
Harry Evans Expands Role as Talent Scout in Hollywood Outfit
Harry Evans takes a new post as talent scout for a major Hollywood group, broadening his reach as a well connected industry insider. Based in New York after moving from Florida a decade ago, he attends key entertainment events and alerts executives when he spots promising prospects for contracts.
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Harry Evans
Evans
New York
Florida
Notable New York Elites Tale of Vigor and Style
The passage highlights Amos Sulka, a senior avenue haberdasher who recently retired in his 70s. George Blumenthal, an art collector also in his 70s, remains lively and driven. Creighton Webb, an octogenarian bon vivant, is frequently seen in white tie and tails, rivaling Lucius Beebe in sociable zest.
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New York
Amos Sulka
George Blumenthal
Creighton Webb
Lucius Beebe
Beebe the journalist and his comic churchyard pigeons
Beebe earns respect among newspapermen for a devoted love of the game. The piece references a Richard Harding Davis like aristocratic air and Back Bay roots. The narrator recalls Beebe in social circles and his writing prowess, then notes a humorous churchyard pigeon encounter as a comic strip moment.
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Beebe
Richard Harding Davis
Back Bay
Frank O’maley
Child Suffers Burns From Toy Cap Pistol
Anita Arneson, daughter of Mr and Mrs RE Arneson of San Antonio, was burned near an eye when a cap pistol discharged in her face by a playmate. Mrs Arneson and her brother Sankey Park traveled to San Antonio for a medical check up after visiting her mother Mrs PS Park.
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Anita Arneson
RE. P. Arneson
San Antonio
Arneson
Park
Sankey Park
Mainly About Folks Mainly About Folks
Mrs. Egbert Jones returns to Bryan from Washington with her daughter Mrs. James McInnis Henderson to spend the summer in Bryan. Many locals visit relatives and travel to Austin Dallas and Paris for schools visits expositions and family events amid a bustle of regional activity.
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Egbert Jones
Washington, D. C
James McInnis Henderson
Bryan
Henderson
Mary Jones
M. I. Evans
Virginia Evans
San Antonio
Minnie Wilkes
Frances Cloud
Austin
S. I. Dowling
A. and M. College
J. Earl Porter
Brazos River
Session James
LaGrange
George Edge
James
Dallas
R. G. Williams
J. H. Collier
Mumford
M. L. Parker
Catherine
Bettie Brush
Lawrence
Parker
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Lee J. Rountree
Texas Daily Press League
Mercantile Bank
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Association Building
Chicago
Ilinois
Associated Press
John Hix
Baltic
University of Konigsberg
University of Nebriskd
Tinmanuel Ants
Kongsbker
Bouw
Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
Quints
Whistler
the Family Circle
Rob Wagner
Moose River
St. Patricks
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