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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
3
London June 5 six thousand sovereigns the largest gold stake ever put up to insure the glove match between Jack Johnson and Sam Langford. Johnson’s share is posted as the heavyweight challenge nears. The bout is expected to attract wide public interest in England and America.
An Ever Ready Medicine Cabinet provides quick relief and prevents illness with select remedies guaranteed under the pure food law. It includes ointments, corn remedies, laxatives, piles treatment, bronchial and catarrh products, and digestive aids plus full usage directions. The Hamilton Drug Co offers the cabinet for $1.00 each, down from $3.00, for a limited time in Hamilton, Ohio.
Advertorial claim for SOLACE REMEDY dissolving uric acid crystals and purifying blood. German scientists developed a medicine said to be free of opiates and legal under Pure Food and Drugs law. Battle Creek company advertises US agents, testimonials, and free boxes with pricing at 25c 50c and $1.00. R Lee Morris of Chico Texas praises sending to Memphis Tennessee.
Practical household tips for daily care and cooking. Rest for children aids health. Repairtablecloths repurposed for kitchen use. Rancid butter neutralized by melting on toast. Rust removed with sweet oil and lime. Candles warmed in ice box to prevent dripping. Kitchen storage ideas with brackets. Glycerine heals chapped hands after washing. Hem adjustment by measuring a fitted skirt. Baked apples improve flavor with butter. Tomatoes sliced thin on lettuce for salad. Wilted asparagus revived by trimming and standing in water.
An impressive military funeral honored twelve crew members of the Empress of Ireland. A representative of the Duke of Connaught attended the service in Quebec on June 4.
The Lever cotton futures bill was favorably reported to the House as a substitute for the Senate bill. It imposes a five dollar per base tax on contracts that do not reflect the true spot cotton value.
Opera singer Madame Schumann-Heink appeared in a Chicago court on June 4 seeking a divorce from William Rapp Jr. charging adultery and asking for dissolution of their marriage after alleging faithfulness violations.
The bill lists Texas allocations for public buildings in Amarillo Brenham Bryan Longview Marshall Sherman Uvalde and other cities with sums ranging from 5 000 to 24 000 It also covers Galveston remodels at 165 000 building sites at Cameron Coleman Sweetwater and San Marcos fish hatchery funding plus 200 000 for Houston ship channel dredges and 93 000 42500 for Sabine Neches canal Port Arthur to Beaumont and Orange and 900 000 for Galveston harbor A note adds that most women workers in Britain earn under 3 weekly.
Washington reports 175 fewer railroad deaths in the final quarter of 1913 than in 1912, reflecting a decline in rail fatalities.
Progressive leaders in New York say Colonel Roosevelt will run for governor despite his denial. The report attributes the stance to party leaders and notes the June 4 briefing by Associated Press in New York.
Kosse blanked Bryan 6 to 0 as three late errors and missed scoring chances doomed the Bryan squad. Spell pitched well for Bryan but the offense failed to drive in runs, leaving runners on base through the game. Kosse plans a return visit to Bryan for a rematch.
New York Day by Day surveys Lincoln Beachey the aviator who defends looping the loop as safe when done right. He argues aviators and government needs more support and cites U S contrasts with foreign spending while insisting he is sane, careful, and finished with aerial stunts.
A War Department statement outlines deficiencies in quartermaster appropriations due to the Mexican situation. It cites 1.1 million for subsistence and 2.25 million for army transportation, plus costs from troop movements to the border and to Mexico. By June 30 the total is projected at 4.573 million, with charges for chartered ships and incidental items.
Paris reports France annexed the Wallis Islands in the Southern Pacific. The territory covers forty square miles and has 4,500 inhabitants.
The brigand “White Wolf” terrorizes towns in Kansu Province with pillaging and arson. The Tibetan monastery is burned as troops reportedly surround the brigands in a ravine.
Associated Press from New York June 4 reports Christian and missionary alliances fearing several missionaries were murdered in towns burned by the Chinese brigand White Wolf. Five missionaries believed at a monastery destroyed. Eight others, couples, known to have been in the looted towns.
Spellmen and Murray patent attorneys announce United States Patent Office grants to Texas residents for the week ending May 10 1914. Listed inventors include Jared V. Brown Jr Waxahachie internal combustion motor Clarence V Cummins Plainview horse detacher John H Devins Cleveland saw tool Jessia V Edwards Beeville stalk cutter Jessie V Edwards Beeville plon John F Guegolz Teague gas producer Daniel W Martin Lufkin timber hook Frank McCarroll Dallas running gear for aeroplanes Charles A McKiernan Wichita Falls two cycle internal combustion engine Earl S Ruffner Wichita Falls valve Claude S Staten Dallas resilient filler for elastic vehicle tires John L Stribbling Westbrook propeller John Rush Jr San Antonio safety railway appliance.
Officials of the Bryan & Central Texas Inter urban tested a new motor car on the Bryan Junction to College route. The car ran splendidly and is said to meet expectations. Traffic manager Hewit plans a schedule to run to College during the commencement over Houston & Texas Center tracks. Track and bridge work on the far river side is progressing well.
The Texas Business Men's Association reports May road and bridge bond elections across counties. Eight elections in seven counties yielded bonds totaling 760000 dollars, with only one proposition defeated in Freestone County for 250009 dollars.
Across Bell Fannin San Patricio and Zavala counties voters approved highway and causeway issues totaling 480000?0, with Bell and Bonham districts pushing large road bonds and San Patricio funding a Nueces Bay causeway. Zavala county backed both measures, while Freestone failed a highway bond plan.
In precinct No 1 a single dissenting vote occurred as a $20,000 bond issue passed. County commissioners say the $20,996 proceeds fund a section of the Southern National Highway through the county while a $10,000 measure will finance countywide road improvements.
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