Coolidge Nomination Seen but Vice Presidency Still Unclear
The Republican platform sub committee nearly finished its draft with a focus on prohibition law enforcement and a pro Constitution affirming liberties. The convention organized under Frank Mondell with Burton’s urging for party unity as majorities in Congress loom and the VP question remains unresolved. Creager stays firm on a strong stance against the Ku Klux Klan.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Frank Mondell
Wyoming
Mondell
Coolidge
Burton
Congress
Rall
Senate
House
Creager
Pat
R. B. Creager
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
State Highway Chairman Says No New Federal Aid Available
R M Hubbard, chairman of the Texas highway commission, stated that no additional federal aid was appropriated by Congress. The 1925 appropriation is the only funds Texas will receive, and the entire Texas allotment has already been allocated.
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Austin
R. M. Hubbard
State Highway Commission
Congress
Texas
Hubbard
Bedias businessman visits city manager and son plans college enrollment
J. R. McAdams of Bedias arrives as a guest of his brother City Manager E. E. McAdams. He is joined by his son Carroll who is arranging to enter A and M College at the fall term opening.
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J. R. McAdams
Bedias
E. E. McAdams
Carroll
M. College
A. and M. labeled distinguished military college
Washington June 11 The Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College was classified by the War Department Tuesday as a distinguished college after the annual inspection of military colleges and schools.
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Washington, D. C
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
War Department
Club Meeting At Steele’s Store Draws Wide Attendance
A lively 8 to 9:30 pm club meeting at Steele’s Store drew boys girls and adults from Mudville and Bryan. County agent C L Benson and home demonstration agent Laura Belle Roten led games heard project reports prize candy banana eating contest winners and a performance by local students plus a patriotic Mexican song. Attendees included Prof and Mrs J L Cobb Miss Margaret Cobb and others from Bryan and Brazos county.
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Steele’s
Mudville
Bryan
Laura Belle Roten
C. L. Benson
H. D. Cuykendall
Bryan Daily Eagle
Miss Roten
Mr. Benson
Brazos County
Hear
The
Bryan Eagle
J. L. Cobb
Margaret
County Home Demonstration
Sam B. Wilson Praises Record Opening Day Sale
Sam B. Wilson reports Tuesday's sale as the biggest opening day in his business history. The store saw heavy crowds across departments with extra clerks ensuring prompt service. The sale runs through Saturday June 21 with daily new stock arrivals and a varied, attractive display.
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Sam B. Wilson
Eagie
Wilson
Wilson Bradley Sale Draws City Shoppers
Crowds flocked to the Wilson Bradley store as bargains on seasonable goods drew city residents yesterday. Linton Robertson of the Bradley firm said clerks were pleased with the early rush and expect good business to continue for several days including rural shoppers on Saturday.
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Linton Robertson
Wilson Bradley
Eagle
Bradley
An Eagle Ient
Miss Charlotte Stoddard Heads to Austin for State University Work
Miss Charlotte Stoddard departed yesterday for Austin to undertake special work at the State University.
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Charlotte Stoddard
Austin
The
State University
State's Attorney Crowe Wins Skirmish in Leopold Loeb Early Trial
State's Attorney Crowe won an early trial bid for Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb, confessed kidnappers and slayers of Robert Franks. The arraigned pair pleaded not guilty as Chief Justice Caverly set the trial for August 4.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Crowe
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Caverly
Foster Sails for France to Study at Fontainebleau
William Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Foster of 1225 Columbus Avenue, sails from New Orleans to France for summer study at the Fontainebleau academy of the Beaux Arts in Paris. He won a Texas student scholarship in fine arts for his architectural drawing of an early Christian church and may continue through the winter in Rome.
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Waco News-Tribune
M. W. Foster
City
William Foster
W. M. Foster
Columbus Avenue
New Orleans
France
Fontainbleau Academy of the
Beaux Arts of Paris
Foster
University of Texas
Texas
Rome
Bank President in Galveston Visits Ill Daughter
H. O. Boatwright, president of the First National Bank, is in Galveston called by the illness of his daughter Mrs. W. C. Davis at John Seeley Hospital. Physicians report a restful night and no worsening, though she remains critically ill with guarded hope for recovery.
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H. O. Boatwright
First National Bank
Galveston
W. C. Davis
John Seeley Hospital
Viscount Ishii Named Ambassador to United States
Viscount Ishihiro Ishii, noted for the Lansing Ishii agreement, is to succeed Hanihara as ambassador to the United States according to reliable authority. W B Roman attends the Texas Pharmaceutical Association meeting in Austin today.
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Viscount Ishii
Hanihara
Associated Press
Tokio
Isuhiro Ishii
United States
W. B. Roman
Austin
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Noted Author Peter MacFarlane Ends Life in San Francisco
Peter Clark MacFarlane, famed author and former actor and preacher, died by suicide in San Francisco after a long battle with kidney disease and mental strain. Police witness Samuel Alden described MacFarlane firing a shot at the coroner’s entrance, then collapsing. A Bryan Eagle feature recently highlighted his book Tongues of Flame.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Peter Clark MacFarlane
San Francisco Morgue
Samuel Alden
Bryan Eagle
Cotton Market Rises on Crop News and Showers Outlook
The cotton market edged up 10 to 25 points early, then eased 20 to 30 points on limited demand. Mid-session shorts covered after the National Gunners’ 62.6 crop rating and forecasts of more Atlantic showers, aided by a large export clearance from New Orleans to Russia, with prices finishing about 35 to 45 points higher than yesterday.
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Bryan Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Atlantics
New Orleans
Russia
Bryan
Drug Store Service Emphasis At Texas Druggists Meet
James W. James urges thorough pharmaceutical education and equipment for pharmacists. He outlines a national survey of 100 pharmacies in 15 centers to shape knowledge, ethics, and economics of drug store practice and promote slogans urging public support.
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James W. James
Texas
Austin
United States
President Millerand Resigns in France
Paris June 11. President Millerand tendered his resignation today as a new parliamentary majority forced him from office. His message was read before Parliament and executive power passes to an acting ministry under Francois Marsal until a joint meeting elects a new chief executive. Millerand is the sixth of eleven third Republic presidents to resign.
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Third Republic
Associated Press
Paris
France
Millerand
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Francois Marsal
Pitts Bridge Recovery Moves Forward In Bryan
State Highway Department to begin work on Pitts Bridge over the Brazos river after it was reported down. Chamber of Commerce notes President Lawrence’s report on highways, plus local improvements, summer school opening, paving on Main Street, and community activities including county fair pig drive for prizes.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Pitts Bridge
Brazos River
H. O. Ferguson
Austin
State Highway Department
John M. Lawrence
Ilinois
Michigan
Bryan
Ike Ashburn
Dallas
25Th Street
S. E. Eberstadt
Millican
Methodist
Harvey
Bryan Sunday School League
Oak McKenzie
Harvey and the
Baptists
Board of Directors
J. D. Martin
Agricultural Committee
J. N. Dulaney
E. J. Fountain
J. M. Gordon
E. E. McAdams
L. L. McInnis
M. L. Parker
Mrs
Lee J. Rountree
A. M. Waldrop
M. E. Wallace
Sunset suppers capture county interest as outings rise
Sunset suppers are popular again with Sunday gatherings along county roads under big trees. Families pack meals for outings and find happiness in the open air, while a planned park in Bryan could boost such healthful gatherings for children and seniors.
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Bryan
County ticket filing ends June 14 in agricultural county
Candidates for office have until Saturday, June 14, to file their names, according to W. S. Higgs, chairman of the county Democratic executive committee. Those who expect to run for office in the coming elections should see to it that their names are filed without delay.
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W. S. Higgs
Democratic Executive Committee
Bandits Rob U S Customs Truck of 27 Pack Ages
A gang of ten armed men robbed a U S Customs truck, seizing a cargo described as 27 packs of aged goods. The heist disrupted operations and prompted a law enforcement investigation.
Bandits Rob Custom Truck Steal 27 Stone Packages
Ten armed men robbed a United States customs truck in New York. They knocked the driver unconscious and escaped with 27 packages of precious stones moved from the general post office to the appraiser's stores.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
General Post Office
Birth Registrations for Brazos County
Brazos County records list newborns from February to May including names like Roland Nunn, Ricardo Rodriguez, Estella Smith, and Dorothy Wilson in Bryan Kurten Wellborn and other local areas. Parents cited include Mr. and Mrs. Nunn Rodriguez Scamardo Shultz Trant Vana Worthington Williams Wilson.
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Brazos County
A. S. McSwain
Baby McGough
M. E. McGough
Bryan
Roland T. C. Nunn
Roland C. Nunn
Ricardo Rodriguez
Francisco H. Rodriguez
Frank Scamardo
Sam Scamardo
Estella Smith
T. J. Smith
Frances Lucile Shultz
Henry Shultz
Kurten
Mildred Florence Trant
H. L. Trant
Willie Vince Vana
Northern Baptist Convention Delegates Report Return
Rev J J Tatum of Bryan Texas returned home from Milwaukee after attending the Northern Baptist Convention with about 2500 delegates and many visitors. He said the meeting featured strong addresses a broad program for next year and a satisfactory stance on modernism and fundamentalism. Millican of Maine was elected president for next year and the Seattle session will be the next gathering. Tatum enjoyed reconnecting with old friends and likened the trip to a glimpse of heaven.
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Northern Baptist Convention
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
J. J. Tatum
Bryan
Texas
Tatum
Carl E. Millican
Maine
Sattle
Washington
Oliver J Parks Visits Snook on Brief Business
Oliver J. Parks made a brief business visit to Snook today to discuss local matters and meet with residents. He toured a nearby facility and spoke with officials about community developments and upcoming projects.
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Oliver J. Parks
Snook
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Richard Leob
Bryan Boy
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Jim James
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