Bryan Rotary Club Splendid Meeting Report
The Bryan Rotary Club held its regular Wednesday noon luncheon at St Andrew Parish house. President T K Lawrence presided and Oak McKenzie called the roll. A motion endorsed the centennial celebration of Stephen F Austin 1821 and urged Texas Legislature to issue an official proclamation. Rotarian R W Howell introduced Prof R O Allen and Judge W C Davis as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew Parish
T. K. Lawrence
Oak McKenzie
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
R. W. Howell
R. O. Allen
W. C. Davis
Bryan Hospital
Bryan
Allen Academy
Bryan Rotary Club
Poke
Howell
Lawrence
Norman S. Muery
Beaumont
J. T. S. Park
Muery
John M. Lawrence
Wilson Bradley
F. L. Henderson
Lee J. Rountree
Norman
Resolution 10 Overthrow Gompers Ruling Lost
Denver and Denver area sections report that Irish sympathizers backing a boycott of British goods failed to overturn Samuel Gompers ruling at the American Federation of Labor convention. A stormy session featured cheers and jeers as delegates debated adding boycott language to a resolution on Irish sympathy, with the body ultimately adopting a revised measure. Also noted are social notes: Mrs. M. Ball and her daughter Julia visiting in Austin and the Junior Bridge Club meeting rescheduled for next Saturday at 4 pm with Miss Lucy Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Colo
Samuel Gompers
Federation
M. Ball
Julia
Austin
P. A. Taylor
Lucy Harrison
Prof L B Fields Of A&M Headed To Minneapolis
State Director N S Hunsdon and Texas A&M associate prof L B Fields along with Laura Murray of the University of Texas will attend a four week conference in Minneapolis starting July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Fields
Minneapolis
Texas Agriculturist
N. S. Hunsdon
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Laura Murray
University of Texas
Minn
Improving College to Bryan Roadway Operations Begin
County Commissioners Jno M Moore of Bryan and FE B Holland of Wellborn Millican precincts supervise a six team crew with a grader to raise a shoulder and improve drainage on the College Bryan roadway. Work halted by rain but to resume when weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. M. Moore
Bryan
FE. B. Holland
Wellborn
Millican
College-Bryan
C. M. Evan
Fighters Launched On President Sam Gompers Fighters Launched On President Sam Gompers
Denver June 22 Supporters of Samuel Gompers and John Lewis president of the United Mine Workers marshal forces for the contest over the AFL presidency. Lewis announced his candidacy and pledged support from miners while Gompers says he will not seek political advantage. The race could reshape the AFL leadership as labor leaders warn of a changed political complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Denver
Samuel Gompers
John Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Lewis
Sam Gompers
United States
A M College Station Athletics Field Undergoes Major Expansion
Construction at Texas A and M College Station advances with a $23 000 project including a new $17 000 all steel grand stand along the east, 54 by 360 feet, seating 5 000 plus 1 200 in boxes. Temporary bleachers on the opposite side are modernized to seat 2 000, with 10 000 additional end seats planned for the Thanksgiving game bringing total to over 20 000. The gymnasium is being remodeled to seat 3 500 and the basketball program aims for a third Southwestern Conference title as 1921 schedules include Arizona and Oklahoma A and M games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
College Station
Tex
Texas A. & M. College
James Sullivan
University of Texas
A. & M. College
Texas University—A. & M
Austin
University of Arizona
Oklahom
Four A. and M. Men to Become Farm Missionaries
Four A. and M. College of Texas delegates to the Y M C A Conference now at Hollister Missouri pledge to become agricultural missionaries after their senior year. The four are B Eubank Cross Plains D D Steele Corpus Christi L W Littlejohn Fort Worth and J H Wheelock College Station. Wheelock will depart for Sao Paulo Brazil in the fall with the others graduating next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
A. & M. College of Texas
Hollister
Missouri
India
South America
J. F E. Lewis
A&M College Registrar to Study at Columbia University
C. F. Finley registrar of the A and M College of Texas will go to Columbia University New York this summer to pursue a master of arts in education. He will leave the college June 22 and will return after completing his studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
College Station
Tex
C. F. Finley
A. & M. College of Texas
Columbia University New York
Harding to study race question for negro reforms
President Harding announced in a public letter to the NAACP that he would begin studying the race question at once to improve the treatment of African Americans as described in his message to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Associated Press
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress
Torrential Rain Drenches Brazos County Crop Damage
Rain began about 11 30 Tuesday night and drenched Brazos County through Wednesday noon. W E Graham of Rock Prairie near Wellborn reports only a small shower with 50 percent crop loss. Despite two weeks of earlier rain, his corn crop was ruined. today s downpour arrived too late for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Brazos County
W. E. Graham
Rock Prairie
Wellborn
Galveston
Dallas
Mr. Graham
U S Railroads Lose Billions To Taxpayers In War Era
Washington reports that government transport ventures will total nearly $5.9 billion in loss to taxpayers. Ship Board and Emergency Fleet Corp. assets run about $3.25 billion with 1,300 vessels valued uncertainly. Rail operations alone show direct losses near $900 million with $300 million in related claims and a broader $3.03 billion claimed total, likely reduced by settlements and counter-claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Ship Board
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Minnesota
General Charles Taylor Dies at Home
Boston dispatch reports General Charles Taylor died at his home today following two prior shocks within a week. He was seventy five years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Taylor
Rv Associated Press
Boston
Tar and Feathers Attack Shocks Wharton Resident
Henry Schultze of Wharton Texas was seized by four men in an automobile, bound and gagged, then driven to a secluded spot where a second party awaited with tar and feathers. He was unable to identify the assailants or the motive for the assault, and was questioned by Sheriff D C Kemp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
Schultze
Chicago to Rejoin Great Lakes Hydroplane Racing
Chicago announces a summer return to hydroplane racing with a series of races between American and Canadian boats for the Great Lakes championship. The events occur in early August during the Parade of Progress at Municipal Pier. Harry F. Sinclair donated a $2,000 trophy to symbolize the championship and be awarded annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Municipal Pier
Harry F. Sinclair
New Truck Law Delayed From Operative Status
Austin Texas June 22 under a ruling by the attorney general the new motor truck act will not become operative until January 1 1922 despite earlier effective date June 11. Truck owners protests prompted possible amendments at a special legislative session with Governor’s tentative approval to address widespread dissatisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
B. F. Johnson
Wichita
Tanker William Dohoney Lost In Gulf Storm Near Texas Coast
A tropical storm sweeping the Texas coast from Galveston to Brownsville causes minimal damage and no loss of life. The tanker William S. Dohoney reported to be lost after its propeller broke off near Cape Cabello. Winds reach 65 mph at multiple points. Matagorda Bay area in the storm’s center. Reports place it moving inland toward Navasota Bryan Hempstead Hearne Brenham and Caldwell with no further fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Galveston
Pointsabel
Corpus Christi
Point Isabel
Padre
Brazos Islands
Brownsville
William S. Doheney
Cape Cabello
Army
Fort Brown
Interurban
Sugarland
Washington
Gulf Coast
Matagorda Bay
Weather Bureau
Bryan
the Eagle
New Orleans
Admiral Sims Returns to Explain London Speech in England
Admiral Sims arrives aboard the Olympic to explain remarks attributed to him in a London speech about Irish Americans. He goes up the bay to meet friends and foes at the pier, then to Pennsylvania Station for Washington. Secretary Denby plans to question him tomorrow about the London speech. Miss Maude Lookout returns from Houston visit.
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New York
Admiral Sims
Denby
London
Olympic
Pennsylvania Station
Washington
Maude Lookout
Houston
Snake disrupts gas fill at Harrell's station in Lufkin
In Lufkin Texas on June 22 a five foot snake roamed a car gas tank inside Harrell's filling station as Mr and Mrs Claude Johnson requested fuel. The creature alarmed patrons and reportedly kept the tank from rising. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs John L Gammel of Austin on their honeymoon after a June 15 San Marcos wedding. Sargeant Gammel is a Texas Legionaire veteran who served in France for eleven months. Mrs Gammel is Emmie Splett Stosser of Corrigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Tex
Harrell’s
Claude Johnson
Slick Foreigner Profits From Wife Dowry in Budapest
A Budapest merchant Joseph Klein married a Transylvania girl and swapped her 2,000,000 lei dowry into Hungarian crowns for 14,000,000 crowns. When the crown value fell he bought back the dowry for 10,000,000 crowns, netting 4,000,000 crowns. He then sent wife and dowry back to her father. The tale reflects exchange fluctuations shaping the marriage market and demand for girls from various provinces. The article notes shifts in currency values and the impact on matches among Hungarian youths.
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Budapest
Joseph Klein
Transylvania
Klein
Grace must face death penalty in Bexar County case
George Grace, convicted in Bexar County for criminal assault, must pay the death penalty from the trial court. The Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin affirmed the case today for the second time. Executive clemency alone can now save Grace from the gallows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinn
George Grace
Bexar County
Court of Criminal Appeals At
Austin
Grace
First Woman Presides Over Congress in History
Washington June 22 Miss Alice Robertson Republican of Oklahoma presided over the house for about ten minutes. She received applause as Representative Walsh of Massachusetts invited her to wield the gavel in Speaker Gillette’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Representative Walsh
Massachusetts
Gillette
English Monarchs Open Ulster Parliament in Belfast
King George and Queen Mary presided at Ulster parliament opening in Belfast and then departed for London in safety. This marked the first imperial sovereigns visit in nearly twenty years. Mrs Schumacher and Marjorie Williamson are reported to have returned from Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster
Associated Press
Belfast
King George
Queen Mary
London
B. H. Schumacher
Marjorie Williamson
Bryan
Navasota
Perhaps Country Can Build More Houses Perhaps Country Can Build More
The Department of Justice will seek 250000 dollars from Congress to prosecute about 1500 individuals and corporations named in a nationwide building trust inquiry. The targeted defendants include major manufacturers and dealers in paints cement iron materials stone and marble. The government will sue in New York against an open price association tied to the same investigations.
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Associated Press
New York
Department of Justice
Congress
Building Trust
Legislative Committee
United States
Goet
Samuel Untermyer
Untermyer
Department
Washington
Daugherty
Lockwood Committee
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Prof
Allen
Gomper
Roadway College
Police Department
Ku Klux Klan
Columbia
U.S
WM. Dohoney
England
Big Snake
San Antonio
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