Recommendations On Impeachment Of Judge Emory Speer
The House Judiciary Committee subcommittee recommended no further proceedings against Federal Judge Emory Speer of Georgia. It criticised his actions as approaching tyranny and oppression and said it could not endorse full acquittal or impeachment after examining nineteen charges.
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Associated Press
Washington
Emory Speer
Georgia
House Judiciary Committee
Speer
Steamer Gothland Ashore on Sicily Island Rocks
The Gothland, traveling from Montreal to Rotterdam, ran aground on rocks off Sicily Island. The informant notes no further details on casualties or salvage at this time.
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Py Associated Press
Lansend
England
Gothland
Montreal
Rotterdam
Sicily Island
J L Fountain Clarifies Attitude on Resolution 18
In a public letter J L Fountain provides his stance on Resolution 18 from the last Texas Legislature. He publishes T D Rowell of Jefferson Texas praise for the A and M College and defends his loyalty. Fountain says he will withdraw in favor of any opponent endorsed by Bryan business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Rowell
Jefferson
Texas
A. & M. College
Rowell
Tex
J. L. Fountain
Bryan
Commercial Club
Harvey Defeats Tabor In Seven Inning Baseball Battle
Harvey and Pate dominated on the Allen Academy grounds as Buck McCallum struggled for Tabor. Harvey won 14 to 4 after seven innings with Pate and Hartsfield combining on the mound for Harvey and McCallum and Locke handling the opposing lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Harvey
Allen Academy
Buck McCallum
Pate
Hartsfield
McCallum
Locke
Commercial Club Weekly Meeting Held In Club Room
The Commercial Club directors met at 10 a m with President Wilkerson presiding. Directors present included A W Wilkerson J S Doane R S Webb W Wipprecht L L McInnis M E Wallace A M Waldrop J A Moore J L Edge J M Caldwell W S Wilson Jr J Webb Howell Visitors included A W Buchanan Dr M E Weaver John Reid and H A Burger The meeting outlined a year long work plan and was unanimously described as timely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Wilkerson
A. W. Wilkerson
J. 5. Doane
R. S. Webb
W. Wipprecht
L. L. McInnis
M. E. Wallace
A. M Waldrop
J. A. Moore
J. L. Edge
J M. Caldwell
W. S. Wilson Jr
J. Webb Howell
Progressive business men of Bryan discuss growth plans
The Bryan club members expressed loyalty to town and faith in its future noting Bryan’s natural advantages. They debated a wagon yard county fair and rural trade excursions with final action expected soon and invites for member suggestions. Adjournment set for Tuesday June 30 at 10 am.
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Bryan
H. L. McKnight
Saunders Calhoun Couple Wed in Bryan Home
Frank Saunders of Brenham married Miss Myrle Calhoun at 3:50 pm yesterday in the Calhoun home. Rev. Glenn Flinn officiated. Saunders, formerly of Philadelphia, now lives in Brenham and is known in Bryan for piano work. The couple will reside in Brenham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Saunders
Brenham
Myrle Calhoun
G. C. Calhoun
Glenn Flinn
First Baptist Church
Saunders
Philadelphia
Bryan
Miss Calhoun
C S P S Lodge Celebrates Twenty Fifth Anniversary
The C S P S Lodge of this city a Bohemian fraternal and insurance order celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary with a large crowd. Attorney M Parciral of West Texas gave the main address while a Bohemian brass band from College provided music. Eighteen charter members remain, now nine living, and the lodge reports eighty three members and total receipts of 23330.43 with death losses totaling 21515.94.
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C. S. P. S. Lodge
M. Parciral
West, Texas
Bohemian Brass Band
College
John Krenek
John Kubin
Frank Stasney
J. J. Stasta
Frank Blazek
Frank Vavra
William Hajek
John Stasta
Tom Syptak
Baylor County
John Mekaska
Concho County
Prof Allen Keeps Cool At Monte Ne Conference
Prof. R. O. Allen reports from the Southwestern Conference of the YMCA at Monte Ne Arkansas that he enjoys the event. He notes a bright fire in the Club House lobby on June 19 and that he wore his overcoat until 10 o’clock. He says the Texas delegation is the biggest group and Truett of Texas is the most prominent man present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Allen
Young Men’s Christian Association
Monte Ne
Ark
The
Eagle
Club House
Texas
Truett
Bryan Defeats Hearne In Season Opener At Cochin Park
Bryan secured its first win of the season by beating Hearne 8 to 4 at Cochin Park. Pitcher Spell scattered hits while Hearne’s Scurry Peebles struggled with Bryan’s strong offense led by Driscoll and Wickes. Bryan’s defense produced two rapid double plays as Hearne threatened late but failed to catch the lead. Batteries: Bryan Spell Hamilton Hearne Peebles Jones.
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Bryan
Hearne
Cochin
Spell
Scurry Peebles
Driscoll
Wickes
Hamilton
Peebles
Jones
Acre Yields 180 Bushels of Irish Potatoes
San Benito Texas June 18 All records in this section were smashed when W R Sprague a farmer here harvested 180 bushels to the acre on two and four fifths acres planted to Irish potatoes The crop was immediately sold upon being taken from the soil.
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San Benito
Tex
W. R. Sprague
Tragedy At Alberta Mine Kills Nearly Two Hundred
Twenty charred bodies recovered after a mine disaster near Lethbridge Alberta as rescue efforts were halted by rock and debris. Authorities estimate 195 workers perished in the incident.
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Associated Press
Lethbridge
Alberta
Deaths Both Occur In Same Manner Within Short Span
J K Pressnal of Tabor reports his hand Robert Martin died suddenly while plowing this morning. He was in usual health before collapsing. His wife had died in the same manner recently, a remarkable parallel in the same household.
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J. K. Pressnal
Tabor
Robert Martin
A and M Cotton Classing School Opens Summer Session
A and M College announces July 1 start for its summer cotton classing program. Professor J B Bagley leads the course with at least twenty new students expected in four weeks or less. Assistants Butler and Miller bring practical market insight to the class.
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A. & M. College
J. B. Bagley
Messrs. Butler and
Miller
Prof
Bagley
A and M Short Courses Cut By Weather
Three of eighteen A and M College summer short courses are cancelled as farmers work in fields to save crops. Bishop Lockhart and Gonzales sessions are off while other courses proceed. The Bishop session started last week with residents in fields delaying crops due to heavy rains.
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A. & M. College
Bishop, Lockhart
Gonzales
Bishop
C. M. Evans
Moving Office of District Attorney Davis
District Attorney W. C. Davis is moving his office fixtures from Haswell corner across Main Street into an office in the First National Bank building. He will return to the Haswell corner when the new building is finished.
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W. C. Davis
Haswell Corner
Main Street
First National Bank
Katy Reopens Denison Shops After Long Idle Period
Denison Texas June 20 Katy shops idled since January 16 have been reopened and about 800 men placed at work due to the need to move large Texas crops soon.
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Denison
Tex
Katy
Captain Sanders Shot in Accidental Wound
Captain J. J. Sanders of the State ranger force in Laredo Texas sustained a pistol wound in the right leg from an accidental discharge. He had just removed cartridges from a US caliber pistol and handed it to his 10 year old grandson. The bullet passed through a suitcase the calf of the captain's leg and lodged in the wall. The wound is described as a flesh wound and not serious.
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Laredo
Tex
J. J. Sanders
Turkey Protests Warship Sale Over Greece
Washington reports the Turkish government filed a formal protest against the proposed sale of the battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece. President Wilson disclosed the inquiry response in Washington on June 23.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi
Idaho
Greece
Wilson
Inquiriers
President weighs sale of battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece
President Wilson backed the provision in the naval bill selling the battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece. Greek charge d affaires A Varos assured no immediate war use. Tsoukias of the Greek navy planned to discuss the matter with the President, while Turkish Ambassador Rustem Bey was said to present credentials, not protest.
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Mississippi
Idaho
Greece
A. oVaros
Wilson
Turkey
Tsoukias
Rustem Bey
White House
Texas Bees Manufacture Monster Crop of Honey
San Antonio Texas June 23 Texas bees will produce a larger crop of honey this year than any other state thanks to a wet spring and dense flowers. The nectar bearing blossoms are rated at 115 percent by the Federal Department of Agriculture. Beekeeping is mainly in the southwestern part of the state.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Union
Federal Department of Agriculture
Echo Saved Isle of Mull From Iceberg Collision
Captain Weeks of the British freighter Isle of Mull told how an echo saved his ship from an iceberg off the New Foundland banks. In foggy midnight June 16, after a fog horn blast, a near reply or echo guided him to steer southward to avoid a berg he could feel but not see.
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New York
Weeks
Isle of Mull
Lisbon
New Foundland
Mexia Boosters Plan San Francisco Train Excursion
Mexia Commercial Club lines up a five Pullman five car includes two dining and two baggage cars for a San Francisco trip with over 350 people expected to join the special train. In Ennis Ellis County road district No 19 votes set for July 18 on a $90 000 road bond issue.
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Mexia
Tex
San Francisco
Mexia Commercial Club
Mexians
Ennis
Ellis County
Brooklyn Subway Cave-In Buries Twenty Workers
A section nearly half a block of sidewalk over the new Brooklyn subway collapsed in New York on June 23 burying twenty workmen. One man died and six were badly injured in one of the city’s largest cave-ins.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Midnight Sun Festival Draws Crowd in Fairbanks
A large crowd attended a midnight baseball game in Fairbanks Alaska in celebration of the midnight sun festival. An earthquake lasting about fifty seconds produced thunderlike rumblings during the event.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Three Accidental Deaths Reported in Gonzales
Gonzales Texas June 23 three accidental deaths occurred yesterday Earl Dykes was shot while fishing Joe Perez a Mexican man hanged himself in a tree and an unknown Mexican's body was found in the river
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Gonzales
Tex
Earl Dykes
Joe Perez
Mine Death List Grows to 196 in Alberta Explosion
Hillcrest Alberta June 23 The official death list from the mine explosion tallies 196 lives lost. This figure confirms a devastating toll with names yet to be disclosed.
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Associated Preasy
Southwestern Steel Plant to Rise in Texas City
Texas City announces the start of a vast modern steel plant by the Southwestern Steel Development Company with a $50,000,000 capitalization. Financed by Europeans, the plant will employ 7,000 workers and use iron ore from Marion and Cass Counties, viewed as nearly inexhaustible.
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Texas City
Tex
Southwestern Steel Development Company
Marion
Cass
Marriage Licenses List Noted in Local Records
William Morris and Hattie Miles Will Lawson and Lucy Brown William Mack and Mary Graves Jesse Smith and Willie Murphy Virginia Webster and Ardella Thompson E P Burnett and Miss Beatrice Grace J H Warner and Miss Josse Brymer Henry Roberts and Miss Ina Oates recorded as marriage licenses in the period notices.
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William Morris
Hattie Miles
Will Lawson
Lucy Brown
William Mack
Mary Graves
Jesse Smith
Willie Murphy
Virginia Webster
Ardella Thompson
E. P. Burnett
Beatrice Grace
J. H. Warner
Josse Brymer
Henry Roberts
Ina Oates
Mrs Ida Bonneville Dies In Galveston At 41
Mrs Ida Bonneville died at St Marys Infirmary after a illness lasting some time aged 41. She leaves two sons Clarence and Louis Bonneville both of Galveston. The private funeral is at 4 pm from F P Malloy Son's parlors with services by Rev Father J M Kirwin and burial in Calvary cemetery.
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Ida Bonneville
St. Mary's Infirmary
Mike Viola Dead in Bryan Hospital
Italian resident Mike Viola of Mudville died at Bryan Hospital around 1 am after experiencing locked bowels since Friday. He was about 45 years old and leaves a family. Funeral services were held today at the Italian Catholic cemetery.
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The
Eagle
R. J. Hunnicutt
Mike Viola
Mudville
Bryan Hospital
Viola
Convict Charley Brown Returned to Allen Farm
Charley Brown the escaped convict captured in this city by Sheriff Conlee was returned to Allen Farm yesterday afternoon by an officer from Allen Farm after notification of his capture.
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Charley Brown
Conlee
Allen Farm
Bryan
Special road tax election petition circulation in Comanche
Petitions circulate in precinct No 5 to the Comanche County commissioners court for a special election on a 15 cent road tax for local road improvements. Many farmers sign the petition.
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Comanche
Tex
Commissioners’ Court of
Comanche County
Sheriff Sale Notice in Brazos County Texas 1914
Brazos County sheriff announces sale of a 50 acre tract in G W Singleton League to satisfy a $950.41 judgment in the case Alley Smith vs Rosa Graham et al. The sale is set for the first Tuesday in July 1914 at the Brazos County courthouse in Bryan, with cash as the payment method.
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State of Texas
Brazos
Ci Vier
Brazos County
Alley” Smith
Rosa Graham
Court House
Bryan
G. W. Singleton
Texas
N. W
George Adams
N. E
John Walker
Jim Broach
E. Elliott
George Graham
S. F. Harlan
M. C. Harlan
David Graham
Lula Palmer
Will Palmer
Allen Smith
A. D
J. D. Conlee
Stomach Trouble Recalled By Five Year Ailment
In Pomerayton Kentucky A J Hughes details a five year stomach trouble and severe headaches before using Thedford's Black Draught. He credits the medicine with lasting relief and urges households to keep a package on hand.
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Subcommittee
Calhoun
Allen
A. & M. Cotton Classing School
Captain Sanders
United States
Texas Bees
Echo
Brooklyn Subway
Daeth
W. H. Lawrence
Commerce
Wm. B. Cline
Office
Commerce Building
London
Evelyn Thaw
Dayton
Ohio
Purity Candy Company
P. O
Middleton
Hughes
Pomerayton, Ky
A. J. Hughes
Thedford
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