Germans Make Heavy Captures in the West
German war office reports capture of all French positions north Verdun to Loudemont and ten thousand prisoners since the drive began. Six additional villages taken. French admit retreat behind Beaumont but deny intensifying fighting. Turkish claim British attack near Kut el Amara driven back with losses. Washington reports requests to investigate China steamer incidents and senate considers congressional reference on national honor. Bryan messages support moving to armed ships.
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Associated Press
London
German War Office
North Verdun
Loudemont
Beaumont
Kut-el- Auvara
Washington
United States
Ambassador Page
British Foreign Office
China
Pacific
High Seas
Senate
Congress
Jones
Republican
W. J. Bryan
German Ships Taken by Portuguese Government
Eight German steamships in the harbor at St Vincent Cape Verdi Islands have been taken in charge by the Portuguese government as of February 25, according to the Associated Press report.
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Associated Press
Paris
Verdun
France
St. Vincent
Cape Verdi Islands
Portugese
Sword flash with light of heaven headline at Gridiron Club dinner
Washington reports President Wilson urged keeping out of the European war at the cost of humanity and justice. He warned against rash action, urging valor to strike only at the right moment, as a sword shining with heavenly light.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
America
Sundiron Club
Congress
Heaven
New milliner in charge at Edge Dry Goods
Miss Mamie Stahl of New York has been engaged to head the millinery department at Edge Dry Goods Company for the coming season. She arrives from the East and will meet Bryan College and surrounding ladies, bringing latest styles and guaranteed up to date workmanship.
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Bryan
Edge Dry Goods Company
Mamie Stahl
New York
Miss Stahl
College
Citizens Attend Marketing Club Meeting in Reliance
Bryan residents met in Reliance last Saturday to discuss diversification and co operation with A M College extension staff. Speakers included Colonel Clarence Ousley Major L L McInnis A W Buchanan H M Elliott and others urging dairy poultry and stock improvements and planning a local marketing association to organize next Saturday night with about twenty farmers and local attendees.
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Bryan
Reliance
J. L. Cobb
Cottonwood
Clarence Ousley
A. and M. College
L. L. McInnis
First National Bank
McInnis
Bryan Commercial Club
A. W. Buchanan
Colonel Ousley
Ousley
H. M. Elliott
A. and
M. College
Diaz Traces Alarm Over Feared Expedition Against Carranza
Washington reports that General Felix Diaz has evaded government surveillance and the department of justice shows interest in rumors he plans an armed expedition against General Venustiano Carranza, the de facto leader.
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Associated Press
Washington
Felix Diaz
Department of Justice
Carranza
Seed corn tester Frank Clark promotes best seed in Waxahachie
Frank Clark, the seed corn tester of Texas, spent weeks traveling in a special car to urge farmers to select good seed corn. He shipped about ten bushels of his best corn to Waxahachie, where three banks plan to give it away to customers to promote use of top seed. Clark visited Waxahachie in January with businessmen and farmers, and his tour drew interest and many orders from the area.
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Frank Clark
Texas
Waxahachie
Clark
Murder Mystery Cleared Away in Pittsburgh Case
William McClure and Joseph White pleaded guilty to murdering Mrs. Caroline Viehmier a wealthy widow. They said Aaron Fell her son in law paid them 50 dollars to attack her to obtain a 4000 dollar note against him. Fell is charged with complicity.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
William McClure
Joseph White
Caroline Viehmier
Aaron Fell
Death of J C Davis Honored Confederate Soldier
James Collins Davis 69 died February 28 1916 at his Bryan home after a life in Texas since 1858. Born July 20 1846 in Green County Alabama he served in Company I Twenty first Texas Cavalry. Survived by wife Callie Martin and five children Walter Houston Richard Bryan Whitesboro Normangee Wooster. Funeral held at 3 20 this afternoon with Camp J B Robertson veterans as honorary pallbearers.
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Bryan
James Collins Davis
Green County
Alabama
Texas
Old Booneville
Callie Martin
Millican
James Davis
Confederacy
First
Texas Volunteer Cavalry
C. Wheeler
Jack Johnson
Joe Howard
Reuben Welch
Erwin Darwin
J. E. Astin
George Stephan
Harris Jenkins and Lena Deroe Obtain License
Harris Jenkins and Lena Deroe, both described as colored, obtained a marriage license as listed in the public records.
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Harris Jenkins
Lena Deroe
Germans Seize Trenches in Champagne and Meuse Fighting
London reports say German troops launched a surprise attack near the Mazarin farm in Champagne and pressed toward Douaumont as Verdun bombardment continues. In Meuse, Germans claim to have driven French from the peninsula while taking several positions near Mavarin farm. Twenty six hundred survivors and bodies of several Lascars wash ashore from the Maloja disaster.
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London
Mazarin
Champagne
Verdun
Douaumont
Fort Douaumont
Woevre
Manhuelles
Mavarin Farm
Germany
Meuse
Hospital Ship Sunk In War Zone News
London reports the Russian steamer Petshenfa of 1600 tons was sunk on Feb 28 with only fifteen survivors. The incident follows other wartime losses as authorities confirm the hospital ship sinking in the same period.
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Associated Press
London
England
German pledge on Lusitania warship rule reaffirmed
Berlin assures Washington there is no plan to revoke Lusitania pledges and confirms instructions to submarine commanders to treat armed merchant vessels as warships and take precautions to avoid unarmed ships. Paris notes Verdun lines hold, German advances east and southeast. Mazarin farm taken as part of Champagne offensive.
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Washington
Lansing
Bernstorff
Germany
United States
Paris
Verdun
Bryan Commercial Club weighs housing plan and new outreach
The Bryan Commercial Club met with strong turnout. A committee led by Major L L McInnis will study a possible apartment site for Bryan workers urged by Colonel Clarence Ousley. Members support funding a rest room for visiting women and consider distributing 500 copies of the Weekly Eagle to rural readers to boost trade. An adjournment was set for Tuesday next week.
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Bryan Commercial Club
Clarence Ousley
H. L. McKnight
McKnight
Democrat
Navasota
Woman's Club of
Bryan
Commercial Club
L. D. Webster
The
Eagle Printing Company
Eagle
L. L. McInnis
M. E. Wallace
Window falls kill 10 year old Black boy near Waco
A window fell on Earl Walker near Waco Texas fatally injuring the 10 year old Black boy. He was crawling into a room when the accident occurred and his body lay outside with his head inside the room.
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Associated Presa
Waco, Tex
Earl Walker
Here
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