Death of Steep Hollow resident J M Olsen
J M Olsen of Steep Hollow died Sunday afternoon at 5 45 after a illness of several days with pneumonia. Born in Tonsberg Norway February 9 1865 he was a sailer captain earlier in life. Survived by widow and daughter Mrs Robert Richie funeral held at Steep Hollow cemetery conducted by Dr Jamison rector of St Andrews Episcopal church.
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Daily Eagle
J. M. Olson
Steep Hollow
Mr. Olsen
Tonsberg
Norway
United States
New Orleans
Bryan
Olsen
Robert Richie
Jamison
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Flour Sales Limited to Twelve Pounds Per Customer
County Food Administrator Co. L. Beason wires a ruling limiting flour sales to twelve pounds per town customer and twenty four pounds per country customer until further notice regardless of distance from buying point.
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The
Food Administration
Swift's Son-in-Law Detained as Enemy Alien
Washington reports Count Mi notto, son-in-law of Chicago packer Louis Swift, held as an enemy alien. He was ordered held for action by the attorney general but not deported.
Sim Spell Died At San Antonio
Sim Spell longtime Bryan resident died in San Antonio at 10 p m after pneumonia following a brief illness. He was 3 years 11 months and 14 days, native Texan born in Sherman. Survived by wife, parents, sister Mrs Curtis Gray, and brothers L A Spell and Lige Spell. Funeral set for Bryan after train arrives Friday afternoon.
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Daily Eagle
Sim Spell
Bryan
San Antonio
Mr. Spell
Tom Spell
Sherman
Methodist Church
Curtis Gray
L. A. Spell
United States Navy
Lige Spell
Greer Addresses Students On Commission Form Government
City Manager Greer spoke to Bryan Baptist academy students Friday morning. He outlined general government principles and the commission form, comparing forms of government and explaining how the Bryan commission system operates.
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Greer
Daily Eagle
Bryan Baptist Academy
Bryan
Widow of General Bragg Dies in Mobile
Mrs. Virginia Evans Bragg widow of Braxton Bragg and sister of author Augusta Evans Wilson died in Mobile on Thursday. Her son John Jagg resides in Corsicana Texas.
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Bragg
Mobile
Ala
Virginia Evans Bragg
Braxton Bragg
Augusta Evans Wilson
John Jagg
Corsicana
Texas
Col Ousley Honored at Bryan Event with Red Cross Calf Sale
In Bryan at the Colonial theatre Col Ousley received flowers from Miss Patty Sims as A and M band played America. The Red Cross calf auction raised 225 dollars, with sales benefiting the local chapter.
Repairs Completed On Brazos County Court House
Extensive repairs to the Brazos county court house finished after months of work. Painting remains this week, with five contracts covering general repairs heating wiring plumbing and painting. The overhauling brightening and new steam heating and lighting will modernize the county capitol.
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Daily Eagle
Brazos County Court House
Great Outpouring for Colonel Ousley Honor Parade in Bryan
A large patriotic parade in Bryan honors Col. Clarence Ousley assistant secretary and director of the A and M extension service. The procession featured the university band cadet corps and many local groups, ending with a capacity audience at the Colonial theatre where Ousley spoke as a flag was displayed.
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Clarence Ousley
Extension Service
A. and M. College
Colonial Theatre
Bryan
United States
Texas
United States Army
Court House
Main
Col. Ousley
John D. Conlee
M. College
United States Signal Corps
Allen Academy
Martin
Hairston
Dean Puryear
B. Youngblood
Bryan Baptist Academy
Daughters of the American Revolution
Woman’s Club
Red Cross
A. J. Buchanan
West Side
Schod
East Side
Sam
O. 8. Johnson
Commercial Club
E. J. Fountain
War time economics and Brazos county duty in 1918
A wartime appeal urges Brazos County Texas to boost production and distribution in 1918 through Liberty bonds farm output and rationed resources. It warns of rail and supply shortages, deflation risks, and profiteering while stressing community sacrifice and national security in the fight against Germany.
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Brazos County
Red Cross
United States
West
Texas
France
McAdoo
South
Mississippi River
Fourth added to prices of food during past year
A 2 percent rise in retail food prices from December 15 1917 to January 15 1918 brings total food-cost increases to 25 percent in the year ending 1914. The piece argues cotton's role in war-time prices, critiques southern cotton policy, and calls for greater farm labor mobilization to feed the nation while sustaining war industries.
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Associated Press
Washington
South
Congress
Union
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bryan
Brazos County
Mississippi
France
England
The
Somme
America
Texas
Germans occupy Aland Islands and plan Finland base
The Aland islands were occupied at noon Saturday by German forces. The Associated Press reports this move is preliminary to a broader aim to occupy Finland, with Germany informing Sweden of plans. The occupation is seen as a base to supply future Finnish operations and may not be permanent.
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Aland Islands
Finland
Preas Christiana
Associated Press
Washington
Sweden
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Qusley Day
Moving Picture Booth
Patty Sims
Milton
Eagle
Ousley
Milton Sims
W. C. Davis
Opera House
R. A. Harrison
J. O. Chance
J. Webb Howell
Mrs. Cole
C. L Beason
DR. Price
Independence Boulevard
Chicago
Colonel Ousley
Director General of Railways
Brazog County
Seaboard
Milan County
Robertson County
Burleson County
Germany
Russia
Hog Island
War and Navy Departments
Ohio
New York
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