Political Announcements and Local Club Notes
The Eagle lists Democratic primary slates for county and district offices including Rufus Hardy for Congress Sixth District and Judge John Watson. Other candidates span county superintendent, clerk, commissioners, tax assessor, and justice of the peace. The Young Men's Athletic Club held a meeting adding twelve new members for a total of 70 and formed a track team with a baseball team planned for the next meeting.
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Rufus Hardy
Navarro County
Young Men's Athletic Club
Indictments Quashed in Steel Labor Price Fix Case
Judge Anderson granted the motion to quash indictments returned in Youngstown against five steel companies for price fixing labor and steel products. Indictments against United States Steel Corporation and B H Gary remain. quashed charges were faulted as too indefinite and violating constitutional rights.
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Anderson
Five Steel Com
Important Murder Case Goes Ten Trials in Texas
The State of Texas vs Tony Woodyard opens at 10 o clock with readiness on both sides. A 60 person jury panel is seated, many excused for conscientious scruples against the death penalty. Woodyard is charged with killing Jim Steepleton in Bryan two years ago as lawyers clash over a hard fought case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Woodyard
Jim Steepleton
Bryan
W. C. Davis
G Minkert
Oremus
Butler & Henderson
Armstrong & Taliferro
Will Sidetrack Two Measured Vote Opens In House
Washington march 28 by 10 oclock tonight a vote in the house judiciary committee will be opening indefinitely the consideration of all the suffrage and prohibition proposals pending. In a very interesting baseball game Friday afternoon the high school boys defeated the Bryan boys by a score of 6 to 3. Carpenter starred with two bases and two runs while McKinney kept hits scattered. Bryan team members listed include Harrison Leslie Scardina Robinson Lowell Tenney Parker Moon Vyto. Navasota side featured Williams Fahey Brainard Perry Carpenter Evans McKinney Gilliland.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Bryan Boys
Navasota Boys
Carpenter
McKinney
Bryan
Harrison
Leslie
Scardina
Robinso
Lowell
Tenney
Parker
Moon
Vyto
Navasota
Williams
Fahey
Brainard
Perry
Evans
Gilliland
Navasota Examiner
Caddo Parish Backs Prohibition for Third Time
The Associated Press reports Caddo Parish with Shreveport as seat voted Tuesday for the third time to support prohibition by a 363 majority. Shreveport city voters went wet by a small margin, but rural precincts swung the parish to prohibition. If the election had passed, licenses would have been issued January 1, 1918.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Bryan merchants agree to close during revival in Bryan
Local business and professional leaders sign a pledge to close shops from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays during a general union revival led by Evangelist Geo. C. Cates, running April 2 through 23, to allow workers and employees to receive blessings.
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Geo. C. Cates
President goes to Washington for land grant college bills
President W. B. Bizzell of the A and M College leaves for Washington to lobby for pending national bills affecting land grant schools. Key measures include the Pom erene and Gard bills delivering uniforms and ration allowances, plus funding for engineering and agricultural research programs. He will be away about one week after speaking at a Dallas Y گزارش M C A gathering.
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W. B. Bizzell
A. and M. College
Washington
National Congress
Pomerene and Gard
House
Bizzell
Dallas
Big Houston yard blaze devastates Missouri Kansas Texas facilities
Fire swept the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway yards north of the Main street viaduct destroying 4,098 bales of cotton owned by Anderson, Clayton & Co and damaging the F W Heitmann Co warehouse. The blaze also consumed freight cars, shops, and several homes as wind fueled the flames. total losses estimated near $500,000 with most insured.
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Katy
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Main Street
2. W. Housann Company
George Ward
Fifth Ward
Anderson, Clayton & Co
Haty Yards
Department
Seibert
North Main Street
F. W. Heitmann Company
Katy Yards
Shea Street
Vine Street
New Orleans Street
A. Moore Obituary: Confederate Veteran Dies in Kurten Texas
A. Moore aged 69 died at the home of his son J. M. Moore in Kurten Texas on Tuesday March 21 1916 after a brief illness. Born February 20 1847 in Greenville Alabama he served as a Confederate private before marrying Elizabeth Black and moving to Texas. He leaves widow son four brothers and three sisters and was a Methodist, fond of family and neighborly kindness. Written by grandson T. M. Moore.
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Elizabeth Black
Texas
Bryan
Kurten
Tex
M. M. Moore
J. T. Moore
Stephenville
L. E. Moore
Hico
W. H. Moore
Greenville
Ala
Edward Grissett
J. Jones
Theresa Armstrong
Ardmore
Methodist Church
T. M
United Daughters of the Confederacy Meeting Program
Friday agenda includes ritual, business, piano music by Miss Bernice Harris, papers The Burning of Columbia by Mrs Mills Walker and Charleston by Timrod read by Mrs W B Cline, vocal by Mrs George Adams, South Carolina talk by Mr J E Miller, Timrod readings Carolina by Mrs W S Wilson, historian general address questions, piano by Miss Annie Helle Batte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Harris
Columbia
Mills Walker
Charleston
Timrod
W. B. Cline
George Adams
South Carolina
J. E. Miller
Carolina
W. S. Wilson
Annie Helle Batte
Deed Transfer Records Brazos County 21 Acres
J W Hunnicutt and wife transfer an undivided half interest in 21 acres in S F Austin league No 9 Brazos County to J R Nunn for 500 dollars. Public record notice of real estate conveyance filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hunnicutt
J. R. Nunn
S. F. Austin League
Brazos County
Flood Damage Hits Central Ohio Valley
The Central Northern Ohio flood continues to threaten the region with unbanked creeks and rivers inundating thousands of acres of lowlands. Hundreds of households are homeless while property damage rises, though no deaths have been reported. Dr. Raymond A. Pearson of Iowa State College is set to deliver the graduation address, with Rev. George Segexton delivering the commencement sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Raymond A. Pearson
Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts
Ames
Iowa
A. and M. College
W. B. Bizzell
George Segexton
First Methodist Church
Shreveport
Dodson's Liver Tone Advertises Harmless Alternative
An old notice touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel causes cramping salivation and sickness while Liver Tone cleanses the liver, improves mood, and is safe for children, with a money back offer if it fails.
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Dodson
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John Watson
Cameron
W. L. Powers
C. M. Bethany
B. R. Williams
A. M
M. Ac
Noah Cole
Claud A. Buchanan
Cc. P
Foster
Jesse H. Gammon
Horace O. Ferguson
Will S. Higgs
Charley Distefano
J. R. Moon
PRHC
Ben Moore
L. B. Simpson
J. M. Atkins
L. D. Magee
J. T. Maloney
Justice OF the Peace
M. R. Phillips
W. W. Gainer
PRH
M. B. Easters
John W. Hamilton
J. Sidney Smith
Young Men’s
Ceived
Mak
Ing
Youngstown
Jeff L. Jones
H. L. Outlaw
Willy S. Kurtin
W. W. Griffin
H. F. Todd
W. T. Horton
J. W. Harris
James Ray
W. A. King
H. L. Weeden
C. S. Martin
W. R. Goen
Congress
Prohibition
Bryan Merchants Gree
Co-operative Revival Meeting
Mr. Cates
First State Bank
Company of
Ed Euui
Sanders Bros
First National Bank of
Parker-Astin Hardware Company
City National Bank
JT. Weldrop & Co
Webb Bros
J. A. Hanway
Edge Dry Goods Company
J. E. Carrington
J. M. Hanna
J. H
S. Mawhinney
D. Mike
J. M. Saladiner
T. G. Woodyard
M. Bonneville
Frank Clarke Jr
George W. Higgs
Grant Lumber Company
W. J. Fesperman
Hillyer Dutseh Lumber Company
W. S. Howell
L. B. Kern
D. D. White
P. J. Palasota
G. A. Adams Insurance Office
Armstrong & Talliaferro
Metropolitan
Houston
Houston Post
MR. A. Moore
Rest. A. Moore
J. M. Moore
Gel
Will
Greenville, Ala
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Chi Valley
AsiA@tea Press
Columbus
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