Austin Street Railway in Receivership at Austin
Judge Duval West ordered the Austin Street Railway Company placed in receivership upon Rochester Trust Company’s application. William J. Jones was named receiver as the firm faces 786000 dollars of first mortgage debt and worsening finances after fare increases failed to cover rising costs.
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Austin
Texago
Duval West
United States
Austin Street Railway Company
Rochester Trust Company
Rochester
New York
William J. Jones
Brazos County Road Law Yields Quick Road Improvements
County Commissioner Geo. P. Edge reported under the new Brazos County Road Law that four miles of Bryan-Macy road from Wixon Creek to Zack have been graded and culverts installed. About $60 has been spent, a fraction of the former cost, with work run by local teams and overseers Joe Lauck and Ned McQuirter as crews advance into Cyrus Koontz's section.
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Geo. P. Edge
Brazos County
Neff
Wixon Creek
Zack
Edge
Joe Lauck
Ned McQuirter
Cyrus Koontz
Carranza Officer Arrested in Laredo for Illegal Entry
Laredo March 30 Associated Press reports General Humberto Barros, a former Carranza officer, was arrested by U S customs inspectors for alleged illegal entry into the United States and is held awaiting Washington instructions on deportation.
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Associated Press
Laredo
Mar
Humberto Barros
Carranza
United States Customs Inspector
United States
Washington
Prohibition Debate Flares in Ulster Politics
In Ulster a major Protestant bloc backs anti drinking drives as Scotland style local option arguments gains traction. Unionist MPs in the new Parliament face sharp splits over prohibition.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Ulster
Scotland
Catholic Churches Ban Women From Communion in Argentina
Buenos Aires imposes modesty rules with a church notice forbidding priests to administer communion to any married woman girl or child lacking full coverage over the breast shoulders and arms with opaque material after March 27.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Ireland Internment Totals Rise Amid Disturbance
Sir Hamar Greenwood reports from London that as of March 80 Ireland has 2,079 men interned, 953 serving penal sentences or imprisonment for offenses connected to the unrest, and 49 killed attempting escape since January 1919, with no women interned.
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Rv Associated Press
London
Ireland
Hamar Greenwood
Fruit and Vegetable Growers Are Losers
Dallas report on an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing shows Texas fruit and truck growers unable to pay higher freight rates while railroads cannot reduce rates. Officials' salaries doubled and 288000 workers added. farmers warn markets shrink profits as costs rise and shipments fail.
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The
Eagle
Dallas
Texas
John Sneed
Dallas News
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gene Johnson
Tyler
East Texas
Johnson
Nhe
S. W. Adams
San Augustine
Buffalo
Things a Federal Court Juror Sees While in Houston
A Houston trip by a Fayette county juror reveals frequent liquor and moonshine cases, narcotics pleas, and urban contrasts. The writer notes workers laid off, city comforts, and a dramatic fire cart incident amid ongoing court duties and neighborly small-town ties. He lists four Fayette county jurors plus himself and reflects on city life vs. rural roots.
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Houston
LaGrange
United States
Fayette County
Uncle Sam
Frank McClellan
Ledbetter
Frank Rauch
Valhalla
J. W. Ivy
Maldon
Federal District
Waller T, Burns
Calamity Over Rail Rates Warns of Texas Food Shortage
The Houston Post argues railroad costs are confiscatory and wasteful. It claims high rates reduce freight and threaten producers, calling for agency action to avoid eliminating shipments and wrecking commerce due to wartime extravagance.
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Gilmore
Texas
Houston Post
the Post
Portrait Remembrance of District Attorney Guarded by Walls
The article recalls the district attorney's career and honors, noting his connections with the court as readers glimpse a painted portrait above the bench celebrating the jurist and citizen.
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Daniel
Old Creek Indian Burying Grounds in Okmulgee Vanishing
Associated Press reports the Creek burial grounds in northeast Okmulgee are being eroded by industry and time. Gravestones lie broken and unreadable while fences collapse and cattle graze over graves. The site, once the national burial ground for Creek leaders, marks the fading of a historic people.
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Associated Press
Okmulgee
Okla
Indian Territory
Country Club of Bryan Opens With Grand Reception
The Bryan Country Club House opens Friday evening with a 40 000 dollar reinforced concrete and tile building. Ground broken April 6 1920, due for completion by April 1. The club offers a 25 acre lake area with 100 acres stocked, a 150 000 gallon pool, nine hole golf, tennis courts, play areas, and over 1 000 dollars in greens. Membership limited to 200 stock and 100 teachers. Notables include R W Howell president J S Doane vice president O E Saunders secretary Travis B Bryan treasurer and Donald Morrison manager. Visitors from multiple Texas cities attend reception at 8 30 p m with grand march at 10 and dancing to 2 a m. Judge W C Davis to address fifteen hundred members and visitors.
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Bryan Country Club
Pxose
R. W. Howell
J. S. Doane
O. E. Saunders
Travis B. Bryan
Donald Morrison
J. W. Batts
Wilson Bradley
C. M. Cole
W. H. Cole
J. E. Covey
M. H. James
M. B. Parker
Jno
C. Vick
A. M. Waldrop
W.S. Howell
Milton B. Parker
Tyler Haswell
W. W
Franklin
Navasota
Anderson
Caldwell
W. C. Davis
Bryan
Edmonton to San Antonio Pigeon Flight Mapped
Edmonton and San Antonio homing clubs prepare for a 2000 mile pigeon flight from Edmonton to San Antonio planned for June 20. Between 80 and 150 pigeons will be shipped and liberated by W. Lees, president of the Edmonton Homing Club, aiming to set a new distance record.
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Associated Press
Edmonton
Canada
San Antonio
Texas
Edmonton Homing Club
Wheeler Bain Wedding Announced in Houston Chronicle
Miss Winifred Bain, granddaughter of Mrs. M. J. Parker, is engaged to Samuel Henry Wheeler. A luncheon hosted by Mrs. S. J. Bain at the Country Club announced the engagement with pink and blue decor and cards inside wedding favors. Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Wheeler of Waterbury, Conn., has resided in the city for years.
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Houston Chronicle
Bryan
Winifred Bain
M. J. Parker
S. J. Bain
Country Club
Killarney
E. W. Wheeler
Waterbury
Conn
Fort Worth Murder May Be Cleared Up
Fort Worth police say the Nichols murder may be solved revealing two men and a woman as suspects. A statement from one suspect details the shot and disposal of the body from a bridge into the river. Another suspect denies firing the fatal shot as Mrs Morris Tatum and her son visit relatives in Houston.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
Scott Nichols
Western Union Telegraph Company
Nichols
Mrs. Morris Tatum
Robert
Houston
Crucified as a Holy Week tribute in New Mexico
Two men were crucified at Penitente village of Abiquiu in northern New Mexico on Good Friday in rites by Hermanos de Luz Brothers of Light. Artist P. J. Nordfelt of Santa Fe witnessed as part of a tour group of about two dozen. The two men were tied for over two hours and, after removal, were bleeding and exhausted. The men are described as Indians with Mexican admixture, part of a widely followed order in remote New Mexico villages.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
N. M
Penitente
Abiquiu
New Mexico
Hermanos de Luz
Brothers of Light
P. J. Nordfelt
Santa Fe
Nordfeldt
College leaders discuss telephone and water pressure issues
Bryan Chamber of Commerce board met with President Haswell presiding to review the College telephone affair, water pressure at a recent Bryan fire, and potential improvements. Auditors were at work on Bryan Telephone Company books, and a meeting of all interested parties was planned for a satisfactory adjustment.
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Eberstadt
W. B. Cook
College
Jno. M. Lawrence
L. L Memnis
Bryan Telephone Company
R. S&s. Webb Sr
Bryan
E. E. McAdams
College Zoo receives two civil cats donated by Del Rio family
College Station Texas March 30 two civil cats arrived at the College Zoo as a gift from the father of H K Fawcett sent from Del Rio. President Fizzell viewed them and praised the addition to the college collection. Domestic Arts class at Bryan High offers a prize for best dress shown at the Style Show with entries already arriving.
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College Station
Texas
College Zoo
H. K. Fawcett
Fawcett
del Rio
Fizzell
Bryan High School
Governor Permits Twelve Bills to Become New Laws
Austin March 30 Governor Neff allowed twelve bills to become law without his signature set to take effect about June 12. Notable measures include SB 29 requiring bonded livestock commission merchants and 48 hour remittances after sale. SB 100 abolishing assumed risk as a defense in railroad and common carrier damage suits. SB 202 letting water districts generate and sell electric energy. Other enactments involve city expansion, free rail transportation for railroad officials, school certificate exemptions, land validations, embalmers licenses, special deputy clerks, county purchasing limits, and delayed franchise tax filings.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Neff
Livestock Commission
Fort Worth
Niles City
The
Railroad Commission
Uvalde
Baltazar de la Garza
Nacogdoches County
Secretary of State
Coulter and Baker Plan Four Month South American Tour
Messrs. Coulter and Baker announce a four month tour of South America starting April 15 with stops at Panama Havana Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro and Pacific coast points. They expect a return to New York via San Francisco next September or October and will publish full travel details in The Eagle as told in the Dallas News.
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Andy Baker
Dallas
Walter J. Coulter
Japan
Orient
Baker
Coulter
Bryan
Messrs. Baker
South America
Panama
Havana
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janero
Pacific
New York
San Francisco
Eagle
Messrs
Dallas News
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U. S
Prohibition
Fruit and Vegetable
Ben F. Harigel
la Grange Journal
Old Creek
Country Club OF
Wheeler-Bain
Bryan and Brazos County
S. C. Hoyle
Bryan Woman’s Club
Elks Hall
Gmit Gats
Messrs, Coulter and Baker
T. W. Johnson
Thomas Royder
Mart
Quarto Curing Canning Co
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