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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
6
The Aggies beat the Baylor Baptists 6 to 5 last afternoon at the A M College grounds. Baylor scored in the ninth on an error after Henry doubled. A M plated one in the second, two in the fifth, and three in the eighth. Batteries Skeeler Russell Henry Emery.
In Texas, voters consider a second road bond election about six weeks after a defeat. Wichita Falls reports rapid fruit jar shipments, while Fort Worth plans a cavalry horse venture for the Army. Cotulla farmers buy silos, Brenham eyes an overall factory, and Brownsville backs a large creamery with 200 Jersey cows for cheese and butter production.
Principal M Blair Autry took charge of Millican public school and led a revival. He secured a music room with a piano, built by fundraisers, and pushed tax increases to add a library cloakrooms and stage rooms. Two basketball courts and improved desks followed, raising the school's standing in the county.
A patent medicine ad promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine. It claims to stop cough and headache and to work off the cold with a refund if it fails. W Grove’s signature appears on each box.
The Emporia Gazette quotes Artemus Ward to question why bacon costs 35 cents a pound while hogs fetch 7 to 8 cents. It notes local Kansas prices differ from stockyards and suggests factors like meat packing costs and a potential link to Edward Morris’s fortune. The piece argues bacon would drop to 15 cents if retail pricing matched hogs from 15 years earlier.
In Cincinnati, punchy chatter previews Buck Herzog's Reds versus the Cubs with star players Hobby, Groh, Niehoff, Marsans, Bates, Moran and Clark in focus. The column blends sports hype, city humor, and light commentary on daily life as fans gear up for game day.
Campise Bros sold the two story brick business building on Bryan Street formerly occupied by Noto Bros to Fountain Bros for 16600. The sale reflects a local property transfer in the business district.
A lone bandit robbed Willis State Bank around 1 45 PM demanding gold and currency then fled with cash and a diamond stud. A posse captured him after a shootout, he was identified as Parks, and $3500 to $4000 plus the diamond were recovered. Parks had prior killings in Jacksonville and in Mexico, and denied ties to a prior Willis bank dynamiting.
A nostalgic reminiscence by Charles B. Driscoll recalling a Texas cattle farm. A boy chased stubborn milch cows while his father shouted orders and rough discipline. The piece reflects farming life before modern tests like the Babcock and TB tests and the lessons learned from his father’s blunt methods.
T F Webb shot and killed J C Marshall in Sacul Texas after objecting to Marshall's relationship with Webb's sister in law. Webb was arrested.
Vincent Astor wed Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington at Staatsburg New York today in a small ceremony with fifty guests due to the groom’s illness. Madeline Force Astor did not attend. Astor is the Titanic survivor heir to about 75 million dollars.
Vera Cruz Mexico May 2 authoritative reports say Dr Edward Ryan American Red Cross official is released at Zacatecas and proceeding to Mexico City. President Huerta pledges safe passage to Vera Cruz for him.
Fire at Merchants and Planters Oil Company destroyed the meal house early Friday at 3 39 am with total losses estimated at 40 000. M M Graves suffered 17000 in bagging and ties while the oil company logged about 14900 in damage across building machinery stock and a blacksmith shop.
The article outlines soil prep in gray sandy soil with red clay, prior cowpeas, and deep disc harrowing. It details row spacing, liberal barnyard manure, optional 1000 pounds of balanced fertilizer, caution against excessive fertilizer, ridge vs level cultivation, mowing practice, and timing to protect tubers from frost.
Prairie Oil and Gas Company lowered crude oil price to seventy five cents per barrel prompting alarm in the oil fields near Muskogee Oklahoma on April 30 1940. Associated Press reported the move and market reaction.
A. W. Walker, campaign manager for T. J. Ball, issues a letter to J. F. Ferguson of Temple Texas reacting to Ferguson's Tyler speech as reported in the Dallas News. The note challenges Ferguson's statements and sets the political contrast ahead of upcoming events.
Rebels in the Epiropes faction killed women and children in Kolonia Albania. The incident occurred in Duerazzo on May 2 as tensions rise in the new Albanian state.
B. Youngblood announces staff changes at the local station and Spur substation. R. E B. Dickson moves from general station to Spur, while W. Harrison shifts from Spur to the local station. Both are A and M College graduates and conduct research for the stations.
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