Bankers plan concerted action to curb luxury spending
Washington May 14. Leading bankers and officials plan a joint conference with Secretary Houston and the federal reserve board to curb credit for nonessentials and redirect capital to necessities. The talks aim to check inflation and guide the economy back to normal after wartime excesses amid scarce nails and steel used by industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Associated Press
Secretary of the Treasury
Houston
Reserve Banks
United States
Rifle Squad Slays John Johnson in Rail Mail Robbery
Chicago May 14 Rifle squad cornered and killed John Johnson a man who robbed the Illinois Central railroad mail car of currency estimated at 100000 A policeman wounded in the fight died later The hold up described as the most daring in the middle west in years The robber was Horace Walton 22 of St Joseph Missouri
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Johnson
Illinois Central Railroad
Middle West
Horace Walton
St. Joseph
Carranza Surrender Expected Today in Puebla Action
A telegram from General Alvaro Obregon predicts the surrender today of Carranza and his forces near San Marcos Puebla. The note was sent to Mexican revolutionary agent Luis Motes Decca in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
el Paso
Carranza
San Marcos
Puebla
Alvaro Obregon
Luis Motes
Decca
Campaign rally for 800 Bryan boys in Brazos County
Benson Ebenstadt and Long plan a May 15 gathering at the county courthouse in Bryan to recruit 800 boys for a $300 sponsorship from Bryan banks. H H Williams of A M College and others will speak as part of a trip to eighteen states hosted by Secretary Meredith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messy
S. Benson
Ebenstadt
Long
Brazos County
Bryan
H. H. Williamson
A. & M. College
First State @ Bank
City National Bank
First National Bank
Meredith
Allen B Wilcox Dies After Long Illness at 35
Allen B. Wilcox died at 2 55 this morning at his sister Mrs J L Brock home after a long illness. He was born in this city in 1884 and lived in San Antonio before returning here. He was an accountant by trade and served as secretary of A M College before marrying Ruby Wilkerson in Houston. He is survived by his mother Mrs Kate C Wilcox two sisters and his wife. The funeral was held at 4 PM from his sister’s home under Masonic auspices with Rev C H Storey officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen B. Wilcox
J. L. Brock
San Antonio
M. M. Wilcox
Kate Wilcox
Bryant High School
Waco
First National Bank
A. F
A. M
Masonic Lodge
C. H. Storey
H. O. Ferguson
Chas. Felker
Dale Weddington
J. C. Burns
FE. W. Crenshaw
R. K. Chatham
Federal Reserve considers general lines for loan controls
The board discusses defining essential industries and curbing nonessential borrowing. Discretion rests with the 12 banks heads to curb nonessential loans and adjust rediscount rates, with Chicago and Minneapolis already raising Liberty bond rediscounts to 6 percent and San Francisco at 5.84 percent. Officials expect gradual changes nationwide and praise Kansas City district results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
War Industries Board
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Chicago
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Kansas City
Rain brings new hope for 1920 crops across Brazos region
Reports indicate general rainfall from Calvert to Navasota with slow, gentle showers. The Brazos bottom, previously backward in farming, may now advance as crops respond. Local gauge shows 1.10 inches by 8:30 AM, with widespread precipitation likely to boost farm prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed M. Sims
Telephone Company
Eagle
Calvert
Navasota
Brazos
W. E. Cloud
Madisonville
John Daly
Raising the grade of Texas cotton campaign launched
Dallas May 1. James Z George vice president Texas Chamber of Commerce spearheads a campaign to raise Texas cotton grade through better ginning handling and picking with Farmers Union Texas Cotton Association A M College extension service ginners gin makers and State Council of Agriculture. Leading speakers say current careless methods lower the grade by up to two points costing Texas farmers millions annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
James Z. George
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Farmers’ Union
Texas Cotton Association
A. and M. College Extension Service
Ginners and Gin Machinery Manufacturers
State Council of Agriculture
W. W. Mangum
A. and M. College
J. H. McDonough
Murray Gin Company
Theo Marcus
Buck McCallum Recovers From Second Operation In Navy Hospital
A telegram from the Red Cross at the U S Naval Hospital Brooklyn N Y reports A J Buck McCallum stood his second operation fine and rests well. His family was notified by Mrs Buchanan secretary of the local Red Cross. Parents are Mr and Mrs John McCallum Sr of Tabor. Buck in the navy broke a limb months ago in a fall and the first operation left the limb shorter than the other necessitating a second operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Red Cross
U. S. Naval Hospital
Brooklyn
N. Y
A. J
Buck) McCallum
Buchanan
American Red Cross
John McCallum
Tabor
Buck
Farmers Call Meeting for Brazos County Marketing Unit
Bryan Texas May 11. A meeting of signers of the guarantee of the Brazos County Marketing Association is called to appoint a cotton class and marketing representative. The meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce offices in Bryan at 2 p m on Saturday May 15. I M Cook president W FE Graham secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Texas
Brazos County
District Court Hears No Jury Trials and Grants Divorces
The week’s petit jury was empanelled then dismissed as no jury cases exist. Dockets show business and cases set for future dates. Several divorces were granted, while the grand jury has not yet returned indictments but may later this afternoon per County Attorney Minkert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Minkert
Knights Templar Initiation Ceremony in Navasota
Ivanhoe Commandery Knights Templar of this city held a major meeting beginning at 2 PM and lasting past midnight. Twelve candidates from Navasota were initiated, including FE H Shields and J H Elliott, with visiting Sir Knights FE H Terrell and J E Warren among others in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Ivanhoe
Navasota
FE. H. Shields
W. W. Lott
H. E. Fuqua
J. H. Elliott
W. F. Gibbs
W. F. Hatchett
W. R. Sanders
L. G. Wood
T. H. Mackie
L. W. Routt
R. L. McGinty
E. A. Harris
FE. H. Terrell
J. E. Warren
A. C. Tribble
H. N. Sandal
T. M. Owens
Conn Gibbs
V. Wing
Marshall Texas population rises to fourteen thousand
Washington dispatch notes Marshall Texas reports a population of 14 000, up 2 819 from prior counts as of May 14. The census figure highlights growth in the city and reflects momentum in regional demographics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Associated Press
Washington
Texas
Dempsey Draft Evasion Trial Date Set
San Francisco May 14 The date for the trial of heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and his manager Jack Kearns on draft evasion charges was set for Monday June 7 in U S District Court. He was indicted by the federal grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
United States District Court
Federal
A M College Works in Williamson Co
M M Bedenbaugh and Karl Neal from Mississippi agricultural college and John B Beers of Texas A&M visited Williamson County to study the cotton classing service run by the county agent and A M college bureau of markets. They spoke with farmers bankers and others in Georgetown Round Rock Taylor and Granger and left pleased with the outcomes. Williamson County grew 83000 bales of cotton in 1919 and was the leading cotton county in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Georgetown
Tex
M. M Bedenbaugh
Karl Neal
Agricultural College
State of Mississippi
John B. Beers
Texas A. & M. College
Williamson County
Bureau of Markets
A. & M. College
Round Rock
Taylor and
Granger
United States
Mooring Well No 1 Reaches 350 Feet Deep
Roger Q. Astin visited from Brazos Bottom plantation and reported Mooring Well No 1 now down 350 feet with steady drilling day and night. A 30 foot gumbo layer was reached at 200 feet while drilling through gravels and quick sands. Prospects look hopeful as several leases change hands and indications are encouraging for a possible gusher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Q. Astin
Brazos Bottom
Mr. Astin
Texas educational institutions seek emergency funding for next year
Associated Press report from Austin on May 14 says emergency appropriations totaling 6,549,669 are final revisions to be submitted to the special session. Governor Hobby has called the legislature to convene on May 20 to consider the requests for the remainder of the current year and the next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Educational Institutions of Texas
Hobby
Largest hotel in world planned for Chicago lakefront
Chicago plans reveal a world leading hotel fronting three Lake Michigan blocks on Sheridan road. The five unit complex includes the Edgewater beach hotel as one unit, 4000 rooms, a 2500 seat theatre, a three block long peacock alley, 400 kitchenettes, an 16 story bachelor unit, and a minimum $15 daily rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Sheridan Road
Edgewater Beach
Rat Killing in Navarro County Barn Normalizes Rural Pest Control
A. M. Farmer near Corsicana invited neighbors to help rid his barn of rats. After the operation 301 rats were counted, weighing a total of 125 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
Texas
District court opens for May term with Davis presiding
The regular May term of the district court convened at 9 00 this morning with Judge W C Davis presiding. The grand jury was empaneled including foreman H P Danshy and jurors P L Barron Noah Cole J C Cloud W H Buchanan H C Beard M W Sims Chas Merka C C Dulaney J B Sanders M L Parker and C V Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
W. C. Davis
H. P. Danshy
Foreman
P. L. Barron
Noah Cole
J. C. Cloud
W. H. Buchanan
H. C. Beard
M. W. Sims
Chas. Merka
C. C. Dulaney
J. B. Sanders
M. L. Parker
C. V Wheeler
T. E. Wade Visits from Well Born Today
T. E. Wade arrived from Well today for unidentified reasons. The event appears as a brief local note without additional context or details about his purpose or destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Wade
Brazos County boys urged to join 4000 mile trip program
Mr C L Benson of Owens boro Ditcher and Grader Company with the A and M Extension Service promotes a 4000 mile train trip for Brazos County youths to visit institutions from Texas to Washington. Three Brazos banks pledge $900 to fund three trip slots. Speakers including H H Williamson and S E F Eberstadt urge Boys Club enrollment with campaign actions through May 15 and local talks in Reliance Kurten Millican and Wellborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Benson
Owensboro Ditcher and Grader Company
A. and M. Extension Service
A. and M. College
Steep Hollow
Brazos County
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Washington
Bryan
First National Bank
City National Bank
First State Bank
I. M. Cook
Steep~ Hollow
H. H. Williamson
Geo. H. Long
S. E F. Eberstadt
Messrs
Beason
Long
Cook
Eberstadt
Court House
Reliance
Kurten
Millican
Wellborn
Texas bankers to meet in Galveston
Dallas May 14 Programs are ready for the thirty sixth annual convention of the Texas Bankers Association to be held at Hotel Galvez in Galveston May 25 26 and 27. President F Marion Law of the First National Bank of Houston will preside. John G Lonsdale of the National Bank of Commerce St Louis will speak on Keep Your Feet on the Ground. Mayor H O Sappington of Galveston will welcome delegates with Ed Hall of Bryan Texas delivering the response. Beverley D Harris of the National City Bank of New York will discuss Money and the Foreign Exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas Bankers’ Association
Galveston
Hotel Galvez
William A. Philpott, Jr
Bankers of State and
National Repute
F. Marion Law
First National Bank of Houston
John G. Lonsdale
National Bank of Commerce of
St. Louis
H. O. Sappington
Ed Hall
First State Bank and Trust Company
Bryan
Texas
Beverley D. Harris
National City Bank of New York
Prosecution Warrants Issued on Food Act Violations
In Shreveport Louisiana United States Commissioner Slattery issued 14 warrants against wholesale and retail grocers after a DOJ probe into Lever Food Act violations. Warrants allege selling without license hoarding and profiteering and will be served Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Department of Justice
United States
Slattery
Local Chamber Secretary Tracks Regional Assignments
Secretary Eberstadt of Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce located Mr and Mrs A L Brown of Austin at Chas Holmes. Mr Brown will make headquarters here and travel six counties. Secretary Eberstadt recently located Mr and Mrs Snapp at Mrs M C Hall. Mr Snapp is a traveling salesman for the American Tobacco Co and makes his headquarters here. Yesterday the secretary located Mr Snapp's brother at C L Bensons and he will travel for the same firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberstadt
Bryan and Brazos County
City Visit Wraps Up After Social Callers
Mrs Maud Leigh of Navasota visited local relatives and returns home this afternoon. Will Josey and Tom McCallum from Tabor reported fine rain. Mrs J W Wilkinson and Tas sie Mae returned to Madisonville after a relatives visit. Rev C T Talley former pastor of the Methodist church here visited and heads to Alexander for quarterly conference. Mrs Laura Koppe of Houston is in town visiting relatives and tending farming interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Leigh
Navasota
Will Josey
Tom McCallum
Tabor
J. W. Wilkinson
Little Tassie Mae
Madisonville
C. T. Talley
Maslin
Methodist Church
W. H. Cole
Alexander
Laura Koppe
Houston
Nickels Bailey Campaign Manager Sues for Libel
Hon. Luther Nickels of Hill County files a 150000 libel suit in Eastland County against Rev. Bob Shuler of Paris and others alleging defamation of character in a magazine article. Other suits related to the Bailey issue are contemplated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Nickels
Hill County
Eastland County
Bob” Shuler
Paris
Bailey
Eagle
Nickels
Senator Bailey
McKinney
Dallas News
San Antonio Express
Houston Chronicle
Houston Post
James E. Ferguson
Ben F. Looney
Greenville
Texas
City Cemetery Receives Large Donation From J W English
The Bryan community honors pioneer merchant J W English who left four thousand dollars to the city cemetery to be invested, with only the interest used for keeping the grounds in good repair. The widow Mrs J W English of Washington sent the check and funds were deposited to the city’s credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. English
City Cemetery
Bryan
Washington City
Washington
Beaumont short on snake medicine
In Beaumont Texas on May 14 river men report an uptick in snakes, especially moccasins, seen along swamps and river banks. Roy Sterling killed a seven foot eight inch rare snake with a two inch tail stinger, brown stomach, silvery diamond sides, and a black back, its large mouth housing quarter inch fangs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Texas
Roy Sterling
Mr. Sterling
Rats Cause Many Barn Fires Across Texas
Austin reports Commissioner F C Weinert attributes most barn destructs to rat and mouse infestations. He cites April losses at 70 barns and urges strict rodent control, bans on matches, and no smoking in barns to curb fires. He notes widespread winter infestations and record rodent trap sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
F. C. Weinert
Bureau of Markets and Warehouses
State Fire Insurance Commission
Texas
Death of William Dean Howells Stirred New York Fandom
William Dean Howells, renowned novelist, died after a period of illness in New York on May 11. Rosser Thomas, Dallas resident born in Bryan, visited friends in town and called at the Eagle office. Ed Carll arrived from Rock Prairie, while Mrs. A J Buchanan, Red Cross secretary, was confined to her home due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Howells
New York
William Dean Howells
Rosser Thomas
Dallas
Bryan
Eagle
Ed Carll
Rock Prairie
A. J. Buchanan
Red Cross
Battlecruisers Reach Mexican Waters Amid Crisis
Vera Cruz May 14 British vice consul W A Body is with President Carranza near San Marcos as British and American authorities seek access. British and French cruisers arrived yesterday the first European ships since the revolution. American battleships total four with the Delphine added from Tampico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
W. A. Body
Carranza
San Marcos
Delphine
Tampico
Cotton Consumption in the United States
Washington May 14 Cotton consumed during April 1920 was 567,839 bales lint and 29,955 bales of linters the United States Census Bureau announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Census Bureau
Rebels Press Matamoros After Mexican Federal Train Advance
Brownsville reports Mexican rebel forces evacuate Reynosa six miles west of Matamoros as a Federal troop train from Monterey closes in. Rebel bands move toward Matamoros and send a courier demanding surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Reynosa
Matamoros
Monterey
Debs Nominated for Presidency by Socialist Party
Eugene V. Debs, federal convict No. 2253, was nominated by acclamation for the presidency at the Socialist National convention. The Socialists claim they will poll 2,000,000 votes next November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Stolen car nabbed by sheriff and Houston officers
Sheriff Morehead and Houston officers halted a car reported stolen and arrested two men, Strickland and Tucker, who denied the theft. The vehicle’s number matched the Houston report and a supervising officer later identified the car and returned the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead
Houston
White
Strickland
Tucker
Oscar
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Johnson
Garranza
Daily
Weekly Eagle
A. J. (Buck) McCallum
Williamson CO
Texas Educational Institutions
Navarro County
Ria
Louisiana
NEW Citizens For
U.S
Mexican
Mexico
Debs
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