Dead Man’s Hill Battles and Naval Honors
London reports renewed heavy fighting near Dead Man’s Hill on the Verdun front as French defenses repel two German attacks. Paris confirms a French submarine sank an enemy transport in the lower Adriatic, while Captain Karl Boy-Ed is decorated by the Kaiser with the Red Eagle. An Austro-Hungarian steamer Dubrovnik was torpedoed in the Adriatic.
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Boy-Ed
Associated Press
London
Karl Boy- Ed
Washington
Amsterdam
Paris
Adriatic
Dubrovnik
Copenhagen
Germany
Austria
McClure
Dead Man’s Hill
Verdun Front
Dead Man's Hill
Avoncourt Wood
Sess
Berlin
Overseas Agency
Two Nations Wanting Peace Prompts War-Weary World
Associated Press report from New York notes Samuel McClure returning with remarks on peace prospects and the public sentiment of two nations seeking peace amid ongoing conflicts. The brief focuses on the mood of leaders, potential negotiations, and the impact on international relations.
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Associated Press
New York
Samuel McClure
How I Make Butter Without Modern Conveniences
Mrs J H Thornton writes from Farm and Ranch on butter making without a cooler. She stresses clean vessels daily washing and avoiding strong odors to prevent sour taste. Details include milking and churning daily in water circulated with a wet cloth, plus avoiding reused milk vessels and keeping butter free from odor.
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J. H. Thornton
Texas A and M Commencement Honors Homecoming Parade
The fortieth graduation exercises run June 10 to 13 at Texas A and M with a alumni homecoming parade on June 12. A big barbecued feast at Dellwood Park replaces the banquet under Wipprecht, the college’s first post graduate M A. Bernard Sbisa Hall hosts meals and one dormitory is reserved for alumni. Dr George Sexton of Shreveport delivers the Sunday sermon and Dr Ramon A Pearson of Ames Iowa gives the baccalaureate address.
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A. & M. College
Dellwood Park
W. Wipprecht
Wipprecht
Bernard Sbisa
George Sexton
First Methodist Church
Shreveport
Ramon A. Pearson
Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts
Ames
Iowa
Pearson
Cornell University
To Him Whom the Shoe May Fit
A farm woman argues husbands should fund home needs before personal pleasures. She notes many spend on tobacco, drinks, dogs, and leisure while neglecting household equipment. The piece urges men to prioritize home improvements for happier wives and better family education.
Bank Robbers Captured After Bank Heist
Three men thought to have robbed the German American Bank at Blackburn Oklahoma yesterday were surrounded and captured by a posse in Gallet Oklahoma today. The posse recovered only three hundred dollars of the stolen money.
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Gallet, Okla
Blackburn
Okla
Many Easter bells silent this year amid WWI ruins
Paris reports that over three hundred cathedrals and churches in France and Belgium fell silent as bells and chimes, with Verdun joining the loss this year. Bell founders from regions like Ardennes and Picardy are noted, while some bells survived cracks or fires, including the Reuve chapel bell and the Ghent chimes intact except for the Roland bell which cracked after German use.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Belgium
Bourbon
Rheims
Albert
Soissons
Senlis
Verdun
Rethel
Department
The
Ardennes
Canton
Asfeld
Chateau-Porcein
French
Flanders
Artois
Nord
Aisne
Cavillier
Robert
Noyon
Laon
Philippe
Somme
Cuvilliers
Champagne
Lorraine
Chapel of
Reuve
Ramscapelle
Louvain
Pervyse
Loo
Elverdinghe
Reninghe
Ypres
Alost
Mecklin
Victor Hugo
Burges
Ghent
Antwerp
Roland
Germany
Chinese rebels form Canton provisional government
Revolutionary generals in southern China organize a provisional government at Canton with Li Yuan Hung named president and a war cabinet created to govern.
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Peking
China
Canton
Li Yuan Hung
Cotton classing summer school at A&M college
The eighth annual summer school in cotton classing will run at Texas A&M June 16 to July 24 in conjunction with Rural Life School and Summer Normal. J B Bagley directs the textile department with W J Butler and T Miller guiding grading and marketing instruction. About 400 students anticipated amid broader Rural Life Department programs. dorms and meals arranged.
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A. & M. College
Rural Life School
J. B. Bagley
W. J. Butler
United States
Liverpool
T. Miller
State Warehouse Department
Bernard Sbisa
Ravine to be filled by I and G N railroad plan approved
City Engineer Adams and Alderman Vick visited Houston to secure I and G N railroad cooperation on filling the ravine crossed by the oil mill spur on Bryan Street. Chief Engineer Crittenden and Superintendent discussed details with railroad officials and received promise of support.
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Reese
Houston
Mr. Adams
Bryan
Adams
Vick
John C. Vick
I. & G. N. Railroad
Bryan Street
Crittenden
Commercial Club Sets Date for Annual Meeting and New By Laws
The Commercial Club met promptly at 10 this morning with president E. J. Fountain presiding. Members discussed adopting the drafted constitution and by laws at the annual meeting on the 23rd. The entertainment committee was tasked with event arrangements and a secretary search was assigned to Major L. L. Melnnis J. L. Edge and John M. Lawrence.
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Commercial Club
E. J. Fountain
John A. Moore
Geo. M. Brandon
D. D. White
James W. James
J. S. Doane
L. L. Melnnis
J.L. Edge
John M. Lawrence
Bryan
H. L. McKnight
L. L. McInnis
B. J. Fountain
John W. Doremus
Scott
H. & T. C. Railway
Bryan Commercial Club appoints five to head standing committees
A motion carried to appoint a five member committee to select and recommend members to head each of the seven standing committees for the year. The panel includes John M. Lawrence as chairman with R. S. Webb John A. Moore A. M. Waldrop and J. B. Doane.
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John M. Lawrence
R.S. Webb
John A. Moore
A. M. Waldrop
J. 8. Doane
Brazos County Commissioners Court Sits as Equalization Board
The Brazos County commissioners court meets this week as a board of equalization to revise the tax rolls. Property owners notified to appear and show cause why low renditions should not be raised.
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Commissioners Court of
Brazos County
Board of Equalization
Beliefs on Punishment and Endurance in Public Mind
The text reflects views on eternal punishment for enemies and the tendency of people to endure discomfort with a forced smile, illustrating a common psychological stance in conflict. It contrasts zeal with restraint and hints at social coping mechanisms.
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State of
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
Texas A. & M
War
Prince Albert
Tobseec Co
Pringe Albert
P. A
Prince Albert Tobacco
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Commissioners Court
Balsam
Westville
Ind
Severa
W. F. Severa CO
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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