Degond Expeditois Into Mexico Checked
Marathon Texas reports the expedition seeking Glenn Falls bandits has turned back into Mexico awaiting reinforcements. Colonel Siber sent a message to General Funston asking for aid as Washington discusses formal cooperation with Mexican leaders Carranza Obregon and Secretary Baker.
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Associated Press
Marathon
Texas
Glenn Falls
Mexico
Funston
Siber
Paso
General Obregon
Baker
Lansing
Carranza
Conservation of Soils Urged Across Brazos County
A. W. Buchanan, Brazos County Demonstration Agent, calls for urgent soil conservation after heavy rains caused severe erosion. He urges terracing and crop rotation as practical, low-cost measures, noting that demonstrations will lay out terraces at no cost to farmers to preserve soil for future income and heritage.
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Brazos County
Professor Keeton Resigns as Bryan Baptist Academy Dean
Professor Paul F. Keeton, dean of the faculty at Bryan Baptist Academy, has resigned and submitted his notice to the board of trustees. He will stay until the end of the current term, but his future plans are not disclosed.
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Paul F. Keeton
The
Bryan Baptist Academy
Keeton
Academy
Good Roads Work Begins in Brazos County
Work started on Brazos County good roads with W. K. Gandy directing dirt breaking on the Koppe Bridge Road. Twelve teams and a large crew will prepare the Benchley Road under George Wall. Hayden and Bates report 51 miles contracted with sub-contractors moving to site this week. Concrete bridges contract awarded to E. W. Campbell and crews ready to begin. Sub-contractors listed include W. C. Boyett, A. K. Patterson, W. E. Gandy, W. P. Hill, George Wall, and others across College Road to Madisonville.
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Brazos County
W. KE. Gandy
Koppe Bridge
Benchley Road
George Wall
Hayden and Bates
E .W. Campbell
Hayden & Bates
College Road
W. C. Boyett
Rock Prairie
A. K. Patterson
Koppe
W. E. Gandy
Jones Bridge
W. P. Hill
Soldiers Pass Through City to Border Duty
Yesterday afternoon a detachment from the Fourth Infantry United States stationed at Columbus Ohio passed through the city en route to Brownsville for border duty. The troops rode in a special coach on the H T C line.
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Fourth Infantry
U. S. Reau ‘Ars
Columbus
Ohio
Brownsville
Council hears objections to street paving plan
At an adjourned session the City Council listened to more than a dozen property owners protesting paving several streets. No action was taken yet as discussions continued. One owner noted curb rebuilding to meet new gutter levels and the council proposed sharing part of the cost. The meeting adjourned until 4 30 this afternoon.
Roanoke Crew Still Missing After Ship Sinking
Forty one crew members from the steam ship Roanoke are unaccounted for after the vessel capsized and sank about 100 miles south of San Francisco during a gale. The steamer Lansing searches for four lifeboats that sheltered the crew. the Roanoke carried no passengers.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Roanoke
San Francisco
Lansing
Millican Notes Social Roundup From Local Correspondent
Millican residents and guests share visits with Beaumont Bryan Navaosa and Navasota. students and families attend a high school graduation party at the Powers home. An evening of contests amusing talk on marriage and a refreshments list crowned the gathering hosted by Prof and Mrs Powers.
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W. L. Powers
Millican High School
Powers
Resolution Reflects American Horror at Irish Executions
In Washington on May 12 Representative Dyer of Missouri introduced a resolution expressing the horror of the American people at the execution of Irish revolutionists. The measure was referred to the committee without debate.
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Washington
Dyer
Missouri
Sheriff Nunn Returns After Ballinger Arrest
Sheriff T. C. Nunn returned last night from Ballinger where he had pursued a negro named Harry Creamer who had escaped from the county road. Ballinger officers had arrested him there.
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T. C. Nunn
Ballinger
Harry Creamer
Street Paving To Start At Once In Bryan
The first cargo for paving the residence section of Bryan arrived and is being unloaded. Five cars of travel plus eighty more in transit forecast rapid work on a four and a half mile project. Anderson Street to be paved first from the west end toward the new federal building as sewer and water lines are laid to grade for a smooth paving program.
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Bryan
Adams
Anderson Street
Federal Building
Sunday School Picnic at Cole Pasture
Mrs. W. F. Gibbs and Mrs. W. H. Cole led Methodist Sunday School classes to a picnic at W. H. Cole's pasture. An excellent noon dinner was served and the day proved enjoyable for all attendees.
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W. F. Gibbs
W. H. Cole
Methodist Sunday School
Visitors from Waxahachie Tour College Station
John M. Harrison and Harry Fugate of Waxahachie arrived in the city last night and spent the day at College Station exploring the farm demonstration work. Harrison is a large land owner in Pitts County and is alert to up-to-date farming methods.
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John M. Harrison
Harry Fugate
Waxahachie
College Station
Mr. Harrison
Pitts County
Firemen Return From State Convention
Fire Chief E C Jenkins, William Ruditi and John Reid returned from New Braunfels where they represented the Bryan Fire Department at the State meeting of volunteer firemen. Jenkins reports a great meeting with top entertainment and says the parade was voted the best ever seen at a state gathering.
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E. C. Jenkins
William Ruditi
John Reid
New Braunfels
Jenkins
Floods in South Africa Cause Heavy Losses and Drownings
The Associated Press reports from Cape Town on May 11 that sudden midland floods after heavy rains caused extensive property damage and numerous deaths. Forty people drowned in Camtoos Valley with additional fatalities elsewhere.
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Camtoos Valley
Cape Town
Africa
Texas officials begin inspection trip to Oregon for Angora goat project
B Youngblood director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and J M Jones head of animal breeding investigations depart for an extended tour through Oregon. They will select goats for a West Texas Angora breeding station and study Cariedal sheep and large sheep shearing operations. The mission includes visiting major experiment stations and agricultural colleges.
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Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
J. M. Jones
Oregon
Angora
Texas
England
Youngblood
Jones
Fire Devastates Major Stores in Sandusky
A blaze swept through Sandusky Ohio destroying thirteen large stores and several smaller shops. Estimated loss runs to about half a million dollars amid extensive damage and emergency response.
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Sandusky
Ohio
How I Made a Good Husband of My Son
June Woman's Home Companion prints a domestic training guide for bachelors. The piece urges practical skills in plumbing, furniture upkeep, painting, glazing, screen maintenance, and door and window care. It emphasizes self sufficiency in home repair and kitchen tool care, including carving.
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Woman's Home Companion
Aviation school student killed in hydroplane crash
An AP report from Washington says Louis Krant, a mechanic, and Charles Good, a student pilot, are missing after a hydroplane en route to Newport News broke its propeller and crashed into the Potomac River near Mount Vernon. Three other occupants are seriously injured.
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Louis Krant
Associated Press
Washington
Mechanician
Charles Good
Newport News
Mount Vernon
Their Twentieth Child Born in Danville
May 11 in Danville Illinois a couple welcomed their twentieth child, a daughter. The father, Elijah Williams, is the nineteenth child of his parents.
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Ilinds
Score
Danville
Elijah Williama
Entertainments Planned for Smetana Event Ride
A large party has booked a special interurban car for next Tuesday night to attend the Smetana event at a neighboring venue where a big entertainment is to be held.
Chief Jenkins Honored at State Firemen Convention
At the New Braunfels session of the State Firemen's Convention Chief C. B. Jenkins of the Bryan fire department was named chairman of the resolutions committee.
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State Firemen’s Convention
New Braunfels
C. BE. Jenkins
Bryan
Committee On
Explosion at Dupont Powder Plant Kills Eight
Eight men died and about a dozen were injured in an explosion at the Repaune plant of the Dupont Powders Company in Gibbstown New Jersey. The superintendent and his assistant were among the dead.
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Lby Associated Press
Gibbstown
N. J
Repaune
Dupont Powders Company
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Bryan Bowling Alley
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Harris
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Wicker
Simpson
Treeeneee
Parker Nsocheckoes Iene
Ewing
Smith
Dodson
Amil and Swerenereswessrees
Millican
W. E. Sampson
W. E. Johnson
Beaumont
Irene Crawford
Julia Davis
Navasota
Arthur Edwards
Rufus Meekins
Gus Steele
G. F. Woodall
Associated Preas
Sheriff Nunn
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
Bryan Fire Department
South Africa
B. Youngblood
Ohio Town
Avation School
Smetana
Chief Jenkins
Dupont
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