City Council Votes on Street Paving and Rail Access
The City Council met with Mayor Harris and officials to discuss extending Bryan Telephone Company charter, paving Lamar Street from Dallas to Hutchins, and sharing gravel shipments between rail lines. It approved paving plans and appointed the engineer to prepare specs, plus a $600 set aside for storm drains, and asked action on sanitary sewer work and rail access on Bryan Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Harris
W. S. Wilson, Jr
C. Vick
B. A. Sims
A. S. Adams
R. T. Smith
Jorney
J. W. Doremus
Brn' St Public Utilities
G. P. Bittle
C. G. Smith
A. E. Worley
R. W. Howell
Bryan Telephone Company
East Side High School
John C.wick
Bryan Street
N & G. N. Railroad
Austin and
Bryan
Anderson and
Randolph Streets
Anderson
Water and Light Department
1 &G.nn
Small brothers as engagement breakers hint
A brief note suggests that younger siblings can serve as distraction during engagements. It emphasizes practical, lighthearted tactics for diffusing tense moments without escalation.
Ladies Inspect Bryan Dairies In Courtesy Tour
A Bryan Civic League committee, guided by Glenview Dairy manager Roy Gandy, visited Glenview and nearby Wayne Davis dairy to inspect sanitary practices. They toured chicken yards, barns, and processing areas, were served ice cream and cake, and left assured Bryan's milk and butter meet high cleanliness standards.
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Roy Gandy
Glenview Dairy
Bryan Civic League
Gandy
Glenview
Bryan
Texas
Lamar City School Board Proposes New Departments and Staffing
The city school board met with new president W T James and secretary Eugene Edge. It approved bills and a special committee report, ordered extra equipment for manual training, arranged physics laboratories, and planned a new chemistry department for the next term. Teachers for 1916 17 were elected including George Simpson as Bryan High principal and C M Bethany as West Side School principal. Music and art staff were named, and paving for Lamar Street was discussed. The 1916 17 term opens September 18 with a one week institute beginning September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. James
Eugene Edge
A. M. Waldrop
J A. Mcqueen
Lawson
George Simpson
M. A. Miller
J. L. Reese
Roscoe Bates
C. M. Bethany
Misses Wesa Weddington
Ada Beard
Robbie Nicol
Allie Montgomery
Ray Montgomery
Lelia Griffin
Lucy Christian
Annie Dearing
May Burtis
Edna Williard
Erma Collins
Bessie Morgan
Minnie Estill
Bryan High School
West Side School
Nannie Berryman
Henrietta Bruel
City Institute
Hair Tonic Fatal as a Beverage in Plainview
In Plainview Texas on May 13 the fourth poison victim within 24 hours died at 3 pm. Victims include Paul Wallen 19 Joe Dingler 42 barber Marvin Mug Brock 20 and Tom Earnest about 20. Young men drank Columbia spirits a denatured alcohol mix in Wallen’s barber shop.
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Plainview
Texas
Paul Wallen
Joe Dingler
Wallen
Marvin
Mug) Brock
Tom Earnest
Young Wallen
Columbia Spirits
Plainview Sanitarium
Dingler
Brock
Hale Center
Carbon
Earnest
Weather Bulletin Forecast of Major Storms and Hail Years
Washington forecasts show a continent wide disturbance May 13 to 17 with warm and cool waves, frost risk in the south, and storm impact across the Pacific slope to the Gulf. Next warm wave from Alaska to the St Lawrence by May 24, with repeated Pacific coast storms. Farmers urged hail insurance and prepared for damaging hail and possible tornado parallels.
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Washington, D. C
Rockies
North Magnetic Pole
Greenwich
St. Louis
Alaska
Vancouver
Pacific Slope
Rocky Ridge
Planes
Great Lakes
Ohio Valleys
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence
Mexican Gulf
Farmers and Methodists in the Game at Brenham Fair
In Brenham Texas on May 13 the A and M and Southwestern tied nine innings in a darkness halted game. A and M out hit Southwestern but miscues let the Methodists tie. A&M head back to College while Southwestern goes to Austin to meet Texas. A battalion band played during the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham Fair
Brenham
Texas
Southwestern
Methodists
S. U
College
Austin
University of Texas
A. & M. Battalion
R.H.E. Bo
Meeceeen
Smith and Russell
Watson, McLarity and Laws
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Boost
Advert tells readers calomel makes you sick and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy. It claims quick relief, no griping, and even safe for children, with a money back guarantee if not better than calomel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Army bill agreement reached by House and Senate
The regular army will be 206000 men at peace and expand to 254000 in war, per conference on the army reorganization bill. The report goes to both houses next week. Local notes include Henry F P Lueders returning to Waco and several residents visiting relatives and attending U C V reunions in Birmingham and Blooming Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Henry FP. Lueders
Waco
Haitian Leader Would Back Out From Resignation
General Arias, leader of the revolt against former Dominican President Jimenez, now resists resigning as war minister. A State Department message says Russell at Santo Domingo was told to force Arias to retire, even with the aid of American naval forces if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arias
Jiminez
State Department
Russell
Santo Domingo
Gets It Removes Painful Corns with Ease
A promotional blurb touts Gets It as an easy remedy to remove corns. The ad claims quick relief and encourages readers to stop limping from corn discomfort by using the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Shem
EB. Lawrence & Co
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M. H. James
City Council
Lamar Street
Civic League
Scholl Board
Colord
A. E. Kemp
Artie R. Johnson
Ada Scott Hall
L. L. McInnis
Ed Hall
A. W. Wilkerson
Brazos County
the Eagle Printing CO
Noah Stallings
Aggies
Mrs
Jesse Gammon
Mexia
Helen Demaret
Blooming Grove
Bessie
May Benbow
Birmingham
Ala
Aubrey Foreman
Navasota
J. B. Priddy
I. W. Harper
Joe Groginski
Smith Drug Company
E. J. Jenkins
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