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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
7
A new note from Great Britain protesting interference with American mails was laid before President Wilson today and will likely be sent to London tomorrow. The note’s general terms were framed at the State Department with some of the president’s language included.
Reports from Brazos County indicate a very heavy rain Saturday night and Sunday morning. Bryan city rainfall measured three and a half inches. Several creeks including Thompson Creek Wixon Creek and the NavaSota River overflowed their banks affecting large areas but causing limited crop damage. Brazos River ran about half bank full at noon.
A tornado near Sunnyside and Songo ten miles south of Birmingham kills two white people and one Black man and injures ten others this morning. The report notes the storm's deadly impact on residents, with emergency crews responding to the scene. Separately, an ad offers five bushels of extra fine June seed corn from Glenview Dairy, contact phone 1438.
Madrid May 22. The Spanish International Wireless Telegraph Company reports daily word traffic rising from 800 to about 6000 words excluding diplomatic dispatches. It operates two receiving stations at Barcelona and Aranjuez, with news from Paris Berlin London Pola and Coltano, printed on color coded paper and distributed to the press three times daily.
Judge J G Minkert announces as a candidate for the Texas Twenty second District legislature comprising Brazos and Grimes counties his bid is subject to the July democratic primary He is a Bryan lawyer with twenty years practice and strong ties to the A M College He pledges loyal party service and support for higher education He is a lifelong Democrat and a candidate with a stated platform The Eagle presents his candidacy to district Democrats also reporting a street altercation where City Marshal John D Conlee was attacked by Druilla Hadley with a knife and wounded badly two other officials intervened and the marshal fired in self defense The incident occurred on lower Main Street with further injuries to Conlee and a stabbing of County Judge J T Maloney who damaged the marshal s weapon Conlee required hospital care but expected a quick recovery
Ogden Utah May 18 Jack Harbertson a local middleweight wrestler won a championship decision over Elmer Pet Brown of Taylor Texas on a foul after an hour long bout Brown weighed 155 pounds Harbertson 156 1 4 pounds after weigh in at 3 pm
Athens reports a severe quake felt shortly before midnight with tremors echoed across the city. Officials have not yet released damage assessments or casualty figures.
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liquid alternative to calomel for liver relief. It claims calomel causes salivation and sickness, while Liver Tone cleanses without side effects, restoring energy and easing biliousness, constipation, headaches, and stomach discomfort.
Rev. C. E. Bullock led a two week Oak Grove school house meeting that ended yesterday afternoon with seventeen additions to the church amid strong interest and earnest preaching.
Associated Press reports an Austrian push extends along the Austro Italian line in Southern Tyrol as militarists foresee a major focal offensive. Italian positions on the Louvarone Plateau are cited as a likely objective with Vincenza Plain a possible target. French observers warn of a potential Austrian setback. Also noted is Germany urging German American citizens to follow U.S. laws to curb neutrality violations.
London reports the Vatican will urge Germany to abandon submarine warfare. Foreign Secretary Grey announced in the House of Commons he will be kept informed by the British minister at the Vatican. Dublin notes Premier Asquith has gone to Cork to confer with nationalist leaders.
AP reports the Austrian offensive pushes the Italian front with Italians retreating to Southern Tyrol. French forces hold Verdun area as they repelled German attacks on Hill 304 and bombed Metz rail lines with 80 bombs dropped by two French aircraft on May 16.
Jeremiah Lynch of New York was convicted by a Dublin court martial for taking part in the Irish rebellion. His sentence will be announced today. Also from London the French steamer Mira was sunk today with details pending.
The German government expressed regret over the deaths of two Swiss citizens in the torpedoing of the Sussex and promised to identify those responsible and cooperate with authorities in tracing the incident.
Considerable damage from a wind and hail storm affected the city and surrounding areas. A storm struck near Bryan and College Interurban station injuring light systems and damaging buildings including Myers Building and First Baptist Church. Dry goods merchant Philip Hermer suffered heavy property loss estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars. Local reports note downed trees fences and outbuildings plus 1.54 inches of rain recorded by Daly.
The administration shipping bill passed the House 211 to 161. It would provide fifty million dollars raised by Panama bonds to buy or charter ships for government use, with ships sold or leased to private capital and recall rights as naval auxiliaries. Any vessels not sold or leased would be retired within five years after the European war ends. The measure moves to the Senate.
Judge J. W. Doremus has carpenters repairing his home damaged by fire several days ago. The crew is rebuilding burned sections and repapering and repainting the house.
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