Strange Grave Mystery Sparks Bucksport Curiosity
In Bucksport Maine residents debate a ghostly return of a leg image on Colonel Jonathan Buck's monument amid a grisly legend of an 18th century murder and wrongful hanging. A separate note cites Townsend Bunting found in Pennsylvania 1838, now in the Smithsonian, as a puzzling ornithology specimen with unclear lineage.
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Jonathan Buck
Bucksport
Maine
Buckport
Nev Er-Do
Townsend
Pennsylvania
Townsend Bunting
Smithsonian Institution
That Highway Order Designates Texas Route To Be Built
The minutes of the Texas Highway Commission show a designated highway from No 36 near Somerville to near Texas A and M College will not be taken over for maintenance until construction. The route must be approved by engineers and require full right of way. Brazos and Burleson counties must handle right of way and construction before state uptake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Commission
Somerville
Texas A. & M. College
Brazos
Burleson
Highway Commission
Bryan Urges Clean-Up To Welcome Centennial Visitors
State Board of Health pushes community cooperation to raise health and sanitation to top levels for the Texas Centennial influx. Bryan officials aim for the top A rating by improving water, sewage, garbage collection and general premises conditions. A Centennial clean-up week is proposed to ready the city for thousands of summer visitors. Every resident should help lift Bryan's health standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Bryan
Rabies Fears Prompt Dog Muzzling Order
City officials impose a 48 hour muzzle rule after a dog found in Bryan tested rabid. Reports indicate eight dogs and one horse bitten, with further scratching and bites among children, prompting drastic precautions to prevent spread of hydrophobia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Bryan
Textile tariff hike alarms Texas cotton industry
President Roosevelt's 42 percent tariff on bleached and colored cotton cloth draws Texas attention as industry officials fear reduced exports and hurt to the broader cotton sector. Japan’s role looms large. while Hull’s trade policy aims to expand reciprocal agreements, fears of imports and altered markets persist. Texas relies on foreign buyers for its cotton, with most goods manufactured elsewhere.
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Roosevelt
Texas
Japan
Cordell Hull
America
Memories of a Gay 90s boulevardier and New York life
A New York memories column recalls Richard Croker, Charles Hoyt, Emma Eames, Calve and Minnie Maddern, Vanderbilt and Munsey, Patrick Gilmore, McKay, Cockerill, Hilliard, Wall, Kessler, Tod Sloan, Edna Hopper, Waldorf and Opera House openings, Lillian Russell, Perugini, Diamond Jim Brady, Flo Ziegfeld, Billie Burke, Marshall Wilder, Harry Lehr, Jay Gould, Flagler, Sage, Morgan, Sherry’s, Sherry, Ridgeway Moore, Bernhardt, Kyrle Bellew, Alexander Woollcott, and a Barrow plane wreck tale.
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New York
Richard Croker
Lower Avenue
Charles H. Hoyt
Owirling
Albermarrle
Emma ‘Eames
Calve
Minnie Maddern
Fiske
William H. Vanderbilt
Maud S
Frank A. Munsey
Warren Street
Argosy
Patrick Gilmore
A. T. Stewart
Marble Palace
Frederick McKay
John A. Cockerill
New York World
Blakely Hall
Old Sun
Robert Hilliard
Berry Wall
George Kessler
Barnum
Rector’s
Tod Sloan
Edna Wallace Hopper
Maquin’s
the Waldorf
Martin's
Cafe de L’opera
5Th Avenue Hotel
Feld
Billie Burke
Marshall P. Wilder
Harry Lehr
First Plaza Hotel
Jay Gould
Henry M. Flagler
Russell Sage
West Presbyterian Church
West 42Nd Street
Sherry’s
Louis Sherry
J. P. Morgan
Ridgeway Moore
Sarah Bernhardt
Hoffman House
Kyrle Bellew
France
Texas Cotton Trade and Japan Tariff Fears Mentioned
The article discusses tariff hikes on cotton exports to Japan and potential retaliation if Japan seeks cotton elsewhere. It notes Texas as the largest cotton producer likely to suffer, mentions flags for Centennial celebrations allegedly made in Japan, and questions the strength of textile manufacturers' fears versus anti-Japan sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Japan
Texas
Woollcott plans sale and hush to pursue quiet study
The writer considers leaving his balcony bordered home overlooking a river to move near his college. He seeks a serene, shaded old house for writing and travel while continuing his radio and publishing success and supporting poor students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woollcott
Britain bets on arms expansion despite peace pledge
In Europe Great Britain plans to boost spending on air, land, sea and submarine forces amid fears for national survival. The policy reflects a paradox of a peace-loving nation increasing armaments as popular votes in recent years shape defense decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Great Britain
Asia
East Texas Editorial Praises Small Town Roots in City Growth
East Texas praise of small town origin moves to Houston and Dallas. The piece credits East Texas towns with supplying leaders, farms, forests, wells and mines that fueled city growth. It urges Chamber of Commerce to elevate rural living and nurture future Texas leaders through wholesome, Christian values.
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East Texas
Houston
Dallas
Emerson
Texas
Hubert M. Harrison
Britons Support League Yet Expand Armed Forces
The Houston Post notes broad public backing for the League of Nations as a peace agency while Britain increases military and naval spending. The article suggests fear of German and Japanese moves and sees Britain as a potential stabilizer if better prepared, hoping armament outlays preserve peace rather than provoke conflict.
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League of Nations
League
Britain
Africa
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Houston Post
Brazos Co Students to Receive Baylor Degrees
Miss Paula Budaly of Bryan and Raymond B Buchanan of Kurten are among 270 Baylor University graduates for the 91st annual commencement on June 1. Budaly earns the bachelor of arts and Buchanan the bachelor of business administration as a Baylor varsity football letterman.
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Waco
Paula Budaly
Bryan
Raymond B. Buchanan
Kurten
Baylor University
Budaly
Buchanan
Baylor
Farmer killed in hit and run north of Waco
Robert Lee Pringle a 42 year old farmer was killed Saturday night eighteen miles north of Waco when struck by a hit and run driver. His neck was broken and his skull fractured. Pringle lived about two miles west of the scene.
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Farmer
Waco
Robert Lee Pringle
Pringle
Imperial Garage growth noted in Bryan business scene
Twenty five years ago Bryan's Imperial Garage is highlighted as a rising enterprise. H A Laurnders brings in the Westcott touring car from Hearne after a telephone tip, marking a notable local business milestone. Captain George Abbott, US Army coast artillery, visiting Galveston alumnus of A M College class of 1894, greeted by friends at the station. The British government names the Mayfly the first military airship. J S Harrison of Keith, Grimes county, a merchant and postmaster, visits the city.
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Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
Bryan
Imperial Garage
Eagle
H. A. Laurnders
Hearne
Westcott
Fred Woods
House
New Mexico
Arizona
Senator Bailey
George Abbott
Coast Artillery
United States Army
Galveston
Captain Abbott
A. & M., College
Frank Brandusky
Smetana
J. 8. Harrison
Keith
Grimes County
Legion Juniors to Play in Crockett on June
The American Legion junior baseball team will travel to Crockett to play there on Sunday June 7 after Sunday's rainout. No game is set for this week, but several practice sessions are planned once the field dries.
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Legion
Crockett
American Legion
Crockett's Legion
Texas Postmasters Nominated to Senate by President
The president sent postmaster nominations to the Senate on Monday naming Edwin Westbrook of Mart and Clarence Lamoine of Temple in Texas for appointment.
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Washington
Senate
Texas
Edwin Westbrook
Mart
Clarence Lamoine
Temple
Coburn Keith of Kurten Visits Bryan on Business
Coburn Keith of Kurten spent Monday afternoon in Bryan on business, according to local reports.
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Coburn Keith of
Kurten
Bryan
Pattern Making Demonstration At Brazos County Club
Mrs Dora R Barnes Extension Service Clothing Specialist led a session on foundation patterns at City Hall to Brazos County Home Demonstration Club members. Demonstrators learned bishop and bell sleeves, slips pajamas skirts and collars planning a dress from the pattern. Attendees included May Belle Smith Alma Metcalfe L M Jackson Chas Crawford J C Metka NC Cole Jerry Smith G L Oatlew Ella Conaway and others from Millican Reliance Smetana and Dowling clubs.
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Dora R. Barnes
Brazos County
City Hall
Extension Service
May Belle Smith
Alma Metcalfe
L. M. Jackson
Millican Club
Chas. Crawford
J. C. Metka
Reliance Club
N.C. Cole
Harvey Club
Jerry Smith
Smetana Club
G. L. Oatlew
Dowling Club
Ella Conaway
Bowman Club
Aggie Awards 70 Athletes With Varsity Letters and Numerals
Seventy Texas A and M College athletes received varsity letters or freshman numerals for spring sports. Forty letters went to baseball track tennis and golf performers, while thirty freshman numerals honored baseball and track participants. Names of recipients appear by sport and locale.
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Aggie
College Station
Texas A. & M
College Athletic Council
J. W. Blalock
Troup
A. P. Dowling
Houston
C. J. Flanagan
J. L. Landrum
Beaumont
W. H. Knowles
M. A. Langley
Fentress
Waylon Manning
J. M. Morrow
Wortham
H. M
Pitner
Denton
A. L. Riddle
Decatur
F. C. Smith
Blanco
A. E. Voelkel
Fayetteville
J. F. Barnett
Palacios
H. G. Barton
Mar
L. B. T. Sikes
Leonard
R. W. Smith
Fort Worth
B. O. Timmerman
Rockdale
H. C. Welch
Sabine Pass
R. J. Williams
el Paso
F. A. Winkelman
Brenham
Boy on bicycle injures man after collision with parked car
Joe Gonzales of Bryan sustained a painful injury Sunday when his bicycle struck a parked car on Main Street. He required surgery on the left forearm and remained hospitalized at St. Joseph's, where he was reported to be progressing and in good condition.
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Alaska
Rogers-Post
Barrow
Eskimos
Joe Gonzales
Bryan
Main Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Gonzales
Bry an Girl Scouts Meeting Scheduled in Park Auditorium
This week the Bry an Girl Scouts meet Wednesday at 3 PM in the auditorium of Sue Haswell Memorial Park. Announcement by Mrs H O Taylor, troop captain.
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Bryan Girl Scouts
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
H. O. Taylor
Wart War Tor Toggles Chamber Lockstep
An odd fragment reports a wart amid a tor related to a room comparison. Details are sparse but imply a mechanical or symbolic linkage between a wart symbol and a room’s arrangement.
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Lee J. Rountree
Texas Daily Press
Dengue
Mercantile Bank
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Association Building
Chicago
Illinois
Associated Press
John Hix
Bucksport, ME
Timothy Pickering
George Washington
Daver
T Day
Lillian Russell
Signor Perugini
Riverside Drive
Jim Brady
Jack DeSaulles
Flo Zieg
Aexander Woollcott
Hamilton College
Times Square
Bast
Pahla
Te Copyright
McNaught Syndicate
Brazos CO
Humans
Gene Carr
Gonp Geir
Texas Postmasters
Barnes
Girl Scouts Meeting
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