Steamer Royal Ednamis Collides with Iceberg East of Cape Race
Aboard the Royal Ednamis of the Canadian Northern Steamship Company the vessel struck a very large iceberg 110 miles east of Cape Race while en route from Montreal to Avonmouth. The bow was twisted but the ship remained afloat and continued its voyage after the collision.
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London
England
Royal Ednamis
Canadian Northern Steamship Company
Cape Race
Montreal
Avonmouth
Brazos County Farm Facts Reveals Tenant and Mortgage Trends
The county hosts 2,627 farms of which 1,817 are mortgaged or tenant operated and 10 are fully owned by farmers. There are 9,050 people dependent on farm income, with 1,575 rent on a cash basis and 492 tenants paying on a share basis. The county includes 1,189 nonwhite farmers and total farm property value is $8,256,000, with the average farm worth $3,143.
Post Will Probate Reveals $20 Million Legacy
The will of Charles W. Post, cereal magnate who died by suicide at Santa Barbara, California, was probated today. He left twenty million dollars to his widow and daughter.
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Washington
Charles W. Post
Santa Barabara
Cal
Britain Declines Panama Exposition Participation
The British government announced it will not participate in the Panama Exposition, marking a final decision by the government.
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Britain
LA RITA Chocolates Free Teaspoons Offer Card
A promotional notice from PURITY CANDY COMPANY of Middleton Ohio advertises free six Cuban Pattern Extra Crown Brand silver teaspoons with six half dozen LA RITA Chocolates. It claims the chocolates are a dollar per pound and urges readers to reply postpaid to Box 91 for the offer.
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Purity Candy Company
Middleton
Ohio
Creamery for Bryan Discussed by Local Writer
The Bryan area debates a cooperative creamery to supply 400 good dairy cows needed for operation. The writer notes milk supply, cow care, and farmer cooperation are crucial, warning current county milk limits could hinder a start though the project could pay off with better cattle and farming diversification. A. W. Buchanan advocates county farmers study and support.
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Bryan
Brazos County
A. W. Buchanan
Brazos
Demonstration County
Presbyterians Debate White Slave Traffic Report
The 126th general assembly hears a committee report on white slave traffic. It cites an estimated 100000 prostitutes in the United States and criticizes fashion, theater, literature, and ignorance as contributors while urging earnest youth education and frank parent guidance.
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Chicago
Presbyterian Church
126Th General Assembly
United States
Paul R. Hickok
John Balcom Shaw
John Kennedy
Winfield Scott Hall
J. M. T. Finney
Assembly
Vice Commission
Bryan High School Class of 1914 Graduates Ten Students
The Bryan independent school district reports total enrollment of 416 in high school with 10 graduates this year 6 boys and 4 girls. Graduation is set for June 5 1914. Graduates include Walton Ramson Cole Everett Conn Gibbs I H Newton Jr John Thompson Sanky Park Charles Stuart Pipkin Tom Searcy Powers Erin Katherine Blatherwick Erma Jane Cloud Myrtle Estelle James Della Margaret Lawrence.
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Chool
Walton Ramson Cole
Everett Conn Gibbs
I. H. Newton Jr
John Thompson Sanky Park
Charles Stuart Pipkin
Tom Searcy Powers
Erin Katherine Blatherwick
Erma Jane Cloud
Myrtle Estelle James
Della Margaret Lawrence
Dew
Kinnard
Dington
Baylor University
George Simpson
Uniof Missouri
Austin College
Wesa
Manuel
J. L. Reese
North Texas Normal College
May Burtis
Lacey Christian
Bessie Morgan
Bryan
Bryan Independent School District
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
University of Texas
East Side
Ww. C. Lawson
Average American Farmer Worth Amid Rising Costs
From Farm and Fireside figures the typical U S farmer tills 188 acres and holds 6443 in total investment with buildings 994 and equipment 199. Mortgage averages 1715 at 6 percent, gross income 980.55, expenses 340.15, mortgage interest 102.50 leaving 537.50 after charges for living education and family.
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United States
Chinery
Mexican Civil War Reports Move on Vera Cruz Front
General Candido Aguilar has marched 3,000 Constitutionalists toward El Tejar to attack Federal forces under Garcia Pena in Vera Cruz. Aguilar recently seized Tuxpam and aims to strike toward Mexico City, with expected joinings near Puebla as Hernandez forces and other officers converge. A separate notice announces a new two year power plant operation course at the A and M College beginning 1914 15 term.
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Associated Press
Tex
Consu
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Repor Garcia Pena
Madero
Huerta
Aguilar
Puebla
Sorra
Isabel Hernandez
Gabriel Hernandez
City of
Mexico Penitentiary
A. & M. Colelge
Electneering
E. J. Fermier
Chanical
Trcal
Experiences of an Airman at Four Miles Up
Augustus Post recounts viewing Earth from four miles altitude in May American Magazine. He describes vast, shifting cloud floors, sunset colors, and distant horizons, noting atmospheric changes, buoyant currents, and physiological effects from low air pressure and oxygen needs.
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Augustus Post
Earth
Irish home rule bill passes third reading in Commons
London May 25 The House of Commons approved the Irish home rule bill to third reading by a majority of seventy eight as reported by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Earning a Living on a Single Acre in California Farms
An excerpt from Byers in Farm and A shows farmers in California making a comfortable living from an acre or less. A Monte Vista half acre yields a diverse crop mix including potatoes corn beans cucumbers melons squash tomatoes and lettuce with careful crop rotation. Many farmers also raise chickens eggs and dairy from goat colonies for market.
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Byers
California
Monte Vista
Charles
Large Cattle Deal Made In San Antonio
Colonel Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio, a major cattle owner, purchased 2 000 head of cattle from Ed C. Lasater of Falfurrias for 100 000 dollars. Pryor plans feeding the stock for fall shipment, marking one of the region’s largest recent cattle transactions.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ike T. Pryor
Ed C. Lasater
Falfurrias
Pryor
Zlatinsky New Comet Now Visible Over Houston Sky
The new comet Zlatinsky, discovered May 17 by European astronomers, is visible in Houston evenings. It was seen at 8 p.m. Sunday near Carothers Observatory, appearing bright but not fully developed as a small nebula against the western sky near Venus and Capella.
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Zlatinsky
Vadueville
Carothers' Observatory
Ziatinaky
Venus
Capella
Houston Chronicle
Two Year Course in Power Plant Operation Inaugurated
A. and M. will offer a two year program for practical instruction in power plant operation. It targets operators with hands on training but lacking in theory to complete their instruction.
Texas Irrigated Farms and Water Sources
The Census Bureau estimates 5 238 irrigated farms on 451 000 acres in Texas with irrigation system costs around 13 500 000. Rice dominates with 287 000 irrigated acres. Jefferson County leads in flooded land with 76 000 acres. Water sources include 83 percent streams 13 percent wells 8 percent springs and 1 percent lakes or reservoirs. Crop yield per irrigated acre is about 18 45 percent higher than natural methods.
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Texas
Jefferson County
Sheriff Sale Notice City of Bryan vs Lake Palermo
The Sheriff of Brazos County Texas will sell on the first Tuesday in June 1914 at the courthouse door in Bryan the property Lot 1 2 3 in Block 151 City of Bryan to satisfy a judgment of 11 07 plus costs for the City of Bryan against Lake Palermo.
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State of Texas
County of
Brazos
District Court
Brazos County
City of
Bryan
Lake Palermo
Texas
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Six Couples
Liam H. Hamilton with Miss Irene Wilson. Harry J. Tuffly with Miss Naneene L. Hail. George B. Perkins with Miss Maria Crouch. Pp P. Carroll with Mrs. F. T. Cobb. Allen Mitchell with Miss Ella Lee. Joe Warner with Rosa Etta King. Dennis Vanhook with Frances Smith.
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Liam H. Hamilton
Irene Wilson
Harry J. Tuffly
Naneene L. Hail
George B. Perkins
Maria
P. Carroll
F. T. Cobb
Allen Mitchell
Ella Lee
Joe Warner
Rosa Etta King
Dennis Vanhook
Frances Smith
Real Estate Transfers In Brazos County Mens Listed
Real estate transfers show R McDonald to Eugene Edge for lots 5 and 6 in H R Cavitt subdiv of lots 1 and 4 in Phillips slo addition Bryan for 1000 dollars. F M Polk to H Henry for 64 acres in Brazos County on the San Antonio road for 63.80 dollars. J D Webster to B E and A E Stark for 95 acres in J D Holcomb survey Brazos County for 100 dollars.
Leopold Morris to Speak Here in Bryan
Leopold Morris, a gubernatorial candidate, plans a speaking engagement in Bryan on Wednesday, June 17. The event invites a large local audience to hear his campaign message in the city.
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Leopold Morris
Bryan
Negro Hale Shot in Burleson County Clash at Tunis District
A black man named Hale was shot and badly wounded yesterday in a clash with a white man in Tunis or Dogtown Burleson County. The pistol shot struck Hale in the stomach and doctors expect recovery. The white assailant’s name was not learned.
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Hale
Tunis
Dogtown
Burleson County
Oliver
Bryan
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C. W. Post
Conkey
CON
G E Coney Co
Cleveland
R. Tl. Brogdon
Coakey
Mexico City
Constitutionalists
United States Census Bureau
Crouch
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