Allen Academy Pounds Brenham High 53 to 0 in Football
Allen Academy’s fast football team overwhelmed Brenham High 53 to 0. Giesecke and Niebuhr starred at halfback while four main backs powered the attack. Brennan’s defense fought hard but could not stop Allen’s heavy line and fleet backs in Bryan.
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Bryan
Allen Academy
Allen
Giesecke
Niebuhr
Academy
Nunn
McClintock
Jenkins
Boriskie
Gets-It corn remedy advertised in 25c bottle
An advertisement touts Gets-It as the painless remedy for corns and calluses. It claims no cutting is needed and warns against knives or razors. The slogan promises quick removal and urges purchase from druggists or direct mail order through BK. Lawrence & Co. and mentions Bryan retailing.
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BK. Lawrence & Co
Halfback Boriskie and Fullback McClintock Spark Scripted Football
Niebuhr referees Hudson and Everett with Everett and Hudson as umpires. Timekeeper Graham from A. and M. rounds out the officiating crew.
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Hudson
Everett
Ginning Plant Burned Near Huntsville Texas
Fire destroyed the large ginning plant of Gus Bowden ten miles west of Huntsville. Loss is about $3,000 with no insurance. Fifty tons seed six bales and loose cotton burned. 200 bales saved by rolling into the tank. Bowden injured earlier that day and in physician care. Insurance policy had lapsed recently.
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Huntsville
Tex
Gus Bowden
Daughters of Confederacy Elect Officers in October Meeting
The regular business meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy was held October 29. Vice president Mrs. O B Love presided in the absence of President Mrs. Taliaferro, and officers were unanimously elected including W G Taliaferro as president and multiple vice presidents, secretaries, treasurer, historian, registrar, and delegates to the State convention at Austin.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
W. W. Harris
W. J. Higgs
A. J. Buchanan
T. C. Nunn
P. M. Raysor
A. J. Wagner
Austin
W. G. Taliaferro
Elizabeth
Burglars Busy Friday Night Hit Two Stores In Bryan
Burglars entered Boyett's Ice House on Caldwell Street by forcing the front door lock and rifling the cash register. Duke & Ayres five and ten cent store was broken through a glass pane with the cash register touched. A purse of about $8 belonging to Lena Gilpin was taken. An attempt to enter D Mike Grocery occurred as officers search for suspects. Three iron fragments are the only clue.
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Bryan
Boyett’s
Caldwell Street
Duke & Ayres
Lena Gilpin
D. Mike
What a Mother Should Be Sermon Extract
An excerpt from Charles E. Jefferson's November sermon in Woman's Home Companion emphasizes a mother's love as essential. It warns against neglecting children for social or artistic ambitions and urges daily service and affection to knit a family heart and avoid lifelong loneliness.
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Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
Dr. Jefferson
Burglary Arrest in Kurten Leads to Bail Bond
Bris McDonald, a Black man, was arrested at Kurten yesterday and brought to town for burglary. He allegedly entered a Black resident’s home on Dr. W. F. Odom’s farm, appeared before Justice L. D. McGee for an examining trial, posted $300 bail with sureties, and was released.
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Bris McDonald
Kurten
W. F. Odom
L. D. McGee
Brazos County Land Transfers Record Summary
Property trades in Brazos County include Annie Law Batte et al selling 20 acres to Webb Brothers for 700 dollars and J A Canada selling 46 acres to Joe Palazzo for 500 dollars. Additional deeds cover 17.7 acres to C S Jones for 77 dollars and 46 acres between Joe Palazzo and Jerry Easton for 1100 dollars.
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T. J. Albcorn
Brazos County
Annie Law Batte
Webb Brothers
John Austin League
H. F. Todd
C. S. Jones
M. Reagans League
J. A. Canada
Joe Palazzo
Will Heat
Lulie Turner
Jerry Easton
Sheriff Seizes Prisoner From Bryan in Bank Check Case
Sheriff Johnson of Hill County arrived in Bryan to claim George Davis a Black man held on a felony charge. He identified Davis as the wanted man and took him back to Hillsboro. Davis is charged with increasing the value of a bank check.
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Johnson
Hill County
Bryan
George Davis
Nunn
Hillsboro
A Mother's Faith Quote by Mrs Ozora S Davis
A mother’s creed affirms the home as society’s foundation and the boundless potential of every child. She praises nature art books friendship daily joys and the guiding love of God shaping imagination, trust and hopeful ideals.
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God
Ozora S. Davis
Short Sermons and Moral Reflections
A collection of aphorisms and moral maxims urging individual study and elevating virtue. Includes quotes from G Meredith La Bruyere Amiel and Phillips Brooks plus a poetic refrain about a pine warbler and the burden of its sorrowful song.
Little Alfred Trapp Dies After Diphtheria
Little Alfred Trapp aged 5 years 7 months 22 days died at his mother's home yesterday afternoon at 5 25 after a brief diphtheria illness. The funeral was at the city cemetery at 4 30 this afternoon conducted by Rev. S Welch pastor of the First Christian Church with the body laid to rest.
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Alfred Trapp
D. F. Trapp
Jesus
2. Welch
First Christian Church
Real Estate Transfers List Large Texas Tracts
Real estate transfers show multiple Texas land deals with named buyers and sellers. W C Andrews transfers 100 acres to Tyler Haswell in the T J Allcern ty for 2100 dollars. L B Williams transfers 75 to 100 acres to W B Jones in Brazos County for 1700 dollars. J N Scasta transfers 100.4 acres to Charley Seasta in the William Sparks league for 875.50 dollars. J W Hathorn transfers to L B Williams.
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W. C. Andrews
Tyler Haswell
T. J. Allcern
Brazos County
L. 8. Williams
Jones
J. N. Scasta
Charley Seasta
William Sparks
J. W. Hathorn
Williams
Interurban service to College for big game
Interurban lines plan motor and trail cars every twenty minutes from Bryan to College on November 19 from 10 a m to 10 p m for the football game. Capacity will reach about 3 500 riders noon to 4 p m and after the game cars will park at College Station to bring crowds back by 6 30 p m. Patrons are urged to go to College two to three hours before kickoff to avoid crashes and overcrowding.
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Bryan
College
College Station
Weather Bulletin Foresees Continental Disturbances in Late October
Washington reports last forecast predicting cross continental disturbances October 28 to November 1 and November 3 to 7 with warm waves and cool waves. Temperatures to average near normal, colder than usual near November 9. An earthquake is expected near Alaska’s south coast around October 30 then eastern Caribbean. Great storms may accompany but not follow earthquakes.
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Washington
Alaska
Caribbean Sea
Rocky Mountain
New Orleans
Weather and harvest forecast for 1915 grain season
The bulletin outlines upcoming weather patterns across the Pacific slope and eastern regions with disturbances from November 9 to 16, predicting severe storms and heavy rains. It warns of potential earthquakes near the Eastern Sea or south of Japan, colder temperatures after November 12, and advises private cautions on sowing winter grain for the 1916 harvest. It also notes European crop failures affecting grain prices and affirms the bulletin’s weather guidance as accurate.
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Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
Great Central Valleys
Ca ' Sea
Japan
Rockies
Lower California
Gulf of Mexico
Central America
Great Lakes
Puget Sound
Europe
Russia
King's Appeal Stimulates Recruiting Across Britain
London reports a sharp rise in enlistment as King George's proclamation and Edith Cavell's execution spur volunteers. Employers resisting wartime allowances and reinstatement pose obstacles, labor leaders to report to Lord Derby. Arthur Henderson urges teachers to enlist, stating the need to guard national effort.
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Associated Press
London
Manchester Guardian
King George
Edith Cavell
Belgium
Lord Derby
Arthur Henderson
Board of Education
Mexican Plotters Convicted In Texas Fine
Four Mexican men arrested on the Wilson farm were found guilty in San Angelo Texas. They were fined 100 dollars each and sentenced to work on county roads to pay their fines. Local officials say the case involved threats to foment a revolution.
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San Angelo
Tex
Wilson Farm
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