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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
1
A reader argues both rail and motor transportation should be allowed to exist with equal rules. The state should regulate both passenger and freight lines and impose a higher tax on motor buses jitneys and freight lines to fund road upkeep and ensure fair competition with railways.
Mrs Frances E Grubbs aged 83 died at 12 30 pm Wednesday November 11 at the Waite home in Bryan after a week of pneumonia. Born December 5 1831 in Franklin County Georgia she was married to Richard L Grubbs in 1856. Survived by daughter Mrs A N Payne of Arp Georgia. Funeral at 3 pm Thursday at First Baptist Church with City Cemetery burial.
Texas prison population fell by 48 in September from 4491 to 5443. No deaths. 47 escapes with 17 recaptured and 7 pardoned. 97 new convicts received. 108 discharged. several returns from sheriffs and furloughs.
Washington November 11 1924 stocks of corn from the 1924 crop on farms as of November 1 were estimated by the agriculture department at 60 952 000 bushels, down from 102 000 000 bushels on the same date last year.
Greece informed the League of Nations that it would welcome a Balkan security and compulsory arbitration pact modeled on the Lacarno pact for Western Europe. The move aims to stabilize the region and promote collective security among Balkan states.
National Commander John McQuigg of the American Legion urges steadfast memory of war dead and a threefold peace program. He calls for U S adherence to a permanent international court universal military draft and sustained forces for defense to match America's world power role.
Calcutta reports the Earl of Reading visiting for Armistice Day when police uncovered a bomb factory. Bombs were seized and 11 motives were arrested in the raid.
Dr. S R Gammon head of the College of History spoke at the Social Science Seminar on Monday night in the Physics building. He traced the origin of the unit rule and two thirds rule to Jacksonian politics and outlined Jackson’s leadership, spoils system and vetoes among other points. Prof R Clyde White presided and announced Rice Institute’s R A Tosanoff as next week’s speaker.
United States Senator Earle B. Mayfield will depart Thursday for Washington to attend the congressional session opening the first Monday in December. En route he will stop at Booneville Missouri to visit his sons who are attending school there.
Cotton futures closed 65 to 75 higher as local spot prices quoted 19 to 19.34 cents. The market showed firmer tones with buyers signaling demand support.
Bryan Chapter No 222 Order of the Eastern Star held a Monday night session at the Masonic Temple. Mrs. R L Brown acted as matron and delivered a full report on the Grand Chapter meeting in San Antonio. Fellow officers and members heard detailed summaries from Mrs J R Wright and Mrs KK L Browns.
Rev Jesse C. Thomson pastor of the Methodist group at College arrives in Fort Worth with 16 Young Peoples Societies members who attended the Methodist Student Federation. Delegates from 26 colleges join the event at the Lake Worth mosque with A B Chapin elected first vice president and Thomson reappointed secretary.
Fire alarm sounded Tuesday night and two auto trucks responded to the Oak Grove Addition home of Ben Holder. The fire was extinguished with chemicals and damage was slight.
A cancer specialist from Johns Hopkins University warns that delays in treatment can worsen fatal cancer cases. The expert cites data on progression risks and urges timely care.
Dallas November 11 doctors at the Southern Medical Association convention say cancer and heart disease are the only two diseases now on the increase. Dr Joseph Bloodgood of Johns Hopkins warned delay in cancer cases is a fatal enemy to the race.
Judge George Calhoun in Travis County denied an injunction blocking the Texas state highway commission from canceling the Val Verde county maintenance contract held by Neyland and Smith of San Antonio. The ruling affirms the commission’s authority to cancel maintenance contracts, delegated to the executive branch, not the judiciary.
Thirty six new subpoenas were issued for witnesses in the Colonel William Mitchell court martial. The first witness, Major Gerald Brant, an Air Service officer now with the general staff, testified about Hawaii maneuvers and said attacking forces could not have landed had the air force been mismanaged.
Buffalo news reports Bishop William McDowell says Southern opposition will block the reunion of Northern and Southern Methodist Episcopal Churches. The Northwest Texas Conference is expected to vote on unification later today, with most delegates reportedly anti unification.
Rain began at 9 00 am and by noon 0.57 inch had been recorded in the standard gauge kept by Eagle Printing Company. Reports from across the county indicate the shower was local to Bryan and did not extend far beyond.
O Gorman holds opinion that late George Jay Gould mismanaged affairs. Court ruling focuses on the management decisions surrounding Gould's estate and business affairs, with emphasis on fiduciary duties and oversight of heir actions. The decision critiques pathways taken by Gould and underscores implications for heirs and corporate interests involved.
New York November 11 James O Gorman referee in the Gould accounting case holds that the late George Jay Gould mis managed the 82 million dollar estate of his father Jay Gould railroad builder and financier The decision stems from long running litigation among the Gould heirs with focus on railroad investments.
Regular prayer meeting at First Presbyterian Church meets this evening at 7 30 in the Sunday School Annex. The Epistle of James is studied with a practical expository approach focusing on James 1 12 18. All interested are urged to attend despite inclement weather.
A Northwest Texas Methodist conference business session opens at Canyon with a lay anti unification meeting called by Amarillo leader Thomas Turner. The conference opened with an opening sermon by Rev. Virgil Fisher of Amarillo and Bishop James E. Dickey of Waco will preside at all sessions.
President Calvin Coolidge led the nations Armistice Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery where he laid a wreath on the Unknown Soldier tomb at 11 00. Government business paused briefly as part of the tributes. A twilight service was held at Washington Cathedral.
The Seventh Annual Rodeo and Pageant at the A. and M. Animal Husbandry building drew a mammoth crowd with receipts totaling 1050. Mesdames M. B. Parker and Stiles A. Giraud directed the event featuring a birthday program for the college and multiple rodeo contests including goat roping five gaited riding bronco and steer events plus a Roman Chariot race.
East Orange, N J Nov 11 A fire destroyed a six family dwelling killing Joseph Distesano and his four children. The mother escaped by leaping from a third story window with her youngest child in her arms dying. The cause remains unknown.
T. M. Wright 62 of Nugent died suddenly Monday afternoon on a cattle train at Moran while en route to Fort Worth with cattle. Funeral services are set for 10 o'clock Wednesday at Abilene cemetery.
S S Baker 70 of Carthage TX, member of the Texas State Legislature, was found dead in a New Orleans hotel at 5 p.m. Tuesday. He had traveled from Georgia to visit relatives and was in New Orleans to attend a national tax conference. Survived by son T W Baker and two daughters Mrs J G Wolworth and Mrs S G Turner.
The Missouri Kansas-Texas Railway derailment at Focus switch near Smithville left twenty cars of merchandise wrecked. A carload of oil escalated the blaze. No injuries were reported.
The bulletin reports for Bryan and vicinity tonight and Thursday partly cloudy to cloudy with showers and warmer air. Conditions are forecast to affect the area, with increasing cloud cover and a chance of precipitation.
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