Woodrow Wilson Honored in Bryan Weekly Eagle Front
The Bryan Weekly Eagle praises Woodrow Wilson as a great national leader. The piece lauds his leadership through trials and calls for continued support and unity across party lines.
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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
12
Second Commandment in Modern American Life
The Waco Times Herald critiques American religiosity through a philosophical lens, arguing that figures such as the Almighty Dollar, raw power, state authority, society’s emotions, and art replace the true God. It cites Paul on Mars Hill to urge declaring the Unknown God, warning that modern worship too often centers on man made idols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Herebs Heights
Waco
America
Israel
Heaven
Earth
Paul
Mars
Uon
No President Needed If Diversified Farms Prosper
With practical diversification hogs cows oats sorghum corn cotton and a home cannery the people of this country will have no occasion to know or care who is President. The wide range of crops and livestock suggests self sufficiency and resilience beyond national leadership.
Creager's GOP Prospects Questioned Over Spoils Pose
The San Antonio Republic questions R. B. Creager's Republican prospects for Texas governor, asking whether Creager might gain a “big slice of pie” if Hughes is reelected, and whether he sacrificed for the party amid spoils distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Harris
San Antonio
Blackshear Responds On Potatoes And Cotton Claims
The Navasota Examiner editor Blackshear replies to Buck stating disbelief at a 26 pound sweet potato claim and acknowledges defeat in past cotton bale claims. He jokes about weighty outputs and hopes for a 50 pound potato before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
The
Blackshear
Navasota Examiner
Buck
Sam Hill
Poland to Be Free at Last after Long Strife
The piece recounts Polish history from 965 through later partitions and wars, describing Poland as a land long battered by invaders and famine. It hails the German emperor's decree granting Poland freedom to decide its fate, framing it as a vow fulfilled after 231 years of serfdom and suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Sweden
Poland
Selisia
Sobieski
Vienna
Russia
Prussia
Austria
Grodno
Kosciuszko
Warsaw
Suvoroy
Stanislaus
Germany
United States
Union Pacific Sues Over Adamson Eight Hour Law
The Union Pacific Railroad seeks to test the constitutionality of the new Adamson eight hour law. The suit claims the measure is not a proper interstate commerce regulation, violates the fifth amendment, and is not workable under current trainmen operating conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Congress
Pasadena girl wins first prize in Texas Woman's Pair canning
Miss Blanche Roberts of Pasadena tops the Texas Woman's Pair canning exhibit with a clear profit of 70 dollars and 40 cents from one-tenth acre. She receives 25 dollars plus 3.50 and other prizes totaling 36.50, making the tenth acre the state’s most productive. The canning club girls study gardening and canning with housekeeping to become capable wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canning Club
Texas Woman’s
Blanche Roberts
Pasadena
Houston Post
Vision of Georgia Muse Bestows Frank Lebby Stanton
Blain Franklin Dempsey delivers a speech on Frank Lebby Stanton Day praising Georgia’s cultural heritage. He invokes the Muse of Georgia, the South’s forests, autumnal scents, and Indian summer to honor Stanton and his role in Southern letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Frank Lebby Stanton
Blain Franklin Dempsey
Frank Stanton
Community expresses thanks for morning menu coverage
The Eagle notes a hard fought finish and declares victory, praising a morning menu performance. Readers praise the enterprise and public spiritedness, with kind words from friends and supporters acknowledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ple
Sparser GOP Turnout Cited Amid Election Law Impact
The report notes Republican efforts to mobilize a faithful few in the county despite low poll figures, indicating 56 as their highest vote since the new election law took effect. It commends the push to increase Republican turnout, though overall votes polled remain limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Texas Weekly Review launches to present truth without fear
Comptroller H B Terrell starts a new Austin based weekly Texas Weekly Review to publish Texas affairs with editors dedicated to truth. The Review takes over State Topics from Houston publisher Congressman Jeff McLemore and will merge some content while McLemore joins in an editorial capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Terrell
Texas Weekly Review
Austin
Texas
Houston
Jeff McLemore
McLemore
Poll tax receipt reminder for 1917 voting
A notice urging voters to obtain poll tax receipts to ensure eligibility for casting ballots in upcoming 1917 propositions. The message emphasizes readiness for any measures that may appear on the ballot and underscores the requirement of the tax receipt for voting.
Compliment Sam P Jones Prize Wise Horse Story
The Dallas Pitchfork recounts a remembered anecdote about Rev. Sam P. Jones. He valued a remark from an old yard man who praised a saddle horse, saying the animal “has got sense” because it knew who was watching. The tale was shared as his sincerest compliment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Sam Jones
Louisville
Hoss
Bradder Jones
Rural School Term and Compulsory Attendance Debate
The piece argues six months with full attendance is better than nine months with poor attendance. It cites Louisiana and Georgia moves toward compulsory attendance, contrasts states like Illinois, and praises educators and agencies backing the reform. It notes Georgia’s law and the need to improve white-pupil completion rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Superintendent of Public Instruction of
Louisiana
T. H. Harris
United States Commissioner of Education
Harris
Georgia
Atlanta Journal
New England
West
Great regional shift proves President can win without New York
The South and West delivered a decisive victory, showing a president can be elected without New York. The triumph is described as the greatest political victory in the country’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas Deploys Funds To Aid Public Effort
Texas redirected substantial funds to support a broad public campaign with energized rhetoric and active speakers. The move allocates resources to boost outreach, political engagement, and statewide initiatives.
Great West Voters Help Woodrow As Hiram Johnson Strives
The article notes that women voters in the Great West aided Woodrow Wilson while Governor Hiram Johnson's staunch progressivism also played a major role. It emphasizes the political influence of both groups in shaping the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great West
Woodrow
Hiram Johnson
Self-made man faces critique from Mineral Wells Index
The Mineral Wells Index notes two main objections to a self-made man. It claims he lacks self awareness and is forever toeing a line of failed expectations. The piece emphasizes skepticism toward persistent pride and self-justifying behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Wells Index
Republican Chairman Willcox Stiffens Resolve Ahead of Bump
The passage notes Republican Chairman Willcox has hardened his stance and raised a firm, unyielding posture. The anticipated political impact looms as a forthcoming bump in momentum or confrontation, described as unavoidable and likely tougher than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willcox
Wilson Victory Sparks Potatoes and Sausage Feast
With Wilson elected, Ed Blackshear celebrated by skinning a mile of big potatoes and baking country sausage in a hearty community feast. The event underscored local pride and shared abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Ed Blackshear
Solid South Endures Like Napoleon's Old Guard
The phrase suggests the unwavering nature of entrenched political blocs likened to Napoleon's famed guard, portraying a steady, unyielding political force. The comparison underscores rigidity and resistance to change within a regional power base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Old Guard
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Our Loss
Card of thanks extends sincere gratitude to friends for kindnesses and tender solicitude during recent sorrow for the death of our wife and mother May Heaven reward each and every one.
Fritz Easemen Miss Ruth Ponder L E Ponder
A brief notice lists Fritz Easemen and Ruth Ponder alongside L E Ponder in a local social or marriage related item. The fragmentary text suggests a family or community context without additional details.
Inspirational Sermon by Rabbi Barnstein at Tem ple Freda
Rabbi Barnstein delivers a reflective lecture in Bryan highlighting resilience in Jewish virtue from Abraham to Solomon. He contrasts Esau and Jacob, praises biblical figures, and argues that modern educators view religious skepticism as folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Rabbi Barnstein
Temple Freda
Esau
Jacob
Abraham
Isaac
Joseph
David
Solomon
Man’s salary not tied to confessed work amount
Quote notes that a man’s pay cannot be judged by how much work he admits to doing. The remark reflects skepticism about using self-reported effort to gauge earnings.
Even the temperance orator speaks with baited breath occasion
A concise line notes that even a temperance speaker sometimes faces moments of heated or anxious speech. It reflects on rhetoric under pressure and the human side of public exhortation.
Public school attendance urged to spur reform
An aroused public sentiment is seen as the key to improving school attendance, more effective than laws. The public press is named as the agent to awaken support until attendance improves nationwide. The Illinois public school course is noted as spanning 19 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nols
Georgia
Thlinois
North Main street affray leaves preacher Sterling injured
A Saturday afternoon fight on North Main street between two men from Cedar Creek ended with preacher Sterling badly carved. Jim Phillips was arrested, bonded out after the incident, while Sterling remained dangerously hurt and confined to bed for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
Sterling
Jim Phillips
Cedar Creek
Phillips
Oil venture forms in Brazos County near Navasota river
The Eagle reports a new oil company formed by Brazos County residents and Beau mont investors has leased a large Navasota river acreage near Capt. O L Tabor's farm. A deep well rig arrived at Brygh and will be moved to the site to start drilling once a derrick is erected. Experts call the location highly promising among Texas undeveloped fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Brazos County
Beaumont
Navasota
O. L. Tabor
Brygh
Eagles
Texas
Aggies Rally To Lead Texas State Title Contention
A and M College defeated Baylor last Saturday securing a clear edge for the state championship. Burns made a late field goal to seal the win after a hard fought Texas gridiron day. Rice and the University also faced losses in the round, leaving the Thanksgiving game decisive for title clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor
Aggies
Texas
Burns
Rice
Mrs Leo Meerscheidt Dies In San Antonio
Relatives in Bryan mourn the death of Mrs Leo Meerscheidt formerly Loraine Reynolds of Franklin. She died Saturday night in San Antonio. The body was brought to Franklin for burial this afternoon with many local friends and relatives attending the funeral by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Meerscheidt
Bryan
Leo Meer Scheidt
San Antonio
Meerscheidt
Loraine Reynolds
Franklin
Nannie Rohdef
Compliment to Bryan Young Lady Opens Texas Fair Concert
Compliments pour in for Miss Ruth Boatwright the Houston venue inspired by past success. She returns to perform at the city auditorium at 8 o clock with her mother Mrs H O Boatwright as guest of Mr and Mrs F Marion Law during their Houston visit. Miss Ruth attends debutante reception for Miss Margaret Scott hosted by Mr and Mrs John T Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Texas
City
Ruth
Margaret Scott
John T. Scott
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