Fifty Thousand Fire Loss Toll of Two Fires in Navarro County
Fire of undetermined origin caused about 50000 dollars in damage across Rice and Emhouse in Navarro County. In Rice a cafe blaze destroyed three brick buildings costing over 25000 dollars. In Emhouse a brick building and four frame structures burned for about 25000 dollars. Corsicana and Ennis fire departments responded.
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County OF
Navarro
Rice
Emhouse
Ennis
Corsicana
Associated Press
Navarro County
Greek Cabinet Resigns as Confidence Is Withdrawn
Greek Prime Minister and his cabinet quit their posts after confidence was withdrawn. OpSoulis and several ministers resigned in aldriven political shift. The move follows a vote of no confidence and signals a major change in government leadership.
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Opsoulis
Greek Cabinet Resigns Over Confidence Loss
Athens reports the Greek cabinet led by M. S. Opsoulis has resigned. The official reason is not stated, but unofficial sources say loss of confidence in party leaders prompted the move.
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Associated Press
Athens
M. S. Opsoulis
Baker to Purchase Gunter Hotel in San Antonio
San Antonio announces the sale of the Gunter Hotel by the San Antonio Hotel Company to T. B. Baker, Fort Worth capitalist and hotel operator. Baker already runs The Texas in Fort Worth the Menger in San Antonio the Stephen F. Austin in Austin and is building the Baker Hotel in Dallas. He formerly operated the St. Anthony in San Antonio but gave up the lease about a year ago.
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San Antonio
T. B. Baker
Fort Worth
Gunter
Baker
South
Texas In
Menger
Stephen F. Austin
Austin
Dallas
St. Anthony
League Failed to Present Evidence of Corruption
Officials of the Law Enforcement League of Philadelphia failed to provide any evidence of political corruption among federal office holders in Pennsylvania during a conference with Attorney General Stone. The attorney general said there was not even a suggestion of such evidence. The meeting followed a complaint filed by the league at President Coolidge's transmission to Stone.
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Associated Press
Washington
Law Enforcement League of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Stone
Department of Justice
Calvin Coolidge
League
Osborn S Johnson Returns as Manager of Smith Drug Co
Osborn S Johnson, Bryan native and former Bryan Chamber of Commerce president, returns to Bryan to manage Smith Drug Store at the same location he began in 1906. He has been in New Orleans since leaving Bryan during the war era and aims to run a progressive, service-oriented store.
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Bryan
Osborn S. Johnson
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
New Orleans
Southern College of Pharmacy
Atlanta
Georgia
Smith Drug Store
J. A. McQueen
Mr. Johnson
Eagle
Johnson’s
Daisy Worley
82Nd Street
College Avenue
Cotton Market Gains as Futures Rally Point to Higher Prices
Cotton futures closed 25 points higher as traders eye a firmer tone. Local spot prices were quoted around 22 3 4 cents middling basis reflecting a modest uptick in cash markets.
Experienced chimney and flue cleaning offered in Bryan
The Chamber of Commerce partners for Fire Prevention Week offering chimney and flue cleaning by an experienced man at $1 each. This service aims to prevent fires and reduce costly fire department calls. Call Secretary S. E. Eberstadt at phone 575 to place an order.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bryan
S. E. Eberstadt
County Federation of Women's Clubs Formed Saturday
The Brazos County Federation of Woman's Clubs organized Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce with Mrs. Will S. Howell as president and Miss Laura Belle Roten directing plans. It aims to include a county library, cooperative marketing, and better systems, with meetings on the first Monday each month. Representatives from Kurten, Reliance, Edge, Steele's Store, and Bryan joined, and officers were elected for the year.
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Brazos County
Miss Roten
Kurten
Reliance
Edge
Steele’s Store
Bryan
State Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Brazos
11Nty Federation of Woman’s Clubs
P. S. Mangum
W. G. Colson
Tabor
Richard Hearne
Essie Shealey
W. T. Kelley
Laura Belle Roten
Mary Balomoskie
Perrone
Ross Banana
Lelia Maude Norwood
Trant’s Return Auto Trip After Northward Vacation
P A Trant and Mrs Trant with family returned by auto from a two week South Texas vacation. They camped along the open country and visited Kingsville Brownsville and Matamoras Mexico. In Kingsville they were joined by C T Trant for fishing and hunting on the Rio Grande.
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Mexico
P A. Trant
South Texas
Winter relocates house on College road to new lot
John Winter moved his dwelling from the College road lot to the adjacent Creed property and plans to build a modern new house on his former lots in the near future.
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John Winter
College Road
Half Texas counties fail to file 1924 tax rolls
About half the counties in Texas have not filed their 1924 tax rolls with the state comptroller by the deadline. In total 125 counties are delinquent, according to Comptroller Lon A. Smith.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Lon A. Smith
Professor Bittle Dies After Sudden Morning Collapse
Prof. B. W. Bittle aged 70 died Sunday morning at 9 10 oclock at his nephew City Secretary Guy P Bittle s home in Bryan heart disease given as the cause He was born in Salem Virginia August 6 1853 and taught in colleges across Virginia North Carolina and Texas He never married and is survived by several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Monday at 4 pm at the Bittle residence with Rev L Guy Ament and interment in Bryan City Cemetery pallbearers listed
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B. W. Bittle
Guy P. Bittle
Prof. Bittle
Salem
Virginia
North Carolina
Texas
A. and
M. College
Bryan
Frank Bittle
Texarkana
C. C. Todd
J. B. Bagley
College
L. Guy Ament
First Christian Church
Bryan City Cemetery
G. A. Giest
E. K. Spahr
J. H. Stallings
J. L. Lush
D. B. Cofer
A. Pollock
Sermon Emphasizes Moses Calling and Divine Law
Rev H G Willis delivers a strong Sunday morning sermon drawn from Exodus on the burning bush and Moses calling Egypt to release God’s people. He notes Moses as a great ancient leader, the patience of God, and that the greatest things in life are not gilded urging listeners to heed God’s call to service.
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Jno. W. Black
A. SS Willis
Moses
Egypt
Willis
Midian
Desert
Rev
Jos
God
Arrests Surge in City Over Ten Days
In ten days the city recorded about 1500 arrests and nearly 75000 dollars in fines paid by traffic violators.
Speeding arrests total over 2,500 in 10 days in Chicago
Chicago police report more than 2,500 arrests of speeders and $74,000 in fines in a ten day campaign to curb auto accident fatalities. Since January 1, 500 people have died in crashes, 76 of them in September.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Yeats Taken Back to Oklahoma by Deputy Sheriff
The Reverend Joseph Yeats, charged with abduction in Oklahoma, is taken to Nowata in custody of Deputy Sheriff A. W. Fields. The father of the abducted girl will depart for their home in Alluwee, Oklahoma.
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Yeats
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Ballinger
Joseph Yeats
Nowata
A. W. Fields
Alluwee
Baby Dies From Rattlesnake Bites In San Antonio
Elbert Marion Smith eighteen month old child of Mr and Mrs J M Smith died after rattlesnake bites. The mother found the snake in the rear of their Broadway home Saturday afternoon. A tourniquet was applied and the child rushed to a physician. The poison extended up the arm and caused death. The family had recently moved into the new Broadway house. The father works at West Texas Military Academy and runs a small dairy. The baby was the youngest of nine children.
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San Antonio
Elbert Marion Smith
J. M. Smith
Broadway
Smiths
West Texas Military Academy
Manchurian Army Makes Headway to Kio
Mudken forces under General Chang report capture of Kienchang in Chihli Province 55 miles from Chi hlian on the Manchurian border. Dispatch from Mukden to Kokusai News Agency details progress as armies contend for central Chinese government control.
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Kio
Chang
Central Government of
China
Kienchang
Chihli Province
Chihlian
Texas Delegates Attend Pan American Commercial Meeting
Atlanta hosts the Pan American Commercial Congress opening with delegates from 21 Latin American republics and numerous U S representatives including Texas. The goal is to strengthen commercial ties between Central and South American republics and the United States. The congress runs through Saturday.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Pan- American Commercial Congress
United States
Texas
Rotary Club hears Dana Bible on football and sportsmanship
At Bryan Rotary Club meeting program leader J W Payne introduced Dana X Bible manager of A and M College athletic department who spoke on football rule changes and sportsmanship He contrasted modern football with historic jousts and urged players to win fair and learn from losses. Visible attendees included several local officials and visitors.
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Bryan
New Mexico
Rotary
Stuart Barron
Scoutmasters
Barron
Wicks Tank
Leonard School
Payne
Dana X. Bible
A. and M. College
Hood
Dana Bible
Aggie Footballs Strong Backfield and Line Put to Test
Special to Bryan Dally Eagle from College Station details the Aggies have a definite quantity in the backfield with Berry at quarterback and Mit Dansby as his rival for the major role. The line features Claude Rothgeb and Beutel with Beutel contesting the right end spot against Wilson as the team prepares for a clash with Southwestern after a 73 point scoring performance against two opponents.
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Bryan Dally Eagle
College Station
Aggie
Aggies
Berry
Mit Dansby
Mit
Dansby
Bible
Allison
Pony” Wilson
Wang
Jim Ferguson
John Braselton
Norman Dansby
Ox” Dieterich
Aggie Immortallity
Beutel
Wilson
Bankers Association urged endorsement of marketing work
The American Bankers Association resolutions committee urged all members to vote for protecting their interests. The convention considered resolutions criticizing state taxation, curbing Supreme Court powers, praising the Agricultural Commission and its continuation, and backing cooperative marketing. William Knox of Bow er Savings Bank was unanimously elected ABA president. Oscar Wells of Birmingham named first vice president.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Resolutions Committee
American Bankers Association
Supreme Court
Agricultural Commission
Knox
New York
William Knox
Bower Savings Bank of
Oscar Wells
Birmingham
Alabama
Local resident McCoy harvests six bales from vacant Bryan tracts
C L McCoy reports gathering six bales of cotton from about 20 acres of vacant city land in Bryan. He says more remains to pick and notes one tract lay within 100 yards of Main Street. The effort has cleaned weeds and trash, beautified the parcels, and yielded financial returns.
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Bryan
C. L. McCoy
McCoy
Southland
Pat Neff sees honor system at Imperial Farm in Austin
Governor Pat M. Neff learned by long distance call that the Imperial State Farm’s honor system is working smoothly. The manager reported no escapes, all convicts accounted for, and workers expressing happiness and optimism about the program.
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PAT Neff Honor Farm
Austin
Pat M. Neff
Imperial State Farm
Honor Farm
Imperial Farm
Lichte Family Moves Into New College Avenue Home
Mr and Mrs F E Lichte and family move today into their newly completed residence on College avenue marking the completion of the project and the start of their residence there.
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F. E. Lichte
College Avenue
Dr. E. W. Price Returns from Houston Business Visit
Dr. E. W. Price arrived home last night after a short business trip to Houston. He conducted unspecified meetings and is reported in good health and spirits.
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E. W. Price
Houston
No new foot and mouth developments near Houston
Houston Oct 1 J E Boog Scott chairman of the Texas Sanitary Livestock Commission said there were no overnight developments in the foot and mouth disease in the quarantined area near Houston Inspectors continued examining additional herds but reported no extension of the infection.
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Associated Press
Houston
J. E. Boog. Scott
Texas Sanitary Livestock Commission
Pioneer Mary Mitchell of Brazos County Dies at 89
Mother Mary Mitchell aged 89 years and 9 months died this morning in Franklin Texas. Funeral set for 12 noon tomorrow at Old Booneville cemetery with burial beside her husband who died in Bryan in 1892. She and her husband James Henry Mitchell settled in Brazos county in 1868 and were early prominent residents. she leaves two sons John of Franklin Henry of Wheelock and daughter Miss Kate Mitchell of Franklin.
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Mary Mitchell
Franklin
Texas
Old Booneville Cemetery
Bryan
James Henry Mitchell
Brazos County
Harvey Mitchell
John Mitchell
Henry Mitchell
Wheelock
Kate Mitchell
Dallas Coupe Flips Thrice. Occupants Unharmed
A Ford coupe with two women and a man skidded off Clay Hill near Millican, rolled three times down a 12 to 15 foot embankment, crushing wheels and fenders but the trio escaped without a scratch. Onlookers, including W R Thomas of The Fair, reported the accident and noted the fortunate outcome.
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Millican
W. R. Thomas
L. J. Goree
Navasota
Thomas
Eagle
Mrs W J Pearce Guests With Son S D Pearce Family
Mrs. W. J. Pearce of Center is visiting her son S. D. Pearce and his family.
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W. J. Pearce
Center
S. D. Pearce
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H. G. Willis
Coach Bible
W. S. Barron
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C. S. Beckwith
D. X. Bible
Dr. J. W. Black
Wilson Bradley
J. F. Casey
Gabe Cazell
W. J. Coulter
W. B. Cline
W. F. Davis
R. M. Dansby
S. E. Eberstdal
E. B. Elliott
W. E. Farmer
E. J. Fermier
E. J. Fountain
H. C. Fulgham
Chas. Griesser
Geo. P. Grout
O. W. Goolsbee
W. M. Griffin
C. F. Hillier
Madison Hall
Kay Hassell
T. ‘Haswell
F. L. Henderson
E. P. Humbert
W. W. Hall
H. N. June
J. H. Kraft
T. K. Lawrence
W. H. Lawrence
J. M. Lawrence
Ivan Langford
J. A. Moore
Oak McKenzie
A. S. McSwain
W. I. McCulloch
Roy Montgomery
J. W. Payne
David Reid
J. L. Reese
Chas. Sosolik
H. T. Schovajsa
M. E. Wallace
D. L. Wilson
C. G. Walker
H. G. Wickes
T. R. White
I. E. Warren
E. E. Yeager
Jnc. H. Hood
A. L. Held
Avery Company of Texas
J. Bryan Miller
C. L. M’coy
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