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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
7
Prof B K Coghlan explains two gravel road methods surface and trench. The trench method confines gravel in a shoulder bounded gutter and emphasizes layered placement, harrowing and rolling for uniform density and smooth surfaces.
Cape Haitien report says Haitian rebels, who resisted American troops and caused several fatalities, have agreed to surrender after a conference between rebel leaders and officials. The Associated Press notes the development follows a meeting with authorities.
The Liberty Bell will stop at the college Thursday en route from Dallas to Houston with cadets to inspect the bell. President Bell wired the commission to arrange the exhibition and the train halt at Col Station for the inspection.
Ger, chairman of the committee, wires the president that the train will stop at the college for patriotic exercises and drills. Citizens from Bryan and nearby towns will be invited. A large crowd is expected at College Station as the bell is to be stopped the day before the University A M game.
M C Behr who opened the Twentieth Century Commercial College in Bryan says he will equip the school fully and make it permanent. The college will offer up to date business education and is already open day and night with several pupils enrolled. Behr is a graduate of the Walton James and Ford Reporting School of Chicago.
J. T. Closs of Edge brought about thirty head of fine cattle to Bryan today for shipment to the Fort Worth market. Cattle will be loaded and shipped tonight. Closs is an active cattleman and progressive farmer who has shipped several cars of cattle in the past year.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced that six midshipmen were dismissed from the Annapolis Naval Academy in the wake of hazing investigations. Four more were suspended for one year without pay and fifteen others were demoted to the lowest class.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway joined other lines in receivership, pushing total miles under receivers to 41,988 across 82 railways. The combined par value of securities is about 15 percent of national railroad capitalization, a record of insolvency unmatched in history.
The Bryan postoffice receipts for September 1915 were 1167.59, up from 1066.16 in September 1914, a gain of 101.43. The postal savings bank has done little in months but remains viable. Clerk vacation season ended and all staff are back on duty.
Miss Wesa Weddington presented a paper worthy of wide praise at our city institute. Jack Highland, a Bryan High School senior, is completing his studies at Bryan High. Over half of last year’s graduates pursue advanced coursework elsewhere. Bernardine McKnight transferred from another school to Bryan High this week.
Statements from W C Lawson Bryan superintendent list students adjusting credits to graduate or continue at Bryan High School with eleventh grade work for Arno Henderson George Davidson Ruby Shaw Ardella Jones Velma Hensarling Jess Cook Stella Woodard John Lawrence and Charles Pipkin. Also notes supervision by State Superintendent Doughty praise for Bryan schools and summer work to maintain standards.
J. C. Goodwin of the State Entomologist office at A. and M. College is appointed chief clerk in citrus canker work for Florida’s State Plant Commissioner. Goodwin, a 1914 A. and M. agriculture graduate, has worked with Wilmon Newell, the state entomologist and entomologist to the experiment station, who becomes Florida plant commissioner on October 1.
An Anglo French financial commission and American bankers announce a five year 5 percent bond loan to Great Britain and France. The 500 million issue will pay 98 to the public, yield about 4 1 2 percent, with a nationwide syndicate led by J P Morgan. Bonds may be bought in $100 installments and repayable in cash or 4 percent joint bonds in ten to twenty years.
The hurricane sweeping the New Orleans section and Mississippi gulf coast on Wednesday has a death toll expected at 65 to 70 with extensive property damage. New Orleans reports 19 dead and 200 injured. Mississippi coast 13 dead with many injured or missing. Frenier reports 25 dead and 20 injured. Railroads suffer heavy damage. Early warnings limited loss of life.
The New Orleans toll from the hurricane reached nineteen known dead with about 200 injured. Damage to buildings, property, shipping and railroads runs to several million dollars as business resumes and debris is cleared. Crevasses from levee breaching at Ironton cause plantation flooding with no reported deaths.
The tropical storm is moving northeast through the upper Ohio valley with rain. A secondary storm formed in Southwestern Virginia bringing rain as well. Storm warnings extend along the Atlantic coast from Norfolk Virginia to Portland Maine.
A U S mounted battery was moved to the Progreso district at daybreak. The aim is twofold to deter lawless bands and to command Mexican bank fortifications along the Rio Grande. General Nafarrate stated he would arrest Mexicans suspected of participating in revolutionary activities against the United States.
Federal Judge Dickinson ruled that the Motion Picture Patents Company violated anti trust laws and ordered its dissolution. The decision, issued in Philadelphia on October 1, affects several large manufacturing and distributing firms linked to the surveillance of motion picture patents.
Bryan new post office building is the busiest place in town with a large work force. Superintendent Samford pushes progress as material arrives rapidly. Boiler and heating parts arrived yesterday and are ready for installation. Employees worked today on the concrete floor of the first story.
R. E. Cole travels to Fort Worth to launch a new storage battery plant named the Fort Worth Storage Battery Company. He has long worked in local electrical business and recently sold his former operation to D. D. White. He plans to move his family there soon.
An Athens dispatch reports 300,000 Austrian and German troops advancing on the Serbian front toward Orsova. Bulgaria may launch an attack within fifteen days. plans are under way with German officers. The British claim successes in Mesopotamia as Turks retreat toward Baghdad. Detachments of British and French troops destined for Serbia have landed at Port Kathryn near Salonika. Berlin reports partial German recapture north of Loos and failed French assaults in Champagne.
The Paris dispatch reports more than 120000 German casualties in killed wounded and prisoners from the recent Western front offensive. Fighting continues in Champagne with no interruption. French advances persist in Artois as one thousand Germans surrender.
The Greek government released Indian troops who survived the Ramazan sinking and sent them to Malta. The Ramazan was sunk by a British submarine, and no prior announcement had disclosed the loss.
The Bulgarian Ministers of Finance and Commerce resign citing a dispute with the Cabinet over the country’s international stance. A new cabinet is expected with former Premier Malinoff, aligned with Russia, likely to lead.
The Hague reports Holland has lodged a serious protest with Germany over the passage of German airships over Dutch territory. The Dutch expect Germany to take steps to prevent future violations of Dutch territory.
Ardmore Oklahoma September 29 a careful recheck fixes the death toll at forty seven from Monday's blast. Several hospitalized expected to die. Two investigations are ongoing to determine responsibility for the disaster.
Officials for the University A. and M. football game will be secured at an expense exceeding 500 dollars. Contracts are signed with referee, umpire, field judge and head lineman from the Missouri valley. They will receive a total of 252 dollars with all expenses paid. Names will not be disclosed until game day.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German newspapers stating two generals have been dismissed from command in the Western theater due to the recent setback. Names are not given. London confirms the development dated September 29.
A Constantinople dispatch reports the sinking of a British transport with all but a few crew members lost. The exact number remains unspecified.
Berlin reports a British transport, sunk today near Constantinople, was destroyed by a Mohammedan engineer aboard who died with the British troops. Few crew members escaped.
Constantinople reports Turks gaining minor advances near Anafarta and destroying a British gun at Seddul Bahr. A Turkish aviator dropped bombs on the French aeroplane shed on Lemnos Island.
Paris reports Bulgaria and the central powers have reached an agreement stating Bulgaria will enter the war on October 15. The information comes from Salonika sources and is considered authoritative.
Berlin reports two British aircraft were shot down in Flanders today and the occupants were taken prisoner.
The Swedish steamer Helsinkor laden with Texas cottonseed is detained at Kirkwall Scotland as reported by Associated Press.
A note praising top football arbiters for their skill in enforcing rules, delivering a quick paced contest, and ensuring fair conduct on the field.
Bryan residents report astonishing results from Adler i ka a laxative made of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. The remedy is claimed to cleanse both upper and lower bowels and is said to aid appendicitis. One spoonful supposedly relieves most constipation and sour or gassy stomach with gas passing within a minute.
W. Wipprecht Jr., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wipprecht, fractured a bone in his right wrist yesterday when kicked by a horse at a pasture a few miles from town. He received medical care on arriving home and is recovering nicely.
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