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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
1
Ottawa reports the Dominion observes Thanksgiving across Canada today with a new date ruleshift. The last Monday in October tradition is altered to avoid clashing with the All Saints festival celebrations.
The Waco Texas Cotton Palace hosts a poultry show from November 1 to 16 with space for nearly 500 birds. Plymouth Rocks Reds Orpingtons Wyandottes and Leghorns will be represented in strong classes along with pigeons and ducks. Premiums are paid promptly and the new poultry building nears completion ready to receive arrivals.
A street loss prompts an ad that yields three five-dollar bills. The tale highlights the perceived value of advertising in recovering funds and reflects a witty exchange on marketing return.
Educational exhibits at the Cotton Palace in Waco will be extensive with expert demonstrators from Texas A and M and the State University offering health, cooking, and practical instruction. The Deaf School at Austin and the Blind Institute of Chicago will display student work and provide literature during the exposition.
The County Court met this morning but adjourned at eleven due to the death of Mrs. Kk. J. Butler, mother of local bar member J. E. Butler. Five pleas of guilty were entered: Charlie Wade carrying a pistol $100. Lawrence McMillan aggravated assault $25. Frank Smith simple assault $5. Bob Cavitt carrying a pistol $100. Week-one jurors named: J. T. Dyess, T. J. Preston, J. J. Barron, C. R. L. Jones, H. S. Jenkins, J. W. James, Elon Stuart, L. Stephan, R. M. Nall, P. E. Swancoast, P. S. Park, Guy P. Bittle.
A morning blaze destroyed the Advance Elevator and Chicago and Alton freight house at East St Louis Illinois. By noon the fire was under control with a total loss estimated at six hundred thousand dollars. The elevator night watchman is missing and presumed dead.
Telegraphic flashes report on anticipated Supreme Court rulings including the Kentucky rate case challenging the McChord act that governs interstate rates as the court opens its decision day. The brief item also notes other happenings from Concord New Hampshire and New Orleans across the same dispatch.
An old remedy promising cure for severe sores and long standing cases. The advertisement touts Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as relieving pain and healing simultaneously. Available in 5c 50c and dollar price options.
After a White House meeting with President Wilson, Secretary of Labor Wilson reversed a deportation order and admitted Emmeline Pankhurst to the United States with the understanding she would leave after lecture engagements. The same dispatch notes the currency bill ahead of Senate action with expected nonpartisan GOP support.
By Associated Press Mrs Puakbintat left the immigration station and came here today but her lecture tonight was postponed until Wednesday night.
Miss Ruby Hudspeth of Tabor and Mr William Conrad of Kurten were married Sunday afternoon at Cottonwood Church with Justice Monroe Edge officiating. The couple, praised by friends for their kindness and planned secrecy, begin a life together as congratulatory messages from the Eagle and relatives flow in.
A local ad urges customers to compare buggies before buying, claiming superior selection and style at this shop and warning against paying more for poorer options elsewhere.
Brazos County Farmers Union met in Steep Hollow last Saturday with strong interest despite poor weather. W P Young spoke on farming independence and honest work, followed by a Steep Hollow dinner. Officers for the coming year were elected and a November meeting set for the 20th at Steep Hollow to organize delegates.
Moran's scrappers show a comeback as Texas A and M. College gears up for another test. Coach Moran's Farmers rebounded against Austin College huskies with a balanced attack led by Trew at guard and solid line play from Hohn, Beasley, and Bonner. The squad, praised for fight and improvement, prepares to face Polytechnic College next Friday, with Methodists warned to bring their best defense.
New Orleans reports Governor O B Colquitt his wife and daughter Miss Mary Colquitt arrived by Steamer Excel from Havana last night and left by train for Austin to reach Texas. He stayed at Grunewald hotel and met the president and cabinet officials noting Cuba s land boom with planters buying plantations for future operation amid free sugar.
Thomas B. Watson once Populist presidential candidate and magazine publisher faced a mail obscenity charge in Augusta. Federal Judge Foster quashed the indictment after Watson argued the case himself, centered on an attack on the Roman Catholic church.
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