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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
6
The Y M C A aims to raise 15000 dollars to resume construction stalled by funds. A cadet corps drive targets 2000 dollars from cadets and freshmen with daily reports to the secretary in Dr. Fountains office. The winning company earns a banquet at Hotel Bryan, based on the highest average per man.
Telegraphic flashes report turmoil in the royal family over Prince Arthur of Connaught wed Duchess of Fife with Queen Mary arranging plans. Duke and Duchess of Connaught sail for Canada with Princess Patricia ending rumors of Patricia as bride.
Rockdale witnesses a disaster at a coal mine with one miner drowned and seven others trapped underground. Rescue efforts are underway as authorities assess conditions and chances of retrieval.
Governor William Sulzer was found guilty on articles 1 and 2 by a 39 to 18 vote, not guilty on article 3, and found guilty on article 4 by 43 to 14. The proceedings adjourned to Friday morning as impeachment articles detail false campaign statements perjury and alleged witness tampering.
Albany October 17 Governor Sulzer remained silent at home as the court ruled unanimously he was not guilty on articles five six seven and eight. The counts charged preventing PF H Coldwell from testifying larceny bartering political influence and influencing the stock market.
A brief collection of wry musings on life love and money. Observations note the ironies of luck effort and expense with a dry humorous tone attributed to the Philadelphia Record.
Murfreesboro Arkansas October 17 F G Darrell a blind spiritualist was found guilty of second degree murder for encouraging through trances the death by own action pact of Mrs J T Turner and Miss Rhodie Carter
The German airship L-2, five hundred feet long, exploded during a trial flight near Johannsthal. Twenty seven crew died, including the admiralty board, with Lieut. Von Bluel the sole survivor badly burned. The dirigible, intended as flagship of the aerial navy, collapsed in a fiery wreck.
In a House speech Representative Sherwood Democrat of Ohio calls for an international armed protectorate over Mexico. He presented the proposal in Washington on October 17.
London October 15 American Ambassador Walter E Page was the only guest without decoration or a bright uniform at the wedding of Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Alexandria Victoria Three hundred guests attended the solemn ceremony with Page in plain evening dress.
Mr H Moehlman, a Bryan blacksmith, opens a new shop for blacksmithing and horse shoes on North Main street beside Robertson livery stable. He has long resided in Bryan and worked with L A Plazek, earning a reputation for careful skilled work. The shop is well equipped and will open tomorrow.
Sheriff Conlee arrested Milroy Wilson and Bennie Blue in connection with the murder and robbery of the Mexican near Col lege Sunday night, but nothing definite has been discovered yet.
One hundred seventy nine soldiers en route to the Mississippi Alabama Joint State Fair aboard a Mobile and Ohio special crashed through a trestle at Buckatunna Mississippi. Seventeen confirmed dead with a hundred three injured and possibly dying. Major Taylor commanded the unit from Fort Morgan and Fort Barancas.
Mr and Mrs R R Landrum return to their old Pecos home after months in Bryan. Mr Landrum, former Palace Theatre manager, resigns to enter business locally. Mr Gammill takes charge of the Palace Theatre with Miss Sego Beard at the ticket window. The Eagle and friends extend best wishes to the popular couple.
AP dispatches report a first season snow fall in Nashville with heavy accumulation. Palestine records a heavy frost. New Orleans notes a cold wave across the South lifting cotton prices by two dollars per bale at opening.
Five lions from an American circus broke loose after a street car wrecked their cage in Leipsic Germany. The escaped predators roamed the heart of the city before all five were killed. The report also notes frost observed in Dallas on October 20.
A light fall across North Texas last night caused little damage. Residents reported minor property impact with no injuries or major incidents. officials urged caution as conditions eased and cleanup began.
Harliest snowfall in history for many veteran residents was reported today in Atlanta Birmingham Knoxville Chattanooga and Asheville. The event marks an early fall snow in 1910 with flurries observed across several southern cities.
In New York on October 20, December cotton futures rose by 4.50 a bale amid concerns of serious damage from a cold wave, tightening supply expectations on the Exchange.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a quinine and iron tonic. It claims effectiveness against malaria chills fever weakness debility and loss of appetite. It also targets nursing mothers and pale children, promising liver action and blood purification.
Mrs. Walter Vincent of Pleasant Hill North Carolina describes three summers of severe nervous headaches prostration back and side pains and inability to work. After taking Cardui the woman’s tonic her health improved greatly and she gained strength in three months. Cardui is described as a vegetable tonic for women.
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