Question of Good Roads the Paramount Issue
Brazos County leaders push road working days to spark public support for good roads. A. W. Buchanan argues dragging and draining roads vastly outperforming picks and shovels, citing travel from Bryan to Wellborn and a farmer with seed cotton, urging permanent road maintenance and annual dragging after rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Commissioners’ Court
South
Texas
Bryan
Wellborn
Fire at Smith Studio on Main Street
Fire broke out around 9 30 last night in the moulding room of Smith Studio on the second floor of the Harrison building. The auto chemical engine arrived quickly and extinguished the fire, with only slight damage to the studio and building. New York restaurant on the first floor sustained minor water damage. Both buildings were fully insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
Smith Studio
Harrison
Main Street
W. E. Saunders
New York
Pardons Issued to Fifty Convicts in Texas Month
Austin, Oct 17 During September the Texas prison system issued 50 pardons and discharged 92 inmates, the highest totals in months. Nine died, eight from Harlem farm smothering. Convict numbers fell by 127 with 26 new inmates. three escapees recaptured. Ramsey farm houses 607 and Clemens farm 654 inmates. Malaria and chills and fever declined though 137 malaria and 107 fever cases were logged.
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Austin
Texas
Humber
Harlem
Dallas County
Ramsey Farm
Clemens Farm
A Yard of Roses Brightens Eagle Office
The Eagle office received a gift of twenty five rose varieties from Mrs. C. M. Proctor. The roses were large and fragrant, a beautiful sight for the season, and the staff extends sincere thanks for the kind remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Office
Brazos County School Statistics 1912 13
County report by T W Parker shows Brazos County rural schools 71 total with 90 teachers and 3 545 pupils. White and colored breakdowns cover certificates, desks, libraries, expenditures, and property value with terms averaging 7.5 months for whites and 5.25 for colored.
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T. W. Parker
Brazos County
Woman's Missionary Conference Adjourns in Navasota
The Woman's Missionary Conference of the Navasota district ends its two day session in the city this morning. Delegates from district churches return home this afternoon. The next session will be at Trinity, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Conference
Navasota District
Trinity
Texas
Birthday Honors for Langley in Congress Career
Congressman John Wesley Langley of Kentucky born in 1860 is celebrated on his birthday. A native of Kentucky, he taught in common schools, studied law at National Georgetown and Columbian universities, was admitted to the bar in 1878, served as district judge for three terms starting 1892, and has been repeatedly reelected since the Fifty-ninth Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
John Wesley Langley
Louisiana
Kentucky
National
Georgetown
Columbian
George Washington
Interurban line eyed for Bryan to Wilcox route
O. E. Gammill, VP of Bryan and Central Texas Interurban, says labor is scarce as 32 miles of the road are graded and half track laid. He notes strong cotton picker wages draw workers, expects rush of business once finished and mentions potential future extension along Brazos River through Brazos Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Gammill
Bryan and
Central Texas
Houston
Bryan
Wilcox
Mr. Gammill
Brazos River
Brazos Valley
Houston Post
Union Hill News Notes A Busy Local Update
Union Hill editor reports good seasons and rains with crops gathered and grounds open. New residence built by Dave Phipps. town grows with more houses planned. Lane roads improve under Curtis Carson. A and M College group led by Martin enters new term. An October 18 ladies entertainment finances the Woman's Home Mission Society. admission free only if attendees pass a dress code examination.
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Brazos County
Dave Phipps
Curtis Carson
Union Hill League
Martin
A. and M. College Young Men’s Christian Association
League
Union Hill Church
Woman's Home Mission Society
Eggman
300000 Acres Opened to Actual Settlers
North Platte Nebraska October 17 according to an arrangement by Assistant Secretary Jones with President Wilson entries are being made for 640 acre parcels in the Nebraska national forest reserve totaling 200000 acres drawings not until October 29 registrations also taken at Broken Bow and Valentine Nebraska today
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North Platte, Neb
Jones
Wilson
Nebraska National Forest Reserve
Broken Bow
Valentine
Neb
Texas Defeats Baylor in Crushing 77–0 Football Victory
Texas University routed Baylor 77 to 0 in Austin, dominating from start to finish. The Longhorns showcase strength this season as they prepare for a challenging upcoming schedule.
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Austin
States University
Baylor
Texas
Passengers Trapped After Volturno Explosion
Between eighty and ninety travelers were trapped in compartment number one after the Volturno’s first blast on Thursday morning. The fourth officer said many perished or burned, as rescue efforts continued aboard the Grosser Kurfürst.
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Associated Press
New York
Volturno
Grossee Kurfuest
Local Delivery Worker Pleads Guilty To Theft
Sheriff Conlee jailed Louis Nichols a colored delivery boy for a local tailor shop after he stole $20 found in a suit pocket he was taking to the shop to be pressed. He pleaded guilty upon arrest and surrendered the money.
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Conlee
Louis Nichols
Brazos County Farmers Union Call May Bring Barrow Speech
The Brazos County Farmers Union invites members and the public to a Steep Hollow meeting on the 18th with a public session. Prof. D N Barrow of the Progressive Farmer will speak on agricultural topics, urging all to attend and help revive the union for a productive year.
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Brazos
Sesson
D. N. Barrow
Progressive Farmer
Barrow
Farmers’ Union
A. W. Buchanan
Methodist Woman's Missionary Conference In Navasota
The Navasota district meeting of the Methodist Woman's Missionary Societies convened at the First Methodist Church. Rev. Glenn Flinn spoke on Consecration, with an altar service to follow. Mrs. Margaret Byers was elected president and Mrs. W. B. Cline secretary. Miss Mary Ora Durham led devotions and headlines, with Miss Durham delivering the evening keynote. The conference ends tonight with Durham as chief speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Societies
Navasota
First Methodist Church
Glenn Flinn
Mary Ora Durham
Methodist Woman's Co-operative
Houston
Margaret Byers
W. B. Cline
Bryan
Mary Shelburne
Mary McInnis
Miss Durham
Methodist Church
Death of Mrs Henry Dixon at Wheelock
Mrs Henry Dixon of Wheelock died last night at 9 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs O H McGee in this city after a long illness. Formerly Miss Ollie Haltom she was 36 last March. Survived by husband and seven children. Funeral at Benchley cemetery around 4 30 this afternoon, service by Rev O Roscoe of Thornt on Texas.
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Henry Dixon
Wheelock
O. H. McGee
Dixon
Ollie Haltom
R. H. Haltom
Beachiey
Benchley
McGee
Rev. O. Roscoe
Thornton
Texas
Miss Roberts Injured After Saddle Turned
Miss Mary Oliver Roberts was thrown from a horse when the saddle turned. She dislocated her right shoulder while trying to check the fall. Friends note the injury is painful but not as serious as first feared.
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Mary Oliver Roberts
Robert
Another Chapter of New York High Flyers
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay a suffrage leader defends against a million dollar alienation suit filed by Mrs. Catherine Blake wife of a New York surgeon. Mackay claims Blake has a jealous temper and no affection for her husband. Blake allegedly threatened to kill and the Blakes had lived apart since 1904.
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Associated Press
New York
Clarence H. McKay
Postal Telegraph Company
Catherine K. Blake
Cadets pledge fund to install shower baths at A and M College
Cadets quartered in Goodwin Hall raise one dollar each for a fund to equip the hall with shower baths. The building has no bathing facilities and is far from the Natatorium, causing hardship in bad weather. They will petition authorities to convert a basement room into a shower room.
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Goodwin Hall
A. and M. College
Kurten District Votes On School Tax Proposal
The Kurten school district held an election yesterday to decide on a special school tax not to exceed 30 cents per hundred dollars valuation. The proposal carried 42 to 30, after a prior defeat in July.
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Kurten
Atlas Powder challenges Texas franchise tax on interstate commerce
Atlas Powder Company filed proceedings against the Secretary of State in Austin asserting that the state franchise tax on foreign corporations is a tax on interstate commerce. The action targets the legality of the tax as applied to out of state firms.
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Secretary OF State
Associated Press
Austin
Atlas Powder Company
McKinney Minister Addresses A M College Students
Dr. E. E. King, Baptist minister of McKinney, spoke at the eleven o'clock chapel service of the A and M College. He preached on The best Thing for Man using Ecclesiastes 12 13 as his text. He arrived Saturday afternoon and was impressed with the school and the students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. King
McKinney
M. College
Railroad Superintendent Bisbee Visits Houston After Interurban Run
W. L. Bisbee, superintendent of the Second Division of the H. & T. C. Railway, which includes the Bryan Giddings and Austin division, arrived over the Bottom Interurban yesterday and proceeded to Houston this afternoon.
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W. L. Bisbee
H. & T. C. Railway
Bryan, Giddings and
Austin
Houston
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