New Queen Theater Aims to Open September 11
The New Queen theater in Bryan hopes to open to the public on September 11. Owner Sam B. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Fairman spare no expense to make it the best of its size in the south. A $15,000 pipe organ by Seaburg Organ Co is nearly installed and inspected, promising a permanent draw for patrons.
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Queen Theater
W. R. Fairman
Sam B. Wilson
J. B. Seaburg
Seaburg Organ Company
Chicago
Ing
Mrs. Fairman
South
Seaburg
Fairmans
Bryan
Condition Hopeful on J M Hare After Stroke while Driving
The condition of J M Hare who suffered a stroke of paralysis while out driving Sunday afternoon was declared this morning to be about the same as yesterday. Physicians say that if anything the standing of the case is a little in the patient's favor. Large numbers of friends have expressed sympathy and concern.
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J. M. Hare
Presbyterians Meet to Plan Revitalized Church World War Era
Lake Geneva Wisconsin hosts a four day Presbyterian New Era Movement conference of laymen and ministers to plan a five year program. Prominent leaders including Wilson and Lansing are invited to share views on revitalizing the church to meet labor social and community challenges. Delegates from many states attend as officials outline the national program. Dr William Hiram Foulkes will deliver the keynote address.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian New Era Movement
New Era
New Era Conference
Wilson
Marshal
Lansing
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
William Hiram Foulkes
New Era Movement
Equipment Arrival Boosts Bryan Based Supply Company
Ten cases of blankets rifles clothing shoes and gear arrive for the 8th Texas Infantry supply company in Bryan Texas as Capt George Brandon reports reorganization progress. Bryan Troop 7th Cavalry seeks city county support and endorsement from the commercial club to aid enlistment and officials. Over twenty men already sign up and organizers expect to exceed seventy as campaigns run in harmony for both units.
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8Th Texas Infantry
Texas National
George Brandon
Bryan
7Th Cavalry
Commercial Club
City Development Committee
Cavalry Regiment in Splendid Shape for Emergency
Major W. E. Thomason of the seventh Texas cavalry reported from Austin that the regiment is reof ficering and recruiting but remains in splendid shape and ready for any emergency.
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Austin
W. E. Thomason
Seventh
Texas Cavalry
Adjutant General's Department
Thomason
Seventh Cavalry
Laxative Brom Quinone Tablet Box Signatures Noted
A fragment notes a product labeled Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets removing the cause. It mentions a single Bromo Quinine item and the name E W Grove signed on the box. The snippet ends abruptly.
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E.W Grove
Man proof fence is suggested to guard border cattle
Phoenix Arizona September 2 An international fence along the Mexican border Horse high bull strong practically man proof is the suggestion by members of the Arizona livestock sanitary board for the purpose of stopping the reciprocal rustling of cattle which is continually going on in the border district.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board
Austrians Get Treaty In Paris After Signaling Peace
Paris reports the peace treaty likely to be handed to the Austrian delegation late today as negotiations proceed. The document outlines terms of the peace settlement following the war, with officials confirming progress and awaiting final wording.
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Paris
Wedding prevented as tuberculosis halts ceremony
William Forestal, reputed man of means, was taken from his home to the county hospital contagious ward by Dr. H S Bundesen and two detectives. He was to marry today. his bride and his 83 year old daughter were present when he was seized. Bundesen said the law stopped the wedding due to his advanced disease and risk of passing tuberculosis to potential children.
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Chicago
William Forestal
H. S. Bundesen
Health Department
Forestal
Dr. Bundesen
Owen of Oklahoma lambasts Lodge in halls of Congress
Senate confrontation as Senator Owen of Oklahoma accuses Senator Lodge of partisanship and distrust of popular institutions. He compares Lodge’s stance on the League of Nations to the Holy Alliance, warns of autocratic intrigue behind treaties, and says Lodge opposes the will of mankind rather than Woodrow Wilson.
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Owen
Oklahoma
Washington
Senate
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Rural areas shift support for good roads in county
A highway committee reports daily encouragement from rural centers as a rural mail carrier seeks to swing fifty votes in favor of a forthcoming roads bond election. Judges weigh legal points on excluding communities while committee members push to include all parts of the county.
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Good Roads
Bryan
Highway Committee
W. C. Davis
London Papers Push Labor Cabinet With Lloyd George
London dispatch notes newspapers plan a campaign to shift blame to Andrew Bonar Law for coalition government errors. Papers argue Bonar Law acted as premier in London while Lloyd George attended the Paris peace conference. The drive aims to weaken the Conservative wing and open the path to a labor cabinet led by Lloyd George.
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London
Asquith
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Paris
Pershing awards Distinguished Service Cross to Texas man
The War Department announces General Pershing awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to Graxier Garcia of Davis Texas. Purina Cow Chow promoted as superior to cottonseed meal by Vick Bros contact Phone 376.
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Texas
Washington
War Department
General Pershing
Graxier Garcia
Davis
Purina
Vick Bros
Negroes Demand Racial Equality Clause in League of Nations
A delegation from the National Equal Rights League told the senate foreign relations committee that an amendment for racial equality is needed in the peace treaty. They warned serious trouble could follow if blacks in the United States do not receive better treatment and vowed that past oppression cannot continue.
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League OF Nations
Equal Rights League
Senate
Washington
National Equal Rights League
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
League
Humble Plea for Armed Intervention Sparks Mexican Conflict Debate
At a dinner in El Paso, Governor Hobby urged armed intervention in Mexico, arguing it would restore order and protect lives and property, saying many Mexicans corroborate this view. Carranza later condemned U S actions as retaliatory intrusions and criticized the Monroe Doctrine as an unwanted guardianship.
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el Paso
Mexico
W. P. Hobby
Mexico City
Carranza
Congress
United States
Vado de Piedras
Chihuahua
Jesus Aguierre
Rockport
Tex
Juarez
Marfa
Eureka
Utah
Washington
Chicago
Americas
American Hemisphere
sweeping railroad regulation measure outlines private systems under oversight
Washington reports a plan for permanent railroad regulation requiring private ownership of regional systems under strict government control. It proposes an interstate commission with increased powers, a five member transportation board, and a wage committee, with no strikes and penalties for workers, plus capped dividends and extended government contracts.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Sub-Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Transportation Board
Transportation Board
Telephone Girls Strike Shuts Shawnee Office System
Six thousand telephones are dead as telephone girls strike in Shawnee Oklahoma. Southwestern Bell officials lock their offices after an unsuccessful attempt to operate.
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Shawnee
Oka
Southwestern Bell
Cotton crop forecast shows rise in August
Washington reports August weather raises prospects for the crop with 114000 more bales added to the forecast, totaling 11230000 bales for the year.
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Washington
Business Visitor D F Thompson from Wellborn
D F Thompson of Wellborn visited the city today on business. He toured local offices and met with several executives to discuss potential investments and partnerships.
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FE. Thompson
Wellborn
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Cleveland
Seth B. Orndorff
el Paso County
Oliver
Webb Motor Car Company
Nash
Chevrolet
NEW Queen Theater
EAGLE
Cavalry
Rio Grande
OAS
Andrew Banar
Hobby
Illinois
Carnegie
New York
Andrew Carnegie
William Howard Taft
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