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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
2
Bryan Weekly Eagle details postage and publication terms from Bryan Texas dated April 28 1911. It lists mailing options rates and frequencies for local and outside Grayson County and identifies the paper as a weekly edition published Thursdays and distributed by Eagle Printing Company.
Col Clarence Ousley of Fort Worth announced as a candidate for United States Senator in 1922. Several contenders followed, including Chas A Culberson of Dallas R L Henry of Waco ex Governor B Colquitt Cullen F Thomas L W Parish Sterling P Strong Fred W Davis Railroad Commissioner Earle B Mayfield Thomas B Love of Dallas and others.
Dr. J. J. Taubenhaus of A and M College is invited to deliver an address in New Orleans on November 8 at a joint session of the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science and the Association of the Land Grant Colleges of the United States. Secretary Jacob G. Lipman of New Brunswick, N J extends the invitation. The Bryan Eagle pledges support for Bryan and Brazos County development and urges readers to follow its policy and read Mondays Eagle.
Colonel George Bailey of the Houston Post quotes Portland announcing ham and potatoes at 20 cents while noting Houston round trip fare nears 125 dollars. He suggests raising the fare and moving to Portland as waiters and porters in Houston earn higher salaries than bank and college presidents.
The World's Board of Aeronautical Commissioners in New York appoints Lee J. Rountree of Brazos county as sectional chairman in Texas with Col. J. E. Farnsworth of Dallas as state chairman. The movement aims to advance aeronautics and promote aircraft transportation of passengers mail and merchandise globally.
The Houston Post cites Wichita Falls News Record writer Hugh Fitzgerald reporting that Post master George D. Armistead of San Antonio is described as a game bird by Will Hays amid a debate on the open season for democratic game birds. The Eagle notes the label "dove" for Armistead, a first since his Tex arrival twenty five years ago.
In Texas many hotel cooks chefs porters and waiters earn more than university presidents. Two ads appeared offering a teaching job at 750 dollars per month and a head porter at 200 dollars monthly, reflecting a fast changing era.
The Eagle reports Judge H. H. Cummins of Grayson County talked with Henry F. Ellis, editor of the Denison Herald, after returning from Austin. Ellis, a former Limestone County representative, noted he knows how to speak under certain conditions. Denison lies fifteen miles from Red River in the Indian country north.
A call urges the United States to send aid to starving women and children in Russia. The writer warns bread lines may appear in the U.S. this winter if 5,000,000 unemployed men stay idle and asks everyone to go to work rather than beg.
George D Armistead, newly ousted postmaster of San Antonio, hints at a congressional bid. A former newspaper man with funds to run for roughly a year or eighty thousand dollars, he weighs political move and past career.
A stark statement asserts that Soviet Russia seeks paper money creation by drug supplies, while thousands of women and babies face starvation. The piece argues Russians must work to produce food and clothing or risk becoming the greatest criminals in history.
Reports reveal a coffin trust in Chicago selling caskets valued at 20 to 30 dollars for 200 to 500 dollars. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis urged to intervene or face liability for a 20 dollar casket, with the case prompting calls for action.
Editor Rountree argues in the Bryan Eagle that Texas faces a coming special legislative session to address penitentiary collapse and tax matters, blaming past weak administrations and a shift from the convention to primary nominating system as root causes, urging a return to earlier government methods for better efficiency and lower costs.
A report notes Houston restaurants buy tomatoes from a farmer at $1.20 and sell prepared dishes within an hour for $17.80, highlighting rising overheads in hotels and restaurants and suggesting profiteering.
An Exchange notes Slim Pickens has strapped on work clothes and rolled up sleeves, signaling his return to work for the first time in eleven years. The description emphasizes his preparation and the long hiatus before resuming labor.
Labor and capital clash over U S railroads as freight and passenger charges climb. Officials warn rates may become prohibitive, crippling production and train travel as conditions deteriorate.
A Dallas woman shot her husband after he refused to buy her a meal claiming she was hungry. The couple had two automatic guns at home but no bread, with the city cited as a dangerous place to get killed.
A Peoria Transcript note warns that the organization of crooks seeks more money to build roads, enabling bandits to hold up more banks. The item frames the scheme as a claim by authorities.
Locals warn that ongoing drought around Lockhart could push quail to migrate elsewhere and be preyed upon by dove hunters, reducing local coveys if dry conditions persist.
A Lockhart man died while attempting to push his car through sand it could not cross. He had planned to fetch someone to cut wood for dinner.
John Rutherford buys the Franklin Texan from Arthur Hays and the Eagle hopes he earns wealth in time to retire if he wishes. Wishing both men success in life.
The new hotel project valued at 250000 dollars will be named the Blackstone. The developers guarantee that the funds will be doubled as part of the financing package and branding efforts.
Tex as Shorthorn Breeders' Association secretary John C Burns offers practical guidance for selecting and feeding calves to win in show rings and sales. He emphasizes breeding quality, early calf feeding, milk handling, pasture time, grain mix, and regular routines to build a profitable purebred herd.
Sheriff Morehead and City Marshal Martin captured three men charged with stealing a well rope near Navasota. The trio, traveling from a North Texas oil field, confessed one rope theft and paid a fine of 27.65 dollars in Bryan, then continued their journey with the rope.
Waco Texas Sept 1 The following deputy collectors have been appointed by J W Bass internal revenue collector J Clay Gilmore Waco Jay Hoffman Angleton H C Glover San Antonio George Sullivan deeting John Daly Bryan and Charles O Nelson Clifton
Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Willis have come back from a vacation visiting Hempstead Navasota and other places. He preached one Sunday in Houston while away and will lead both morning and evening services next Sunday. He says the trip was quiet with no exciting stories and urged church members to be prompt in worship.
Marlin Texas Sept 1 Burl Hutchings a famed Brazos Bottom coon hunter is dead. He was described as the section’s most expert trailer of coon and led many expeditions through swamp and fen pursuing coons. His dog team bayed and he often sent coons to ground amid fierce chases and battles.
Company A Harris concluded a successful business trip visiting Louisiana and Arkansas. The trip emphasized regional trade opportunities and strengthened partnerships with local firms.
Beard Bros a mercantile firm formed by J W Beard and T W Beard of Edge Brazos county Texas filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court at Houston The schedules show assets about 57000 and liabilities about 40000 The firm has been in business several years and is well known locally
Will Alexander, a Black man, goes to trial in criminal district court on murder charges tied to the death of a Negro woman found in his kitchen months earlier. He is also charged in the killing of Officer Dave Murdock, who was shot during a raid at Alexander's home. Murdock hailed from Bryan and was buried in Rockdale after the confrontation.
Rev H B Jamison former rector of St Andrew Episcopal in Bryan leaves to accept the episcopal rectorship in Marshall. He is a Civilian Director of Brazos County Red Cross, chaplain of the Bry an Elks Lodge, Eminent Commander of Ivanhoe Commandery No 8 Knights Templar, and active in Boy Scouts Rotary Shrine and Red Cross.
Report from four miles north of Bryan on the Bryan and Central Texas Railway describes a wreck that killed Johnnie May and severely injured Louie Eden. The engine remains in a ditch after a trestle collapse while workers Albert May Roscoe Knowles and the 11 year old Johnnie May were removing sidings on the Pea Vine road. The road had been enjoined from track removal but sidetracks were not covered by the order. The tragedy casts gloom over the community as the wreck site is inspected.
The funeral for Johnnie Hudson May, age eleven, took place at his parents home with Rev. H. C. Willis leading. Interment was in the city cemetery. Johnnie died from steam burns after an engine accident on the Bryan and Central Texas road, where his father Albert May was helping. Buddie Knowles and Louis Eden were injured. Eden remained in hospital with serious burns while Knowles recovered.
Mr and Mrs W E Terrell and children Katherine and Elizabeth of Waco return from a visit with Mr and Mrs W R Sanders and relatives. Terrell a law partner of Senator H W Witt closed management of a 5 000 000 road bond campaign in McLennan county, lost due to unprecedented business conditions. Mrs Lee Rountree accompanied them to visit sister Mrs W M Kelly for a few days.
Chas Merka of Smetana rushed to Bryan Hospital with Albert May known as Casey Jones and Buddie Knowles after the Bryan Central Texas engine on the Pea Vine road overturned five miles from Bryan. Two small boys also sustained burns as the switch tracks were being removed near Smetana. Hospital treatment followed for scorches and burns. Merka aided callers for urgent aid.
Louie Emery Eden died following a Bryan and Central Texas railroad wreck. He was 16 years old and died at 2 PM after severe burns from the engine plunge. The funeral was held at 5 PM at the First Methodist church with interment in the city cemetery.
Sam Centenna, a 65 year old farmer living near Kurten, died last night from injuries after falling from his wagon on Thursday. He was en route to the Bryan market with a load of peanuts when the accident occurred, and his family received community sympathy.
The body of Major Fiske Wright is en route to Hoboken and will be buried in Waco. He died in France on October 8, 1918 while serving with the 141st artillery in the Thirty sixth division. A&M College graduate, he married Ray Conway of Bryan and leaves a widow and young daughter Sue.
Early today at Main and 23rd streets Tony Salvato and Jack Depuma exchanged punches after a dispute over picking cotton prices. City Marshal W. S. Martin arrested both men. they pled guilty in city court and each paid an $8.20 fine.
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