Bizzell Accepts Texas A and M Presidency
Announcement from Dallas states Dr. W B Bizzell president of the State College of Industrial Arts Denton has accepted the presidency of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Dr Charles Puryear will resume as dean. Colonel E B Cushing confirms the report and praises the board’s choice.
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Houston
W. B. Bizzell
State College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Board of Directors
Dallas
Charles Puryear
R. T. Milner
E. B. Cushing
The
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Bizzell
Cushing
Ousley
United States
Texas
Cornell
Boston Tech
Baylor University
Chicago
Columbia
College of Industrial Arts
College For
College Station
Marshall Says Wilson Will Run for Re election
Vice President notes readiness of Democratic support for President Wilson as 1916 re election looms. Secretary Tumulty denies White House knowledge of any candidacy plan. Lightning rods may be removed for future use, pithily suggesting Democratic unity behind Wilson.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Wilson
Tumulty
White House
Washington
Finley couple leaves for Kansas City to start a new home
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Finley depart to Kansas City where he will serve as pastor of the Harrisonville Presbyterian Church. The Finleys resign from the First Presbyterian Church pastorate and receive best wishes from many friends.
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J. R. Finley
Kansas City
Rev. Finley
First Presbyterian Church
Harrisonville Presbyterian Church
School Opening Dates for Bryan 1914 15 Sessions
The article lists opening dates for Bryan schools for 1914 15. Agricultural and Mechanical College opens September 22. Allen Academy and Bryan Baptist Academy begin September 8. Villa Maria Academy opens September 8. Bryan High School starts September 14.
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Bryan
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Allen Academy
Villa Maria Academy
Bryan Baptist Academy
Bryan High School
New Oghème Markets Slash City Costly Staples
Housewives flood four municipal markets opened by the mayor's committees to curb rising food prices. Farmers and dealers from nearby counties and New Jersey, plus merchants, sold under committee inspection. Bread at 4 cents, sugar 7 cents a pound, potatoes cut by over one third, and corn, fruit discounts 20 to 40 percent.
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New York
New Jersey
Prospectors Return From Death Valley With $575 000
The September American Magazine profile of H. H. McVaughnn recalls his 35 years in Death Valley begun in 1879 after his wife’s death. He located eleven claims sold to Schwab & Co earning $575,000, plans to fund nephews and nieces, and notes the mines yield gold silver and copper.
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American
H. H. McVaughnn
Cilivization
Death Valley
McVaughnn
Bakersfield
California
Rutherford B. Hays
Prumper Ranch
Desert
Schwab & Co
Real Estate Transfers in Brazos County Result in Price Tags
Mitchell Bros to J Webb Howell and A L Mondrick for 767 acres in Brazos County spanning the J D Holcomb headright and Thomas James surveys with $10000 consideration. J L Gibson to H T Coulter for a parcel in the John Austin league Brazos County with $1400 consideration.
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Mitchell Bros
J. Webb Howell
A. L. Mondrick
J. D. Holcomb
Thomas James
Brazos County
J. L. Gibson
H. T. Coulter
John Austin League
Bacon Temptation Leads to Theft at Gordon-Sewall
Joe Brown, one of the Gordon-Sewall Grocery Company employees, allegedly concealed a pork side on the rear platform to steal it. Officer Worley intercepted him after a pursuit, and Brown was captured as the chase ended. A valuable Elk pin belonging to Hal Saunders was also reported stolen.
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Joe Brown
Gordon-Sewall Grocery Company
Worley
Brown
Campaign for Higher Cotton Values in 1914
A Dallas report on a New Orleans convention August 27 28 aimed at securing a fair price for this year’s cotton crop. Two hundred delegates from nine states, including strong Texas representation, backed plans to save cotton value through early picking warehousing and insured distress sales, mutual credit retirement of 2 000 000 bales, increased bank deposits, and a 50 percent acreage cut in 1915, plus calls for cooperation from the Farmers Union Southern Cotton Congress and colleges. The meeting also noted production costs around twelve cents per pound.
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Tex
New Orleans
Texas
Congress
Farers’ Union
Southern Cotton Congress
Farmers’ Institutes
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
Southern Cotton Association urges campaign to hold cotton values
J. H. Connell announces a comprehensive campaign by the Texas division to diversify crops, ration cotton use, and boost domestic consumption. Meetings statewide from September 19 to 29 are planned with a central gathering in New Orleans to determine cotton value and policy.
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War Department
State Commissioners of Agriculture
Congress
Southern Cotton Association
South
New Orleans
Texas
Dallas
South Carolina
J. H. Connell
Human Heart Found Preserved in Alcohol in City
Associated Press report states authorities found a human heart preserved in alcohol. Arrests were made though charges remain unknown. Madero's blood stained clothing was recovered. Paul Marshall of Galveston to become bookkeeper for Bryan Power Company succeeding Michael Behr who resigns to teach in Crowther Texas. Behr departs Sunday.
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Associated Session City
Madero
Paul Marshall
Galveston
Bryan Power Company
Michael Behr
Crowther
Texas
Marshall
International Creosote Company
Bryan
Behr
Germans Press Toward Paris as War Roars Across Europe
Paris and surrounding fronts brace for impact as German forces close within twenty five miles of Paris. Berlin flaunts victory flags while Allied reports note French gains in Lorraine and Vosges. Unconfirmed dispatches claim Russian advances toward Berlin and a German ultimatum to Poland amid broad European turmoil.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
Paris
Rouen
Boerne
von de Imling
Switzerland
Alsace
Lorraine
Dieppe
Chantilly
Speedy
Ghent
Marines
Paris troops stream toward capital lines in three days
Paris reports thousands of troops moving toward the city’s defensive lines over the last three days as confidence remains high. Premier Asquith in London calls all able bodied Britons to arms and Australians rush more troops to assist.
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Associated Press
Paris
London
Asquith
Verdun Battle Report Feeds German Paris Advance
London reports Berlim claiming three quarters of a million men fight near Verdun. French allegedly withdraw left forces. Germans make a brilliant dash toward Paris as the siege intensifies.
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Associated Press
London
Berlim
Verdun
Paris
Farmers Seek Year-Long Debt Suspension for Texas
A 70-farmers delegation from seven Texas district unions pressed Governor Colquitt and a joint House committee for a one-year debt suspension. They urged special session action and sought direct emergency loans to farmers at low rates, plus extended emergency currency by March 1916, with bank lending safeguards and warehouse receipts as collateral.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Colquitt
McAdoo
Henry Pope
Woods
Navarre
Pope
Indictments For Price Boosting On Food War Grounds
Indictments returned after an inquiry into whether food prices were artificially raised to boost wartime profits. The Associated Press reports on the broad scope of charges and involved parties.
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Associated Press
Toews
Death of Julius Paez's Father Shocks Allen Academy Student
Julius Paez a student from Mexico City at Allen Academy learned yesterday of his father's sudden death in Mexico City from heart failure. He spent summer in Bryan due to unrest at home. Paez remains in sorrow with deep sympathy from friends and will not attend the funeral because of the distance.
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Julius Paez
Allen Academy
Mexico City
Bryan
Paez
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