Mexicans Fire on U S Cavalry Patrol Near Brownsville
Associated Press report from Brownsville Texas dated September 13 describes Mexicans attacking a U S cavalry patrol two miles up the Rio Grande wounding two troopers. A later dispatch from Los Indios irrigation station says seven troopers were attacked, one killed and two wounded, one fatally, marking a fresh border outbreak after several days.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
United States
Los Indios Irrigation Station
Tremendous Arson Trust Exposed In St Louis Case
Police reveal what detectives call the biggest arson trust in any city. Four men arrested carrying gasoline to a factory were the active torches. Insurance agent Herbert O. Baker is charged with promoting two large fires as part of a nine man syndicate including prominent figures in insurance and civic circles.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Allender
Herbert O. Baker
Baker
Keaney
Surprise sprung in election cases in Corpus Christi
Matt Dunn a government witness testified he discussed buying votes with his cousin Tom Dunn, a defendant, in a conversation related to the July primary not the 1914 general election. The indictment centers on the November election where three Congressmen were chosen.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Matt Dunn
Tom Dunn
Millionaire Schwab Injured in Auto Accident
Chicago reports Charles M. Schwab, 79, is recovering after an automobile crash yesterday. He suffered a broken shoulder blade and multiple cuts and bruises.
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Millionaire Schwab
Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
Death of Irl N Sanders Promising Bryan Youth
Irl Nowlin Sanders son of Mr and Mrs W R Sanders of a prominent Bryan family died at Fountain Sanitarium this morning at 7 o clock after a seven week illness. Blood poisoning listed as the cause. His fight for life described as remarkable and nearly unparalleled.
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Irl Nowlin Sanders
W. R. Sanders
Bryan
Fountain Sanitarium
Young Bryan man dies after toe infection in Hadley Lake trip
In Bryan a 20 year old man died after a toe injury from a fishing trip near Hadley Lake. Blood poisoning developed, delaying treatment until August 2 when he entered a sanitarium. Survived by parents, three brothers and three sisters, with funeral held at 4 30 PM from the family home conducted by Rev M E Weaver. Pallbearers included Oliver Parks Edgar Buchanan H Ferguson Robert Mawhinney Roland Nunn Guy Bittle Jr.
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Bryan
Hadley Lake
Iola
Texas
Eastman Business College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
First Baptist Church
Baraca
W. C
Harold Sanders
J. E. C. Sanders
San Antonio
Misses Waldine
Adline
Lillie Fae Sanders
M. E. Weaver
Oliver Parks
Edgar Buchanan
H. ©. Ferguson
Robert Mawhinney
Roland Nunn
Guy Bittle Jr
Double tragedy in Yoakum A widower kills woman then himself
Albert Finch and Mrs. Henrietta Rode die in a Sunday morning shooting on Simpson Street in front of Yoakum High School. Finch aged about 55 and Rode about 50 are described as respected residents. Authorities believe Rode refused Finch's marriage proposal, triggering the fatal act.
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Henrietta Rode
Yoakum
Tex
Albert Finch
Simpson Street
Rode
Finch
Hugo Street
Boy Struck By Bat In Millican Harvey Game
Master Forrest Royder, son of Mr and Mrs J P Royder of Well born, was injured Saturday when a bat slipped from a player and struck him in the forehead near the eye. He was knocked unconscious for minutes but received prompt medical care and was fine aside from a bruise at the latest report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Royder
J. P. Royder
Wellborn
Conductor Arrested In McLennan County Burglary Case
A conductor with the International and Great Northern Railway Company was arrested Saturday by Sheriff Nunn and jailed to await transfer to authorities. He is linked to a McLennan County burglary and was taken to Waco overnight.
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McLennan County
International & Great Northern Railway Company
Nunn
Alead
Waco
Civic League Special Meeting Sets Cisterns Inspections
The Bryan Civic League met September 7 to push city leaders to inspect and screen all cisterns for mosquitoes. A committee will urge council support, enlist city teams for water cleanup September 15 14, and bar billboards. Other items include park events and railroad issues.
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Bryan Civic League
Commercial Club
League
McKnight
Civics Committee
A. M. Waldrop
T. K. Lawrence
J. A. McQueen
W. T. James
O. P. Hall
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company
Dellwood Park
Escaped Convict Captured Near Bryan
Will Johnson a state convict who escaped from Allen Farm Friday afternoon was captured on the Parker plantation in the Brazos bottom Saturday night. He was brought to Bryan and lodged in the county jail and today was taken back to the State farm by state authorities.
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Will Johnson
Allen Farm
Parker
Brazos Bottom
Bryan
Acknowledgments to Henry Crenshaw for first turnip greens
The editor credits his old friend Henry Crenshaw for the season’s first batch of turnip greens. He notes they were fine and met a long felt need, and wishes the sender’s shadow never grows shorter.
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Henry Crenshaw
Agricultural Experiments at San Antonio Farm
The 1914 government farm study at San Antonio shows Canada field peas as the most promising winter forage and Sudan grass as a strong hay crop. Field peas yield high quality green manure and hay, with potential profit over oats, while Sudan grass offers finer hay and easier curing despite lower yields than sorghum. Planting best with grain drill in November. Golden Vine suggested.
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Washington
San Antonio
United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
Railroad notes and equipment orders from major lines
The Pennsylvania Railroad seeks bids for sixteen vessels for New York harbor. ICC to hold hearings October 19 on a proposed one cent rise in petroleum rates from Kansas to the East in Cleveland. St Paul plans a new union depot and $15 million in bonds. Baltimore and Ohio contracts for 77,000 tons steel rails and 1,000 steel hopper car bodies costing about $1,000,000. Car bodies 160 000 pound capacity on rebuilt trucks, supplementing July steel equipment contracts worth $2.5 million.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York Harbor
Kansas
Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Paul, Minn
Union Depot
Baltimore & Ohio
Will Insist On Courtesy Railroads Face Patron Complaints
Complaints from patrons about courtesy from railroad staff are discussed. The article notes the demanding nature of ticket agents baggage agents and conductors and the challenge of always satisfying the public.
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Will
County Teachers Institute Opens With Full Attendance
The county teachers institute begins at 9 o'clock with forty six teachers present. Programs cover civics, heating and ventilation, and teaching the common branches, led by E R Williams, W L Powers, and Miss Nannie Williams. A list of registered teachers by school follows. The city institute also opens in East Side school with identical attendance and under Superintendent W Lawson.
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County Teachers’ Institute
P. H. Dawson
E. R. Williams
W. L. Powers
Nannie Williams
J. M. Moore
Harris
P. L. Ferguson
Harvey
Ora Powers
Shiloh
N. C. Cole
Union Hill
Maggie Benbow
Ida Martin
Prospect
Ida Todd
Rock Prairie
Pearl Mathis
Dowling
Pansy
Blanton
C. Scott
Tabor
F. M. Vance
Cottonwood
J. Cowan
Hattie Haltom
Stone City
Jessie Baker
Wellborn
Erin Simpson
Nelia Davis
Millican
E. C. Risinger
Fickey
Bessie Mae Steale
Mudville
A. B. Ford
Steep Holdw
F. A. Templeton
Kurten
M. B. Autrey
W. W. Hicks
Macy
G. R. Warner
Reliance
A. S. McSwain
Alexander
Zonnie Seale
Leonard
Grace Ramsey
Woodville
Emily Tatum
Edge
Mona Goodson
Goodson
Ruth Taylor
Rye
Ethel Tobias
Ellen Lloyd
Knob Prairie
Stella Stuart
Dolores Thibodeaux
Bethel
Blanche Hanna
Edelweiss Koppe
Bernice Hanna
Parker
Laura Mims
Steep Hollow
Grace Morgan
Cora Easters
Mina Graham
D. J. McDonald
J. EB. Batson
City Teachers’ Institute
East Side
the Eagle
W. ©. Lawson
Innovations in mine safety and electrical controls
A rat powered treadmill lamp detects gas in mines by light dimming as the rat is affected. A punched paper ribbon device adjusts whistle or bell timing. An electric switch with built in buzzer alerts users to switch off lights, reducing wasted current.
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Rat
New French Auto Wheels Use Pneumatic and Solid Tires
The article notes French cars now use a hybrid wheel with a light solid tire inner and a pneumatic outer to share load when heavy loads depress the tire or cause punctures. It also mentions European museums damaged by ultraviolet light and a search for colorless, inexpensive glass for display cases. Spain links potash concessions to national consumption reserves and a new scale device eliminates container tare from weight readings.
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Spain
Training Camp Opens at A. & M. for 1915 Season
Training for the 1915 football season began at A. and M. College with Head Coach Harlan and Assistant Graves directing drills. Twenty five men attended including many new recruits from Houston and Austin, plus returning players Gilfillan Rollins Burns and McLane. Nunn of Bryan joins the squad raising local enthusiasm as he competes for quarterback.
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A. & M. College
Harlan
Graves
Houston
Litterest
Thompson
Settegast
Aggies
Gilfillan
Rollins
Burns
Bryan
Nunn
Mr. S. F. Harlan Dies in Brazos County
Brazos County veteran S. F. Harlan died at his Alexander home at 1 PM. Funeral from First Christian Church tomorrow at 10:30 AM, with burial in the city cemetery. A fuller obituary is promised.
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S. F. Harlan
Brazos County
Alexander
First Christian Church
Safe dynamited at Wichita Valley station in Anson
The Wichita Valley Railroad station in Anson Texas saw its safe dynamited last night and $40 was taken. One suspect has been arrested.
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Associated Press
Anson, Tex
Wichita Valley
Four Stores Robbed at Hawley Nighttime Heist
Abilene Texas Sept 11 Four stores were robbed at Hawley north of here last night. The safe was blown in one store. It is believed a gang of vege men are operating in this section.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Tex
Hawly
Here
Bryan Telephone Company adopts monthly bill collection plan
Beginning October 1 the Bryan Telephone Company will align its accounts collection with water and light practices. Statements will be mailed on the first of each month and checks are expected by the tenth. If payment is late the account will be closed until payment is received. Ed M. Sims, Manager.
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Bryan Telephone Company
Anager
Ed M. Sims
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Combine
Irl N. Sanders
Special Meeting Civic League
Sunset-Central Bulletin
Sudan
Railroad Notes
Springs
MR. S. F. Harlan
Hawley
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