Train Plunges Through Trestle Near Lebanon
Frisco train No 5 known as the Texas Limited plunged through a trestle near Lebanon causing numerous deaths and injuries as a swollen stream submerged the locomotive baggage car and chair car. Most victims were in the chair car and many were women and children. Survivors escaped by breaking windows and swimming as communication failed. One man, saved from the wreck, watched his wife and five children drown. The train was en route from St. Louis to Galveston and had reportedly gained speed to make up flood delays.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Frisco
Lebanon
Texas Limited
St. Louis
Galveston
Wake Up to Bring Cotton Mills Home
The writer urges Bryan to develop local cotton mills rather than shipping raw cotton to Sherman Bonham Corsicana and similar towns. They argue for labor force development and growth, citing a textile town that expanded from 1 000 to over 12 000 in a century as a model for Bryan. They imply local benefits from manufacturing rather than export of raw materials.
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Sherman
Bonham
Corsicana
Bryan
Spur Farm Lands Offer Relief From High Priced Farms
Spur Farm Lands present virgin productive lands in Texas at low prices and easy terms. No boll weevil, altitude 2000 to 2600 feet, strong climate, schools, and churches. Direct sale with no commission to owner Chas A Jones manager Spur Dickens County Texas.
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Texas
Chas
A. Jones
S. M. Swenson & Sons
Spur
Dickens County
Lieutenant Hill Takes Command At A. and M. Cadet Corps
Lieutenant Hill succeeds Lieutenant Levi G. Brown as commandant of the corps of cadets and professor of military science and tactics at the college. James R. Hill, second lieutenant, Thirteenth Cavalry, U S Army, reports for duty. Hill, a West Point graduate of 1909, served in the Philippine service and at Fort Riley, with border duty at El Paso and along the New Mexico line. native of Wyoming. Brown is transferred to El Paso.
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Levi G. Brown
Corps of Cadets
James R. Hill
Thirteenth Cavalry
United States Army
Hill
West Point Military Academy
Fort Riley
Kaw
el Paso
New Mexico
Wyoming
Brown
Crimson clover as a winter cover crop in Texas fields
A. H. Leidigh explains crimson clover sown in fall as a winter cover crop for orchards and fields in the South. It protects soil from erosion, enriches soil with nitrogen, and yields forage. proper inoculation and fertilizer use improve results, with August planting and 15 to 20 pounds seed per acre.
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Texas
Washington
Farm Terracing Expert Joins A M College Staff
J C Olson has been elected assistant professor of farm terracing at A and M College. He will devote his time to terracing Texas farms free of charge, focusing on erosion reduction in East North and Northwest Texas. Olson is a 1912 graduate of Iowa State and replaces R B Pearce, who resigned to lead Robertson County road work.
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A. & M. College
J. C. Olson
Texas
Olson
Agricultural Engineering
Ames
Iowa
State College of Agriculture
Mississippi A. & M
Autumn the Best Time to Select Seed Corn
Washington notes autumn is optimal for choosing seed corn for the next season. Farmers should obtain seed from their own fields or trusted breeders, paying a fair price for superior stock. Selection emphasizes adaptation, productive lineage, and full vigor preserved through proper drying and storage.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Office of Corn Investigations
Public Schools Opened for 1914 15 Session
Public schools opened for the 1914 15 session with many new pupils and one of the largest enrollments in history. Grammar school classification and enrollment occupied the morning while the high school held a large auditorium program at the East Side school. Prof Miller new principal spoke along with John A Moore on education benefits.
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East Side School
Miller
John A. Moore
Public Schools Open With Bright Prospects for Year
Prof. W C Lawson outlined the upcoming work as the public schools reopened. West Side School under principal C M Bethany opened with about 150 pupils, classifying and enrolling many, including several youngsters new to schooling. Oak Grove School led by Miss Willard opened as Bryan’s third white public school with good attendance and a needed expansion for the city. Lawson forecasts a bright, prosperous year with notable progress ahead.
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W. C. Lawson
West Side
Co. M. Bethany
Oak Grove
Miss Willard
Bryan
Lawson
A & M College to Offer Poultry Husbandry Courses
The A and M College will introduce poultry husbandry in the animal husbandry department to boost Texas farm production. All sophomores must take the general poultry work, with a senior year elective course headed by a poultry expert. The program begins September 22 as Dean Kyle notes Texas farmers lack poultry knowledge.
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Texas
A. & M. College
Dean Kyle
School of Agriculture
Gets It corn cure promises painless removal
The advertisement touts the corn cure Get s It as a painless, fast two drop application that removes corns without tape plasters or cutting. It claims two drops and a glass rod deliver results in seconds and markets through BE Lawrence & Co Chicago and local Bryan retailer M. H. James.
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BE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Texas A and M to Expand Poultry Course Focus
The curriculum shifts in the sophomore year toward practical poultry industry study including feeding for egg production housing marketing breeding and disease control. Officials say Texas ranks seventh in egg production and fourth in poultry but expect new figures within five years as the program grows.
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Texas
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Frisco Texas Limited
E. J. Fountain JR
Lieutenant Hill
A. H. Leidigh
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Division of Publications
Washington, A
Gorn Gure
M. H
James
Star Brand
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
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