Opening of A and M College Draws Many Students
Students arrive in goodly numbers for the opening of A and M College. All are welcome to the college and Bryan. Printed by Eagle Printing Company, Bryan Texas, April 28, 1911. Second class matter under act March 8, 1879. Managing Editor CEE J. ROUNTREE.
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Eagle Printing Company
Bryan
Texas
Congress
Cee J
Rountree
M. College
Brazos County
Jainneceecvns
EAGLE
Brazos
Iri
Associated Press
Ben FP Harigel Returns From Mountains Rested
Ben FP Harigel of the La Grange Journal returns from the mountains refreshed. He says the breakdown left him feeling light upstairs but he is ready to resume work.
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Ben FP
Harigel
The
la Grange Journal
Ben
Aged Confederacy Veterans Remain Poised for Tomorrow
The Houston Post notes that fifty years hence overseas veterans will still be shaped by poverty and illness. Elders with bent frames and frosted temples symbolize a melancholy future for Confederate veterans.
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Confederacy
Houston Post
Duty and readiness urged for Brazos county workers
In times like this every man, rich and poor, in Brazos county should be ready and willing to do his duty. There is nothing more helpful to the community than a willing worker.
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Brazos County
Schwab urges hard work before better times ahead
The Houston Post quotes Charles Schwab saying the nation must adjust and sweat honestly before it can hope for improvements, stressing disciplined effort as a prerequisite to progress.
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Charles Schwab
Houston Post
Fatty Arbuckle described by feeble stepmother
A Waco News-Tribune item notes disagreement over Fatty Arbuckle’s character while quoting the stepmother of a millionaire clown who launders to feed her two blind daughters. She says Fatty is so low-down he would need an airplane to reach hell.
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Fatty Arbuckle
Fatty
Waco News-Tribune
Willowy dancing warned as winter nears in Bastrop
Editor R E Scott notes tired businessmen turn to ballet for a slender look but warns of a cold winter ahead. He urges readers to cut wood as birds grow new feathers and animals gain thicker coats in preparation.
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R. E. Scott
Bastrop Advertiser
R. E
Philanthropist Offers 50000 for Chaplin Carpentier Bout
A London donor pledged 50000 dollars to charity if Charlie Chaplin boxed Georges Carpentier for three rounds. Carpentier agreed but Chaplin refused citing consent and integrity concerns. The note suggests halving the amount might have changed plans.
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London
Charlie Chaplin
Georges Carpentier
Georges
Charlie
Waco News-Tribune
The American Flag Reflections by Sergeant Jones
A letter from Sergeant Charles B. Jones of Allen Academy Bryan Texas defends the American flag as a symbol of national integrity bravery and unity. He argues for patriotism strong enforcement against flag desecration and cites historical examples and ideals.
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Charles B. Jones
Allen Academy
Bryan
Texas
Veteran Civil War Vet Credits Tanlac With Youthful Strength
George D Shaw of Springfield Massachusetts says Tanlac made him 25 years younger and healthier. He details indigestion for 15 years, weight dropping to 117 pounds, then reaching 143 pounds after taking Tanlac. He urges fellow Sixties veterans to try it, claiming no physical ailment and renewed life. Advertisement note.
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George D Shaw
Wanut Street
Springfield
Mass
Tanlac
N. A. Stewart
The Poor Sob-Sisters In Chicago Outburst
A brutal Chicago man beat his wife thirty nine times and evaded justice. Neighbors tarred and feathered him in the night while sob-sisters lamented the outcome. The piece mocks reformers and praises harsh action, linking Judd Mortimer Lewis’s rise from poverty to wealth.
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Chicago
Judd Mortimer Lewis
The
Houston Chronicle
National calamity over Ku KluxKlan notices in Blooming Grove
The Houston Post reports Blooming Grove Texas, a small town, gained nationwide attention as notices to black residents, allegedly from the Ku Klux Klan, urged them to go to cotton fields. The piece mocks southern prejudice and labels the incident a national calamity for certain characters who avoid work.
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The
Houston Post
Blooming Grove
Texas
Brenham Turkey Crop Promising Despite Flood Damages
The Brenham turkey crop is expected to be profitable, with a Williamson county farmer selling 1600 dollars of turkeys in 1920 without borrowing. A neighbor with cotton losses borrowed half of that turkey money to fund a 1921 crop that floods wrecked, leaving Plant wearing turkeys.
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Brenham
Williamson County
Brazos County Teachers Endorse County Agriculture Agents
The Brazos County Teachers Institute on September 7 1921 adopted resolutions urging annual funding for county agents through the Extension Service of A and M College and Brazos County commissioners. A Red Cross nurse for Brazos County was unanimously endorsed by all teachers.
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Brazos County Institute
Brazos County Teachers’ Institute
Brazos County
G. M. Ammons
W. J. Jones
E. C. Martin
John J. Haisler
C. E. Bobo
Evelyn Crawford
Lidie Belle Pipkin
Ella Conway
Sunshine Cole
Jas. W. Smith
Wm. L. Powers
Agnes K .Tardy
Jas. H. Lindsey
Minnie B. Foster
Barbara Peyton
Ella Hunnicutt
Opsie McLain
Ollie Wallin
Mary Cahill
D. J. McDonald
Lois Wilcox
Edna Harris
Susie Benbow
Laura Mims
Bertie Risinger
Maude Risinger
Jessie Bond
Bessie M. Risinger
E. R. Alexander
Amelia Wittman
Willie Crenshaw
Marjorie Marquart
N. C. Cole
Mae Belle Morehead
Maggie Easters
Ethel Tobias
Lola Jones
Nova Belle Jones
Minnie E. Carroll
J. L. Cobb
Red Cross
Job Printing Pleased, Call Eagle No 36
Brief notice urges readers to place printing orders with the Eagle at number 36 by phone, highlighting reliable service and prompt results.
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The
Eagle
Knights of Pythias Honor Hello Girls for Service
Bryan Lodge No.64 Knights of Pythias honored Bryan Telephone Company staff with a morning gift box of fruit candy and gum as thanks for heroic service during the Bra zos flood. Chief operator Mrs. Ethel Edmunds accepted for the team. A cash donation was sent to Wellborne telephone girls.
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Bryan Lodge No.64
Knights of Pythias
Bryan Telephone Company
Brazos Bottom
Messrs
R. M. Walker
J. M. Caldwell
George E. Hadley
Mr. Hadley
Knights of Phythias Lodge
Fd Sims
Manasrr
Myrtle Holden
Ruditi
Ethel Edmunds
M. L- Johnson
Willie Deason
Josie Dixon
Gladys Franklin
Ethel Friedel
Alma Robison
Ethel Sellars
Annie Mae Stewart
Burnell Tatum
Lillie Wood
James Winnie Easman
Belle Easters
Willie Moon
Joe Parsons
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Wellborne
A. and M. Alumni Head Home From Tampico Oil Fields
Red Thompson of Hubbard City, an old A and M. boy, travels through Bryan on his way home after spending vacation days in Tampico Mexico oil fields. W. W. Cox, another A and M. man, stayed in Tampico for the winter and accompanied Thompson earlier.
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Red” Thompson
Hubbard City
Bryan
Tampico
Mexico
W. W. Cox
M. Boy
Mr. Thompson
Remains of Joe Lero to Arrive in Bryan
Frank Lero of Bryan received notice that Corporal Joe F Lero of Company B 141st Infantry was killed in France October 9 1918. His body would reach Hoboken September 16 and be shipped to Bryan for burial at once. A Brazos County native he enlisted June 1 1917 and served at Fort Sam Houston Hidalgo before going overseas. Funeral services will be held in Bryan City Cemetery.
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Frank Lero
Bryan
War Department
Washington
Joe F Lero
France
Hoboken
N. J
Young Lero
Brazos County
141St Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Hidalgo
Glories Of Old Washington Disappeared In Texas History
A Dallas News piece laments the ruin of Old Washington on the Brazos Texas recounting its role in independence and San Jacinto. The author recalls childhood memories, notes demolition of buildings and relocation of homes, and urges restoring the historic ground as a state park near Navasota.
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Dallas News
Old Washington
Brazos
Texas
San Jacinto
Earth
Washington
Brazoc
Battle of
Oliver Goldsmith
Sweet Auburn
Texas Central Railway
Rock Island Ferry
Courtney
Navasota
Dallas
Jimmie Lott
Matt Lott
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
S Am
Sharon
Guv Ferguson
Gov. Ferguson
Sam_ Law
Washington County
Cashmere
Brenham
Davis Mountains
Bryan Rotary Club Announces A&M College Scholarship
Bryan Rotary Club unveils a scholarship for a Bryan high school boy to attend Texas A&M College. Applicants must file by noon Monday September 19 and attend an interview with the Boys' Work Committee. The program supports education and positive youth influence in the community.
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Bryan Rotary Club
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleg
E. BE. McAdams
Registrar of College
McAdams
City Hall
Rotary
Bryan
Walter Coulter Home From South America
Walter J. Coulter returned last night from a trip to South America via New York. Routed by Houston at the last minute, his mother Mrs. J. W. Coulter and party failed to meet him at Hearne. He gained several pounds on the trip and posed for a Fourth of July photo in the Andes amid snow and furs.
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Walter J. Coulter
South America
New York
Houston
Bank President Reports Brazos Bottom Disaster
R H Seale president of the First State Bank and Trust Co says his Benchley plantation in the Brazos Bottom suffered total loss. Crops houses and livestock were wiped out. A man saved his family by fleeing in a wagon but the wagon bed was swept away and all aboard perished except the man.
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MR. Seale
R. H. Seale
First State Bank and Trust Co
Bryan
Benchley
Brazos
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Bryan Weekly Eagle
United States
Richard Coeur de Lion
Philippines
China
George D. Shaw
Gael Ae Cualc Reveater
We Manson
Moca
Joe Lero
Fordson
Detroit
Chambers-Wilson Motor Co
Bryan, Texas
Eagle ““Mikado
Eagle Pencil Company
Sam Houston
Walter Coulter
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