Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-12
NEWS FLASHES

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Washington, Aug. 11.-House Dem
ocrats began thfeshing out OF admin
istration currency bill and Ragsdale
Henry measure. Bitter fight expect
ed on question Of interlocking direc
torates in banks under proposed fed
eral reserve system provided for BY
| Glass Currency bill.
Washington, Aug. 11-Gen. VIM. H
| Bixby, Chief of Engineers, u. S. A..
retired at own request, in favor OF
Col. VIM. T. Russell, lifetime friend
Bixby not due to leave service until
next December, two months after
Russelps compulsory retirement, SO
leaving to let brother officer reach
highest place in Engineer Corps.
Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 11.-Mrs.
Edith w. Pierce, first woman street
inspector in history of city, assumed
duties. Salary $1,000.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 11.-Fifty.
GRAPHICAL Union here expected to be
storm, owing "insurgent" faction op-
posing plans of present administra-
ton.
Penn Yam. N. Y, Aug. 11.-Promi-
nent men attended dedication house
in Dresden, this county, whee Rob.
ert g. lngersoll was born. Home in
practically same condition as at ag-
nostic's birth.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 11.-Detroit
Driving Club inaugurates 29th blue
ribbon meeting. Merchants and Man
ufacturers $4,000 stake for 2:24 trot-
tiers, feature event.
Boston, Aug. 11.-"Suffs" from all
parts OF the country ale arriving in
Boston this week to celebrate the
anniversary OF the 95th birthday OF
Lucy Stone.
| Paris, Aug. 1.-THE French govern
menI mas decided to withdraw the
bronze coinage in circulation and sub
stitute for it small nickel 25-centime
pieces.
Denver, Colo, Aug. 11.-Knight
Templars from all parts of the coun-
try here attending 32nd triennial con-
clave. Brilliant parade, other novel
features planned to make meeting rec
ord breaker. Jimmy Clabby meets
Billy Papke for ten rounds as to-
nights attraction.
Washington, Aug. 11-Senator Bry-
an of Florida, fighting for one-cent
postage, rather than reduced parcel
post rates, says, unless Postmaster
General Burleson is checked, people
will have to go to the mail offices for
their freight, and vice versa.
Albany, N. Y, Aug. 11.-State leg.
islature which took recess July %,
resumes tonight. despite protest Gov
ernor Sulzer. Fawley Senate COM
mittee, which had charge investiga-
ton of governors campaign fund and
other reports, expected result in bit
ter fights with governors friends on
ouc oiuc anu iohhohy iS"NSiS "a
other.
Montreal, Aug 12.-Grand Trunk
Railway offers college education to
three employees under twenty-one, at
McGill University. Men may be ex-
pected to work for company during
vacations.
Pittsburgh, Aug. 12.-Contractors
will start installing new electric au-
tomato block systems on the West |
ern Maryland this month.
Chicago, ILL.,. Aug. IA change in |
existing rules that will curtail the
time within which advance reserva-
tons for sleeping car berths may be |
claimed, is urged by the Executive |
Committee of the Western Passenger |
Association.
Chicago, Aug. 12.-Stockholders Of
old Chicago National Bank placed in
stitution in final liquidation today.
Been kept alive since failure in 1905
by affiliation with other companies,
but controller insisted on winding up
its affairs.