German positions shell Belgian coast as Danube and neutrality issues arise
Associated Press reports British squadron bombards German positions from Zeebrugge to Ostend for two hours while Romania claims neutrality and notes Russian warships cannot enter a mined Danube. London hosts talk of Joffre command but denial issued. Germany buys copper in the US for wartime shipment. Britain lists casualties exceeding 46,000 in November, bringing total to about 600,000 killed, wounded or missing.
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Associated Press
London
Zeebrugge
Osteng
Amsterdam
Romania
Hobby in Austin as Ferguson travels during absence
Lieutenant P Hobby arrived in Austin from Beaumont with Mrs Hobby as Governor Ferguson left by private Katy train for Chicago. Hobby will oversee the governor office during Ferguson's three week absence while he meets President Wilson in Washington and later visits New York.
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Ferguson
W. Side
Austin
Beaumont
Hobby
W.W. A. Webb
Katy
Chicago
Washington
Wilson
New York
Explosion in W. Va. coal mine traps hundreds
An explosion at the Boomer Coal and Coke Co. mine in Boomer, West Virginia, occurred at noon. About three hundred people were inside the mine at the time, according to reports.
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W. VA
Fayetteville
Boomer
Return of Field Marshal Kitchener Reported in London
The Associated Press notes in London that Field Marshal Earl Kitchener has returned from a Balkans trip. Simultaneously German forces report the capture of Priszend in Western Serbia near Albania.
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London
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Earl Kitchener
Balkans
Priszend
Serbia
Albania
Dotterel Sunk Likely by Submarine
London November 30 report says the British steamer Dotterel has been sunk probably by a submarine. The loss is part of wartime naval activity and follows other attacks on merchant shipping.
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Associated Preas
London
Dotterel
Admiral Denies German Prisoner Shot Order
Associated Press reports Admiral Mcean at the Norfolk navy yard today denied a claim that the German captured after escaping the interned cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm was shot by order of Captain Thierfelder. The prisoner was said to be closely confined.
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Norfolk
Mcean
Norfolk Navy Yard
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Thierfelder
Premier's Daughter Weds British Official in London
Miss Violet Asavith, daughter of the British premier, married Maurice Bonham Carter, the premier's secretary, in London today.
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London
Violet Asavith
Maurice Bonham Carter
Mexican Bandit Refused Bail in Border Raid Case
Ramon Pizano brother of Aniceto Pizano was held without bail by a justice of the peace after a grand jury action. Habeas corpus proceedings were started for him. He is charged with participation in the Los Tetos ranch fight, the first of a series of border raids.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Ramon Pizano
Aniceto Pizano
Justice of the Peace
Pizano
Los Tuletos Ranch
Sees More Money for Christmas Across the Nation
New York reports indicate stronger buying power and increased holiday spending across all regions. Business centers say higher consumer activity and better inventories point to a robust Christmas season nationwide.
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New York
United States
Explosion at Dupont Powder Plant Kills Several
A powder plant blast at the Dupont facility near Wilmington injures and kills several workers. Officials report casualties and ongoing investigations into the cause of the explosion.
Opening Mexico for Foreigners
Secretary of State Lansing informs Congressman Slayden that Coahuila's coal mines will be released to foreign owners and operated by them. Slayden promotes Pan American policy, linking peace with commerce and closer U.S. South American ties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lansing
Slayden
San Antonio
Mexico
Carranza
Coahuaila
Consul Silliman
Representative Slayden
Silli
United States
UT to Enlarge Clark Field for 1916 Season
Austin reports plans to expand Clark Field to 8 000 seating to handle Thanksgiving crowds. North end bleachers will be replaced with taller stands, east bleachers doubled in height, and grand stands lengthened with about 500 extra box seats. Longhorns schedule nears final outline with seven 1916 games arranged.
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Austin
Texas
Clark Field
University of Texas
Longhorns
L. T. Bellmont
New York Police Census Finds City Population
New York reports a city population of five million two hundred fifty four thousand in the police census released today. The figure reflects the latest official count for the metropolis as of November 30.
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New York
England's Great Munitions Plants Show Wartime Scale
Birmingham report from Nov 29 details Lloyd George visit to major munitions works covering 20 acres with 6 000 workers and seven million cartridges weekly. Managers note plans for more machinery and skilled labor, while workers include widows of soldiers. Output supports allies and stresses urgency to supply shells to defeat Germany.
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Birmingham
David Lloyd George
Associated Press
Coun
England
New Briton
Conn
Providence
Krl
Windsor
Brazil
Ind
Waynesbor
Penn
Cleveland
Street Force Doing Good Work In City
City street forces completed grading and drainage on East Anderson Street from the courthouse to the Catholic Church and are now on West Moseley Street. In the last month they graded and drained about a mile of residence streets, laid 40 plank crossings, repaired 20 old crossings, and built several bridges. The force costs about $70 weekly, covering grading sweeping paved streets and trash cleanup. with current organization, the entire city could be graded and drained within one year.
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Court House
Moseley Street
Adams
Entente Advances In Kamerun As Serbia Subjugation Claims Grow
Associated Press reports Nov 29 that Allied campaigns in Kamerun reach the Puge river with Makondo seized while German forces claim 502 cannon captured in Serbia. Balkan fronts show lull as Monastir residents flee toward Bulgaria and two steamers, Algerie and Tanis, sink with crew losses.
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Associated Press
London
Kamerun
Africa
Puge
Germany
Serbia
Teutons
Kern Reelected Senate Democratic Leader in Washington
Senator Kern was re elected chairman of the Democratic Senate caucus and floor leader. Senator Pittman was named secretary and other elections were postponed to Wednesday to consider new debate length rules.
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Cratic Senate Cauecus
Pittman
A and M and Texas to Meet on Thanksgiving Day
Texas University and Texas A and M plan a Thanksgiving Day football game in Austin to conclude each season. Athletic directors Driver and Bellmont confirmed the report that the two teams would play Turkey Day next year, marking the big season finale.
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Texas University
Texas A. and
Austin
Ww. Driver
L. T. Bellmont
Quick Advances in Wheat Prices
In Chicago on November 29 the futures market surged as traders reacted to Canada’s commandeering of twenty million bushels in Canadian ports yesterday. The action triggered an active nervous trend in wheat prices.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Canada
Canadian
Britain rejects China alliance plans, informs Japan
London states the British government is not considering any alliance with China and conveyed the stance to Japan through an official foreign office announcement.
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Tokio
England
Japan
China
Foreign Office Today
Emperor William Visits Francis Joseph in Vienna
Emperor William arrived in Vienna and paid a personal visit to Emperor Francis Joseph, signaling diplomatic warmth during the modernizing crisis. The encounter underscores ongoing discussions between Austria and Germany amid tensions in Europe.
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Associated Press
Berlin
William
Vienna
Francis Joseph
French Steamer Omara Sunk by Submarine in the Mediterranean
Marseilles reports the French steamer Omara was sunk in the Mediterranean by a submarine. No word on the twenty crewmen, and their fate is feared uncertain.
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Associated Press
Marseilles
Omara
Mediterranean
Steamer Toledo Believed Lost After Mexican Voyage
Seattle observers believe the small steamship Toledo is lost after a gale. The vessel sailed two weeks ago from Seattle with lumber and flour for Mexico and carried no passengers.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Toledo
Mexico
Campbell found guilty of murder of warden’s wife
Joliet Illinois November 29 Joseph Campbell a convict was convicted of murdering Mrs Maizie Odette Allen wife of former Warden Allen in the warden’s apartment at the state prison and sentenced to hang after forty four hours of deliberation
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Associated Press
Joliet, IL
Joseph Campbell
Maizie Odette Allen
Allen
Allen Texas Fire Destroys Main Street Buildings
Four structures on Main street in Allen near McKinney were destroyed and eight more damaged as a fire swept the business district early today. The blaze caused about fifty thousand dollars in losses. The town has no fire department.
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McKinney
Texas
Allen
Main Street
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