Wilson Outlines Pan Americanism and Preparedness Plan
President Wilson in a joint session address urges Pan Americanism and full partnership in world affairs. He backs strengthened national defenses with army and navy expansion, government ships, rural credit, education aid, and a transportation commission. He denounces violators of neutrality and proposes internal tax sources. The message reiterates war revenue extension, tariff continuation, and bond opposition.
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Army
Navy
Garrison
Daniels
Philippine
Porto Rico
Congress
Wilson
Rural Teachers urged to hold vouchers awaiting funds
E R Williams from Bryan Texas notes no county money to pay teachers. State officials dispute paying last year’s deficits with current year funds. Await state attorney general decision. teachers advised against heavy discounts unless urgent. December 7 1915.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Attorney General's Office
E. R. Williams
Bryan, Tex
Union Hill Burglary Reported at Spiller Store
Sheriff Nunn reports the Union Hill store of Roland Spiller was burglarized Sunday night. An entrance was made through a rear window and $21 in cash was taken. No merchandise was stolen. The cash only theft resembles recent city burglaries.
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Nunn
Roland Spiller
Union Hill
Spiller
Quiley Addresses N. C. Convention
Clarence Oussey of Texas A and M lauded bankers in aiding Southern farmers during wartime stress. He told the Cotton States Bankers conference the 1914–15 period showed bankers holding surplus cotton to support prices, backing warehouse expansion and credit for food crops, with public policy aiding the effort.
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Cotton States
Bankers’ Conference
Europe
South
Texas
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Board
Refuse to Fight With Turks on Gallipol
London December 7 The campaign against the main Serbian armies is closed and German forces may join Bulgarians in Macedonia to crush French and British forces there before they gain strength. Greece is pressed by Entente press to comply. A Bulgarian regiment reportedly mutinied at Gallipoli and about 300 were shot. German gains in France and Belgium appear, Mesopotamia may see large German Turkish action with Von Der Goltz in command. Wilson backs Lansing decision despite German moves.
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Associated Preas
London
Macedonia
Greece
Entente
Gallipoli
Grman
France
Belgium
Holand
Berlin
Champaign
Mesopotamia
Switzerland
von der Goltz
German Envoys Boy Edand Von Papen Withdrawn Request
Secretary Lansing informed Ambassador Bernstorff that Berlin was asked to withdraw Captain Boy Ed and Von Papen due to their military and naval activities. The information was immediately sent to Berlin, and the German embassy refused to comment.
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Washington
Lansing
Bernstorff
Boy-Ed
von Papen
Berlin
Bankers urged to aid farmers for higher cotton prices
A Texas banking stance argues bankers owe duty to agriculture to secure prices above production cost. The call favors cautious credit measures tied to food and feed supplies, aiming to reduce farmer lender tensions and bolster farm prosperity through better credit terms and practical banking practices.
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Bankers of
Texas
Bulgarians Force French Back in Southern Serbia
An Athens dispatch says Bulgarian forces possibly with German aid have driven the French from Southern Serbia. The Serbian retreat into Albania is slowed by winter conditions, with about 100000 Serbian soldiers and 20000 refugees now in Albania.
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Preas
Paris
Teutons
Serbia
Athens
Albania
Fresnel Submarine Destroyed by Austrian Warship
Paris dispatch reports the French submarine Fresnel sunk by an Austrian warship. The German account states the crew were captured.
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BP Associated Press
Paris
Fresnel
Greek Premier Skouloudis moves toward entente talks
Dec 7 reports Greek premier Skouloudis announced steps to convene a conference with allied representatives to discuss entente demands.
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Athens
Skouloudis
Germans capture Ipek Montenegro near Serbian border
Berlin dispatch reports Ipek Montenegro, fifteen miles from the Serbian frontier, seized by German forces with about 1,200 prisoners taken.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ipek
Montenegro
Tsar Delays opening of Duma and Empire Council
Emperor Nicholas postpones indefinitely the opening of the duma and council of empire planned for tomorrow citing unfinished budget appropriations by the budget committees. The decision affects the legislative timetable and governance in Petrograd.
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Petrograd
Nicholas
Duma
Council of Empire
Funeral of W. H. Walker in the City
The funeral for W. H. Walker, who died Sunday at 4 15 PM, was moved to 4 PM due to heavy rain. Services by Rev. C T Tally at the First Methodist Church body laid to rest in City Cemetery. Pallbearers included E W Crenshaw Joe B Reed Ed Hall BE Jenkins J H Mawhinney and Henry Crenshaw. A large crowd attended despite the weather.
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W. H. Walker
C. T. Tally
First Methodist Church
Ceme
E. W. Crenshaw
Joe B. Reed
Ed Hall
BE. J. Jenkins
J. H. Mawhinney
Henry Crenshaw
Preparing for Tax Suits Delinquents Face Filing Backlog
County Attorney Lamar Bethea reports no suits filed yet against delinquents but holds an order for about 500 blanks. Tax Collector W I McCulloch says roughly 260 suits may be filed before January 1 1916. The new delinquent tax law burdens all nonpayers as notices go out. McCulloch and Deputy Roy Hudspeth are busy mailing notices, many due December 1 and another batch due December 24.
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Lamar Bethea
W. I. McCulloch
McCulloch
Roy Hudspeth
Dee
No Britton Hint To Peace Party
London debated a peace mission to the United Kingdom as Sir Edward Cornwall urged informing Henry Ford and William Jennings Bryan that their trip would be unwelcome. Lord Robert Cecil replied passports cover neutral travel only, mocking the idea and calling the mission unimportant. The house laughed at a later joke about asylum.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Edward Cornwall
Henry Ford
William Jennings Bryan
Robert Cecil
Edwin
Lord Robert
Will Crooks
Labor
Texas and Oklahoma Gather For Various Conventions
Austin hosts the twenty annual Texas division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy with sessions through Friday. Oklahoma City plans safety first committee work for the coming year with new appointees expected. Ft Worth hosts the North Texas Medical Association two day meeting, shifted from Greenville. The Goat and Sheep Raisers seek state aid to exterminate coyotes wolves and wild cats amid heavy losses. state bounty funds exhausted after since 1912.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
United Daughters of the Confederacy
W. T. Wroe
Charles Leland Hamil
Dallas
Texas Division
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Council of Safety First
Oklahoma
Ft. Worth
North Texas Medical Association
Greenville
Texas Goat and Sheep Raisers Association
State Department of Agriculture
Death of Mrs J W Stokes of Jacksonville Tex
Mrs J W Stokes died at Bryan Hospital at 8 15 this morning after about two weeks illness. She was 42, born in McLennan County, member of the Christian Church. Survived by husband and six children, five daughters and one son. Remains shipped to Jacksonville and funeral set for tomorrow with interment in Jacksonville Cemetery.
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J. W. Stokese
Jacksonville
Tex
Bryan Hospital
Luther Johnson
Bryan
Johnson
McLennan County
Christian Church
Texans Pledge Wilson Support for 1916 Nomination
One hundred Texas Democrats met President Wilson in Washington on December 7 and urged him to seek another term. Mayor Lindsley of Dallas and Cato Sells spoke for the delegation, with Lindsley declaring Texas for Wilson in 1916. The president called Texas bedrock. Governor Ferguson planned to discuss the Mexican situation with Wilson next.
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Ferguson
Mexico
Associated Press
Washington
Texas
Dallas
Wilson
White House
Lindsley
Cato Sells
Governor Ferguson Reports Border Hope After Talks With Wilson
Governor Ferguson told President Wilson in Washington that conditions on the Mexican border have improved. He said Texas long acted as the Belgium of the Southwest, and recognizing Carranza helped restore order.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ferguson
Wilson
Texas
Belgium
Carranza
Turnip Louse Bulletin Details Control Methods
A bulletin No 180 from the Agricultural Experiment Station at A and M College outlines the turnip louse history its ravages and practical control methods. Written by state entomologist F Paddock the bulletin describes cheap measures and how to obtain it from the station director at College Station.
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A. & M. Coll
F. Paddock
Paddock
College Station
Coghlan Sets Route Study for Red River Highway
B K Coghlan of the A&M College highway engineering department departs for Palestine to study the Paris to Palestine segment of the Red River to the Gulf highway. He will review ten days of route work and prepare preliminary cost estimates for road, bridge, and culvert construction to guide bond issue planning. Gravel road plans are included.
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B. K. Coghlan
A. & M. College
Palestine
Red River
Coghlan
Paris
Professor E J Kyle Returns From Taft Ranch Hunt
Dean E J Kyle of the A and M College tied up ten days of hunting at Greg ory and Catarina with C H Alvord J H Waters and Kyle. The party bagged seven deer three wild hogs three javalina wolves wild cats blue quail doves and duck.
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E J. Kyle
School of Agriculture
A. & M. College
Taft Ranches
Gregory
Catarina
C. H. Alvord
J. H. Waters
A. & M. College of Kansas
Mr. Kyle
Water Stops Drilling at Round Lake Test Well
The Round Lake Oil and Gas Company reports its Burleson County test well drilling halted at 1,880 feet to install casing and control water flow.
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Round Lake
Influence of Nations Across Realms Referenced by Carlyle
A quotation notes Providence assigns the French control of land, the English the sea, and the Germans the air, framing a fuller view of national destiny across domains. The line underscores dominance for each nation in a historical or literary context.
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Providence
Carlyle
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