Bomb strikes Krupp works. Berlin silent on damage
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from The Hague reports a bombing of the Krupp factory at Essen by an aeronaut. The exact damage is unknown and the aviator escaped. Other items note Emperor William meeting Archduke Frederick at Breslau and Archduke Francis present. English troops in Egypt to remain for training before joining the European front.
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Associated Press
London
Hague
Berlin
Krupp
Essen
William
Breslau
Archduke Frederick
Archduke Francis
Egypt
Europe
Italy stays neutral as Salandra speaks in Parliament
Reports from London note Premier Salandra says no new factor changes Italy's neutrality. Zeist Holland reports Belgian casualties as Dutch troops fire on rioters at a concentration camp. Lancaster prison mutiny narrowly quelled after brick and stone attack on guards. Venice notes hospital crowding and high mortality amid food shortages. King George visits firing line on British front in Flanders.
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Associated Press
London
Salandra
Italy
Zeist
Holland
England
George
Flanders
Stonewall Jackson boyhood home destroyed by fire
Weston West Virginia December 4 The boyhood home of Stonewall Jackson a frame house north of town was destroyed by fire last night Burning leaves are believed to have started the blaze The nearby Jackson mill was unharmed
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Associated Press
Weston
W. Va
Stonewall Jackson
Here
Jackson
Cotton Futures Edge Higher on Selling Pressure
New York Dec 4 Under selling pressure cotton futures were firm to day advancing five points in active trading as traders weighed supply seeing a cautious market for the staple.
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New York
Berlin War Update Announces No Major Activity
Berlin reports an official announcement stating nothing important has occurred in either theatre of the war. This brief note emphasizes a quiet front with no notable events to report.
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Berlin
French Reports Of Heavy Wounds From Nieuport Ypres Fight
Paris dispatch says large numbers of wounded left for England by Jarges after heavy artillery fighting near Nieuport and Ypres. Belgians widen the undulation near Dixmude as French inch forward in Argonne. Dublin authorities move to curb anti enlistment Irish papers after seizing the Irish Freedom.
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Associated Press
Paris
England
Jarges
Nieuport
Ypres
Dixmude
Argonne
Dublin
Irish Freedom
Austrian Belgrade Capture Reported By Bayonet Charge
Budapest reports the Austrian capture of Belgrade yesterday by bayonet charges. Paris notes the French Parliament to meet December 29 in an extraordinary session as the cabinet returns to Paris next week. Washington reports British assurance that no delay will occur in searching American ships for contraband including copper and metals hidden under light cotton on the Ostend voyage.
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Budapest
Belgrade
Yesterdy
Associated Press
Paris
Washington
Spring-Rice
United States
England
Ostend
British Cruiser Venus Run Ashore In Severe Storm
In a south of England storm the cruiser Venus ran ashore at full speed. Enormous seas swept away her bridge and foremast. A dozen other steamers are in distress in the same gale.
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Associated Press
London
Venus
English
Moose Hall Ready in Daly Building
The Eagle announces the Moose hall on the second floor of the Daly building is completed and open again for orders and unions that have met there. By order of J. O. Tucker, Secretary. The clam has a larger mouth in proportion to its size than a man, yet the clam never talks about his neighbors.
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Daly Building
Moose Hall
J. O. Tucker
Was Not Lynched Shreveport Negro Escapes
Shreveport Louisiana December 4 K Mc Knight the negro reported to have been lynched yesterday for the killing of Postmaster Hicks at Sylvester escaped from the posse and it is believed he fled to Texas
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Posse
Knight
Postmaster Hicks
Sylvester
McKnight
Texas
Cottonseed Hulls Still Not Subject to Pure Feed Laws
B Youngblood states that after an initial Attorney General ruling, later reversal means cottonseed hulls are not to be registered taxed or tagged under pure feed law for now. Firms who prepaid will receive refunds.
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B. Youngblood
Ceneral
Belgians to be colonized in Texas denied
Amarillo December 5. Mrs Cor delia Adair owner of the J A ranch denies the report she planned to colonize a thousand Belgians in Texas.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Tex
Cordelia Adair
J. A. Ranch
Cotton Futures Rise on German Buying Push
In New York today German demand led cotton futures higher by two to eight points with January finishing at 7.20 cents a pound.
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Associated Press
New York
Dec
Chicago Americans sign first Chinese major leaguer Lai Tin
The Chicago Americans signed Lai Tin a full blooded Chinese short stop who captained the Honolulu Chinese team. He is the first Chinese player in the major leagues.
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Associated Press
Chicago, Ill
Chicago Americans
Lai Tin
Honolulu
Death of Cardinal Angelo Dipietro in Rome
Rome reports the death of Cardinal Angelo Dipietro of the Sacred College today in the Vatican city. The news comes from London via Associated Press with details pending from Rome.
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Associated Presse
London
Rome
Cardinal Angelo Dipietro
Sacred College
Coast Defense Needs Ten Thousand More Men
General Weaver told the House committee that the United States must raise ten thousand additional enlisted men and five hundred officers for coast artillery defense.
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Weaver
House
Washington
Coast Artillery
House Committee
United States
Tangible Signs of Great Prosperity
Washington reports that one year of war in Europe may add about 500 million dollars to U S foreign commerce. Edward E Pratt head of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce cites J Massel now heading to South America to study the machine tool market. He notes U S machine tool firms hold 10 to 15 million dollars in new European orders with one plant operating continuously for two years.
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Associated Press
Washington
Europe
United States
Edward E. Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Pratt
J. Massel
South America
Department
Atlantic
Funeral of Little Thelma Walker
Thelma Walker is laid to rest in Bryan after a 1:30 pm northbound Central train from Houston. Interment followed at 2:30 pm in City cemetery with Rev. M. E. Weaver of the First Baptist Church officiating. The mother Mrs. Ross Walker, her son W. J., and Arthie Holmes accompanied the remains.
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Little Thelma Walker
Bryan
Central
Houston
City
M. E. Weaver
First Baptist Church
Ross Walker
W. J
Arthie Holmes
Allen Defeats Calvert In 14 To 4 Basketball Game
Allen Academy beat Calvert High on Calvert’s court with a 14 to 4 score in a fast contest. Notable players included McCullough and McIver for Bryan and Field and Garfinkle for Calvert, with Seale and Holmes also starting in the lineup. Referee Caldwell and Umpire Weber officiated the game.
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Allen Academy
Calvert High School
McCullough
McIver
Bryan
Field
Garfinkle
Calvert
Carranza May Blow Up Tunnels to Vera Cruz
British Embassy in Mexico City reports Carranza may destroy the railroad from Mexico City to Vera Cruz by dynamiting tunnels. British cotton sent inland is held at Vera Cruz as a result. The British Ambassador told the State Department England might not object to Villa becoming Mexico’s president despite charges over a British subject’s death.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico City
Carranza
Vera Cruz
State Department
England
Villa
Mexico
Benton
Pointed Paragraphs on Duty and Necessity
A set of aphoristic lines on effort, promise keeping, and invention. It muses on the costs of neglecting duty and the difficulty of ensuring promises are kept, with a quip about necessity as a source of invention or lies. It ends by urging focus on present life rather than older or future worlds.
Brazos County Brings Bond Election For Roads
Notice from Brazos County Texas in 1914 calls a December 30 ballot to issue 600000 dollars in bonds for macadamized roads and turnpikes. Voters taxed on property will decide approval, with polling places listed across Precincts 1 through 11 and election managers named. Regular election rules apply and publication notices precede the vote.
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Commissioners’ Court
Brazos County
Texas
Court House
City of
Bryan
J. T. Maloney
J. P. Atkins
M. B. Easters
U. S. State of Texas
Said County
Millean
J. W. Burrows
Smetana
J. A. Cahill
City Hall—Co
L. Wilcox
H. P. Dansby
State of Texas
Cour& House
A and M College Bulletin Urges Rural Road and Drainage Improvements
A and M College bulletin advises use of split log drags to improve roads after heavy rains and stresses farm drainage. E C Gee notes soil loss on Texas farms and recommends terracing and expert help from J C Olsen. The 26th Texas Agricultural Experiment Station annual report is out with station activities, crop results, feed laws, and recommendations.
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A. & M. College
Texas
Agricultural Engineering Department
E. C. Gee
Mr. Gee
Agricultural Engineering
J. C. Olsen
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
B. Youngblood
College Station
Sniper Fire Across Border Kills Mexican Soldier
At Naco on December 4 a sniper firing across the boundary killed a Mexican and wounded an American soldier.
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Associated Press
Naco
Fire Destroys Two Buildings in Waxahachie
A morning fire in Waxahachie Texas caused 26000 dollars in damage destroying two two story buildings. No injuries were reported. Local firefighters contained the blaze and investigated the scene.
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Associated Press
Waxahachie, Tex
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