Government Cotton Ginning Report Issued Dec 8
The sixth census bureau ginning report shows 9,11,458 bales of 1915 cotton ginned before Dec 1, with state by state totals for Alabama to Texas and Sea Island. The next report will be issued Dec 20 detailing ginnings prior to Dec 13.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Ponda
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Oateh
Ole Rao
Reese
UOIF
Cata
Decrease in Marriages in Brazos County for 1915
County Clerk W I Higgs reports from Brazos County that marriages in 1915 lag behind 1914 amid hard times. White licenses to date reach 144 in 1915 versus 645 in 1914. colored licenses show a similar drop. Banks offer 2 percent flat rates on funds and vouchers for school support, while Berle Risinger notes five county applicants passed recent certificates.
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W. 8S. Higgs
Brazos County
Berle Risinger
Nor
Tata
Williams
Meeern Rema
Thomas Jefferson and the call for temperance in beer
A tribute links Thomas Jefferson to universal freedom and the Constitution, and cites his era as endorsing temperance. It lauds Anheuser Busch 7500 daily workers, Budweiser’s quality, purity, and top sales as the national beer.
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Democratic Party
Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Virginia
Liberty
United States
Republic
Madison
Anheuser- Busch
War Revenue Law to be Continued Through Christmas Recess
Washington reports, after a White House conference, that the house ways and means committee will push a bill to extend the emergency war revenue law beyond December 31. The extension would raise over 80 million dollars annually and may pair with repeal of the free sugar clause under the Underwood tariff. The measure aims to address current and anticipated financial burdens.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kitchen
Congress
Britain ends ship seizure and honors church banquet
Washington reports Great Britain has acceded to the US protest and will not seize more ships of the American Trans Atlantic Company, with Hocking and Genessee held for prize court. In Bryan a Lee Chapel M E Church banquet honored Rev. Booker, raising over $1,000 for church work and featuring a varied program and a grand dining spread.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
American Trans-Atlantic Company
Hocking
Genessee
England
United States
Lee Chapel
M. E. Church
Booker
Ruchti and Whitlow Wedding in Calvert City
Willie C. Ruchti of this city and Miss Lottie Whitlow of Hearne were quietly married at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the home of Rev. E. A. Ingram, First Baptist Church of Calvert. The bride from Hearne is praised for her amiable manners and large circle of friends. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ruditi, has long worked for Bryan Telephone Co. in Bryan. They will reside later at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Beard.
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Willie C. Ruchti
Lottie Whitlow
Hearne
E. A. Ingram
First Baptist Church of
Calvert
Ingram
Paul Ruditi
Bryan Telephone Company
Bryan
E. L. Beard
Wives Barred From Adriatic Voyage Over Passport Rule
A hundred would be passengers mostly wives of Canadian soldiers were denied passage to England on the Adriatic due to missing new British passports. The liner sailed with many passengers and nearly 18,000 tons of wartime cargo.
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Associated Press
New York
England
Liverpool
Adriatic
Dittmar Elected Captain Of Longhorn Eleven
Gus Dittmar of Houston chosen unanimously as captain for Texas Longhorns football team for 1916 at a small Driskill hotel banquet in Austin. Nineteen attendees, coach and eighteen players awarded Ts. team calls for reappointment of coach Dave Allerdice, defending against allegations of defeats.
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Austin
Tex
Gus Dittmar
Houston
University of Texas
Driskill Hotel
Paul Simmons
J. H. Goodman
Dittmar
Texans
Berry
Dave Alderdice
United of Texas
Dave W. Allerdice
A. and M. Aggies Make Good in County Demonstration
A. and M. College graduates are prominent in county agricultural demonstration work. W. F. Proctor, state agent, announces several graduates appointed as agents in diverse counties including Frank R. Phillips Rusk F D Lown Cotulla R E Caldwell Corpus Christi John T. Egan Seymour C C Morris Pittsburg W Miller Edinburg I V Buck Taylor County and C H McDowell Bee County. Over one hundred counties now employ agents to aid farmers and stockmen in boosting crop productivity and market value.
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A. & M. College
W. F. Proctor
United States Department of Agriculture
Proctor
Frank R. Phillips
Rusk
F. D. Lown
Cotulla
R. E. Caldwell
Corpus Christi
John T. Egan
Seymour
C. C. Morris
Pittsburg
W. Miller
Edinburg
Hidalgo County
I. V. Buck
Taylor County
C. H. McDowell
Bee County
Death of Dr Gabe E Thornhill in Paris
Word of the death of Dr Gabe E Thornhill reaches Navasota as he died at his home in Paris after a sudden summons while traveling to visit a patient. He formerly lived in Navasota twenty years ago where he worked as an agent for the Houston and Texas Central Railway and later pursued medicine.
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Gabe E. Thornhill
Paris
Thornhill
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Navasota
Doctor Thornhill Known In Bryan Community
Dr Thornhill resided in Paris for years and was well known in Bryan with many friends. He previously lived in Benchley where he served seven years as agent and operator for the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. He was a relative of Mrs R H Harrison and the uncle of Vandy Thornhill a student at Allen Academy.
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Paris
Navasota
Thornhill
Bryan
Benchley
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
R. H. Harrison
Vandy Thornhill
Allen Academy
Bridge repairs delayed by fresh Brazos rise
A fifteen foot rise on the Brazos caused further damage to the false work under the center span of the bridge. Repairs progress stalls until flood waters recede and the extent of the damage is clear. Judge Maloney hoped to reopen next week. inspector D B Knowlton of Austin Bros will assess the latest destruction.
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Brazos
Eliseo Arredondo Named Mexican Ambassador to U S
Eliseo Arredondo has been selected as the next Mexican ambassador to the United States. The American ambassador to Mexico will be announced later, according to Secretary of State Lansing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Mexico
Lansing
Poultry Raisers Meet Plans Bryan Exhibit
The Brazos County Poultry Raisers Association met at 3 PM with Farm Demonstration Agent A. W. Buchanan presiding. A big poultry show was proposed to stimulate interest. a January 7 and 8, 1916 exhibit in Bryan was approved pending venue. Committees on premiums publicity exhibit space and program were named. The group adjourned to reconvene December 14 at De.
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Brazles County Poultry Raisers’ Association
A. W. Buchanan
Dc. E. Jenkins
Bryan
Jenkins
J. H. Conway
H. Crenshaw
J. M. Spreckelmeyer
George Higgs
F. W. Kazmeier
T. J. Conway
Association On Motion
San Juan Searched by French Cruiser. Passengers Removed
The American steamer San Juan was halted and searched by a French cruiser near New York on December 11. Two second class passengers were taken off the ship, which was en route from New Orleans to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Associated Press
New York
San Juan
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Cotton values slump amid US Austria tension reports
New Orleans reports a sharp drop in cotton values by about 1.75 a base in early trading as tensions with Austria-Hungary rise. New York also notes a near $2 fall per bale. The Mississippi A and M College egg sellers highlight profits for farmers via the Co-Operative Egg-Selling Association, while the Bryan and Central Texas Interurban notes a rise to 5,950 bales of cotton handled and 150 cars of cotton seed this season.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
United States
Austria-Hungaria
Bryan
Central Texas
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Ngovernment Cotton Ginning Report
Sea Island
Gate Cager
Caci Csbev
Thomas Jefferson
Anheuser’‘Busch
Louis, U.S.A
T. P. Boyett Bryan
Suchwei Migans
Nath
yRameas OF
St. Lewis
WAR Revenue Law
Britain
Galveston
T. P. Peterson
G. H. Baker
C. E. Edmond
D. Houston
Ruchti-Whitlow
Canada
Longhorn
Alderdice
G. F. Thornhill
M. H. James
Jones Bridge
U. S
Austria-Hungary
Associated Pre
Co-Operative
Mississippi A. and M. College
Mississippi
E. P. Clayton
Poultry Department
Agricultural College
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