Greatness of Victory Doubt Over German Claims
Associated Press reports rising doubt over Germany's claimed great victory in Poland. Berlin celebration tempered by lack of confirmation. Russians reportedly withdraw part of front near Lodz and Cracow remains a threat. French and German actions unfold near Mari court, Argonne, Meuse, and Meuse heights.
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Associated Press
London
Poland
Berlin
Lowicziow
Warsaw
Cracow
Armored Train Carrying Munitions Blown Up
Budapest reports an armored train laden with munitions from Lemberg for the Carpathians exploded. It is described as a Russian supply train and occurred in Amsterdam on December 19.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Budapest
Lemberg
Carpathians
Allies Press Advance in Belgium and Northern France
An official communique reports continued Allied advances against German resistance. French forces duelled near Dixmude and gained ground south of Ypres while pushing in the Lys and Oise sectors. Night operations near Albert captured additional positions and three villages.
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Associated Press
Paris
Belgium
France
Dixmude
Ypres
Lys
Oise
Albert
Train Kills Mexican Worker Near Milli Can
A Mexican laborer sleeping on the track was struck and instantly killed by an International & Great Northern freight train at Cawthon near Milli can. The engineer said the man lay with his head on a rail. the whistle blew but he did not move. The deceased was unknown to local workers.
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Cawthon
International & Great Northern
Millican
Commissioners Court Votes on Road and Records Repairs
December term adjourned after approving an eighteen foot by 119 yard road along Peter Mays and Ben Higgs lands to Mumford road. Bryan fire department carnival tax refunded. W C Davis to rebind county records as designated. County judge authorized to sell old county jail cells to Robertson County at best price.
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John Fizzino
Peter Mays
Ben Higgs
Mumford
Bryan
W. C. Davis
Robertson County
Major Higginson on Value of Character in Industry
The text notes Major Higginson reflecting on the importance of character in business, referencing J Pierpont Morgan’s remark before Congress that character outweighs collateral in the commercial world. It hints at further comments by another industrial figure.
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J, Pierpont Morgan
Sother
Maior
Allied bombs kill three in Saarbrueck hit
Allied aviators dropped two bombs on Saarbrueck Germany last night killing two soldiers and one servant girl.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Saarbure
Germany
Bank robber shot. policeman dies in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police report Edw Kaul the officer shot by bank bandit Frank Hohl died today. Hohl, who was also killed, remains unclaimed. Police seek his alleged female accomplice.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kaul
Frank Hohl
Hohl
Labor News And Notes From A Busy Era
Panama imports 120 barrels of beer monthly from the United States. Twenty nine States do not produce coal commercially. Chicago has 125 000 working women. Boston freight handlers organize to extend through New England. Brazil has the highest cost of living, about three times that of the United States. English provincial glass bottle orders rise, previously filled by German and Austrian makers. A Roquefort sheep yields 30 to 40 pounds of cheese annually. about 8 000 sheep support cheese in that French district. Minnesota statistics note fertility differences among races with Polish wives most often childless.
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Panama
United States
Chicago
Boston
New England
Brazil
France
Minnesota
America
Yell Leaders Remembered At A and M Cadet Meeting
At a cadet meeting the A M College honored yell leaders with medals. Victor Barracco of Houston received a watch fob, while W K Hanson of San Antonio and G C Palmer of Dunn were awarded gold medals for their loyalty during the recently completed football season.
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A. & M. College
Victor Barracco
Houston
W. K. Hanson
San Antonio
G. C. Palmer
Dunn
British submarine sinks Turkish battleship Messadieh
An official notice from Athens reports 100 deaths after the British submarine sank the Turkish battleship Messadieh. Turkish authorities claim the entire crew was saved.
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Associated Press
Athens
Messadieh
Aviators Interned After Stranded German Plane
London dispatch reports a German aircraft and its officers interned after the plane was stranded on a Danish island off Jutland.
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Associated Press
London
Jutland
Wasted Flowers and Thoughts on a Writer
Poem by Joe McGee reflecting on regret after a death and the fleeting value of flowers and memory. It laments shallow gestures of grieving while praising the enduring worth of the departed writer Harry Lee Marriner and his verses.
Message for the young men from Henry L Higginson
The Boston veteran Henry L Higginson on the eve of his eightieth birthday tells young men to use their chances to do their best but to value character above all. Knowledge wealth and influence help briefly but character endures as the true asset and guide to conduct in work state and home.
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Henry L. Higginson
Boston
Boston Post
Higginson
Rate Increase Triggers Stock Prices Jump
New York officials announced an eastern rate decision on December 8, prompting a temporary rise in stock prices as investors reacted to higher rates and adjusted holdings amid market uncertainty.
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Associated Press
New York
Agricultural and Mechanical College offers road engineering short course
The 1914 15 civil engineering department program at Texas A and M announces a short course for road supervisors and surveyors. Open to men over 21 with arithmetic skills, it covers surveying instruments road location grading drainage and materials with field drafting work. Enrollment limited to practical highway workers. no college credit issued. The course runs January 4 to 30 1915 with modest fees and meals provided.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Department of Civil Engineering
New Cold Wave Sweeps Into Southwest
Kansas City dispatch reports a new cold wave moving into the Southwest region as of December 16. The blast brings a sharp drop in temperatures and stiff winds across several states.
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Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo
Southwest
Big Trade Balance With United States July to November figures
November foreign trade shows a U S balance of 79,299,417 for the month. Exports total 205,766,424 and imports 126,467,007, with September at 16,341,722 and August showing a US deficit of 19,40,406.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Court rules against Allison liquor law in Texas
The Court of Criminal Appeals, in a decisive ruling, practically knocks out the Allison liquor law. Judge Prendergast dissented, calling the decision a wipe off the statute books. The ruling allows liquor shipments from any state into Texas dry territory and upholds that the law cannot specify how a prohibition area resident receives intoxicants.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Prendergast
Texas
Texas waterways funding outlined in rivers and harbors bill
Washington reports the rivers and harbors appropriation bill nearing passage. The House committee trimmed the bill to about 37 million dollars, about 12 million below engineers’ estimates, with no new projects. Texas items total 2.05 million this year, up from 3 million last year, and the Houston ship channel receives full maintenance funding.
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Houston
Washington
House
Texas
Burton
German Navy Bombards English Coast In North Sea Action
London reports two German cruisers sunk unofficially as a larger squadron shelled Scarborough Hartlepool Whitby and Redcar. Civilian casualties include nine dead at Hartlepool and one at Whitby. Fog and heavy gunfire unsettle Britain amid rumors of an invasion fleet.
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Associated Press
London
Scarborough
Hartlepool
North Sea
Tees Bay
Redcar
Whitby
St. Martain’s
West Hartlepool
Lawmakers Limit Wide Amendments in Budget Talks
Budget discussion centers on a target around 70 million dollars, but no aggregate will be reached this year due to an understanding between the House and Senate. The Senate will refrain from wholesale amendments, aiming for narrower changes.
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House
Senate
Billy Red Newsboy From Bryan Texas
W. W. Billy Mike alias Red, born 1866 in Bryan Texas, is a newsboy with a stand at Preston avenue and Milam street. He is father to two collegebound children in Ennis Texas despite a past gas accident that left him crippled but still quick to sell a Chronicle.
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Billy
Red
W. W
Billy Mike
Bryan
Texas
Ennis
Chronicle
Preston Avenue
Milam Street
Billy Red
Turks Admit Sinking of Ship in Dardanelles
Amsterdam December 16 Constantino Pleads the British submarines sank the battleship Messadieh in the Dardanelles Sunday. The crew was saved.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Constantinople
Dardanelles
German Wins in North Poland Reported as Russians Captured
Berlin reports new German successes in North Poland with the capture of three thousand Russians. The official dispatch notes a rapid advance and growing German momentum in the region.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Poland
French Make Heavy Attacks Across Front
Basel reports heavy French attacks across the entire front as of December 16. The clashes indicate intensified fighting with ongoing momentum for offensive operations along multiple sectors.
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Associated Press
Basel
Switzerland
British cruisers pursue Dresden in Straits of Magellan
Washington official report says two British cruisers are in pursuit of the German cruiser Dresden in the Straits of Magellan as of December 16. The action reflects ongoing naval operations in South Atlantic waters.
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Dresden
Associated Press
Washington
Straits of Magellan
Chronicle Junior Portrait of a Houston News Boy
Red keeps a steady route delivering the Chronicle daily and his corner sales. Billy Mike, a famed Chronicle boy, sold about fifty copies a day and is remembered by locals who visit Houston.
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Tomers
Chronicle
Red
Billy Mike
Houston
Pipe organ arrives for First Presbyterian Church
A new pipe organ ordered from Pilcher & Sons of Louisville Ky arrived yesterday for First Presbyterian Church. A company representative is expected in Bryan soon to install the instrument, hailed as among the best available.
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First Presbyterian Church
Pilcher & Sons
Louisville
Bryan
Woman’s choices grow as money slim in a moral tale
A sharp remark notes that scarce funds expand a woman’s gaze toward wants she cannot afford. The line mocks consumer temptation and cynically contrasts desire with poverty.
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Argonne
Meuse
Associated Pres
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Major Higginson
Labor News and Notes
Harry Lee Mar
Riner
Joe McGee
HI Way
R. L. Morrison
College Station
Allison Liquor Law
England
Woevre
Alsace
William
Servia
Austria
O W. W
Billy Mike Red
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