Britain Increases Army By One Million Men In Commons
The House of Commons, after an all night session, approved a one million increase in the British army, raising the total to four million on paper. Reports say Germany seeks Greece and Romania as Britain withdraws from Gallipoli. Paris says 1200 German prisoners were taken. Varna and Varna-related moves involve Russia, with Constantinople noting British casualties on withdrawal from Gallipoli.
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House of Commons
Germany
Greece
Romania
Gallipoli
Varna
Constantinople
London
Associated Press
Teutons
Roumania
Russia
Dardanelles
Caucaus
Seddul Bahr
Conqueror of Liege Dies in Hanover
General Von Em m ich, famed conqueror of Liege, has died in Hanover per Overseas News Agency. Berlin dispatch notes Cologne Gazette report British troops on Sabros Lemnos and Tenedos in the Eastern Mediterranean moved to Saloniki.
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Berlin
von Emmich
Liege
Hanover
Cologne
Gagzette
Sabros
Lemnos
Tenedos Islands
Mediterranean
Saloniki
Brother of Chet Held for Swindling
Hipolito Villa, accused of swindling in El Paso, was taken from a San Antonio train last night and accompanied by a detective as he returns to El Paso to face habeas corpus concerns and documentary proof. His lawyers found him missing at the jail today.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Hipolito Villa
el Paso
Villa
Whitewash a First Rate Disinfectant
Farm and Fireside praises whitewash as a top disinfectant for damp dark areas. It advises thorough application on walls floors and mangers, notes the color helps gauge coverage, and mentions coal tar disinfectants killing lice fleas parasites and aiding wounds. It also suggests yard disinfection after hog cholera by burning trash and covering with straw or lime.
Emperor William Abandons Western Front Trip
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William is ill with a slight inflammation of the cellular system and has canceled his journey to the western front. Officials describe the condition as non serious and connected to general malaise.
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Berlin
William
Face Disfigured Girl Takes Her Life in Brownwood
Brownwood Texas December 23 Doris Brumfield eighteen daughter of former County judge A M Brumfield committed suicide last night by poison She had been despondent since her face was burned disfigured in a fire several months ago
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Associated Press
Brownwood
Texas
Doris
A. M. Brumfield
Dallas Groom Weds Kurten Bride in Quiet Home Ceremony
Mr. Robert Jones of Dallas and Miss Julia Fushak of Kurten united in marriage at the bride’s sister home with 1:00 pm ring ceremony. Rev. M BE Weaver officiated before a small gathering. The couple will reside in Dallas after the ceremony.
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Robert Jones
Dallas
Julia Fushak
Kurten
Hugo Lienz
M. BE. Weaver
First Baptist Church
John Fushak
Brazos County
County
Jones
How to Grow Sweet Clover
A Farm and Fireside writer recommends starting with wild sweet clover. Cut plants found roadside rail right of way or in cemeteries and haul them to pastures meadows or fields. Plant by spreading when slightly damp to reduce seed scattering.
Austrian Submarine Captured by Torpedo Boats
Paris reports a Malta dispatch that an Austrian submarine was captured by two torpedo boats believed Italian.
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Paris
Malta
New Dardanelles Commander Installed in Britain
London reports Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Murray is appointed to lead the Dardanelles, succeeding Sir Charles Monro who moves to command the British army in France. Monro replaces General Douglas Haig as commander in chief in France.
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London
Archibald Murray
Charles Monro
Dardanelles
Monro
France
Douglas Haig
Papen Sails Home Believes War Won't Be Provoked
Captain Franz Von Papen, recalled German military attaché, sailed from New York on the Noordam for Germany. He expressed no bitterness toward Americans and believed Germany's enemies could not embroil Germany and the United States in war.
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New York
Franz von Papen
Germany
United States
Wise and Otherwise Humorous Letter Snippets
A collection of witty quotes from various papers including the Florida Times-Union and Manchester Union. Jokes range from wedding vows to a mouse chased with a broom and a quip about a glacier railroad in Alaska.
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Alaska
Manchester Union
Peddler Confronted by Mrs Flatte in Boston Transcript
Mrs Flatte threatens to call the janitor if a peddler does not leave at once. Isaacs urges him on, mentioning possible sales of his belongings. The incident is reported in the Boston Transcript.
Christmas Visitors Arrive to Spend Holidays with Local Families
Miss Bertie Suber arrived home from Winters to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs. Lelia H Suber. Herman Pipkin came from Amarillo to join his wife and child and celebrate with Rev. and Mrs. J J Pipkin. R A Broach of Luverne Alabama visits brother M S Broach for Christmas. formerly a Bryan resident.
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Bertie Suber
Lelia H. Suber
Herman Pipkin
Amarillo
J. J. Pipkin
R. A. Broach
Luverne
Alabama
M.S. Broach
Mr. Broach
Bryan
A Venice Trip Amid War Days and Closed Palaces
Correspondent reports war time in Venice with gondolas reduced to war transport, hotels partially used as hospitals, and famed sites like Desdemona’s palace and Red Cross hubs amid bomb scare. American residents retreat south as Rialto quarters near deserted.
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Venice
Associated Press
Grand C Canal
Lord Byron
Wagner
Browning
W. D. Howells
Desdemona
Othello
Market Quarter
Rialto Bridge
San Marco
Grand Canal
Santa Maria Della Salute
Army Red Cross
Balbi-Valier
Polignac
Fallerfi
Desolate Venice Quarter Shows War Time Quiet and Ghostly Palaces
In the Grand Canal area near Rezzonico and the Austrian Embassy the once bustling quarter lies silent with empty gondolas and deserted embassies. An unfinished palace tied to a Doge’s gambler son stands as a four century warning while American artists alter a palace front near the water.
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Grand Canal
Robert Browning
Italy
Austria
Incorporating the Farm as a Family Concern
A Minnesota Scotch farmer, Mc Callum, incorp orates his farm as a business to keep his children on the property. He reserves a third of the stock for himself and allocates the rest to his eight children as officers and directors. Each child now has a direct personal interest in the farm, with departments like hogs and poultry run as corporate units under the managers.
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Minnesota
McCallum
Bees Made Him Wealthy From Beekeeping in Nebraska
A retired Merrick County man, Bell E. Berryman, rebuilt health and fortune through beekeeping after helping a neighbor in need. He runs the state’s largest apiary, marketing 20 000 pounds of honey last year for about 3000 dollars and creating a healing tonic that restored his health.
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Bell E. Berryman
Merrick County
Nebraska
Berryman
Burglary at College Ticket Office of Railroad Company
The Internation al and Great Northern Railroad Company ticket office at College was burglarized Tuesday night. The thief forced the door lock and rifled the cash drawer but secured only a few coppers. The money had been placed in the safe before the theft. The case has been reported to officers.
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International & Great Northern Railroad Company
College
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Robert E. Jones and Miss Julia Fushak Arthur Washington and Nellie Norman Ora Walker and Cornelia Cheeks Sam Hill and Emma Penson Claud Johnson and Minnie Pettiford.
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Ora Walker
Cornelia Cheeks
Sam Hill
Emma Penson
Claud Johnson
Minnie Pettiford
Serbian Treasury Arrives in Marseilles for Paris Deposit
Eighteen million francs, belonging to the Serbian treasury, have arrived in Marseilles en route to Paris. The funds will be deposited in Franco-Serbian banks as part of ongoing financial support.
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Marseilles
Paris
A and M Cadets Stay On Campus for Christmas
Campus ladies arrange entertainments for about 150 cadets remaining at A and M College during holidays. Santa at the Y M C A party, a Christmas tree, gifts, refreshments, and a dinner by Bernard Sbisa. Students depart by special trains today, holidays to Jan 3, exams late January. Open house New Year’s Day at the Y M C A.
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A. and M. College
Santa Claus
Bernard Sbisa
A.ard
Helen Keller notes European labor mood from uncensored news
Helen Keller and other blind workers in New York report that uncensored European capitals reveal strong sentiment among laboring people toward harsh conditions. They claim censors cannot read Braille shorthand, allowing true feelings to reach the blind. Keller says European workers are near breaking point.
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Associated Press
New York
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Brenham Grants Gas Plant Franchise to Four Local Partners
The Brenham city council granted a twenty five year natural gas franchise to D C Giddings E H Shackelford Joe Jones and C B Porter. Construction must begin within six months of ordinance passage. Domestic rates will be 40 cents per 1000 cubic feet with lower industrial rates. The company plans to obtain gas from Milam Oil and Gas near Gulf Production.
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Council
D. C. Giddings
E. H. Shackelford
Joe Jones
C. B. Porter
Milam Oil and Gas Company
Gulf
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